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The University of Chicago’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1892

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A sticker posted on campus protesting President Paul Alivisatos’ recent meeting with the Israeli Consul General.

How Little Does Palestinian Life Matter to the University of Chicago?

By Christopher Iacovetti / April 19, 2024

My first distinct recollection about Palestine dates back to late 2014. Israel had just concluded one of its periodic massacres in Gaza, slaughtering more than 2,200 Palestinians and destroying more than...

A Questionable Conflict of Interest

A Questionable Conflict of Interest

By Rand Perry / April 17, 2024

This spring closes UChicago’s first full year with Provost Katherine Baicker, who brings an impressive résumé to her new role. However, one aspect of her career has received little scrutiny: since...

The Keller Center, which houses the Harris School of Public Policy.

Harris Student Government is Broken

By Aïcha Camara / March 30, 2024

As a student pursuing a Master of Science in Computational Analysis and Public Policy (MSCAPP) at the Harris School of Public Policy, I've held a deep sense of pride in Harris’s mission to train the...

In Defense of Nuance: Part One

In Defense of Nuance: Part One

By Gregory Caesar / March 28, 2024

Editor's note: This piece is one part of a two-part critique on DEI efforts within academia, political spaces, and broader society. A link to the second part of this series will be provided here upon publication. As...

So Much Excellence!

So Much Excellence!

By Clifford Ando / February 22, 2024

Editors note: The University has informed The Maroon that the September payment issues detailed in the following piece were not connected to the University’s budget situation as alleged. A statement...

Ando/Boyer Debate: A Student Responds

Ando/Boyer Debate: A Student Responds

By Noah Glasgow / February 15, 2024

As a humanities and social sciences student in the College, I have closely followed professor Clifford Ando’s public inquiry into our University’s precarious and increasingly harmful financial position. In...

Art installation on the quad honors Palestinians killed in Gaza.

The Campus Antisemitism Crisis Is a Distraction

By UChicago Jews for a Free Palestine / January 26, 2024

This article is contributed to The Maroon by UChicago Jews for a Free Palestine. To read and sign onto our position statement, use this link: tinyurl.com/UCHIJEWS4PALESTINE. We are witnessing the rise...

Protestors rallied and chanted outside of Rosenwald Hall on November 9, 2023.

Should Students for Justice in Palestine Be a Recognized Student Organization?

By Jerry A. Coyne / January 23, 2024

Has the time come to ask whether the activism of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) belongs on our campus? It’s not the morally reprehensible things they say that brings this question to the fore,...

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(West Virginia) Chicago is happening to you. The fight for the modern university.

By Clifford Ando / January 14, 2024

Editor's note: The original stylization of the headline reads "West Virginia Chicago is happening to you. The fight for the modern university." Having a strikethrough headline is not a design feature offered...

Students created an art installation on the quad to memorialize Palestinians killed since October 7.

SJP UChicago Statement on Recent Events in Palestine

SJP UChicago Statement on Recent Events in Palestine

From your Public Safety Liaison: Where is the Peace in Arresting Peaceful Protestors?

By Monica Ruiz House / November 16, 2023

 In May of last year, the University announced, to little fanfare, that it was establishing its inaugural Public Safety Advisory Council. Composed of decorated academics, passionate community members,...

Supporting Palestinians Doesn’t Need to Be Anti-Israel

By Anonymous / November 16, 2023

On October 20, an article in The Maroon ran titled, “Emotions Run High on Quad as UChicago Jewish Student Groups and SJP Stage Opposing Protests.”  This portrayal is wrong, and it’s this type of...

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