Jacques Manjarrez
UChicago Needs to Fully Commit to Part-Time Status
A former Maroon editor advocates for allowing students to go on part-time status when life intervenes.
COLUMNS/
May 24, 2018
Part-Time Status Gone for Seniors, Fifth Class Now at No Extra Cost
The College says it's making changes “to support students’ progress toward on-time graduation.”
NEWS/
May 24, 2018
Seniors Retell Their Strongest Memories From College
"I’m always making smaller fun memories—like actually talking loudly in the Reg with friends... because who else is gonna be in the Reg on a Friday?" —Harper Graf, history and MAPSS Candidate
NEWS/
May 24, 2018
As Woodlawn Community Leaders Debate New Green Line Stops, a Decades-Old Conflict Is Revived
In the 1990s, a Green Line route down 63rd Street was decommissioned. Now, as supporters of the Green Line are trying to bring it back, opponents fear that decades-old lessons have not been heeded.
NEWS/
May 21, 2018
Hyde Park Hotel Makes Donations to Hyde Park Academy High School
The hotel has now made two donations to the high school's art program.
NEWS/
May 25, 2018
Summer Breeze Features Carly Rae Jepsen
Summer Breeze featured its first all-female lineup this year, with headliner Carly Rae Jepsen, Empress Of, and Princess Nokia rocking the stage.
ARTS/
May 22, 2018
Chicago Plan Commission Votes in Favor of Key Obama Center Proposals
Hours before the meeting started, both supporters and opponents of the proposals gathered outside City Hall, where they passionately chanted in favor of their respective sides.
NEWS/
May 17, 2018
Zimmer in the Wild: President Talks Free Speech on Nat Geo
Zimmer discussed free expression with Katie Couric in a National Geographic episode, "Age of Outrage," that aired Wednesday night.
NEWS/
May 17, 2018
Senior Spotlight: Natalie DeMuro
The swim and dive team will surely miss one of its 2017-18 co-captains, the graduating Natalie DeMuro.
SPORTS/
May 17, 2018
A Very Salonen Send-Off for CSO Composers-in-Residence
The CSO’s MusicNOW series is celebrating the end of its 20th season, and its final season with Mead Composers-in-Residence Samuel Adams and Elizabeth Ogonek.
ARTS/
May 20, 2018
Rajan Shuts Down Rumors That He's Interested in Top Bank of England Post
The current Governor, Canadian economist Mark Carney, is leaving the position in June 2019 after deciding to stay an extra year following the Brexit vote.
NEWS/
May 18, 2018
LGBTQ Youth Two Times More Likely to Experience Homelessness, Chapin Hall Study Finds
Black young adults that identified as LGBTQ+ had the highest rate of homelessness—at a rate of 16%—amongst all the demographics surveyed.
NEWS/
May 17, 2018
UCSC Open Exchange Program Celebrates First Year
The program matches students to organizations that support immigrant communities.
NEWS/
May 17, 2018
Where Fun Comes to Scav: 2018 Edition
The University’s annual scavenger hunt took place May 9 through 13.
ARTS/
May 14, 2018
Grad Students Push for Gun Violence Research On Campus
The students’ resolution declaring support for research passed unanimously at Monday’s SG Assembly meeting.
NEWS/
May 14, 2018
Institute of Translational Medicine Opens at UChicago
The Institute is supported by a $35 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.
NEWS/
May 14, 2018
SG to Consider Resolution on Paying President $4,500 Per Year
Student Government will consider a resolution on Monday to pay the SG president $4,500 per year and the vice presidents $2,250 per year.
NEWS/
May 11, 2018
Bill Gates Reportedly Buys House in Hyde Park
Gates’s son, Rory, will be a member of the University’s Class of 2022.
NEWS/
May 10, 2018
New Group Submits Proposal to Keep Yerkes Open
A group calling itself the Yerkes Future Foundation has submitted a proposal to keep the Observatory open.
NEWS/
May 10, 2018
Highlights From the Scav List
From Adam Smith to ancient sea monsters, below are a few of our favorite items from this year’s List.
NEWS/
May 11, 2018
New Yorker's Jeffrey Toobin Talks Trump, Gerrymandering
Jeffrey Toobin, a frequent commentator on CNN, spoke at the IOP about the judiciary in the era of Trump.
NEWS/
May 11, 2018
A Paper on the Precipice
A graduating Maroon editor discusses the importance of independent newspapers.
COLUMNS/
May 24, 2018
City Council Approves $175 Million In Spending on Obama Presidential Center
In a 47-to-1 vote, the Council approved measures including the closure of Cornell Drive and Marquette Road and the widening of Lake Shore Drive and Stony Island Avenue.
NEWS/
May 24, 2018
SG Will Hold Student-Wide Referendum to Repeal Executive Pay
Over 1,000 students signed a petition supporting a repeal.
NEWS/
May 21, 2018
Jury Sides With Cop Allegedly Scapegoated by UCPD's "Old Boys' Club"
An ex-UCPD commander who was terminated after his officer infiltrated a trauma center protest is owed $150k. The case documents shed new light on the department.
NEWS/
May 17, 2018
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Chicago Park District
Jackson Park Board Accepts Revised Lakefront Plan
The proposed changes include reintroducing recreational boating to the basin behind the Museum of Science and Industry and bringing back Jackson Park’s old canal and lagoon system.
NEWS/
May 18, 2018
the Institute of Politics
Carney Talks Twitter and Truth at IOP Event
“Everything you say is gonna be scrutinized, so make sure everything you say is right and don’t fake," Carney said.
