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Chicago Maroon
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 are dedicated to all things serious and curious at the University of Chicago.

The interior of Bartlett Dining Commons.

Where Are All the “Real Chicago Intellectuals?”

By Anika Krishnaswamy / May 22, 2025
Students, alumni, and faculty reflect on perceived shifts in UChicago’s undergraduate culture—away from “intellectualism” and “quirkiness” and toward pre-professionalism.
Political donations from the current trustees by election cycle from the 1999–2000 election cycle to the 2023–24 election cycle. Source: Federal Election Commission

Current UChicago Trustees’ Donations to Republicans Skyrocketed in Last Two Years

By Zachary Leiter / May 22, 2025
UChicago trustees’ donations to Republican candidates increased considerably in the 2024 election cycle, according to Federal Election Commission records reviewed by the Maroon.
Professor Linda Ginzel in her office in Booth Harper Center.

A Day in the Life (of the Mind): Professors at UChicago

By Anushka Bansal / May 22, 2025
The Maroon sat down with two UChicago professors to explore their approaches to teaching, the rhythms of their work, and how they experience life at the University.
Examining Title IX at UChicago in the Trump Era

Examining Title IX at UChicago in the Trump Era

By Agathe Demarolle / May 14, 2025
A look at gender discrimination and sexual misconduct at UChicago and how the Trump administration’s policy changes could affect Title IX cases at the University.
UCPD officers and protesters face off on South Ellis Avenue following the encampment raid.

New Information on Lead-up to Encampment Raid

By Elena Eisenstadt and Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon / April 28, 2025
The Maroon obtained records of the email exchanges leading up to the forceful dissolution of the UChicago United for Palestine encampment last spring.
A banner reading "End the Siege on Gaza," Ceasefire Now," and "Free Palestine" hangs inside the encampment.

The Encampment and IOP Occupation One Year Later

By Elena Eisenstadt and Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon / April 28, 2025
On the first anniversary of UChicago United for Palestine’s “Popular University for Gaza,” the Maroon revisits last spring’s protests and the University’s response.
50 Years of Divestment Movements at UChicago

50 Years of Divestment Movements at UChicago

By Karen Yi / April 21, 2025
In an interactive timeline, Grey City uncovers a history of divestment activism from the Maroon's archives.
Protesters rally on the one-year anniversary of the January 27, 2013 demonstration at the Center for Care and Discovery.

Reworking a Decades-Old Disciplinary System

By Evgenia Anastasakos, Celeste Alcalay, and Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon / April 17, 2025
Protests over UCMed’s lack of a Level I adult trauma center beginning in 2010 resulted in student arrests and misconduct by an undercover UCPD officer, forcing the University to reevaluate its protest policies and how it communicates them to students.
Esther (left) and Mordecai (right) eat the nutrient pellets Jerry Coyne feeds them twice a day.

Ducks Return to Botany Pond

By Natalie Earl / April 8, 2025
Jerry Coyne, a professor emeritus in the Department of Ecology and Evolution and the official “duck-master” of Botany Pond, spoke to the Maroon about the pond’s new inhabitants.
The University's administration building, now Edward H. Levi Hall. Courtesy of the University of Chicago Photographic Archive.

“Choosing to Govern Itself”: How the Protests of 1969 Shaped UChicago’s Disciplinary System

By Zachary Leiter, Elena Eisenstadt, and Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon / March 7, 2025
As Vietnam War protests raged on campus during the late 1960s, University administrators constructed a new program of discipline that avoided involving Chicago police or the courts.
The front cover of Harry Kalven Jr.'s personal folder for the 1967 Report on the University’s Role in Political and Social Action. Courtesy of Jamie Kalven.

“Living Tradition” or “Administrative Fiat”?: Annotating the Kalven Report

By Celeste Alcalay, Austin Steinhart, and Anushree Vashist / March 6, 2025
Drawing upon an interview with journalist Jamie Kalven, son of Harry Kalven Jr. of the Kalven Report, the Maroon annotates this oft-cited but little read document.
The original members of the Committee on Freedom of Expression discuss the inception of the Chicago Principles at a formal event for their 10th anniversary at the David Rubenstein Forum.

Chicago Principles Committee Reflects on Report’s Legacy

By Celeste Alcalay / March 6, 2025
A decade later, the Maroon asked the authors of the Chicago Principles about the drafting process, last spring's protests, and the future of the debate over free expression on campus.
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