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The University of Chicago’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1892

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UCM’s logo was featured on the Haas car livery at the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

UChicago Medicine Partners with Haas Formula 1 Team in Historic Sponsorship

By Sabrina Chang / January 10, 2025

At the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix in November, an unexpected sight zipped across the racetrack: the UChicago Medicine (UCM) logo, prominently displayed on the Haas Formula 1 (F1) car. This marked the...

Kuvia participants perform their sun salutations.

COUP Cancels Kuvia After Arrest of Organization Leader

By Derek Hsu / January 9, 2025

The Council of University Programming (COUP), which organizes Kuviasungnerk/Kangeiko (Kuvia), announced it will not host the annual winter tradition in 2025, in solidarity with a UChicago student arrested...

Second-Year College Student Passes Away

Second-Year College Student Passes Away

By Tiffany Li / January 9, 2025
Dean of the College Melina Hale and Dean of Students in the College Philip Venticinque shared news of second-year Daniel Kremer’s passing in an email on December 27, 2024.
Mamayan Jabateh, whom UCUP formerly identified as “Student B.,” speaks about their December 11 arrest by CPD and subsequent eviction from University housing.

UCUP Holds Briefing on Arrested and Evicted Students

By Sabrina Chang and Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon / January 8, 2025
At a press briefing, Mamayan Jabateh, formerly identified by UCUP as “Student B.,” spoke about their arrest by CPD in December. UCUP did not offer reporters the chance to ask questions during the event.
From the October 11 UCUP protest: The student in the orange skirt was arrested on December 11 and charged with “aggravated battery of a peace officer” and “causing an injury while resisting or obstructing a peace officer.” They were allegedly attempting to prevent the arrest of the student in khaki shorts, who was charged with “aggravated battery of a peace officer.”

CPD Arrests Second UChicago Undergraduate in Connection With October 11 Protest

By Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon / January 7, 2025
CPD arrested a UChicago undergraduate on December 11 on two felony charges, in connection with the October 11 pro-Palestine protest.
Granville-Grossman Residential Commons.

University Instates New Winter Break Housing Fee of $1,100

By Aaryan Kumar / December 22, 2024
Students who seek on-campus housing through winter break will now be assessed a flat $1,100 fee, regardless of duration of stay and financial aid policy, except for those deemed "housing insecure". Previously, students who were granted winter break housing could stay without additional cost.
The Law School

Trump Selects Law School Alum David Sacks to Be “White House A.I and Crypto Czar”

By Derek Hsu / December 14, 2024

In a December 5 post on Truth Social, President-elect Donald Trump announced that UChicago alum David Sacks (J.D. ’98) will guide policy in artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency during his forthcoming...

Regenstein Library at sunrise.

Your Guide to UChicago’s Reading Period

By Isaiah Glick / December 6, 2024
From December 7 to December 9, instructors cannot assign work or teach new material in preparation for final exams.
Francesco Rahe (left) and Anqi Qu (right). (Courtesy of Francesco Rahe and Anqi Qu)

An Interview with 2025 Rhodes Scholars Anqi Qu and Francesco Rahe

By Kalyna Vickers / December 6, 2024
For the first time since 2018, two UChicago undergraduates have received the Rhodes Scholarship. The Maroon spoke with the recipients and the CCRF about the research and fellowship process.
Protesters rally outside of Stuart Hall on both sides of the path through the center of Harper Quad.

Pro-Palestine Faculty and Staff Accuse University of Breaking Gazan Scholars Promise, University Disputes Claim

By Stuti Shelat / December 5, 2024
Faculty & Staff for Justice in Palestine organized the rally, which took place outside Stuart Hall while University President Paul Alivisatos and Provost Katherine Baicker met with the Council of the University Senate.
Left to right: DFI infectious disease specialist Christopher Lehmann, Director Eric Pamer, and hepatologist Matthew Odenwald.

Microbiome Research Facilities at Duchossois Family Institute Set to Begin Drug Testing by January

By Kyle Lin / December 2, 2024
Director of the Duchossois Family Institute Eric Pamer believes the facilities at the institute will be able to “manufacture eight of the seventeen strains” that will be used in the clinical trials in January.
Individuals seen from under the Levi Hall breezeway walk across the snow-covered quad.

Photo Essay: UChicago Sees First Snowfall of the School Year

By Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon / December 2, 2024
The Maroon captured scenes throughout the snowy day.
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