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Lena Birkholz, Jacob Halabe, Maisie Thompson

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Andrea Zhou

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Griffin Bonnin Jones

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Katherine Reynolds

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Justin Bilenker, Katherine Reynolds

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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
Campus Life, Favorites

Kid Makes Anaphylactic Shock All About Himself

Joseph Silverstein, a member of Johnson’s house, said, “Yeah, so while John went to the bathroom, I swapped his muffin with one that had peanuts, and, gosh, after hearing that…

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January 5, 2023
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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
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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, 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
  • Campus Life

    O-Week Ball Pit Surprisingly Fun

    Maisie Thompson / October 4, 2024

    The University describes the ball pit as “an epic mix of adventure, play, and adrenaline” that features friendly, familiar characters such as Batguy (no relation), Mikey Mouse (no relation), and Georg Wilhelm Friedrich…

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  • Campus Life

    First-Year in SOSC Class Somehow Smarter Than Every Philosopher

    Maisie Thompson / October 3, 2024

    HARPER 124 –18-year-old Don Sumbons, a first-year from Indiana, is apparently smarter than every single philosopher that he read in his section of Power, Identity, Resistance.  Sumbons, who goes by “Donny Boy,” says…

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  • Politics

    Vice Presidential Debate Goes Pretty Smoothly

    Justin Bilenker / October 1, 2024

    “Just nailed a debate with a colleague,” Walz tweeted. “Love talking with you guys but I gotta leave now. We were gonna grab some drinks together after this whole thing.”

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  • Campus Life,  Chicago Shady Dealer

    “Of Course I Drank in High School” Says First-Year Attempting to Open Beer

    Jacob Halabe / October 1, 2024

    “Yeah, I drank a ton in high school,” Gibson said to a group that had gathered in the lounge, “I drank so much that vodka came out of my eyes. That’s a thing…

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  • Historical Issue

    Mozart Annihilates Beethoven in Searing New Diss Track “Piano Sonata No. 9”

    Chicago Shady Dealer / June 5, 2024

    AUSTRIA– The biggest music beef of 1790 just had its most exciting update yet. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart utterly destroyed longtime rival Ludwig Van Beethoven with the smash track “Piano Sonata No. 9.” The…

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  • Historical Issue

    Ask Senator McCarthy: Is My Mom Communist?

    Chicago Shady Dealer / June 5, 2024

    I am thoroughly convinced that this person who I know as my “mom” is not my real mother. She is some KGB spy that looks just like her, but is not her, you…

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  • Historical Issue

    Who Is This Man With Opposable Thumbs and Why Is He So Much Better Than the Rest of Us at Foraging?

    Chicago Shady Dealer / June 5, 2024

    Gronk’s opposable thumbs reportedly also make daily tasks much easier. Gronk can throw farther, hold objects more easily, and thumb wrestle better than other humans. Tasks such as lighting fires and breaking sticks…

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  • Historical Issue

    Letter from Cain to Abel Discovered in Sacrificial Lamb Pit

    Chicago Shady Dealer / June 4, 2024

    February 27, Dawn of Man LAND OF NOD – Investigators have recently discovered a very, very old sacrificial pit. After thorough research involving several hallucinogens, historians have determined that this pit is, indeed,…

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  • Historical Issue

    New Study Suggest Berlin Wall Fell Not from Political Pressure, but from ‘Inept’ Architect behind Campus North and Woodlawn

    Chicago Shady Dealer / June 4, 2024

    BERLIN – While many believe that the Berlin Wall fell because of political pressure, a new study published in the Journal of Critical History suggests that the Berlin Wall actually fell because it…

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  • Historical Issue

    George Washington Founds America

    Chicago Shady Dealer / May 26, 2024

    “After a great deal of consideration, months of encouragement from friends and family, and after weighing all the pros and cons, I have decided it’s time to create the United States of America,”…

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