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Lena Birkholz, Jacob Halabe, Maisie Thompson

Managing Editor

Andrea Zhou

Deputy Managing Editor

Griffin Bonnin Jones

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Abby Beckler

Deputy Layout Editor

Katherine Reynolds

Photo Editor

Zayna Cheema

Copy Editors

Justin Bilenker, Katherine Reynolds

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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
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
Campus Life, Favorites

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
Chicago Shady Dealer, Favorites

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
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
  • Campus Life

    “Who is Dean Boyer?” asks confused First Year

    Justin Bilenker / March 13, 2025

    “I just saw a Sidechat post about a bicycle. Who is Dean Boyer? Is he like a student or something?”

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  • Arts & Culture

    People Magazine Reports No Celebrities Have Drama This Week

    R.E. Stern and 1 more / March 12, 2025

    "Celebrities have altogether stopped cheating on each other, getting caught in embarrassing moments with paparazzi, or even making mildly controversial clothing choices on the red carpet."

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  • Campus Life,  Chicago Shady Dealer

    “A Confusing Day for the Truth” – Shady Dealer Bid to Purchase The Thinker Put on Hold

    Miles Jonson / March 11, 2025

    Previously, the Dealer, the only source of legitimate news in this hemisphere, had been declared the winner of an Eka House-sponsored auction to acquire the Thinker, its erstwhile competitor, beating out shadowy shell…

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  • Chicago Shady Dealer

    UChicago Student Devastated By “A” Grade

    Brian Yu / March 10, 2025

    “The once-sacrosanct standards of academic rigor at this university have catastrophically declined. I made several trivial blunders while formulating my final essay, and yet I still received an exemplary grade in Power.”

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  • Off-Campus Life

    NYT Releases Crumbl: “The Game Where You Watch Your Life Crumble Away”

    Alasdair Greenland and 1 more / March 9, 2025

    "We wanted to provide our loyal subscribers a one-of-a-kind experience: the chance to pinpoint the exact second where their life turned to shit."

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  • Campus Life

    Two-Factor Authentication Taking Too Long? Here Are Some Alternatives

    Elliot Florack and 1 more / February 18, 2025

    Is all this security really necessary? For your convenience and my sanity, we propose some reasonable alternatives to DUO two-factor authentication.

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  • Arts & Culture,  Off-Campus Life

    Five Things to Spend Your Money on Besides Blu-ray Copies of Ghost Rider 2

    Griffin Bonnin Jones / February 16, 2025

    Unfortunately, all those boxes of Blu-ray can fill up your attic shockingly fast.

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  • Politics

    Supreme Court Rules Fourth Amendment Intended Ironically

    Griffin Bonnin Jones / January 16, 2025

    “A careful study of the debates surrounding the drafting of the Fourth Amendment reveals that the Framers of the Constitution wrote that particular provision in a bitingly sardonic mood,” Justice Clarence Thomas wrote.

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  • Campus Life

    Student Tour Guide Fired for Just Making Shit Up About Gargoyles

    Rebekah Wright / January 15, 2025

    In an exclusive interview, Myers told The Dealer, “I got tired of walking backwards, wildly gesticulating, explaining that I personally picked this school because my dad went here, and telling prospective students that…

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  • Campus Life

    UChicago Med Vows to Speed Up Cancer Growth Unless $100 Million Is Donated to Free Speech

    Michael Wagner / January 14, 2025

    When pressed for comment, the Free Speech program's director offered a cryptic defense. "Cancer grows, just like ideas. It’s a metaphor. Or maybe it’s not. You decide—that's free speech in action.”

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