Everyone Starts Somewhere

By Priyanka Majumder / May 19, 2020

What unites UChicago students is a unique sense of grit.

What You Think, What I Think

By Jake Weiss / May 19, 2020

A reflection on thought.

Our Student Government System Has Wilted

By Matthew Pinna / May 12, 2020

It’s time for an overhaul of elections at UChicago, and we must consider houses as a viable electoral unit.

Fighting for an Education We’ve Earned

By Samantha Herrera / May 11, 2020

Students who have dealt with UChicago’s Office of Financial Aid throughout their undergraduate careers anticipated its mishandling of tuition during the pandemic.

Preparing for the Academic Job Market in an Economic Recession

By Kimberly Hoang / April 30, 2020

Students hoping to join the academy must mediate expectations.

Fictionality During Crisis?

By Alexa Perlmutter / April 30, 2020

Reading speculative literature during this pandemic can be an effective way to ground ourselves in reality.

A Tuition Reduction Without Trade-Offs Is Possible

By Laurel Chen, Anna Attie, and Luis Rubio / April 28, 2020

Given the University's resources, cries of austerity in the face of a student tuition strike are unacceptable.

A Tuition Strike? Consider the Trade-Offs First

By Zarek Drozda / April 21, 2020

Advocates for a 50 percent cut in tuition for this quarter should consider the unintended impacts of such a reduction.

You Should Give the University’s Online Game a Chance

By Peter Forberg / April 13, 2020

A lot is lost in the transition to distance learning, but the Fourcast Lab's new game is finding new ways to engage the UChicago community from afar.

Beware the Pass/Fail Fantasy

By Marc de Fontnouvelle / April 7, 2020

Debate over this quarter’s grading system misses the mark on the larger issue it raises.

Under Quarantine, Embrace the “B” Stories

By Jay Gibbs / April 1, 2020

As the coronavirus pandemic dominates the news and our minds, we should look to little things for temporary relief.

Take It from an Instructor—Let’s Leave Letter Grades Behind This Spring

By Chris Taylor / March 27, 2020

Issuing letter grades during the coronavirus pandemic would be a foolish pantomime of normalcy, especially as students and instructors struggle to transition to distance learning.