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The University of Chicago’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1892

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All content by Pete Grieve
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UChicago Allegedly Favored Donors’ Children for Internship Funding As Students in Need Were Turned Away

By Pete Grieve and Euirim Choi
March 15, 2019

Billionaire Trustee Hosts Dinner for Early Admits at Renowned Farm | Newsletter for February 16

By Pete Grieve and Euirim Choi
February 16, 2019

Two Suspects Arrested on Campus After University Lockdown Charged

By Pete Grieve and Euirim Choi
February 15, 2019

Newsletter for February 6

By Pete Grieve and Euirim Choi
February 6, 2019

Pipe Bursts and Sprinkler Issues During Polar Vortex Flooded Campus Buildings | Newsletter for February 2

By Pete Grieve and Euirim Choi
February 2, 2019

Newsletter for January 30

By Pete Grieve and Euirim Choi
January 30, 2019
Issues run through the press at Litho Type LLC in Lansing, IL, where The Maroon is printed.

Maroon Switches to Weekly Printing As Digital Readership Soars

By Pete Grieve and Euirim Choi
January 24, 2019

Armed Robbers Target Canada Goose Wearers in Hyde Park | Newsletter for January 18

By Pete Grieve and Euirim Choi
January 18, 2019

Newsletter for January 15

By Pete Grieve and Euirim Choi
January 15, 2019

Renovated, Art-Focused Garfield Green Line Station Unveiled | Newsletter for January 11

By Pete Grieve and Euirim Choi
January 11, 2019
Professor Luigi Zingales, who invited Steve Bannon to a debate on campus, ponders a student question at a town hall in Kent.

Prof Who Would’ve Talked to Bannon, “Early Hitler” Speaking at Convocation

By Pete Grieve, Editor-in-Chief (’18–’19)
December 9, 2018
Law School lecturer Adam Mortara, lead trial counsel representing plaintiffs in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, speaks at a UChicago Federalist Society talk.

At Fed Soc Talk, Lawyer Suing Harvard Compares Anti-Asian Admissions Bias to a “Racist Taser”

By Pete Grieve, Editor-in-Chief (’18–’19)
November 26, 2018
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Secret Service Intercepts Suspicious Letters Sent to Obama Foundation at Harper Court

By Pete Grieve, Editor-in-Chief (’18–’19)
November 21, 2018

Newsletter for November 20

By Pete Grieve, Euirim Choi, and Katie Akin
November 20, 2018

Newsletter for November 12

By Pete Grieve and Lee Harris
November 2, 2018

Newsletter for October 23

By Pete Grieve and Euirim Choi
October 23, 2018
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Delta Upsilon Student Posted Quizlet of Brothers’ Favorite Sex Positions

By Pete Grieve and Katie Akin
October 22, 2018

Newsletter for October 19

By Pete Grieve and Euirim Choi
October 19, 2018
Delta Upsilon hosts a party on September 22, the first day of O-Week.

DU Hosts Party Despite Spring Allegations, Request From Admin

By Pete Grieve and Euirim Choi
September 23, 2018
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ICYMI: Free Speech, Frats, and Financial Failures

By Pete Grieve, Euirim Choi, and Katie Akin
September 21, 2018
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Admin Asks Frats Not to Host O-Week Parties for First-Years

By Pete Grieve, Editor-in-Chief (’18–’19)
September 20, 2018
The Phi Delta Theta house.

Phi Delt Is Back

By Pete Grieve, Editor-in-Chief (’18–’19)
September 8, 2018

Newsletter for September 1

By Pete Grieve and Euirim Choi
September 1, 2018
Coach John Bear (left, courtesy of UChicago) and parent Jeff Mason (right, courtesy of LinkedIn) are suing each other.

Former UChicago Football Coach, Parent Embroiled in Chaotic Legal Battle

By Pete Grieve, Editor-in-Chief (’18–’19)
August 20, 2018
The Weeknd closed out Saturday night on Grant Park stage

Rising Artists Shined Under Spotlight at Lollapalooza 2018

By Pete Grieve and Brooke Nagler
August 12, 2018
Lollapalooza attracted more than 100,000 each day to the music festival in Grant Park on August 2-5.

