Cochran fields concerns on community garden

by Ella Christoph

Cochran held the meeting in order to hear the community’s reaction to the garden closure, which makes room for staging construction for the Chicago Theological Seminary at 61st Street and Dorchester Avenue.

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Claire Hungerford

Students gather for garden party and protest

by Ella Christoph

While some held out hope that the garden might be retained, administrators said plans to stage construction of the Chicago Theological Seminary on the plot are unlikely to change before November 15, when the University plans to fence off the garden.

Articles of concern

by Claire McNear

Recent press has put the University in an embarrassing spotlight.

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Neighborhood reflects as garden closing finalized

by Ella Christoph

Gardeners savor the last season of the 61st Street Community Garden, disappointed in the uprooting of the "Sustainability Quad"

Stunted community growth

by Laura Staley

The U of C is wrong to close a neighborhood garden.

Room for growth

by Maroon Editorial Board

The University must find a permanent home for the community garden at the corner of East 61st Street and South Dorchester Avenue.

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