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Health · GazaAs a newly appointed professor of public health at the University of Southern California two years ago, I invited USC students to apply for a summer job interviewing pioneers of the global health and human rights movement. One of the applicants was Asna Tabassum, the 2024 class valedictorian whose invitation to speak at commencement was rescinded by the university on April 15, after pro-Israel groups complained about a pro-Palestinian viewpoint…See the Story
USC taught its pro-Palestinian valedictorian to ask good questions — then axed commencement because it was afraid of them
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Activism · GazaPROVIDENCE, R.I. — As “Gaza solidarity encampments” sprouted up this week on campuses across the nation, and colleges called in police forces to arrest hundreds of students for trespassing and other violations, Brown University took a different tack. When Brown student protesters set up tents on the campus’ main green Wednesday morning, the Rhode Island university said there would not be arrests, nor immediate suspensions. And, unlike Columbia a…See the Story
Brown president tries a less confrontational approach to students' Gaza encampment
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Columbia University · New YorkColumbia University has been making headlines since April 17, when students set up a pro-Palestinian encampment that they called a “Liberated Zone.” There have been arrests, a constant police presence, politicians swooping in and holding press conferences and calls for the resignation of the school’s president, Minouche Shafik. At schools across the nation, at least 13 camps have sprouted up in solidarity with Columbia’s protesters. And so it wo…See the Story
Columbia's campus is rocked by protests. The surrounding neighborhood? Not so much
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New Jersey · New JerseyChef Rossi is confident she is the only person I’ll ever speak with who’s eaten kishka and grits for dinner. She may also be the only person who ever greeted Chabad leader Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson with a hearty “Hiya, Rebbe!” Brought up “lowly Orthodox” in Rumson, New Jersey, Slovah Davida Shana bas Hannah Rachel Ross grew up in a kosher home, but was allowed to order Big Macs (with coupons, without the meat). In high school she was a re…See the Story
How a ‘lowly Orthodox,’ punk rock lesbian ended up in Hasidic Crown Heights
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Pickleball · New YorkGrowing up, Michael Lipp and his father had a tradition on the second day of Rosh Hashanah. After services at Congregation Agudath Achim in Taunton, Massachusetts, where the elder Lipp was a part-time cantor, they’d play golf at a nearby country club, whose links were largely empty because most of its members were Jewish. Lipp had polio as a toddler, and used crutches or wore braces throughout his childhood, but his dad, Stanley, did not let his…See the Story
The fastest growing sport in the US, pickleball is as accessible as it is fun
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Columbia University · New YorkNew York City officials alleged a conspiracy theory to explain the profusion of tents at Columbia University and other protest encampments. But observers and students themselves are pushing back, saying the tents were bought online or brought from home. “Why is everybody’s tent the same?” Mayor Eric Adams asked at a press conference Tuesday. “Was there a fire sale on those tents? There’s some organizing going on. There’s a well-concerted organiz…See the Story
The great tent conspiracy theory: Are ‘outside agitators’ supplying protesters’ tents?
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Judaism · New YorkIn the past week, the protests roiling American college campuses since Oct. 7 have intensified, with students establishing encampments in the center of campuses — beginning with Columbia University — and college presidents, in several cases, calling in the police to arrest students. I spoke with Adam Lehman, CEO of Hillel, the largest Jewish campus organization in the world, which maintains a presence at more than 700 American universities, abou…See the Story
'A culture of harassment': Hillel's CEO sees trouble for Jews in new spate of campus clashes
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