At 7:39 p.m., the Chicago Police Department’s communications division told The Maroon that the threat was “non–bona fide.” The University later confirmed that there was no evidence of a shooting.
Over one year ago, Yiran Fan and Shaoxiong “Dennis” Zheng were killed in tragic shooting incidents near campus. Since then, students and faculty have rallied for better safety but have taken different approaches to the issue.
The forum, held ahead of the mayoral runoff on April 4, was hosted by the UChicago Institute of Politics at the Logan Center for the Arts in partnership with WBEZ Chicago and the Chicago Sun-Times.
The University received reports of a sexual assault incident October 28 and seven instances of suspected spiked drinks since late September, per an email.
