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The University of Chicago’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1892

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All content by Alexis Florence
William Rainey Harper Memorial Library.

Coalition of Faculty Embarks On Diversity Strike, Claiming Administration Inadequately Addresses Systemic Racism

By Avi Waldman and Alexis Florence
September 30, 2020
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Students Renew Calls for UChicago to Be Designated a “Sanctuary Campus”

By Alexis Florence
August 13, 2020
The Institute of Politics building.

Michigan Governor Whitmer Talks Federal Mismanagement of COVID-19 Crisis

By Alexis Florence
April 15, 2020
Advertisements for the U.S. Census have arrived at CTA bus stops.

Making Sure the 2020 Census Counts

By Alexis Florence
April 14, 2020
Eckhart Hall.

Physical Sciences Division Works to Migrate Experiential Learning Online

By Alexis Florence
April 7, 2020
The Reynolds Club.

Biological Sciences Division Responds to Remote Learning Concerns

By Alexis Florence
April 7, 2020
Poster advocating for a rent strike in Hyde Park.

As COVID-19 Economic Crisis Deepens, Hyde Park Renters Strike

By Alexis Florence
April 1, 2020
Members of the Illinois chapter of National Nurses United

UChicago Medicine Nurses Demand More Protective Equipment as Number of COVID-19 Cases Grows

By Alexis Florence
March 23, 2020
Senator Bernie Sanders (AB'64) at a rally in Grant Park on March 7, 2020.

10 Days Before Illinois Face-Off With Biden, Sanders and Surrogates Rally in Grant Park

By Caroline Kubzansky and Alexis Florence
March 11, 2020
Protestors demonstrate for enacting rent control on 53rd street.

Protestors in Rent Control Debate Block Street to Advocate for Illinois HB 255

By Alexis Florence
March 11, 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: 13th District State Senate

By Alexis Florence
March 11, 2020
Incumbent Robert Peters and challenger Ken Thomas at a 13th District Candidate Forum on Monday, March 2, 2020.

State Senate Candidates Discuss Charles Thomas Case, Money in Politics at 13th District Candidate Forum

By Alexis Florence
March 5, 2020

Somebody Once Told Me the UChicago Law School Had A Musical, So I Rolled with It

By Alexis Florence
February 28, 2020
Congressman Bobby Rush, who serves Illinois’s first congressional district, spoke at a press conference at UChicago Medicine on February 23, 2020.

UChicago Medicine Celebrates Legislation Aiming for Wider Participation in Cancer Clinical Trials

By Alexis Florence
February 26, 2020
Incumbent Sen. Robert Peters and challenger Ken Thomas participated in a candidate forum for the 13th District of Illinois Senate hosted by the League of Women Voters-Chicago.

Candidates for Illinois State Senate 13th District Democratic Primary Talk Policy Positions at Candidate Forum

By Alexis Florence
February 25, 2020
Activists sit in at Mayor's Office for OPC CBA

CBA Coalition Stages Sit-in at Mayor’s Office, Secures Meeting with City Staff

By Alexis Florence
February 16, 2020
Ben Konstan and Rahul Jaitly at Boston College while researching for the External Report

CPRI Recommends Policy Changes for Campus Mental Health Resources

By Alexis Florence
February 16, 2020
Woodlawn residents gather for a town hall with City officials.

DOH and DPD Host Open House on Draft of Woodlawn Report and Proposed Ordinance

By Alexis Florence
February 5, 2020
Participants at the Iowa satellite caucus at University Church on February 3.

Sanders and Warren Tie for Delegates at Satellite Caucus Organized by UChicago Students

By Alexis Florence
February 4, 2020
Alderman Jeanette Taylor addresses attendees at Tuesday's forum on possible community displacement.

Ald. Taylor Expresses Frustration with Lack of CBA Ordinance Progress at Recent Forum

By Alexis Florence
January 30, 2020
Jeyifous and Reese stand together at the opening of "S is for Soul Sister."

“S is for Soul Sister” Remembers a Forgotten Alphabet

By Alexis Florence
January 24, 2020
UChicago students make phone calls for Bernie Sanders' campaign.

As the First Primaries Approach, UChicago for Bernie Hits the Phones

By Alexis Florence
January 21, 2020
Hannah Gregor, right, and friends at a caucus in Iowa in 2016. Gregor is a graduate student coordinating a remote Iowa caucus at University Church in February 2020.

UChicago Graduate Students Plan Satellite Iowa Caucus at University Church

By Alexis Florence
January 16, 2020
Curtis Tarver's office staff with those present at the meeting.

Rep. Tarver’s Office Talks Clean Energy Jobs Act at Community Meeting

By Alexis Florence
January 15, 2020

Chemist Ka Yee Lee Selected as New University Provost

By Alexis Florence
January 7, 2020
Sarah Gad at the Beverly Fire Department

Law Student Challenges Representative Bobby Rush in Illinois First Congressional District

By Alexis Florence
January 7, 2020
Fifth Ward Alderman Leslie Hairston cut the ribbon of South Shore's new Shop and Save on December 11, 2019, joined by owners Eva and Cezary Jakubowski and Chicago's Planning and Development Director Maurice Cox.

Local Market Opens, Becoming First New Grocery Store in South Shore in Six Years

By Alexis Florence
December 21, 2019
Pro-CBA activists hold a sign proclaiming "Obama Yes, Displacement No."

The Obama Center and a CBA: Where Do We Go from Here?

By Alexis Florence
November 27, 2019
The creators of Cards Against Humanity present Chicago’s first full-service board game cafe.

Creators of Cards Against Humanity to Open Chicago Board Game Cafe

By Alexis Florence
November 22, 2019
An expression of pro-Hong Kong sentiment, "Keep it up, Hong Kong" posted outside Classics, was captured and discussed in a group message of Chinese and Chinese-American parents.

Protestors? “Terrorists.” Carrie Lam? “A Sinner for A Thousand Years.”

By Brad Subramaniam and Alexis Florence
November 19, 2019
UChicago Graduate Students United Co-President for Bargaining, Claudio Gonzales, addressed representatives of several Chicago-area graduate student unions.

Grad Unions from Across Chicago Rally against NLRB, Vow to Continue Organizing

By Alexis Florence
November 16, 2019
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Survivor of America’s Longest Solitary Stint Calls It ‘Brutal Nonphysical Torture’

By Alexis Florence
November 12, 2019
The Local Market grocery store will open later this month, the owners say.

South Shore Will Kick “Food Desert” Status with Upcoming Opening of Shop & Save

By Alexis Florence
November 5, 2019

Effects of Food Insecurity Felt Throughout Hyde Park Community

By Alexis Florence
October 29, 2019
Penelope, Scarlett, and Jessica Wardelle (left to right) live in Idaho and come to Chicago to see specialty doctors for Scarlett's condition.

Ronald McDonald House Re-Opens After Eight Month Closure

By Alexis Florence
October 15, 2019
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