Pro-Palestinian encampment set up on Virginia Tech’s campus
Lauren Helkowski, Digital Content Producer
Connor Dietrich, Multimedia Journalist
BLACKSBURG, Va. – Days after President Biden signed a $95 billion foreign aid bill that includes money for Israel, protests and demonstrations have emerged on college campuses.
Here at home, a pro-Palestinian encampment was set up on Virginia Tech’s campus. Signs at the encampment say things like ‘Cease fire now,’ and ‘Gaza liberation.’
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Virginia Tech released the following response to the demonstrations on the lawn of the Graduate Life Center.