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The University of Chicago’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1892

Chicago Maroon

Grub, Not Hub: Losing Social Connection at Hutchinson Commons
Columns
Grub, Not Hub: Losing Social Connection at Hutchinson Commons
By Camille Cypher / March 30, 2024

This year, on the first night of Saturday Night Meal Swipes, I got so confused by the Grubhub app that I gave up and ate scraps off of a friend’s...

On the Purpose of College
Columns
On the Purpose of College
By Jessica Zang / March 29, 2024

Out of the many pieces of advice my mom has given me throughout the years, I remember one the clearest: “Life,” she said, “is split into...

A Double Whiplash
Columns
A Double Whiplash
By Sofia Cavallone / March 29, 2024

Six months ago, Whiplash was my favorite movie. Whiplash was sweaty Miles Teller gripping at bloodstained drumsticks. It was J.K Simmons looming...

The Pros and Cons of Pros and Cons
Columns
The Pros and Cons of Pros and Cons
By Camille Cypher / February 26, 2024

The University of Chicago is obsessed with cost-benefit analysis. At a school where the most popular major is economics, this comes as no shock....

Columns
Oh My, Can We Still Talk About “The OI”?
By Salma Tageldin / June 15, 2023
Navigating names, repatriation, and the legacy of the past.
2024 USG Endorsement: The Timing’s Just Right with “Better Slate Than Never” Slate
Editorial
2024 USG Endorsement: The Timing’s Just Right with “Better Slate Than Never” Slate
By Maroon Editorial Board / April 15, 2024

With spring marking a new election cycle for Undergraduate Student Government (USG), the Maroon Editorial Board invited the 2024 candidates to...

A UCPD vehicle.
Editorial
Student Safety Should Be About Students
By The Maroon Editorial Board / February 22, 2024

"Your campus is on the South Side?” We all know that expression of concern from well-meaning relatives and neighbors when we tell them where...

Saieh Hall as seen from the quad.
Editorial
Revisiting Our Rankings
By Maroon Editorial Board / February 1, 2024

The University of Chicago prides itself on being different; if it were a member of Gen Z, it’d probably say it’s not like other girls. The...

What We’re Thankful For
Editorial
What We’re Thankful For
By Maroon Editorial Board / November 29, 2023

It’s been a long two years since the Maroon Editorial Board wrote an article about what we’re thankful for. Did you miss us? Whether or not...

A Hollow Core
Editorial
A Hollow Core
By Maroon Editorial Board / August 15, 2023

If there’s a maxim for the Core, it’s this: If you’re learning how to think, you’re not learning the subject. And if you’re only learning...

Resetting the Record
Letter
Resetting the Record
By Nora Holmes / March 24, 2024

Editor's Note: This article is a formal response to The Maroon's 2/15/24 article on DEI within UChicago XC. In January of 2024, a team member...

Inside Rosenwald Hall during a sit-in conducted by UCUP in 2023.
Letter
Admin Is Trying to Silence Us for Speaking Up About Palestine. We Won’t Let That Happen.
By UChicago United for Palestine / February 9, 2024
After arresting 26 student protestors last quarter, the University required them to write disciplinary statements about their actions. Read excerpts from those statements here.
Letter
All Amazing, All Unequal
By Clifford Ando / December 21, 2023

Dear Maroon, I write in reply to Senior Advisor to the President John Boyer’s recent essay for The Maroon on the University of Chicago’s...

John W. Boyer on the State of the Universitys Finances
Viewpoints
John W. Boyer on the State of the University's Finances
By John W. Boyer / December 6, 2023
We must recognize the fact that among the very top private universities in the United States, UChicago remains the most undercapitalized, owing in large part to the fateful collapse of its undergraduate enrollments in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.
Students created an art installation on the quad to memorialize Palestinians killed since October 7.
Viewpoints
SJP UChicago Statement on Recent Events in Palestine
By University of Chicago Students for Justice in Palestine / December 1, 2023
SJP UChicago Statement on Recent Events in Palestine
A Questionable Conflict of Interest
Op-Ed
A Questionable Conflict of Interest
By Rand Perry / April 17, 2024

This spring closes UChicago’s first full year with Provost Katherine Baicker, who brings an impressive résumé to her new role. However, one...

The Keller Center, which houses the Harris School of Public Policy.
Op-Ed
Harris Student Government is Broken
By Aïcha Camara / March 30, 2024

As a student pursuing a Master of Science in Computational Analysis and Public Policy (MSCAPP) at the Harris School of Public Policy, I've held...

In Defense of Nuance: Part One
Op-Ed
In Defense of Nuance: Part One
By Gregory Caesar / March 28, 2024

Editor's note: This piece is one part of a two-part critique on DEI efforts within academia, political spaces, and broader society. A link to...

So Much Excellence!
Op-Ed
So Much Excellence!
By Clifford Ando / February 22, 2024

Editors note: The University has informed The Maroon that the September payment issues detailed in the following piece were not connected to...

Ando/Boyer Debate: A Student Responds
Op-Ed
Ando/Boyer Debate: A Student Responds
By Noah Glasgow / February 15, 2024

As a humanities and social sciences student in the College, I have closely followed professor Clifford Ando’s public inquiry into our University’s...

