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The University of Chicago’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1892

Chicago Maroon

The University of Chicago’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1892

Chicago Maroon

Ida Noyes Hall, where the Office of Student Employment is located. (Courtesy of the University of Chicago)
The Undergraduate TA Experience
The Maroon looks into how undergraduate students are hired, compensated, and leveraged between academic departments.
By Grace Beatty / March 25, 2025
The film poster of Death of a Unicorn, courtesy of A24.
The Wealth of Unicorns
By Shawn Quek / March 30, 2025
Associate Arts Editor Shawn Quek reviews Alex Scharfman's Death of a Unicorn, an A24 satirical horror film that balances gags and gore.
Edward H. Levi Hall, which houses many of the University’s administrative offices.
UChicago to Investigate Faculty Member’s Posters for Alleged Antisemitism
By Zachary Leiter / March 31, 2025
This is the University’s second investigation into alleged antisemitism on campus since the Trump administration’s Federal Task Force to Combat Antisemitism directed its focus to Chicago-area schools March 13.
The U.S. Department of Education building in Washington, D.C.
Trump Signs Order to Begin Dismantling Education Department
By Zachary Leiter / March 20, 2025
Though he lacks the power to do so unilaterally, President Trump moved Thursday to “dismantle” the Department of Education, which determines or provides financial assistance for many UChicago students.
The University's administration building, now Edward H. Levi Hall. Courtesy of the University of Chicago Photographic Archive.
“Choosing to Govern Itself”: How the Protests of 1969 Shaped UChicago’s Disciplinary System
By Zachary Leiter, Elena Eisenstadt, and Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon / March 7, 2025
As Vietnam War protests raged on campus during the late 1960s, University administrators constructed a new program of discipline that avoided involving Chicago police or the courts.
87. On the Fly
87. On the Fly
By Pravan Chakravarthy / March 5, 2025

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Edward H. Levi Hall, which houses many of the University's administrative offices.
UChicago’s Secrecy Thwarts Discourse
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 Maroon Editorial Board / March 5, 2025
Edward H. Levi Hall, which houses many of the University's administrative offices.
The Lines We Will Not Cross
The University must make a full-throated defense of its core values, even—and especially—in the face of an administration that would have it deny them.
By Clifford Ando / March 27, 2025
Is Safety the Priority?
Is Safety the Priority?
By Daniel Lin / March 31, 2025

On the first snowy night of the season, three of my friends and I strolled to a friend’s apartment nearby to pick up some food. With three...

Studying Doesn’t Stop at Midnight
Studying Doesn’t Stop at Midnight
By Adam Zaidi / March 6, 2025
UChicago students never clock out, so why do our libraries?
Special Episode: Annotating the Kalven Report with Jamie Kalven
By Celeste Alcalay and Anu Vashist / March 6, 2025
The Maroon’s Anushree Vashist and Celeste Alcalay spoke with Jamie Kalven about the legacy of the Kalven Report and its relevance to academic freedom today.
Special Episode: “Does UChicago Have a Culture of Free Speech?”
By Nicole Ochoa / March 6, 2025
The Maroon’s Nicole Ochoa conducted interviews with non-tenure-track faculty and student interns from the Department of Physics and the Pozen Center.
The Arts Podcast, E4: What’s under Chromakopia’s mask?
By Elizabeth Eck, Tiffany Li, and Nolan Shaffer / December 6, 2024
It’s episode four of the Arts podcast!
The Maroon Weekly, E119
By Pravan Chakravarthy, Eli Lowe, and Jake Zucker / November 15, 2024
On Episode 119, Pravan and Jake finally return to the studio with Eli, who's new to the section.
The Arts Podcast, E3: The Future of Pop
By Elizabeth Eck, Tiffany Li, and Nolan Shaffer / October 30, 2024
We’re back with episode three of the Arts podcast!
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