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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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Any complaints can be emailed to [email protected].

  • Off-Campus Life,  Scientific Excellence

    OpenAI Unveils New Model of ChatGPT Capable of Developing Anxiety Disorders

    Jacob Halabe / May 25, 2025

    According to OpenAI, the updated ChatGPT will be able to ruminate obsessively about its shortcomings in a completely spontaneous manner, without any input from a human programmer. 

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  • Off-Campus Life

    Jason Momoa Rocks the Minecraft Movie, Brings in 2000% More Hot Moms than Predicted

    Michael Wagner / May 24, 2025

    The Minecraft movie, originally predicted to cater to 6-to-12-year-olds with an unhealthy obsession for pixelated dirt, has become a cultural phenomenon among 30-to-45-year-old women who "just thought it looked like something the kids…

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  • Arts & Culture,  Off-Campus Life

    “The More I See The Kendrick Lamar Halftime Show, The More I Like It!” Says My Aunt Laura

    Maisie Thompson / May 20, 2025

    The post featured a Facebook avatar of Laura doing two thumbs up with a cornfield in the background. Some have speculated that the cornfield is a nod to her hometown of Corn City. 

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  • Off-Campus Life

    Huzzah! Progressive Parent Pledges to Merely Threaten Queer Kid Instead of Denouncing Them This Year

    Vivian Psylos / May 12, 2025

    Needless to say, Jade was still viscerally disgusted at their father’s comments. While The Shady Dealer initially attempted to reach Jade for comment, the paper was informed that quoting them could be construed…

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  • Off-Campus Life

    Everyone’s Talking About the Price of Eggs, but What About the U.S. Trout Population?

    Vivian Psylos / May 4, 2025

    But what happens when egg prices get too high? People resort to other items for food. Sometimes it’s steak, sometimes it’s lentils. But in the end, some people will choose trout. This will…

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  • Off-Campus Life

    Five Caricature Artists to Befriend if You Want to Make it in This Town

    Griffin Bonnin Jones / April 29, 2025

    “Wait, Mitt Romney is a caricature artist?” Yes, and he’s very good.

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  • Off-Campus Life

    Oregano Prices Skyrocket as Americans Simultaneously Hit with Overwhelming Craving for Oregano

    Lena Birkholz / April 6, 2025

    On the oregano craze, Napervillian and mother-of-four Rosemary Bayleaf told the Dealer, “There’s no reason for it–I just realized that oregano was what I was missing my whole life.” 

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  • Off-Campus Life,  Sex and Love

    People Names Luigi Mangione Sexiest Assassin of the Year

    Chase Teichholz / March 23, 2025

    University of Alabama Professor of Sexiness Studies Jenna Hottz concurred with the committee’s decision: “Luigi is on the Mount Rushmore of hotness for murderers, if I may say so myself. Luigi, if you’re…

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  • Off-Campus Life

    NYT Releases Crumbl: “The Game Where You Watch Your Life Crumble Away”

    Alasdair Greenland and 1 more / March 9, 2025

    "We wanted to provide our loyal subscribers a one-of-a-kind experience: the chance to pinpoint the exact second where their life turned to shit."

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  • Arts & Culture,  Off-Campus Life

    Five Things to Spend Your Money on Besides Blu-ray Copies of Ghost Rider 2

    Griffin Bonnin Jones / February 16, 2025

    Unfortunately, all those boxes of Blu-ray can fill up your attic shockingly fast.

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  • [Redacted] is the Best Fucking Frat at UChicago, in a Tolstoyan Sense
  • Non-political Maroon Article Gets View
  • OpenAI Unveils New Model of ChatGPT Capable of Developing Anxiety Disorders
  • Jason Momoa Rocks the Minecraft Movie, Brings in 2000% More Hot Moms than Predicted
  • Major League Baseball Removes Retired Number 42 After Trump Calls Out DEI Agenda
  • Study Finds Jesus’ Crucifixion Likely Hurt a Lot
  • UChicago Booth School of Business Suggests University Impose Tariffs on International Students
  • “The More I See The Kendrick Lamar Halftime Show, The More I Like It!” Says My Aunt Laura
  • Eric M. Heath Accidentally Sends Safety Email to Hyde Park Crooks, Ne’er-do-wells

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