Photo Essay: Lollapalooza 2018

By Pete Grieve and Brooke Nagler
August 11, 2018
A protester interrupts the Aldermanic Black Caucus fundraiser before Cochran called him a gangster.

Woodlawn Alderman Willie Cochran Says, “We Got Gangsters In Here” After #NoCopAcademy Disruption

By Pete Grieve, Editor-in-Chief (’18–’19)
July 28, 2018
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Newsletter for July 23: IRC discussed UCPD shooting at spring meeting; Fabiana’s owners opening new bar

By Pete Grieve and Euirim Choi
July 23, 2018
Michael Moritz, the donor who students are required to meet, was knighted at Buckingham Palace in 2013.

Some Bay Area Interns Supported by the University Required to Meet Donor or Face “Repercussions”

By Pete Grieve, Editor-in-Chief (’18–’19)
July 16, 2018

Newsletter for June 27

By Pete Grieve and Euirim Choi
June 27, 2018

Did UChicago Get Too Much Credit for the Admissions Announcements?

By Pete Grieve, Editor-in-Chief (’18–’19)
June 16, 2018
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Delta Upsilon Faces Allegations of Drugging Female Students

By Pete Grieve, Editor-in-Chief (’18–’19)
June 2, 2018

Acceptance Rate Plummets to 7.2 Percent for Class of 2022

By Pete Grieve, Editor-in-Chief (’18–’19)
May 3, 2018
Kristen Ambrose, 22, lost a brother to gun violence after a hospital ride to far-away Stroger Hospital.

Trauma Center Opens Five Years Too Late for Kevin Ambrose

By Pete Grieve, Editor-in-Chief (’18–’19)
April 27, 2018
Charles Thomas is now facing eight felony charges for aggravated assault and property damage.

Charles Thomas Facing Five More Felony Charges for Assault and Property Damage

By Pete Grieve and Jade Yan
April 24, 2018

Newsletter for April 17

By Pete Grieve and Euirim Choi
April 17, 2018

Newsletter for April 10

By Pete Grieve, Euirim Choi, and Tyrone Lomax
April 10, 2018

Emails: CPS CEO Said Allegations of HPAHS Closing Were “Hoaxed”

By Pete Grieve and Caroline Kubzansky
April 10, 2018
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Management Extends Probation for Editor Who Resigned to Protest Bannon

By Pete Grieve, Editor-in-Chief (’18–’19)
April 6, 2018
Fourth-year Charles Thomas is seen holding the metal bar and wearing a mask in UCPD-released video.

Mother of Student Shot by UCPD Says Family Has History of Bipolar Disorder, Questions Shooting

By Pete Grieve, Editor-in-Chief (’18–’19)
April 5, 2018
The scene at 12:30 a.m. on South Kimbark Avenue between 53rd Street and 54th Street after a shooting that CPD said involved multiple UCPD officers.

UCPD Officer Shoots U of C Student Wielding Metal Pole, Smashing Windows

By Pete Grieve and Lee Harris
April 4, 2018
President Zimmer taking student questions at an open forum in 2011.

Zimmer to Take Student Questions Next Quarter at Rare Open Forum

By Pete Grieve, Editor-in-Chief (’18–’19)
March 29, 2018
Historian of religion Jonathan Z. Smith was dean of the College from 1977–1982. | ca. 1977

Jonathan Z. Smith (1938-2017): The College’s Iconoclastic, Beloved, Chainsmoking Dean

By Pete Grieve, Editor-in-Chief (’18–’19)
March 23, 2018

Newsletter for March 2

By Pete Grieve, Feng Ye, Euirim Choi, and Tyrone Lomax
March 2, 2018
Trauma Director Selwyn Rogers is featured in a Vice segment about Ujimaa Medics, an organization that has been training young people to treat gunshot wounds on the street due, in part, to the lack of a trauma center on the South Side.

