Campus Protests
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Two Denver councilmembers ask city attorney to drop charges against pro-Palestinian protesters
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Two members of the Denver City Council have asked the city attorney to drop the charges against the roughly 40 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested for erecting an encampment on the Auraria Campus. And on Monday, activists confronted the council during the latter’s public comment session and also demanded that the city decide against pursuing charges. …
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Feces, drug paraphernalia and homeless people: Auraria Campus officials decry ‘lawlessness’ at pro-Palestinian encampment
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University officials on Thursday afternoon described an escalating health and safety situation arising out of the pro-Palestinian encampment on the Auraria Campus, noting that feces now litter the area, some have observed drug paraphernalia and homeless people have also now set up tents. A few hours later, roughly 100 protesters swarmed the corner of Mariposa…