Dozens of Columbia University student activists donned masks Monday to protest the Ivy League school’s policy reforms, which include new restrictions on mask-wearing during protests.
Student Workers of Columbia, the university’s graduate student union, organized the picket “to protest Columbia’s newest repressive policies” and handed out masks to protesters. Columbia’s Palestine Solidarity Coalition, meanwhile, called on students to “wear a mask on Monday to protest mask bans and the fascist trustees.” The group appeared to poke fun at the new policy, which allows face masks for “medical reasons.”
“WEAR A MASK. PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR COMMUNITY,” it wrote in an Instagram post. “We call on everyone to wear masks on campus. We recommend wearing a KN95, KF-94, or N95 mask for the most protection. We refuse to be intimidated.”
While the campus protest remained relatively tame, it calls into question the school’s ability…
