Group demands UChicago students be allowed to graduate after protests

PREVENTING MORE OVERDOSES. THIS MORNING, STUDENTS AND FACULTY MEMBERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO ARE DEFENDING SENIORS RIGHTS TO PROTEST DURING THEIR GRADUATION. TOMORROW, JOANIE JOINS US WITH THE EFFORTS UNDERWAY TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE GETS THEIR DEGREE FOR GRADUATING. SENIORS HAVE BEEN INFORMED THEIR DEGREES MIGHT BE WITHHELD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO. CONVOCATION IS TOMORROW, BUT TODAY, STUDENTS AND FACULTY WILL INSIST THAT THEIR ACTIONS BE CELEBRATED BECAUSE THEY WERE USING THEIR RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH. THE EMAIL TO STUDENTS REPORTEDLY SAID. THE STUDENTS ARE UNDER A UNIVERSITY DISCIPLINARY PROCESS BECAUSE THEY MAY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE GAZA SOLIDARITY ENCAMPMENT ON THE QUAD. THE NINE DAY PROTEST CAME TO AN END WHEN CAMPUS POLICE RAIDED IT, TELLING STUDENTS TO END THEIR OCCUPATION. POLICE FORMED A PERIMETER WHILE THE ENCAMPMENT WAS DISMANTLED AND STUDENTS PROTESTED FOR HOURS. THEY WERE HANDED A NOTE THAT SAID THEY COULD FACE DISCIPLINARY ACTION. AND NOW IT SEEMS TO BE TRUE. I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR THE UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION IS POPULATED BY COWARDS OR BOTH AFRAID AND HATEFUL TOWARDS OUR STUDENTS. THE USE OF POLICE FORCE ON UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES ACROSS AMERICA IS A DANGEROUS PRECEDENT TO SET FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR COUNTRY. WE TODAY, FACULTY AND STUDENTS WILL RETURN TO THE QUAD TO CALL OUT THE UNIVERSITY. THE STUDENTS WILL BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN END OF YEAR ACTIVITIES AND TOMORROW'S CERE

Channel: FOX 32 Chicago

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Keywords: campus protests, uchicago, college graduation, protests, uchicago protests

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Length: 1min 36sec (96 seconds)

Published: Fri May 31 2024