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The University of Chicago’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1892

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Celeste Alcalay

Celeste Alcalay, Grey City Editor, Senior News Reporter

Celeste Alcalay is a third-year in the College from Brookline, Massachusetts, majoring in public policy and Fundamentals. She is interested in exploring the town-gown relationship between the University of Chicago and South Side communities through her reporting. She has previously written for Brookline.News and the Hyde Park Herald.

All content by Celeste Alcalay
UChicago Medicine's Center for Care and Discovery. Courtesy of the University of Chicago.

UChicago Medicine Halts All Gender-Affirming Care for Minors

By Celeste Alcalay and Gabriel Kraemer
July 19, 2025
Students participate in a conclave simulation held at Rockefeller Chapel during the University of Chicago's "pope class," formally titled "Italian Renaissance: Petrarch, Machiavelli, and the Wars of Popes and Kings." Courtesy of Joseph DePaula.

Students Elect a Fake Pope Every Year. They Didn’t Expect a Real Pope From Chicago.

By Celeste Alcalay
June 25, 2025
A misty day on an empty main quad.

International Students React With Fear, Uncertainty to Federal Immigration Policy Changes

By Celeste Alcalay
May 8, 2025
The Institute of Politics building.

UCDems and College Republicans Reflect on Trump’s First 100 Days in Office

By Anika Krishnaswamy, Celeste Alcalay, and Vedika Baradwaj
May 4, 2025
The University’s crest and motto on a flag outside of Rosenwald Hall, which houses the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.

Faculty Urge Alivisatos to Join Peers in Publicly Defending University Values

By Celeste Alcalay
April 30, 2025
UCPD officers and protesters face off on South Ellis Avenue following the encampment raid.

[Video] New Information on Lead-up to Encampment Raid

By Elena Eisenstadt and Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon
April 28, 2025
A banner reading "End the Siege on Gaza," Ceasefire Now," and "Free Palestine" hangs inside the encampment.

[Video] The Encampment and IOP Occupation One Year Later

By Elena Eisenstadt and Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon
April 28, 2025
Protesters rally on the one-year anniversary of the January 27, 2013 demonstration at the Center for Care and Discovery.

Reworking a Decades-Old Disciplinary System

By Evgenia Anastasakos, Celeste Alcalay, and Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon
April 17, 2025
Konstantin Sokolov (M.B.A. ’05) recently gifted $100 million to Booth's Executive MBA Program. Courtesy of Chicago Booth.

Booth School of Business Receives $100 Million Donation to Executive MBA Program

By Celeste Alcalay
April 16, 2025
The University's administration building, now Edward H. Levi Hall. Courtesy of the University of Chicago Photographic Archive.

[Video] “Choosing to Govern Itself”: How the Protests of 1969 Shaped UChicago’s Disciplinary System

By Zachary Leiter, Elena Eisenstadt, and Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon
March 7, 2025
Cover of the March 5, 2025 print edition.

Chicago Principles Special Insert Editor’s Note

By Anushree Vashist and Celeste Alcalay
March 6, 2025
The front cover of Harry Kalven Jr.'s personal folder for the 1967 Report on the University’s Role in Political and Social Action. Courtesy of Jamie Kalven.

“Living Tradition” or “Administrative Fiat”?: Annotating the Kalven Report

By Celeste Alcalay, Austin Steinhart, and Anushree Vashist
March 6, 2025

Special Episode: Annotating the Kalven Report with Jamie Kalven

By Celeste Alcalay and Anushree Vashist
March 6, 2025
The original members of the Committee on Freedom of Expression discuss the inception of the Chicago Principles at a formal event for their 10th anniversary at the David Rubenstein Forum.

Chicago Principles Committee Reflects on Report’s Legacy

By Celeste Alcalay
March 6, 2025
The D'Angelo Law Library at UChicago Law School.

