Jewish Colorado College graduates Kyle Lee and Kyle Mezrow and another Jewish graduate hold up the flag of Israel across the street from where pro-Palestinian students were protesting after graduation on May 19. (jerilee bennett, gazette file)
Highlights from Sunday’s commencement ceremony at Colorado College. Numerous students displayed their support for Palestine amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, while a handful of students showed support for Israel during and after the ceremony honoring this year’s 558 graduates. The ceremony and was followed by a pro-Palestinian march on campus. Some Jewish graduates unfolded an Israeli flag and stood across from the chanters, holding it up in silence.
Jewish Colorado College graduates Kyle Lee and Kyle Mezrow and another Jewish graduate hold up the flag of Israel across the street from where pro-Palestinian students were protesting in May at Colorado College after graduation. (Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)Pumahana Holmes uses sign language to talk with relatives while waiting outside to go to the Colorado College commencement on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)Vanessah Kale’s gets comfy while waiting outside to go to the Colorado College commencement on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)Graduates enter Ed Robson Arena for the Colorado College commencement on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)Scenes from Colorado College commencement on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)Frieda Ekotto was the key note speaker at the Colorado College commencement on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)Colorado College graduate Yasmine Garcia holds up her diploma as she walks across the stage at Ed Robson Arena on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)Colorado College graduate Yasmine Garcia becomes emotional as she studies her diploma as she walks across the stage at Ed Robson Arena on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)Colorado College graduate Yasmine Garcia becomes emotional as she walks towards her seat after receiving her diploma at Ed Robson Arena on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)A moment of silence was held to remember Palestine during Colorado College graduation at Ed Robson Arena on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)Scenes from Colorado College commencement on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)Scenes from Colorado College commencement on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)Scenes from Colorado College commencement on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)Scenes from Colorado College commencement on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)Scenes from Colorado College commencement on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)Scenes from Colorado College commencement on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)Scenes from Colorado College commencement on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)Scenes from Colorado College commencement on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)CC Pres. L. Song Richardson hugs the last graduate to get her diploma, Jocelyn Zuckerman, at the Colorado College commencement on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)Scenes from Colorado College commencement on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)Newly graduated Colorado College students are applauded as they leave the arena after Colorado College commencement on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)After the graduation ceremony, tempers flared between Pro-Palestinian protesters and Jewish students on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)Pro-Palestinian Colorado College students protest on the sidewalk across the street from the Ed Robson Arena as graduates and their families walked by on the way to a reception after graduation in May. (Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)After the graduation ceremony, tempers flared between Pro-Palestinian protesters and Jewish students on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)Pro-Palestian Colorado College students protested on the sidewalk across the street from Ed Robson arena as graduates and their families walked by on the way to a reception after graduation on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)Colorado College graduate Olamide Olayiwola had family come from Nigeria to see her graduate from Colorado College on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
