Safety Rally Sparks Campus Debate About Race & Policing
Following the death of a third UChicago student this year, a student rally for campus safety has ignited discussions about the role of...
Exploring Race
- Jun 16, 2021
Immigration Advocacy on the College Campus: Interview with UChicago Without Borders
Members of UChicago Without Borders met with Exploring Race to discuss commitments to non-citizen community members and challenges to workin
Cameron Drake
- May 26, 2021
Learning in (and with) the Pandemic: The Neighborhood Schools Program and COVID-19
Though the COVID-19 pandemic posed multiple challenges to education, the Neighborhood Schools Program has successfully managed to...
Donna Son
- Apr 21, 2021
Right-to-Life from a Racial Lens: Unraveling Anti-Abortionism and its Racist Roots
Anti-abortion movements, such as those led by Lila Rose from Live Action, seem to be increasingly aware of racial disparities in...
Donna Son
- Apr 19, 2021
Striving to Thrive! The Fresh Platforms, Values, and Motivations of the Thrive Slate
Third-years Parul Kumar, Murphy DePompei, and Natalie Wang expressed their commitments to advocating for marginalized students in Student...
Donna Son
- Mar 8, 2021
UChicago Student Government Passes Resolution to Support Sexual Assault Survivors
Led by 4th-year College Council Representative Naa Ashitey, the Resolution for Expanding Protections for Sexual Assault Survivors once...
Jingwen Zhang
- Feb 22, 2021
Mental Health Through the Lens of Race
Student leaders discuss cultural challenges facing BIPOC in mental health systems and what UChicago can do to improve cultural...
Cameron Drake
- Feb 15, 2021
Capturing the Allure of T’Kor Couture
UChicago OBS President shares her tips for a successful business. There’s a new fashion boutique in town. Dinah Clottey started T’Kor...
Jade Yan
- Nov 16, 2020
The Engage Slate focuses on minority students, despite complicated stance on police abolition
Amid controversies about its relationship to student activist groups, the Slate aims to prioritize minority students.
Jingwen Zhang
- Nov 9, 2020
The Election May Be Over, But BIPOC Advocacy Continues.
“I will continue speaking up despite the backlash," said second-year Esmerelda Hernandez.
Alexis Florence
- Oct 23, 2020
Meet the mostly white, majority male, UChicago presidential search committees
The university’s search for its next chief decision-maker is defined by its lack of diversity.
Jingwen Zhang
- Oct 12, 2020
Selective RSOs: Tokenism and Complacency in UChicago’s Preprofessional Groups
“I want to see care for inclusion that is not rooted in ‘checking the box’ [and then not actually caring],” said third-year John Kunzo.
Lucas Du
- Oct 5, 2020
Diversity in University Theater: Can bylaws lead to change?
Criticized for being unwelcoming to students of color, UChicago's student theater has made new bylaws to effect change.
Exploring Race
- Aug 17, 2020
Library employees support #CareNotCops demands to defund UChicago’s private police force
After university-wide budget cuts were announced, library organizers created a petition demanding transparency around the UCPD budget.