Northwestern students set up protest encampment, call out university censorship of pro-Palestinian speech
Students linked arms and formed a line against police after Northwestern leaders said the tent encampment violated university policy.
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Students linked arms and formed a line against police after Northwestern leaders said the tent encampment violated university policy.
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