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Behind the Scenes at CPOST, the Research Center That Unearthed Major Findings on January 6
Robert Pape, director of the Chicago Project on Security and Threats, tells The Maroon about how the January 6 insurrection was a harbinger of the increased support for political violence brewing in the United States.
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May 18, 2022
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Laura Gersony
UChicago Crime Lab: Friend or Foe?
Grey City investigates critiques of UChicago's Crime Lab and its relationship with the Chicago Police Department.
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May 18, 2022
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Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics at UChicago
Being Black at UChicago
"As I looked around trying to find my friends, and later as I walked down the Quad, I noticed something that stuck out to me more than it had before: there were barely any Black people there."
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May 11, 2022
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Stella Bevacqua
David Axelrod Reflects on 10 Years of IOP Leadership
In an interview with The Maroon, David Axelrod talked about his love of politics and the IOP’s past and present.
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April 24, 2022
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A Thing That Can Ignite: Christine Cardoza Feature
Front desk staffer by day and writer by night, Christine Cardoza shares her story of survival and hope.
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April 23, 2022
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Eli Wizevich
The Stories We Tell Ourselves: Notes from the Folk Festival
At the University of Chicago Folk Festival, the true experience is the chatter and banter between and beyond the songs—the lore, histories, and legends that the performers divulge to the audience.
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April 19, 2022
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Stairwells, Sidewalks, and Studios: Hyde Park’s Musical Landscape
A firsthand exploration of the musical cultures that surround us and the people that create them.
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April 16, 2022
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Eva McCord
The Ballad of Javier Báez
The former Chicago Cub is one of the most baffling players baseball has ever seen.
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April 13, 2022
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A Planet in Crisis
Amitav Ghosh explores the relationship between colonialist ideology and our global climate crisis in The Nutmeg’s Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis.
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March 27, 2022
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Stella Bevacqua
Special Issue: Sustainability
The Maroon explores environmental issues on campus and beyond.
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February 20, 2022
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Professor Srikanth Reddy on His Newest Book "Underworld Lit": A "Lover’s Quarrel" With the University
UChicago Professor Srikanth Reddy discusses his newest book of poetry "Underworld Lit", which delves deep into the ancient underworlds of mythology and the author’s own brush with mortality.
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February 17, 2022
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Maroon Staff
“We Want Safety”: An Organizer Reflects on November’s Controversial Demonstration
Reeling from a student death, students tried to organize an “apolitical” rally, taking measures to sideline pro-policing viewpoints. But calls for increased policing and surveillance surfaced anyway—along with instances of anti-Black rhetoric—drawin…
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February 10, 2022
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The Quiet Victory of Chicago’s Monk Parakeets
What the green parrots can teach us about intelligence, extractivism, and finding home in the Windy City.
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January 23, 2022
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U.S. Department of State
The Iconoclastic Flamboyance of Gertrude Beasley
Ninety-six years ago, Gertrude Beasley (M.A., 1918) published a scathing memoir unmasking the rampant abuse faced by women in the rural South, and disappeared shortly after. Her story is now being widely read for the first time.
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January 14, 2022
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Ruby Rorty
The Reverend Jesse Jackson: “My Job Is to Teach Students Their Power"
In a one-on-one interview, the civil rights icon talks power, politics, and youth activism.
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January 11, 2022
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“Justice at Any Rate”: Remembering Chicago Civil Rights Leader Timuel D. Black
Black died on October 13 at 102 years old.
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November 1, 2021
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