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Griffin Bonnin Jones, Andrea Zhou

Managing Editor

Katherine Reynolds

Deputy Managing Editor

Vivian Psylos

Layout Editor

Justin Bilenker

Photo Editor

Zayna Cheema

Copy Editors

Nik Ochoa, Chase Teichholz

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Chicago Shady Dealer, Favorites

UChicago Student Running From College Council

While the beginning of Spring Quarter has marked numerous announcements of ambitious students running for College Council, one student has decided to rival this long-standing tradition by running from College Council. Simon Jorgensen, a second year…

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April 19, 2021
Campus Life, Favorites

Math Department Discovers New Highest Number

A team of mathematicians at the University of Chicago have discovered a new highest number, a new paper reveals. That number, 87382, is nearly 2 higher than the previous highest…

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November 16, 2020
Campus Life, Favorites

Kid Makes Anaphylactic Shock All About Himself

Joseph Silverstein, a member of Johnson’s house, said, “Yeah, so while John went to the bathroom, I swapped his muffin with one that had peanuts, and, gosh, after hearing that…

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January 5, 2023
Chicago Shady Dealer, Favorites

Visiting Parents Worried about the Cost of Three Weddings after Seeing Son Talk to Three Different Girls in His House

While parents Michael and Jessica Trout carefully budgeted for their son Timothy’s college expenses along with a single wedding, they were abruptly reminded that some costs simply cannot be anticipated…

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October 24, 2021
Campus Life, Favorites

University Introduces New Way to Get Downtown: “Walk, Motherfuckers”

This option has been poorly received by undergraduates, as several would-be ‘motherfuckers’ told the Dealer.

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December 6, 2022
  • World Affairs

    Point: Someday, you’ll be forgotten by history / Counterpoint: I sold some really bad copper

    Ea-nāṣir / January 3, 2026

    𒀀 𒈾 𒂍 𒀀 𒈾 𒍢 𒅕 𒆠 𒉈 𒈠

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  • Politics

    Andrew Cuomo announces 2028 presidential campaign

    Justin Bilenker / January 2, 2026

    “After giving it my all against my opponents, the voters’ message to me is clear,” said Cuomo. “The people of New York want me out of the city… SO I CAN REPRESENT THEM…

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  • Campus Life

    Heists are back baby! Let’s steal the haunted amulet in the basement of Mansueto

    Pauline Singer / December 31, 2025

    The humming was tantalizing, the stone shone with evil intentions, and the chain smoked as I held the amulet up to the fluorescent lights. The robot arms in the basement of Mansueto now…

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  • Sports

    Confused Animal Rights Group seen protesting outside NFL HQ after Bad Bunny announcement

    Alexa Walsh / December 30, 2025

    The protest soon turned into a discourse hotspot on the best Bad Bunny track. Passersbys, unknowing of the bunny cause, joined in as a crowd of people dressed up like bunnies danced to…

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  • Campus Life

    Religious Studies Class Taught by Pope Leo XIV Cancelled Due to Federal Cuts

    Chase Teichholz / December 29, 2025

    The Dealer contacted Pope Leo, who began answering in Latin, before saying “Oh shit! I’m American.” In response to his class not being offered due to funding constraints, Leo told the Dealer that…

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  • Campus Life,  Politics

    Trump accidentally destroys East Wing of Woodlawn

    Vivian Psylos / December 28, 2025

    In what appears to be a logistical error, President Trump sent several bulldozers to the East Wing of Woodlawn instead of the East Wing of the White House owing to confusion over Google…

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  • Campus Life

    All Microeconomics 101 Students Swapped into Beginner Akkadian in Add-Drop Fiasco

    Katherine Timm / December 27, 2025

    When asked whether the students could be swapped back into Microeconomics, Coil announced that she had a prior commitment she had forgotten about and needed to end the interview immediately.

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  • Campus Life,  Issues

    First Year Formally Reprimanded for Failing to Intellectualize Homesickness

    Clara Pressey / December 26, 2025

    Since receiving the reprimand, Hawkins has found himself agonizing over how sad he even was in the first place. “I mean, it makes sense that I would miss my family, but only on…

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  • Campus Life

    University to introduce affirmative action for guys named Sean (Shaun and Shawn excluded)

    Pauline Singer / December 24, 2025

    In order to accommodate the influx of Seans, house leaders have begun using strangely specific nicknames. Sean “Receding Hairline” Q commented, “The nicknames are not accurate or helpful. I’m clearly the best Sean…

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  • Politics,  World Affairs

    In his second memoir, “Ignore My First One,” Vance reveals that the root of his anger toward Zelensky was his thick lashes.

    Rekha Eswara / December 23, 2025

    J.D. Vance admits that seeing Volodymyr Zelensky’s lashes triggered months of resentment, forcing him to repeatedly abandon his vice presidential duties to take lengthy vacations. But now, Vance is back—not to his position…

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 Older Posts

Read It and Weep

  • Point: Someday, you’ll be forgotten by history / Counterpoint: I sold some really bad copper
  • Andrew Cuomo announces 2028 presidential campaign
  • Heists are back baby! Let’s steal the haunted amulet in the basement of Mansueto
  • Confused Animal Rights Group seen protesting outside NFL HQ after Bad Bunny announcement
  • Religious Studies Class Taught by Pope Leo XIV Cancelled Due to Federal Cuts
  • Trump accidentally destroys East Wing of Woodlawn
  • All Microeconomics 101 Students Swapped into Beginner Akkadian in Add-Drop Fiasco
  • First Year Formally Reprimanded for Failing to Intellectualize Homesickness
  • University to introduce affirmative action for guys named Sean (Shaun and Shawn excluded)
  • In his second memoir, “Ignore My First One,” Vance reveals that the root of his anger toward Zelensky was his thick lashes.

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