Just as scarf and hat weather hit Wednesday in New York, five Columbia University students gathered on the main campus lawn, pitched three tents, and declared themselves on hunger strike. Cross-legged, among a sea of Gatorade bottles, sleeping bags, and towels, Columbia College senior Emilie Rosenblatt says, "We're prepared to be here through Thanksgiving if that's what it takes to make a change."
The protestor's (Bryan Mercer, Sam Barron, Aretha Choi, Victoria Ruiz, and Rosenblatt) demands center around issues of racial...
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