Breach in the social contract,
Out of reach no social contact,
Disconnect from what they erect and what they wreck,
Where their eyes spy our demise under disguise,
I despise how the...
As a college student, I wanted nothing more than to talk about being a low-income student. As an Odyssey Scholar, I felt like my experiences were not only meaningful, or deserving to be heard, but were worth something.
By Natalie Geiger, Contributing Writer
/ January 31, 2024
Your spot here depended on an admissions essay that revealed the magnitude of what this opportunity would do for you, but, now that you’re here, those words suddenly wobble in your mouth.
It has been frustrating to feel out of place among my peers who are representative of an elite minority. I often feel that my fellow students do not really understand how our situations differ, but, more importantly, that my family’s socioeconomic background is actually much more common among the general population.
Navigating life at the University of Chicago manifests a distinct psychological state for First-Generation and Low-Income students that goes beyond typical imposter syndrome.
By Marty Cowherd, Contributing Writer
/ January 31, 2024
African American students and alumni face a certain unique form of imposter syndrome and rhetoric regarding our intellectual inadequacies that other students do not have to face.
We must recognize the fact that among the very top private universities in the United States, UChicago remains the most undercapitalized, owing in large part to the fateful collapse of its undergraduate enrollments in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.
Art installed by students from UChicago United for Palestine (UCUP) during an “emergency art build” on the main quad on Wednesday were removed overnight. The previous installation was removed over...
Last Thursday, November 16, employees and community allies rallied in front of Ivy Residences’ 53rd Street office after all 10 building maintenance workers were told they would be let go without severance...
