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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, 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
Chicago Shady Dealer, Favorites

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
Campus Life, Favorites

University Introduces New Way to Get Downtown: “Walk, Motherfuckers”

This option has been poorly received by undergraduates, as several would-be ‘motherfuckers’ told the Dealer.

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December 6, 2022
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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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
  • 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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  • Historical Issue

    Joseph Malaria Hopes They Don’t Name Anything Bad After Him

    Chicago Shady Dealer / May 24, 2024

    Joseph’s friends have expressed concern that his name might become associated with a terrible malady. “Just look at what they did to me,” said Joseph’s neighbor, Anthony Human-Papillomavirus. “One day you’re sitting around…

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  • Historical Issue

    Incredible New Horse Breed Runs at 1.5 Horsepower

    Chicago Shady Dealer / May 24, 2024

    CHURCHILL DOWNS, KENTUCKY – Premier horse breeders Hoofington & Hartford have announced the successful breeding of their fastest horse yet. Darling Daisy Withers Wild, a Thoroughbred-Arabian-Akhal-Teke-Morgan-Appaloosa stallion, stands seventeen hands high at the…

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  • Historical Issue

    An Interview with the First Person to Ever Fall for the Oldest Trick in the Book

    Chicago Shady Dealer / May 24, 2024

    MESOPOTAMIA – Thomas Gully, a twenty-three year old farmer in Mesopotamia, was recently tricked into giving away a sheep and receiving nothing in return. He described the experience as “chastening,” saying, “This guy…

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  • Historical Issue

    JFK Gets Named After Famous Airport

    Chicago Shady Dealer / May 23, 2024

    June 21, 1961 NEW YORK – On July 1st, 1948, the first flight flew out from JFK Airport. To express his appreciation for the renowned airport, our 35th president has officially changed his…

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  • Historical Issue

    Nepo Baby Alert! King’s Son Is Named New King

    Chicago Shady Dealer / May 23, 2024

    “Everyone knows the Prince got where he is because of his dad,” said one peasant, who asked for anonymity lest he be arrested and hung upside down by his ankles in the town…

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  • Campus Life

    UChicago Gifts Chilean Government With Giant Wooden Horse as Token of Friendship

    Griffin Bonnin Jones / April 8, 2024

    This past Monday, the University of Chicago gifted the nation of Chile a token of friendship and goodwill, a giant wooden horse. The so-called “Friedman-Becker Memorial Horse of Democracy and Free Trade” will…

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  • Campus Life

    Hallowed Replaces Decadent Pool Tables With Wholesome, Edifying Billiards Tables

    Griffin Bonnin Jones / April 7, 2024

    UChicago students were delighted on Wednesday as Hallowed Grounds replaced its decadent, licentious pool tables with wholesome, edifying billiards tables.

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  • Campus Life

    Cardboard Cutouts to Replace Contestants in New, Alternative Beauty Pageant

    Andrea Zhou / April 7, 2024

    Visionary Mark Knockoff has recently invented the newest, hottest form of beauty pageants: Cardboard Pageants. The new pageant is designed to challenge traditional notions of beauty, like the norm around not being made…

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