If the Provost were prudent, he would stop the current construction until the lawsuit is heard and until the more-intelligent Sorkin Master Plan is evaluated by the new President. By refusing to negotiate, the Provost is gambling recklessly with huge sums of money that are not his. Once it is up, it stays up. That could not be farther from the truth. There is no such rule.
Illegal construction is removed every day in Chicago.
I called a halt to the Sonnenschein Master Plan, and the editors of the Maroon still have not done so. But only Michael Sorkin and I, so far, have the courage and will to spend our personal funds to do something about it. Even the editors of the Maroon are not disagreeing that the Sonnenschein Master Plan, as opposed to the Sorkin Master Plan, is bad for the University. That is obvious. If you disagree with my tactics, then come up with something better, before it is too late.