Scenes of Protests at College Campuses

As the academic year comes to a close, tensions continue to rise at pro-Palestinian student encampments at college campuses nationwide. Some universities are increasing security measures, including deploying police to remove demonstrators.Since April 18, when at least 108 protesters were arrested at Columbia University, there have been over 800 arrests at nearly two dozen campuses. Arrests have continued into Tuesday.On Tuesday night, hundreds of police officers in riot gear arrested dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators at Columbia nearly 24 hours after they took over Hamilton Hall. The…