Northwestern University students remain in an encampment they set up on the university's lawn Thursday morning in protest of the school's financial ties to Israel.
Students chanted, "Disclose, Divest, we will not go we will not rest," and lined up in front of a couple of dozen camping tents still anchored in the grassy space outside the Deering library, as well as larger tents for first aid and supplies.
The group that assembled in the morning appeared smaller than the day before. The protest brought out Evanstonian Leonard Lamkin to offer help and support.
"I think it's the right approach. It's a nonviolent disobedience. The metal is open for the community to examine what they are doing," Lamkin said.
There also was no visible police presence like the group of officers who got into a brief shoving match with protesters, prompting them to form a human line around the tents.
A junior named Aniekan Odong tells WBBM he has been missing classes but some of his professors don't object - and some have even visited the encampment to show support.
"Some are just fully in support of me missing class, but that's not my biggest concern," he said. "My biggest concern is I'm supporting the people who need support in Gaza, and being out here so my school can make the right decision and disinvest."
The mother of a Jewish student not participating in the encampment says she's heard some professors called off classes in solidarity with protesters.
A Northwestern spokesman says the university is not aware of canceled classes nor arrests and has no plans for remote learning.
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