The Metcalf program is one of the most ambitious efforts by any university to bring a modicum of fairness to the inherently unfair unpaid-intern economy. If UChicago needs to make its program something worth emulating.
Only two slates are running to lead Student Government (SG) this year: United Progress (UP) and Delta Upsilon’s satirical Moose Party. UP is the strong favorite, and their agenda is one of the most ambitious in recent history. It reflects and expands upon many of the goals of this year’s slate, Impact. UP’s platform and...
Yesterday the 53rd Street Express shuttle debuted a modified route that adds three new stops and departs from Harper Court instead of Ellis Garage. The shuttle will now stop at Ellis Avenue and East 53rd Street, East 60th Street and South Stony Island Avenue, and East 55th Street and South Lake Park Avenue in addition...
University officials, city politicians, and business leaders descended on Hyde Park to officially open the Harper Court development at a ribbon-cutting ceremony this morning. Officials touted the development as a model of University–community partnership and as a catalyst for community growth. Harper Court is a mixed-use retail and office space located between South Harper and...
Nineteen complaints were made against the University of Chicago Police Department (UCPD) in the last academic year, one of which was sustained by internal UCPD investigations, according to the annual report of the Independent Review Committee (IRC) released last month. The IRC, the UCPD’s independent auditor, disagreed with those internal findings in only one case....
Eight months after the University’s Center for Care and Discovery (CCD) opened, several contractors who worked on the project are claiming that they still haven’t been paid. All told, the University owes about $8 million to different contractors, according to liens filed against the University. Two contracting companies currently have active liens against the University:...
The president of the Organization of Black Students sat down with the Maroon to talk about campus race relations, why UChicago needs to work on increasing diversity, and what’s wrong with the phrase “politically correct.”
Carol Browner, Obama's former Climate Czar, shared her insights on how climate legislation failed in Congress in 2010, what to expect from Obama's second term, and why it's so hard to get people serious about climate change.
Karen Warren Coleman, vice president for Campus Life and Student Services, announced the administration’s plans to promote discussions about diversity across campus in an e-mail on Wednesday. The plans come after students raised concern over the lack of dialogue surrounding diversity on campus when a Facebook page titled “Politically Incorrect UChicago Confessions” surfaced last week....
Several veterans of the environmental movement sketched a path forward for efforts to combat climate change at a talk sponsored by the Institute of Politics (IOP) Tuesday night. The panelists cited the problem of creating urgency around a distant threat as something that will continue to inhibit major congressional action on the issue, but they...
Students from the UChicago branch of Stop Funding Climate Change (SFCC) have succeeded in getting a referendum on the SG ballot calling on the University to stop investing in fossil fuel–intensive companies. The referendum, which reads, “Should the University shift its investment strategy to account for the environmental impact of oil, gas, and coal used...
Twin explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon yesterday left a trail of terror and devastation in Boston, killing at least three people and injuring over 100. But the effects of the blasts stretched far past the city, as friends and family of the attendees anxiously waited to hear news of their loved...
The University has hired an independent investigator to perform external reviews of both the January 27 and February 23 UCMC incidents. The University earlier had pledged an external review of the February 23 incident, with the police actions of January 27, the protest during which four people were arrested, only slated for internal review by...
Over 200 people rallied against the Keystone XL pipeline in downtown Chicago this past Sunday at an event organized by Chicago Youth Climate Coalition (CYCC), comprised of students from Chicago colleges and universities, including UChicago. Their march from Grant Park to Freedom Plaza was held in solidarity with the much larger “Forward on Climate Change”...
A 14-year-old girl was reportedly raped in broad daylight on Tuesday morning on East 52nd street and Berkeley Avenue, according to a CBS Chicago report. The alleged rape happened in an area where many students live, and just a few blocks away from President Obama’s home. The victim was walking her dog in the morning...
As third-year Lee Kuhn sat behind a curtain Tuesday night at McCormick Place, he heard cheers from the thousands of people on the other side but had no idea what was happening on stage. On the other side were thousands of campaign volunteers and supporters, from veteran canvassers to first-time voters, who supported the newly...
In its first event of the year, the newly-created Institute of Politics hosted a student debate, followed by the televised presidential debate, with an introduction by Newton Minow.
Plans to replace Pierce are in full swing as the University begins the process of creating a concrete proposal due at the end of the summer, with hopes for final approval by the Board of Trustees by the end of 2012. A committee of administrators chaired by Executive Vice President David Greene is currently conducting...
A committee of senior administrators are drafting a proposals for the Board of Trustees regarding the future (and possible destruction) of Pierce Tower.
With Preservation Chicago's inclusion of Woodlawn Avenue in recent list of the city's most endangered buildings and neighbohoods, community and University relations still have room to improve.
Programmer and software freedom activist Richard Stallman delivered a rousing attack on copyright law and proprietary software Monday afternoon at the International House Auditorium. In a two-hour lecture, Stallman claimed that current copyright law and proprietary software was an attack on fundamental freedoms and outlined his own vision for how copyright law should work. “If you’re using...
Several students received e-mails asking for allegedly from a representative of a large company that said they had gotten their contact information from CAPS.
It has been nine years since Christopher Paolini first introduced us to the world of Eragon, and three years since Brisingr was published, so fans were justifiably excited for the publication of Inheritance, the last book in the Inheritance Cycle. While those who have been devoted to the series won’t be disappointed by Inheritance, I...
Complications with the roof renovations of Ida Noyes Hall have pushed back the completion date for construction until the end of January, while interior construction remains on track to be complete by the end of May. The University decided over the summer to replace the roof and fix the stone masonry on the southern half...
Third-year Demetrios Brizzolara has broken three modern era school records this year, adding to his grand total of nine school records. The Maroon caught up with Brizzolara to talk about his records, his pro prospects, and what it is that makes him tick.Chicago Maroon: Do you know who had the old records and how old...
Humans vs. Zombies ended Tuesday with record numbers of participants, but the Zombie Readiness Task Force is prepared to turn even more students into zombies in the future.
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