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5 hours ago, swordfish said:

"Like OMG, can we please have some food and water after we violently and destruct-fully took over and occupied this building"......Said a very well-educated "professor/student" who is also a "Political Strategist" ......SMH.....

https://nypost.com/2024/04/30/us-news/clueless-columbia-protester-demands-school-help-get-food-water-to-illegal-occupiers-basic-humanitarian-aid/

A clueless Columbia University protester who once worked for a lefty consulting firm hired by Bill de Blasio demanded Tuesday that the school help get “basic humanitarian aid” such as food and water to the anti-Israel rioters illegally occupying a campus building.

“Like, could people please have a glass of water?’’ the young woman told reporters outside Hamilton Hall, which a defiant mob of pro-terror protesters violently stormed early Tuesday and took over.

“Do you want students to die of dehydration and starvation or get severely ill even if they disagree with you? If the answer is no, then you should allow basic, I mean, it’s crazy to say because we’re on an Ivy League campus, but this is like basic humanitarian aid we’re asking for,’’ the protester said, according to footage posted to X.

An incredulous reporter replied, “It seems like you’re sort of saying, ‘We want to be revolutionaries, we want to take over this building, now would you please bring us some food and water.’’’

The protester — who studies Marxist principles at Columbia — replied, “Nobody’s asking them to bring anything. “We’re asking them to not violently stop us from bringing in basic humanitarian aid.’’

Asked if the university had tried to stop supplies from being brought to the illegal occupiers, the protester admitted she actually didn’t know.

“We are looking for a commitment from them that they will not stop it,’’ the woman said.

“I do not know to what extent it has been attempted. But we’re looking for a commitment.’’

Before the exchange with the reporter, she had said the students occupying Hamilton Hall were “asking for a commitment from Columbia for food and water to be brought in” to “ensure the safety of their own students.”

A video of people passing food to women inside a gate around Columbia was posted to X on Tuesday.

The Columbia protester refused to provide her name since she said other demonstrators who spoke to the press have received threats.

But The Post was able to identify her as a doctoral student and instructor at the Ivy League school whose studies focus on applying a “Marxian lens” to romantic literature.

Prior to joining Columbia, she worked as a political strategist for several “leftist and progressive causes,” including for the consulting firm BerlinRosen — which was tapped by de Blasio for his 2013 mayoral campaign.

The Democrat often used the firm’s co-founder, Jonathan Rosen, as a private adviser while he was NYC mayor and used other employees of the public relations firm to ghostwrite press release quotes and letters to the editor.

Government watchdog groups had slammed the private-public partnership, noting that Rosen got key access as well as potential favors and profit through his close relationship with the mayor.

An organizer of the university’s weekslong anti-Israel encampment also whined Tuesday about the campus lockdown — claiming it was “making life incredibly difficult’’ for students.

Sueda Polat, a grad student at the prestigious Manhattan school, seemed oblivious to the fact that rioters from the tent city illegally erected on Columbia’s campus caused the major education disruption by hijacking Hamilton Hall.

She boasted that the building occupiers were not leaving “anytime soon’’ — and that they were being protected by members of the faculty helping to encircle the site.

Polat scoffed that the most severe school repercussion to date — threats of possible expulsion for participating students — would only cause protesters to dig their heels in more.

“Today they locked down the university in an unprecedented way, making life incredibly difficult for the thousands of students who need access to this campus on a daily basis,’’ Polat said of the school.

“There are students here doing their thesis defenses, there’s members of staff who have research work,” she added.

“By closing the university, they have stopped the function of the university, whereas the student protests have never done that,’’ Polat claimed — even as many students have described severe hardship in continuing their studies and even getting food on campus because of the chaos.

The protest leader blamed the mob’s takeover of the historic building on “an autonomous group of students” angry that “obstinance’’ and “arrogance’’ by Columbia stopped negotiations between the school and demonstrators.

