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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

Edward H. Levi Hall, which houses many of the University's administrative offices.

UChicago’s Secrecy Thwarts Discourse

By Maroon Editorial Board / March 5, 2025
Despite its institutional commitment to freedom of expression and inquiry, which relies on access to information, the University of Chicago has long operated under a shroud of secrecy relative to its peers.
2024 USG Endorsement: The Timing’s Just Right with “Better Slate Than Never” Slate

2024 USG Endorsement: The Timing’s Just Right with “Better Slate Than Never” Slate

By Maroon Editorial Board / April 15, 2024
The Maroon Editorial Board endorses Better Slate Than Never for Undergraduate Student Government’s executive slate, Arsima Araya for trustee and faculty governance liaison, and Andrea Pita Mendez for vice president of advocacy.
A UCPD vehicle.

Student Safety Should Be About Students

By The Maroon Editorial Board / February 22, 2024

"Your campus is on the South Side?” We all know that expression of concern from well-meaning relatives and neighbors when we tell them where we go to school. This is not to imply that there is something...

Saieh Hall as seen from the quad.

Revisiting Our Rankings

By Maroon Editorial Board / February 1, 2024
The University stands out against many of its peer institutions for its storied, albeit eccentric, traditions, but now it stands out for another reason: its fall in rankings. Should UChicago continue moving forward as is or pause and reflect on the situation?
What We’re Thankful For

What We’re Thankful For

By Maroon Editorial Board / November 29, 2023
The Maroon Editorial Board reflects on what we’ve been thankful for these last few months.
A Hollow Core

A Hollow Core

By Maroon Editorial Board / August 15, 2023
As the new quarter approaches and students select classes, the Maroon Editorial Board asks how beneficial our Core classes are to the UChicago experience.
The doors to the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (ISAC), formerly known as the Oriental Institute.

New Names Can’t Erase Institutionalized Mistakes

By Maroon Editorial Board / May 15, 2023
The renaming of the Oriental Institute to the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures is a welcome change, but it can’t eradicate the former name’s pejorative, misleading connotations.
Two students standing in front of a blackboard

2023 USG Endorsement: Uplift Marginalized Voices by Voting for upLIFT Slate

By Maroon Editorial Board / April 12, 2023
The Maroon Editorial Board endorses upLIFT for Undergraduate Student Government’s executive slate, Jackson Lee for trustee and faculty governance liaison, and Nina Hafner for vice president of campus life.
GSU members picket, October 2017.

Dear Paul, Practice What You Preach: GSU-UE, The Kalven Report, and Unionization

By Maroon Editorial Board / January 19, 2023
The University’s opposition to unionization violates the principles of the school’s most prized document: the Kalven Report.

The Maroon Editorial Board Announces USG Endorsements

By Maroon Editorial Board / April 20, 2022
The Maroon Editorial Board endorses Good Vibeslations, Ariana Ukaonu, India Hill, and Julia Brestovitskiy.

What We’re Thankful For

By Maroon Editorial Board / November 25, 2021
Per tradition, The Maroon editorial board does its best to practice gratitude.

To Understand the April Outbreak, We Must Recognize Administrative Failures

By Maroon Editorial Board / May 24, 2021
Fraternity parties are not the only cause of UChicago’s recent spike in COVID-19 cases.
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