Art installation on the quad honors Palestinians killed in Gaza.
Op-Ed
The Campus Antisemitism Crisis Is a Distraction
By UChicago Jews for a Free Palestine / January 26, 2024

This article is contributed to The Maroon by UChicago Jews for a Free Palestine. To read and sign onto our position statement, use this link:...

Protestors rallied and chanted outside of Rosenwald Hall on November 9, 2023.
Op-Ed
Should Students for Justice in Palestine Be a Recognized Student Organization?
By Jerry A. Coyne / January 23, 2024

Has the time come to ask whether the activism of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) belongs on our campus? It’s not the morally reprehensible...

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Op-Ed
(West Virginia) Chicago is happening to you. The fight for the modern university.
By Clifford Ando / January 14, 2024

Editor's note: The original stylization of the headline reads "West Virginia Chicago is happening to you. The fight for the modern university."...

Students created an art installation on the quad to memorialize Palestinians killed since October 7.
Viewpoints
SJP UChicago Statement on Recent Events in Palestine
By University of Chicago Students for Justice in Palestine / December 1, 2023
SJP UChicago Statement on Recent Events in Palestine
A Questionable Conflict of Interest
A Questionable Conflict of Interest
By Rand Perry / April 17, 2024

This spring closes UChicago’s first full year with Provost Katherine Baicker, who brings an impressive résumé to her new role. However, one...

2024 USG Endorsement: The Timing’s Just Right with “Better Slate Than Never” Slate
2024 USG Endorsement: The Timing’s Just Right with “Better Slate Than Never” Slate
By Maroon Editorial Board / April 15, 2024

With spring marking a new election cycle for Undergraduate Student Government (USG), the Maroon Editorial Board invited the 2024 candidates to...

The Keller Center, which houses the Harris School of Public Policy.
Harris Student Government is Broken
By Aïcha Camara / March 30, 2024

As a student pursuing a Master of Science in Computational Analysis and Public Policy (MSCAPP) at the Harris School of Public Policy, I've held...

Grub, Not Hub: Losing Social Connection at Hutchinson Commons
Grub, Not Hub: Losing Social Connection at Hutchinson Commons
By Camille Cypher / March 30, 2024

This year, on the first night of Saturday Night Meal Swipes, I got so confused by the Grubhub app that I gave up and ate scraps off of a friend’s...

On the Purpose of College
On the Purpose of College
By Jessica Zang / March 29, 2024

Out of the many pieces of advice my mom has given me throughout the years, I remember one the clearest: “Life,” she said, “is split into...

A Double Whiplash
A Double Whiplash
By Sofia Cavallone / March 29, 2024

Six months ago, Whiplash was my favorite movie. Whiplash was sweaty Miles Teller gripping at bloodstained drumsticks. It was J.K Simmons looming...

In Defense of Nuance: Part One
In Defense of Nuance: Part One
By Gregory Caesar / March 28, 2024

Editor's note: This piece is one part of a two-part critique on DEI efforts within academia, political spaces, and broader society. A link to...

Resetting the Record
Resetting the Record
By Nora Holmes / March 24, 2024

Editor's Note: This article is a formal response to The Maroon's 2/15/24 article on DEI within UChicago XC. In January of 2024, a team member...

The Pros and Cons of Pros and Cons
The Pros and Cons of Pros and Cons
By Camille Cypher / February 26, 2024

The University of Chicago is obsessed with cost-benefit analysis. At a school where the most popular major is economics, this comes as no shock....

A UCPD vehicle.
Student Safety Should Be About Students
By The Maroon Editorial Board / February 22, 2024

"Your campus is on the South Side?” We all know that expression of concern from well-meaning relatives and neighbors when we tell them where...

So Much Excellence!
So Much Excellence!
By Clifford Ando / February 22, 2024

Editors note: The University has informed The Maroon that the September payment issues detailed in the following piece were not connected to...

Ando/Boyer Debate: A Student Responds
Ando/Boyer Debate: A Student Responds
By Noah Glasgow / February 15, 2024

As a humanities and social sciences student in the College, I have closely followed professor Clifford Ando’s public inquiry into our University’s...

Inside Rosenwald Hall during a sit-in conducted by UCUP in 2023.
Admin Is Trying to Silence Us for Speaking Up About Palestine. We Won’t Let That Happen.
By UChicago United for Palestine / February 9, 2024
After arresting 26 student protestors last quarter, the University required them to write disciplinary statements about their actions. Read excerpts from those statements here.
Saieh Hall as seen from the quad.
Revisiting Our Rankings
By Maroon Editorial Board / February 1, 2024

The University of Chicago prides itself on being different; if it were a member of Gen Z, it’d probably say it’s not like other girls. The...

Art installation on the quad honors Palestinians killed in Gaza.
The Campus Antisemitism Crisis Is a Distraction
By UChicago Jews for a Free Palestine / January 26, 2024

This article is contributed to The Maroon by UChicago Jews for a Free Palestine. To read and sign onto our position statement, use this link:...

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