Intensified pro-Palestine student demonstrations across the country have ignited tensions at Columbia University and California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt. At Columbia, a deadline set by the administration to clear out encampments passed without resolution, leading to confrontations and arrests. Meanwhile, in Humboldt, demonstrators barricaded themselves inside campus buildings, prompting police intervention and the shutdown of the campus. Universities are grappling with balancing campus safety and free speech rights, as some Jewish students express concerns over antisemitism amidst the protests.