Columbia University graduate in zip ties rips diploma during ceremony amid Gaza protests

[brooklynite]

A Columbia University graduate in zip ties and a keffiyeh ripped their diploma on stage at the social work graduation ceremony amid ongoing pro-Palestinian protests at the beleaguered Ivy League school.

Video of the protest, which went viral Sunday night after the campus chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine posted the clip on social media, showed the master’s program graduate cross the stage with their hands above their head, before tearing the degree in two and tossing it behind them.

The protester then held up their graduation cap, reportedly decorated with the name of a Palestinian prisoner, Mohammad Natsheh, during the Friday evening event. University officials twice this semester summoned the NYPD to arrest pro-Palestinian campus protesters, who were placed in the plastic handcuffs the graduate wore.

https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/05/13/columbia-university-graduate-in-zip-ties-rips-diploma-during-ceremony-amid-gaza-protests

Why do I think she's going to be complaining about her job prospects?

[Ocelot II]

1. I'm sure tearing up her diploma will go a long way to improving the conditions in Gaza.

[Srkdqltr]

2. Her parents must be so proud. All that money they spent and she rips it up and makes a fool of herself.

[getagrip_already]

7. She probably had a scholarship paid for with funds from jewish institutions

She just doesn't see the irony of a free ride and no sacrifice to meaningless gestures.

And I'm sure she isn't turning down or disclaiming the degree. That will be at the top of her resume.

[Deuxcents]

3. A master's degree?

[former9thward]

4. She will be applying for a duplicate in a few days.

No photos allowed for that event.

[jimfields33]

6. I hope she never gets a job. The graduate would be a nightmare to any company.

The graduate is clearly a “look at me” type of person. No need for that at a business.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

5. And this helps the citizens of Gaza............How?

Does she think that Gazans really give a care about some American ripping up their folder, which is empty?
Does she really think that citizens of Gaza are going to say, well gee, that American ripped up her grad. folder, I guess this really helps our cause?

[sarisataka]

8. She wasn't trying to block "Zionists" from getting their diplomas

So I guess we can consider this an improvement.

[Bad Thoughts]

9. She already has transcripts and recommendations

Her petty act was meaningless.

[Prairie Gates]

10. It's not the real diploma

Good Lord. Even if it was, you can just order another. It's just a document that comes out of a printer and gets a cheap embossing.

[Maru Kitteh]

11. Could ANYTHING be a more perfect illustration of spoiled privilege than

tearing up a purely ceremonial paper representation of the gilded ticket to the ruling class you've been handed - and to then walk off, leaving your trash behind for someone else to clean up.

[betsuni]

12. But but but same as '60s civil rights movement!!!!!