In House Hearing, Republicans Demand Discipline for Student Protesters The New York Times
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HouseRepublicansusedwordslike“violence,”“hijacking”and“chaos.”Theyaskedtheuniversityleaderswhysofewprotestershadbeensuspended.Theyshowedvideosandwieldedadocumentwithabrightred“F”grade.
TheleadersofNorthwestern,RutgersandtheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles,respondedwithphraseslike“dueprocess,”“appropriatepenalties”and“taskforce.”
AtthethirdcongressionalhearingwithcollegepresidentsonThursday,Republicanssharplyquestionedthemaboutthepro-PalestinianencampmentsthatstudentprotestershavepitchedontheircampusesandcampusesacrossthecountryinresponsetotheIsrael-Hamaswar.
Buttheuniversityleadersseemedtodrawlessonsfromprevioushearings,andsoughttoavoidenragingeithertheRepublicansonthecommitteeormembersoftheirowninstitutions.Theyacknowledgedsomemisstepsandpromisedtodomoretocombatantisemitism,whilealsopushingbackagainstsomeoftheaccusationsleveledagainstthem.
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