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The Mayor of Our Small Town: An Interview With Dean of the College Melina Hale

By Austin Zeglis / September 19, 2023

It is not uncommon for the University’s administration to undergo some reshuffling each summer, as evidenced by Melina E. Hale’s ascension to dean of the College on July 1. Hale spoke to The Maroon about...

Community members march through campus as a part of a UChicago Against Displacement rally in February 2023.

Student Activism Organizations on Campus

By Naina Purushothaman / September 19, 2023
Here are some of UChicago’s many student activism and advocacy organizations on campus.
Brandon Johnson holding a microphone and gesturing with his left hand as Paul Vallas sits next to him

Chicago Politics in 2023: What You Need to Know

By Sabrina Chang / September 19, 2023
The key players and the key issues to keep in mind.
University President Paul Alivisatos

Getting to Know Your University Administrators

By Austin Zeglis / September 19, 2023
A summary of University leadership for first-years and continuing students alike
Ida Noyes Hall

Finding Your Flock: Your Guide to Affinity Spaces and Cultural Organizations on Campus

By Naina Purushothaman / September 19, 2023
Here are some of UChicago’s many student affinity spaces and cultural organizations on campus.

How to Navigate Chicago’s Transit System

By Bianca Jortner / September 19, 2023
Your guide to getting around Hyde Park and the rest of Chicago for cheap (or for free)
Jay Berwanger’s 1935 Heisman Trophy.

Brains Over Brawn: How Football Found Its Place at UChicago

By Leo Vernor / September 19, 2023
Utter dominance, abolition, and the largest kazoo in the world: The story of the Chicago Maroons is a struggle between academic excellence and athletic prowess.
Nineteen Years Later

Nineteen Years Later

By Liz Goetz / September 19, 2023
Class of 2008 alumna's advice for her first-year self
Moving in Place

Moving in Place

By Audrey Scott / September 19, 2023
A letter to my first-year self
A Hollow Core

A Hollow Core

By Maroon Editorial Board / August 15, 2023

If there’s a maxim for the Core, it’s this: If you’re learning how to think, you’re not learning the subject. And if you’re only learning the subject, you’re not learning how to think. Students...

The School of Social Service Administration will be renamed The Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice after a landmark donation.

Former Board of Trustees Chair James Crown Dies in Car Racing Accident

By Eric Fang and Peter Maheras / July 3, 2023
Crown, whose family is the namesake of several facets of the University, served as Board of Trustees chairman from 2003 to 2009 and remained a trustee until his passing at age 70.
Joint Issue: The Chicago Maroon & The Daily Northwestern

Joint Issue: The Chicago Maroon & The Daily Northwestern

Staff from The Chicago Maroon and The Daily Northwestern produce a special print and multimedia series comparing student life north and south of the Loop.
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