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Report: Fourth Years Graduating into the Pandemic
College graduation is one of life’s last clean transitions, a final passage from adolescence to adulthood that is predictable in ways other transitions rarely are. College is one of the only things in…
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Public School During a Pandemic: CPS’ Rocky Year
CPS has released a daring plan to resume in-person instruction after nearly a year of online learning. The key element? Hourly COVID testing.
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The Carillon Guild: Before and After the Pandemic
It was a cold morning, I remember thinking that it had probably rained last night. I’m pretty good at telling when it’s recently rained. I’m actually just pretty good at meteorology stuff in…
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9,300 Miles and 14 Hours Away, International Students Struggle With Attending UChicago Virtually
“It’s actually been really nice,” said third-year Fig Newton, currently located in Singapore. “Because all of my classes are from 1 a.m. to 4 a.m. my time, I barely see my family. I’ve…
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“A Fatiguing Journey”: A Frontline Worker at UChicago Hospital Reflects
“Because of COVID,” Orst said, “elevators have been at limited capacity. I’ve had to take the stairs to move my liquids from Floor 4 to Floor 5. Do you know how long it…
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Students Collect Oral History of Frontline Workers During Pandemic
The oral history tracks the dental health and oral hygiene of a selected group of UChicago Medicine patients through weekly interviews. “I’d ask someone to report to me about their molars and we’d…
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First-Year Experiences During a Quarter of Firsts
As a first-year college student, I feel privileged to be among the select group of students experiencing college for the first time through the lens of remote learning. As such, I am preparing…
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344 Days of Isolation: The Dealer’s COVID Retrospective
Today, the Shady Dealer is proud to be the very first UChicago publication to release a coronavirus retrospective issue. We’d like to stress that all of the content in our retrospective is 100%…