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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

    UChicago Tour Guide Fired after Confirming “Where Fun Goes to Die” Culture on Tour

    Carrie Krummen / December 10, 2025

    The ex-tour guide, second-year Hugh Mungo, refused to comment unless the Dealer agreed to write an article slamming all ten different business RSOs that rejected him. Prevented by its incomparably scrupulous ethical code…

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  • Chicago Shady Dealer,  Lifestyle,  Scientific Excellence

    Op-Ed: My mom had one Tylenol, my dad is circumsized, and I really like trains

    Vivian Psylos / October 27, 2025

    I found out that my mom took one Tylenol when she was pregnant with me. This raised concerns, given that the Department of Health and Human Services has linked Tylenol during pregnancy to…

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  • Chicago Shady Dealer,  Politics,  Sports

    “Yes, I’m a Baller” Says Mamdani After Cuomo Accuses Him of Being LeBron James in Disguise

    Alexa Walsh / October 26, 2025

    Mamdani proceeded to step from behind his podium, take a basketball from one of the moderators, and shoot from his spot on the stage all the way to the other side of the…

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  • Chicago Shady Dealer

    Hear! Hear! Selling 10 Packs of Light Bulbs for the Low Price of $1500

    Andrea Zhou / October 6, 2025

    The Dealer is proud to announce its newest product: single-use light bulbs.

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  • Chicago Shady Dealer

    Recent Study Shows Ominous Whistling in Hallway Growing Steadily Closer

    Jake Felsen / April 11, 2025

    A group of expert scientists using audio equipment, strict observance, and double blind studies have confirmed that the whistling we first reported on only a few minutes ago is indeed getting steadily closer. 

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  • Chicago Shady Dealer

    How to Deal With Writer’s Block: A Shady Guide

    Justin Bilenker / April 5, 2025

    As they say, what is a block if not something to stand on?

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  • Campus Life,  Chicago Shady Dealer

    “A Confusing Day for the Truth” – Shady Dealer Bid to Purchase The Thinker Put on Hold

    Miles Jonson / March 11, 2025

    Previously, the Dealer, the only source of legitimate news in this hemisphere, had been declared the winner of an Eka House-sponsored auction to acquire the Thinker, its erstwhile competitor, beating out shadowy shell…

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  • Chicago Shady Dealer

    UChicago Student Devastated By “A” Grade

    Brian Yu / March 10, 2025

    “The once-sacrosanct standards of academic rigor at this university have catastrophically declined. I made several trivial blunders while formulating my final essay, and yet I still received an exemplary grade in Power.”

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  • Chicago Shady Dealer

    UChicago Announces $200 Million “Free Expression+” Tier

    Vivian Psylos and 3 more / December 28, 2024

    Participants will be allowed to say racial —and non-racial—slurs, gain discounted access to frats, and receive exclusive entry extra SOSC classes as part of the Free Expression+ Core.

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  • Chicago Shady Dealer

    Shady Dealer Officially Broke; Turns to Shady Dealings

    Vivian Psylos / November 29, 2024

    There have been reports of a copy editor selling solutions to MATH 15300 problem sets, an editor-in-chief selling amphetamines to underage students, and a deputy layout editor profiting from smuggling Russian gas into…

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  • 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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