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Chicago Maroon
The University of Chicago’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1892

Chicago Maroon
Austin Zeglis

Austin Zeglis, Senior News Reporter, Senior Sports Reporter

Austin is a member of the class of 2024 who hails from Ann Arbor, Michigan. He studies economics and music in the College and contributes to the Sports and News sections of The Maroon.

All content by Austin Zeglis
Actor Anna Chlumsky was announced the speaker for the University of Chicago's 2024 Class Day ceremony. Courtesy of UChicago News.

Actor Anna Chlumsky A.B. ‘02 Announced as 2024 Class Day Speaker

By Austin Zeglis
May 23, 2024
LIVE UPDATES: Police Raid Quad Encampment on Ninth Day

[Video] LIVE UPDATES: Police Raid Quad Encampment on Ninth Day

By Maroon Staff
May 7, 2024
The projected text on Levi Hall reading "From the river to the sea."

[Video] LIVE UPDATES: Pro-Palestine Encampment Enters Seventh Day on Quad

By Maroon Staff
May 5, 2024
UCUP's encampment on the quad enters its sixth day.

[Video] LIVE UPDATES: Pro-Palestine Encampment Enters Sixth Day on Quad

By Maroon Staff
May 4, 2024
President Alivisatos: “Encampment Cannot Continue”

President Alivisatos: “Encampment Cannot Continue”

By Peter Maheras, Austin Zeglis, Tiffany Li, and Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon
May 3, 2024
The Maroon estimated that there were roughly a thousand people on the main quad during the midday protests.

[Video] LIVE UPDATES: Pro-Palestine Encampment Enters Fifth Day on Quad

By Maroon Staff
May 3, 2024
The encampment has entered its fourth day on the main quad.

[Video] LIVE UPDATES: Pro-Palestine Encampment Enters Fourth Day on Quad

By Maroon Staff
May 2, 2024
Signs placed on the quad in front of the encampment.

[Video] LIVE UPDATES: Pro-Palestine Encampment on Quad

By Maroon Staff
April 29, 2024
Protestors set up an encampment on the main quad on Monday morning.

[Video] BREAKING: Pro-Palestine Protestors Launch Encampment on Quad

By Maroon Staff
April 29, 2024
Democracy Fellow Ali Noorani, Executive Director of Unbound Philanthropy Taryn Higashi, and Senior Fellow at Democracy Fund and Just Solutions Rich Stolz pictured at the Center for Effective Government’s panel discussion on climate change and migration.

Uncommon Interview: Center for Effective Government Democracy Fellow Ali Noorani

By Austin Zeglis
April 19, 2024
Head of Operations and Growth Geneva Kirk Drayson, Lynkr Founder/CEO Emily Wheeler, and Head of Finance RJ Czajkowski at their final CNVC pitch.

Event-Planning App Lynkr Wins Record $160,000 in College New Venture Challenge Funding

By Austin Zeglis
April 3, 2024
A man with grey hair in navy suit and blue tie speaking.

Uncommon Interview: Democracy Fellow Dan Tangherlini

By Austin Zeglis
January 25, 2024
Multiple individuals stand facing many different directions, some in groups having conversations, in front of a multistory brick building with a sign that says Ivy and Rentivy.com above the door.

[Photo] Ivy Residences to Lay Off 10 Unionized Employees Without Severance

November 24, 2023
Inside Rosenwald Hall during a sit-in conducted by UCUP in 2023.

UCUP Occupies Admissions Office

By Austin Zeglis, Finn Hartnett, and Nikhil Jaiswal
November 9, 2023
Students from SJP and Maroons for Israel protest in support of Israel and Palestine on the Quad.

University Administration Reiterates Protest Policy After Wave of Campus Demonstrations

By Austin Zeglis
November 1, 2023
The Maroons in a huddle before the Wheaton Gil Dodds Invitational.

UChicago Women’s Cross Country Holds First-Place National Ranking for Five Straight Weeks

By Austin Zeglis
October 24, 2023
Opening night at the United Center, the home of the Chicago Bulls.

The Chicago Bulls Are Stuck in NBA Purgatory

By Austin Zeglis
October 19, 2023
The National Opinion Research Center located at 1155 E. 60th Street.

NORC to Pay $95,000 to Asian Job Applicants in Discrimination Settlement

By Austin Zeglis
October 19, 2023
Haskell Hall on a cloudy spring day.

Writing Faculty Union Granted Right to Join Faculty Forward

By Austin Zeglis
October 11, 2023
Courtesy of Melina Hale

The Mayor of Our Small Town: An Interview With Dean of the College Melina Hale

By Austin Zeglis
September 19, 2023
University President Paul Alivisatos

Getting to Know Your University Administrators

By Austin Zeglis
September 19, 2023
Sitch on the touchline in November 2022.

NCAA Title–Winning Soccer Coach Julianne Sitch to Leave Maroons for University of Denver

By Austin Zeglis
July 14, 2023
New York Times columnist Bret Stephens was announced as the speaker for the 2023 Class Day ceremony in a press release on February 22.

