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The University of Chicago’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1892

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The University of Chicago’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1892

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Plastic sheeting draped over shelves on the B-level protects books from leaking water.
Regenstein B-Level Closes for Emergency Maintenance
The Regenstein Library’s B-level was closed to the University community on Monday morning due to a hot water leak. The area is tentatively set to reopen on January 21.
By Evgenia Anastasakos / January 17, 2025
The cover of Philip Eil's new book, Prescription for Pain. (Courtesy of the author.)
The Doctor Behind the Devastation: Philip Eil on UChicago Alum’s Path to Fatal Opioid Empire
By Leah Tabakh and Nicole Ochoa / January 6, 2025
This true crime book by Philip Eil reveals how UChicago Medical School graduate Paul Volkman went from aspiring doctor to the notorious “Pill Mill Killer.”
Photo Credit: Vedika Baradwaj
Nostalgia Served Fresh Daily at Valois
By Vedika Baradwaj, Grey City Reporter / January 6, 2025
The 5:30 a.m. sunrise at Promontory Point.
Magic Protects This Space
By Evgenia Anastasakos, Grey City Editor / October 11, 2024
 A UCPD officer stands on the steps of University President Paul Alivisatos’s house while protesters rallied outside.
UCUP Rallies Outside University President’s House, Demands Reinstatement of Arrested Students
By Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon and Oliver Buntin / January 16, 2025
The rally began on the main quad and follows the arrests of two students on felony charges in connection with the October 11 UCUP protest.
Kuvia participants perform their sun salutations.
COUP Cancels Kuvia After Arrest of Organization Leader
By Derek Hsu / January 9, 2025

The Council on University Programming (COUP), which organizes Kuviasungnerk/Kangeiko (Kuvia), announced it will not host the annual winter tradition...

AI, Academia, Apathy
AI, Academia, Apathy
By Adam Zaidi / January 11, 2025

When I left high school this past June, it was in shambles. Amid teachers being put on administrative leave for voicing their opinions and a...

83. Check the Forecast
83. Check the Forecast
By Noah Sodickson / January 16, 2025

82. Chicago’s Ways
December 5, 2024

UCPD Incident Reporter
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University Leaders and Their Plans: A Pathology
University Leaders and Their Plans: A Pathology
The University has a history of wildly optimistic budget projections. Who is the audience, who is served, and what are the harms of this practice?
By Clifford Ando / January 8, 2025
“Fixing the Broken”
November 6, 2024
AI, Academia, Apathy
AI, Academia, Apathy
By Adam Zaidi / January 11, 2025

When I left high school this past June, it was in shambles. Amid teachers being put on administrative leave for voicing their opinions and a...

2024 USG Endorsement: The Timing’s Just Right with “Better Slate Than Never” Slate
2024 USG Endorsement: The Timing’s Just Right with “Better Slate Than Never” Slate
The Maroon Editorial Board endorses Better Slate Than Never for Undergraduate Student Government’s executive slate, Arsima Araya for trustee and faculty governance liaison, and Andrea Pita Mendez for vice president of advocacy.
By Maroon Editorial Board / April 15, 2024
The Keller Center, which houses the Harris School of Public Policy.
“Fixing the Broken”
Harris Student Government is committed to transparency and accountability in its service to the student body.
By 2023–24 Harris Student Government (HSG) / November 6, 2024
The Arts Podcast, E4: What’s under Chromakopia’s mask?
By Elizabeth Eck, Tiffany Li, and Nolan Shaffer / December 6, 2024

It’s episode four of the Arts podcast! Arts reporters Elizabeth, Nolan, and Tiffany discuss the highs and lows of Tyler the Creator’s...

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The Maroon Weekly, E119
By Pravan Chakravarthy, Eli Lowe, and Jake Zucker / November 15, 2024

On Episode 119, Pravan and Jake finally return to the studio with Eli, who's new to the section. The three of them discuss the recent election...

The Arts Podcast, E3: The Future of Pop
By Elizabeth Eck, Tiffany Li, and Nolan Shaffer / October 30, 2024

We’re back with episode three of the Arts podcast! This week your hosts Elizabeth, Nolan, and Tiffany discuss...

The Arts Podcast, E2: BRAT Summer
By Tiffany Li and Elizabeth Eck / October 14, 2024

Tune in to hear the second episode of the Arts podcast, where Elizabeth and Tiffany talk all things Brat (Charli xcx’s newest album) and the...

Special Report: Perspectives on the Pro-Palestine Encampment (Collected Interviews)
By Celeste Alcalay, Grey City Deputy Editor / October 13, 2024

UChicago's pro-Palestine encampment began last spring on April 29 and was cleared by UCPD on May 7. The Maroon's Celeste Alcalay conducted interviews...

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