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Faculty For Justice in Palestine Stage Die-In at Levi Hall

By Katherine Weaver / May 17, 2024

After UCPD raided the pro-Palestine encampment last Tuesday, FJP hosted a teach-in on the quad followed by a die-in outside of Levi Hall.

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.

Pro-Palestine Protesters Hold Quad Rally and March Through Campus

By Peter Maheras, Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon, and Tiffany Li / April 26, 2024

The protest comes as a growing number of students at universities across the country have set up tents on campus spaces to protest the war in Gaza.

SJP Marches in Solidarity with Rafah, Condemns Disciplinary Hearing

By Amy Ma / February 22, 2024

Friday’s rally was held on the same day as the University’s disciplinary hearing against SJP.

UCUP Stages Die-In at Pret a Manger, Protests Israel Consul General’s Meeting With Alivisatos

By Katherine Weaver and Lucas Frisancho / January 28, 2024

More than two dozen students and faculty entered Pret a Manger and lay on the floor with white roses on their chests during the “die-in.”

UCUP Installs 23,000 Flags on Quad in Memory of Palestinians Killed

By Katherine Weaver / January 24, 2024

The art installation on the quad honors Palestinians killed in Gaza after October 7.

All Charges Dropped Against UCUP Sit-In Protestors

By Tiffany Li / December 24, 2023

The decision to charge protesters broke with University precedent.

In New Strategy, Pro-Palestine Demonstrators Protest Directly to Admissions Tour Groups

By Emma Janssen / November 11, 2023

UCUP directed its messaging specifically to prospective students and families through a day of chants, speeches, and rallies.

Emotions Run High on Quad as UChicago Jewish Student Groups and SJP Stage Opposing Protests

By Emma Janssen / October 20, 2023

As both sides attempted to drown the other out, students shared their motivations for protesting and personal stakes in the conflict.

SJP Begins Daily Quad Protest Advocating Palestinian Liberation

By Emma Janssen / October 16, 2023

The protesters called on the University to divest from corporations that support Israel.

Israel-Palestine Takes Center Stage with Multiple Demonstrations on the Quad

By The Maroon Staff / October 16, 2023

Multiple groups demonstrated on the quad in support of either side of the conflict in Israel and Palestine.

Student Coalition Condemns Bret Stephens’s Class Day Invitation in Joint Statement

By Austin Zeglis / June 2, 2023

The statement, coauthored by six student organizations, called Stephens a “racist ideologue” and has garnered nearly 300 signatures.