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News
Law enforcement officers detained a man in Hyde Park around 7 a.m. on Wednesday. In a post on Instagram, Hyde Park’s Rapid Response network called the arrest “federal immigration activity” and said that officers also “attempted to detain multiple people outside their homes” at the same location.
Last month, the UChicago Study Abroad Office announced seven new study abroad programs for the 2026–27 year.
Fourth-year Tori Harris was awarded a 2026 Rhodes Scholarship to pursue research in African diasporic archaeology at Oxford University. Harris is the third UChicago student to receive the scholarship in the past two years.
The Maroon captured exterior shots of the Obama Presidential Center’s campus ahead of its opening in June.
As a senior in high school, third-year student Ilan Puterman began building ClubHub, an online program that allows high schools to manage data from student-run clubs and organizations. Last year, Puterman placed second in the College New Venture Challenge, securing $95,000 in funding for his project.
Viewpoints
First-year Alek Gideon argues that the “nagging presence of our phones” can distract UChicago students from experiencing and appreciating art.
Arts and Culture
An exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art invites viewers to explore Yoko Ono’s oeuvre, which “blurs the line between museums and the outside world.” Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind is open through February 22.
Chicago-based rock band Real Friends took to the stage at the Salt Shed this month as a supporting act for State Champs’s Around the World and Back 10-year anniversary tour. “It’s impossible not to feel like you’re stepping into the music not only as an observer, but as a participant,” writes Arts Reporter Gabby Mansilla.
The Museum of Contemporary Art’s newest group show, City in a Garden: Queer Art and Activism in Chicago, explores the history of the AIDS crisis through the work of LGBTQ+ artists and activists.
