Many students carried gold flyers with images of a crown, bullets and bombs, symbolizing the Crown family, who are benefactors to the Art Institute and who students say invest in weapons manufacturers. They tore the flyers on stage.
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Counter-protesters at DePaul's Lincoln Park campus reportedly tried to clash with protesters, but the pro-Palestinian protesters used de-escalation tactics to keep peace. Nationwide, more than 2,500 protesters have been arrested since April 18.