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Dinner with Three Maroons: Baba’s Famous Steak and Lemonade, digested
Photo: Courtesy of Baba's Famous Steak and Lemonade In the interest of ingesting copious amounts of meat, as well as seeing whether Yelp reviews for restaurants in Washington Park are legit, three...
View ArticleLibrary system launches new catalog and printing system
The University library system switched up its catalog and printing services, toning up its offerings for the new academic year. The new catalog, which went live August 20, displays the availability of...
View ArticleO-Issue 2014: Compendium of Dorms
Blackstone 5748 South Blackstone Avenue Blackstone combines the intimate feel of a small residence hall (comprised only of denizens of Blackstone House) with the relative privacy of half-double...
View ArticleO-Issue 2014: Hyde Park/Area Dining
Casual Food from these places might actually be less nutritious than ramen, but they are loved all the same. Daley’s Diner 809 East 63rd Street (773) 643-6670 A historic diner that has been owned...
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“Intermediate-Hanging Fruit:” PayPal founder Thiel talks contrarianism at Booth
Photo: Peter Tang/The Chicago MaroonPayPal founder and venture capitalist Peter Thiel spoke on Wednesday about making a successful company out of an idea at the Booth School of Business as a part of an...
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Founder of SparkNotes, OkCupid talks entrepreneurship at CIE
Photo: Simon Cohen/The Chicago MaroonSam Yagan, cofounder of SparkNotes and OkCupid, held a talk on Monday at the Chicago Innovation Exchange, located at East 53rd Street and South Harper Avenue, about...
View ArticleNew software promises to thwart scalpers for MAB
Last year’s Summer Breeze Concert, put on by the University’s Major Activities Board (MAB), saw incidences of ticket scalping, as reported in the May 6, 2014 issue of The Maroon. Third-year Trevor...
View ArticleJackson Park in talks about Obama Library
The University of Chicago and the Chicago Park District will hold a joint meeting in January to discuss the viability of Jackson Park as a site for the Obama presidential library, according to Louise...
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Choice Fish and Chicken: first choice for gas station cuisine
Photo: Courtesy of Choice Grill I discovered Choice Fish and Chicken, located at 850 East 63rd Street, as a byproduct of a personal quest to find a reliable supplier of RC Cola. RC, which is a...
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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 ArticleAdmin, student confirm fake Facebook hack
A University of Chicago student has admitted to posting a raciallycharged Facebook status which they had previously claimed was a hack by the UChicago Electronic Army (UEA). The University had been...
View ArticleUniversity releases committee’s statement on free expression
On Tuesday, the Committee on Freedom of Expression (FOE) issued its report, which stated that it is imperative for the University to defend the expression of ideas, even at the fringes of unpopular or...
View ArticleNurses’ union to vote on strike against UCMC
National Nurses United (NNU), the union that represents the majority of nursing staff at the University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC), called for a strike vote last week following four months of...
View ArticleAn Englewood Chinese food odyssey
I never anticipated the opportunity to dine in an establishment that, in several respects, resembles The Chum Bucket. For those who missed downing bowls of Kix cereal and sitting down to watch cartoons...
View ArticleGraduate student rights group to petition University
More than 40 representatives of Graduate Students United (GSU) convened at University Church on Monday night to voice concerns regarding the University’s policies for graduate students, including the...
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Nurses’ union votes to strike if negotiations fail
Photo: Sydney CombsThird-year Kayli Horne rallies a crowd outside the University of Chicago Medical Center during a march to support the nurses voting on unionization last Thursday. Nurses employed by...
View ArticleCuba panel talks embargo and immigration at the IOP
The Institute of Politics (IOP) hosted a panel discussion Monday that featured immigration narratives, the implications of a trade embargo, and a plentiful supply of empanadas. The event, titled “The...
View ArticlePhilanthropy event damages Logan stage
Several organizations that participated in the Pi Beta Phi sorority’s annual Arrowfest charity event were honored with awards during the festivities, such as “most creative.” However, it is unclear who...
View ArticleSquad faces final hurdle in last regular season push
With the UAA Track and Field Championships looming in the near future, there is mounting pressure on the Maroons to make their final adjustments and fine-tune their skills in preparation for the last...
View ArticleGraduate students protest “ballooning” student life fee
More than 50 members of Graduate Students United (GSU) assembled in protest on the main quad on Friday to demand that the University abolish the Student Life Fee (SLF). GSU is an independent student...
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South Side Senegalese satisfies stomach
Photo: Courtesy of Olivia Adams My idea of a perfect Saturday night is sitting on a sidewalk with a bucket of cheap takeout, growling at anyone who comes too close to my food supply. No utensils, and...
View ArticleRadical activist Bill Ayers hosts discussion at Seminary Co-Op
Bill Ayers, co-founder of the Weather Underground, led a discussion of Michael T. Heaney and Fabio Rojas’ book Party in the Street at the Seminary Co-Op bookstore on Wednesday. The discussion was the...
View ArticlePi Beta Phi sorority pays for event damages with charity money
A performance at Arrowfest, Pi Beta Phi’s annual charity event, resulted in $5,000 in damages, which the sorority plans to pay for using funds raised at the event. As previously reported by The Maroon...
View ArticleCommon Interview: What Changes Would You Like to See on 57th Street?
The Common Interview is a weekly feature that records the responses of a randomly selected group of undergraduate students to one issue or topic in University campus news. In so doing, The Maroon aims...
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Renowned chef to open dumpling restaurant on 57th Street
Photo: Courtesy of PackedMike Sheerin, formerly a chef at Blackbird and Cicchetti, will be opening a new restaurant in Hyde Park late this summer. The restaurant, called Packed, will serve dumplings...
