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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

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
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
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
  • Campus Life

    “Don’t Go Outside:” UCPD Releases Official Transportation Policy for First Years

    Lena Birkholz / October 25, 2022

    We have the second largest private police force in the world, but until we have the largest it’s really not safe to go outside. 

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  • Campus Life

    “New Dean” Added to Scav List

    Pascal Knowles / October 24, 2022

    "Suggestions from the chair of the committee included the reanimated corpse of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Paul Alivisatos’s evil twin Saul, and the statue of Linne on the Midway."

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  • Politics

    Opening for Prime Minister Position Posted on Handshake

    Jacob Halabe / October 21, 2022

    “For the next Prime Minister, the party wanted someone who was an outsider, who could talk at length on a subject without actually saying anything, and who could work for hours on a…

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  • Politics

    Value of Pound Drops Drastically in Comparison to Maroon Dollar

    Griffin Bonnin Jones / October 21, 2022

    "The pound’s strong exchange rate with the Burgundy Dollar and the Crimson Dollar are encouraging, but that its persistent weakness against the Scarlet Dollar, the Carmine Dollar, and the Vermillion Dollar are cause…

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  • Campus Life

    Op-Ed: Please Wear Deodorant

    Joelle Stephenson / October 20, 2022

    Next week, if I put my nose directly into your armpit and it doesn’t smell like Province you're gonna wish you had put on deodorant. Get it?! Capisce? Verstehen Sie?

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  • Campus Life

    Meet The Six People You’ll Throw Up On in College

    Andre Dang and 2 more / October 19, 2022

    She was funny, smart, gorgeous, everything you could ask for in a future wife. You’d even talked about moving to Massachusetts together, having three kids, getting a mortgage. You’d thought you’d shower her…

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  • Campus Life

    Class of 2026 First-Ever to Feature Diplomats’ Kids from All 193 Nations

    R.E. Stern / October 18, 2022

    “Even before stepping foot on campus, this unprecedented group of students has already made their mark.” Dean of Admissions James Nondorf said. “And I mean that literally. We have renamed a lot of…

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  • Campus Life

    Seven Signs Your Roommate’s Parents Definitely Have a Wikipedia Page

    Andrea Zhou and 2 more / October 14, 2022

    They use “network” as a verb. “I had a great time with you tonight. How about we reconvene and rendezvous for a little networking sesh at Nobu next week?” This is not a…

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  • Campus Life

    First Year Ventures Across the Midway to Get Condom From Office of Safety and Security

    Paella Kouskous / October 12, 2022

    “It was a difficult journey across the Midway with lots of treacherous twists and turns,” he said. “However, I have finally been granted a condom. Now I am in search of a partner…

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  • Campus Life

    Real Alum Speaks: “O-Week Is the Best Your Life Will Ever Be”

    Hugh Jass ‘18 / October 10, 2022

    Let me take you inside the game. When you get moved into your dorm. You'll meet your housemates and make your best and only friends for the rest of your life. You'll never…

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