I think there is a really big difference between being unsafe and being uncomfortable.

And a lot of people are equating their discomfort with being physically unsafe.

And I think that's completely false because look at who is getting expelled.

Look at who is getting arrested.

Look at who is getting suspended.

Look at who is getting deported.

It is primarily Arab Muslim and

Palestinian students. And there are no congressional hearings about what's happening to us. There are no,

like schools don't have like say task forces on Islamophobia and anti-Palestinian racism.

And people talk a really big game about cancel culture, but the fastest way to get canceled in the United States, if you want to get canceled, talk about Palestine.

Say that you think Palestinian children shouldn't be killed. That will get you canceled like nothing else.

And we've been very clear to the administration. We have gone through the proper channels. And it's frustrating

as a student because it's like these universities, they advertise all these resources and all these

systems in place that are supposed to protect you. And I'm in school for social work. So it's like

we are all constantly emphasized, okay, document everything, report everything. And students feel

completely failed by the university, Columbia in particular. But this isn't just something. constantly emphasize, okay, document everything, report everything. And students feel completely

failed by the university, Columbia in particular. But this isn't just something that's happening at

Columbia. It's happening at UCLA. It's happening at CUNY. It's happening at UMIS. These systems in place

that are supposed to protect us are being weaponized against us. Like, for example, the Office of

Institutional Equity at Columbia,

that was put in place to address discrimination on campus. And what if they've done? The Associated

Press reported that this office has been used to target Palestinian students. I was put under

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