Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters arrested after Columbia calls in police

NYPD officers entered campus's main library building in riot gear after activists occupied area in hours-long standoff

The New York police department arrested dozens of pro-Palestinian activists who occupied part of the main library building on Columbia University's campus on Wednesday evening, ending an hours-long standoff, roughly one year after student anti-war protest swept the Ivy League school.

Claire Shipman, the university's acting president, said in a statement that she requested officers with the NYPD to help clear the building, after protesters had refused to leave despite being warned that a failure to comply would result in disciplinary action and possibly arrest for trespassing. A spokesperson for the NYPD said officers arrested multiple individuals" who refused to disperse.