VIEWPOINTS
Rachel Ong
Institute of Partisans: Why UChicago’s IOP Should Abandon Its Non-Partisan Approach
The IOP lacks the educational focus to truly serve students.
February 17, 2021
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COLUMNS
First-Year Island
While upperclassmen typically serve as an informal yet invaluable resource for first-years, this year, freshmen have been robbed of that experience, and we must work to make up the lost ground.
February 27, 2021
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3:52 p.m.
DG Does Good By Me
Despite the noise about Greek life on campus, DG subverts alleged trends by providing community and being committed to breaking down institutional barriers.
February 26, 2021
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3:01 p.m.
The Chicago Principles Keep Us Safe
Progressives and liberals on campus should be devoted to the cause of free speech.
February 25, 2021
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8:42 p.m.
Living a History
Take the time to appreciate and contemplate UChicago’s past so we can better situate ourselves in the future.
February 16, 2021
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7:41 p.m.
Good Grief: Processing Loss in a Pandemic
It can be hard to find time and energy to grieve properly, especially right now, but it is possible–and essential–to do so.
February 15, 2021
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Not A Footnote: Indigenous Studies Deserve More
We need to center Indigenous histories in our education and our activism.
February 12, 2021
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9:48 a.m.
Rotten to the Core: It’s Time for a Science Makeover
The science Core—which spews random facts and tests students’ memorization—fails to teach us how science works.
February 9, 2021
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12:54 p.m.
UChicago Must Continue to Engage Politically, Even If Trump Is Out
Trump forced UChicago to break its political silence––the competence of the Biden administration is not an excuse to go back.
February 3, 2021
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4:19 p.m.
Light Shows, Pageants, and Creating Connection
UChicago’s Winterfest should be the first of many creative mental health initiatives on campus.
February 2, 2021
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12:12 a.m.
Declare UChicago a Sanctuary Campus
By declaring itself a sanctuary campus, the University would uplift our immigrant community on campus.
January 28, 2021
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6:47 p.m.
Leaving the Bubble
While at the University, students should develop a lasting, personal relationship with Chicago and the South Side.
January 26, 2021
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8:25 p.m.
Instructing Insurrections: How UChicago Can Avoid Creating the Next Ted Cruz
The University must stop masking racism as intellectual discourse and re-examine the Chicago principles.
January 24, 2021
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10:54 a.m.
Winter is Coming. Will UChicago Adapt its Testing Infrastructure?
To protect our community this quarter, the University must expand mandatory and voluntary testing.
January 19, 2021
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5:59 p.m.
Fighting Fire With More Fire: The Thinker’s Thoughtless Approach to Mainstreaming
The Thinker’s failing, inflammatory approach to campus integration should inspire a re-evaluation of leftist strategy.
December 24, 2020
Dear UChicago Students: Pay Some Respect to Essential Workers
Even amidst a pandemic, students fail to acknowledge and thank the indispensable employees who keep UChicago running.
December 11, 2020
OP-EDS
Inhibiting Instruction
“Instructing Insurrections'' advocates for limiting the range of intellectual discourse on campus; a vaguely defined system that forbids criticism and posits its infallibility is the beginning of totalitarianism.
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February 27, 2021
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4:09 p.m.
Not Down With Crown
The SSA’s name change, paid for by one of the world’s largest defense contractors, is antithetical to its values.
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February 17, 2021
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Angie Zhu
Free Time for Free Thought
UChicago students need more time to think.
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February 10, 2021
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Kira Davis
Graduate Workers Shouldn’t Be Forced to Pay the Student Services Fee During the Pandemic
GSU members call for graduate workers to withhold their Student Services Fee in protest
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February 4, 2021
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Library Leaders Still Won’t Protect Their Employees
Amidst a second spike in COVID–19 cases, library employees are being put in danger with nonessential on-site work requirements.
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November 26, 2020
Work With Your Ombuds Office to Help Promote Fairness
Both students and ombudspersons play essential roles in fighting for equity and justice.
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November 13, 2020
Students Should Feel Comfortable Reporting Health Pact Violations
The University’s response to UCAIR reports is non-punitive, and right now, the UCAIR system is the best way to keep our community safe.
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November 8, 2020
Kira Davis
Exercise Your Right to Vote
In the face of massive voter suppression, it is essential that UChicago voters show up.
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October 30, 2020
Learning in Another World via the ExoTerra Imagination Lab
The ExoTerra game challenges colonial narratives, and its associated paperwork is necessary to preserve the chance of publishing student work.
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October 21, 2020
Take the Time to Understand What’s Happening in Armenia
UChicago community members must learn about the attacks on Armenia in order to support their Armenian colleagues.
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October 21, 2020
LETTERS
Kira Davis
Student Government Feels Optimistic About Search For Next University President
If the Faculty Advisory Committee follows through on its goals, the next University President will be accessible, diverse, and open to change.
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January 19, 2021
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3:39 p.m.
