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The University of Chicago’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1892

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Study Abroad Fair on January 13, 2025 at Ida Noyes.

Four New Study Abroad Programs to be Offered Next Year

By Naina Purushothaman / January 27, 2025

Four new study abroad programs will debut in the 2025–26 academic year, including two traditional quarter-long programs and two September Term programs. These programs are Córdoba: Crossroads of Mediterranean...

Augustana Lutheran Church of Hyde Park.

“We Need to Be Prepared”: Augustana Lutheran Church Braces for Immigration Crackdown

By Evgenia Anastasakos / January 27, 2025

Days after the Wall Street Journal reported the Trump administration’s plans to begin large-scale deportations and immigration raids in Chicago, Augustana Lutheran Church of Hyde Park’s council voted...

Promontory Point's limestone seawall faces a summer wave on a day with a clear sky.

Promontory Point Advocates Unveil Designs to Preserve Historic Limestone

By Evgenia Anastasakos / January 21, 2025
Local organizers call on federal and city agencies to protect Promontory Point’s historic limestone revetment amid construction concerns.
Students wait in the Smart Museum quad between required check-ins the day before the event.

Updated Event Policy Alters Long-Standing “Art to Live With” Tradition

By Amy Ma / November 4, 2024

This fall, changes to the University of Chicago’s campus policies following last year’s protests impacted the Smart Museum’s long-running “Art to Live With” program. The event, which allows students...

The Maroon has Hyde Park and UChicago voters covered with information on Election 2024.

Maroon Voter Guide 2024

By Naina Purushothaman / October 28, 2024

UChicago and the Hyde Park and Woodlawn communities straddle multiple districts for the Illinois House of Representatives and Chicago School Board races. Check which House district you reside in and which...

What to Know About Chicago’s First-Ever Board of Education Elections

What to Know About Chicago’s First-Ever Board of Education Elections

By Gabriel Kraemer / October 28, 2024

This November, Chicago will hold its first-ever Board of Education elections, just weeks after the entire board resigned in protest amid disagreements over budget issues. The city is divided into 10 districts,...

The Current Illinois Supreme Court Justices.

Your Guide to 2024 Illinois Judicial Races

By Oliver Buntin / October 28, 2024

This November, UChicago students voting locally will have the chance to elect one justice to the Illinois Supreme Court, four judges to the Illinois Appellate Court, and 32 judges to the local courts of...

(Left to right) Vikram Ramaswamy, Cherie Fernandes, Zachary Harrison, and Pranav Padmanabhan pose with their awards at the Sports Law Arbitration Moot.

Moot Court Finds New Success in International Law Competitions

By Derek Hsu / October 23, 2024

UChicago Moot Court expanded to international law competitions for the first time during the 2023–24 season, achieving a new level of success as oral advocacy champions at the Price Media Law Moot Court...

The admissions office housed in Rosenwald Hall.

Everything You Need to Know about Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard

By Shinjini Chakraborty / September 19, 2023
Simplifying a complex affirmative action case and its potential impacts on UChicago.
The Joseph Regenstein Library.

Beyond Midnight: The Case for 24/7 Study Spaces at UChicago

By Grace Beatty / January 28, 2020

The Regenstein Library was entered by UChicago community members approximately 1.1 million times in the 2022–23 school year and acts as the University’s primary facility for research and study. But...

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