VIEWPOINTS
Jinna Lee
To Achieve Genuine Sustainability, Let’s Get Strategic
Student environmentalists should speak to the University’s economic interests in order to advance their agenda.
October 17, 2020
COLUMNS
Make Space to Reconnect to Your Pre-Pandemic Self
Quarantine has disrupted our lives so much that we may find ourselves detached from our old selves, but we can reconnect if we make space to.
October 22, 2020
Hong Kong and the University's Free Speech Responsibility
In order to stay true to the Chicago Principles, the University must work actively to protect faculty and students' free speech in and outside of Hong Kong
October 19, 2020
To Succeed at UChicago, Build Your Life from The Inside Out
During a virtual quarter, resist the temptation to lead a virtual life.
September 24, 2020
Creating One’s Place
Belonging at UChicago is an act of creation, not discovery.
September 24, 2020
DM For Friendship
To form meaningful connections during a mostly remote quarter, you’ll have to take some risks.
September 24, 2020
Welcome to UChicago, Welcome to America
Incoming international students, you are a welcome and important part of the UChicago community.
September 23, 2020
To Rising Black First-Years
Tips for making the most out of your time at UChicago.
September 23, 2020
The Infection Threat of Greek Life, Unmasked
During the pandemic, recognizing UChicago’s Greek organizations has become an essential emergency measure.
August 27, 2020
I Found My UChicago Community In Quarantine
During the pandemic, UChicago leaders must cultivate community despite challenges.
August 16, 2020
For UChicago Mutual Aid To Work, We Need Consensus-Building
In the face of recent controversy, we must center solidarity and collective support in UChicago’s mutual aid network.
August 5, 2020
We Need a New Mutual-Aid Group
After a series of controversies, it’s clear that the UChicago community needs a private network of support, not an anarcho-communist political organization.
August 5, 2020
COVID-19 and the Case for Prison Abolition
The fundamental connections between racism and incarceration, revealed by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, mean that it’s time to rethink the U.S. prison system.
July 29, 2020
The University’s Housing Announcement Was Too Little, Too Late
Delayed decision-making about housing this fall has created a price-and-demand crisis.
July 15, 2020
Work-Life Boundaries at UChicago
Why the University needs to help draw the line between schoolwork and life.
June 7, 2020
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
OP-EDS
Learning in Another World via the ExoTerra Imagination Lab
The ExoTerra game challenges colonial narratives, and its associated paperwork is necessary to preserve the chance of publishing student work.
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October 21, 2020
Take the Time to Understand What’s Happening in Armenia
UChicago community members must learn about the attacks on Armenia in order to support their Armenian colleagues.
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October 21, 2020
What Makes a University Impartial?
President Zimmer’s recent message on nonpartisanship at the University leaves room for interference with essential social science research.
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October 12, 2020
A Game that Threatens Student Intellectual Property
Ada Palmer’s ExoTerra game has colonial themes and undermines students’ creative freedom.
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October 12, 2020
The University of Chicago is Not Neutral
President Zimmer’s latest email feigns political neutrality, but his continual veneration of the Kalven Report is a bucking of responsibility.
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October 12, 2020
Vote for the Graduated Tax Amendment this November
We have to stop relying on the philanthropy of billionaires and, instead, democratically solve societal issues; a graduated tax is the first step.
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October 6, 2020
Alvin Shi
Take It From Library Employees: Reopening Isn’t Safe
Administrators have decided to reopen libraries without appropriate input from employees, necessary safety measures, or a clear contingency plan.
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September 28, 2020
The Skill We All Need Most Right Now Is Self-Care
During a difficult and unprecedented fall, rest will become more important than ever.
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September 23, 2020
Smart Voices: University Admin Must Listen to Students and Act Promptly on Racial Justice
The Smart Museum’s nascent Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility working group urges the University to address policing in Hyde Park
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September 15, 2020
Transparency in the Face of COVID-19
We need more information about residential life on campus this fall.
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September 7, 2020
LETTERS
Faculty Affiliates of the #MorethanDiversity Make Plans for a New Academic Unit
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October 18, 2020
Where Fun Comes To Die
Reopening campus poses a major threat to students' mental and physical health.
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August 27, 2020
UChicago's History with Slavery is Still Present
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July 29, 2020
Jad Dahshan
UChicago Library Workers Stand With #CareNotCops
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July 23, 2020
President Zimmer and Provost Lee, Let’s Be Honest About the UCPD
Before claiming anti-racist values, UChicago’s administration must confront the UCPD’s legacy of racial violence.
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July 3, 2020
A Statement on Systemic Racism and Police Brutality
Sociologists at UChicago speak out on the University, policing, and racism.
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June 24, 2020
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
EDITORIALS
Christine Schmidt
Dear First-Years: The World Has Slowed Down. So Can We.
The Maroon Editorial Board urges incoming students to prioritize rest and community-building as they begin their time at UChicago—not just academics.
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September 27, 2020
University of Chicago
UChicago Can and Should Lobby the Federal Government
The Maroon calls on the University to take its clout with the federal government more seriously, especially when it acts alongside other institutions.
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September 27, 2020
Emma Dyer
COVID-19 Testing Should be Mandatory for University of Chicago Students
Mandatory universal testing should form a cornerstone of the University's plan to reopen this fall. Currently, the University's testing plan is inadequate and creates unnecessary risks in an already uncertain quarter.
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September 13, 2020
Miles Burton
What’s Missing From the Reopening Plan? A Contingency Plan and Communication
Given the University’s decision to reopen campus, the institution owes its members information about how many infections it will tolerate before changing plans—and frequent updates about just how close to that change in plans we are.
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September 11, 2020
Lee Harris
Do Better Than the UChicago Health Pact
In the absence of stronger expectations from the University around mitigating the spread of COVID-19, UChicago students must buy into prevention measures themselves—at the peril of their fellow students and the South Side.
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September 11, 2020
Yiwen Lu
The University Must Disband Its Private Police Force
As the nation reckons with its relationship to largely unaccountable, racist law enforcement, the University of Chicago must do its part to bring justice to the South Side by abolishing UCPD.
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June 28, 2020
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
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