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.](https://chicagomaroon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_1351-copy-1200x800.jpg)
![POLICE RAID QUAD ENCAMPMENT](https://chicagomaroon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-07-at-5.33.26-AM-1200x827.png)
![LIVE UPDATES: Police Raid Quad Encampment on Ninth Day](https://chicagomaroon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-07-at-11.23.37-AM-960x1200.png)
![Faculty members of Faculty for Justice in Palestine speak at a press conference in front of Levi Hall.](https://chicagomaroon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_1238-copy-1200x800.jpg)
![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.”](https://chicagomaroon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/tent-2.png)
![Wooden boards and a banner surrounding the encampment on Monday, May 6.](https://chicagomaroon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-06-at-7.48.23-AM-1200x895.png)
![The kids tent in the encampment.](https://chicagomaroon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_8957-1200x900.jpeg)
![The projected text on Levi Hall reading "From the river to the sea."](https://chicagomaroon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/from-the-river-to-the-sea-1200x900.jpg)
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.](https://chicagomaroon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_8303-1200x900.jpg)
![UCPD separated two groups of demonstrators on the center of the quad.](https://chicagomaroon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_4247-1200x800.png)
![Edward H. Levi Hall houses the University’s administrative offices.](https://chicagomaroon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_0382-copy-1200x800.jpg)
![The Maroon estimates there were roughly a thousand people on the main quad during the midday protests.](https://chicagomaroon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_0685-copy-1200x800.jpg)
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.](https://chicagomaroon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-02-at-2.08.58-PM-1200x795.png)
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.](https://chicagomaroon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_8956-copy-1200x800.jpg)