The University of Chicago’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1892

Chicago Maroon
The University of Chicago’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1892

Chicago Maroon
The University of Chicago’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1892

Chicago Maroon
Part of the 1968 “tent-in” on the quad protesting the University’s sloppy housing policy for students. The sign leaning on the tent reads “free housing.”

A Brief History of Occupying Buildings and Camping on the Quad at UChicago

By Eli Wizevich / May 6, 2024
The Maroon archives present a lineage of student’s radical action and civil disobedience.
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