The Crackdown on Student Protesters

Hosted by Michael BarbaroFeaturing Nicholas FandosProduced by Sydney Harper, Asthaa Chaturvedi, Olivia Natt, Nina Feldman and Summer ThomadWith Michael Simon JohnsonEdited by Devon Taylor and Lisa ChowOriginal music by Marion Lozano and Dan PowellEngineered by Chris WoodListen and follow The DailyApple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon MusicColumbia University has become the epicenter of a growing showdown between student protesters, college administrators and Congress over the war in Gaza and the limits of free speech.Nicholas Fandos, who covers New York politics and government for The Times, walks us through the intense week at the university.And Isabella Ramírez, the editor in chief of Columbia’s undergraduate newspaper, explains what it has all looked like to a student on campus.On today’s episodeNicholas Fandos, who covers New York politics and government for The New York TimesIsabella Ramírez, editor in chief of The Columbia Daily SpectatorBackground readingInside the week that shook Columbia University.The protests at the university continued after more than 100 arrests.There are a lot of ways to listen to The Daily.

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