Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon
After locking Cobb Gate, protesters hang a banner reading “Free Palestine” and “Hands Off Lebanon.”
A UChicago United for Palestine (UCUP) walkout and rally on October 11 escalated into physical confrontations between protesters and police after protesters locked Cobb Gate, graffitied University buildings and art, and surrounded a University of Chicago Police Department (UCPD) police car that was holding a detained protester. Police responded with pepper spray and batons, and several protesters pushed and kicked officers. According to a University spokesperson, officers from UCPD and the Chicago Police Department (CPD) arrested three protesters for “criminal damage” and “battery to a police officer.”
This photo essay is an approximate timeline of the protest, from the end of the rally on the main quad to when protesters dispersed from the area between Ratner Athletic Center and Court Theatre.
The Maroon’s coverage of the day’s events can be found here.