For participating in student-led pro-Palestine encampment protests within the campus premises, an Indian origin student, Achinthya Sivalingam is banned from Princeton University.
Against the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, this type of war is still an ongoing process inside reputed Universities.
Along with another fellow student, Hassan Sayed, Sivalingam was arrested on Thursday.
In the University’s McCosh Courtyard, despite getting warnings the protesters set up their tents, within minutes the two students were arrested, which led to the other protestors packing up their tents. While continuing to stage a sit-in demonstration.
Jennifer Morrill, the Princeton University spokesperson said, “after repeated warnings from the Department of Public Safety to cease activity and leave the area”.
Max Weiss, an associate professor of history at Princeton University, said by taking side of the protestors, “Long live the solidarity, brilliance, and fearlessness of these brave Princeton students who put their bodies, privilege, and safety on the line when Palestinians are being subjected to unimaginable violence.”
Vice President for Campus Life at Princeton University, Rochelle Calhoun said in an email sent to all the students, regarding the pro-Palestine protests on campus that, “occupying or blocking access to buildings [or] establishing outdoor encampments and sleeping in any campus outdoor space, were prohibited. Any individual involved in an encampment, occupation, or other unlawful disruptive conduct who refuses to stop after a warning will be arrested and immediately barred from campus.”
Including Ivy League schools, these Pro Palestine protests have been intensified.
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