UPDATE: May 6, 12:45 p.m.
Illinois State Representatives Bob Morgan, Daniel Didech and Tracy Katz Muhl gave a press conference at the north end of the Main Quad in solidarity with Jewish students at the University.
The Daily Illini spoke with Tracy Katz Muhl, representative of the 57th District, who gave a comment on the encampment and conversations with University administration.
**This interview has been edited for length and clarity.**
DI: You met with the University administration earlier, can you tell me a little bit about the conversations that you had with them?
Muhl: The administration invited the three of us this morning to go over how things have unrolled, their security plans and their graduation plans. That’s front of mind for the families back home in the district. We get a lot of messages right now asking for a safe and meaningful graduation for the students who missed it during COVID-19. I was happy to hear that that’s already happened at the Chicago campus.
DI: How do you feel about the encampment that has been going on on campus for the past week?
Muhl: I respect and honor all students’ right to protest both sides of the lawn here and count on the University to enforce the safety rules that they put in place to make sure everybody can do that properly.
