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R.I.P., LRS
R.I.P., LRS
By Brent Fergusson / October 29, 2025
The new writing class works in theory, and that’s the problem.
Students in the spring 2024 mixed-enrollment class Research, Writing, and Mass Incarceration, held at Stateville Correctional Center. Courtesy of Noah Crutchfield.
Slashing Beyond Prisons Is a Political Choice
By Taji Chesimet, Harley Pomper, and Neomi Rao / October 28, 2025
The University’s budget cuts to the Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture will end the educational initiative by the end of the quarter.
Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby speaks at a press briefing on the Afghanistan withdrawal at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Aug. 16, 2021. (DOD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Carlos M. Vazquez II). Captions added by Students for Justice in Palestine.
Institute of Propaganda? New IOP Director Facilitated Genocide
By Students for Justice in Palestine / October 24, 2025
John Kirby will one day be prosecuted for abetting war crimes. For now, he’s the new director of UChicago’s Institute of Politics.
Undergraduate Student Government’s offices are located in the basement of the Reynolds Club.
USG’s Statement on ICE Presence in Hyde Park
By Elijah Jenkins and Alex Fuentes / October 23, 2025
Undergraduate Student Government President Elijah Jenkins and Executive Vice President Alex Fuentes speak out against Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in Hyde Park.
A group of students walks in front of Ryerson Physical Laboratory.
Transportation Is More Than Just Mobility
By UCDems Transportation Policy Caucus / October 12, 2025
Improving UChicago’s transportation offers the University a chance to be a pioneer of campus transit.
The old Administration Building, circa 1948. Courtesy of the UChicago Special Collections Research Center.
Information and Misinformation about the University of Chicago’s Budget
By Clifford Ando / October 2, 2025
Clifford Ando addresses recent financial communications from the University, analyzing institutional priorities, spending choices, and faculty composition.
Pigs and Pandas in American Higher Education
Pigs and Pandas in American Higher Education
By Zhao Fang / October 1, 2025
Recent reorganization plans in the humanities and social sciences suggest certain fields risk joining the ranks of endangered species.
Academic Workers Will Defend Free Inquiry
October 1, 2025

Who will defend the humanities? This summer, we witnessed a dramatic challenge for the humanities and arts at the University of Chicago. This...

The Department of Justice building in Washington, D.C.
UChicago Must Protect Its Community
By Maroon Editorial Board / April 19, 2025
The University must take concrete steps to protect its community from unjust federal actions.
Edward H. Levi Hall, which houses many of the University's administrative offices.
UChicago’s Secrecy Thwarts Discourse
By Maroon Editorial Board / March 5, 2025
Despite its institutional commitment to freedom of expression and inquiry, which relies on access to information, the University of Chicago has long operated under a shroud of secrecy relative to its peers.
2024 USG Endorsement: The Timing’s Just Right with “Better Slate Than Never” Slate
2024 USG Endorsement: The Timing’s Just Right with “Better Slate Than Never” Slate
By Maroon Editorial Board / April 15, 2024
The Maroon Editorial Board endorses Better Slate Than Never for Undergraduate Student Government’s executive slate, Arsima Araya for trustee and faculty governance liaison, and Andrea Pita Mendez for vice president of advocacy.
A UCPD vehicle.
Student Safety Should Be About Students
By Maroon Editorial Board / February 22, 2024

"Your campus is on the South Side?” We all know that expression of concern from well-meaning relatives and neighbors when we tell them where...

Saieh Hall as seen from the quad.
Revisiting Our Rankings
By Maroon Editorial Board / February 1, 2024
The University stands out against many of its peer institutions for its storied, albeit eccentric, traditions, but now it stands out for another reason: its fall in rankings. Should UChicago continue moving forward as is or pause and reflect on the situation?
What We’re Thankful For
What We’re Thankful For
By Maroon Editorial Board / November 29, 2023
The Maroon Editorial Board reflects on what we’ve been thankful for these last few months.
A Hollow Core
A Hollow Core
By Maroon Editorial Board / August 15, 2023
As the new quarter approaches and students select classes, the Maroon Editorial Board asks how beneficial our Core classes are to the UChicago experience.
The doors to the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (ISAC), formerly known as the Oriental Institute.
New Names Can’t Erase Institutionalized Mistakes
By Maroon Editorial Board / May 15, 2023
The renaming of the Oriental Institute to the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures is a welcome change, but it can’t eradicate the former name’s pejorative, misleading connotations.
Who Is Policing the State?
Who Is Policing the State?
By Adam Zaidi / October 29, 2025
ICE’s policing tactics pose a deep threat to the notion that power is supposed to answer to the people.
A Monument and Its Shadow: The Irony of Development
A Monument and Its Shadow: The Irony of Development
By Zoe Kalaw / October 6, 2025
A hotel development linked to Obama risks pushing out the very residents his center claims to uplift.
Academic Workers Will Defend Free Inquiry
October 1, 2025

Who will defend the humanities? This summer, we witnessed a dramatic challenge for the humanities and arts at the University of Chicago. This...

