10 a.m., April 25 | “First Look”

The encampment site is set up on the Arts Quad at dawn on April 25. (Ming DeMers/Sun Senior Photographer)

10:41 a.m., April 25 | “Administration Arrives”

Vice President of Student and Campus Life Ryan Lombardi and Dean of Students Marla Love arrive on the Arts Quad and express disapproval over the nature of the encampment. (Ming DeMers/Sun Senior Photographer)

11:41 a.m., April 25 | “Onlookers”

Cornell University Police Officers watch nearby as protestors call for a rally in support of their demands. (Jason Wu/Sun Senior Photographer)

12:02 p.m, April 25 | “Liberation is a Mindset”

Speakers, including Prof. Russell Rickford, engage the crowd in a rally during which they explained the protesters’ demands. (Nina Davis/Sun Photography Editor)

12:21 p.m., April 25 | “The People’s Microphone”

Christopher Cowen, executive vice president and chief financial officer, tells organizers that the tents violate the University’s policies. Because Cowen declines to use a megaphone, the organizers repeat Cowen’s words to the crowd. (Ming DeMers/Sun Senior Photographer)

12:30 p.m., April 25 | “At a Distance”

As the crowd around the encampment grows, some students express their disagreement with the protest. (Jason Wu/Sun Senior Photographer)

1:07 p.m., April 25 | “The Liberated Zone”

Administrators move conversations into a private space in McGraw Hall, despite demonstrators requesting public negotiations. Demonstrators call the encampment space a “liberated zone.” (Nina Davis/Sun Photography Editor) 

2:25 p.m., April 25 | “Demand #1”

Participants of the encampment hold signs that state their eight demands. Among them include restitution for Indigenous communities, transparency in current finances and divestment from “morally reprehensible activities.” (Ming DeMers/Sun Senior Photographer)

3:03 p.m., April 25 | “Agree to Disagree”

Organizers explain their demands and views to students arguing about the value of the encampment. (Nina Davis/Sun Photography Editor)

3:20 p.m., April 25 | “Dancing for Justice”

Students join arms and dance among spectators on the arts quad. (Nina Davis/Sun Photography Editor)

3:27 p.m., April 25 | “A Space to Chat”

Protestors discuss the purpose and nature of the encampment, just outside the fence. (Nina Davis/Sun Photography Editor)