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All content by Avi Waldman
East Hyde Park on a summer morning.

Gathering in Hyde Park Held to Honor Palestinians Killed by Israeli Armed Forces

By Avi Waldman
May 31, 2021
Rally organizers stood with banners outside Levi Hall.

New Student Activism Coalition Demands Justice for Students, South Side, and University’s International Impact at Rally

By Avi Waldman
May 14, 2021
Activists held picket signs at the May Day march.

Campus and Community Activists Demand UCPD Abolition at May Day March

By Avi Waldman
May 7, 2021
A UCPD officer, pictured in 2012.

An Account of UCPD’s Disciplinary Actions, Amid Its Reaccreditation Pursuit

By Avi Waldman
April 20, 2021
A UCPD officer, pictured in 2012.

UCPD To Pursue Reaccreditation; Assessor Seeks Public Comments by Phone and Forum on April 13

By Avi Waldman and Matthew Lee
March 31, 2021
A sign at a 'Defend the Vote' protest downtown expresses one demonstrator's discontent with both major party presidential candidates.

Chicagoans Rally Downtown to “Defend the Election”

By Avi Waldman and Laura Gersony
November 6, 2020
Police form a bicycle line as they corral a group of teens west on 53rd St.

Halloween Night Brings Police, Protesters, and Organizers to Hyde Park

By Caroline Kubzansky, Matthew Lee, Avi Waldman, and Laura Gersony
November 1, 2020
Chicago Teachers Union Vice President Stacey Davis Gates at Wednesday's event.

AFT Makes South Side Stop Advocating for Fair Tax, Biden-Harris Ticket

By Avi Waldman
October 19, 2020
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
Protestors and police stand off on the evening of Friday, September 4th, 2020, as a weeklong occupation of the street near Provost Ka Yee Lee's home concludes.

Weeklong #CareNotCops Occupation Ends with Block Party, Police Confrontations

By Matthew Lee and Avi Waldman
September 9, 2020
Chicago Police look on at a protest by #CareNotCops in front of Provost Ka-Yee Lee's house, September 2020.

#CareNotCops Stage Multi-Day Occupation Outside Provost Lee’s Home; Lee Rejects Demand to Abolish UCPD

By Matthew Lee and Avi Waldman
September 1, 2020
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University Holds Conference Discussing the Reform and Reinvention of Policing

By Avi Waldman
August 13, 2020
Protesters with #CareNotCops stage a sit-in in the lobby of the UCPD headquarters.

Student Organizers Sit in at UCPD Headquarters

By Caroline Kubzansky and Avi Waldman
June 17, 2020
PhD candidate in evolutionary biology Ben Blanchard holds a sign reading "We Are Workers," spelled in ants.

GSU Plans Teach-In for Final Day of Class

By Avi Waldman
June 2, 2020
Engage Slate's Logo

Engage Slate Runs for SG on Instituting Marginalized Student Affairs Committee

By Avi Waldman
April 28, 2020

Provost Ka Yee Lee Expands on Spring Quarter Financial Aid Policy in Email to Campus

By Avi Waldman
April 21, 2020
A bulletin board outside of Cobb Hall, on a misty day during spring break 2020, after many students had already left campus.

Student Petition to Halve Tuition Gains 1,700 Signatures, Calls for Tuition Strike

By Avi Waldman
April 20, 2020
Looking north from 55th Street at Hyde Park and the South Side, with the Loop in the distance.

University Announces Tuition Freeze for 2020–21 Academic Year, Does Not Address Calls for Tuition Reduction

By Daksh Chauhan and Avi Waldman
April 14, 2020
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UCM COVID-19 Cases Rise to Over 100 as Hospital Prepares for More

By Avi Waldman
April 12, 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: Cook County State’s Attorney

By Avi Waldman
March 11, 2020

State’s Attorney Kim Foxx Agrees to Meet with Charles Thomas’s Family

By Avi Waldman
February 25, 2020
A UChicago for Bernie volunteer knocks a door in Iowa City.

Pre-Caucus, UChicago For Bernie Fans Out Across Iowa

By Avi Waldman
February 11, 2020
UChicago medical student Hayder Ali.

UChicago Med Student Discusses His Path to Canvassing for Bernie Sanders

By Avi Waldman
February 10, 2020
On January 30th, UChicago United dropped a banner reading, "UChicago Hates People of Color," from Harper Memorial Library.

CSRPC Receives Grant Amid Student Campaign for Increased Resources

By Avi Waldman
February 10, 2020
A UChicago for Bernie volunteer knocks a door in Iowa City.

On First Day of Final Push, UChicago for Bernie Reflects on Months of Buildup

By Avi Waldman
February 3, 2020
Senator Sanders takes the mic in Iowa City beside his wife, Jane.

Sanders Addresses UChicago For Bernie at Canvas Kickoff Event

By Avi Waldman
February 3, 2020
Reynolds Club

UC Dems Host Candidates for Election Opportunity Fair

By Avi Waldman
January 24, 2020
UChicago undergraduates Zoe Benjamin, Anya Edelstein, and Megan Bonnise at the 2020 Chicago Women's March

Chicago’s Fourth Annual Women’s March Draws Thousands

By Caroline Kubzansky and Avi Waldman
January 21, 2020

Professors Debate the Philosophy of Sex at Night Owls Lecture

By Avi Waldman
October 28, 2019
An issue of the Chicago Review, far left, alongside two other student journals. Photo courtesy of the University of Chicago Photographic Archive.

No Spotless Record: When Literature and Sensibility Clash

By Avi Waldman
May 29, 2019
Two students, Ruthie Eisenstein and Olsa Nan Hochberg, post a notice saying the Maroon is temporarily out of print. Photo by Joe Kordick for the Chicago Sun-Times.

No Spotless Record: Censorship at UChicago

By Avi Waldman
May 21, 2019
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CareNotCops Demands UCPD Budget Transparency at Rally

By Avi Waldman
April 11, 2019
Candidate Toni Preckwinkle speaks with moderator Laura Washington and a panel of experts at Wednesday's forum, held in the Logan Center.

Preckwinkle, Lightfoot Talk Consent Decree, Policing Reform at Campus Forum

By Avi Waldman
March 17, 2019

Folklore Society Prepares the Latest Chapter in a Long History of Folk Music

By Avi Waldman
February 5, 2019
The Burnam apartments, one of POAH's flagship developments in Woodlawn, at 6134 S. Cottage Grove Ave.

Office of Civic Engagement Program Assists University Employees in Buying South Side Homes

By Avi Waldman
January 29, 2019
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