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Students Protest Minutemen at Columbia — See Video

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After a 45-minute long diatribe by a preachy opening speaker, during which a packed crowd inside Roone Arledge Hall at Columbia grew increasingly irate, main event Jim Gilchrist was rushed by a large group of students, in what descended into a free-for-all on the stage. Check out the story, with links to a videp by clicking here. 

For the “Full Statement of Columbia Students Who Occupied the Stage”, click here.  Thw students begin the statement as follows:  “In the aftermath of the protest on the night of October 4 against Jim Gilchrist and the racist Minutemen at Roone Arledge auditorium, we want to state clearly: We are proud to send the message to the country that racist and fascist groups are not welcome at Columbia or in New York City.”

KJ