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Griffin Bonnin Jones, Andrea Zhou

Managing Editor

Katherine Reynolds

Deputy Managing Editor

Vivian Psylos

Layout Editor

Justin Bilenker

Photo Editor

Zayna Cheema

Copy Editors

Nik Ochoa, Chase Teichholz

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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
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

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
Chicago Shady Dealer, Favorites

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

    House Misses Apple Season, Forced to Go Rutabaga Picking

    Lena Birkholz and 1 more / December 6, 2023

    As the RA Bob McSchmob explained in his introductory email, this is “the Disneyland of Rutabaga picking in Wisconsin! We’ve got Alta-Sweet, Improved Long Island, and even some Granny Jones Rutabagas! Even though…

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  • Campus Life

    UChicago Login Systems Switch From Duo to Trio

    Alasdair Greenland / December 6, 2023

    First year Micah Powell called the changes “ridiculous.” “There’s no reason the login needs to be this difficult. I went to the tech help desk at the Reg and they told me to…

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  • Campus Life

    First-Year Enchanted by Dead Gazes of Grad Students in Lab

    Katherine Reynolds / December 6, 2023

    First-year biology major Ann Bitious was delighted to find that the graduate students in the lab she joined as an undergraduate research assistant possessed the dead gazes and exhausted slumps she had hoped…

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  • World Affairs

    World Leaders Pledge to Kill Last Black Rhino by 2030

    Griffin Bonnin Jones / December 5, 2023

    The announcement has prompted some pushback from conservation groups. "We can all agree that black rhinos kind of suck," said Adil Najam, President of the World Wide Fund for Nature. "Like, what's with…

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  • World Affairs

    Helium Balloons Rise Due to Inflation

    Justin Bilenker / December 5, 2023

    To investigate this phenomenon, the Dealer attempted to reach members of the University of Chicago’s Chemistry Department. Unfortunately, our correspondent fell into an eternal slumber under the fluorescent lights in Kent’s basement, so…

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  • Arts & Culture

    Study Finds Bite Magazine Not Edible

    Maisie Thompson and 1 more / December 4, 2023

    A new report from the Journal of the Human Dietary, found that UChicago’s most prominent culinary magazine is not edible. The study, published last Wednesday, used over 300 “community testers.” The experiment was…

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  • Campus Life

    Student Wellness Reports 700% Increase in Gout

    Griffin Bonnin Jones / December 4, 2023

    "Frankly, this development is extremely disheartening," added Dr. Catherine Lippitz. "It was only a few months ago that we emerged from our battle with croup that claimed two to three hundred students' lives,…

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  • Chicago Shady Dealer,  Off-Campus Life

    EPIC NEW FRESHMEN CHARTER NEW FRAT OMEGA OMEGA OMEGA

    Albek Jones / December 3, 2023

    Anyways, me and my boys are buying this apartment in Solstice cause we don’t like living in I-House and we thought it would be really cool to cram as many people in there…

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  • 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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