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The University of Chicago’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1892

Chicago Maroon

Grey City is The Maroon’s features and investigative journalism section. We cover campus culture and local news in an in-depth, often long-form style, and we’re dedicated to all things serious and curious at the University of Chicago.

Item 291 - Lori Lightroot, former mayor of Chicago

Crustsaders: a Scav Story

By Anika Krishnaswamy, Grey City Reporter / October 4, 2024

As I sprinted across the road separating Ida Noyes from the quad, the words of my soon-to-be-battle-worn comrades were drowned out by an ominous chant: “Max Pussy! Max Pussy! Max Pussy!” cried the...

The exterior of the Hillel building.

The Two Mimounas

By Elena Eisenstadt, Grey City Editor / September 30, 2024

As students return to campus, last year’s quad protests against the war in Gaza, including a nine-day encampment, remain fresh in their minds. On the second day of UChicago’s pro-Palestine...

A view of 63rd and cottage, photo taken by the writer

Whose Revival, Whose Former Glory?

By Nick Rommel / September 23, 2024

So you’ve gotten your Elvis smoothie and veggie bagel at Robust on 63rd and Woodlawn, sent some emails to professors, and stepped back out onto the street. Half of your smoothie still waits for consumption...

UChicago Student Wellness

The Hidden Costs of U-SHIP

By Agathe Demarolle, Grey City Reporter / September 9, 2024
U-SHIP provides generous insurance coverage for its relatively low annual premium. But some UChicago students have recently reported significant errors from U-SHIP, such as denials of coverage or billing errors, with enduring and complex consequences.
A screenshot from the November 15, 2021 vlog the Maroon reviewed with MacGregor.

Insights From a Virtual Scrapbook

By Lucas Ribeiro, Grey City Reporter / May 16, 2024

Three years and 161 videos ago, the Maroon first wrote about Makayla MacGregor. As a UChicago first-year, MacGregor turned the focus of her high school YouTube channel toward the University of Chicago,...

Yours For Food

Yours For Food

By Finn Hartnett / May 14, 2024
Hutchinson Commons’ adoption of the Grubhub point-of-sale system and what we lose when our daily interactions with the world go virtual.
Part of the 1968 “tent-in” on the quad protesting the University’s sloppy housing policy for students. The sign leaning on the tent reads “free housing.”

A Brief History of Occupying Buildings and Camping on the Quad at UChicago

By Eli Wizevich / May 6, 2024
Grey City’s deep dive into the Maroon’s archive presents a lineage of civil disobedience and radical action by students against the administration over collegiate, local, and international issues.
The kids tent in the encampment.

“She wanted to be there for the kids”: Children at Pro-Palestine Encampment Express Solidarity

By Elena Eisenstadt / May 5, 2024
Alyssa Hulme, a MAPSS student who has brought her kids to the encampment, says it has been healing for her children “to actually feel like they were doing something to let their voices be heard.”
The Case of the Checkerboard Blues

The Case of the Checkerboard Blues

By Celeste Alcalay, Grey City Deputy Editor / May 2, 2024
The now-defunct Checkerboard Lounge blues bar doubled as a popular UChicago college hangout before it relocated to Harper Court.  “We were there to be part of the South Side, to experience Chicago in that way.”—Ethan Michaeli (A.B. '89)
ChatGPT vs. the UChicago Core

ChatGPT vs. the UChicago Core

By Josie Barboriak / March 29, 2024
Tools like ChatGPT are a type of forbidden fruit, tempting even those who wouldn’t normally fudge their assignments.
The west-facing entrance to Saieh Hall.

What’s the incentive? Sellout Culture at UChicago

By Anika Krishnaswamy, Grey City Reporter / March 25, 2024

After first-year Alisha Arya committed to the University of Chicago, she opened the Class of 2027 Instagram page, eager to learn more about her new peers before the school year began. As she scrolled through...

University Faculty Aren’t Neutral When It Comes to Political Donations

University Faculty Aren’t Neutral When It Comes to Political Donations

By Austin Steinhart / February 12, 2024
Despite being an imperfect measurement of both political donations and individual beliefs, analyzing which candidates and PACs UChicago faculty donated to over the past five election cycles serves as a meaningful indicator of the collective political leaning of the faculty and their engagement in elections.
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