Faculty Affiliates of the #MorethanDiversity Make Plans for a New Academic Unit
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October 18, 2020
Where Fun Comes To Die
Reopening campus poses a major threat to students' mental and physical health.
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August 27, 2020
UChicago's History with Slavery is Still Present
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July 29, 2020
Jad Dahshan
UChicago Library Workers Stand With #CareNotCops
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July 23, 2020
President Zimmer and Provost Lee, Let’s Be Honest About the UCPD
Before claiming anti-racist values, UChicago’s administration must confront the UCPD’s legacy of racial violence.
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July 3, 2020
A Statement on Systemic Racism and Police Brutality
Sociologists at UChicago speak out on the University, policing, and racism.
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June 24, 2020
The Academy’s Longevity Should Incentivize Reform
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May 13, 2020
EDITORIALS
Eric Allix Rogers/Flickr
An Exercise in Gratitude With The Maroon Staff
We're not the first to tell you this is an unusual Thanksgiving. But maybe we can give you some ideas about how to spend the break.
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November 26, 2020
Marco Verch
What We're Thankful For
Per tradition, The Maroon editorial board does its best to practice gratitude.
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November 24, 2020
Caroline Kubzansky
As Chicago's Caseload Soars, the University and Its Community Must be a Part of the Solution
As Chicago enters a new stay-at-home advisory period, it’s on the University to respond to skyrocketing cases with more robust testing and informational measures, and on its members to take advantage of these programs and stay home.
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November 20, 2020
Euirim Choi
Don’t Get Your Hopes Up About Zimmer’s Replacement
The president ultimately reports to the trustees, and they have given no signs of wanting a new direction for Zimmer’s successor.
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November 12, 2020
Christine Schmidt
Dear First-Years: The World Has Slowed Down. So Can We.
The Maroon Editorial Board urges incoming students to prioritize rest and community-building as they begin their time at UChicago—not just academics.
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September 27, 2020
University of Chicago
UChicago Can and Should Lobby the Federal Government
The Maroon calls on the University to take its clout with the federal government more seriously, especially when it acts alongside other institutions.
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September 27, 2020
Emma Dyer
COVID-19 Testing Should be Mandatory for University of Chicago Students
Mandatory universal testing should form a cornerstone of the University's plan to reopen this fall. Currently, the University's testing plan is inadequate and creates unnecessary risks in an already uncertain quarter.
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September 13, 2020
Miles Burton
What’s Missing From the Reopening Plan? A Contingency Plan and Communication
Given the University’s decision to reopen campus, the institution owes its members information about how many infections it will tolerate before changing plans—and frequent updates about just how close to that change in plans we are.
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September 11, 2020
Lee Harris
Do Better Than the UChicago Health Pact
In the absence of stronger expectations from the University around mitigating the spread of COVID-19, UChicago students must buy into prevention measures themselves—at the peril of their fellow students and the South Side.
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September 11, 2020
Yiwen Lu
The University Must Disband Its Private Police Force
As the nation reckons with its relationship to largely unaccountable, racist law enforcement, the University of Chicago must do its part to bring justice to the South Side by abolishing UCPD.
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June 28, 2020
Christine Schmidt
Reopening for the Right Reasons
The University of Chicago should make its decision about opening campus for the fall quarter based not on its bottom line, but on its status as a South Side anchor institution.
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May 25, 2020
Asynchronous Learning Techniques Facilitate Success for Students in Diverse Circumstances
Given students’ different learning environments this quarter, flexibility with timing and learning media, not relying on real-time Zoom classes, is the best way to ensure a rigorous quarter while being considerate of such different situations.
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May 6, 2020
Student Government Executive Slate Must Balance Serious Ideas With Pragmatism
Of the four groups running for Student Government’s Executive Slate this year, no one slate showed both big thinking and administrative know-how. However, voters should be aware that they are not choosing between equal options.
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April 29, 2020
Jessica Xia
Calendar Committee's Revisions Sidelined Students
In line with a broader trend of ignoring students, administrators failed to meaningfully involve undergrads in the recently announced, major changes to the academic calendar.
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March 14, 2020
Stephen Lewellyn, University of Chicago Photographic Archive
The Unsung Dilemmas of Unrecognized Greek Life
The administration trots out Greek organizations when it proves lucrative to do so, then cries “non-recognition!” to avoid association with Greek life's less savory aspects.
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March 3, 2020
For Truly Effective Mental Healthcare, Listen to Students
Despite a shiny new wellness center, administrators’ approach toward mental health ignores student voices.
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February 19, 2020
Peters for Senate
Endorsement: Robert Peters for State Senate 13th District
Peters has earned the time needed to carry through his ambitious legislative agenda.
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February 13, 2020
Robert Emmons Jr. for IL-01
Endorsement: Robert Emmons, Jr., for Illinois’s First Congressional District
Emmons approaches virtually every issue, from environmental pollution to education, with nuance and consideration of all aspects of the problem.
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February 13, 2020
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