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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

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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
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
Chicago Shady Dealer, Favorites

OI Renamed “Indiana H. Jones Institute of Academic Grave-Robbing”

In an effort to promote diversity, the Institute will showcase numerous artifacts looted and pillaged from cultures around the world.

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November 30, 2022
  • Campus Life,  Lifestyle

    Top Five Passive-Aggressive Stares to Give to Somone Eating Too Loudly in the Reg

    Katherine Timm / April 6, 2026

    They must be ignoring you. How else could they miss your second peek? Time to escalate. Drum your pencil on your notebook a little. Give them a taste of the pain they’re inflicting…

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  • Campus Life,  Lifestyle,  Scientific Excellence

    University of Chicago Rolls Out New “Post-Mortem Education Continuity Plan”

    Maccabee Anderson / April 5, 2026

    Students enrolled in the PMECP can expect the same, if not greater, academic rigor in the afterlife as on the material plane. This will involve weekly problem sets, midterms, language requirements (all students…

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  • Campus Life

    Heartwarming: North Resident Bravely Pulls Fire Alarm at 11 PM in Solidarity with Woodlawn

    Jack Segil / April 4, 2026

    “I heard about the fire alarm incident at Woodlawn, and it hit a little too close to home,” said Higgins. “My grandmother died from fire alarm-induced hypothermia back in ‘09. The thought of…

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  • Campus Life,  Issues

    Harvard Student: If I Didn’t Want an A, I Would’ve Gone to UChicago!

    Ivy Cambridge / April 3, 2026

    For those UChicago students unaware of the concept of grade inflation (that’s inflation with an “I”, by the way, not deflation with a “D”), it is the wonderful idea that if you just…

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  • Campus Life,  Lifestyle

    Point: Cancel Classes for Snow / Counterpoint: You Knew Chicago Was Colder Than California

    Nik Ochoa (point), Snow Much Fun (counterpoint) / April 2, 2026

    Oh, you sweet summer child (well, frost-bitten husk drifting from Bartlett to the Reg like everyone else). You came here from California expecting what, exactly? A light breeze? A brisk 50 degrees?

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  • Campus Life,  Scientific Excellence

    Econ Professor: University Could “Fix Deficit” by Repossessing Free Orientation T-Shirts

    Katherine Timm / April 1, 2026

    You’ll remember this interview even if I don’t give you a T-shirt, won’t you? So the whole T-shirt business boils down to an unnecessary expense,” said Niro, thoughtfully stroking his bust of Milton…

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  • Chicago Shady Dealer

    In sharp response to ICE aggression, Democrats write extremely angry letter

    Vivian Psylos / March 31, 2026

    According to recent reports, the letter will contain sharp criticisms of Donald Trump’s domestic and international policy. More specifically, excerpts have been leaked and include sentences such as “Kidnapping people is wrong,” “Kidnapping…

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  • Campus Life

    Student to Test Limits of Regenstein’s “Snacks but No Meals” Policy

    Katherine Timm / March 30, 2026

    “The picture on the sign explaining the food and drink policy says that pretzels are okay but hamburgers are not,” Hainault says. “But what about one of those really big pretzels you get…

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  • Campus Life

    Student killed by Roommate’s Anthropomorphic Lamp

    Alexa Walsh / March 29, 2026

    Through tears, Wagner’s roommate said, “The lamp—it was just something I found on Amazon. I didn’t think it had violent tendencies. The reviews were good… four and a half stars, rounding up.”

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  • Campus Life

    The Three Sub-Schools of UChicago

    Judge M. Ental / March 28, 2026

    That's it.

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Read It and Weep

  • Top Five Passive-Aggressive Stares to Give to Somone Eating Too Loudly in the Reg
  • University of Chicago Rolls Out New “Post-Mortem Education Continuity Plan”
  • Heartwarming: North Resident Bravely Pulls Fire Alarm at 11 PM in Solidarity with Woodlawn
  • Harvard Student: If I Didn’t Want an A, I Would’ve Gone to UChicago!
  • Point: Cancel Classes for Snow / Counterpoint: You Knew Chicago Was Colder Than California
  • Econ Professor: University Could “Fix Deficit” by Repossessing Free Orientation T-Shirts
  • In sharp response to ICE aggression, Democrats write extremely angry letter
  • Student to Test Limits of Regenstein’s “Snacks but No Meals” Policy
  • Student killed by Roommate’s Anthropomorphic Lamp
  • The Three Sub-Schools of UChicago

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