On the Scene

Reporting from Columbia's protest encampments. [For the best experience, read in browser.]( [Wake-Up Call] [by Katie Couric Media] April 25, 2024 We begin today with an on-the-scene dispatch from Columbia University, where we got [students' first-person perspectives]( on the pro-Palestine demonstrations. We'll also share [an update on the bird flu outbreak](, investigate [possible signs of colon cancer](, and pass along [an ideal recipe for Passover]( from Jake Cohen. Thanks for waking up with us!   In the News [Tents on Columbia's campus]( Columbia University's "Gaza Solidarity Encampment" surpasses its first week. (Getty Images ) On the Scene It’s been one week since NYPD officers arrested more than 100 pro-Palestine student protesters from Columbia University and Barnard College after hundreds set up camp on Columbia’s South Lawn. Since then, tensions have escalated. The campus has been locked down, and in-person classes are optional through the end of the semester. Meanwhile, similar camps have popped up at NYU, Emerson, and other schools across the country. Columbia administrators are meeting with student organizers to negotiate guidelines for continuing the protests. There have been growing calls for University President Nemat Shafik to resign over her handling of the camps and reports of antisemitism on campus. Politicians including NYC Mayor Eric Adams, Gov. Kathy Hochul, and House Speaker Mike Johnson have visited the school. But what's all this been like for the students? We headed to Columbia and spoke to three of them about the mood on campus — and [what the media is getting wrong about this tense time](. [READ MORE]( PASS THIS STORY ALONG: mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20this%20story%20from%20Wake-Up%20Call%21&body=https%3A%2F%2Fkatiecouric.com%2Fnews%2Fcolumbia-university-protests-gaza-encampment%2F   More Stories [Blurry Trump in foreground, people watching in background]( Getty Images As Donald Trump's criminal hush money case continues in NYC, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments today about whether he should enjoy blanket immunity from prosecution. Meanwhile, Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, and so-called "fake electors" were [indicted in Arizona yesterday](. President Biden's poll numbers are improving, particularly when third party candidates like Robert F. Kennedy Jr are included. A new Quinnipiac University poll has Biden and Trump tied at 46% — but forced to choose, RFK voters are picking Biden. The U.S. sent long-range ballistic missiles to Ukraine earlier this month, and they've been used against Russian forces twice in the last week. 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