SG Should Stick to Campus Issues
On Tuesday night, U of C Divest presented a resolution to College Council that, if passed, will encourage the University administration to divest from companies that divestment supporters have...
View ArticleSet the Record Straight
College Council (CC) set a troubling precedent Tuesday evening when it banned audio recordings of its weekly meeting and failed to communicate a consistent set of rules to attendees. Audio recording...
View ArticleThe Maroon Editorial Board Endorses Esquivel, Beck, and Albrecht
Undergraduate Liaison to the Board of Trustees The Maroon Editorial Board endorses third-year Kenzo Esquivel for the position of undergraduate liaison to the board of trustees. While first-year Laura...
View ArticleThe Maroon Editorial Board Endorses Our Campus
The Maroon Editorial Board endorses Our Campus for Executive Slate. The slate consists of Chase Woods for president, Paul Drexler for vice president of administration, and Victoria Monteiro for vice...
View ArticleRaising the Bar on UCPD Accountability
The University, in an effort to increase accountability, began selectively releasing University of Chicago Police Department (UCPD) data last spring. To test its commitment to transparency, the Chicago...
View ArticleBudgeting for the Future
Student Government (SG)’s General Assembly convened on Monday to pass 30–4 a budget that substantially increases spending for line items targeted at graduate students. Last year, SG increased funding...
View ArticleGiving a Green Light to the Media
An NBC News crew was not granted access to the main quad to videotape students protesting what they see as the corporatization of the University last Thursday. The protest, organized by the IIRON...
View ArticleIn Case You Missed It
It’s been another eventful year at the University of Chicago, and the ever-reliable Maroon has been by your side through the whole thing. But just in case you were paying more attention to Yik Yak than...
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