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Columbia Students Occupy Library, Demanding Fossil Fuel Divestment

HeadlineApr 20, 2016

And at Columbia University, a student occupation of Low Library has entered its sixth day to demand Columbia University President Lee Bollinger endorse fossil fuel divestment. The occupation has garnered support from presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, who tweeted on Monday: “Let us stand in solidarity with the students at Columbia and NYU for demanding their schools divest from fossil fuels. #KeepItInTheGround.”

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