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Op-Ed
March 11, 2025
We ask that the University publicly confirm that it will not cooperate with immigration authorities or with requests for information about students, faculty, and staff that are not strictly required by law.

Op-Ed
By Francesco Rahe / March 6, 2025
In light of the Trump administration’s new executive orders, Rhodes Scholar Francesco Rahe explores trans identity at UChicago and underscores the importance of gender’s role in education.

Op-Ed
By Shawn Quek / March 5, 2025
We ought to properly discuss our campus’ cesspool of fraternity culture.

Op-Ed
By Joachim Sciamma / February 16, 2025
Violence and hate, executed in the name of protest, render Jewish students unsafe on our own campus.

Op-Ed
By Clifford Ando / January 8, 2025
The University has a history of wildly optimistic budget projections. Who is the audience, who is served, and what are the harms of this practice?

Op-Ed
By 2023–24 Harris Student Government (HSG) / November 6, 2024
Harris Student Government is committed to transparency and accountability in its service to the student body.

Op-Ed
By UChicago Democrats / October 27, 2024
As all attention turns to next month’s presidential election, we must elect Harris to protect our freedoms and move our country forward.

Op-Ed
By Clifford Ando / October 22, 2024
There are data and the trade-offs that the President and Trustees don’t want you to see.


Columns
By Kaci Sziraki / February 27, 2025
The simple board game has become my bridge between academics and self-care.

Columns
By Nico Posner / February 16, 2025
Podcasting is an inherently flawed medium for science communication.


Columns
By Adam Zaidi / January 11, 2025
Students confront the role of large language models in the classroom.

Editorial
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.

Editorial
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.

Editorial
By The 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...

Editorial
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?

Editorial
By Maroon Editorial Board / November 29, 2023
The Maroon Editorial Board reflects on what we’ve been thankful for these last few months.

March 11, 2025
We ask that the University publicly confirm that it will not cooperate with immigration authorities or with requests for information about students, faculty, and staff that are not strictly required by law.

By Adam Zaidi / March 6, 2025
UChicago students never clock out, so why do our libraries?

By Francesco Rahe / March 6, 2025
In light of the Trump administration’s new executive orders, Rhodes Scholar Francesco Rahe explores trans identity at UChicago and underscores the importance of gender’s role in education.

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.

By Shawn Quek / March 5, 2025
We ought to properly discuss our campus’ cesspool of fraternity culture.

By Kaci Sziraki / February 27, 2025
The simple board game has become my bridge between academics and self-care.

By Nico Posner / February 16, 2025
Podcasting is an inherently flawed medium for science communication.

By Joachim Sciamma / February 16, 2025
Violence and hate, executed in the name of protest, render Jewish students unsafe on our own campus.

By Adam Zaidi / February 16, 2025
A West Coast student is introduced to Chicago’s winters.

By Adam Zaidi / January 11, 2025
Students confront the role of large language models in the classroom.

By Clifford Ando / January 8, 2025
The University has a history of wildly optimistic budget projections. Who is the audience, who is served, and what are the harms of this practice?

By Kaci Sziraki / December 26, 2024
The flaws of RideSmart and its new policy changes are leaving students behind.

By 2023–24 Harris Student Government (HSG) / November 6, 2024
Harris Student Government is committed to transparency and accountability in its service to the student body.

By UChicago Democrats / October 27, 2024
As all attention turns to next month’s presidential election, we must elect Harris to protect our freedoms and move our country forward.

By Hassan Doostdar / October 27, 2024
We'll Always Reject UChicago's Racist Neutrality, One Protester Writes.
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