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Lena Birkholz, Jacob Halabe, Maisie Thompson

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Andrea Zhou

Deputy Managing Editor

Griffin Bonnin Jones

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Abby Beckler

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Katherine Reynolds

Photo Editor

Zayna Cheema

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Justin Bilenker, Katherine Reynolds

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Chicago Shady Dealer, Favorites

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
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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
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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
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
  • Shorthand.
    Scientific Excellence

    Chemistry Department Adds Shorthand Requirement to Make Time for Even Longer Pre-labs

    Lydia Osborn / November 17, 2023

    On Wednesday, the University’s Chemistry Department announced a new major requirement for its students: shorthand. While this note-taking technique admittedly disappeared forty years ago, the department is excited about the prospects this change…

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  • Frustrated boy next to chalk board.
    Campus Life

    Op-Ed: I Was Let Down By UChicago’s Frivolous Academic Attitude

    Dana Lowitt / November 16, 2023

    Last night, I went to Fiji, took five shots, stumbled onto the dance floor, tied my feet to a length of rope, and bungee-jumped down the side of the building. Suffice to say,…

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  • Arts & Culture

    Golden Retriever Boys Out, Indeterminate Terrier Mix Boys In Says New Poll

    Myla Keigh / November 15, 2023

    Indeterminate terrier mix boys led the polls, closely followed by Doberman-Chihuahua boys. “I’m so sick of the weaponized incompetence. Why are you in Physics for Future Presidents? You’re literally a physics major!?” said…

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  • Campus Life

    RH’s Dog Overwhelmed From the Weight of Every Student’s Mental Well-Being

    Katherine Reynolds / November 14, 2023

    “It’s just too much of an emotional burden,” Lulu told the Dealer, “This one guy literally started sobbing when I let him rub my tummy. I may be cute, but that’s just not…

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  • Chicago Shady Dealer,  Off-Campus Life

    University Initiates Book Drive for Local Elementary School

    William Wang / November 14, 2023

    When asked about the book drive program, one parent responded, “Wait, they’re selling the books, right? For money? And then they’re giving us the money. Right?” The parent expressed disappointment upon being provided…

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  • Campus Life,  Chicago Shady Dealer

    Disaster Strikes! Kid You Hate Still Goes Here

    Jackson Slipock / November 13, 2023

    Realistically, the dream that he would leave the school, or at least get thrown out the door of a plane, was unlikely. But did he really have to spawn right here, right now?…

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  • Politics

    Classmates Who Voted Kevin McCarthy “Most Likely to Succeed” Express Chagrin

    Griffin Bonnin Jones / November 13, 2023

    In a statement published shortly after the vote, more than two hundred members of the Bakersfield High School Class of 1983 wrote that the dramatic turn of events had left them with “egg…

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  • Campus Life

    UCPD Arrests Peaceful Protesters: “The ‘Free Speech’ Thing Stops After 5:30”

    Chicago Shady Dealer / November 12, 2023

    This Thursday, UCPD arrested 25 students and two faculty members engaging in a peaceful sit-in inside Rosenwald. UChicago has long been a champion of free speech, except when it occurs after 5:30pm.  In…

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  • Campus Life

    10 Things to Say When Someone Asks What You Did This Summer

    Maisie Thompson / November 8, 2023

    5. “I tried to apply for jobs but I spilled a huge cup of Dr. Pepper on my laptop.” Might as well be honest.

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  • Campus Life,  Lifestyle

    “Record-breaking” O-Mance Lasts an Astonishing 2 Weeks

    Jacob Halabe / November 7, 2023

    Summers concurred, “I’ll always cherish the days I spent with Kyle – from the time we were making out and our teeth accidentally clicked against each other, to the other time we were…

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