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The University of Chicago’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1892

Chicago Maroon

The University of Chicago’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1892

Chicago Maroon

Letter From the Editors

Dear Reader,

 

On April 29, UChicago United for Palestine (UCUP) launched an encampment on the quad, joining peers across the globe in protesting the war in Gaza. Eight days later, the University of Chicago Police Department (UCPD) conducted an early morning raid, bringing the encampment to an end. From the beginning of the encampment to the raid that ended it, Maroon staff produced constant live updates and in-depth stories.

 

This is our on-the-ground reporting team: 

 

Eva McCord, Co-Editor-in-Chief 

Kayla Rubenstein, Co-Editor-in-Chief 

Anushree Vashist, Managing Editor 

Zachary Leiter, Deputy Managing Editor 

Nikhil Jaiswal, Co-Editor-in-Chief Emeritus 

Peter Maheras, Head News Editor

Eric Fang, News Editor and Photo Editor 

Sabrina Chang, Deputy News Editor

Emma Janssen, Deputy News Editor

Tiffany Li, Deputy News Editor

Katherine Weaver, Deputy News Editor

Elena Eisenstadt, Grey City Editor and Senior News Reporter

Finn Hartnett, Senior News Reporter

Austin Zeglis, Senior News Reporter

Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon, Deputy Photo Editor and News Reporter

Eli Wizevich, Grey City Editor and News Reporter 

Gregory Caesar, Co-Head Podcasts Editor 

Jake Zucker, Co-Head Podcasts Editor 

William Kimani, Deputy Podcasts Editor 

 

This feature holds the live updates, news stories, Grey City features, podcasts, and photo essays from the encampment. Some articles will be from during the encampment; others will touch on the encampment in the moments preceding and following it. The goal of this feature is to provide insight on what happened and what resulted from the encampment held between April 29 to May 7. For more coverage of the encampment, follow the links in these stories or check out the News, Viewpoints, Grey City, and Podcast sections.

 

Eva McCord and Kayla Rubenstein, Co-Editors-in-Chief

Anushree Vashist, Managing Editor

Zachary Leiter, Deputy Managing Editor

Pro-Palestine students and faculty rally in front of Levi Hall after Tuesday morning’s raid.
UCUP Holds Press Conference on Encampment Raid
By Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon / May 11, 2024
Organizers spoke about the aftermath of Tuesday morning’s raid, which cleared the “UChicago Popular University for Gaza” encampment nine days after its inception on April 29.
POLICE RAID QUAD ENCAMPMENT
POLICE RAID QUAD ENCAMPMENT
By Peter Maheras, Eva McCord, and Emma Janssen / May 7, 2024
Police began clearing the encampment shortly after 4:30 a.m.
LIVE UPDATES: Police Raid Quad Encampment on Ninth Day
LIVE UPDATES: Police Raid Quad Encampment on Ninth Day
By Maroon Staff / May 6, 2024
Check back for updates on the events unfolding during UChicago United for Palestine’s encampment on the quad.
Faculty members of Faculty for Justice in Palestine speak at a press conference in front of Levi Hall.
Faculty for Justice in Palestine Reiterate Support for Encampment in Press Conference
By Tiffany Li / May 6, 2024
Several faculty leaders spoke on the state of negotiations with University administration, expressed disapproval against potential use of police force, and framed the encampment as an embodiment of free expression.
Part of the 1968 “tent-in” on the quad protesting the University’s sloppy housing policy for students. The sign leaning on the tent reads “free housing.”
A Brief History of Occupying Buildings and Camping on the Quad at UChicago
By Eli Wizevich / May 6, 2024
Grey City’s deep dive into the Maroon’s archive presents a lineage of civil disobedience and radical action by students against the administration over collegiate, local, and international issues.
Wooden boards and a banner surrounding the encampment on Monday, May 6.
LIVE UPDATES: Pro-Palestine Encampment Enters Eighth Day on Quad
By Maroon Staff / May 6, 2024
Check back for updates on the events unfolding during UChicago United for Palestine’s encampment on the quad.
The kids tent in the encampment.
“She wanted to be there for the kids”: Children at Pro-Palestine Encampment Express Solidarity
By Elena Eisenstadt / May 5, 2024
Alyssa Hulme, a MAPSS student who has brought her kids to the encampment, says it has been healing for her children “to actually feel like they were doing something to let their voices be heard.”
The projected text on Levi Hall reading "From the river to the sea."
LIVE UPDATES: Pro-Palestine Encampment Enters Seventh Day on Quad
By Maroon Staff / May 4, 2024
Check back for updates on the events unfolding during UChicago United for Palestine’s encampment on the quad.
Special Report: Interviews from May 3 Encampment Protests
By Gregory Caesar, William Kimani, and Jake Zucker / May 4, 2024

Podcasts conducted a series of interviews on the quad as pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli protesters faced off on day five of the encampment....

UCUP's encampment on the quad enters its sixth day.
LIVE UPDATES: Pro-Palestine Encampment Enters Sixth Day on Quad
By Maroon Staff / May 4, 2024
Check back for updates on the events unfolding during UChicago United for Palestine’s encampment on the quad.
UCPD separated two groups of demonstrators on the center of the quad.
UCPD in Riot Gear Separate Protesters as Quad Tensions Escalate
By Peter Maheras / May 3, 2024
Roughly two dozen officers separated two groups of demonstrators who faced each other in the center of the quad.
President Alivisatos: “Encampment Cannot Continue”
President Alivisatos: “Encampment Cannot Continue”
By Peter Maheras, Austin Zeglis, Tiffany Li, and Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon / May 3, 2024
In an email sent to the University community, Alivisatos highlighted growing concerns over the encampment’s disruption of campus activities.
The Maroon estimates there were roughly a thousand people on the main quad during the midday protests.
LIVE UPDATES: Pro-Palestine Encampment Enters Fifth Day on Quad
By Maroon Staff / May 3, 2024

UChicago United for Palestine (UCUP) launched an encampment on the quad outside of Swift Hall at 10 a.m. on Monday, following in the steps of...

The encampment has entered its fourth day on the main quad.
LIVE UPDATES: Pro-Palestine Encampment Enters Fourth Day on Quad
By Maroon Staff / May 1, 2024

UChicago United for Palestine (UCUP) launched an encampment on the quad outside of Swift Hall at 10 a.m. on Monday, following in the steps...

UCUP's encampment on the quad on Wednesday.
University Meets with Encampment Leaders, Organizers Say
By Peter Maheras and Emma Janssen / May 1, 2024
The organizers said the meeting did not include negotiations on the state of the encampment.
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