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The Masque of Youth
“The Masque of Youth” is a 1918 mural by Chicago artist Jessie Arms Botke, located in the third-floor theater of Ida Noyes Hall. It depicts a ritual performance—a “masque”—common in 17th-century Europe...
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Brains Over Brawn: How Football Found Its Place at UChicago
In the fall of 2022, I walked through the doors of the Ratner Athletics Center for the first time. Before entering the cramped breeding ground of gym bro–philosophy bro hybrids who work out with Kant...
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“One Evening… It Disappeared”
“The town had been there for a century and a half. Then one evening, in the summer of 2021, it disappeared.”In his first book, The Great Displacement, Jake Bittle, A.B. ’17, tells stories of...
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Dispatches from the First Week of SJP’s Occupation of the Quad
Editor’s note: Kelly X. Hui attended the quad protests and documented them as a protester with Students for Justice in Palestine UChicago and as an organizer with #CareNotCops and UChicago United for...
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The Obama Center: A Welcome Neighbor?
Barack Obama’s own words will be etched into the Obama Presidential Center’s 235-foot flagship museum’s facade. A portion of the chosen text, taken from his speech marking the 50th anniversary of the...
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From Mudway Nuisance to Midway Plaisance
Don’t get hit by a car flying down the road. Don’t jump into a puddle. Don’t stand still for too long lest a bird attacks. This is what goes on inside the mind of a Crossy Road chicken, and also that...
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The Maroon Launches UChicago Police Department Incident Reporter
Michael Plunkett This map presents the incidents reported by the UCPD Incident Report from the last 30 days and is updated regularly every weekday morning. Project Background and Motivations Crime...
View ArticleOne Night at the 24/7 Hospital Panera Bread
“Lots of nutritious food for you here,” remarked an employee of the Bernard A. Mitchell Hospital building as he directed me to the Panera Bread past the control desk. His comment was a bit...
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“We’re real, we’re happening, now is the time”: UChicago’s Complicated...
As an international student from France, I had never heard of land acknowledgements—until I started the college admissions process in the United States. Hearing each university’s admissions...
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University Faculty Aren’t Neutral When It Comes to Political Donations
Since 1967, the University of Chicago has been committed to institutional neutrality on political and social issues. While the University is officially neutral, faculty members lean decidedly...
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