Turning over a new page
This weekend marks the official opening of the Logan Arts Center, the centerpiece of the University’s efforts to enhance and expand the arts on campus. The building has been touted as a hub for arts...
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Going by the book
Photo: Ajay Batra/The Chicago Maroon This quarter, once again, hundreds of students arrived on campus enrolled in classes without posted booklists. Many of them discovered something about the...
View ArticleChanging the conversation
On Wednesday, reports surfaced that Dario Maestripieri, Professor in Comparative Human Development and Human Biology at the U of C, made a controversial comment on his personal Facebook page, remarking...
View ArticleThrowing transit for a loop
In the recent first-year College Council elections, which witnessed record numbers of student turnout, candidate Christina Dong won the most votes. Dong’s platform focused heavily on transportation,...
View ArticleA sporting chance
This Saturday, the University will host the first annual UChicago Homecoming Block Party. Part of the Family Weekend festivities, the block party will include inter-house tug-of-war, live music, a...
View ArticleMaking the grade
Yesterday the University, in conjunction with Mayor Rahm Emanuel, announced UChicago Promise, an umbrella program that will serve to make the U of C more financially and academically accessible to...
View ArticleRecouping our funds
Tonight, the Council on University Programming (COUP) will hold its annual Fall Formal. The swanky event will be held at perhaps its most posh location yet: the 99th floor of the Willis Tower. Tickets...
View ArticleBottom of the ballot, top priorities
Today, voters across the nation go to the polls to decide everything from the next president to the next dogcatcher. Although we will not be endorsing any candidates for national office, we would like...
View ArticleA new scientific method
We may now have a shiny arts center, an egg-shaped library, and an influential Institute of Politics, but the U of C’s name is still most associated with the intensive Core Curriculum of its College....
View ArticleDormant communication
In recently announcing that Pierce Tower will be closed at the end of this academic year, the University broke a piece of news that many had long expected. What came as a surprise to many, however, was...
View ArticleBump in the NightRide
The University’s NightRide Pilot Program, which replaced the SafeRide and Evening Shuttle programs, has now been in effect for seven weeks. As the temperatures dip and a new quarter approaches, it’s...
View ArticleWord on the Street
On Tuesday night, Assistant Vice President for Campus Life Katie Callow-Wright and Interim Director of Undergraduate Student Housing Ana Campos held an open forum with Pierce residents to answer their...
View ArticleWhat we’re thankful for
It’s eighth week. There’s still some time before finals, the weather is unseasonably warm, and Thanksgiving is right around the corner. For the time being, things are looking up. So, now’s as good a...
View ArticleFinding a healthy alternative
Last Wednesday, students received an e-mail from Alex Lickerman, assistant vice president for Student Health and Counseling Services (SHCS), informing them that several students had recently contracted...
View ArticleMoving on to a new chapter
Last week, the Seminary Co-op Bookstore officially opened in its new location, at 5751 South Woodlawn Avenue. The move from the former Chicago Theological Seminary—slated to reopen as the University’s...
View ArticleSexual assault disciplinary policy needs reform
Over the course of this quarter, the Maroon has published an investigative series on sexual assault at the University of Chicago. The six installments cover the University’s sexual assault policy, the...
View ArticleOff-center for the arts
The new year is, for many, a time of improvement. For the Southside Hub of Production (SHoP), 2013 will be a year for starting completely anew. On January 1, SHoP—a community arts venue in Hyde...
View ArticleTaking a step back
This past Saturday, Taking the Next Step (TNS) took place at the Chicago Marriott. The Career Advancement (CA) Web site describes TNS as “a one-day, conference-style program early in Winter Quarter...
View ArticleCampus dialogue fundamentals
Almost three years ago, in February 2010, a fourth-year African-American student named Mauriece Dawson was arrested in the A-level of the Regenstein Library. The charges against him were criminal...
View ArticleLet’s talk about sex
As reported in today’s Maroon article “After Roe, UCMC gives choice,” this past Tuesday marked the 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion. As the article...
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