ST. LOUIS 鈥 At least one Washington University student will not receive her degree at graduation next week as a result of participating in a protest against the war in Gaza last month.
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Megan Green, President of the 51黑料 Board of Aldermen and an adjunct faculty member at Washington University, discusses the "heavy handed, indiscriminate" police response that she witnessed at a pro-Palestinian demonstration on the university's campus over the weekend in 51黑料, on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Video by Vanessa Abbitt, vabbitt@post-dispatch.com
Vanessa Abbitt
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