Over a Century of House Culture: The Story of Snell-Hitchcock

By Gabi Garcia and Solana Adedokun / March 9, 2021

Over a century ago, Snell-Hitchcock residents launched The Section Six, an annual magazine documenting the dorm’s people and culture. Now, as its residents revive the publication, Grey City takes a deep dive into the dorm’s long history.

“Here for Each Other”: How COVID-19 Has Changed Community Organizing

By Michael McClure / February 25, 2021

In a year defined by the coronavirus pandemic, a nationwide reckoning with racial injustice, and mass mobilization via social media, activists and community organizers in Chicago have found new ways to inspire change.

First-Year Experiences During a Quarter of Firsts

By RJ Czajkowski and Solana Adedokun / February 25, 2021

COVID has touched every aspect of society in the past year, but how has it specifically impacted the lives and minds of UChicago’s newest class?

Spiritual Leader, Dean of Rockefeller Chapel, Scholar: Maurice Charles (M.Div. ’90, Ph.D. ’13) Returns to Hyde Park

By Myra Bajwa / February 10, 2021

Charles’s childhood and early work has influenced his approach to UCPD both as a student and now as dean of Rockefeller Chapel.

Is This the End of the World?

By Laura Gersony and Milutin Gjaja / February 1, 2021

Grey City sits down with Doomsday Clock scientists and apocalypse scholars to discuss the recent surge in apocalyptic thinking.

“Founded to Exclude”: Greek Life, UChicago Theta, and the Push for Abolition

By Laura Gersony and Aviva Waldman / January 26, 2021

UChicago’s Theta is one of many sorority chapters nationwide to see mass disaffiliations from Greek life in recent months, as members decry their organizations’ roles in reinforcing structural racism.

Stoicism 101

By Eric Vanderwall / January 12, 2021

Everything is material, there's no supernatural realm, and you can reduce your suffering by changing your thinking about your problems: welcome to Stoic thought.

An Arboreal History of the University of Chicago

By Laura Gersony and Angelique Alexos / December 1, 2020

Grey City tells the history of the Chicago region through the lens of its floral inhabitants.

Maroon Archives Tell the Story of the 1918 Spanish Flu, a Picture Not Dissimilar From Today’s Coronavirus Pandemic

By Kate Mabus / November 17, 2020

Viral testing and vaccines were years away from widespread use, but Chicagoans in 1918 implemented similar hygiene and social distancing measures to prevent the viral spread.

The 2020 Presidential Election: UChicago Professors Weigh In

By Emma Konrad and Nayu Shimo / November 3, 2020

UChicago professors consider the logistical and political challenges that have emerged this voting cycle, from the fragility of American democracy to election manipulation.

Get Out The Vote Efforts Adapt To An Unprecedented Election

By Anjali Pullabhotla and Niharika Iyer / November 2, 2020

Campus and city-wide organizations find innovative ways to get out the vote during the pandemic.

Two Lawsuits, Five Internal Complaints Allege Discrimination within UC Facilities Services Department

By Laura Gersony and Milutin Gjaja / October 13, 2020

Several former and current employees described a pattern of discriminatory behavior within the department dating back to 2014.