SFCC and a slew of activist student organizations plan on presenting a petition to administrators this afternoon.
Topic: activism
Trial over: protesters accept tempered plea bargains
The resisting arrest charge against grad student Toussaint Losier—the most serious of the charges brought against the protesters—has been dropped.
FLY, SHE protest opening day at Center for Care and Discovery
The protest complied with restrictions on noise and traffic in the UCMC during the transfer of patients to the new facility.
Professors on state of political activism
Political theorists, including UChicago professors Bernard Harcourt and John Mearsheimer, discussed social movements in Palestine and the United States at I-House on Tuesday night.
UCMC protests, four arrests prompt rapid response from supporters
1,100 have signed an online petition demanding a University explanation to the UCPD’s actions.
Students mourn Indian rape victim
The vigil also served as a forum to discuss sexual violence and rape in India.
Campus politics, then and now
Alum disagrees with Axelrod, reflects on vibrant political culture of ’70s UChicago.
Palestinian advocates encourage action against U of C pension company
Students partnered with advocacy organization to strategize against TIAA-CREF investments.
Clamoring for NATO’s ear, thousands converge on McCormick Place
Some 100 people have been arrested over the past week during protests and scuffles with Chicago Police Department officers.
Students prep for NATO action at panel sponsored by administration
Students found a joint SG-admin panel about safe protest strategies useful, even if turnout was low.
University’s first “Peace Week” dovetails NATO summit
The weeklong series of talks, screenings, and exhibitions brought together many of the service organizations on campus.
Dozens arrested as activists seize Woodlawn mental health clinic
Activists hunkered down in a Woodlawn mental health clinic with one month’s provisions, until two dozen were arrested.
Israel envoy warns of Iran amid student protests
As students protested outside, Israeli ambassador Michael Oren discussed the threat of Iran’s nuclear program, settlements in the West Bank, and his country’s standing abroad.
As Harvard declines to reinvest, U of C sticks with HEI
Harvard University has decided not reinvest in the controversial hotel company.
Students rally for fleeing North Korean defectors
U of C students and Korean community members protested China’s repatriation of Korean citizens downtown yesterday morning.
Activists join rally for clean air
Students called on Mayor Rahm Emanuel to close two coal plants which they say are hazardous to the health of Chicagoans.
Foreclosed homes a new Occupy target
Students joined several South Side activists to celebrate their occupation and renovation of a single family home.
For costumed activists, all the Court’s a stage
Students and community activists donned fake mustaches in a mocking rebuke of November’s ground-breaking ceremony.
Students hold quad protest in Occupy solidarity
A handful of students weathered a brief flurry of snow yesterday during a four-hour Occupy the Quad demonstration. The demonstration was an attempt to gain momentum for the Occupy movement on campus, even after the group was denied RSO status by ORCSA.
At least 13 students, one professor, arrested in Occupy Chicago protests
The students and professor were arrested early Sunday morning when they refused to leave Grant Park as part of the ongoing Occupy Chicago protests.
Two students arrested in Chicago protests
Two U of C students were among 16 protesters arrested Tuesday morning after a sit-in at a Mortgage Bankers’ Association (MBA) conference at the Hyatt Regency.
Mass corporate protests draw student activists
U of C students joined throngs of protesters downtown this weekend for the week-long Take Back Chicago demonstrations.
Students join Chicagoans to protest against coal
Fifteen University of Chicago students joined over 200 community activists at Chicago’s third annual Roll Beyond Coal rally.