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Live coverage: Day 13 sees removal of tents en masse

Protesters disassemble their tents on the Main Quad early Friday morning.
Protesters disassemble their tents on the Main Quad early Friday morning.
James Hoeck
Protesters dismantle and tidy the encampment, including the medical tent, on Friday.
UPDATE: May 10, 4 a.m.

A red car pulled up to the south end of Lincoln Hall where members of the encampment had placed medical equipment from the medical tents and started loading the supplies into the vehicle.

Both medical tents have been taken down.

 

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Protesters dismantle and tidy the encampment, including the medical tent, on Friday. (James Hoeck)
Protesters load all the medical equipment to a vehicle parked near Foellinger Auditorium on Friday morning.
UPDATE: May 10, 3:48 a.m.

Members were seen loading supplies from their medical tent into a car parked in the lot between Lincoln Hall and Gregory Hall.

A large number of tents have been taken down already. Other supplies have been relocated off of the Main Quad.

 

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Protesters load all the medical equipment to a vehicle parked near Foellinger Auditorium on Friday morning. (Angel Saldivar)
A protester unties the sign in front of Foellinger Auditorium Friday morning.
UPDATE: May 10, 3:30 a.m.

At this point, the encampment is reminiscent of April 28, the day in which tents first began to appear on the Main Quad. Approximately 18 tents remain standing, down from just shy of 60 at its peak.

Additionally, members removed the sign at the north of the encampment which read “UIUC LIBERATION ZONE.”

 

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A protester unties the sign in front of Foellinger Auditorium Friday morning. (Angel Saldivar)
Protesters gather their belongings before moving to The Red Herring on Friday.
UPDATE: May 10, 3:24 a.m.

At least 10 tents have been taken down from the encampment. The first to go were those located at the north-most end. The majority of the tents appear to be empty.

Approximately 14 individuals are removing the tents. Multiple groups of people are taking the tents behind Foellinger Auditorium.

 

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Protesters gather their belongings before moving to The Red Herring on Friday. (James Hoeck)
Protesters dismantle tents as they converge early Friday morning.
UPDATE: May 10, 3 a.m.

Members of the encampment have started taking down tents. At 3 a.m., at least four tents were taken down.

 

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Protesters dismantle tents as they converge early Friday morning. (James Hoeck)
Protester relocates a bin from the encampment to nearby restaurant The Red Herring on Friday.
UPDATE: May 10, 2:42 a.m.

Members of the encampment began moving plastic bins, wooden pallets, coolers, trash cans and other objects away from the encampment at 12:30 a.m. 

Ladders were momentarily seen by the east side of Foellinger Auditorium. 

Members of the encampment were seen taking everything towards and into The Red Herring. 

 

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Protester relocates a bin from the encampment to nearby restaurant The Red Herring on Friday. (Angel Saldivar)
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James Hoeck
James Hoeck, Photo Editor
Heyo! I am James Hoeck, a third-year undergraduate student in photography with a minor in media. I have been a part of Illini Media for two years, starting back in fall 2021. I hold the position of Photo Editor here at The Daily Illini. I also work as Photo Editor for Illini Media’s Illio Yearbook. There is a good chance you will see me out and about on campus taking photos for my personal work or for The DI and/or Illio! If you want to check out more of my work, visit my socials linked below.
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My name is Angel Saldivar and I'm nearing the end of my Journalism degree at the University of Illinois and currently serve as the Assistant Photo Editor at the Daily Illini. When I'm not out taking photos, I'm diving into filmmaking with my film club (shoutout Illini Film and Video) or playing the drums. Got questions or just want to connect? Don't hesitate to email me!
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