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Lena Birkholz, Jacob Halabe, Maisie Thompson

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Andrea Zhou

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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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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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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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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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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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    How to Ride a Llama

    Chicago Shady Dealer / April 4, 2022

    Find a llama.   Choose a llama that is appropriate for you based on height and weight. Make sure the llama has a reputation for being friendly and cooperative. Mount your llama.  If…

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    New University-Wide Administration Email on the New Department of Race, Diaspora, and Indigeneity

    Chicago Shady Dealer Newsdesk / February 24, 2022

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    Student Swears She’s Not a Bad Person, Just Busy and Tired

    Kseniia Korotenko / February 23, 2022

    Suzanne Walker, a third-year, was discovered by the Shady Dealer investigative team to be “actually a very sweet person,” despite having been pronounced a “flaky antisocial gunner” by her ex-friend Kathlyn Graeber. According…

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    David Axelrod Stands in Door of IOP Office with Forlorn Look, Waits for Someone to Beg Him to Stay

    Drew Landrowski / February 16, 2022

    Earlier this morning, a man who turned his brief professional relationship with Barak Obama into semi-successful political podcast career announced he would be stepping down as director of IOP. He assured three zealous…

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    Institute of Politics Shares What Black History Means to White People

    Jaden Woods / February 16, 2022

    “We felt it was very important to center Black voices. And what better way to center Black voices than to ask a white person how they feel?” said an IOP spokesperson.

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    Night Owls: Will It Be Cold This Winter?

    Christian Villanueva / February 15, 2022

    In exclusive, never before seen footage, the Dealer sits down with Agnes Callard to discuss whether or not we can expect it to be cold this Winter, among other things.    

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    The Halftime Show Was Good, But Where Was Jason Mraz?

    Harrison Weinstein / February 13, 2022

    The halftime show was great. Don’t get me wrong. Amazing rappers I’ve loved my whole life, not to mention with the incomparable Mary J. Blige, teaming up for a performance I couldn’t dream…

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    Imagine if we matched on datamatch haha jk unless?

    Doug Simpson / February 8, 2022

    So like, wouldn’t it be like totally crazy 💫😜 if we matched on datamatch 😂😂? Like that would be sooooo weird since we’re such good friends 💙👫 haha 😜😂. Like obviously we’d never…

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    3 Sex Poems from My Poetry Workshop That Scream “I’m a Virgin”

    Kelvin Lototoaster / January 27, 2022

    When I signed up for this poetry workshop, I had no idea that the people in it would be so horny — or so repressed. Somehow, every single poem submitted has been explicitly…

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    New Study Finds That Only 25% of Your Friends Like You

    David Axelrod / January 25, 2022

    A recent study published in the Chicago Review of Sociology found that only a small fraction of your friends actually like you, with barely a fourth of your close contacts and loved ones…

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