One of the protesters’ main demands is for Columbia to divest from companies involved with Israel, which declared war on Hamas in Gaza after the Palestinian terror group’s massacre in Israel on Oct. 7.

“The university shouldn’t be surprised there is an escalation in protest behavior on this campus,’’ Polat said. “[School administrators] kept us occupied for 11 to 12 days when we were negotiating with them, sometimes for 10 hours a day, and consequently got no results from those negotiations.

“The more the university acts like an authoritarian police state by setting up checkpoints, even at the library, the more students will be willing to resist,’’ she said.

Polat would not say how many people have barricaded themselves inside the hall but crowed, “There are hundreds of students protecting the encampment, protecting their right to protest, and they’re not willing to leave anytime soon.

“There are members of the faculty around the encampment,’’ she added.

“It would be incredibly shortsighted of the university to expel a huge number of its students, especially considering how much consensus this matter has on campus,’’ the protest leader insisted.

“I strongly believe it would galvanize the rest of the campus community.”

 

I’m not naive enough to believe these are all student led protests as there is obviously some financial backing taking place from somewhere but students at these “institutions of higher learning” really are showing their asses.

To think these are the brightest and best and future leaders, CEO’s, etc of our country is laughable.

If they understood what it was like to really be oppressed and not have basic human rights in most middle eastern countries, they’d change their tune.

How about that for a pre graduate internship?  A month abroad in a country with zero human rights.

More learning would take place in that month than in any available 4-5 year undergraduate program.

3 hours ago, BDGiant93 said:

The Central Indiana 6A Sectionals are pretty easy to make sense. I was just hoping they weren't going to reinvent the wheel. When Carmel dropped to the South, BD had to go to the Sectional with Tech, Southport and Perry Meridian. That was great for the trophy case, but it wasn't so good for those squads. Warren is in that boat now. With Cathedral up to 6A, you can't put WC in with NC, LN and LC.

The one that never made sense to me was when Ben Davis had to drive past North Central to be in the Sectional on the Eastside with LN, LC and Warren. That configuration had Ben Davis playing Avon in the Semistate. Seeding is a different kettle of fish. There seems to be no desire to do that from the IHSAA.

If you’re driving past North Central to get to Warren, you’re doing it wrong.

BD/Warren are slightly closer geographically than BD/North Central.

Just busting your chops.  I get your point.

1 hour ago, BDGiant93 said:

The Central Indiana 6A Sectionals are pretty easy to make sense. I was just hoping they weren't going to reinvent the wheel. When Carmel dropped to the South, BD had to go to the Sectional with Tech, Southport and Perry Meridian. That was great for the trophy case, but it wasn't so good for those squads. Warren is in that boat now. With Cathedral up to 6A, you can't put WC in with NC, LN and LC.

The one that never made sense to me was when Ben Davis had to drive past North Central to be in the Sectional on the Eastside with LN, LC and Warren. That configuration had Ben Davis playing Avon in the Semistate. Seeding is a different kettle of fish. There seems to be no desire to do that from the IHSAA.

Just throw in an extra bye and allow Southport/Perry/Tech to consolidate and play Warren in the final.

Might be a competitive game.

1 hour ago, BTF said:

Maybe they'll draw Zionsville on a down year. 

Zionsville is 15-1 all time against Harrison (WL).

Even a “bad” Zionsville outfit would give Harrison fits.

4 hours ago, CoachMack219 said:

Don't think a lot of folks foresaw Penn jumping into Sectional 1. Tough draw for Lafayette Harrison, gotta imagine they'd rather be grouped with the DAC (like Jeff was) than Westfield, Zionsville, and Carmel. Tough draw for LC and Portage as well.

Yes, feel bad for Harrison.  They are an up and coming program that will be pretty damn good it seems but I give them little chance in that gauntlet of a sectional.

