NEW YORK – More than a week into pro-Palestine protests on Columbia University’s campus, the air within and around its periphery remained tense. Discussions continued between the university administration and student organisers over the fate of the protests. On April 24, the streets of 116th and Broadway were lined with New York Police Department (NYPD) officers, while students – school IDs in hand – were funnelled into campus grounds through a few gazetted entrance points with heightened security. A deadline set for that day to decide on how to deal with the protests has since been given a 48-hour extension,...