Conflict over the conservative publication’s editorial direction and financial independence has left the masthead bare, the money in limbo, and the website dark.
Around 40 protesters briefly rallied outside Harper Memorial Library before delivering a petition with over 1,500 signatures to the Office of the Dean of Students in the College, calling for the reversal of a student’s involuntary leave of absence.
The student, who has not been identified publicly, was placed on involuntary leave and removed from University housing on October 21, according to his lawyer.
Institute of Politics Founding Director David Axelrod and Karl Rove, senior advisor to former President George W. Bush, discussed the upcoming 2024 elections during an IOP event on October 17.
The union, which represents non-tenure track faculty, is currently negotiating its third contract and organized the demonstration to demand higher wages.
In the first of a series of talks discussing “What Might Peace Look Like,” founding Faculty Director of the Chicago Forum on Free Inquiry and Expression professor Tom Ginsburg discussed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with Salam Fayyad, who served as prime minister of the Palestinian Authority from 2007 to 2013.
“You can say very offensive things on this campus. That doesn’t mean we’re saying ‘please go out and say offensive things.’ It just means that that’s protected speech,” Alivisatos said in an interview with the Maroon.
The Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago concluded on Thursday with Vice President Kamala Harris accepting the party's nomination. Two UChicago students were among the delegates who had cast their votes for her in a virtual nomination process earlier in August.
Day three of the DNC featured a speech from vice-presidential nominee and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. Here’s what UChicago students and the Institute of Politics (IOP) were up to.