9 minutes ago, Hemmick said:

Honest question, at what point does Indiana no longer become a basketball state and become a football state? There was one player from last year's NBA draft from Indiana. Although I'm not sure if there were other Hoosiers who ended up going to some other academy/etc. that is out of state. Does anyone have some good data on D1 recruits for basketball vs football and also professional player numbers? I've done some googling, but nothing too deep. 

I know historically Indiana is unquestionably a basketball state, but how does that compare to the last 20 years? 10 years?

You would have to admit this is a false equivalency though correct?  With the sheer size of rosters and number of rounds in the NFL draft compared to the NBA, its an apples to oranges comparison.

I am not saying your statement is wrong, but how you are choosing to support your statement is.

Just my two cents.

Steele:  UDFA w/KC

1 hour ago, gonzoron said:

That's tough to do with all the free rent you give me living inside your head.

Eh, you’ve got it backwards old man.  I remember when I was supposedly “blocked.”  

Now, you somehow think you are flexing by posting my name alongside your great grandson’s engagement photo…

Did I spell “creep” correctly?

9 hours ago, gonzoron said:

And it shows.

 

No. Not by a long shot.

You just can’t quit me huh?

23 minutes ago, Bash Riprock said:

 

I need to double check the script from that specific scene to make sure there are no spelling/grammatical errors before I can provide a reaction.

12 minutes ago, gonzoron said:

I'll certainly agree with you on that one Brandon. 

 

Not sure I get the joke.  Is this a self-portrait?

Some people take themselves way too seriously and overestimate their own importance.

Couldn’t imagine logging on here daily and not being able to take a joke while playing wordsmith/spelling bee moderator.

36 minutes ago, BTF said:

Have you not been paying attention to any of Rodney's posts? See Temp's post above. 

I’m thinking we need a new separate OT forum where @gonzoron and @Muda69 can scream at clouds in peace.

2 hours ago, Muda69 said:

No, I didn't.  When I read the word "lefty" I automatically think about handedness, not political ideology.    So if I'm left handed and lean "left" politically then I'm pretty much bullet proof in some industries?

 

Nah, it cancels out because I’ve often heard that left handed people are more intelligent.

24 minutes ago, Muda69 said:

Advocating for gambling on a game played by children is tasteless. 

 

“as usual if you take me seriously it is your own damn fault.”

2 hours ago, Just a dad said:

Is it? My mind would go there with any school that is on their 4th HC in 7 years. Especially with the one they just ran off having won Marion County Coach of the Year the year before. I would hope the Administration realizes that they will be losing talent to the new top program in the south (Center Grove) now so this may not be the prime opportunity they think it is. Unless LH is returning from college to carry the ball 40+ times a game I don’t think the Admin will be happy with anyone. Do you have any thoughts that would be constructive to this topic?

Yeah, seems administration is the common denominator here.

28 minutes ago, Rodney said:

people calling you non neutral are in fact non neutral themselves...

 

honestly u can take the line out of the equation and just stick a dot on ec if u want

Can you edit the thread title to say “how to pick the whiners” instead?

But I’m not neutral according to some..

6 hours ago, Muda69 said:

You mean all the part time jobs?

No, I mean the inflated numbers that are being presented of which many are simply jobs that were lost during the pandemic.

6 hours ago, Muda69 said:

So Republicans in certain states are not trying to criminalize the act of a women leaving a "no abortions" state in order to get an abortion?

Yep, and demanding they piss on a stick upon request after being pulled over also.

Just over 48 hours until the Bears franchise changing decision...

51 minutes ago, Gipper said:

I never read the Indianapolis Star; this is a reason why.

"Rules for me and rules for thee..."

23 minutes ago, BTF said:

May need a second opinion here. Can I call a friend? 

@Bobref?

6 minutes ago, BTF said:

No chance of scoring 100 though.  If the snow was falling, we're probably talking 28-14. 

Nah, Penn could have had 15 players on the field on defense that night and still lost by 14.