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Crosswords and Crossroads: Puzzles, Perseverance, and a Campus Safety Fight
Every student at the University of Chicago (UChicago) has, at some point, received at least one anxiety-inducing email from Eric Heath about a reported robbery near campus. For many, these alerts are more than just unsettling notifications—they trace back to real stories involving a friend or a friend-of-a friend who has faced the terrifying reality…
UChicago Students Rally for Illinois Zoning Reform
Illinois is grappling with a web of crises, from the shortage of affordable housing to escalating threats from climate change to the high cost of living. But one student-led group on UChicago’s campus sees an unexpected lever for change: zoning reform. UChicago group Students Against Exclusionary Zoning (SAEZ) — a coalition of students from the…
Engagement, Discourse… Clout? How the Institute of Politics Selects Its Pritzker Fellows Cohort
The University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics (IOP) has long been a site for spirited debate and intellectual engagement, but recent years have seen increased scrutiny of the institute’s quarterly Pritzker Fellows Program. Students have questioned the selection process, with particular attention on the inclusion of Fellows with controversial political backgrounds, such as former members…
Free Plan B at UChicago Sparks Reproductive Health Debate
Members of Project Reproductive Freedom (PRF) attracted attendees of the Registered Student Organization (RSO) fair on Oct. 4 with an enticing pitch: free Plan B. As the topic of reproductive health became increasingly pertinent on college campuses closer to Election Day, the donation of free contraceptives grabbed the attention of many students on campus. Lucia…
Inside the IOP Protests: An Interview with IOP Director, Senator Heidi Heitkamp
On the afternoon of May 7, a small group of pro-Palestine protesters occupied the UChicago Institute of Politics (IOP) while large crowds demonstrated outside. The occupation, which took the IOP and the UChicago administration by surprise, followed several weeks after UChicago President Paul Alivasatos cleared away the “UChicago Popular University for Gaza” encampment on the…
SJP’s Troubling Response to the Massacre in Israel
This article was originally written by: Itai Grofman In the early hours of Saturday, Oct. 7, as Israelis were wrapping up the joyous holiday of Sukkot, the Jewish holiday that celebrates the bounty of the fall harvest, alarms rang across the country. The terrorist group Hamas had entered Israel and launched a full-fledged, unprovoked attack…
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