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The University of Chicago’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1892

Chicago Maroon
Smile Design Every Other Week
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.

Logan on the rise

By Christina Pillsbury / November 29, 2011
Standing like an obelisk just south of the Midway, the Logan Arts Center is receiving finishing touches before its opening in the spring. Although administrators say that the building will be a—not the—center for arts on campus, the resources it provides are bound to make it dwarf any other creative space at the U of C..

Positively 53rd street

By Jordan Larson / November 29, 2011
The Harper Court development promises some additions that would be normal for any college area—a movie theater, hotel, and 24-hour diner, just to name a few. But what's unique about the project isn't just that it centralizes all of these necessities; it's bringing them all to Hyde Park for the first time. .

The Way Things Work: Opening a small business in Hyde Park

By Colin Bradley / November 29, 2011
From documents like Chicago's "3 Simple Steps to Obtain a Business License" (which actually lists 10 not-so-simple steps) to maneuvering through eight different city, state, and federal agencies, Grey City traces the paths of several successful small businesses in Hyde Park. .

Nance works the body

By Ella Christoph / March 8, 2011
SG President. Truman Scholar. Gates Scholar. Marathon runner. Boxer. Entrepreneur. Community servant. Greg Nance is a man on a mission.
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