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The University of Chicago’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1892

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The University of Chicago’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1892

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Snell-Hitchcock Hall.

The Faculty Speak

By Clifford Ando / April 7, 2025
University senates around the country are organizing and speaking up. It’s time for University leaders to end their silence.
Edward H. Levi Hall, which houses many of the University's administrative offices.

The Lines We Will Not Cross

By Clifford Ando / March 27, 2025
The University must make a full-throated defense of its core values, even—and especially—in the face of an administration that would have it deny them.
Gabriel Winant, an associate professor of history and the president of UChicago's AAUP chapter.

An Open Letter to President Alivisatos and Provost Baicker on the Trump Administration’s Threat to Academic Freedom

March 11, 2025
We ask that the University publicly confirm that it will not cooperate with immigration authorities or with requests for information about students, faculty, and staff that are not strictly required by law.
An American flag and a Pride flag fly together in New Shoreham, R.I.

Being Trans in Trump’s America

By Francesco Rahe / March 6, 2025
In light of the Trump administration’s new executive orders, Rhodes Scholar Francesco Rahe explores trans identity at UChicago and underscores the importance of gender’s role in education.
Shawn Quek

Pledging Allegiance: Brotherhood, Beer, and The Making of Men

By Shawn Quek / March 5, 2025
We ought to properly discuss our campus’ cesspool of fraternity culture.
No, Jew-Hatred Is not a "Distraction”

No, Jew-Hatred Is not a “Distraction”

By Joachim Sciamma / February 16, 2025
Violence and hate, executed in the name of protest, render Jewish students unsafe on our own campus.
Saieh Hall, where UChicago's world-famous Department of Economics is housed.

University Leaders and Their Plans: A Pathology

By Clifford Ando / January 8, 2025
The University has a history of wildly optimistic budget projections. Who is the audience, who is served, and what are the harms of this practice?
The Keller Center, which houses the Harris School of Public Policy.

“Fixing the Broken”

Harris Student Government is committed to transparency and accountability in its service to the student body.
Members of UC Dems posing with Vice President Kamala Harris

UChicago Democrats (UC Dems): Kamala Harris is the Right Choice for America

By UChicago Democrats / October 27, 2024
As all attention turns to next month’s presidential election, we must elect Harris to protect our freedoms and move our country forward.
Edward H. Levi Hall, which houses many of the University’s administrative offices.

What are They Scared of?

By Clifford Ando / October 22, 2024
There are data and the trade-offs that the President and Trustees don’t want you to see.
Looking the Occupation in the Eyes

Looking the Occupation in the Eyes

By Ron Gneezy / August 13, 2024
A fourth year reflects on a lifetime of personal learning and societal stubbornness.
Green Ambitions, Gray Realities: The University of Chicago's 2030 Plan

Green Ambitions, Gray Realities: The University of Chicago’s 2030 Plan

A Lack of Transparency and Competing Priorities for the University Hinder the Execution of the 2030 Plan.
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