Former Trump Attorney John Eastman Visits Campus to Speak on Birthright Citizenship

By Celeste Alcalay
February 19, 2025
Teachers and students at last year's spring recital. (Courtesy of the South Side Free Music Program)

Local Kids Call the Tune in Student-Run After-School Music Program

By Celeste Alcalay
February 2, 2025
Mapping the University of Chicago’s 135-Year Expansion into Hyde Park and Beyond

Mapping the University of Chicago’s 135-Year Expansion into Hyde Park and Beyond

By Celeste Alcalay, Nikhil Patel, and Austin Steinhart
February 2, 2025
Participant operating bionic arm in a driving wheel simulation.

UChicago Scientists Develop Bionic Prosthetics With Lifelike Touch

By Celeste Alcalay
January 16, 2025
Maureen Graves and legal clinic volunteers work with a migrant on his asylum application in Graves’ living room.

Grassroots Legal Aid Clinic for Asylum Seekers Receiving “Constant Influx of New Cases”

By Celeste Alcalay
December 1, 2024
From left to right: Melanne Verveer, former U.S. ambassador-at-large for global women’s issues, Monica McWilliams, co-founder of the Northern Ireland Women’s Coalition, and Avila Kilmurray, migration and peacebuilding executive at the Social Change Initiative. (Courtesy of Anne Ryan)

Seventh Annual Pearson Global Forum Looks to Past Conflicts to Envision Future of Gaza, Sudan

By Celeste Alcalay
October 28, 2024
Aerial Shot of Campus in the Fall

Election Could Determine Fate of Federal Bill Spreading Chicago Principles Nationwide

By Celeste Alcalay and Tiffany Li
October 28, 2024

Special Report: Perspectives on the Pro-Palestine Encampment (Collected Interviews)

By Celeste Alcalay
October 13, 2024

Special Report: 2024 Pearson Global Forum Preview with Professor Richard English

By Celeste Alcalay, Grey City Deputy Editor
September 30, 2024
Attendees at Logan Center’s Third Tuesday Jazz concert, featuring The Regulators.

[Photo] The Arts Staff’s Ten Can’t-Miss Arts and Culture Spots Across Chicago

By Maroon Arts
September 23, 2024
The Case of the Checkerboard Blues

The Case of the Checkerboard Blues

By Celeste Alcalay
May 2, 2024

So What Brings You Here: A Cadet on Campus

By Celeste Alcalay and Erica Cai
April 4, 2024

The Maroon Weekly, E117

By Celeste Alcalay, Gregory Caesar, and Jake Zucker
March 29, 2024

So What Brings You Here: O-Week for Transfers

By Celeste Alcalay and Erica Cai
March 20, 2024

The Maroon Weekly, E115

By Celeste Alcalay, Gregory Caesar, Pravan Chakravarthy, and Jake Zucker
February 17, 2024
Attendees at The Regulators' concert

The Regulators Perform for the Logan Center’s Jazz Series

By Celeste Alcalay
February 15, 2024
GSU-UE general membership meeting to launch the strike pledge.

GSU-UE Signals Willingness to Strike, Collects Over 1000 Pledges

By Celeste Alcalay
February 13, 2024

The Maroon Weekly, E114

By Celeste Alcalay, Pravan Chakravarthy, William Kimani, and Jake Zucker
February 8, 2024
The Museum Building at the Obama Presidential Center (Photo courtesy of the Obama Foundation)

The Obama Center: A Welcome Neighbor?

By Celeste Alcalay
January 21, 2024

The Maroon Weekly, E113

By Celeste Alcalay, William Kimani, Kentaro Mathis, and Jake Zucker
January 14, 2024

So What Brings You Here: The Transfer Experience

By Celeste Alcalay and Erica Cai
January 12, 2024

[Video] Special Report: Interviews with Pro-Israeli and Pro-Palestinian Protesters

By Gregory Caesar
November 10, 2023

[Video] The Maroon Weekly, E112

By Pravan Chakravarthy
November 5, 2023

The Maroon Weekly, E111

By Gregory Caesar and Celeste Alcalay
November 2, 2023

The Maroon Weekly, E110

By Gregory Caesar, William Kimani, and Celeste Alcalay
October 25, 2023

[Video] The Maroon Weekly, E109

By Gregory Caesar
October 9, 2023
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