The University of Chicago’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1892

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The University of Chicago’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1892

Chicago Maroon

The University of Chicago’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1892

Chicago Maroon

New Migrant Arrivals at Shelter Locations

New Migrant Arrivals at Shelter Locations

By Tiffany Li / March 26, 2024
This map depicts the number of new migrants arriving in each shelter location from March 8 through March 15, 2024.
UChicago’s Place in the Chicago Migrant Crisis: From Articulation to Action

UChicago’s Place in the Chicago Migrant Crisis: From Articulation to Action

By Jessica Zang and Camille Cypher / March 26, 2024
The University has a history of supporting immigrants. Why isn't it doing something tangible now?
A Timeline of Migrants in Hyde Park

A Timeline of Migrants in Hyde Park

By Nick Rommel / March 26, 2024

April 13, 2022 Governor Greg Abbott (R-Texas) orders a bus of recently arrived migrants to Washington, D.C. This “busing strategy” is meant to undercut President Joe Biden’s upcoming cancellation...

Charts on New Arrivals at Staging Areas and Shelters

Charts on New Arrivals at Staging Areas and Shelters

By Austin Steinhart / March 26, 2024
Data from the 40th Ward Office's New Arrivals Data Dashboard illuminate the number of migrants in staging areas and shelters.
University of Chicago Law School.

Law School’s Immigrants’ Rights Clinic Provides Legal Aid for Migrants in Hyde Park

By Zev Woldenberg / March 26, 2024
Despite challenges, the Immigrants’ Rights Clinic has provided legal services and taken on asylum cases in recent months.
Dr. Abdullah Pratt

Empathy, Not Sympathy: A Profile of Dr. Abdullah Pratt

By Feifei Mei / March 26, 2024
The ER doctor, nonprofit founder, and community organizer is enlisting the UChicago community to help migrants on the South Side.
UChicago students volunteering to help migrants prepare for their citizenship tests in 2017.

Uncovering UChicago’s History with Migrant and Refugee Communities

By Sabrina Chang / March 26, 2024
The University has had a long and complicated history with migrant and refugee communities, with most of the efforts initiated by faculty and students rather than administration.
Collage of mingling during the Inaugural University of Chicago Black Conference.

Our Story, Our Future, Our House: A Year Into the University of Chicago Black Council

By Arsima Araya / February 14, 2024

The aroma of freshly brewed coffee was lingering in the air while, groups of students flocked to hear of UChicago’s campus in the late ’60s from artist and alum Patric McCoy, '69 A.B. In a group opposite...

The Daressy

The Daressy

By Jacob White / February 14, 2024

Pushed through the bitter winter Left in the dark grey of day Watch the higher god’s cinder And the lower god’s sunrays Exposed to the bone marrow Listening to wind’s whimper Ponder...

Social Contract

Social Contract

By Christian Turk / February 14, 2024

Breach in the social contract,  Out of reach no social contact,  Disconnect from what they erect and what they wreck,  Where their eyes spy our demise under disguise,  I despise how the...

Voices from Blacklight Magazine

Voices from Blacklight Magazine

February 14, 2024
A collection of poems from writers at Blacklight Magazine.
“So You’re Askin’ About ACSA?”

“So You’re Askin’ About ACSA?”

By Christian Turk, , on behalf of ACSA / February 13, 2024
Our mission is to unite and uplift the voices of the Africans and Caribbeans who have found themselves within the UChicago Community.
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