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Editors in Chief

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

Disclaimer

Did we hurt your feelings, or say something that “rings untrue” in your soft ears? Well you’re paying too much attention to what we said, and not enough attention to what we meant. God is God, the river is swift, and we don’t give a fuck.

Any complaints can be emailed to [email protected].

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

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
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
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

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
  • Historical Issue,  Literary Happenings

    Local Serialized Novel Enters Five Hundred and Seventh Chapter

    Elizabeth Scribblesby / June 26, 2026

    The main storyline of The Abandoned Plot was resolved in Chapter 43, when the heroine, Genevieve, died clutching the locket she had recently inherited from her long-lost mother. However, Miss Norwich insists that…

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  • Historical Issue,  World Affairs

    Point: It Is the Best of Times / Counterpoint: It Is the Worst of Times

    Nick Stryver (point), Jacques 1 (counterpoint) / June 25, 2026

    O, what a time to be alive! There are a few idiots (who pay their friends to explain Adam Smith to them) at the apex of society, while the masses toil for a…

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  • Historical Issue,  Lifestyle

    Charlatan Accused of Selling Fake Tulips Found Hiding Buckets of Paint Behind a Windmill

    Pauline Singer / June 24, 2026

    Unless you have decided to establish your domicile under some sedimentary formation, you may have turned your ear to our own fair tulip market. The most popular varietal at this time has been…

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  • Politics,  World Affairs

    Trump Vows War to Last No More than 6 Weeks/5 Minutes/17 Years

    Griffin Bonnin Jones / May 30, 2026

    “This is gonna be over so fast, you’re not even gonna believe it,” Trump told a gaggle of reporters. “This is gonna be—look, in six weeks, this is gonna be done. History. OK?…

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  • Chicago Shady Dealer

    Get Your my.UChicago Data Off the Dark Web in Five Easy Steps

    Katherine Timm / May 24, 2026

    When I heard the news, I had a few thoughts. ‘Is Duo really doing anything if something like this can happen?’ ‘How could other people even find my data? I can’t find my…

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  • Campus Life,  Lifestyle

    Twelve Ways to React When Someone Says Something You Disagree With in Class

    Griffin Bonnin Jones / May 23, 2026

    If you’re like me, you’ve spent many sleepless nights wondering what you can do when a thing like this happens. Luckily, after consuming what would for a normal person be a dangerous quantity…

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  • Arts & Culture,  Campus Life

    Analyzing Melina Hale’s Welcome Video for Avant-Garde Sensibilities

    Katherine Timm / May 22, 2026

    At 0:05, there’s a little maroon box next to Hale’s name. This represents the dichotomy between thinking “inside the box” and “outside the box.”

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  • Arts & Culture,  Lifestyle

    It’s Springtime! Flowers to Sniff, Poke, and Potentially Buy

    Andrea Zhou / May 21, 2026

    We’ve checked the data: the increased frequency of sneezing by individuals with pollen allergies, the scratchy evidence left by blood-thirsty mosquitos and other insects, and the month (May). And we feel confident that…

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  • Chicago Shady Dealer

    Duo Authentication Requires New Blood, Urine, and STD Test Sample to Verify Identity; Most People Fail

    Antonia Romm / May 20, 2026

    The effort has been spearheaded by Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has included the new policy in his Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) initiative, stating, “I want…

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  • Campus Life,  Issues

    Maroon Wins Pulitzer Prize for “Courageous” Reporting on Reg Bathroom Closure

    Katherine Timm / May 19, 2026

    This year’s winning piece, ‘Reg Bathroom Has Been Closed for Five Weeks Now; Probably Getting Fixed Soon,’ reminds us of what’s really important—plumbing.”

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Read It and Weep

  • Local Serialized Novel Enters Five Hundred and Seventh Chapter
  • Point: It Is the Best of Times / Counterpoint: It Is the Worst of Times
  • Charlatan Accused of Selling Fake Tulips Found Hiding Buckets of Paint Behind a Windmill
  • Trump Vows War to Last No More than 6 Weeks/5 Minutes/17 Years
  • Get Your my.UChicago Data Off the Dark Web in Five Easy Steps
  • Twelve Ways to React When Someone Says Something You Disagree With in Class
  • Analyzing Melina Hale’s Welcome Video for Avant-Garde Sensibilities
  • It’s Springtime! Flowers to Sniff, Poke, and Potentially Buy
  • Duo Authentication Requires New Blood, Urine, and STD Test Sample to Verify Identity; Most People Fail
  • Maroon Wins Pulitzer Prize for “Courageous” Reporting on Reg Bathroom Closure

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