You Get the Best of Both Worlds
You Get the Best of Both Worlds
By Sofia Cavallone / September 22, 2025
In the face of indiscriminate threats against all facets of higher education, double majoring is your best bet.
College Writing Is Fundamental to Deep Learning
College Writing Is Fundamental to Deep Learning
By Camille Cypher / September 22, 2025
Camille Cypher shows how academic writing still matters despite growing incentives to use AI.
The AI Epidemic
The AI Epidemic
By Kaci Sziraki / July 13, 2025
PhoenixAI joins the trend of unwanted AI integration.
Cancel Caffeine Culture
Cancel Caffeine Culture
By Adam Zaidi / June 24, 2025
Undergraduate examines UChicago’s caffeine culture.
Can We Compete with Convenience?
Can We Compete with Convenience?
By Ibrahim Shaheen / June 16, 2025
As the virtual world becomes increasingly convenient and appealing to our social needs, real-world interactions are rapidly degenerating in their ability to compete.
Who Is Policing the State?
Who Is Policing the State?
By Adam Zaidi / October 29, 2025
ICE’s policing tactics pose a deep threat to the notion that power is supposed to answer to the people.
R.I.P., LRS
R.I.P., LRS
By Brent Fergusson / October 29, 2025
The new writing class works in theory, and that’s the problem.
Students in the spring 2024 mixed-enrollment class Research, Writing, and Mass Incarceration, held at Stateville Correctional Center. Courtesy of Noah Crutchfield.
Slashing Beyond Prisons Is a Political Choice
By Taji Chesimet, Harley Pomper, and Neomi Rao / October 28, 2025
The University’s budget cuts to the Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture will end the educational initiative by the end of the quarter.
Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby speaks at a press briefing on the Afghanistan withdrawal at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Aug. 16, 2021. (DOD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Carlos M. Vazquez II). Captions added by Students for Justice in Palestine.
Institute of Propaganda? New IOP Director Facilitated Genocide
By Students for Justice in Palestine / October 24, 2025
John Kirby will one day be prosecuted for abetting war crimes. For now, he’s the new director of UChicago’s Institute of Politics.
Undergraduate Student Government’s offices are located in the basement of the Reynolds Club.
USG’s Statement on ICE Presence in Hyde Park
By Elijah Jenkins and Alex Fuentes / October 23, 2025
Undergraduate Student Government President Elijah Jenkins and Executive Vice President Alex Fuentes speak out against Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in Hyde Park.
A group of students walks in front of Ryerson Physical Laboratory.
Transportation Is More Than Just Mobility
By UCDems Transportation Policy Caucus / October 12, 2025
Improving UChicago’s transportation offers the University a chance to be a pioneer of campus transit.
A Monument and Its Shadow: The Irony of Development
A Monument and Its Shadow: The Irony of Development
By Zoe Kalaw / October 6, 2025
A hotel development linked to Obama risks pushing out the very residents his center claims to uplift.
Caffeinated Criticisms
By Shawn Quek / October 3, 2025
Head Arts Editor Shawn Quek responds to the column “Cancel Caffeine Culture.”
The old Administration Building, circa 1948. Courtesy of the UChicago Special Collections Research Center.
Information and Misinformation about the University of Chicago’s Budget
By Clifford Ando / October 2, 2025
Clifford Ando addresses recent financial communications from the University, analyzing institutional priorities, spending choices, and faculty composition.
Pigs and Pandas in American Higher Education
Pigs and Pandas in American Higher Education
By Zhao Fang / October 1, 2025
Recent reorganization plans in the humanities and social sciences suggest certain fields risk joining the ranks of endangered species.
Academic Workers Will Defend Free Inquiry
October 1, 2025

Who will defend the humanities? This summer, we witnessed a dramatic challenge for the humanities and arts at the University of Chicago. This...

You Get the Best of Both Worlds
You Get the Best of Both Worlds
By Sofia Cavallone / September 22, 2025
In the face of indiscriminate threats against all facets of higher education, double majoring is your best bet.
College Writing Is Fundamental to Deep Learning
College Writing Is Fundamental to Deep Learning
By Camille Cypher / September 22, 2025
Camille Cypher shows how academic writing still matters despite growing incentives to use AI.
Open Letter on the Restructuring of the AHD
September 15, 2025
The restructuring of the Arts & Humanities Division raises great concern about University priorities and requires further discussion.
The Department of Computer Science is located on the second and third floors of the John Crerar Library.
A Bet Worth Placing: Computing and Data Science at UChicago
By Henry Hoffmann, Dan Nicolae, and Michael Franklin / September 2, 2025
The Department of Computer Science and Data Science Institute hold indispensable roles at the University, enriching the broader intellectual environment while offering meaningful benefits to both students and faculty.
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