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Masked Columbia protesters march on campus, defying days-old ban to comply with Trump order

Dozens of masked protesters swarmed Columbia University’s campus less than 72 hours after school officials enacted restrictions curbing face coverings to comply with a Trump administration order aimed at combatting antisemitism in higher ed.

The fresh round of demonstrations led a Jewish Columbia student to question whether the new rules went far enough.

A few dozen masked protesters took to Columbia’s Morningside Heights campus Monday in direct defiance of new restrictions on face coverings enacted by the school. Obtained by the NY Post

“They’re protesting the mask ban. They’re defying what they perceive is a mask ban. There is no mask ban,” Eden Yadegar, 21, a senior Middle East studies major told The Post.

“It’s frightening to see what has happened over the last 18 months. I’m concerned about the future of higher education. It’s really disturbing what has been happening, the desecration…

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