VIEWPOINTS
Maya Ordonez
Finding Time Amid Timelessness
A change in our daily lives has shifted the ways we can mark the passage of time.
June 2, 2020
COLUMNS
In 2021, Green Should Be the New Maroon
Upon returning to campus, UChicago must commit to sustainability, starting with a commitment to data transparency and collaboration.
June 5, 2020
Farewell, UChicago
Law student columnist reflects on activism and identity.
June 2, 2020
Our Pass/Fail System Is Failing Us All
An optional pass/fail policy exacerbates existing inequalities, and we must reevaluate it for future online quarters.
May 25, 2020
Reflections on a Fiasco
A catastrophic, contested election proves the need for electoral reform.
May 23, 2020
Student Government Elections Need Overhaul
A better student government starts with a better election process.
May 12, 2020
Let's Get Real About Autumn Quarter
We need to honestly assess the risks and challenges that would come with reopening campus this fall.
May 6, 2020
Lessons From Zoom
Students should take the time to recognize unexpected benefits of distance learning, so we can improve our in-person curriculum once back on campus.
May 6, 2020
There Is No Recreating Pre-Pandemic UChicago
The UChicago community we knew before the COVID-19 pandemic is gone, and it is our responsibility to create traditions and culture befitting these novel circumstances.
May 2, 2020
Remembering UChicago, Warts and All
We must resist the temptation to erase the negative aspects of UChicago in our memories, because confronting that toxicity is key to building a better campus for everyone.
April 28, 2020
We Need To Slow Down
Under crisis circumstances, prioritizing reflection and gentleness can be a life-or-death matter.
April 28, 2020
Home Again?
Leaving campus poses unique challenges for first-year students.
April 22, 2020
Making the Best of It
Don’t neglect small ways of improving quality of life at home.
April 21, 2020
Social Isolation: Unplugged 2020
Reconnecting with yourself in quarantine.
April 15, 2020
Good Job, Bob
The University of Chicago is showing other universities how to support their employees during the pandemic.
April 7, 2020
We Need Transparent Communication About COVID-19
As the University deals with COVID-19, administrators should provide all members of the community with updates about diagnoses—not just those students that they deem most affected.
March 24, 2020
OP-EDS
Jessica Xia
Rethinking the Riots
In response to the George Floyd protests, we need to focus our energies on speaking out against police brutality and racial violence instead of condemning the destruction of property and specific forms of protests that have occurred.
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June 4, 2020
Professors, Be Proactive in Your Accommodations
Instructors must make accommodations that recognize the extraordinary circumstances of this finals season.
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June 2, 2020
What’s Wrong With the Police?
If we really want to change law enforcement, let’s start with the UCPD.
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June 2, 2020
Overabundance of Caution
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June 2, 2020
It Goes Beyond Student Government Elections
UChicago’s recent Student Government elections reveal deeper issues with the way sexual violence is treated on campus.
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May 30, 2020
UChicago Did It Right
Other institutions should follow in our footsteps and implement a test-optional admissions policy.
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May 25, 2020
Saumya Jain
Everyone Starts Somewhere
What unites UChicago students is a unique sense of grit.
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May 19, 2020
What You Think, What I Think
A reflection on thought.
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May 19, 2020
Alvin Shi
Our Student Government System Has Wilted
It’s time for an overhaul of elections at UChicago, and we must consider houses as a viable electoral unit.
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May 12, 2020
Fighting for an Education We’ve Earned
Students who have dealt with UChicago’s Office of Financial Aid throughout their undergraduate careers anticipated its mishandling of tuition during the pandemic.
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May 11, 2020
LETTERS
The Academy’s Longevity Should Incentivize Reform
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May 13, 2020
Professor Hoang, We Need Academic Community—Not Competition—Amid the Pandemic
Graduate students must combat the coronavirus crisis together.
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May 12, 2020
Professor Kimberly Hoang’s Partial Portrait of a Jobs Crisis
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May 11, 2020
In Light of the COVID-19 Crisis, #CareNotCops Urges the Release of Charles Thomas
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April 2, 2020
UChicago Should Lower Tuition for Spring 2020
After shortening the Spring 2020 quarter and transitioning to distance learning, the University is unable to offer students the same quantity or quality of education, and should lower tuition accordingly.
