University\u2019s president says activists refused to leave library despite warnings of disciplinary action and arrest<\/p>\n
Columbia University asked the New York police department to help clear pro-Palestinian activists after dozens of protesters occupied parts of the main campus library on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Claire Shipman, the university\u2019s acting president, said in a statement that protesters had refused to leave the building despite being warned that a failure to comply would result in disciplinary action and possibly arrest for trespassing.<\/p>\n
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