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The University of Chicago’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1892

Chicago Maroon

The University of Chicago’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1892

Chicago Maroon

From your Public Safety Liaison: Where is the Peace in Arresting Peaceful Protestors?

By Monica Ruiz House / November 16, 2023

 In May of last year, the University announced, to little fanfare, that it was establishing its inaugural Public Safety Advisory Council. Composed of decorated academics, passionate community members,...

Supporting Palestinians Doesn’t Need to Be Anti-Israel

By Anonymous / November 16, 2023

On October 20, an article in The Maroon ran titled, “Emotions Run High on Quad as UChicago Jewish Student Groups and SJP Stage Opposing Protests.”  This portrayal is wrong, and it’s this type of...

Why Did the Chicken Cross the Midway?

Why Did the Chicken Cross the Midway?

By Jessica Zang / April 18, 2023

One thing I’ve noticed about myself? I’m a chicken. As in, when it comes to the cold Chicago weather, I’m a bit of a coward. (My excuse—although not a great one—is that I’m from California.)...

There’s Something Rotten in the State of UChicago’s M.A. Programs

By Galen Tsongas / February 21, 2023
UChicago’s master’s programs are fundamentally broken, and nothing short of institutional reform can fix them.
Getting Bi

Getting Bi

By Eva McCord / November 15, 2022

Coming out to my mom the first time was a nonissue. I was 12 years old, a defiant hand placed on either of my cocked, knobby hips, emboldened by Hayley Kiyoko’s This Side of Paradise and Panic! At The...

A Student’s Guide to Growing Ripe

A Student’s Guide to Growing Ripe

By Annie Dhal, Columnist / October 19, 2022

Consider the aisle of this grocery store, the one of your choice—Trader Joe's (snacks, premade meals, questionable naming practices), Whole Foods (pretension, alternative options, whatever cashew-based...

As Odyssey scholars embark on their journeys towards professional and personal fulfillment at UChicago, an Odyssey scholar offers some advice of their own.

Welcome Home(r)

By Eva McCord, Columnist / September 23, 2022

Tell me, O Phoenix, of the student of many devices, who wandered full many ways after they had sacked the sacred citadel of the Common Application. Many were the universities whose campuses they saw and...

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