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March 19, 2020
Students Urge Administration to Alter Finals Procedure in Face of Coronavirus
Mandatory in-person finals are not only dangerous, but unfair to the students most impacted by UChicago’s response to coronavirus.
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March 13, 2020
David Axelrod on Whiteboard Backlash
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March 6, 2020
Let Research and Data Guide Policies on Mental Health
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February 23, 2020
EDITORIALS
Christine Schmidt
Reopening for the Right Reasons
The University of Chicago should make its decision about opening campus for the fall quarter based not on its bottom line, but on its status as a South Side anchor institution.
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May 25, 2020
Asynchronous Learning Techniques Facilitate Success for Students in Diverse Circumstances
Given students’ different learning environments this quarter, flexibility with timing and learning media, not relying on real-time Zoom classes, is the best way to ensure a rigorous quarter while being considerate of such different situations.
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May 6, 2020
Student Government Executive Slate Must Balance Serious Ideas With Pragmatism
Of the four groups running for Student Government’s Executive Slate this year, no one slate showed both big thinking and administrative know-how. However, voters should be aware that they are not choosing between equal options.
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April 29, 2020
Jessica Xia
Calendar Committee's Revisions Sidelined Students
In line with a broader trend of ignoring students, administrators failed to meaningfully involve undergrads in the recently announced, major changes to the academic calendar.
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March 14, 2020
Stephen Lewellyn, University of Chicago Photographic Archive
The Unsung Dilemmas of Unrecognized Greek Life
The administration trots out Greek organizations when it proves lucrative to do so, then cries “non-recognition!” to avoid association with Greek life's less savory aspects.
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March 3, 2020
For Truly Effective Mental Healthcare, Listen to Students
Despite a shiny new wellness center, administrators’ approach toward mental health ignores student voices.
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February 19, 2020
Peters for Senate
Endorsement: Robert Peters for State Senate 13th District
Peters has earned the time needed to carry through his ambitious legislative agenda.
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February 13, 2020
Robert Emmons Jr. for IL-01
Endorsement: Robert Emmons, Jr., for Illinois’s First Congressional District
Emmons approaches virtually every issue, from environmental pollution to education, with nuance and consideration of all aspects of the problem.
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February 13, 2020
Jeremy Lindenfeld
Call for Submissions: University Governance
We invite our readers to respond via Letters to the Editor to a recent series.
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February 2, 2020
Jessica Xia
Endorsement: Bernie Sanders for President
We know exactly what he’ll do as president, because he’s been fighting the same fight since his time at UChicago.
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January 24, 2020
What We're Thankful For
It's been a wild 2019. Per tradition, The Maroon gives thanks.
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November 26, 2019
Caroline Jiang
Flat Caps, Not Percentages: We Need a Sensible Honors System
The University may be justified in thinking the old Dean’s List was too lax. But the new system will spark confusion and unnecessary competition.
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November 19, 2019
In Defense of Taking Time to Grieve
In light of recent difficult events, students' need for easily accessible mental health services remains pressing. Here's a roundup of current resources.
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November 12, 2019
UChicago Special Collections Research Center
The Answer to Grad Education Woes? It’s Still a Union
New changes to Ph.D. programs expose the dishonesty of the administration’s stated aim to guard the faculty-student relationship—and departmental autonomy—from interference.
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October 29, 2019
Discounts and Deals: Dining Out Affordably
For food issue, the Editorial Board looks at options for eating out on a budget.
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October 22, 2019
Jessica Xia
As Tuition Soars, Quality of Education Stalls
Though UChicago has become the nation's most expensive college, educational support systems—especially for low-income students—lag behind.
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October 15, 2019
Jeremy Lindenfeld
College Students, Join the Picket Line
Undergraduate support is essential to this week’s GSU strike. Here are some ways to get involved.
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June 2, 2019
UChicago Photographic Archive, Copyright Chicago Maroon
Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Should Be Eligible for the Quantrell Prize
The University should honor its contract with Faculty Forward, the union of non-tenure-track faculty, and make all non-tenure-track faculty eligible for the Quantrell teaching award.
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May 22, 2019
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