Camelia Malkami
University of Chicago Goes Test-Optional
The announcement was packaged with a number of other changes advertised as promoting accessibility
NEWS/
June 14, 2018
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10:18 a.m.
Did UChicago Get Too Much Credit for the Admissions Announcements?
Media is crediting UChicago for significantly expanding financial aid. That may be a misinterpretation of the new tuition guarantees.
OP-EDS/
June 16, 2018
How has this experience changed you?
Forty fourth-years reflect on their time at the University of Chicago.
FEATURE
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June 8, 2018
Student Body Votes By Wide Margin to Repeal SG Pay Plan
The repeal referendum passed with 1,138 "yes" votes to 531 "no" votes.
NEWS/
June 8, 2018
Bari Weiss to Interview Zimmer at Viewpoint Diversity Advocacy Conference
The heterodox NYT editor will interview President Zimmer on June 15.
NEWS/
June 4, 2018
SLEU Wins in NLRB Case with University
The Board’s decision ends a year-long legal fight over the outcome of last June’s vote.
NEWS/
June 6, 2018
CBA Coalition Rallies at Alumni Weekend
Several alumni circulated a petition in support of a CBA leading up to Alumni Weekend.
NEWS/
June 4, 2018
At Alumni Event, Students Call for UCPD Transparency, More Counseling Resources
"We won’t leave ‘til you say yes—fully fund the SCS! We won’t leave ‘til you agree—police accountability,” students chanted.
NEWS/
June 1, 2018
Early Numbers Show Trauma Center Will Be One of the Busiest in Illinois
The trauma center has treated nearly 300 patients in its first month.
NEWS/
May 31, 2018
The Bill That Would Have Subjected UCPD to FOIA
“The principle at hand was whether or not a private institution performing a public function should be subject to the same laws as the public institution from which they derive their powers,” Jamie Kalven said.
NEWS/
May 28, 2018
Student Group Raises Awareness of Refugee Crisis
The poster campaign aimed to debunk myths about the refugee resettlement process
NEWS/
May 28, 2018
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
The Culprit of Course Evaluations
Course evaluations set an unhealthy expectation for the amount of time students should spend on their work.
OP-EDS/
June 8, 2018
Euirim Choi
Delta Upsilon Faces Allegations of Drugging Female Students
Rumors of the druggings, which allegedly involved Xanax in at least one case, were widespread on campus by the time of publication.
NEWS/
June 2, 2018
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3:19 p.m.
Jabin Botsford, The Washington Post
@realDonaldTrump’s Twitter Blocking Ruled Unconstitutional; Law Prof Lakier Weighs In
Law Professor Genevieve Lakier, who signed an amicus brief with the Knight Institute, discussed the upshot of the ruling with the Maroon.
NEWS/
May 31, 2018
Forrest Stuart
Uncommon Interview: Sociologist Forrest Stuart
Sociology professor Forrest Stuart discussed his new book, Down, Out, and Under Arrest: Policing and Everyday Life in Skid Row.
NEWS/
May 31, 2018
Regenstein Special Collections
The Storied Past of Harper Memorial Library
When Harper Memorial Library first opened, it was the main library at the University. Over one hundred years later, it serves an entirely different purpose.
FEATURE
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May 28, 2018
Bryce Lanham
Single Rooms in Snell-Hitchcock Changed to Doubles for 2018-2019
Gabrielle Dulys, president of Hitchcock house, said that although the rooms being turned into doubles are larger, they are still not optimal to turn into doubles.
NEWS/
May 28, 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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1 p.m.
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
Student Body Votes By Wide Margin to Repeal SG Pay Plan
The repeal referendum passed with 1,138 "yes" votes to 531 "no" votes.
NEWS/
June 8, 2018
Bari Weiss to Interview Zimmer at Viewpoint Diversity Advocacy Conference
The heterodox NYT editor will interview President Zimmer on June 15.
NEWS/
June 4, 2018
SLEU Wins in NLRB Case with University
The Board’s decision ends a year-long legal fight over the outcome of last June’s vote.
NEWS/
June 6, 2018
CBA Coalition Rallies at Alumni Weekend
Several alumni circulated a petition in support of a CBA leading up to Alumni Weekend.
NEWS/
June 4, 2018
At Alumni Event, Students Call for UCPD Transparency, More Counseling Resources
"We won’t leave ‘til you say yes—fully fund the SCS! We won’t leave ‘til you agree—police accountability,” students chanted.
NEWS/
June 1, 2018
Early Numbers Show Trauma Center Will Be One of the Busiest in Illinois
The trauma center has treated nearly 300 patients in its first month.
NEWS/
May 31, 2018
The Bill That Would Have Subjected UCPD to FOIA
“The principle at hand was whether or not a private institution performing a public function should be subject to the same laws as the public institution from which they derive their powers,” Jamie Kalven said.
NEWS/
May 28, 2018
Student Group Raises Awareness of Refugee Crisis
The poster campaign aimed to debunk myths about the refugee resettlement process
NEWS/
May 28, 2018
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
MARKETPLACE
NEW: The Maroon's free classifieds page for Hyde Park and its surrounding neighborhoods.
VIEWPOINTS
The Palestine Exception to Free Speech on Campus
UChicago's commitment to protecting free speech doesn't extend to students advocating for Palestine.
OP-EDS/
June 8, 2018
OP-ED: Invest in Us: The Case for #CareNotCops
COLUMN: The "Symbolism" Behind Your Starbucks
COLUMN: Bridging the Gap: Art and Journalism
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