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Professor dismissed after students found chained to wall in controversial Plato lecture
By Walker King Nov. 12, 2012 Details have just begun to emerge regarding the conditions in Professor Barry Heitzmans section of the Greek Thought and Literature class, where students were reportedly kept chained…
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President Pardons Two Turduckens in Thanksgiving Ritual
By Matt Montequin Nov. 13, 2012 President Robert Zimmer took to Midway Plaisance on Wednesday for the annual Presidential T?urducken Pardon, surprising onlookers when he chose to spare not one, but two turduckens…
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Pierce Students Remain While Deconstruction Begins
By Matthew Goldenberg Dec. 17, 2012 The University of Chicago began the first phase of its new North Campus plan this Thursday, commencing the demolition of Pierce Tower. Residents of Pierce will remain…
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Extremely doable New Year’s resolutions
By Maya Handa Dec. 17, 2012 We at The Dealer understand that life is hard, and making New Year’s Resolutions is often an exercise in failure. So why start the New Year on…
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Homeless Man Fined for Littering Himself
By Mark Boykin Dec. 17, 2012 A man living on the streets of Chicago was fined $300 dollars for littering when a policeman found him sleeping in an alleyway. Cedric Galloway, the homeless…
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Helicopter Parent Builds Squadron of Quadrocopters to Protect Son
By Mark Boykin Dec. 17, 2012 Some parents may have a tendency to be protective of their children, but most have nothing on Samantha Korrin, a parent who makes her living as a…
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“Fiscal” Cliff Threatens to Drive Economy into Recession
By Daniel Moattar Jan. 3, 2013 As the year-end deadline approaches, public ire and political acrimony over the United States’ “Fiscal Cliff” have approached a breaking point. “Leave me alone, you assholes,” said…
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How are you wasting your New Year’s Eve?
By Daniel Moattar Jan. 3, 2013 How are YOU wasting your New Year’s Eve? 21% Reconciling day’s debauchery with resolutions, image of self as human being 17% Pretending to have any…
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University of Chicago Compiles First Database of “Things That Are Not Sandwiches”
By Sam Spiegel Jan. 3, 2013 Marking a great stride forward for the advancement of the human race, researchers at the University of Chicago recently announced that they had finished compiling a database…
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Robots in Mansueto Actually Adjunct Professors with Head Claws
By Clay Olsen Jan. 3, 2013 In a development entirely consistent with the University of Chicago’s commitment to the “Life of the Head”, the book retrieval robots in Mansueto have been revealed, by…