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Shahzad Ahsan

Politicos flock to Hyde Park for MLK celebration

by Aviva Rosman

Democratic Illinois politicians and U.S. Senate candidates pledged to support good jobs, environmental sustainability, and affordable housing legislation as part of a Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration

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Darren Leow

Lotta asks students to reconsider communism

by Aviva Rosman

Lotta criticized current scholarship on revolutions in Russia and China, and presented a favorable analysis of Chairman Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution.

Booth bucks trend: no required ethics course

by Aviva Rosman

While the Booth School of Business is offering new courses dealing with the crisis, the core requirements have not changed, officials said last week.

Court to hear Midway Gardens case today

by Aviva Rosman

The suit details unsafe and unsanitary conditions in Midway Gardens that include flooding, mice infestation, elevator disrepair, and discharges of soot from the building’s ventilation systems.

Michel identifies areas for student life improvement, will propose solutions by next year

by Aviva Rosman

Bill Michel, assistant vice president for student life in the University, recommended that the University take broad action to improve both the perception and quality of student life outside the classroom.

Men’s advocacy group holds first meeting amid protest

by Aviva Rosman

Men in Power, a pending RSO on campus, held their first meeting Thursday night in Bartlett Trophy Lounge to discuss the male-focused pre-professional group’s plans to address gender and career issues, attracting about 25 attendees, including seven protesters.

Pierce Pierce

by Aviva Rosman

What inspires such loathing and unwavering loyalty, a mixture perhaps best expressed by the popular Facebook group: "[Expletive] you Pierce, you piece of [expletive]"?

Friedman Institute to cull economic talent

by Aviva Rosman

The University will establish the Milton Friedman Institute to conduct extensive economic research and policy analysis that incorporates broad academic disciplines in commemoration of famed Univers...

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Doctors Hospital in question as site for Hyde Park hotel

by Aviva Rosman

While rumors continue to circulate that developers are considering moving the planned construction of a hotel in Hyde Park from the Hyde Park Doctors Hospital to a site south of the Midway, White L...

In latest move, Harvard ups aid packages for med students

by Aviva Rosman

Harvard University will increase need-based grants for its medical students by $3 million for the upcoming academic year—a 40-percent increase from this year—Harvard administrators announced last w...

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Sharat Ganapati

Fundraising hits new high mark

by Aviva Rosman

The University of Chicago ranked 12th in fundraising through charitable contributions last year, according to a recent report by the Council for Aid to Education (CAE). The University raised $32...

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U of C unveils new Woodlawn Ave. diversity center

by Aviva Rosman

On Monday morning, construction workers were still placing the finishing touches on the new University building at 5710 South Woodlawn Avenue. But by Tuesday, the building was ready for the crowd o...

Hyde Park awaits co.’s say on revised hotel plan

by Aviva Rosman

After a meeting last November regarding plans to replace the Hyde Park Doctors Hospital with a hotel and conference center, the University is awaiting the evaluation of the site’s developer, White ...

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Chris Salata

Christian group stirs campus with chalking

by Aviva Rosman

This week, students with heavy backpacks and bowed heads trudging into Regenstein Library might have noticed a strangely relevant verse chalked on the sidewalk outside the entrance: “Come to me all...

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Chris Salata

Co-Op considers bankruptcy

by Aviva Rosman

Facing financial turmoil, the Hyde Park Cooperative Society, which operates the only supermarket currently open in the U of C’s neighborhood, will present a series of options to shareholders later ...

U of C scales back nuclear research

by Aviva Rosman

In 1942, Enrico Fermi created the first controlled nuclear chain reaction at the Metallurgical Laboratory here on campus. Now, 61 years later, Argonne National Laboratory, the descendent of Fermi’s...

Trustees approve two new buildings

by Aviva Rosman

The Board of Trustees has authorized two new building projects to move forward to the architect selection and design phase, David Fithian, secretary of the Board of Trustees, announced after a rece...

Students flock to Fulbright

by Aviva Rosman

A record number U of C students applied this year to the State Department’s Fulbright Program, the flagship international exchange program that sends graduates to over 155 countries and finances th...

Second-year tries to clean up with laundry biz

by Aviva Rosman

George Tarmy wants to air your dirty laundry, literally. Or, to be more specific, the second-year founder of Campus Laundry wants to pick up your bags of dirty laundry, bring them to a professio...

Revamped website approaches debut

by Aviva Rosman

Set to be completed early next year, a redesign of the main University web page is underway that would take advantage of new technology, update multimedia content, and improve accessibility. “Th...

