An editor at The Chicago Shady Dealer downloaded numerous internal Maroon files containing pre-publication elements of the paper’s upcoming COVID-19 special issue which are reproduced in The Dealer’s articles.
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, The Maroon will cease print publication for the duration of spring quarter 2020. The Graduation Issue will be distributed as normal.
By Emma Dyer, Co-Editor-in-Chief (’20-’21)
/ January 29, 2020
The University administration went forward with plans to increase enrollment in master’s programs after a faculty committee report recommended against growth in certain departments.
By Emma Dyer, Co-Editor-in-Chief (’20-’21)
/ November 19, 2019
The new space and design features will change how students receive health care on campus, but does not offer immediate solutions for student’s most voiced complaints.
News editor Emma Dyer has reported on the Obama Presidential Center (OPC) for over two years. She discusses her experiences reporting, the history of the OPC and its various stakeholders, the political economics of the project.
By Emma Dyer, Co-Editor-in-Chief (’20-’21)
/ April 16, 2019
Strahilevitz, who supports the current plans to construct the OPC in Jackson Park, clashed with Epstein, who stands against that position, at a debate held by the Law School student organization Law of the Land.
By Emma Dyer, Co-Editor-in-Chief (’20-’21)
/ April 9, 2019
The minor is open to students of all majors and intends to offer students the opportunity to explore the social, political, and economic processes that shape individual and population health.
By Emma Dyer, Co-Editor-in-Chief (’20-’21)
/ April 1, 2019
Famed drama critic George Jean Nathan established the award for “the American who has written the best piece of drama criticism during the theatrical year.”
By Emma Dyer, Co-Editor-in-Chief (’20-’21)
/ October 22, 2018
After pressure from a lawsuit filed by Protect Our Parks and an upcoming City Council vote, the Obama Foundation releases documentation of 2014 Requests for Proposals and Quotes on the OPC.
By Emma Dyer, Co-Editor-in-Chief (’20-’21)
/ February 26, 2018
UChicago researchers found that mutations in the chicken eggs where flu vaccines are incubated are not the only reason the vaccines are sometimes ineffective.
By Emma Dyer, Co-Editor-in-Chief (’20-’21)
/ February 22, 2018
The symposium was organized as a follow-up to a UChicago faculty letter, which expressed concerns regarding the possible community effects of the current Obama Presidential Center plans.
By Emma Dyer, Co-Editor-in-Chief (’20-’21)
/ February 15, 2018
The maps were initially commissioned in 1911 to keep track of kelp forests along the Washington Coast. Now, they are being used to assess any effects of climate change and human development in the region.
By Emma Dyer, Co-Editor-in-Chief (’20-’21)
/ January 31, 2018
The Bulletin cited the contentious relationship and lack of clear communication between the United States and North Korea as its predominant concern for their perceived increased risk of nuclear warfare.
By Emma Dyer, Co-Editor-in-Chief (’20-’21)
/ January 30, 2018
While the Doomsday Clock serves as a global measure, many of its considerations in this year’s determination came from political actions taken by the United States executive branch.
By Emma Dyer, Co-Editor-in-Chief (’20-’21)
/ January 23, 2018
The Obama Foundation says its Presidential Center will be a catalyst for change. But 182 faculty members say the plans go against Frederick Law Olmstead's vision for Jackson Park.
By Emma Dyer, Co-Editor-in-Chief (’20-’21)
/ October 9, 2017
“I was opened up to new technologies through talks that I went to and am now interested in learning more about cybersecurity and virtual reality,” fourth-year Kim Holmgren said.
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