Columbia needs to unite to face the larger threat

Columbia has been undeniably divided by our disagreements over the last few years, esp over Israel Palestine.

But we are now facing an even more significant threat to the University itself from President Trump. He is using every tool possible to damage and defund the university. Stop orders on federal grants, student visas, anything else they can think of will be used for the purpose of trying to weaken our school, hurt higher education in general and turn us into supplicants.

Our divisions will be exploited against us in a way that will harm everyone one of us who goes or works here. Extremists on all sides will be used by Trump to justify the campaign whose only goal is hurting us. That is why it is time to unite and keep our attention focused on resisting the greater threat, not scoring points in our internecine battles.