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The University of Chicago’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1892

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Kuvia participants perform their sun salutations.

COUP Cancels Kuvia After Arrest of Organization Leader

By Derek Hsu / January 9, 2025

The Council of University Programming (COUP), which organizes Kuviasungnerk/Kangeiko (Kuvia), announced it will not host the annual winter tradition in 2025, in solidarity with a UChicago student arrested...

Second-Year College Student Passes Away

Second-Year College Student Passes Away

By Tiffany Li / January 9, 2025
Dean of the College Melina Hale and Dean of Students in the College Philip Venticinque shared news of second-year Daniel Kremer’s passing in an email on December 27, 2024.
Granville-Grossman Residential Commons.

University Instates New Winter Break Housing Fee of $1,100

By Aaryan Kumar / December 22, 2024
Students who seek on-campus housing through winter break will now be assessed a flat $1,100 fee, regardless of duration of stay and financial aid policy, except for those deemed "housing insecure". Previously, students who were granted winter break housing could stay without additional cost.
The Law School

Trump Selects Law School Alum David Sacks to Be “White House A.I and Crypto Czar”

By Derek Hsu / December 14, 2024

In a December 5 post on Truth Social, President-elect Donald Trump announced that UChicago alum David Sacks (J.D. ’98) will guide policy in artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency during his forthcoming...

Francesco Rahe (left) and Anqi Qu (right). (Courtesy of Francesco Rahe and Anqi Qu)

An Interview with 2025 Rhodes Scholars Anqi Qu and Francesco Rahe

By Kalyna Vickers / December 6, 2024
For the first time since 2018, two UChicago undergraduates have received the Rhodes Scholarship. The Maroon spoke with the recipients and the CCRF about the research and fellowship process.
Protesters rally outside of Stuart Hall on both sides of the path through the center of Harper Quad.

Pro-Palestine Faculty and Staff Accuse University of Breaking Gazan Scholars Promise, University Disputes Claim

By Stuti Shelat / December 5, 2024
Faculty & Staff for Justice in Palestine organized the rally, which took place outside Stuart Hall while University President Paul Alivisatos and Provost Katherine Baicker met with the Council of the University Senate.
Individuals seen from under the Levi Hall breezeway walk across the snow-covered quad.

Photo Essay: UChicago Sees First Snowfall of the School Year

By Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon / December 2, 2024
The Maroon captured scenes throughout the snowy day.
The Maroons for Israel banner hangs on a lamp post outside of Kent Chemical Laboratory.

Maroons for Israel Banner Stolen

By Evgenia Anastasakos / November 30, 2024
A Maroons for Israel installation depicting news reports of hate crimes against Jewish people has been stolen at least twice since its installation on November 18.
Faculty Forward members in front of Levi Hall in early October, when they delivered a petition to University administration during the final leg of negotiations.

Faculty Forward Ratifies Five-Year Contract with UChicago

By Amy Ma / November 20, 2024
After eight months and 29 bargaining sessions, the non-tenure-track faculty union ratified a five-year contract with 88 percent support from union members.
Hull Gate from the Joseph Regenstein Library.

University Budget Deficit Hit $288M in FY24, Now $221M

By Tiffany Li and Anika Krishnaswamy / November 13, 2024
During a third invite-only budget town hall, the University presented the progress made by its budget plan, including implementing new software to improve planning efficiency, expanding academic offerings, and limiting increases in spending.
The pro-Palestine encampment as seen through the Levi Hall breezeway.

UChicago United for Palestine Files Federal Civil Rights Complaint Against UChicago

By Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon / November 12, 2024
The complaint, filed by Palestine Legal on behalf of UChicago United for Palestine, alleges that the University of Chicago “has reinforced [a] hostile anti-Palestinian environment by repeatedly engaging in different treatment of Palestinian students and their allies.”
Michael Greenstone (right) participates in a panel during the launch of the institute on October 30. (Courtesy of Jason Smith)

Michael Greenstone to Serve as Inaugural Faculty Director of the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth

By Kalyna Vickers / November 7, 2024
The Maroon spoke to Greenstone, who was appointed to lead the institute that seeks to bridge the gap between economic research and the University of Chicago’s investments in energy technologies.
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