62. The Better Chicagoland University? (Daily Northwestern Joint Issue)

Hey puzzlers—hope the beginning of summer is treating you well! As part of The Maroon‘s joint issue with The Daily Northwestern, we’d like to share this puzzle celebrating the friendly rivalry between our two schools. Enjoy!

— the Crossword team

Note for solving the puzzle: The 12 circled letters in the top half of the grid and the eight circled letters in the bottom half can each be unscrambled to spell something relevant to the puzzle’s theme.