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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

Tuning Out of Our Phones and Into Our Lives.

Tuning Out of Our Phones and Into Our Lives.

By Jessica Zang / April 18, 2025

In my first year of college, I learned to do something I deemed necessary for my social survival: walk through campus zoned out. This entailed never focusing my eyes on the people that passed me; on my...

When Opinion Obscures Art

When Opinion Obscures Art

By Vivian Li / April 15, 2025
Classroom discussions often favor personal and political takes over close reading and artistic engagement.
The University of Chicago Bookstore.

AI Professor

By Camille Cypher / April 4, 2025
When professors elect to use AI, they replace teaching with efficient but harmful shortcuts.
The Cost of Brotherhood

The Cost of Brotherhood

By Sophia Zeglis / April 2, 2025

​​In Chapter 720 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, which contains the Illinois Criminal Code, the reader finds Section 12C-50 on hazing. Under Illinois state law, hazing is classified as a Class A...

Saieh Hall, where UChicago's world-famous Department of Economics is housed.

April Fools: University Reverses Position on Free Speech

By Peter Maheras and Zachary Leiter / April 1, 2025
Initial speech cost set at two cents per word, University announced on April 1.
Is Safety the Priority?

Is Safety the Priority?

By Daniel Lin / March 31, 2025

On the first snowy night of the season, three of my friends and I strolled to a friend’s apartment nearby to pick up some food. With three large, empty Tupperware containers in hand, we stood outside...

Studying Doesn’t Stop at Midnight

Studying Doesn’t Stop at Midnight

By Adam Zaidi / March 6, 2025
UChicago students never clock out, so why do our libraries?
Catan and the Winter Quarter

Catan and the Winter Quarter

By Kaci Sziraki / February 27, 2025
The simple board game has become my bridge between academics and self-care.
Against the Podcasters

Against the Podcasters

By Nico Posner / February 16, 2025
Podcasting is an inherently flawed medium for science communication.
West Meets Midwest

West Meets Midwest

By Adam Zaidi / February 16, 2025
A West Coast student is introduced to Chicago’s winters.
AI, Academia, Apathy

AI, Academia, Apathy

By Adam Zaidi / January 11, 2025
Students confront the role of large language models in the classroom.
Where's the Smart in RideSmart?

Where’s the Smart in RideSmart?

By Kaci Sziraki / December 26, 2024
The flaws of RideSmart and its new policy changes are leaving students behind.
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