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Over the last 30 years, 14 people, including three University of California, Santa Barbara, students, have fallen to their deaths from the same stretch of cliffs in Isla Vista, a neighborhood along the coast in Santa Barbara. Jacob Parker, a 23-year-old UCSB alumnus who graduated last spring, became the 14th victim to fall off the cliffs’ edge while he was …

ATLANTA – Less than a week after the police response to Emory’s anti-Israel encampment set off an uproar, things were calm on the elite university’s Atlanta campus on Monday. But passions still ran high among students who continued to chant against Israel and demanded the college president’s resignation. spoke to several students who were present at Monday’s gathering, on everything …

An anti-Israel demonstrator told CNN on Wednesday that “Zionist thugs” attacked their UCLA encampment and released “rats” as they were trying to protest, following hours of violence at the college campus. UCLA “encampment media liaison” and political science Ph.D. student Vincent Doehr said protesters repeatedly warned the college about harassment and death threats against students before violence broke out Tuesday …

The New York Police Department’s chief of patrol told Fox News on Wednesday its investigative unit has identified and is further investigating details about outside “infiltrators” on Columbia University’s campus that many believe are responsible for the violent turn in the demonstrations. After a group of protesters burglarized Hamilton Hall, police engaged in an operation to detain those who were …

Portland State University has announced its campus will be closed Wednesday as images are emerging of the graffiti and destruction that anti-Israel protesters have caused insideits main library. Photos show messages including “We’ll stop occupying this building when Israel stops occupying Palestine” and “no more business as usual” spray-painted on the walls of the Millar Library on the downtown Portland, …

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., slammed President Biden for his response to the violent anti-Israel protests, warning the “jackwagons” partaking in the demonstrations will continue to wreak havoc until they are stopped. Kennedy joined “Fox & Friends” Wednesday to discuss how Biden’s response to the pro-Palestinian protests has garnered criticism from both sides of the political aisle. ANTISEMITIC RIOT AT COLUMBIA …

As anti-Israel protests continue to plague college campuses across the country, Northwestern University has reached a deal with the protesters, sparking concern from many about the conditions. On Monday, the Chicago school announced an agreement to curb protest activity in return for the reestablishment of an advisory committee on university investments and other commitments. Some who are protesting the war …

UCLA has announced that classes have been canceled Wednesday “due to the distress caused by the violence” that erupted between opposing groups at an anti-Israel demonstration overnight. The Los Angeles school is now recommending that the community stay away from the Royce Quad area after police wearing face shields and riot gear had to be called to the scene to …

A university in California was forced to change its commencement later this month in the wake of anti-Israel protests and unrest on campus that resulted in agitators occupying two academic buildings. California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt, or simply Cal Poly Humboldt, announced Wednesday that it will hold a modified in-person commencement ceremony with additional ceremonies. The university said additional details …

Police at Emory University in Georgia have announced the arrest of a “convicted felon who crossed state lines to come to campus” to participate in anti-Israel demonstrations. Derek Zika, of Statesville, North Carolina, a city outside of Charlotte, was carrying knives and pepper spray when he was taken into custody at the Emory Quad on Sunday afternoon, the University’s police …