Student Coalition Condemns Bret Stephens’s Class Day Invitation in Joint Statement

By Austin Zeglis
June 2, 2023
University administrators presented this COVID dashboard to students as part of their weekly COVID update on 10/2/2020.

Timeline: How COVID-19 Affected the Class of 2023’s College Years

By Austin Zeglis
May 18, 2023
Voter submits their ballot during the 2022 midterm elections.

UChiVotes Attends Chicago Board of Elections Meeting to Discuss Voter Registration Forms, Potential New Polling Location on Campus

By Austin Zeglis
May 15, 2023
The Chicago Bulls Tried to Fast-Track Their Rebuild. It Failed.

The Chicago Bulls Tried to Fast-Track Their Rebuild. It Failed.

By Austin Zeglis
April 26, 2023
Levi Hall

Vice Provost Melina E. Hale (Ph.D. ʼ98) Announced as Next Dean of the College

By Austin Zeglis
April 13, 2023
New York Times columnist Bret Stephens was announced as the speaker for the 2023 Class Day ceremony in a press release on February 22.

The Provocative, Polarizing Prose of 2023 Class Day Speaker Bret Stephens

By Austin Zeglis
April 2, 2023
Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas hold microphones while sitting in chairs

“Paul, Hear Me: I’m Not Going to Defund the Police”: Johnson, Vallas Spar at IOP Mayoral Forum

By Austin Zeglis
March 30, 2023
Two New Assistant Coaches Join Football Team

Two New Assistant Coaches Join Football Team

By Austin Zeglis, Senior Sports Reporter
March 29, 2023
The Quad.

SALC Announces Launch of South Asian Literature in Translation Project

By Austin Zeglis
March 28, 2023

Trade Down or Stand Your Ground?

By Austin Zeglis
February 20, 2023
Harris School Dean Katherine Baicker Announced as Next Provost

Harris School Dean Katherine Baicker Announced as Next Provost

By Austin Zeglis
January 31, 2023
A portrait of Erik Shirokoff smiling

Astronomy and Astrophysics Professor Erik Shirokoff Dies After Fall

By Austin Zeglis
January 29, 2023
Midseason Mark Sees Bulls Underperforming Amid Locker Room Drama

Midseason Mark Sees Bulls Underperforming Amid Locker Room Drama

By Austin Zeglis
January 27, 2023
Stony Island dormitory.

Isolation Housing at Stony Island Discontinued

By Austin Zeglis
January 17, 2023
Delta Upsilon Fraternity Charter Revoked

Delta Upsilon Fraternity Charter Revoked

By Austin Zeglis
December 14, 2022
Class of 2026 Acceptance Rate Reaches Record Low of 5.4 Percent

Class of 2026 Acceptance Rate Reaches Record Low of 5.4 Percent

By Austin Zeglis
November 26, 2022
The cross country team following the UAA Women's Championships.

Top-Ranked Maroons Win UAA Cross Country Championships

By Austin Zeglis
November 11, 2022

Contract Extensions, a Backup Center, and Missed Opportunities: The Chicago Bulls’ 2022 Season Preview

By Austin Zeglis, Sports Reporter
October 4, 2022
Property Dispute Between Facilities Services and Alum Residing in Hyde Park Incurs Thousands of Dollars in Costs

Property Dispute Between Facilities Services and Alum Residing in Hyde Park Incurs Thousands of Dollars in Costs

By Austin Zeglis
April 20, 2022
College Launches Human Rights Major in Partnership With Pozen Center

College Launches Human Rights Major in Partnership With Pozen Center

By Austin Zeglis
February 24, 2022
University Reports 307 New COVID-19 Cases After Resumption of In-Person Classes, Reiterates Booster Requirement

University Reports 307 New COVID-19 Cases After Resumption of In-Person Classes, Reiterates Booster Requirement

By Austin Zeglis
January 28, 2022
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Alivisatos and Community Leaders Address Violence Prevention at Virtual Roundtable

By Austin Zeglis
January 25, 2022
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
Police officers block off a section of Woodlawn Avenue following a shootout between a UCPD officer and a man wielding a firearm.

Man in Critical Condition After Shoot-Out With UCPD at 53rd and Woodlawn

By Austin Zeglis
January 18, 2022
Former UChicago Faculty Member David Card Wins 2021 Nobel Prize in Economics

Former UChicago Faculty Member David Card Wins 2021 Nobel Prize in Economics

By Austin Zeglis
December 22, 2021
The entrance to Saieh Hall.

Former UChicago Faculty Member David Card Wins 2021 Nobel Prize in Economics

By Austin Zeglis
November 28, 2021
The lobby of the University of Chicago's Career Advancement offices.

Careers in Engineering Announced as UChicago’s Latest Career Preparation Program

By Austin Zeglis
October 25, 2021
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