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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.
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April 6, 2021
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10:56 p.m.
Brandon Shin
A Tale of Two Curricula: General Education at St. John’s College and the University of Chicago
A small liberal arts college in Maryland shows a vision of what the University of Chicago might have been.
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March 30, 2021
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3:55 p.m.
Bryce Lanham
Over a Century of House Culture: The Story of Snell-Hitchcock
Over a century ago, Snell-Hitchcock residents launched The Section Six, an annual magazine documenting the dorm’s people and culture. Now, as its residents revive the publication, Grey City takes a deep dive into the dorm’s long history.
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March 9, 2021
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9:38 p.m.
University of Chicago
Spiritual Leader, Dean of Rockefeller Chapel, Scholar: Maurice Charles (M.Div. ’90, Ph.D. ’13) Returns to Hyde Park
Charles’s childhood and early work has influenced his approach to UCPD both as a student and now as dean of Rockefeller Chapel.
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February 10, 2021
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8:24 a.m.
Bulletin of Atomic Scientists/Thomas Gaulkin
Is This the End of the World?
Grey City sits down with Doomsday Clock scientists and apocalypse scholars to discuss the recent surge in apocalyptic thinking.
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February 1, 2021
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8:41 p.m.
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“Founded to Exclude”: Greek Life, UChicago Theta, and the Push for Abolition
UChicago’s Theta is one of many sorority chapters nationwide to see mass disaffiliations from Greek life in recent months, as members decry their organizations’ roles in reinforcing structural racism.
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January 26, 2021
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4:43 p.m.
Stoicism 101
Everything is material, there's no supernatural realm, and you can reduce your suffering by changing your thinking about your problems: welcome to Stoic thought.
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January 12, 2021
Laura Gersony
An Arboreal History of the University of Chicago
Grey City tells the history of the Chicago region through the lens of its floral inhabitants.
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December 1, 2020
University of Chicago Photographic Archive
Maroon Archives Tell the Story of the 1918 Spanish Flu, a Picture Not Dissimilar From Today’s Coronavirus Pandemic
Viral testing and vaccines were years away from widespread use, but Chicagoans in 1918 implemented similar hygiene and social distancing measures to prevent the viral spread.
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November 17, 2020
Adrián Mandeville
The 2020 Presidential Election: UChicago Professors Weigh In
UChicago professors consider the logistical and political challenges that have emerged this voting cycle, from the fragility of American democracy to election manipulation.
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November 3, 2020
Yiwen Lu
Get Out The Vote Efforts Adapt To An Unprecedented Election
Campus and city-wide organizations find innovative ways to get out the vote during the pandemic.
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November 2, 2020
Camelia Malkami
Two Lawsuits, Five Internal Complaints Allege Discrimination within UC Facilities Services Department
Several former and current employees described a pattern of discriminatory behavior within the department dating back to 2014.
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October 13, 2020
Hannah Morin
Quarantine’s Silver Lining: UC Students Share Pet Stories
Socially distanced from other humans, many UChicago students have found solace in their animal companions.
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September 16, 2020
Camelia Malkami
For the Class of 2024, COVID-19 Changed Everything
Higher education’s high-price, high-financial aid model is no longer feasible under the economic constraints brought on by coronavirus. But students and their families need financial aid now more than ever.
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July 19, 2020
Camelia Malkami
Tracking Title IX: Sexual Violence By The Numbers
Grey City looked back at this year’s campus climate survey and how UChicago stacks up to peer institutions nationwide.
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June 2, 2020
Camelia Malkami
Campus Sustainability On Paper And In Practice
A look at UChicago’s track record on sustainability complicates the narrative on its recent climate goals.
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May 13, 2020
Lee Harris
Tracking Title IX: Winds of Change at the Department of Education
Grey City examines Title IX at UChicago and how it stands to change under the current leadership of the Department of Education.
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April 29, 2020
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