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Lena Birkholz, Jacob Halabe, Maisie Thompson

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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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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.

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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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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
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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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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

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

    UChicago Gambling Club Wins Big

    Vivian Psylos / February 19, 2024

    “It’s well known that 99% of gamblers quit right before they win big. $10,000 is quite big, but $10,000,000 is even bigger”, UChicago Gambling Club president, Adam Rouletteman, stated after the victory.

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  • Chicago Shady Dealer

    Acronym Majors on the Rise, New Report Says

    Chicago Shady Dealer Newsdesk / February 19, 2024

    Third-year Elena Cooperington agreed: “I told employers at job interviews that I was majoring in REES and SALC with minors in CMST, CRES and CEGU and they had the gall to question my…

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  • Campus Life

    Woodlawn to Require Students to Name 3 Brothers at the Front Desk

    ZLC / February 19, 2024

    “Woodlawn Residential Commons is a place for students to feel welcome, and is often in very high demand for students to enter, especially on the weekends. We know our building is sought after…

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  • Campus Life

    Reg to Be Painted Yellow in Honor of Corn

    Chicago Shady Dealer Newsdesk / February 19, 2024

    The plan will require 36 painters, 5 months, 4 million dollars, and will make the weird glass library from Divergent look like a seasonal vegetable. UChicago has recently faced many public accusations of…

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  • Chicago Shady Dealer

    “Mountain” of Scratch Offs Found Under University Administration Offices

    Justin Bilenker / February 18, 2024

    To find out what this could possibly mean, we arranged a video call with Robert Solis, financial analyst and University of Chicago alum. “They’re doing a good job of diversifying their assets. In…

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  • Campus Life

    College Unveils New “Indecisive” Major

    Jack Archer / February 18, 2024

    At long last, The University acknowledges these students, hears their soft-spoken, noncommittal cries, and answers with a major tailored to their majorlessness: The Indecisive Major.

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  • Campus Life

    Earth as a Planet Students Accused of Cheating by Sharing Test Answers With the Moon

    Jacob Halabe / February 18, 2024

    “I feel deeply ashamed that I violated UChicago’s code of academic honesty,” the moon said, in an exclusive interview with the Dealer.

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  • Campus Life

    Following Drop In Rankings, UChicago Students Report Sun Is a Little Dimmer

    Jacob Halabe / February 18, 2024

    Following a precipitous drop in the US News College Ranking, students of the university have made a surprising discovery: everything is just a little worse now!

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  • Arts & Culture,  Campus Life

    Creative Writing Department Announces New Specialization in Shitty New Adult Novels

    Lydia Osborn / February 18, 2024

    Required classes include: ‘the half-bed trope: even better than one bed!’, ‘consent and how to circumvent it’, ‘why write characters when you can sculpt a red flag out of clay and pray to…

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  • Campus Life

    Study Finds Writing Workshop Feedback from Kyle “Unhelpful”

    Maisie Thompson and 1 more / February 18, 2024

    A study conducted in Beginner’s Poetry Workshop has ultimately declared feedback from Kyle, a student in the Monday/Wednesday section, to be ineffective at improving the quality of the work of a fellow student,…

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