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The freshman articulated a profound sense of frustration, highlighting the substantial tuition fees paid by her family for her education. At $95,000 a year, she contended that access to a conducive learning environment should be a basic expectation, and the persistent interruptions during mid-term season exacerbated her distress.
Calls for Change and Safety Concerns
With fears of continued disruptions hanging over her remaining years at Barnard, the student called for more robust actions from the administration. She underscored the need to address the situation beyond mere verbal condemnations and indicated that confined conditions, such as the incident in which a dean was allegedly held hostage by protesters, should warrant serious reconsideration of how such incidents are managed.