Instead, we must abolish systems of harm and learn to practice radical care in our communities.
November 22, 2020
To protect our community this quarter, the University must expand mandatory and voluntary testing.
January 19, 2021
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The Thinker’s failing, inflammatory approach to campus integration should inspire a re-evaluation of leftist strategy.
December 24, 2020
Even amidst a pandemic, students fail to acknowledge and thank the indispensable employees who keep UChicago running.
December 11, 2020
In the most pressing crisis of our academic careers, the admin’s failure to implement opt-in pass/fail shows their inability to truly prioritize student wellbeing.
December 3, 2020
The FGLI student experience at UChicago makes resting feel wrong, but FGLI students need to take breaks for their own well-being.
November 30, 2020
Absurdism allows us to process some of COVID’s senselessness as much needed humor.
November 26, 2020
The University’s partnership with Peet’s and Capital One Exemplifies Its Profit-Seeking Expansion.
November 22, 2020
Unqualified excitement over Joe Biden’s victory is an essential part of the continued fight for change.
November 22, 2020
Virtual UChicago offers new paths to success, but it’s complicated.
November 16, 2020
It's time to change our mentality towards the core curriculum.
November 13, 2020
Student activists need to learn from their own history and center long-term community members.
November 9, 2020
Even after all the votes are tallied, UChicago students must engage in our own community to effect change.
November 9, 2020
The advent of Zoom is making it increasingly easy to live passively, but we must fight against the temptation to spectate and, instead, participate.
November 9, 2020
Returning to campus in the middle of a pandemic was not an easy decision to make, but so far, the UChicago Community has exceeded expectations.
November 6, 2020
With the election looming, it’s essential for UChicago students to understand that a Trump victory would be devastating for international students.
November 3, 2020
Amidst a second spike in COVID–19 cases, library employees are being put in danger with nonessential on-site work requirements.
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November 26, 2020
Both students and ombudspersons play essential roles in fighting for equity and justice.
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November 13, 2020
The University’s response to UCAIR reports is non-punitive, and right now, the UCAIR system is the best way to keep our community safe.
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November 8, 2020
In the face of massive voter suppression, it is essential that UChicago voters show up.
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October 30, 2020
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
UChicago community members must learn about the attacks on Armenia in order to support their Armenian colleagues.
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October 21, 2020
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
Ada Palmer’s ExoTerra game has colonial themes and undermines students’ creative freedom.
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October 12, 2020
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
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
If the Faculty Advisory Committee follows through on its goals, the next University President will be accessible, diverse, and open to change.
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January 19, 2021
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October 18, 2020
Reopening campus poses a major threat to students' mental and physical health.
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August 27, 2020
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July 29, 2020
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July 23, 2020
Before claiming anti-racist values, UChicago’s administration must confront the UCPD’s legacy of racial violence.
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July 3, 2020
Sociologists at UChicago speak out on the University, policing, and racism.
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June 24, 2020
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May 13, 2020
We're not the first to tell you this is an unusual Thanksgiving. But maybe we can give you some ideas about how to spend the break.
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November 26, 2020
Per tradition, The Maroon editorial board does its best to practice gratitude.
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November 24, 2020
As Chicago enters a new stay-at-home advisory period, it’s on the University to respond to skyrocketing cases with more robust testing and informational measures, and on its members to take advantage of these programs and stay home.
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November 20, 2020
The president ultimately reports to the trustees, and they have given no signs of wanting a new direction for Zimmer’s successor.
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November 12, 2020
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Despite a shiny new wellness center, administrators’ approach toward mental health ignores student voices.
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February 19, 2020
Peters has earned the time needed to carry through his ambitious legislative agenda.
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February 13, 2020
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
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