UChicago United for Palestine (UCUP) launched an encampment on the quad outside of Swift Hall at 10 am on Monday, following in the steps of pro-Palestinian groups at numerous other universities that have set up encampments in recent weeks.
This article is being updated as the situation develops.
Read the Chicago Maroon‘s coverage from days one, two, three, four, and five of the encampment can be read on the Chicago Maroon.
May 4, 11:56 am
The University released a statement to the maroon about the individual who was arrested by the University of Chicago Police Department (UCPD) at approximately 6 pm on Friday.
“UCPD made an arrest of an individual after UCPD officers located an unauthorized handgun in the individual’s car,” the statement read. “The arrest and the individual were unrelated to the protest activity.”
On Instagram on Friday, UCUP released a statement about the arrest.
“Since the start of the encampment on Monday 4/29, the UChicago Police Department has consistently singled out Black people in and around the encampment for arrest and harassment,” the statement read. “We recognize that heightened UCPD presence deployed to the Popular University for Gaza has put Black protesters, especially Black neighbors unaffiliated with the University, at increased risk for violence.”
— Emma Janssen, Deputy News Editor
May 4, 10:20 am
UCUP posted its daily schedule on instagram. It includes a rally at 1 pm, teach-ins at 3 pm and 5 pm, and a concert at 10 pm
The quad remains calm, as it has been all morning.
—Austin Zeglis, Senior News Reporter
May 4, 8:24 am
Protesters started emerging from tents as the UChicago United for Palestine (UCUP) encampment entered its sixth day. The barriers placed around most of the encampment on Friday night remain in place.
On Thursday, UCPD officers told encampment organizers that similar barriers placed around the encampment on Wednesday night must be removed. UCUP later removed the barriers.
In a statement to the maroon On Friday night, UCUP said the barriers were to “ensure protesters’ safety from Zionist aggressors.”
— Peter Maheras, News Editor
