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Lauren Rhodes

University Editor

Lauren Rhodes is the 2024 university editor at The Daily Tar Heel. She has previously served as an assistant editor and senior writer for the university desk. Lauren is a sophomore pursuing a double major in media and journalism and political science with a minor in politics, philosophy and economics. 

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Tensions between demonstrators and police escalate on fifth day of protests for Palestine

By Emmy Martin and Lauren Rhodes | April 30

Dozens of tents in the pro-Palestinian “Triangle Gaza Solidarity Encampment” on UNC’s Polk Place remained standing into the early hours of Tuesday. But by 8 a.m. Tuesday morning, they were gone and 36 protesters were detained. And by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, protesters and police had clashed again after replacing the American flag with a Palestinian one in the center of the Quad. By 6:45 p.m., the American flag was reinstated by police. 

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By Lauren Rhodes | April 30

Law enforcement officers detained approximately 30 demonstrators from the "Triangle Gaza Solidarity Encampment" on April 30, 2024. UNC Facilities workers and UNC Police cleared the encampment and placed barriers around the area on Polk Place by 8:30 a.m.

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