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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
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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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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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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
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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

    Review: Locking Your Belt Closed With a Padlock (Then Forgetting Its Combination)

    Kenneth Moss / August 29, 2022

    Before you ask, and I know you’re thinking it already, no this isn’t a sex thing. I mean, it’s about keeping your pants on, so it’s more like the opposite of a sex…

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  • Campus Life

    UChicago Admissions Requires That Applicants Shove Squirrels up Their Asses

    Henry Mackall / August 26, 2022

    “The requirement not only allows us to admit only the most dedicated students out there – it also will ensure incoming students are better adjusted to the difficulties they will undergo within our…

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  • Campus Life

    Five Ways to Avoid the Mysterious Wizard Who Wants to Turn You Into a Dove

    R.E. Stern and 1 more / August 24, 2022

    It’s the quintessential UChicago experience: there’s a scary wizard staring at you from the topmost window of the I-House tower. He leaps out of the window and chases you across the quad on…

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  • Politics

    Congress Announces Long Term Plan to Create More Fossil Fuels by Fast Tracking Anthropogenic Extinctions

    Christian Villanueva / August 22, 2022

    “We see and hear our plants and animals around us going extinct: we’re going to accelerate that, so that our grandchildren and their grandchildren can have what we have today.”

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  • Arts & Culture

    Coming to Disney+ in 2027: The Unbelievable True Story of the Man Who Trained Birds to Sell Opioids

    R.E. Stern and 2 more / August 19, 2022

    Disney+ has yet to release the series, but the Washington Post has already called it “unexpected” and “probably a financial disaster,” adding that “the line of McDonald’s Happy Meal toys containing actual opioids…

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  • Lifestyle

    Op-Ed: Don’t You Know Who My Dad is?!

    Robert UPenn III / August 17, 2022

    You reject moi from the Blue Chips?! I do your RSO a favor by gracing you with my presence, and this is how you repay me?

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  • Campus Life

    Allen Sanderson Becomes Sociologist by Light of Full Moon

    Maynard Oster / August 15, 2022

    As the full moon emerged, economics professor Allen R. Sanderson was seen declaring himself a sociologist on the quad for no explicable reason.

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  • Campus Life

    After Years of Confusion, PSI Decides to Just Become a Frat

    Jacob Halabe and 1 more / August 12, 2022

    The new frat, officially named “PSI, no, not that one”, will begin recruiting in April in honor of Earth Day.

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  • Politics

    Wanna Feel Better About Politics? Donate to These 4 Inspirational Democrats Running in Districts They Have No Chance Whatsoever of Winning

    Twitter / August 10, 2022

    Recent political developments got you down? Want to do something to help out? Here are four extremely qualified Democratic candidates for Congress that want your hard-earned money. Donate to ease your sorrows! They’re…

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    Woodlawn Announces Intramural Cockfighting League to Boost House Culture

    Edward A. Meyer / August 8, 2022

    Aiming to bolster its flagging house participation, as well as its subpar performance in IM sports, Woodlawn announced the creation of a new inter-house sport: intramural cockfighting.

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