Demonstrators pause for Maghrib prayer on Fullerton after the encampment was cleared Thursday morning.

NOW: DePaul's Student Center on campus is locked. A university email sent out says to "avoid the area."

BREAKING: Early this morning, CPD began disassembling the encampment on the Lincoln Park Quad. Follow @lillyraekeller and @rose_okeeffe for updates.

DePaul recognized the graduating class of 2024, whose high school graduations and first year at DePaul were disrupted by the pandemic. With the cancellation of FEST impacting that same graduating class, OSI said their goal is to “honor these students.” depauliaonline.com/7…

NOW: DePaul's 2024 FEST will be canceled due to the “current campus environment,” a university email states. FEST was scheduled to take place on the Quad on May 17.