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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
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
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
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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

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
  • Politics

    Dog Couple Discuss Getting Neutered in Light of Political Climate

    Katherine Reynolds / April 2, 2025

    “Bitches like me are at a high risk for pyometra,” says five-year-old Lola-Bear, a yellow lab, “and following recent decisions made by the federal government, I don’t trust that doctors will prioritize my…

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  • Campus Life

    Student From California Confused by Cold Weather, Assumes Snow Is Ash from Nearby Wildfire

    Audrey Smith / April 1, 2025

    The only season she had previously been familiar with was Fire Season, though she contested that it was less of a season and more of a lifestyle.

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  • Politics

    RFK Jr. Declares That Snow Can Cause ADHD

    Vivian Psylos / March 30, 2025

    According to new directives, parents can help keep their children healthy by melting all the snow outside of their homes first thing in the morning and wrapping their kids in tin foil whenever…

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  • Campus Life

    “Could You Clarify What You Mean by That?” Asks Professor Who Hates You

    Griffin Bonnin Jones / March 29, 2025

    “I’m such a fucking idiot,” you told the Dealer. “I’m so fucking stupid and she knows it, and she wants me to know that she knows it, because she hates me. She hates…

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  • Campus Life

    5 Things to Bean at Your Frat Pledges Instead of Eggs

    Justin Bilenker / March 28, 2025

    Grocery prices have risen over the past few years, and thanks to a smidgen of bird flu, eggs are more expensive than ever, at almost $5 a dozen in Illinois. Scandalous! If you’re…

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  • Campus Life

    UChicago Acceptance Rate Falls Below 0%, Current Students Must Reapply

    Audrey Smith / March 27, 2025

    When you think about it from a mathematical standpoint, the hyperbolic decay function tells us that the shift into negative numbers was inevitable,” explained Ethan Chu, who majored in Applied Mathematics before he…

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  • Politics

    Trump in Talks to Buy Atlantis from Aquaman

    Chase Teichholz / March 26, 2025

    “Arthur Curry, we call him ‘puny fish-man.’ What a loser! Your tremendous President is here to make a promise: once we have bought it, Atlantis shall be named ‘America in Water.’ America in…

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  • Scientific Excellence

    Scientists Admit Smoking Not Actually Bad for You: “We Just Wanted Attention”

    Griffin Bonnin Jones / March 25, 2025

    "We made it up whole cloth, because we wanted to feel important, and to have people tell us how important we were, and how smart we were at science."

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  • Campus Life

    Another Woke Liberal Lie, Dining Hall French Fry Not Actually French

    Michael Wagner / March 24, 2025

    Some students demand the return of real fries, while others argue sweet potato fries are a gateway to dark cults like veganism.

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  • Off-Campus Life,  Sex and Love

    People Names Luigi Mangione Sexiest Assassin of the Year

    Chase Teichholz / March 23, 2025

    University of Alabama Professor of Sexiness Studies Jenna Hottz concurred with the committee’s decision: “Luigi is on the Mount Rushmore of hotness for murderers, if I may say so myself. Luigi, if you’re…

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