Newsletter for February 27

By Pete Grieve, Feng Ye, Euirim Choi, and Tyrone Lomax
February 27, 2018

Newsletter for February 20

By Pete Grieve, Feng Ye, Euirim Choi, and Tyrone Lomax
February 20, 2018

Newsletter for February 16

By Tyrone Lomax, Pete Grieve, and Euirim Choi
February 16, 2018
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Conservative Law Society Deactivates as LSSO After Backlash to “Whip Sheet”

By Pete Grieve, Editor-in-Chief (’18–’19)
February 14, 2018

Newsletter for February 13

By Pete Grieve, Euirim Choi, and Tyrone Lomax
February 13, 2018
Burke Society chairman Eric Wessan (left) and Law Students Association president Sean Planchard

Law Students Association Cannot Defund Burke Society, Admin Says

By Pete Grieve, Editor-in-Chief (’18–’19)
February 12, 2018

Newsletter for February 9

By Pete Grieve and Euirim Choi
February 9, 2018

Newsletter for February 6

By Euirim Choi, Pete Grieve, and Tyrone Lomax
February 6, 2018
Illinois gubernatorial candidate Daniel Biss (D), a former U of C math professor, shakes hands with supporters at the Chicago Women's March last month.

Newsletter for February 2

By Pete Grieve, Feng Ye, Euirim Choi, and Tyrone Lomax
February 2, 2018
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Newsletter for January 30

By Pete Grieve, Feng Ye, Euirim Choi, Tyrone Lomax, and Spencer Dembner
January 30, 2018
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Samantha Eyler-Driscoll Was Asked to Promote the Steve Bannon Event. She Resigned.

By Pete Grieve, Editor-in-Chief (’18–’19)
January 28, 2018

Newsletter for January 26

By Pete Grieve, Feng Ye, Euirim Choi, and Tyrone Lomax
January 26, 2018
Steve Bannon (right) has accepted an invitation from Booth Professor Luigi Zingales (left) to speak on campus.

Steve Bannon Accepts Invitation to Speak at the University of Chicago

By Euirim Choi and Pete Grieve
January 24, 2018

Newsletter for January 23

By Pete Grieve, Feng Ye, Euirim Choi, and Tyrone Lomax
January 24, 2018

Newsletter for January 19

By Pete Grieve and Euirim Choi
January 19, 2018

Newsletter for January 16

By Pete Grieve and Euirim Choi
January 16, 2018

Newsletter for January 5

By Pete Grieve and Euirim Choi
January 5, 2018

Newsletter for January 2

By Pete Grieve and Euirim Choi
January 2, 2018

Newsletter for December 27

By Pete Grieve and Euirim Choi
December 27, 2017

Newsletter for December 19

By Pete Grieve and Euirim Choi
December 19, 2017

Endowment Tax’s Status Uncertain in the GOP Tax Plan

By Pete Grieve, Editor-in-Chief (’18–’19)
December 15, 2017
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Graduate Student Tuition Waiver Provision Won’t Make Tax Plan

By Pete Grieve, Editor-in-Chief (’18–’19)
December 13, 2017
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Newsletter for December 12

By Pete Grieve and Euirim Choi
December 12, 2017
Forrest Claypool resigned Thursday after a report found he “repeatedly lied” to investigators.

Axelrod Doubles Down on Support for CPS Chief Who Covered Up Ethics Investigation

By Pete Grieve, Editor-in-Chief (’18–’19)
December 9, 2017

Newsletter for December 5

By Adam Thorp, Pete Grieve, and Euirim Choi
December 5, 2017
As tax reform efforts advance, the University community is watching what happens with the House bill’s tuition tax. Pictured: The Russel Senate office building.

