Chapel Hill pro-Palestinian camp continues amid arrests, counter protests, pepper spray
For a total of four full days, students at UNC-Chapel Hill joined many other universities, including Columbia University in New York City, by creating on-campus encampments to protest the Israel-Hamas war and connections to the Israeli government. At roughly 6 a.m. authorities moved onto Polk Place to make arrests following a statement by Interim Chancellor Lee Roberts and Provost Christopher Clemens calling protesters to disband. According to The Daily Tar Heel, 30 protesters were arrested on April 30. The camp was organized by the “Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of North Carolina,” and included students from other universities including Duke University.