Dozens of tents have been pitched at the university's MacInnes Field since April 29 when the protest encampment began.
VANCOUVER — The president of the University of British Columbia has told pro-Palestinian protesters that the school must remain neutral on the Gaza conflict.
He says the university isn't engaging in "moral relativism," and it hopes for a ceasefire and a lasting peace in the Middle East. Bacon says that UBC is willing to engage on divestment, but its endowment fund does not directly own stocks in companies identified by the movement.
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