Northwestern students set up pro-Palestinian encampment as university changes protest policy
EVANSTON, Ill. — Hundreds of Northwestern students joined nationwide protests against Israel’s war in Gaza on Thursday, prompting school administrations to abruptly change campus policies and ban tents or other temporary structures in previously public spaces.
University President Michael Schill informed students of the policy change just after 9 a.m. in an email.
“The goal of this addendum is to balance the right to peacefully demonstrate with our goal to protect our community, to avoid disruptions to instruction and to ensure
