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Left: The student kicks a CPD officer. Right: Using a baton, CPD officers grab and attempt to detain the student as he flees down South Ellis Avenue.

UChicago Undergrad Charged for Battery of CPD Officer at pro-Palestine Protest

By Oliver Buntin / October 24, 2024
A fourth-year was arrested by the Chicago Police Department at the October 11 pro-Palestine protest and charged with Class 2 Aggravated Battery to a Peace Officer.
After locking Cobb Gate, protesters hang a banner reading “Free Palestine” and “Hands Off Lebanon.”

Photo Essay: UCUP Protest Ends With Three Arrests

By Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon / October 13, 2024

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...

UCPD officers and protesters surround a police car where a protester had been detained.

Protesters and Police Clash as Protesters Lock Cobb Gate, Police Arrest Three

By Maroon Staff / October 11, 2024
A pro-Palestine rally saw three protesters arrested and physical altercations between protesters and officers. Earlier, protesters locked Cobb Gate using a bike lock, and multiple police officers used pepper spray and batons. Protesters damaged UCPD vehicles and kicked at least one officer.
Protesters wave Palestinian flags during the encampment.

Five Students Involved in Pro-Palestine Protests Receive Degrees After Disciplinary Hearings Conclude

By Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon / August 22, 2024

Five members of the Class of 2024—Youssef Hasweh, Rayna Acha, Kelly Hui, Andrew Basta, and Michelle Ward—had their degrees withheld during graduation as part of disciplinary proceedings related to...

UCPD on the quad.

UCPD Presence on Quad Reduced as a Precondition for Negotiations with the Encampment, per UCUP

By Nikhil Jaiswal / May 5, 2024
When asked to comment, the University referred the Maroon to a statement confirming that substantive negotiations with organizers were ongoing.
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.
UCPD Officers Union Alleges Wage Discrepancies and Bad Faith Bargaining

UCPD Officers Union Alleges Wage Discrepancies and Bad Faith Bargaining

By Elena Eisenstadt / April 27, 2024
The union reports that the University has spent more than $120,000 paying back officers over the past year for missed longevity and annual increases.
Associate Vice President for Safety & Security Eric M. Heath.

Eric M. Heath Talks Campus Safety, Security Alerts, and Changes to the Lyft Program

By Amy Ma / February 27, 2024
Associate Vice President for Safety and Security Eric M. Heath discussed recent initiatives in campus safety and transportation undertaken by the department.
Student Marshals and members of the University Police outside Rosenwald Hall during the UCUP sit in.

All Charges Dropped Against UCUP Sit-In Protestors

By Tiffany Li / December 23, 2023
The decision to charge protesters broke with University precedent.
Protestors rallied and chanted outside of Rosenwald Hall on November 9, 2023.

UCPD Arrests Protesters Engaged in Admissions Office Sit-In and Faculty Members

At 6:15 p.m., UCUP protesters engaged in a sit-in at the admissions office were arrested by University police officers and began to be processed inside adjacent Walker Museum.
A UCPD vehicle.

University Officials Float Further Lyft Ride Cuts in Webinar Following Robberies

By Arjun Mazumdar / October 30, 2023
Heath discussed expanding UCPD and potentially scaling back the Lyft program further.
A UCPD officer shines his flashlight next to a UCPD squad car.

UCPD Apprehends Grey Kia and Suspect Involved in String of Robberies

By Neive Rodriguez / October 27, 2023
The stolen vehicle was pursued by UCPD until it crashed at the intersection of 55th Street and Indiana Avenue.
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