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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

The 5:30 a.m. sunrise at Promontory Point.

Magic Protects This Space

By Evgenia Anastasakos, Grey City Editor / October 11, 2024

It’s 5:30 a.m. on Thursday at Promontory Point. Two swimmers chart their course from the rocks, strapping swim caps around their chins and clipping brightly colored inflatable buoys around their waists....

A Welcome Letter from the Maroon

September 23, 2024

To the Class of 2028, There are a few different ways we could start this letter— You did it! You made it! Welcome to the University of Chicago! Actually, welcome to The Beginning of The...

Get Up-to-Date on the University’s Financial Issues

Get Up-to-Date on the University’s Financial Issues

By Peter Maheras / September 23, 2024

The University suffers under growing financial pressure as costs have increased dramatically in recent decades to compete with universities with larger endowments. In 2023, the University’s budget deficit...

UChicago Student Wellness

Stay Healthy Together: Your Guide to Mental Health Resources on Campus

By Naina Purushothaman / September 23, 2024

The University offers a number of services to students to support their mental health. The Maroon has compiled a list of some of the mental health and wellness resources available on campus and how to...

Autumn 2024’s Signature Humanities Courses

Autumn 2024’s Signature Humanities Courses

By Anushka Bansal / September 23, 2024

Signature Humanities Courses are faculty-led classes in the humanities or humanistic social sciences that offer distinctive and impactful learning experiences and “allow students to sample the best that...

Democratic presidential nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris addresses the crowd in the United Center on the final night of the Democratic National Convention.

Recap of the DNC: Politics, Police, and Protests

By Tiffany Li and Eric Fang / September 23, 2024

The Democratic National Convention (DNC) began at Chicago’s United Center on Monday, August 19. Throughout the week, UChicago provided housing for some of the estimated more than 500 police officers...

Protesters wave Palestinian flags during the encampment.

UChicago United for Palestine, 2023–24

By Katherine Weaver / September 23, 2024

In the 2023–24 academic year, colleges and universities across the country saw a major increase in student activity surrounding the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. This activity was sparked...

A view of 63rd and cottage, photo taken by the writer

Whose Revival, Whose Former Glory?

By Nick Rommel / September 23, 2024

So you’ve gotten your Elvis smoothie and veggie bagel at Robust on 63rd and Woodlawn, sent some emails to professors, and stepped back out onto the street. Half of your smoothie still waits for consumption...

Queer at the Heteronormative Apex

Queer at the Heteronormative Apex

By Camille Cypher / September 23, 2024

I don’t know much about sororities. A friend in Pi Phi has told me about group songs and voting traditions and a brother getting kicked off a boat at formal. I’ve seen the aesthetic instagram accounts...

No, Not That Kind of Clubbing

No, Not That Kind of Clubbing

By Anushka Bansal / September 23, 2024

When I first set foot on campus, I collected club brochures like pastry selections at a lavish breakfast buffet—I wanted a little bit of everything. After the social appetizers and academic entrees,...

The Booth School of Business, home to the Polsky Center.

The Arts Staff’s Ten Can’t-Miss Arts and Culture Spots Across Chicago

By Maroon Arts / September 23, 2024

You may not have come to Chicago for its piles of teeth. Its living-room-sized theaters. Its late-night cafe jazz concerts. Its sculpture designed by Yoko Ono. We certainly didn’t come for them—but...

Hutchinson Commons (lovingly referred to as “Hutch”) is housed within The Reynolds Club. Courtesy of Hailey Sobel.

Crowning the Best Restaurant at Hutch

By Lainey Gregory / September 23, 2024

You’ve just gotten out of back-to-back classes and you are starving. It’s not an uncommon place to find yourself, gastrointestinally speaking. Many of us can rarely afford the time it takes to prepare...

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