Laura Gersony is a fourth-year studying political science and environmental and urban studies. She has written for The Maroon’s longform section, Grey City, since her first year, and she has edited the section since her second year. Her work includes investigations into campus sustainability, disability issues, a mass exodus from Greek life, the end of the world, and Hyde Park’s small population of subtropical green parrots. She and a colleague won an Honorable Mention from the Illinois College Press Association for surfacing a pattern of discrimination lawsuits in UChicago’s Facilities Services department. Laura covers energy and the environment for the water news outlet Circle of Blue.
UChicago’s Environmental Justice Task Force is calling on the University to join a growing number of universities in divesting its endowment from planet-warming fossil fuels.
UChicago has an extensive infrastructure devoted to meeting the needs of students with learning disabilities. But many of these students say it’s falling short.
For six months, the University failed to provide adequate preparation space for a handful of instructors teaching in-person classes—an incident that union members chalk up to UChicago’s increasing bureaucratization and dysfunctional communication channels.
Per University administrators, the recent uptick, which may be tied to gatherings at off-campus fraternities, is the largest cluster of cases on campus this academic year.
More than 100 Chicagoans, including second-year Alexis Florence, have participated in the hunger strike, urging Mayor Lori Lightfoot to “#DenyThePermit” for General Iron’s relocation of its metal shredder.
Diei told The Maroon that professionalism standards have long been used to discredit Black individuals such as herself, and her lawsuit argues that the standards violate students’ right to free expression.
UChicago’s Theta is one of many sorority chapters nationwide to see mass disaffiliations from Greek life in recent months, as members decry their organizations’ roles in reinforcing structural racism.
Officers on bicycles pushed groups of Chicagoans around 53rd Street shortly after a demonstration against UCPD by #CareNotCops. Other community organizers were also in the area to help de-escalate tense situations.
The Maroon spoke to Experimental Station (E.S.), a South Side nonprofit that operates the 61st Street Farmers Market and Blackstone Bicycle Works, and Brave Space Alliance (BSA), the first Black-led and trans-led LGBTQ+ center on the South Side.
Several Black panelists described negative personal experiences with UCPD, calling on the University to address its “uncomfortable” relationship with the South Side.
Student representatives, hired by social media companies to tout their brand on UChicago’s campus, are reimagining their approach in light of social distancing measures necessitated by the novel coronavirus.
Leading up to the March 17th Primary, The Maroon has put together a series of explainers and candidate guides to help UChicago and Hyde Park voters make informed choices.
Professor Linda Zerilli said that voters considering electability should be mindful of double standards based on categories such as a candidate’s gender or race.
The Massachusetts senator has had a slow start in the 2020 primary, creating questions about the campaign going forward and what it means for a candidate to be “electable.”
UChicago for Warren volunteer Aidan Coffey knocked doors on caucus weekend and discussed his main reasons for getting behind Senator Elizabeth Warren for president, focusing on corruption and bipartisanship.
UChicago for Warren organizers wrapped up a weekend of canvassing in Iowa with feelings of excitement, nervousness, and satisfaction with their efforts. Results from the Iowa Caucuses are still not final.
Third-years Celia Hoffman and Sofia Cabrera took to the streets on the last day before the caucus to make their final pitch on behalf of Elizabeth Warren, emphasizing economics and electability.
Grey City examines the history of the South Side's green spaces and the ongoing conflict over how they should be used.
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