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Lena Birkholz, Jacob Halabe, Maisie Thompson

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Andrea Zhou

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Justin Bilenker, Katherine Reynolds

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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
Chicago Shady Dealer, Favorites

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
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
  • Internships & Jobs & The Hard Reality of Modern Capitalism,  Oh the Places You'll Go!

    UChicago Grad Now Boss of his Former High School Bully

    Jackson McNamee / November 25, 2020

    “It’s so crazy! It’s just like that old saying: don’t bully the nerd cause they might grow up to be your boss. But hey, don’t get me wrong! I’m not working these guys…

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  • Chicago Shady Dealer

    How to Write the Republic Using Your Excess Plastic Silverware

    R.E. Stern / November 23, 2020

    If you live on-campus and eat at the dining halls, you've probably got at least a few dozen plastic knives and spoons, left over from meals, burning a hole in your pocket right…

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  • Scientific Excellence

    University to Build Gleaming Multibillion Dollar Mega-Structure over Washington Park

    Ian Olson / November 20, 2020

    The University of Chicago today announced new construction plans in an area from 51st to 60th and from S. MLK Dr to S. Cottage Grove Ave-- which is, purely coincidentally, the entirety of…

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    Campus Life

    Conspiracy Theory: First Years Aren’t Real

    / November 19, 2020

    In recent news, the life (of the mind) at the University of Chicago has been brought to a startling halt after rumors began circulating that Administration forwent accepting ACTUAL students for the class…

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  • Arts & Culture,  Campus Life

    UChicago to be Film Location for New ‘Community’ Documentary

    Dan Harmon's Secretary / November 18, 2020

    Universal Pictures has just announced plans to release a Community Documentary in early 2023. The President of Universal Pictures, Peter Cramer, said his team made plans to the put the movie in production…

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  • Chicago Shady Dealer

    5 Cats Who Definitely Voted for Donald Trump

    Kate Kaplin / November 17, 2020

    Snuffles has been a part of the Young Republicans ever since she could drink milk out of a dish. She thinks that the free cat movement by those liberal snowflakes is an abomination…

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  • Campus Life,  Favorites

    Math Department Discovers New Highest Number

    R.E. Stern / November 16, 2020

    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 number, 87381. 

    read more
  • Arts & Culture

    Nobody Ever Talks About How Great John Wilkes Booth Was as King Lear

    Anna Katz / November 15, 2020

    In our modern political climate, we tend to judge the figures of our history through one defining action. For Abraham Lincoln, that would be the Emancipation Proclamation. For Thomas Jefferson, the Declaration of…

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  • Politics

    Joe Biden May Have Won the 2020 Election, but I’m Still Addicted to Porn

    Mike / November 14, 2020

    I know that we can all rest our hopes in Kamala and Joe. But, I also know I still struggle with pornography addiction.

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  • Campus Life

    The Top 4 Chicago Thinkers: Number 3 Will Shock You!

    Benny Elfman / November 12, 2020

    The Chicago Thinker thinks their writers do the best thinking out of anyone. Today we pay homage to The Chicago Thinker and its team of Thinkers™, by honouring some of their influences --…

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