In The Shadow Of Mt Hollywood

This came up in the news after I made yesterday's post (click on the image for a larger copy): Pro-Hamas protestors on the campus of MIT were warned that if they didn’t disperse -- they were violating campus policies that prohibited interfering with academic activities and the free movement of students and staff --they would be suspended. The protestors were warned several times and failed to disperse. Jewish students were prevented from entering the campus through the main entrance and were rerouted. Once the protestors finally dispersed the administration decided to not follow through on their threats to punish the students for violating the policies of the school. It was a bit of a surprise because MIT President Kornbluth seemed ready to follow through on her threat. So why didn’t she? The piece cites a subsequent letter from President Kornbluth : After exhausting all other avenues for de-escalating the situation, we informed all protesters that they must le...