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With negotiations stalled, nurses’ strike looms
Photo: Marta Bakula/The Chicago MaroonNurses from University of Chicago Medical Center recently announced their plans to hold a one-day strike on April 30, due to problems with contract negotiations...
View ArticleJournalists discuss coverage of sexual assault in light of recent controversies
In the past five years, the University’s administrative role in handling cases of on-campus sexual assault has come under scrutiny; in 2012, an alumna filed a federal suit against the University for...
View ArticleNational Nurses Union reached a deal with UCMC, avoids strike
As union-affiliated nurses employed by the University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC) and the hospital braced for a planned one-day nurses’ strike on April 30, an announcement early this week signaled...
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Over 300 flock to East 63rd Street in solidarity with Baltimore protestors
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View ArticleSG Elections: E&R Committee addresses complaints, Open Minds withdraws
Since the Student Government (SG) elections opened on Thursday, a number of complaints have been filed against candidates and slates in the election; in its deliberations, the SG Elections and Rules...
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Summer Breeze organizers deem carnival and concert a success
Photo: Yeo Bi Choi Last Saturday, the Major Activities Board sponsored the Summer Breeze carnival and concert series. The concert series featured performances by T-Pain, Madeon, and Azealia Banks. At...
View ArticleStories of South Side youth brought into focus through art installation
Last Friday afternoon, University students, local high school students, leaders of nonprofit organizations, and interested members of the public convened at the Currency Exchange Café in Washington...
View ArticleEx-UCPD officer sues Univ. over firing after 2013 trauma protest
Tuesday, Milton Owens, a former University of Chicago Police Department (UCPD) officer, filed a civil lawsuit in the Circuit Court of Cook County against the University of Chicago, University President...
View ArticleThe Grout Gatsby: UChicago’s notorious bathroom graffiti
At the University of Chicago, some institutions are timeless. The mythos of the University seal in the Reynolds Club. Scav. Milkshake Wednesdays at C-Shop. And, of course, graffiti in on-campus...
View ArticleSG member resigns
Alvina “Nina” Katemauswa, Student Government (SG)’s Community and Government Liaison, submitted a resignation letter to members of SG on September 13. In the letter, Katemauswa said that she will work...
View ArticleUniversity community remembers Marcus Cox
At Bartlett Dining Commons, the friends and co-workers of Marcus Cox are remembering a man who was multitalented, generous, and committed to “celebrating your birthday like it was his birthday.” Cox...
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Zimmer says University unlikely to divest from fossil fuels
Photo: Forrest Sill/The Chicago Maroon Nationally, a recent wave of on-campus activism for fossil fuel divestment has pitted administrations against students who claim that colleges and Universities...
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Hidden treasure in Chinatown satisfies late-night hankerings for cheap
Photo: Chitown Eats A few weeks ago, I was walking through central London at 2 a.m. It was not a transformative experience. The lyrics to Warren Zevon’s pop ditty “Werewolves of London” were the only...
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SJP files complaint with University after Posting Policy violations
Photo: Palestine in AmericaFlyers reading “Stabbing Jews for Peace” were hung anonymously on bulletin boards in response to Students for Justice in Palestine’s “Day of Action.” Students for Justice in...
View ArticleSJP-sponsored panel talks Palestinian history, contemporary politics
In a speech last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Mohammed Amin al-Husseini, a Palestinian Arab nationalist and Muslim religious leader, advised Adolf Hitler to “burn [Jews],”...
View ArticleCPD investigating report of off-campus sexual assault
The Chicago Police Department (CPD) is currently investigating a reported off-campus criminal sexual assault. Both the complainant and the alleged perpetrator are current University students. The...
View ArticleApology sparks discussion on role of admin in Halloween costumes
Last year, fourth-year Vincente Perez brought the subject of cultural appropriation in Halloween costumes to the forefront of campus debate, when he wrote a column for The Maroon that described an...
View ArticleTrauma center protesters banned by University speak on campus
On Wednesday evening, a crowd of more than 60 people gathered in the basement of Stuart Hall for a teach-in held by the Trauma Center Coalition (TCC) on the recent history of its protests. Though the...
View ArticleSummer Links participants divided on claims in QUIP petition
On October 9, The Maroon ran an article about an online petition authored by fourth-year Sara Rubinstein, the founder of Queers United in Power (QUIP), a “LGBTQ activism and social justice RSO,”...
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Uncommon Interview: New Provost Daniel Diermeier
Photo: Courtesy of Robert KozloffDaniel Diermeier, the Emmett Dedmon Professor and the dean of the Harris School of Public Policy, was named as the university's next provost on March 31. The...
View ArticleAfrican Civ To Be Held in Dakar, Senegal Starting in Winter 2018
According to faculty who taught the African Civilizations (African Civ) program in Paris, Study Abroad will offer an African Civ study abroad program in Dakar, Senegal starting in winter quarter of...
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At Admin Town Hall Without Administrators, Demands for Transparency
Photo: Ahona Mukherjee/The Chicago MaroonStudents gather in McCormick Lounge and wait for student guest speakers during the IIRON Student Network event on Monday, May 2. On Monday evening, over 50...
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University Remembers Christian “Myles” Johnson
Photo: FacebookA photo posted by Johnson in September of 2014. Since his passing, the spaces that he roamed and ran are less substantive. The reading room in Harper Library is blander without him...
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Tough Questions for Provost Isaacs at Assembly
Photo: Zoe Kaiser/The Chicago MaroonProvost Isaacs attended a Student Government Assembly meeting to speak with students on May 23. Provost Eric D. Isaacs, flanked by several employees of his...
View ArticleHistory Drops BA Requirement
At present, history is one of a handful of academic departments that require undergraduates to write a B.A. thesis. In conjunction with an upcoming overhaul of the Department’s course offerings,...
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