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https://cdn.veritenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/14092548/Rally_04-400x300.jpg 400w, https://cdn.veritenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/14092548/Rally_04-200x150.jpg 200w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://veritenews.org/2025/03/14/loyola-palestine-encampment-suspension/" rel="bookmark">Nearly a year later, Loyola students who joined pro-Palestine encampment at Tulane still face consequences</a></h2> <p>Almost a year after hundreds of people occupied part of Tulane University’s campus, two of the Loyola University students who participated in a pro-Palestine encampment are facing consequences from their school.</p> <div class="entry-meta"> <a href="https://veritenews.org/author/arobinson/"><img alt='Avatar photo' src='https://cdn.veritenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/11095747/cropped-Arielle_Robinson.webp' 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