Students demand security

Outraged Columbia University sudents on Friday called for enhanced protection in the wake of the stabbing death of one of their own — prompting the school to say it will increase security around its Manhattan campus.

Students demanded that the Ivy League school use some of its “multibillion endowment” to increase security after grad student Davide Giri, 30, was knifed in the back, allegedly by an ex-con gang member as Giri walked to his nearby Morningside Heights apartment Thursday night.

Students had been alerted to the “violent attack” on Giri on Friday morning through an e-mail from Columbia University President Lee Bollinger. Some students and their parents immediately lashed out at the university, accusing the school of not doing enough to protect them on and around campus.

“Please honor Davide by using some of the university’s multibillion endowment to increase security around the park and the projects,” one person tweeted. “If the police precinct can’t do it, you have to supplement.”

Another person wrote, “They charge a hefty fee and have billions in endowment . . . about time they provided security for students.”

One person argued that urging students to stay away from Morningside Park — the scene of that fatal stabbing — wasn’t enough.

“Bollinger must immediately increase campus security as well as work with the NYPD to make the Morningside Heights area a safe place,” a Columbia parent tweeted.

An e-mail was sent out to all students Friday afternoon detailing that the NYPD would immediately start providing extra protection around Morningside Park.

It’s the same park where Barnard student Tessa Majors, 18, was stabbed to death in a botched robbery in December 2019.

In addition, the university said security would be conducting “additional foot patrols” around the campus and they had partnered with ride-share company Via to provide an alternative to walking alone at night. Columbia University did not respond to The Post’s request for comment Friday.