NEWS/
May 17, 2018
SG Votes to Pay Its Leadership Thousands Per Year
Next year’s Executive Slate issued a statement opposing the payment plan after the vote. SG also passed a resolution on UCPD and mental health.
NEWS/
May 15, 2018
Indiana Public Media
The Kalven Report: A Discussion, Not a Law
“The reports are only as good as the community behind them—they’re pieces of paper!” said Dean of the College John Boyer. “What do your students believe in? What are your principles?”
FEATURE
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May 14, 2018
Oren Oppenheim
New SOSC Sequence Added, SSI Expanded
The new sequence, Global Society, will discuss social science research in the context of contemporary issues.
NEWS/
May 11, 2018
Special Collections
"War, Trauma, Memory" Exhibition Opens in the Reg
The exhibit was designed to shift focus away from war itself.
NEWS/
May 11, 2018
Student Raped in Sleep, Backlash to Alert Prompts Admin Review
The University sent a follow-up email after backlash for the use of the term "sexual intercourse" and the lack of a content warning in the alert.
NEWS/
May 7, 2018
UChicago United Protests for Multicultural Centers
Advocates for multicultural centers say the university does not provide adequate spaces for students of color.
NEWS/
May 8, 2018
Obama Foundation
Obama Foundation Announces Library Branch, Community Commitments, and Design Changes for Presidential Library
A seven year rent-free lease is included for the Chicago Public Library branch, and provisions for it to be placed next to a planned "Obama Reading Room."
NEWS/
May 7, 2018
As Woodlawn Community Leaders Debate New Green Line Stops, a Decades-Old Conflict Is Revived
In the 1990s, a Green Line route down 63rd Street was decommissioned. Now, as supporters of the Green Line are trying to bring it back, opponents fear that decades-old lessons have not been heeded.
NEWS/
May 21, 2018
Hyde Park Hotel Makes Donations to Hyde Park Academy High School
The hotel has now made two donations to the high school's art program.
NEWS/
May 25, 2018
Summer Breeze Features Carly Rae Jepsen
Summer Breeze featured its first all-female lineup this year, with headliner Carly Rae Jepsen, Empress Of, and Princess Nokia rocking the stage.
ARTS/
May 22, 2018
Chicago Plan Commission Votes in Favor of Key Obama Center Proposals
Hours before the meeting started, both supporters and opponents of the proposals gathered outside City Hall, where they passionately chanted in favor of their respective sides.
NEWS/
May 17, 2018
Zimmer in the Wild: President Talks Free Speech on Nat Geo
Zimmer discussed free expression with Katie Couric in a National Geographic episode, "Age of Outrage," that aired Wednesday night.
NEWS/
May 17, 2018
Senior Spotlight: Natalie DeMuro
The swim and dive team will surely miss one of its 2017-18 co-captains, the graduating Natalie DeMuro.
SPORTS/
May 17, 2018
A Very Salonen Send-Off for CSO Composers-in-Residence
The CSO’s MusicNOW series is celebrating the end of its 20th season, and its final season with Mead Composers-in-Residence Samuel Adams and Elizabeth Ogonek.
ARTS/
May 20, 2018
Rajan Shuts Down Rumors That He's Interested in Top Bank of England Post
The current Governor, Canadian economist Mark Carney, is leaving the position in June 2019 after deciding to stay an extra year following the Brexit vote.
NEWS/
May 18, 2018
LGBTQ Youth Two Times More Likely to Experience Homelessness, Chapin Hall Study Finds
Black young adults that identified as LGBTQ+ had the highest rate of homelessness—at a rate of 16%—amongst all the demographics surveyed.
NEWS/
May 17, 2018
UCSC Open Exchange Program Celebrates First Year
The program matches students to organizations that support immigrant communities.
NEWS/
May 17, 2018
Where Fun Comes to Scav: 2018 Edition
The University’s annual scavenger hunt took place May 9 through 13.
ARTS/
May 14, 2018
Grad Students Push for Gun Violence Research On Campus
The students’ resolution declaring support for research passed unanimously at Monday’s SG Assembly meeting.
NEWS/
May 14, 2018
Institute of Translational Medicine Opens at UChicago
The Institute is supported by a $35 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.
NEWS/
May 14, 2018
SG to Consider Resolution on Paying President $4,500 Per Year
Student Government will consider a resolution on Monday to pay the SG president $4,500 per year and the vice presidents $2,250 per year.
NEWS/
May 11, 2018
Bill Gates Reportedly Buys House in Hyde Park
Gates’s son, Rory, will be a member of the University’s Class of 2022.
NEWS/
May 10, 2018
New Group Submits Proposal to Keep Yerkes Open
A group calling itself the Yerkes Future Foundation has submitted a proposal to keep the Observatory open.
NEWS/
May 10, 2018
Highlights From the Scav List
From Adam Smith to ancient sea monsters, below are a few of our favorite items from this year’s List.
NEWS/
May 11, 2018
New Yorker's Jeffrey Toobin Talks Trump, Gerrymandering
Jeffrey Toobin, a frequent commentator on CNN, spoke at the IOP about the judiciary in the era of Trump.
NEWS/
May 11, 2018
MARKETPLACE
NEW: The Maroon's free classifieds page for Hyde Park and its surrounding neighborhoods.
VIEWPOINTS
Bridging the Gap: Art and Journalism
A former video editor reflects on his experience developing the Maroon's video section.
COLUMNS/
May 24, 2018
COLUMN: Persistence on the Paper
OP-ED: A Case for the ELRA
OP-ED: The Div School Must Openly Confront Its Challenges
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