Eric Adams announces a new “rat czar,” Governor Phil Murphy defends his signing a bill overhauling the state’s election finance rules. Also, Columbia University has a new plan to open up a global center in Tel Aviv, Israel. But the proposal has divided the school’s faculty with hundreds of supporters and opponents taking a stand. The debate takes place against the backdrop of recent widespread political protest and unrest in Israel. WNYC’s Michael Hill spoke with senior reporter for the WNYC Race & Justice Unit, Arun Venogopal about the proposed plan.