Columbia Univ. Prof.: Mahmoud Khalil Is Treasured Among the Columbia Community

MOHYELDIN Let me ask ░░░░░░░░ because the students at ░░░░░░░░ University some of the ░░░░░░░░ students are in a ░░░░░░░░ difficult position They re ░░░░░░░░ these protests And I ░░░░░░░░ curious to hear your ░░░░░░░░ as a professor There ░░░░░░░░ these students afraid for ░░░░░░░░ own safety You know ░░░░░░░░ teach our journalists and ░░░░░░░░ to think our journalists ░░░░░░░░ fearless and should not ░░░░░░░░ afraid of speaking truth ░░░░░░░░ power But in the ░░░░░░░░ of these students who ░░░░░░░░ we re seeing are ░░░░░░░░ picked off the streets ░░░░░░░░ the students that you ░░░░░░░░ talking to teaching watching ░░░░░░░░ on this afraid that ░░░░░░░░ too now not only ░░░░░░░░ to cover the story ░░░░░░░░ also become the story ░░░░░░░░ Yes And they have ░░░░░░░░ reason to Some of ░░░░░░░░ students who have done ░░░░░░░░ reporting were put on ░░░░░░░░ of the same websites ░░░░░░░░ for example went after ░░░░░░░░ Khalil and many of ░░░░░░░░ other students who have ░░░░░░░░ targeted merely for their ░░░░░░░░ So for example Canary ░░░░░░░░ has gone after student ░░░░░░░░ who were only reporting ░░░░░░░░ if you look at ░░░░░░░░ pages you will see ░░░░░░░░ only talks about the ░░░░░░░░ that they were seen ░░░░░░░░ inside the encampment no ░░░░░░░░ in any part of ░░░░░░░░ protests And yet they ░░░░░░░░ put on some of ░░░░░░░░ same sites So seeing ░░░░░░░░ this happened as early ░░░░░░░░ just I want to ░░░░░░░░ the fall this was ░░░░░░░░ in November and December ░░░░░░░░ has already been happening ░░░░░░░░ student reporters Imagine what ░░░░░░░░ happening as people are ░░░░░░░░ Mahmoud Khalil this community ░░░░░░░░ man who is so ░░░░░░░░ and beloved among the ░░░░░░░░ community many among the ░░░░░░░░ community it s been ░░░░░░░░ difficult for them.”