Ohio State locks some campus buildings, state police 'available' ahead of pro-Palestine protests

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio State University has closed public access to some campus buildings and the Ohio State Highway Patrol is prepared to assist university police ahead of a planned pro-Palestinian protest on campus Wednesday evening.

Hours before students planned to demonstrate on campus against Israel's war in Gaza, Ohio State's facilities operations and management sent a message to building coordinators asking them to post "Building Locked" signs on the doors of buildings.