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Word of the Week: Schadenfreude
Ever heard of banging a ‘uey? Do you like jimmies on your ice cream? Super Bowl LIII is upon us, so now’s the time to learn some useful new terms about our buds…
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Forget Kuvia: Here are 8 Easy Ways to Get a Free T-Shirt on Campus
6:00 am. Tuesday, January 15, 2019. A couple hundred students rise before the sun and shuffle into Henry Crown Field House to do suspiciously cult-like “sun salutations.” And all for what? A Capri…
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“First Year Drops HUMA, Claims It Does Not ‘Spark Joy’”
Inspired by the KonMari organizational methods popularized by the Netflix series “Tidying Up with Marie Kondo,” a first-year in the College announced that she will drop her HUMA class because it “does not…
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Oops! My SOSC Essay Accidentally Started 100 Years of Religious Conflict
WITTENBURG 1540 – I knew I made a mistake by taking Classics for SOSC. Everyone always told me “Martin, just take Mind, it’s by far the easiest and you can seem cool by…
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Prohibition is the Moral Cause of Our Time
By Concerned Citizen Alphonse Capone Hello, my name is Alphonse Capone, a humble Chicago resident and humble laundromat owner, definitely not up to any illicit activities. I merely write as a concerned capo…
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Why Did They Do That Which They Did? Interviews with History’s Notorious Change Makers
We all know that a few seminal figures changed the course of history forever with their bold ideas and actions. Legendary people like: Jesus. Pasteur. Hitler. But, no one really knows why they…
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How to Closed-Mouth Smile at Your Bar Night Hook-Up
We’ve all been there: you wake up on a Thursday morning to find yourself next to the Econ Bro who let you take a rip off of his Juul at Alpha Delt the…
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Rahm Leaves Chicago, Goes to Hell
At a shocking press conference held Tuesday, Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel announced he would not be seeking reelection. Reading from prepared remarks, Emanuel explained his last-minute withdrawal from the mayoral campaign. “I’m leaving…
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Why the University of Chicago Should Divest from my Ex-Girlfriend
The University of Chicago is one of the most respected universities in the world, both as a college and research institution, and this respect creates a certain amount of responsibility, especially in regards…