ITS to move to Harper Court this weekend
Starting November 7, administrative personnel from Information Technology Services (ITS), 250 staff members from Alumni Relations and Development, and 100 staff members from Facilities Services will be...
View Article“Life of the Mind” redefined for K-12
Panelists discussed how philosophy can be “subversive” to traditional models of education because it prompts students to question assumptions in “The Winning Words Initiative,” a conference held in...
View ArticleTour marks forgotten history of Obama on South Side
To commemorate the fifth anniversary of President Obama’s election, historical organization Forgotten Chicago led a bus tour of the South Side last Sunday to share insight into his time as a community...
View Article“Gang leader” becomes a “rogue sociologist”
Beyond pizza and hot dog styles, Chicago’s and New York’s darker sides differ too, according to Sudhir Venkatesh (Ph.D. ’97), professor of sociology and African-American studies at Columbia University....
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Wingers flies onto 53rd Street, replaces Hyde Park Gyros
Photo: Julia Reinitz/The Chicago MaroonWingers, a new fast food restaurant located on the corner of East 53rd Street and South Dorchester Avenue, serves wings, burgers, and gyros. The space was...
View ArticleSG amends election bylaws
On Wednesday, College Council passed two bylaw amendments and tabled a third regarding Student Government (SG) elections. The first amendment passed made it easier for students studying abroad through...
View ArticleHip-Hop and academia jive at panel
Prominent scholars, activists, and hip-hop artists discussed the social implications of hip-hop culture during a panel titled “America’s Most Wanted: Hip-Hop, the Media, and the Prison Industrial...
View ArticleSigners of faculty petition raise concerns on Confucius Institute, faculty...
A recent petition signed by 108 faculty members asking for the termination of the University’s ties to the Confucius Institute [CI] at the University of Chicago reflects a broader frustration by...
View ArticleNorthwestern, UIC, UChicago to share biomedical facilities
In response to decreasing federal research funding, the University of Chicago has entered a core research facilities partnership with Northwestern University and the University of Illinois at Chicago....
View ArticleConfucius Institute board defends campus presence
The Governing Board of the Confucius Institute (CI) at the University of Chicago has issued an official recommendation to the University Provost to renew the University’s five-year contract with the...
View ArticleStone to update free speech policy
The committee established last month by President Robert Zimmer to review the University’s free speech policy was created due to free speech-related incidents at other universities around the country,...
View ArticlePanhellenic sorority recruitment grows by 26 percent
Sorority formal recruitment at the University increased by 26 percent this year, continuing a recent upward trend in growth. This year, 202 women signed up to go through the recruitment process this...
View ArticleStudents call on University to respond to racist costumes
In light of recent racially charged events, two undergraduate students released a statement on Tuesday calling for the University to address the campus climate on racial issues. The statement quickly...
View ArticlePetition demands institutional changes to address racial issues
A petition demanding that the University make tangible policy changes to “address the culture of racial intolerance at the University of Chicago” was released Friday after the University did not...
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Protests against racism escalate after online threats
Students continued to rally against racial insensitivity on campus this week. A petition that began circulating last weekend now has more than 2,000 signatures. The hacking of a student’s Facebook...
View ArticleProf. Palmie: “Race is a figment of the classificatory imagination”
In light of recent racially charged events around the country, Stephan Palmie, chair of anthropology and professor of social sciences in the College, gave a lecture Thursday evening on the complex...
View ArticleSG to hold student referendum on U-Pass
A referendum on whether or not to bring U-Pass to the College will be organized by College Council (CC), a move decided upon at Student Government’s thrice-quarterly Assembly meeting on Thursday...
View ArticleDat Donut wins nationwide grant, may open third location
Dat Donut, a popular doughnut store in the Chatham neighborhood, located at 83rd Street and S. Cottage Grove Avenue, received a $150,000 grant last Friday from Chase Bank’s nationwide Mission Main...
View ArticleInternational students make up one-fifth of University
The percentage of students from mainland China has grown in the last four years by approximately 6 percent.
View ArticleFriends of the Parks threaten to sue Obamas over library location
Friends of the Parks, a 40-year-old nonprofit dedicated to the preservation of Chicago’s parks and lakefront, has warned that it may sue President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle if they decide to...
View ArticleThe Maroon’s 2015 guide for mayor, aldermen candidates
Today, Tuesday, February 24, voters from Chicago will cast their votes for the future of the city. Every four years, the mayor’s office and the seats of all 50 aldermen are up for grabs. Following the...
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SG candidates debated last night in anticipation of this week’s election
Photo: Raymond FangStudent Government (SG) candidates Holly Rapp, Katherine Shen, and Mike Viola from The Very Good Slate discuss their campaign platform during an annual candidate debate in Harper 130...
View Article2015 College Council Candidate Profiles
CLARK HALPERN, Class of 2016 Stance on U-Pass: Yes Stance on trauma center: Yes Student Leadership Stipend Program: Yes Stance on UCPD Transparency: The UCPD needs to be more accountable for their...
View ArticleBREAKING: SG election delayed for investigation of slate candidates
Editor’s note: This is a developing story and the article will be updated as more information becomes available. Last updated on Wednesday, April 29th, 2015 at 2:49 p.m The Elections and Rules...
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United Progress wins SG election, voter turnout highest in four years
Photo: Tyler KissingerTyler Kissinger, Alex Jung, and Kenzo Esquivel celebrated their victory with cake after the results were announced. On Wednesday afternoon, results for the 2015 Student Government...
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Students gather in Ida Noyes while waiting for the release of the Scav...
Photo: Raymond Fang Snell-Hitchcock received first place, followed by Breckinridge and BroStoMP FM who tied for second. Burton-Judson came in fourth place, followed by Max Palevsky in fifth.
View ArticleNew SG budget increases graduate student funding
On Monday night, Student Government Assembly approved its $2.18 million budget for the 2015–2016 school year. The largest change from the 2014–2015 budget was a huge increase in funding for graduate...
View ArticleGrad students talk “culture of fear”
Some graduate students in the natural sciences claim they are prevented from participating in extracurricular activities due to an alleged “culture of fear” surrounding the relationship between faculty...
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UChicago geneticist links African heritage to breast cancer
Photo: Courtesy of the Biomedical Sciences DivisionDr. Olufunmilayo Olopade, winner of the 2015 FDR Four Freedoms medal, has researched the connection between breast cancer and African heritage. Last...
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UCMC sponsors community programs to prevent violence
Photo: Raymond Fang What do after-school glassblowing, an original theater production, and religious trauma counseling have in common? Despite their apparent disconnection, all three of these programs...
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