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The University of Chicago’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1892

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A Monument and Its Shadow: The Irony of Development

A Monument and Its Shadow: The Irony of Development

By Zoe Kalaw / October 6, 2025

At the end of April, Woodlawn residents and Hyde Park housing advocates gathered to protest the development of a proposed 26-story, 250-room hotel down the street from the Obama Presidential Center. The...

Caffeinated Criticisms

By Shawn Quek / October 3, 2025
Head Arts Editor Shawn Quek responds to the column “Cancel Caffeine Culture.”
The old Administration Building, circa 1948. Courtesy of the UChicago Special Collections Research Center.

Information and Misinformation about the University of Chicago’s Budget

By Clifford Ando / October 2, 2025
Clifford Ando addresses recent financial communications from the University, analyzing institutional priorities, spending choices, and faculty composition.
Pigs and Pandas in American Higher Education

Pigs and Pandas in American Higher Education

By Zhao Fang / October 1, 2025
Recent reorganization plans in the humanities and social sciences suggest certain fields risk joining the ranks of endangered species.

Academic Workers Will Defend Free Inquiry

October 1, 2025

Who will defend the humanities? This summer, we witnessed a dramatic challenge for the humanities and arts at the University of Chicago. This challenge demanded faculty intervention. Since taking power...

You Get the Best of Both Worlds

You Get the Best of Both Worlds

By Sofia Cavallone / September 22, 2025
In the face of indiscriminate threats against all facets of higher education, double majoring is your best bet.
College Writing Is Fundamental to Deep Learning

College Writing Is Fundamental to Deep Learning

By Camille Cypher / September 22, 2025
Camille Cypher shows how academic writing still matters despite growing incentives to use AI.

Open Letter on the Restructuring of the AHD

September 15, 2025
The restructuring of the Arts & Humanities Division raises great concern about University priorities and requires further discussion.
The Department of Computer Science is located on the second and third floors of the John Crerar Library.

A Bet Worth Placing: Computing and Data Science at UChicago

By Henry Hoffmann, Dan Nicolae, and Michael Franklin / September 2, 2025
The Department of Computer Science and Data Science Institute hold indispensable roles at the University, enriching the broader intellectual environment while offering meaningful benefits to both students and faculty.
Daisy Rockwell (right), A.B. ’91, A.M. ’98, Ph.D. ’98, at the University of Chicago’s graduation ceremony in 1991 with her now-husband Aaron York (left), A.B. ’91, M.D. ’05.

Lost in Extraterrestrial Translation

By Daisy Rockwell  / August 30, 2025
The University celebrates the success of area studies alumni, all the while erasing the programs that made those careers possible.
An Undergraduate Letter in Support of Area Studies

An Undergraduate Letter in Support of Area Studies

August 15, 2025
In light of the planned reorganization of the University's Division of the Arts & Humanities, undergraduates present an open letter to garner support for the departments of area studies.
Reorg 101: The Past and Future of the Race to the Bottom

Reorg 101: The Past and Future of the Race to the Bottom

By Clifford Ando / July 26, 2025
As the reorganization of the University’s Division of the Arts & Humanities commences, Clifford Ando warns that the fate of the humanities is up for grabs.
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