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Lena Birkholz, Jacob Halabe, Maisie Thompson

Managing Editor

Andrea Zhou

Deputy Managing Editor

Griffin Bonnin Jones

Layout Editor

Abby Beckler

Deputy Layout Editor

Katherine Reynolds

Photo Editor

Zayna Cheema

Copy Editors

Justin Bilenker, Katherine Reynolds

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  • Campus Life,  Issues

    Northwestern University Kidnaps Phil the Phoenix as “Revenge” for US News Ranking

    Katherine Timm / November 5, 2025

    Last Tuesday, Phil the Phoenix was reported missing after failing to show up for a photo shoot with the badminton team. The cause of his disappearance was soon revealed to be the vengeful…

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  • Campus Life

    Top 10 Places to Cry on Campus

    Emma Zamansky / November 3, 2025

    Everyone will understand.

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  • Campus Life

    House Council Begs First Years to Carry On Legacy

    Shayaan Gandhi / November 2, 2025

    “Please join!” the House Council President begged on his knees at the mandatory house meeting, as students shifted uneasily while waiting to be let out. First-years report door-knocking at midnight, creepy voices whispering…

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  • Campus Life,  Lifestyle

    First Year accidentally goes to bed before 3 AM, profusely apologizes

    Liam Horton / October 29, 2025

    “I swear I won’t let this happen again,” he sobbed. Tragically, at this point in the interview, a ray of sunshine came through the windowblind and fell upon Jasonson’s face, leading him to…

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  • Arts & Culture,  Campus Life

    “Have You Heard of Dr. Seuss?” Asks Guy Who Just Found Out About Dr. Seuss

    Griffin Bonnin Jones / October 12, 2025

    “It’s funny you mention Tennessee Williams, because he was actually a contemporary of Seuss,” said Bowles with a slight chuckle.

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  • Campus Life

    First-Year Declares Intent to Speed-Run College

    Andrea Zhou / October 11, 2025

    If successful, he would defeat the current record held by Jack McSprint, an alumnus who graduated with the Class of 1994 in two and a half years with a Bachelor of Arts in…

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  • Campus Life

    UChicago Requires Library+ to Access Books

    Niles Crane / October 5, 2025

    In a move to close its growing $288 million budget deficit, the University of Chicago has announced a new tiered library access system, Library+.

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  • Campus Life

    Point: We Should Increase Fire Drills/Counterpoint: Let’s Add A Gym Requirement Instead

    Andrea Zhou / October 4, 2025

    We’re all college students. We’re perfectly aware that the BEEP BEEP BEEP of the fire alarm means “GET OUTSIDE YOU UTTER IMBECILE” or “FRED FORGOT TO ADD WATER TO THE MAC AND CHEESE…

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  • Campus Life

    Bridge Between Quad and Reg Somehow Collapses Despite Being Solid Road

    Justin Bilenker / October 2, 2025

    To cut costs, Molecular Engineering professors were rushed to the scene in lieu of real civil engineers.

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  • Campus Life

    “Back to Basics” Aims of Education Address Stresses, Shapes, Counting

    Griffin Bonnin Jones / October 1, 2025

    “It’s been neat playing around with this whole ‘expanding your capacity to engage critically with challenging ideas’ and ‘deepening your understanding of your role in an ever-changing world’ routine, but it’s time to…

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Read It and Weep

  • Northwestern University Kidnaps Phil the Phoenix as “Revenge” for US News Ranking
  • Top 10 Places to Cry on Campus
  • House Council Begs First Years to Carry On Legacy
  • First Year accidentally goes to bed before 3 AM, profusely apologizes
  • Op-Ed: My mom had one Tylenol, my dad is circumsized, and I really like trains
  • “Yes, I’m a Baller” Says Mamdani After Cuomo Accuses Him of Being LeBron James in Disguise
  • “Have You Heard of Dr. Seuss?” Asks Guy Who Just Found Out About Dr. Seuss
  • First-Year Declares Intent to Speed-Run College
  • White House Downplays Reports of Trump, Epstein “I Heart Pedophilia” Friendship Bracelets
  • Virtual Reality Game Sucker Debuts to Much Fanfare

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