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Lena Birkholz, Jacob Halabe, Maisie Thompson

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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

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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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

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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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
  • Politics

    Mayoral Candidates Spend $4 Million on Crucial Max P Ad Blitz

    Chicago Shady Dealer / March 9, 2023

    Max Palevsky residents reportedly have not noticed the garish and colorful portraits which, according to one Graham House resident, “actually blend in really well with our haunted circus color scheme.”

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  • Campus Life

    UChicago Introduces 4:30 AM Final Exams, Citing Cost-Saving

    Chicago Shady Dealer / March 8, 2023

    A follow-up announcement clarified that students would be expected to move out within one hour of their last final to avoid a $5000 fine and a one-point deduction to their GPA. 

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  • Politics

    Heroic Woodlawn Arsonist Blows Up Debt Ceiling

    William Foster / March 7, 2023

    The debt ceiling, recently breached by the US national debt, was finally brought down by an explosion which the Pentagon believes to be a deliberate attack.

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  • Campus Life

    Meet Frank, UChicago’s First International Student from Vatican City

    R.E. Stern and 1 more / March 6, 2023

    Frank, dressed in all white and sporting a delightfully eccentric hat, reports being “born” in 2003 but “doesn’t feel a day over 60.”

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  • Scientific Excellence

    Yay Humans! ChatGPT Revealed to be Extremely Bored, Knowledgeable Guy

    Griffin Bonnin Jones / March 4, 2023

    "About twelve caffeine patches are applied directly to Lars’ shoulder every hour in order to keep him fully operational 24/7."

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  • Lifestyle

    How to Butcher Your Favorite Childhood Chicken

    Rokko Stoopenlooper / March 3, 2023

    It might also help you face the fact that you, Daisy’s most trusted confidant, are about to slit her throat and cut off her beautiful warbling head forever.

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  • Campus Life

    So You Have a Big Dick? Here Are 6 Better Ways to Prove It Than Going to a Gun Range With the College Republicans

    Nico Aldape / March 2, 2023

    Major in Biz Econ: What better way to prove your one-eyed trouser snake is well above average than by playing with coloring books all day?

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  • Campus Life

    What Your Favorite Coffee Shop Says About You

    Lena Birkholz / March 2, 2023

    Hallowed: Your last date looked like the girl from Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless.

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  • Politics

    Lightfoot Promises 4-Hour CTA Delays “Only Some of the Time”

    Griffin Bonnin Jones / March 1, 2023

    CTA riders who spoke with the Dealer said the move would be life-changing. “I can’t tell you how much it means to me that only half my waking hours will be spent waiting…

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  • Lifestyle

    The Perils of Being Paid $8000 a Month (By Your Parents)

    Thud Junkley V / February 28, 2023

    “But, Thuddeus,” you say, “$8500 a month is a lot of money. That’s enough to buy, like, 850 bananas.”

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