Rutgers administrators and university students reached a deal Thursday on their fourth day of their encampment to support Palestinians and oppose the war.
Some of their demands have been met, with some compromises made by the activists.
“Protesting is part of education. It’s part of the college experience. And, you know, we’re here for them,” said Howie Swerdloff, an adjunct in the Rutgers Writing Program.
On Thursday, President Joe Biden broke his silence on the student-led anti-war protests sweeping the country, telling demonstrators they have a right to free speech, but that “violent protest is not protected,” while rejecting calls to change his administration’s approach to the war in Gaza, which has killed over 34,000 Palestinians.
Over 1,800 protestors in total have been arrested on university and college campuses in the last two weeks, including more than a dozen demonstrators at Princeton University since they began an encampment.
