Woodward House in Max Palevsky Central doesn’t draw its name from a wealthy benefactor or a former great mind of the University. Formerly known as Harper House, Woodward takes its name from the Woodward Court Residence Complex, a dormitory that…

When it opened in 1892, the University of Chicago was one of the few universities in the country willing to admit both men and women. Despite its non-discriminatory foundations, the fight to retain the rights of women at the University…

The University of Chicago and the Chicago Maroon have a strong list of noticeable alumni, but perhaps none were as daring in their days as former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. Below, Stevens is heralded as a godly gentlman…

“The first University of Chicago was not a large institution. It had a troubled history. But it produced a profound conviction that Chicago was the predestined seat of a great institution of learning,” writes Dr. Thomas Goodspeed, a celebrated historian…

Today, the name “Hyde Park” inevitably evokes association with familiar places like the Medici Bakery (established in 1962), Harold’s Chicken Shack (established in 1950), and of course the most prominent Hyde Park resident of all, the University of Chicago (established…

Frightened because he believes “that the American people are about to commit suicide,” President Hutchins last night pled with the nation to keep out of war for the sake of “suffering humanity.” His appeal was broadcast over the Red Network…

At seventeen minutes past two this afternoon President Harper passed away. The first intimation which the University public received was the lowering of the flag at twenty-five minutes to three. The end was not totally unexpected, for this morning Dr….

In commemoration of the College’s 120 years, The Chicago Maroon releases its Historical Issue today, reviewing some of the most interesting events in the University’s storied history. This year is also an important one for the Maroon itself—2012 marks the…

Dozens of students face expulsion from the University as a result of charges lodged against them at the administration building sit-in. Charles O’Connell, dean of students, said in a statement yesterday that the University will take disciplinary action against students…

By a score of 2-0 , in the greatest football game ever played in the West, Chicago won the long-coveted Championship of the West on Thanksgiving Day. It was a triumph of the spirit of fight over the spirit of…

The news event of the opening day in the quarter is the appearance of The Daily Maroon. As the first copies leave the presses in the new building of the University Press, the editors and business staff express the belief…