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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.

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

By Elena Eisenstadt / May 5, 2024

Kids played, made art, and painted protest signs in the pro-Palestine encampment.

The Case of the Checkerboard Blues

By Celeste Alcalay / May 2, 2024

The now-defunct Checkerboard Lounge blues bar doubled as a popular UChicago college hangout before it relocated to Harper Court.

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.

What’s the incentive? Sellout Culture at UChicago

By Anika Krishnaswamy / March 25, 2024

Students and faculty discuss UChicago’s reputation for economics, sellout culture, and the perceived delegitimization of “bizcon.”

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.

“We’re real, we’re happening, now is the time”: UChicago’s Complicated Indigenous Past and Present

By Agathe Demarolle / February 8, 2024

Breaking away from classroom matters, Indigenous students are strengthening communal ties on campus.

One Night at the 24/7 Hospital Panera Bread

By Aaryan Kumar / February 7, 2024

Aaryan Kumar presents the best-kept secret for hungry UChicago night owls.

The Maroon Launches UChicago Police Department Incident Reporter

By Michael Plunkett / February 5, 2024

The project strives to paint a more nuanced picture of incidents reported to UCPD and any patterns that may exist within the incident data.

From Mudway Nuisance to Midway Plaisance

By Feifei Mei / January 25, 2024

The Midway Plaisance: midway between the World’s Columbian Exposition, uncompleted projects, and a quiet rebellion against car-centric planning.

The Obama Center: A Welcome Neighbor?

By Celeste Alcalay / January 21, 2024

The Obama Foundation–University of Chicago partnership marks a long-awaited homecoming for the former president. What will it signify for the South Side?

Dispatches from the First Week of SJP’s Occupation of the Quad

By Kelly Hui / November 28, 2023

Over the course of a week, Viewpoints Editor and protester Kelly Hui reflected on Students for Justice in Palestine turning the quad into a space of protest, debate, and organizing.

“One Evening… It Disappeared”

By Sofia Castro / November 7, 2023

Former Maroon reporter Jake Bittle tells stories of climate migrations and inequity in his first book, the Great Displacement.

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