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The University of Chicago’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1892

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A meeting of the Derivatives Group, a quantitative finance–focused RSO, where members are learning about a financial market pricing model.
Life of the Mind to Life on Wall Street
By Vedika Baradwaj / January 28, 2026
Second-years and a UChicago alum discuss finance recruiting at the College.
The interactive map on the Veteran Atlas homepage on which visitors can find veteran-owned businesses, events, and veteran support resources.
Student-Created Website Veteran Atlas Offers a National Directory of Veterans’ Resources
By Sonia Bradley / January 28, 2026
First-year Henry Sabo saw a gap in the accessibility of resources connecting veterans to community support services. “I thought, why not… make my own thing? What it is is a directory… that compiles all of the veteran-related resources across the U.S.”
College Council Recap: Funding Committee Revises Cost Guide, New Acting CSF Chair Appointed
By Gabriel Kraemer / January 27, 2026
College Council spent most of its January 26 meeting reviewing the previous week’s funding allocations to RSOs.
Photo Essay: A Day in the Life of Collegiate Assistant Professor Korey Williams
By Damian Almeida Baray / January 27, 2026
The Maroon spends time with Collegiate Assistant Professor Korey Williams as he balances teaching, research, and daily life on and off campus.
“Good Old-Fashioned Imperialism”: Mearsheimer Talks Venezuela and Iran
By Clara Tripp / January 26, 2026
Political science professor John Mearsheimer discussed President Trump’s actions in Venezuela and Iran at an event hosted by the Chicago Center for Contemporary Theory last week.
Students complete their sun salutations at Promontory Point on the final day of Kuvia, led by Dean of the College Melina Hale.
Definitely Not a Kuvia Survival Guide
By Anika Krishnaswamy / January 20, 2026
Grey City recounts an unathletic person’s experience of the winter staple.
“A Step Backwards”: Students and Faculty on the Arts & Humanities Restructuring
By Kaci Sziraki / January 15, 2026
Following reorganization efforts in the arts and humanities, students and faculty reflect on how proposed consolidation could affect the future of small departments and language programs.
New Website, Cramwell AI, Helps Students “Find Easy Courses and Professors” for Upcoming Quarter
By Celeste Alcalay / November 21, 2025
A free course ratings website with an AI chatbot has generated buzz among students as they pick classes for the next academic quarter.
What Information Does the University of Chicago Police Department Make Public?
By Kalyna Vickers and Grace Beatty / November 18, 2025
As a private police force, UCPD is not subject to Illinois open-records laws or extensive city oversight, unlike police at some other peer institutions.
Patti Smith’s sold out performance at the Chicago Theater.
Storyteller Patti Smith Takes Another Crack at Horses
By Ciara Balanzá / January 30, 2026
Saieh Hall. Photo illustration by Noël Da; source photograph by Olin Nafziger.
Need Valentine’s Day Plans? We Have You Covered
By Nolan Shaffer, Shawn Quek, Emily Sun, Elias Buttress, Violet Conklin, Noël Da, and Alkis Karmpaliotis / January 27, 2026
Manfred Honeck conducts the Requiem at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Courtesy of the CSO.
Requiem Mass Rises From the Dead
By Deniz Kurdi / January 24, 2026
Soldier Field.
A New Home or a New Identity? Inside the Bears’ High-Stakes Stadium Crossroads
By Rahul Murthy / January 7, 2026
The New Zealand players perform the traditional Māori Haka before taking on Ireland at Soldier Field.
International Men’s Rugby Returns to Soldier Field
By Joe Baldwin / November 19, 2025
Bulls guard Josh Giddey on the United Center jumbotron.
Josh Giddey Is Leading a New Era in Chicago
By Klara Bagaric / November 14, 2025
Daily Minis - 99
Daily Minis – 99
By Piyush Garodia and Carter Otis / January 31, 2026

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