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People were being told to avoid part of the University of Illinois Chicago campus Wednesday afternoon as police activity was reported in a student center building. An alert from the school said police activity was reported around 12:40 p.m. at 750 S. Halsted St. on the second floor of the building, which is the Student Center East Tower. Authorities are responding. Avoid the area until further notice, the alert stated. Around 1:30 p.m., the school said it was evacuating the building. If you are not on campus, avoid the area until further notice, a separate alert stated. In a statement to NBC Chicago, the university said police were investigating an attempted stabbing on the second floor of the Student Center East. The incident involved two UIC students, one of whom was arrested and taken into custody. The school said the other student was neither stabbed nor injured. The area has been secured, and there is no threat to the campus community. Stude