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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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R.I.P., LRS

R.I.P., LRS

By Brent Fergusson / October 29, 2025
The new writing class works in theory, and that’s the problem.
Students in the spring 2024 mixed-enrollment class Research, Writing, and Mass Incarceration, held at Stateville Correctional Center. Courtesy of Noah Crutchfield.

Slashing Beyond Prisons Is a Political Choice

By Taji Chesimet, Harley Pomper, and Neomi Rao / October 28, 2025
The University’s budget cuts to the Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture will end the educational initiative by the end of the quarter.
Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby speaks at a press briefing on the Afghanistan withdrawal at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Aug. 16, 2021. (DOD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Carlos M. Vazquez II). Captions added by Students for Justice in Palestine.

Institute of Propaganda? New IOP Director Facilitated Genocide

By Students for Justice in Palestine / October 24, 2025
John Kirby will one day be prosecuted for abetting war crimes. For now, he’s the new director of UChicago’s Institute of Politics.
Undergraduate Student Government’s offices are located in the basement of the Reynolds Club.

USG’s Statement on ICE Presence in Hyde Park

By Elijah Jenkins and Alex Fuentes / October 23, 2025
Undergraduate Student Government President Elijah Jenkins and Executive Vice President Alex Fuentes speak out against Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in Hyde Park.
A group of students walks in front of Ryerson Physical Laboratory.

Transportation Is More Than Just Mobility

By UCDems Transportation Policy Caucus / October 12, 2025
Improving UChicago’s transportation offers the University a chance to be a pioneer of campus transit.
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
AAUP, Faculty Forward, and the GSU swear to fight for the humanities in the face of continuing attacks

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.
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