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Grey City is the Maroon’s features and investigative journalism section. We cover campus culture and local news in an in-depth, often long-form style, and we are dedicated to all things serious and curious at the University of Chicago.

Aerial photo of International House. Courtesy of Denise Jorgens.

I-House: The Good, the Bad, and the History

By Jack Rich / September 22, 2025
Grey City reporter Jack Rich explores the many masks worn by UChicago’s “worst” dorm.
The Joseph Regenstein Library.

The Faces Behind the Face Cards

By Kaci Sziraki / September 22, 2025
Kaci Sziraki provides a deep dive into the poker scene at UChicago.
Regenstein Library at sunrise.

Is UChicago Really the “Last Bastion” of Reading?

By Leah Tabakh / September 22, 2025
Last fall, the Atlantic published an article claiming that elite college students are unable to read full books. The article describes UChicago as the “last bastion of people who do read things,” but how true is that statement really?
Students participate in a conclave simulation held at Rockefeller Chapel during the University of Chicago's "pope class," formally titled "Italian Renaissance: Petrarch, Machiavelli, and the Wars of Popes and Kings." Courtesy of Joseph DePaula.

Students Elect a Fake Pope Every Year. They Didn’t Expect a Real Pope From Chicago.

By Celeste Alcalay / June 25, 2025
A historian, religious scholars, and the students who staged a Renaissance-era conclave reflect on the significance of the first U.S.-born pope—and speculate that the Holy Father might pay a visit to Hyde Park.
The interior of Bartlett Dining Commons.

Where Are All the “Real Chicago Intellectuals?”

By Anika Krishnaswamy / May 22, 2025
Students, alumni, and faculty reflect on perceived shifts in UChicago’s undergraduate culture—away from “intellectualism” and “quirkiness” and toward pre-professionalism.
Political donations from the current trustees by election cycle from the 1999–2000 election cycle to the 2023–24 election cycle. Source: Federal Election Commission

Current UChicago Trustees’ Donations to Republicans Skyrocketed in Last Two Years

By Zachary Leiter / May 22, 2025
UChicago trustees’ donations to Republican candidates increased considerably in the 2024 election cycle, according to Federal Election Commission records reviewed by the Maroon.
Professor Linda Ginzel in her office in Booth Harper Center.

A Day in the Life (of the Mind): Professors at UChicago

By Anushka Bansal / May 22, 2025
The Maroon sat down with two UChicago professors to explore their approaches to teaching, the rhythms of their work, and how they experience life at the University.
Examining Title IX at UChicago in the Trump Era

Examining Title IX at UChicago in the Trump Era

By Agathe Demarolle / May 14, 2025
A look at gender discrimination and sexual misconduct at UChicago and how the Trump administration’s policy changes could affect Title IX cases at the University.
UCPD officers and protesters face off on South Ellis Avenue following the encampment raid.

New Information on Lead-up to Encampment Raid

By Elena Eisenstadt and Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon / April 28, 2025
The Maroon obtained records of the email exchanges leading up to the forceful dissolution of the UChicago United for Palestine encampment last spring.
A banner reading "End the Siege on Gaza," Ceasefire Now," and "Free Palestine" hangs inside the encampment.

The Encampment and IOP Occupation One Year Later

By Elena Eisenstadt and Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon / April 28, 2025
On the first anniversary of UChicago United for Palestine’s “Popular University for Gaza,” the Maroon revisits last spring’s protests and the University’s response.
50 Years of Divestment Movements at UChicago

50 Years of Divestment Movements at UChicago

By Karen Yi / April 21, 2025
In an interactive timeline, Grey City uncovers a history of divestment activism from the Maroon's archives.
Protesters rally on the one-year anniversary of the January 27, 2013 demonstration at the Center for Care and Discovery.

Reworking a Decades-Old Disciplinary System

By Evgenia Anastasakos, Celeste Alcalay, and Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon / April 17, 2025
Protests over UCMed’s lack of a Level I adult trauma center beginning in 2010 resulted in student arrests and misconduct by an undercover UCPD officer, forcing the University to reevaluate its protest policies and how it communicates them to students.
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