Whereas, in recent weeks, tent encampments have spread at universities across the country; Whereas these encampments are illegal, in violation of university policies, and have become rife with antisemitic threats and acts of violence, harassment, and other disruptive behavior; Whereas some universities have responded by evenhandedly enforcing the law and clearing the encampments, and have emphasized the right of students to protest and express their opinions in innumerable ways, while making it clear that acts in violation of the law or university rules will not be tolerated; Whereas other universities have decided to ignore the law and ignore their own policies, allowing encampments and other illegal activity associated with them to grow unchecked for weeks; Whereas individuals occupying encampments have made demands of universities such as divesting from companies tied to Israel, cutting ties with Hillel campus programs, and ending study abroad programs to Israel; Whereas some universities have negotiated with those in the encampments and agreed to their demands around changes in university policy, such as at Northwestern University, Brown University, Rutgers University, Johns Hopkins University, the University of Minnesota, and the University of California, Riverside; Whereas other universities have canceled classes, moved to online meetings, or canceled graduation ceremonies, such as at Columbia University; the University of California, Los Angeles; the University of California, San Diego; and Emory University; Whereas these encampments and the criminal behavior connected to them, such as threats or acts of violence, blocking or occupying buildings, harassment, or other disruptive behavior, are not protected by the First Amendment; Whereas, to the contrary, they disrupt the operation of the university and the academic freedom and speech rights of other students