Staff Reports
Columbia University and Barnard College have recently found themselves embroiled in a controversy that would make anyone with a shred of common sense raise an eyebrow. The Trump administration is gearing up to deport Mahmoud Khalil, a Syrian-born pro-Hamas activist with a penchant for stirring the pot. Khalil wasn’t just busy making headlines; he took on a leadership role in protests at Columbia and even organized a hostile takeover at Barnard, all post-graduation, because why not continue the nonsense after leaving the hallowed halls of academia?
Adding to the drama, the Trump administration recently pulled the plug on a jaw-dropping $400 million in grants for Columbia—surely sounding alarms among the liberal elite who thrive on taxpayer money. In response to the recent pandemonium stirred by Khalil and his ilk, Columbia University has opted to flex some serious disciplinary muscle. On Thursday, the university fired off a campus-wide alert stating that students implicated in the Hamilton Hall occupation last spring would face penalties that ranged from suspension to outright expulsion. Degrees for some of these wannabe revolutionaries are even being temporarily revoked, proving that consequences do exist in the academic utopia.
The sanctions, as determined by Columbia’s Judicial Board, highlight the severity of misbehavior during those so-called “pro-Palestinian protests,” which anyone with an ounce of discernment knows were more pro-Hamas and anti-Israel than anything else. While the mainstream media may prefer the feel-good label of “pro-Palestinian,” let’s be honest about what was actually occurring—aggressively occupying buildings and even holding campus workers hostage. The New York Police Department, after some delay, finally arrived on the scene to restore a semblance of order.
WHO BELIEVES that Columbia will truly hold pro-Hamas agitators accountable?
Will they just talk a good game, or act aggressively to protect their campus and <primarily Jewish> students from these domestic terrorists?
https://t.co/ZRgvsMCXY7— Scott Miller (@Trump4547_2025) March 14, 2025
In typical liberal fashion, though, DA Alvin Bragg’s office dismissed charges against the protestors, which is almost too predictable at this point. As if on cue, the Columbia X account, formerly known as Twitter, issued a statement confirming outsiders are now barred from campus, limiting access strictly to “CUID holders, alumni, and approved guests.” One can’t help but wonder if they’ll soon be employing a secret password to enter, perhaps something like “cancel culture.”
The fallout from Columbia’s disciplinary actions has sent social media into a frenzy, and Mahmoud Khalil remains a topic of discussion. His arrest has only stoked the flames of debate over academic institutions’ responsibilities in managing radical agendas. With Columbia’s dubious decisions turning the campus into a joking ground for anyone who values freedom and order, one can only hope that this serves as a wake-up call for institutions that have become far too comfortable with leftist ideology. Disciplinary measures may be a step in the right direction, but it is merely a band-aid on the festering wound known as radical campus activism.
