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The University of Chicago’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1892

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All content by Alex Dalton
The entrance to Woodlawn Commons.

University Reports 245 New COVID-19 Cases Ahead of Return to In-Person Instruction

By Austin Zeglis and Alex Dalton
January 22, 2022
One of the many performances at the Spring Awakening festival in Chicago this fall.

Rain Can’t Dampen the Spirits at Spring Awakening

By Alex Dalton
November 30, 2021
UChicago Graduate Students United Co-President for Bargaining, Claudio Gonzales, addressed representatives of several Chicago-area graduate student unions.

GSU Secures Faculty Support in Service Fee Boycott, Vows to Continue Campaign

By Alex Dalton
June 13, 2021
“Like it or not, your generation has to decide whether organized human society is going to persist or not,” Noam Chomsky told a virtual audience of students.

Noam Chomsky Reflects on Biden’s First Hundred Days at UCPU Event

By Alex Dalton
May 6, 2021
The SGFC meets at Reynolds Club every week.

SG Elections To Include Referendum on Splitting College and Graduate Councils

By Alex Dalton and Ryan Owyang
April 1, 2021
A GSU sign reads, "Ants are cool / So are unions."

GSU Organizes Boycott of Student Services Fee, Citing Economic Burden

By Alex Dalton
February 5, 2021
Courtesy of the Amplify Slate.

Amplify Slate Stakes SG Candidacy on 99 Ideas

By Alex Dalton
April 29, 2020
The Maroon has Hyde Park and UChicago voters covered with information on Election 2020.

Maroon Voter Guide

By Pranathi Posa, Dimitriy Leksanov, Jack Cruz-Alvarez, Avi Waldman, Alex Dalton, Alexis Florence, and Laura Gersony
March 11, 2020
The Maroon has Hyde Park and UChicago voters covered with information on Election 2020.

Voter Guide: What Do the Offices Up for Election Do?

By Pranathi Posa, Jack Cruz-Alvarez, Alex Dalton, and Laura Gersony
March 11, 2020
The Maroon has Hyde Park and UChicago voters covered with information on Election 2020.

Voter Guide: Cook County Clerk

By Alex Dalton
March 11, 2020
UChicago Buttigieg supporters campaigned in Iowa prior to the caucus.

After Iowa and New Hampshire, UChicago for Pete Brings Their Moderate Pitch Home to a Progressive Campus

By Alex Dalton
February 25, 2020
UChicago students organizing for Pete Buttigieg pose with posters.

The Final Hours: UChicago for Pete’s Day-of Push for Caucus Support

By Alex Dalton
February 5, 2020
UChicago for Pete volunteer Jacob Sher canvasses on behalf of former Mayor Pete Buttigieg.

UChicago for Pete Members Look Back on their Canvassing

By Alex Dalton
February 3, 2020
UChicago for Pete organizer Jacob Sher canvasses on behalf of Pete on the last day before the Iowa Caucuses.

UChicago for Pete Set Out to Wrangle Iowa Voters With an Electability Pitch

By Alex Dalton
February 3, 2020

Night Owls Talk Asks, “Does Science Leave Room for Philosophy?”

By Alex Dalton
January 28, 2020
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Booth Professor on Buttigieg Endorsement: “I think he has the best plan and he’s not from Washington.”

By Alex Dalton
January 27, 2020
A photo of the Doomsday Clock being advanced during a Jan. 23rd, 2020 ceremony.

Doomsday Clock Ticks Closer Than Ever to Midnight

By Alex Dalton
January 27, 2020
Saieh Hall for Economics

Activists Discuss the “Baggage” of Left-Wing Movement at Multiracial Populism Symposium

By Alex Dalton
October 31, 2019
A counter-protester speaks to two PoP protesters. In the background, a tree slated for removal sports two red ribbons.

Trees or OPC? Activists and Counter-Protesters Clash

By Alex Dalton
October 29, 2019

Administrators Address Results of Climate Survey at Community Conversation

By Alex Dalton and Kitty Luo
October 29, 2019
State Sen. Robert Peters spoke at UChicago College Democrats' weekly meeting.

State Sen. Robert Peters Talks Progressive Lawmaking at UC Dems Meeting

By Alex Dalton
October 28, 2019
Kali Uchis (right) and Jorja Smith (left) in the music video for their song, "Tyrant".

Paradise Lost and Found Again, Together

By Alex Dalton
June 4, 2019
Gupta has wrestled with the question of where art fits into the broader political struggle to make the world a better place.

juhiguptaandherbizarreartpolitic.pdf

By Alex Dalton
June 3, 2019
Jeanette Taylor has made her experience as a community organizer a key point in her campaign for alderman of the 20th ward.

In Interview, Taylor Discusses Plans for Policing, Transparency

By Alex Dalton
May 28, 2019
Outgoing Executive Slate member Natalie Jusko speaks at the meeting on the Emergency Fund abortion bill.

Hundreds Protest For and Against Bill on Abortion Funding

By Justin Smith and Alex Dalton
May 21, 2019

Nina Barrett Discusses New Leopold and Loeb Book at Sem Co-Op

By Alex Dalton
May 19, 2019
Courtesy of Brinda Rao.

Duck, Duck, Dollar Bill: At UChicago, Financial Diversity Goes Deeper Than Expensive Clothes

By Alex Dalton
May 13, 2019
Dinesh Das Gupta, candidate for Undergraduate Liaison to the Board of Trustees.

Candidate for Board Liaison Hopes to Prioritize Mental Health, Sustainability

By Alex Dalton
April 30, 2019
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How Hyde Park Voted

By Pranathi Posa, Dimitriy Leksanov, Jack Cruz-Alvarez, and Alex Dalton
April 14, 2019
Jeanette Taylor poses with supporters on Tuesday night.

Jeanette Taylor, Activist with DSA and Union Backing, Triumphs in 20th Ward

By Isha Jain, Alex Dalton, and Caroline Kubzansky
April 2, 2019
Community organizer Jeanette Taylor and educator Nicole Johnson.

The 20th Ward’s Overwhelming Question

By Alex Dalton
April 1, 2019
Community organizer Jeanette Taylor and educator Nicole Johnson.

Taylor and Johnson Carry Votes in 20th Ward; Will Head to Runoff Election in April

By Isha Jain and Alex Dalton
February 26, 2019

At SSA Teach-In, Activists Talk Potential Benefits of Obama Center CBA

By Alex Dalton
February 18, 2019
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