I don’t know how exactly the demands are being received by the rest of the school (there’s a lot of shit on UChicago Secrets but that page is terrible and poor representation of the college) but I can tell you that the incoming First Years generally aren’t so fond of it. There’s been quite a bit of heated discussion with some current First Years coming in to defend it too and even the president of College Republicans putting a plug for their RSO after seeing the discussion.
Without going into the specifics, my personal view is that while these demands reflect some very real problems that need to be addressed, I think they are a quite poorly thought out as a way of actually getting these problems resolved. There’s a whole spectrum ranging from stuff that you’d be hard pressed to find a reason for not already being the case, to stuff that seem good in theory but run into real practical problems, to stuff that’s straight up antithetical to the university and would worsen the problems instead. But really the main thing that gets people is the language that it’s presented in (with the constant use of the word demands). I think that the problems definitely need addressing, but they more well thought out and constructive plans of action for them to really work.
Apparently the people behind the demands are holding a town hall regarding the demands and issues people have with it. That’s a good step and I wish I could be there. Hopefully there’ll be some productive discussion and better understanding of both sides that leads to a real and more effective approach to the problem