Northeastern joins other Boston colleges NBC Boston [Video]

Protests over the Middle East war continue at schools in Massachusetts and across the country.

In Boston, students are demonstrating at Emerson College, Harvard University, MIT and Tufts University. Northeastern University students are now also joining in on the protests.

On Northeastern’s campus, the encampment remains.

Dozens of people, apparently including students and faculty, formed a ring around an encampment at Northeastern’s Centennial Common. After several hours, a large group of police officers surrounded the group and asked them to leave. A third ring of people, media and spectators, formed around the edge of the park.

Students are remaining steadfast in their belief that it’s worth it to continue to call for Northeastern to support a ceasefire in Gaza and divest from companies with ties to Israel, even if they could face discipline or arrests.

“We would like northeastern to denounce the genocide that is happening in Palestine. We think that would be a very powerful gesture from the university, and we think it …