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The Issue: Columbia University alumni ripping their diplomas in protest of Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest. The activists who shredded their diplomas at Columbia University are more concerned with activism than education ( “Shred of the class,” March 31). The photo clearly identifies who they are and Columbia should refuse to issue duplicates.
Using the university to demonstrate instead of educate should have consequences. Mel Young Boca Raton, Fla. Even if protesters are more like terrorists, as we continue to see on college campuses and in Tesla dealerships, these alumni will claim freedom of speech despite acts of violence.
Yet in Gaza this weekend, citizens protesting against Hamas resulted in the brutal killing of many innocent protesters. The left can no longer tell right from wrong. What a distorted view they have of the world.
Larry Hootnick Watermill It’s interesting that at Columbia Alumni Day a number of protesters tore up their diplomas to object to the university administration’s decision to reach a deal with President Trump over civil-rights violations and to protest the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil. Does anybody really care if they tear up their diplomas? The only person who might is a future employer who wants to see a copy. Thus, they hurt nobody but themselves.
Violence, intimidation, rioting and destruction of property are not acts of free speech. Protest all you want in an appropriate manner — but that’s not what happened at Columbia and most campuses around this country. Mindy Rader New City My suggestion to all the brilliant Columbia University graduates who are ripping up the diplomas they worked so diligently for is to not do that.
Instead, when your idol Mahmoud Khalil is sent back to the country of his birth, show your support by purchasing a plane ticket to join him. Herbert Mordkoff Rockaway, NJ This is the funniest protest ever. These alumni who paid thousands to attend Columbia University are so angry that they’ve trashed their diplomas.
Chances are, the degrees they received were not going to get them well-paying jobs anyway. Ron Heimer Yuma, Ariz. The Issue: President Trump’s tariff threats as Vladimir Putin stalls peace talks in the Ukraine-Russia war.
Vladimir Putin does not care about the Russian economy or the ongoing military losses ( “Pain for Putin, Please,” Editorial, March 31). All that matters to Putin is a significant victory — not for Russia, but for himself. President Trump loves tariffs, and sanctions have worked pretty well thus far, but have not truly crippled Putin’s ability to wage war.
Until Putin’s ability to wage war is completely broken, there will be no cease-fire. Michael Hilder Weymouth, UK Trump’s feigned disappointment and harsh rhetoric, directed toward Putin, is fooling no one, especially Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky. Trump’s threats of punitive action are nothing new.
Zelensky understands that empty rhetoric and hollow ultimatums forfeit leverage, the key driver of any negotiating strategy. Putin, a former KGB intelligence officer, who has already secured unilateral concessions upfront from Trump, also understands this and will no doubt exploit it to the maximum. Jim Paladino Tampa, Fla.
Playing nice with Putin was never going to result in a sustainable agreement. The only viable solution to this conflict, besides military action, is to strangle Russia economically. Thomas Urban Wantagh Want to weigh in on today’s stories? Send your thoughts (along with your full name and city of residence) to letters@nypost.
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