The Maroon Weekly: Officers Detain Man in Hyde Park, Meet a 2026 Rhodes Scholar, Student’s Startup Streamlines High School Club Communication

About this episode

The episode covers the detention of a man in Hyde Park, highlights a Rhodes Scholar's research, and discusses a startup aimed at improving high school club organization.

Reporters Aubrey Barb and Amber Lin interrupt coverage to share sad news. Fourth-year student Joyce Qi passed away in an "automobile accident" early on the morning of January 18, Dean of the College Melina Hale wrote in an email to students. The email invited students to "gather, connect with others in our community, and honor Joyce’s memory" at Bond Chapel on Monday, January 19, between 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. The top news stories from the week: A man was detained in Hyde Park on the morning of January 14 in what is suspected to be federal immigration activity. Rhodes Scholar Tori Harris opens up about embarking on research in African diasporic archaeology at Oxford University. Finally, a look at ClubHub, a third-year student’s start-up which seeks to improve the organization of student-run clubs in high schools around the country. Featuring: Aubrey Barb and Amber Lin, Edited by: Aubrey Barb

People in this episode

Hosts: Aubrey Barb, Amber Lin

Guest: Tori Harris

Topics covered

• Hyde Park
• Rhodes Scholar
• student startups
• club communication

Keywords

• Joyce Qi
• automobile accident
• Bond Chapel
• federal immigration activity
• African diasporic archaeology
• ClubHub

Mentioned in this episode

Products: ClubHub

Places: Hyde Park

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