Answers missing on UCH insulin case

by Aviva Rosman

The Chicago Police Department (CPD) and the Patient Safety Team at the University of Chicago Medical Center have made little progress in a continuing investigation examining suspiciously high level...

A select few choose to drop cell phone calls entirely

by Aviva Rosman

One night, second-year Laura Felley took the wrong exit out of a Ratner locker room and wound up on the field. All of the gates were locked, and no one was around. As she contemplated climbing the ...

U of C team in element at CERN

by Aviva Rosman

In the summer of her third undergraduate year, Imai Jen-La Plante was doing particle physics research in Chicago when she first had the opportunity to visit Fermilab in Batavia, Illinois. “I met...

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Chris Salata

Amid protest, Pace addresses GSB crowd

by Aviva Rosman

General Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke Friday at the Graduate School of Business’s (GSB) 55th Management Conference amid ongoing protests over recent comments he made expr...

ORCSA sweeps in network finales

by Aviva Rosman

About a dozen students gathered last Thursday to drink free soda, eat free food, and find out what happened with Jim and Pam’s ongoing will-they-won’t-they relationship on the hour-long season fina...

University cafés fined for violating city pricing code

by Aviva Rosman

The University is taking steps to comply with new city ordinances after being fined nearly $5,000 for failing to use price tags in three Plum Caf_s on campus. In accordance with rules implemente...

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Petitioners press GSB to rescind Pace invitation

by Aviva Rosman

University students are petitioning and organizing protests against General Peter Pace’s scheduled keynote address at the Graduate School of Business’ (GSB) 55th annual Management Conference in May...

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Chris Salata

University mourns Va. Tech victims

by Aviva Rosman

Across campus, students, faculty, and administrators have responded to Monday’s shooting at Virginia Tech that claimed the lives of 33 people with an outpouring of support and reminders of the reso...

Michel advocates discussion, social action

by Aviva Rosman

Bill Michel, assistant vice president for Student Life and associate dean of the College, discussed changes in the University, how he sees his role as an administrator, and the complexities of dive...

Admissions: Legacy students don’t have edge

by Aviva Rosman

Some high school students applying to join the Class of 2011 share a history with the University dating back to before they were born. Although these students are the children of alumni, they do...

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Juliana Pino

NSIT develops new file sharing service

by Aviva Rosman

Network Services & Information Technologies (NSIT) is making final adjustments to a new University file-sharing system scheduled to be released early next quarter. The software, called Webshare, w...

SG kicks off new fund

by Aviva Rosman

Juggling workshops, spring break community service initiatives, and a statue of a phoenix that can burst into flames—these are just some of the ideas being proposed for Student Government’s (SG) $4...

Scammers prey on Marketplace users

by Aviva Rosman

When second-year Eric Lieu posted a listing for his chemistry textbook on Marketplace, the online listing of goods and services for sale within the University community, his asking price was $70. ...

53rd Street Co-Op closes its doors after 10 years

by Aviva Rosman

The lights were still on at the 53rd Street Co-Op Market, but the doors were locked and a sign on the window read: “Thanks for your loyal support for the past 10 years.” After experiencing finan...

Transportation Office highlights bus changes

by Aviva Rosman

The administration is continuing to tweak the new transportation system, by adding more buses and a new stop at Ratner Athletic Center. Starting mid-December, extra buses will run from 8–10 a.m....

Doc Films cuts spending, reevaluates programming

by Aviva Rosman

Doc Films has decided to reduce its expenditures to better meet audience demand. “The idea is that we need to turn our financial situation in a different direction,” said fourth-year Fred Pfeiff...

Boyer to serve fourth term as dean

by Aviva Rosman

John Boyer has accepted a fourth five-year term as dean of the College, administrators announced Monday. Boyer is the longest-serving dean of the College in U of C history. In 2002, he became th...

Law School hosts immigration legal forum

by Aviva Rosman

Julie Myers, the assistant secretary for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), discussed the challenges of immigration regulation and the future of government policy at the U of C Law School L...

BBC interviews poli sci students on midterm races

by Aviva Rosman

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) interviewed seven third- and fourth-year students at a roundtable session Monday to gauge U.S. public opinion on next month’s mid-term elections. “We w...

OLAS hosts immigration talk series

by Aviva Rosman

The future of immigration reform rests on the results of the November 7 election, said Susan Gzesh, director of the Human Rights Program and a senior lecturer in the College, in the first talk of a...

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