The University of Chicago’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1892

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The University of Chicago’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1892

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

Chicago Maroon
Musicians playing at the Velvet Lounge. Courtesy of Robert Sengstacke (photographer) and the Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center at the University of Chicago.

A Jazz Giant’s Paper Trail Shines Through the Chicago Jazz Archives

By Noël Da / November 21, 2025
The Jazz Archives at Special Collections tells the story of an influential bygone jazz club.
Georgiana Simpson graduating from the University of Chicago. Simpson’s photo was featured in the NAACP’s magazine The Crisis in 1921. Courtesy of NAACP archives.

The Fight for Dormitory Desegregation at UChicago

By Leah Tabakh / February 28, 2025
The story of dormitory desegregation is an early example of the University community challenging UChicago to confront its institutional barriers and push it toward greater inclusivity.
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