Tensions rise at Columbia after deadline to clear encampment passes Tensions rise at Columbia after deadline to clear encampment passes 03:56 NEW YORK -- Tensions rose on the Columbia University campus Monday as pro-Palestinian protesters refused to comply with a deadline to leave their encampment. The students were warned they would be suspended if they didn't pack up the nearly two-week-old encampment on the main lawn of the campus in Upper Manhattan by 2 p.m. Columbia officials also said the student protesters needed to identify themselves and pledge to follow university policies through next school year in order to finish...