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Graduating students, some wearing kaffiyehs to show solidarity with Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip, arrive to the commencement ceremony at Columbia UniversityÕs School of Professional Studies in upper Manhattan on Friday, May 10, 2024. The first graduation celebrations begin on Friday as the cityÕs colleges and universities reel from conflict over pro-Palestinian demonstrations and hundreds of student arrests. (Bing Guan/The New York Times/Fotoarena)
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