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The Quiet Victory of Chicago’s Monk Parakeets
What the green parrots can teach us about intelligence, extractivism, and finding home in the Windy City.
GREY CITY/
January 23, 2022
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U.S. Department of State
The Iconoclastic Flamboyance of Gertrude Beasley
Ninety-six years ago, Gertrude Beasley (M.A., 1918) published a scathing memoir unmasking the rampant abuse faced by women in the rural South, and disappeared shortly after. Her story is now being widely read for the first time.
GREY CITY/
January 14, 2022
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4:27 p.m.
Ruby Rorty
The Reverend Jesse Jackson: “My Job Is to Teach Students Their Power"
In a one-on-one interview, the civil rights icon talks power, politics, and youth activism.
GREY CITY/
January 11, 2022
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“Justice at Any Rate”: Remembering Chicago Civil Rights Leader Timuel D. Black
Black died on October 13 at 102 years old.
GREY CITY/
November 1, 2021
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3:56 p.m.
Jinna Lee
O-Issue 2021, by The Chicago Maroon
An introduction to the next four years.
NEWS/
September 21, 2021
Adyant Kanakamedala
The Adventure of the American Mind
Grey City reviews "The Opening of the American Mind: Ten Years of The Point."
GREY CITY/
June 13, 2021
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Brandon Shin
Neurodivergence at an Atypical School
UChicago has an extensive infrastructure devoted to meeting the needs of students with learning disabilities. But many of these students say it’s falling short.
GREY CITY/
May 23, 2021
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12:34 p.m.
Abigael Thinakaran
Essential at UChicago
Many UChicago workers said that the challenges of the pandemic are exacerbated by the University's often-unsupportive administration.
NEWS/
April 29, 2021
Circuit Court of Cook County
The Illinois Juvenile Justice System Faces COVID-19
From isolation to disrupted educations, the pandemic deeply affected youth entangled in Illinois's juvenile justice system, and underlined some of the system's contradictions.
GREY CITY/
April 27, 2021
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UChicago News
Paul Alivisatos Wants To Begin His Presidency by Listening
From attending UChicago as an undergraduate to serving as provost at UC Berkeley, future university president Paul Alivisatos understands the importance of collaboration and open discussion.
NEWS/
April 20, 2021
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3 p.m.
Matthew Lee
A “Second Pandemic”: The Enduring Impacts of COVID-19 on Mental Health and Wellbeing
Grey City sat down with therapists and UChicago researchers to discuss the toll of the pandemic on mental health and wellness.
GREY CITY/
April 20, 2021
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Kelly Curry
Losing Faith in the Child Welfare System: Illinois Parents and Foster Caregivers Struggle During the COVID-19 Shutdowns
During the pandemic, parents looked for outside support. They struggled to find it.
GREY CITY/
April 12, 2021
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Matthew Lee
The Illinois Child Welfare System: Under Stress, Confronting COVID-19
The pandemic has only exacerbated the existing systemic issues faced by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services and the children and families it serves.
GREY CITY/
April 6, 2021
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10:56 p.m.
University of Chicago Photographic Archive
How The University of Chicago Can Better Serve the South Side
Over the past four months, The Maroon Editorial Board deliberated how the University of Chicago can improve its relationship with the South Side. This series, the product of interviews with various community members, activists, and University associ…
EDITORIALS/
April 1, 2021
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University of Chicago Photographic Archive
Shaping the Conversation: The Maroon’s Role in Reporting on Race, Equity, and Opportunity on the South Side
To overhaul our reporting standards on racial equity, we have established a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion board as a starting point.
EDITORIALS/
March 30, 2021
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University of Chicago Photographic Archive
To Repair Historic Harm, the University Must Endow South Siders With Capital and Control
The University should fund a Center for Reparative Justice and incorporate a Community Board into the Office of Civic Engagement to direct their initiatives on the South Side.
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March 30, 2021
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