The Chicago Maroon

10/01/2026

The third-floor reading rooms will stay open until 1 a.m. Sunday through Thursday nights this quarter, but will close earlier on Fridays and Saturdays, after a months-long USG campaign to extend study hours.

The third-floor reading rooms will stay open until 1 a.m. Sunday through Thursday nights this quarter, but will close earlier on Fridays and Saturdays, after a months-long USG campaign to extend study hours.

10/01/2026

AI is a flawed tool that will impact everyone regardless of consent, and a critical understanding will help you wield it while protecting you from biases and harms.
https://chicagomaroon.com/53654/viewpoints/op-ed/a-critical-perspective-and-understanding-of-ai-is-necessary-for-all-future-careers/

10/01/2026

The University dropped from sixth to ninth place in U.S. News & World Report’s annual ranking of American institutions of higher education following methodological changes.

The University dropped from sixth to ninth place in U.S. News & World Report’s annual ranking of American institutions of higher education following methodological changes.

09/30/2026

Columnist Sadie Laurel talks sosc, s*x, and social capital in a heartfelt missive to incoming first-year students.

Columnist Sadie Laurel talks sosc, s*x, and social capital in a heartfelt missive to incoming first-year students.

09/30/2026

Arts & Humanities Deputy Dean Eric Slauter offers advice to incoming students on approaching the humanities Core with curiosity, seriousness, and an open mind.

Arts and Humanities Deputy Dean Eric Slauter offers advice to incoming students on approaching the humanities Core with curiosity, seriousness, and an open mind.

09/30/2026

The new politics and policy specialization—like its spiritual predecessor, the business economics specialization—has little to no overlap with the standard track and should be its own standalone major.

The new politics and policy specialization—and its spiritual predecessor, the business economics specialization—has little to no overlap with the standard track and should be its own standalone major.

09/29/2026

A columnist offers tips for O-week that will help you find community.

A columnist offers tips for O-week that will help you find community.

09/29/2026

The 575,000-square-foot facility is set to open its doors to patients in April as the only standalone cancer research and treatment center in Illinois.

The 575,000-square-foot facility is set to open its doors to patients in April as the only standalone cancer research and treatment center in Illinois.

09/28/2026

As increasingly intense competition pushes students to forsake intellectual passions in favor of a stronger graduate school application, we risk not only the soul of our university, but the opportunity for our generation to make real change.

As increasingly intense competition pushes students to forsake intellectual passions in favor of a stronger graduate school application, we risk not only the soul of our university, but the opportunity for our generation to make real change.

09/28/2026

The backlash against business economics is less a protection of UChicago’s intellectual identity and more a self-fulfilling prophecy pushing students toward Wall Street.

The backlash against business economics is less a protection of UChicago’s intellectual identity and more a self-fulfilling prophecy pushing students toward Wall Street.