Too bad for these students because when I went to Columbia University, it was

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...very peaceful:

They just want to go to class: These college students are stuck in the middle as the Israel-Hamas conflict spills onto campus

Beyond Columbia University’s heavy iron gates emblazoned with the words “May All Who Enter Here Find Welcome and Peace,” 25-year-old graduate student Alessandro Prosperi said he felt immense pressure to “pick a side” in the Israel-Hamas war. Prosperi, who is from Italy and working on a PhD in statistics, recalled being approached repeatedly by friends on both sides of the conflict and refusing to lend his name to petitions or statements on the emotionally fraught topic. “I’m not an expert. I don’t have an opinion,” said Prosperi, president of the university’s Italian Society. “It’s not simple, and a lot of people are dying. My opinion is that it’s sad.”

I took these photos of Columbia University when I stopped by and it was a very nice college IMO: