Letter: Modesty needn’t slut-shame

By Letter to the Editor / November 12, 2013

Eliora Katz’s article in the November 8 issue of the Maroon gives an excellent defense of virtue’s place in an all-too–licentious environment. Nevertheless, she makes a misstep by citing Kate Taylor’s atrocious New York Times article about “hookup culture” at Penn. The article, which flagrantly cherry-picked and misrepresented the attitudes of Penn students, was based...

Letter: Models matter

By Letter to the Editor / November 10, 2013

Anastasia Golovashkina’s point about the danger of an over-simplified economics curriculum (“Contextualizing Curriculum” 10/29/13) is well-taken. However, it sounds to me like she is describing the way economics is taught elsewhere: poorly. When I majored in economics at the University of Chicago, the coursework was taught with an eye towards the complexity of the outside...

Letter: Harper economics tutor contextualizes curriculum

By Letter to the Editor / November 10, 2013

I was shocked to read Anastasia Golovashkina’s October 29 article “Contextualizing Curriculum.” It seems she doesn’t understand what I was taught on the first day of every single one of my economics classes at this University: that economics is a discipline studying the “allocation of scarce resources” using mathematical models derived from qualitative analysis and...

Letter: Questioning IOP event

By Letter to the Editor / November 5, 2013

Having read your report (“IOP Alters Program After Insensitivity Claims,” 11/01/13) on claims about insensitivity at the Institute of Politics (IOP), I feel compelled to voice a different kind of complaint regarding activities at this institute and its meaningful contributions to life at the University. Others may be troubled by the food served at the IOP...

Letter: Investing in the future

By Letter to the Editor / October 22, 2013

Divestment may have short-term consequences, but it will pay off in the future.

Letter: Institutionalizing Input

By Letter to the Editor / October 15, 2013

The University’s process of receiving input is inherently biased.

Letter: Lessons learned from SG election disqualification

By Letter to the Editor / August 19, 2013

In response to "SG Candidate Disqualified, Slate Issued Penalties" (April 30).

Letter: Burqa ban debate in context

By Letter to the Editor / June 4, 2013

In response to “Neither respectful nor liberating” (May 31).

Letter: In defense of Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions

By Letter to the Editor / May 24, 2013

In response to "The flaws of ahistorical activism" (May 21).

Letter: C&G Liaison write-in explains candidacy

By Letter to the Editor / April 30, 2013

Entry into unopposed race prompted by desire to put community experience to work.

Letter: UCMC unresponsive

By Letter to the Editor / April 26, 2013

Hospital admins must make good on public discussion promise.

Letter: Event posters use offensive rhetoric

By Letter to the Editor / April 19, 2013

Political Union event title disrespects undocumented immigrants.

Letter: E & R responds to article on complaints filed against SG candidate

By Letter to the Editor / April 18, 2013

In response to the "SG presidential candidate accused of foul play" (Apr. 16)

Letter: Artistic differences

By Letter to the Editor / April 9, 2013

Frustrating scarcity of Core art classes results in wasted time, talent for College students.

Letter: Student culture at heart of SASA show

By Letter to the Editor / April 9, 2013

In response to “SASA show a surface-level affair” (Apr. 5)

Letter: Advocate for one-state solution left questions unanswered

By Letter to the Editor / March 11, 2013

In response to “Panelists discuss one-state, two-state solutions” (March 8).

Letter: Senior Class Gift boycott symbolically important

By Letter to the Editor / March 7, 2013

In response to “Invest in your peers” (Mar. 1) and “Letter: Senior Class Gift a gift for students” (Mar. 5).

Letter: Activists disrespect visiting lecturer

By Letter to the Editor / March 4, 2013

In demonstration against American-Israeli speaker, Students for Justice in Palestine rejected UChicago’s tradition of open dialogue.

Letter: Senior Class Gift a gift for students

By Letter to the Editor / March 4, 2013

In response to “The greatest gift of all."

Letter: cost of UCPD

By Letter to the Editor / February 4, 2013

We must evaluate necessity of campus cops.

Letter: Transloc responds

By Letter to the Editor / December 4, 2012

In response to "Bump in the NightRide" (November 15)

Letter: Global Warming Prof makes case for PhySci

By Letter to the Editor / November 15, 2012

In response to: "A new scientific method."

Letter: PhySci needs theory

By Letter to the Editor / November 13, 2012

In response to: "A new scientific method."

Letter: The Chicago Society of Alpha Delta Phi apologizes for bias incident

By Letter to the Editor / June 2, 2012

Alpha Delta Phi's U of C chapter apologizes for bias incidents, discusses diversity.

Letter: Uncommon Fund

By Letter to the Editor / February 13, 2012

The Uncommon Fund Board addresses concerns expressed in “Two thumbs down.”

Letter: Financial aid

By Letter to the Editor / February 13, 2012

Recent financial aid changes demonstrate commitment to affordable education for all.

Letter: The price of a U of C degree

By Letter to the Editor / February 6, 2012

In response to "Board of Trustees Chair talks tuition, trauma center" (February 3)

Letter: Metcalf diversity

By Letter to the Editor / January 13, 2012

In response to "Demanding diversity" (January 9)

Letter: Core Bio needs immediate reform

By Letter to the Editor / November 7, 2011

Student support critical to resolve Core science issues.

Letter: Core reform proposal inadequate

By Letter to the Editor / November 3, 2011

"Useless to the Core" offers misguided solutions to science Core.

Letter: Support Occupy Chicago movement

By Letter to the Editor / October 31, 2011

The city of Chicago should

Uncommon Fund concerns

By Letter to the Editor / October 28, 2011

In response to "Where the Fund goes to die" (October 24).

News article omits lack of formal grievance process

By Letter to the Editor / May 17, 2011

In response to "Childcare center scares grad parents" (May 6)

Columnists fail to deal with significance of bin Laden’s death

By Letter to the Editor / May 10, 2011

In response to “Media terrorism” and “Misplaced patriotism” (May 3)

“Foodents” is the opposite of informative

By Letter to the Editor / April 29, 2011

In response to "Foodents: Lem's BBQ is the opposite of what you don't want" (April 26)

LIVEChicago would continue momentum of former slates

By Letter to the Editor / April 19, 2011

LIVEChicago offers productive combination of SG and RSO experience

Nothing U of C about UChicago hook-up site

By Letter to the Editor / April 1, 2011

In response to “Websites offer U of C romance" (March 8)

“Uncommon bias” misrepresents Uncommon Fund Board

By Letter to the Editor / March 8, 2011

In response to "Uncommon Bias" (March 4)

Columnist doesn’t grasp Wisconsin union debate

By Letter to the Editor / March 1, 2011

"United state" (February 25) over-states proposed changes to Wisconsin's union rules

CAPS working to improve Chicago Career Connection

By Letter to the Editor / February 4, 2011

In response to "A depressing site" (January 21)

Hot Doug’s is worth the trip

By Letter to the Editor / January 28, 2011

In response to "Hot Doug's? More like Not Doug's!" published on January 21.

“Women in mathematics” overstates impact of gender imbalance

By Letter to the Editor / November 23, 2010

In response to the Nov. 19 article "Women in mathematics: a complex problem"

News article mischaracterizes popularity of Smith Westerns concert

By Letter to the Editor / April 16, 2010

While I was pleased to see the best band in the world, the Smith Westerns, profiled recently in the Maroon, I couldn’t help but be disappointed in Asher Klein’s article. 

“Dark meaning behind Earth Hour” misrepresents goals of environmentalism

By Letter to the Editor / April 16, 2010

I was saddened to read Mr. Moya’s column (“The dark meaning behind Earth hour,” 4/13/2010) chastising those who participated in Earth Hour

“Damaged Discourse” misrepresents 60s education system

By Letter to the Editor / April 6, 2010

In the 1950s and 1960s, the Confederacy was portrayed in a sympathetic light, both in the north and in the south.

Eyewitness: Student arrest emblematic of wider racial distrust

By Letter to the Editor / March 5, 2010

Students' immediate reactions just as disturbing as force used to arrest student in the Reg

Op-ed misrepresents Tea Party policy proposals

By Letter to the Editor / March 2, 2010

At least nine of the 21 listed proposals have significant bipartisan backing

Editorial underestimates student liaisons’ role on Board of Trustees

By Letter to the Editor / March 2, 2010

Though student liaisons don’t hold a voting position, they still wield influence through their contributions at committee meetings and in agenda planning.  

MLK rally article overlooks Hyde Park activists’ role in event turnout

By Letter to the Editor / February 9, 2010

Thanks to students' work, politicians had no choice but to attend MLK Day celebration

Article quoted CFI President out of context

By Letter to the Editor / January 26, 2010

News article distorted CFI position on Gaza war

Knudson gives misleading impression of anthropology department

By Letter to the Editor / January 22, 2010

Article strikes unhelpful tone in addressing departmental problems

News article on Center for Jewish Studies had errors

By Letter to the Editor / January 22, 2010

Maroon article omits important information concerning the new center

Editorial board flip-flops on University budget cuts

By Letter to the Editor / January 15, 2010

Forgetting past deference to university budget cuts, the editors today play accountants

Latke-Hamentash coverage included misquotes

By Letter to the Editor / January 8, 2010

I did not suggest that honey-baked ham is Sephardic food

Kaiser article treats mental health dismissively

By Letter to the Editor / January 8, 2010

The time when depression produces its worst symptoms is precisely college age

Case for objectivism mistakenly assumes concrete truth

By Letter to the Editor / December 1, 2009

I agree with Saad's assessment that treating all matters of importance as mere matters of opinion leads to isolation and, I would argue, meaninglessness. However, I would also challenge some of his points.

Saltarelli right about lack of school spirit

By Letter to the Editor / December 1, 2009

Mr. Saltarelli—read your essay on the lack of school spirit (“Smells Like School Spirit”, 11/17/09) and I couldn’t agree more.

Barnum mischaracterizes pro-choice standpoint

By Letter to the Editor / December 1, 2009

Barnum’s failure to distinguish between the universal desire to avoid accidental pregnancies and the pro-life desire to prevent accidentally pregnant women from obtaining abortions is a large oversight.

Communist system can’t be forced

By Letter to the Editor / December 1, 2009

In his analogy comparing capitalism to a traffic jam and communism to a smoothly functioning railway, Greg Gabrellas does a terrific job illustrating the inefficiency that the uncoordinated, free actions of a capitalist system will inevitably produce..

Eliminating outdated cMail to save money is correct decision

By Letter to the Editor / November 20, 2009

Eliminating cMail is not only the best thing to do, but also overdue.

Arguments for objectivism flawed

By Letter to the Editor / November 20, 2009

George Saad’s paraphrase of the famous papal encyclical “Veritatis Splendor," attributing all sorts of University problems to a lack of objective standards, is amusing and bizarre.

Impact on workers should figure more into Maroon’s analysis of RHC hour cuts

By Letter to the Editor / November 17, 2009

Instead of presenting arguments or research in its recent editorial, the Maroon’s Editorial Board mused about what “seems” like “reasonable” treatment of campus workers: President Zimmer’s decision to cut Residence Halls and Commons staff from 40 hours to 35 hours of work per week..

Editorial Board wrong to accept Admin’s choice to lower worker hours

By Letter to the Editor / November 17, 2009

Kudos to the Maroon for devoting space to the Administration’s decision to cut the hours of Residence Halls and Commons workers. Unfortunately, however, the recent editorial on the topic included some incorrect information.

U of C not at fault for lack of pleasure reading time

By Letter to the Editor / November 13, 2009

Like Matt Barnum, I’m painfully aware of the gap between the amount I read and the amount of reading required by my self-concept. But unlike Matt, I don’t think this gap can be blamed on the workload at Chicago.

Soccer coverage overly pessimistic

By Letter to the Editor / November 10, 2009

I expected the article on the men’s and women’s soccer teams to be encouraging and sing the praises of two teams that have had tremendous seasons and were both on the verge of reaching the playoffs in the same year.

Breastival raises funds, awareness

By Letter to the Editor / November 6, 2009

There have been a few misconceptions about the UChicago Colleges Against Cancer (CAC)’s breast cancer awareness campaign—dubbed Breastival—held October 18–23.

Health care socialization does not require government control

By Letter to the Editor / November 6, 2009

The unfortunate aspect of posing the problem of health care reform in terms of governmental vs. libertarian responses, as Ari Allyn-Feuer does in his October 30 column “Reform in a Regulated Market,” is that it neglects the specifically social aspect..

The beauty of a pedestrian space

By Letter to the Editor / November 6, 2009

Many of us in the community appreciate the new changes in the quad.

Criticism of Housing in Ayers’s decision unfounded

By Letter to the Editor / November 3, 2009

The Maroon Editorial Board’s position is wholly untenable (“Window Treatments,” 10/30/09).

All that clutters is not gold

By Letter to the Editor / October 30, 2009

Besides the important things arbitrarily decided by the University Administration, the new campus walkways are not all they are cracking up to be.

Saltarelli’s critique of MAB misinformed

By Letter to the Editor / October 30, 2009

I was a bit surprised to open up the October 20 issue of the Chicago Maroon to find Steve Saltarelli’s article, entitled “Major Activities Bored.”

Coverage of Olmert speech misrepresented protesters

By Letter to the Editor / October 20, 2009

The Maroon’s coverage of the Ehud Olmert event was, in my opinion, completely disingenuous.

Lecture protests were neither “extreme” nor “absurd”

By Letter to the Editor / October 20, 2009

One would have hoped an article dealing with this touchy subject would have remained more unbiased and objective.

Six-year Core impractical

By Letter to the Editor / October 16, 2009

I admire Ari Allyn-Feuer’s lofty ideals of education, but I consider his proposal for a six-year core unrealistic and impractical.

Chinese cultural differences greater than described

By Letter to the Editor / October 6, 2009

As a Chinese national who has been in the States for five years, I was rather surprised after reading Arieh Smith’s article (“Lessons from Beijing,” 10/2/09).

Saltarelli misjudges first-year class

By Letter to the Editor / October 2, 2009

I was somewhat dismayed, but not altogether surprised, to see Steve Saltarelli’s article on the smugness that has infected the Class of 2013 (“2013: A Facebook Odyssey,” 9/18/09).

Column exaggerates Hyde Park safety

By Letter to the Editor / May 29, 2009

Hyde Park is more dangerous than Maroon statistics imply.

Responses misinterpret “A Springtime Strip”

By Letter to the Editor / May 19, 2009

Campus groups use strategies that attack free speech.

Dumas column offensive and reflects badly on Maroon

By Letter to the Editor / May 15, 2009

I don’t think that Luke Dumas’ piece, “A Springtime Strip” (5/12/09), meets the criteria of the Viewpoints section, or of the Maroon.

“A Springtime Strip” has little journalistic merit

By Letter to the Editor / May 15, 2009

While reading Luke Dumas’ recent Viewpoints article, “A Springtime Strip” (5/12/09), I was reminded of the words of the poet R.S. Thomas upon receiving some unsolicited lines of verse.

Scav not an insular, polarizing event

By Letter to the Editor / May 15, 2009

As a captain of the MacPierce Scav Hunt team for the past two years, I’d like to think that I am in a good position to say that Tim Murphy could not be more wrong (“Picking Off Scavs,” 5/12/2009).

