Administrators at the University of Connecticut discussed removing one of the iconic spirit rocks numerous times after it became an outlet for student expression about Israel and Palestine following Oct. 7, according to The Daily Campus.
On Tuesday, Oct. 10, at 7 p.m., University of Connecticut students gathered on the Student Union Lawn to express solidarity with the victims of recent unprecedented attacks on Israel by Hamas, a Palestinian militant group designated as a terrorist organization by the United States government.