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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/30471304

By Sharon Otterman
May 21, 2025 Updated 4:08 p.m. ET

"The celebrations at smaller graduation ceremonies on Tuesday were also punctuated by anger directed at Columbia administrators. At the graduation for Columbia College, the university’s main undergraduate school, some students repeatedly interrupted Ms. Shipman’s remarks with loud jeers. At one point, they chanted “Free Mahmoud.”"

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[–] [email protected] 48 points 1 day ago

They should have also thrown tomatoes.

Rotten ones, like the corrupted leadership of Columbia U.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Why go to commencement?

They'll still give you the degree. The ceremony is about prestige. They have none.

[–] [email protected] 45 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Colleges are withholding diplomas for people who disagree with them/ wrong think.

NYU withholds diploma of graduate who condemned Gaza war

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Slam dunk lawsuit. They have a transcript. Signed by NYU. Case closed.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If only the students weren't in crippling debt...

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

ACLU is taking these cases for free. Any idiot lawyer with time to spare will definitely strike up a CAL for this, and for free, because they'll make bank in the end, and also open the door for a larger lawsuit to sue the government. Lawyers are scrambling for these right now.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

Good to know!

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

To let those corrupt leaders know that we know, and will work to get them exactly what traitors deserve.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

You do that by boycotting the ceremony and publicly humiliating them and their attempt at keeping their prestige.

You help them by dressing up and doing their dance.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Nobody notices people who don’t show. Booing makes more sense.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

In what world would nobody notice an empty crowd?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 17 hours ago

In what world would the crowd ever be that empty?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Booing them and making the news gives them prestige?

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 day ago

Attending their ceremonies? Dressing up in the school colors?

Yes.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Just to boo that asshole. Its worth it

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

Just get the Eurovision producers to come in and touch up the audio a bit...

[–] masterofn001 15 points 1 day ago

They must all be antisemitic terrorist supporting national security risks and should be deported.

/s

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Commencement, at the end?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 day ago