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The University of Chicago’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1892

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“Flagrantly Unlawful”: UChicago Sues NIH Over Funding Cuts

By Anu Vashist and Zachary Leiter / February 10, 2025
The lawsuit was one of three filed in federal court Monday aiming to block a Friday NIH directive that would slash “indirect” cost funding for researchers and threaten 52 million dollars in UChicago’s annual revenue.
The Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse building in downtown Chicago, where the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division is located.

Justice Department Sues Chicago Over Sanctuary City Policies

By Evgenia Anastasakos and Elena Eisenstadt / February 9, 2025
Hyde Park braces for a possible ICE crackdown, although legal experts doubt the lawsuit will succeed.
Bill Callahan working as a bartender at the Woodlawn Tap.

Bill Callahan, Former Woodlawn Tap Owner, Dies at 78

By Kalyna Vickers / February 9, 2025
Callahan, who worked at and later operated the Hyde Park bar for 55 years, passed away on January 14.
On Tuesday, hundreds of demonstrators joined Democratic lawmakers outside the Department of the Treasury in Washington D.C. to protest Elon Musk’s role in the new Trump administration.

With Trump Taking Aim at Department of Education, University Could See Major Changes

By Zachary Leiter, Evgenia Anastasakos, and Kalyna Vickers / February 4, 2025
A potential Trump administration executive order seeking to fundamentally alter the Department of Education could threaten FAFSA, Pell Grants, and Title IX enforcement at UChicago.
From left: Evgenia Anastasakos, Elena Eisenstadt, and Tiffany Li were elected to run the Maroon in 2025–26.

Li, Eisenstadt, and Anastasakos Elected to Lead the Maroon in 2025–26

By Isaiah Glick / February 3, 2025
The incoming slate ran on a platform of developing different forms of coverage, incorporating more multimedia in reporting, building relationships with University and South Side communities, and decreasing turnaround time for new articles.
Mapping the University of Chicago’s 135-Year Expansion into Hyde Park and Beyond

Mapping the University of Chicago’s 135-Year Expansion into Hyde Park and Beyond

By Celeste Alcalay, Nikhil Patel, and Austin Steinhart / February 2, 2025
Drawing from University archives, campus maps, academic literature, and news clippings, the Maroon charted the University’s contentious property acquisitions from its charter in 1890 to the present.
The original members of the Committee on Freedom of Expression discuss the inception of the Chicago Principles during the panel.

Alivisatos, Chicago Principles Authors Speak on Principles’ 10th Anniversary

By Oliver Buntin / February 1, 2025
Speakers discussed academic freedom, political interference, and the history of the Chicago Principles.
Edward H. Levi Hall, which houses many of the University's administrative offices.

Trump Targets International Students Involved in Pro-Palestine Protests

By Evgenia Anastasakos and Kalyna Vickers / January 30, 2025
A Wednesday executive order titled “Additional Measures to Combat Anti-Semitism” cited two sections of the U.S. federal code concerning conspiracy against civil rights and immigration restrictions on the basis of terrorism.
Professor Allen Sanderson.

Longtime Economics Professor Allen Sanderson Dies at 81

By Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon / January 27, 2025
Sanderson, who taught more students than any other professor in University history, passed away on January 23.
Augustana Lutheran Church of Hyde Park.

“We Need to Be Prepared”: Augustana Lutheran Church Braces for Immigration Crackdown

By Evgenia Anastasakos / January 27, 2025

Days after the Wall Street Journal reported the Trump administration’s plans to begin large-scale deportations and immigration raids in Chicago, Augustana Lutheran Church of Hyde Park’s council voted...

Edward H. Levi Hall, which houses many of the University’s administrative offices.

UChicago Student Sues University, Alleging First Amendment and Tenant Rights Violations

By Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon / January 22, 2025
The complaint alleges that the decision to remove fourth-year Manuel Rivera from on-campus housing and place him on an involuntary leave of absence was a violation of both the First Amendment and Illinois and Chicago housing law.
 A UCPD officer stands on the steps of University President Paul Alivisatos’s house while protesters rallied outside.

UCUP Rallies Outside University President’s House, Demands Reinstatement of Arrested Students

By Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon and Oliver Buntin / January 16, 2025
The rally began on the main quad and follows the arrests of two students on felony charges in connection with the October 11 UCUP protest.
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