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Fully a part of this campus
Following significant backlash in response to racist costumes on Halloween, a dialogue on our campus’s openness to racial diversity has been growing—culminating in a petition started last Friday to...
View ArticleEyes on the prize
On Monday, November 24, the administration announced in an e-mail that, after investigating an incident of hate speech posted on Facebook, it is “confident that the Facebook posting was not created by...
View ArticleWhat we’re thankful for
Now that we’re all back from stuffing ourselves with turkeys (or tofurkeys for the vegetarians among us, or other foodstuffs for those who venture outside of tradition), there are some things which...
View ArticleLand of the free?
On January 6, the Committee on Free Expression released a report addressing the issue of freedom of expression on campus. The committee consists of seven professors at the University who were appointed...
View ArticleLocal Library Lives On
In the coming months, the Barack Obama Foundation will choose a winning bid for the Obama presidential library. This month, the University has gained support from local aldermen, mayor Rahm Emanuel,...
View ArticleAround Chicago in 80 days
On Wednesday, UChicago Study Abroad announced a new program that focuses on the city of Chicago: the Study Chicago Quarter (SCQ). The SCQ launches in a pilot version this Spring. This study...
View ArticleU(Shall Not)Pass
The Maroon reported last Friday that College Council will hold a referendum on whether or not to bring U-Pass to the College. U-Pass is a service that would provide students unlimited use of all CTA...
View ArticleA whale of a time
The University recently announced a new study abroad entitled “Whales: Biology, Culture, and Evolution on Nantucket Sound,” in conjunction with the Marine Biological Laboratories (MBL) in...
View ArticleA time for progress
1. U Pass. I Pass. We Pass. All our classes. 2. More shuttles downtown. More shuttles to other neighborhoods in Chicago. More shuttles out of state. More shuttles to New York City. More shuttles to...
View ArticleUncommon uncertainty
The Uncommon Fund has traditionally supported a wide variety of projects—last year it funded a project to build the world’s largest muffin, a collection of suits for students to check out for...
View ArticleRegistration frustration
Course registration ends today at 5 p.m., bringing an end to another cycle of uncertainty. Each quarter time schedules are released unannounced during seventh week in preparation for bidding during...
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Promoting voting
On February 24, voters went to the polls in the Chicago mayoral election. No candidate won over 50 percent of the vote, which means there will be a runoff election on April 7 between the top two...
View ArticleStudents insecure in security alerts
During finals week last quarter, the University of Chicago community received a security alert about Ross Jacobs, who had stabbed his roommate multiple times and had not yet been apprehended. This was...
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Trapped between a house and a hard place
As prospective students visit the University this week, they are introduced to one of its largest selling points: the house system. Houses provide first-years with a ready-made community and teach...
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True transparency requires the law
For more than two years, University of Chicago students, Chicago aldermen, Illinois legislators, and community members have called for the University of Chicago Police Department (UCPD) to become more...
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Home is where the heart is
Photo: Alice Xiao/The Chicago Maroon On Monday, the University announced that five dorms will be shut down and their houses moved to Campus North under new names after next year. With no forewarning of...
View ArticleThe Maroon Editorial Board endorses Young and Perri
Undergraduate Liaison to the Board of Trustees The Maroon Editorial Board endorses Andrew Young for the position of undergraduate liaison to the Board of Trustees. While Anthony Downer is a capable and...
View ArticleThe Maroon Editorial Board endorses United Progress
The Maroon Editorial Board endorses United Progress (U.P.) for Executive Slate. The slate consists of Tyler Kissinger for president, Alex Jung for vice president of administration, and Kenzo Esquivel...
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T(icket)-Pain
On Monday, hundreds of students lined up to buy tickets for Major Activities Board’s (MAB) Summer Breeze Concert. The popularity of the event has grown tremendously in the last couple years, thanks in...
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A slice of the pie
This week, Student Government (SG) announced a $72,500 funding increase for programs benefiting graduate students in its 2015–16 budget. The SG budget is funded by the Student Life Fees (SLF) paid by...
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