"Your campus is on the South Side?” We all know that expression of concern from well-meaning relatives and neighbors when we tell them where we go to school. This is not to imply that there is something...
The aroma of freshly brewed coffee was lingering in the air while, groups of students flocked to hear of UChicago’s campus in the late ’60s from artist and alum Patric McCoy, '69 A.B. In a group opposite...
Pushed through the bitter winter
Left in the dark grey of day
Watch the higher god’s cinder
And the lower god’s sunrays
Exposed to the bone marrow
Listening to wind’s whimper
Ponder...
The Independence was created in March 2023. This publication seeks to take control of the narrative of Africa through different mediums of expression in the fields of politics, art, science, music and beyond. We are one. We are together. We are Africa.
One of my earliest memories is of my mother doing my hair every month in her bathroom mirror.
It was a day-long affair: I’d wake to a depression in the mattress as she sat beside me, and the soft,...
"For Black History Month, we are embracing the diverse heritage of individuals of Black descent. Rylanah, who has roots in Côte d’Ivoire and Benin, proudly displays her pagne (ankara) outfit. Pagne,...
The strength of the Black community throughout history has been through resilience and reliance on each other internally, and that is no different at UChicago.
The University of Chicago prides itself on being different; if it were a member of Gen Z, it’d probably say it’s not like other girls. The quarter system, the theory-over-practice academics, the nontraditional...
This year’s Chanukah arrived right at the end of finals week, but that didn’t stop UChicago’s Jewish community from coming together to celebrate.
Rabbi Yossi Brackman of Rohr Chabad...
It’s been a long two years since the Maroon Editorial Board wrote an article about what we’re thankful for. Did you miss us? Whether or not you’ve been patiently waiting for the day we made our grand...
Hello!
In spring quarter 2023, The Chicago Maroon conducted its first-ever staff survey, which we hope to make an annual tradition for the paper. We asked our staff their demographics to (1) track the...