Murphy’s criticism of Scav off the mark

By Letter to the Editor / May 15, 2009

Mr. Murphy, you might be on the right track (“Picking Off Scavs,” 5/12/09), but for all the wrong reasons.

Criticisms of Scav hypocritical

By Letter to the Editor / May 15, 2009

Perhaps Tim Murphy’s column on Scav Hunt’s supposed niche appeal (“Picking Off Scavs,” 5/12/2009) was, in a way, “a refreshingly honest and revealing take” on the Maroon.

Alexander claims underestimate Canada

By Letter to the Editor / May 15, 2009

There are many things that make Canada great, and many areas where Canada bests the U.S.

Psychological aspects of torture important

By Letter to the Editor / May 5, 2009

Bloom's column misidentifies the real reason we shouldn't torture.

More free speech needed

By Letter to the Editor / May 5, 2009

A recent report reveals shortcomings in the U of C's approach to free speech.

Column exhibits stereotypes

By Letter to the Editor / May 1, 2009

Forget about having PRIDE all wrong, it sounds like Luke Dumas would like to throw away 15 years of progress and turn having a gay sexual orientation into being, by nature, some Fox sitcom’s gay supporting character.

Dumas off the mark

By Letter to the Editor / May 1, 2009

The April 28 Viewpoints article covering Pride Week (“Having a Gay Old Time,” 4/28/09) is massively misinformed.

Q&A Pride Week events misrepresented

By Letter to the Editor / May 1, 2009

In reading Luke Dumas’s “Having a Gay Old Time” (4/28/09), I found it impossible to resist “straightening out” a few of his most misinformed and offensive comments.

Dumas piece characterized by overgeneralization

By Letter to the Editor / May 1, 2009

Overall, I feel that Dumas’s op-ed overgeneralizes the homosexual community at the U of C as one that essentially desires programming featuring “feather boas, ass-less chaps, and celebrity gossip.”

Earth Week turnout high

By Letter to the Editor / May 1, 2009

Green Fest, a giant outdoor fair on campus, was a huge success—just ask any of the couple hundred or so who were there.

SG criticism fails to take facts into account

By Letter to the Editor / April 24, 2009

Student Government has done much for student life this year

Chem department complaints exaggerated

By Letter to the Editor / April 21, 2009

The chemistry department should have more classes focusing on primary sources and original research

Response to Stanger tragedy worthy of thanks

By Letter to the Editor / April 21, 2009

Emma Stanger's father expresses gratitude to the U of C community

Overvalued tuition a false assumption

By Letter to the Editor / April 17, 2009

While the overvaluing of private colleges is a valid issue, Smith’s article resembles nothing close to an intelligent opinion, but rather, a random jumble of half-researched claims and self-righteous venting worthy of David Horowitz.

“Justice” goes undefined in column

By Letter to the Editor / April 10, 2009

Aside from vague gesturing about the illegitimacy of Palestine’s claims and a castigation of Shakespeare for anti-Semitism, Bloom’s point is that those advocating the Palestinian cause “misuse the concept of justice.”

Ph.D. students should not perpetuate stereotypes

By Letter to the Editor / April 7, 2009

When did pink clothing become the sole province of homosexuals?

“Uncommon” part of U of C personality

By Letter to the Editor / April 5, 2009

What’s gained by trying to make the University of Chicago a carbon copy of Harvard?

Frat brothers should not perpetuate stereotypes

By Letter to the Editor / April 3, 2009

These young fraternity members were attempting to voice protest against the WBC, but actually perpetuated demeaning stereotypes about LGBTQ people, which compromised their good intentions.

Op-ed misrepresented recent Gaza panel

By Letter to the Editor / March 10, 2009

There are a number of mistaken assumptions about the Open Forum for Jewish Students in the editorial “A Many-Sided Debate” by Gaster, Smith, and Mohiuddin in the March 6 issue of the Maroon.