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Today on the take, Columbia University continues its crackdown on student protests.

Overnight, campus protests escalating.

Demonstrators occupying a building at Columbia University.

This has to be resolved.

We speak to one prominent Columbia graduate with some perspective on what's happening now.

I'm Malika Bilal, and this is the take.

Protests in support of Palestine at college campuses across the United States continue to grow.

Violence broke out on the UCLA campus as a group of Israel supporters attacked the student protesters encampment.

This is still a live look here at what we're seeing on the Upper West Side at Columbia University.

But as of right now, we can tell you that after the university's president called the NYPD asking them to go in and clear out

the encampment, clear out that hall, that's what they did.

The arrests were made on Emory University's campus.

UNC administrators say a pro-Palestinian encampment on campus has to start dispersing.

We recorded this episode before the New York Police Department entered Columbia

University's campus to arrest student protesters.

We'll continue to watch the story closely and report more on it soon.

In a minute, we'll speak to one well-known Columbia graduate who lives right down the street.

But first, I'm talking to Ashish Malthotra, one of the producers here at The Take, who's been covering the story.

Ashish, you have been at Columbia several times over the past two weeks.

What happened on your last trip there?

Hey Malika.

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