I can't say it's a good idea, but the protesters have now formally issued demands to the university in exchange for them leaving, and the demands have now spread to beyond just the Israel Gaza conflict:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68886727
Since last week, protesters at Columbia - partly organised by a group called Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD) -
have called on the university to fully divest its finances, including its endowment, from companies and institutions it claims profit from Israel's "occupation" of Palestinians.
A committee that advises the university on socially responsible investing rejected these demands earlier this year, saying there was a lack of consensus in the Columbia community over the issue.
CUAD
also calls on the university to cut links with Israeli institutions such as Tel Aviv University, to formally call for a ceasefire in Gaza, to end policing on campus and to "sever ties" with New York police.
In the wake of last week's arrests, another demand was added:
amnesty for protesters who are facing disciplinary action from the university
. Some have lost their meal plans and housing, forcing them to find alternative accommodation.