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During Year of Coronavirus, Local Businesses Forced to Adapt
Small businesses face a landscape forever altered as the first wave of economic disruption from the pandemic settles. To get a sense of how this is impacting our local businesses, the Dealer talked…
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$100 Million and a Million Tests: How The NFL Played Throughout a Pandemic
The NFL spent an exorbitant amount of time and money to hold in-person activities and games in the months leading up to the season, culminating in the super bowl. If something as meaningless…
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Practicing for an Uncertain Season
"I just don't see the point of swimming back and forth alone in individual lanes in a way that in no way affects the performance of others also swimming alone in individual lanes…
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Changing the Script on Love at UChicago
The admissions department tried to tell me that even nerds like me could get laid at UChicago. As far as I’m concerned, that’s a legally enforceable contract. The University owes me a girlfriend,…
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Elderly Folks Show Resilience, Maintain Regular Social Interactions During Pandemic, Study Finds
Surprise, surprise — elderly folks have been doing elderly things during the pandemic, a new study from the University of Chicago’s National Opinion Research Center (NORC) finds. The study, which was conducted via…
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NCAA Overlooks DIII Athletes
“D-I players are so tall that it’s hard to see over them and find the D-III players,” said NCAA President Mark Emmert. “Take basketball, for example. Your average D-I center is 6’8” or…
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Report: Fourth Years Graduating into the Pandemic
College graduation is one of life’s last clean transitions, a final passage from adolescence to adulthood that is predictable in ways other transitions rarely are. College is one of the only things in…
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Public School During a Pandemic: CPS’ Rocky Year
CPS has released a daring plan to resume in-person instruction after nearly a year of online learning. The key element? Hourly COVID testing.
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The Carillon Guild: Before and After the Pandemic
It was a cold morning, I remember thinking that it had probably rained last night. I’m pretty good at telling when it’s recently rained. I’m actually just pretty good at meteorology stuff in…
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9,300 Miles and 14 Hours Away, International Students Struggle With Attending UChicago Virtually
“It’s actually been really nice,” said third-year Fig Newton, currently located in Singapore. “Because all of my classes are from 1 a.m. to 4 a.m. my time, I barely see my family. I’ve…
