Ahead of the board of trustees vote on a divestment proposal from the Committee for Investment Responsibility (CIR), pro-Palestine student group Beyond Empire held a demonstration outside of the Frank Center for Public Affairs (PAC) and Olin Library (Olin) at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21. The rally, held a day after five students were detained by the Middletown Police Department after occupying North College, lasted two hours while the board of trustees convened.