Which of the following occurred at Columbia University in 1968?
A) Anti-war students disrupted a speech by President Johnson.
B) The Yippies held their founding convention.
C) Students volunteered for the war in record numbers.
D) A student protest shut down the campus.
E) The presence of military recruiters sparked a riot.

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In 1968, a student protest shut down the campus of Columbia University. Students had occupied five buildings to protest the university's involvement in military research and its plans for a new gymnasium in a Harlem park. The protest ended with police forcibly clearing the buildings, resulting in over a hundred injuries and arrests.

Which of the Following Occurred at Columbia University in 1968