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A sign reading "Free Palestine, Bring the Intifada Home" hangs on the Swift Hall quad.

UCUP Holds Week of Protests, Teach-ins Commemorating Encampment Anniversary

By Grace Beatty and Isaiah Glick / May 12, 2025
Students and community members launched a week-long protest and installation outside Swift Hall marking the one-year anniversary of the 2024 pro-Palestine encampment, resulting in multiple confrontations with campus police throughout the week.
UCPD officers observe the demonstrations on the main quad.

Pro-Palestine Protest Marks One Year Since Quad Encampment

By Kalyna Vickers / April 29, 2025
Demonstrators faced warnings from deans-on-call and UCPD under stricter protest rules enacted after last year’s encampment.
Demonstrators holding a sign reading “Disclose, Divest, Repair” rally outside of the Quadrangle Club.

UCUP Rallies in Support of Palestinian Activist Detained by ICE

By Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon / March 14, 2025
Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist and a negotiator during Columbia University’s pro-Palestine encampment, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers on March 8 despite his status as a lawful permanent resident.
Edward H. Levi Hall, which houses many of the University's administrative offices.

Trump Targets International Students Involved in Pro-Palestine Protests

By Evgenia Anastasakos and Kalyna Vickers / January 30, 2025
A Wednesday executive order titled “Additional Measures to Combat Anti-Semitism” cited two sections of the U.S. federal code concerning conspiracy against civil rights and immigration restrictions on the basis of terrorism.
 A UCPD officer stands on the steps of University President Paul Alivisatos’s house while protesters rallied outside.

UCUP Rallies Outside University President’s House, Demands Reinstatement of Arrested Students

By Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon and Oliver Buntin / January 16, 2025
The rally began on the main quad and follows the arrests of two students on felony charges in connection with the October 11 UCUP protest.
Mamayan Jabateh, whom UCUP formerly identified as “Student B.,” speaks about their December 11 arrest by CPD and subsequent eviction from University housing.

UCUP Holds Briefing on Arrested and Evicted Students

By Sabrina Chang and Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon / January 8, 2025
At a press briefing, Mamayan Jabateh, formerly identified by UCUP as “Student B.,” spoke about their arrest by CPD in December. UCUP did not offer reporters the chance to ask questions during the event.
From the October 11 UCUP protest: The student in the orange skirt was arrested on December 11 and charged with “aggravated battery of a peace officer” and “causing an injury while resisting or obstructing a peace officer.” They were allegedly attempting to prevent the arrest of the student in khaki shorts, who was charged with “aggravated battery of a peace officer.”

CPD Arrests Second UChicago Undergraduate in Connection With October 11 Protest

By Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon / January 7, 2025
CPD arrested a UChicago undergraduate on December 11 on two felony charges, in connection with the October 11 pro-Palestine protest.
Protesters rally outside of Stuart Hall on both sides of the path through the center of Harper Quad.

Pro-Palestine Faculty and Staff Accuse University of Breaking Gazan Scholars Promise, University Disputes Claim

By Stuti Shelat / December 5, 2024
Faculty & Staff for Justice in Palestine organized the rally, which took place outside Stuart Hall while University President Paul Alivisatos and Provost Katherine Baicker met with the Council of the University Senate.
Protesters gathered in the hallway outside of Dean Venticinque’s office to deliver the petition.

UCUP Demands Dean of Students Reverse Student Eviction

By Sabrina Chang / October 30, 2024
Around 40 protesters briefly rallied outside Harper Memorial Library before delivering a petition with over 1,500 signatures to the Office of the Dean of Students in the College, calling for the reversal of a student’s involuntary leave of absence.
Protesters rally around Cobb Gate, which they had locked with a bike lock.

UChicago Places Unidentified Student, Arrested at October 11 Protest, on Involuntary Leave of Absence

By Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon / October 25, 2024
The student, who has not been identified publicly, was placed on involuntary leave and removed from University housing on October 21, according to his lawyer.
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
The Maroon captured scenes throughout the protest, from the end of the quad rally to when demonstrators dispersed from the area between Ratner Athletic Center and the Court Theatre.
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.
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