Newsletter for December 1

By Pete Grieve and Euirim Choi
December 1, 2017

Newsletter for November 28

By Hannah Edgar, Pete Grieve, and Euirim Choi
November 28, 2017

Newsletter for November 21

By Pete Grieve and Euirim Choi
November 21, 2017

Newsletter for November 14

By Pete Grieve and Euirim Choi
November 14, 2017

Newsletter for November 10

By Pete Grieve and Euirim Choi
November 10, 2017
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Anthony Scaramucci Planning Visit With UChicago College Republicans

By Pete Grieve, Editor-in-Chief (’18–’19)
November 8, 2017

Newsletter for November 3

By Pete Grieve and Euirim Choi
November 3, 2017
Senior Associate General Counsel Theodore Stamatakos (left), Provost Daniel Diermeier (center), and Executive Vice Provost David Nirenberg (right) discussed the admin's legal opposition to the graduate student union with the faculty senate Tuesday.

Provost Defends Admin’s Legal Opposition to Grad Union at Private Faculty Senate Meeting

By Pete Grieve, Editor-in-Chief (’18–’19)
November 1, 2017

Newsletter for October 24

By Pete Grieve, Editor-in-Chief (’18–’19)
October 24, 2017

Title IX Investigation Closed After 42 Days Under DeVos’s New Guidance

By Pete Grieve, Editor-in-Chief (’18–’19)
October 24, 2017

Newsletter for October 20

By Pete Grieve and Euirim Choi
October 20, 2017
Graduate students rally for unionization in front of Levi Hall on the Monday before the vote.

GSU Celebrates Win, Admin Says Legal Fight Continues

By Pete Grieve, Feng Ye, and Alex Ward
October 19, 2017
Graduate students rally for unionization in front of Levi Hall on the Monday before the vote.

GSU Celebrates Win, Admin Says Legal Fight Continues

By Feng Ye, Alex Ward, and Pete Grieve
October 19, 2017

Newsletter for October 17

By Adam Thorp, Hannah Edgar, Pete Grieve, and Euirim Choi
October 17, 2017

Newsletter for October 13

By Pete Grieve and Euirim Choi
October 13, 2017

Newsletter for October 10

By Pete Grieve, Editor-in-Chief (’18–’19)
October 10, 2017

Newsletter for October 6

By Adam Thorp, Pete Grieve, and Euirim Choi
October 6, 2017

Newsletter for October 3

By Pete Grieve and Euirim Choi
October 3, 2017

Newsletter for September 29

By Pete Grieve and Euirim Choi
September 29, 2017
The Phi Delta Theta house.

Phi Delt, Former Brothers Settle Lawsuit With Pledge Who Alleged Hazing

By Pete Grieve, Editor-in-Chief (’18–’19)
September 28, 2017
Urbanik's disposition sheet

Neo-Nazi Fliers Case Ends With Misdemeanor; UCPD Had Pushed for Hate Crime Charge

By Pete Grieve, Editor-in-Chief (’18–’19)
September 28, 2017

Newsletter for September 26

By Adam Thorp and Pete Grieve
September 26, 2017

“Think Before You Post,” Ex-UIC Student Whose Threat Shut Down UChicago Says in FBI Video

By Pete Grieve, Editor-in-Chief (’18–’19)
September 24, 2017

Newsletter for September 20

By Adam Thorp, Pete Grieve, and Euirim Choi
September 20, 2017
From left to right: Lead landscape designer Michael Van Valkenburgh, lead architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, Vice President of Civic Engagement Michael Strautmanis, museum director Louise Bernard and President of WVON Radio Melody Spann-Cooper

Rep: Obama Thinks His Library Will Have More Impact Than His Presidency

By Pete Grieve, Editor-in-Chief (’18–’19)
September 16, 2017
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Obama Explains Why He Won’t Sign Community Agreement for Presidential Center

By Pete Grieve, Editor-in-Chief (’18–’19)
September 14, 2017

Newsletter for September 13

By Pete Grieve and Euirim Choi
September 13, 2017

UChicago Stays Third in U.S. News Rankings

By Pete Grieve, Editor-in-Chief (’18–’19)
September 12, 2017

Newsletter for September 6

By Adam Thorp, Pete Grieve, and Euirim Choi
September 6, 2017

University of Chicago Will Support Legislative Solution for Dreamers

By Pete Grieve, Editor-in-Chief (’18–’19)
September 5, 2017

Newsletter for August 30

By Pete Grieve and Euirim Choi
August 30, 2017
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