Keep calm & carry on
Open publication – Free publishing – More choke For any of us who have ever blanked on a math test after days of studying, or wracked our minds for hours looking for the perfect final sentence for a...
View ArticleYour Guide to Cook County’s Down-Ballot Races
Tomorrow, residents of Hyde Park and Woodlawn will vote on a dizzying 34 races and ballot items. Among them are nine municipal elections for Cook County government. While lesser-known to the public,...
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What is the Workers’ Rights Amendment, the First Amendment on Illinois Ballots?
On November 8, Illinois voters will be faced with a question on their ballots: whether or not to vote in favor of an amendment to the state’s constitution—“Amendment 1” on the ballot, also known as the...
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“We Call It The Study”
Caught with a Hand in the Cookie Jar It’s Halloween night on Monday, October 31, and I’m walking down South Woodlawn Avenue to meet my uncle and grab a drink at The Study, a boutique hotel located...
View ArticleReady, Set, Action! Roll the 90 Years of Doc Film
As one of the oldest film societies in the country, Doc Films, or Doc, has spent the past 91 years sharing movies with the UChicago and South Side community. My first time hearing about Doc was before...
View ArticleThrough the Forbidden Hallways: What UChicago’s Secret Places Offer Us
The man in the photo—let’s call him Sam—has dark hair, parted to his left. His expression is serious as he looks into the lens of the camera; if you look closely, his head is cocked to the side, with a...
View ArticleMaria Pappas Wants to Fix Cook County’s Tax System
This article is the first in a series of interviews with Cook County elected officials who were elected or re-elected in November 2022. This November marked yet another reelection for Cook County...
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The Janes: The Story of UChicago’s Clandestine Abortion Ring
Content warning: This article includes mentions of sexual assault and suicide. During UChicago’s 1968 first-year orientation, Ellen Diamond wasn’t getting to know her classmates, exploring campus, or...
View ArticleCook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi Talks Gentrification, Transparency, and...
This article is the second in a series of interviews with Cook County elected officials who were elected or re-elected in November 2022. The first, with Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas, can be found...
View ArticleThe Wild Goose Chase to Chase Out the Canada Geese
On the Midway and in Jackson Park, it’s hard not to come across a flock of Canada geese, with their sharp, hissing beaks and black, white, and gray feathers. The birds are unfazed by humans, but don’t...
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John W. Boyer, Dean of the College for 30 Years, in His Own and His...
In January 2022, Dean of the College John W. Boyer announced his plans to transition to a new role at the end of the 2022–23 academic year. In his new role as senior advisor to University president...
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An Incidental Goodness: In Search of a Third Place at UChicago
The shouts of baristas and clinks of shaken ice fill the surgical, sterile expanse of Ex Libris Café. Ex Lib during a drink rush is a daunting sight—a line that stretches beyond its glass doors, a...
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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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