Out of the U of C, into the recession

by Chris Boots

After earning their degree, the class of 2009 enters the worst job market in recent memory

A welcome reach across the aisle

by Chris Boots

Snowe’s vote for health care bill adds a necessary bipartisan element.

Minority opinion

by Chris Boots

Interest groups should be honest about their hopes for Justice Souter’s replacement.

Wash U dominates as Maroons claim third

by Chris Boots

Women's track stumbled at the UAA Championships this weekend, but NCAAs and another shot at the outdoor conference meet mean chances for redemption.

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Eric Guo

Wheelan loses Democratic primary to Harris alumnus

by Chris Boots

After a months long congressional campaign, it’s the end of the road for Charlie Wheelan.

Bears block Maroons’ quest for NCAA bid

by Chris Boots

With the Maroons' postseason hopes hanging in the balance, women's basketball succumbed to UAA Champion Wash U 70–55 Saturday.

University architect envisions Ellis Avenue as enhanced campus gateway

by Chris Boots

Speaking to a full house in Ida Noyes Tuesday, Associate Vice President for Facilities Services and University Architect Steve Wiesenthal gave community members a taste of what’s to come in the school’s ongoing expansion, laying out a framework for the University’s physical development as it moves through the largest physical growth in its history.

To preserve shot at NCAA, Chicago must win on the road at Wash U

by Chris Boots

The Chicago–Wash U rivalry resumes Saturday, as the women's basketball team heads to St. Louis for what could be the team's season finale.

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Chris Salata

Gaza “mob” protests recent fighting

by Chris Boots

As part of a protest organized by Students for Justice in Palestine, demonstrators appeared in Hutch Commons and Bartlett Dining Hall Tuesday to call attention to Israeli actions during the recent fighting in Gaza.

Two wins will keep Chicago in NCAA race

by Chris Boots

It's do or die time for women's basketball. With games against Carnegie and Rochester this weekend, the Maroons have a chance to keep their playoff hopes alive with wins over two teams they've already beaten this year.

Laid-off workers protest perceived cuts in Hospital care

by Chris Boots

Laid-off workers protest perceived cuts in Hospital care

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Student questions regulations after Facebook censorship

by Chris Boots

What one student sees as a violation of his right to free speech, University administrators and others see as a appropriate application of the student code of conduct.

In critical UAA weekend, lethargic Chicago no match for Judges, Violets

by Chris Boots

With much of their team under the weather, the Maroons couldn't build upon their win at Rochester, and they dropped two key games against ranked opponents.

At DePauw, Chicago will have last chance to prep for UAA meet

by Chris Boots

The swim teams have their final opportunity to tune up for the UAA Championships when they clash with DePauw's talented squads.

Alderman Preckwinkle running for Cook County Board President

by Chris Boots

Preckwinkle hopes to reform health care and criminal justice systems if elected commissioner board president

Struggles continue against Northwestern

by Chris Boots

It's been rough sailing for men's tennis, who are still looking for their first individual win of the season.

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Naked Economist Wheelan runs for Congress

by Chris Boots

After filing paperwork Monday, Harris School lecturer Charlie Wheelan is officially a candidate for Congress. Wheelan, the Naked Economics author, has thrown his hat into a crowded field of Democratic hopefuls looking for their party’s nomination in the Illinois Fifth District special election to replace Rahm Emmanuel. Emmanuel resigned his seat earlier this month to become Barack Obama’s chief of staff.

Chicago gets two chances at first win

by Chris Boots

The winless men's basketball team has two prime opportunities to pick up win number one this weekend as Emory and Case come to town.

Bears take early lead in race for UAA title

by Chris Boots

Rebounding and scoring struggles proved costly for women's basketball in Saturday's 54–50 loss to Wash U.

Top teams take down Maroons in Vegas

by Chris Boots

Wrestling limped out of Sin City with a 1–3 record as the Maroons struggled against some of the nation's best squads.

Women’s basketball back to winning ways

by Chris Boots

The Maroons bounced back from last week's loss to Carroll with a pair of wins at the St. Mary's Thanksgiving Classic over the weekend.

Lab Schools architects selected for experience with sustainability, education projects

by Chris Boots

With the Laboratory Schools planning unprecedented expansion, the University announced last week that the architectural firms of Valerio Dewalt Train and FGM Architects had been selected to spearhead the renovations, drawing on their expertise with environmentally sustainable and educationally oriented projects, respectively.

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Shane Coughlan

In I-House speech, historian Tariq Ali criticizes U.S. policies in the Middle East

by Chris Boots

According to David Greene, vice president for strategic initiatives and the chair of the architect selection committee, several prominent firms were approached about the contract before 10 submitted final proposals for the Lab Schools' expansion.

Lawton, Venezia head to XC championship

by Chris Boots

Second-year Liz Lawton and fourth-year Rachel Venezia represent Chicago this weekend in Hanover, IN, for the NCAA Championship.

Women's cross country sends two to Nationals

by Chris Boots

While their quest to qualify for the NCAAs as a team fell short Saturday, women’s cross country will send two Maroons to toe the line at Nationals next weekend.

Wrestling hits the mat with season-opening split

by Chris Boots

The wrestling team opened its season with a win over Wheaton, but host UW–Whitewater played spoiler to the Maroons' return to the mat.

After landmark year, women’s hoops strong as ever

by Chris Boots

The women's basketball team returns to action this weekend hoping to build on last season's conference title and trip to the Sweet 16.

Obama administration may draw on University connections

by Chris Boots

A longtime breeding ground for academics and Nobel laureates, the U of C has not been known as a hotbed for Washington insiders. With Barack Obama’s election to the presidency, however, that could change.

Volleyball heads to UAAs

by Chris Boots and Jake Grubman

Carrying a fourth-place seed, Chicago has a chance to cap a comeback year with a stellar conference performance.

Football falls 38–24 to Case

by Chris Boots

Chicago gave undefeated Case one its toughest tests of the season but ultimately couldn't keep up with Case's passing attack in Saturday's UAA opener.

Healthy cross country ready for UAAs

by Chris Boots

Finally at full health, the men's and women's cross country teams look for a strong show at the UAA Championship Saturday.

Volleyball falters in UAA warm-ups

by Chris Boots

Volleyball limped home with a 1–3 record on the weekend, Chicago's last invitational before the UAA Championship.

Kung battles back to win ITA title

by Chris Boots

As fall play finished up for women’s tennis this weekend, the Maroons are heading into their regular season in style.

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Chris Salata

Women's soccer preps for critical UAA weekend

by Chris Boots

Women's soccer looks to climb UAA rankings as weekend offers break from tough schedule

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Chris Salata

U of C runners pass marathon test

by Chris Boots

As 33,033 runners toed the line in Grant Park Sunday for the start of the 31st Chicago marathon, at least seven University students were among them, taking a break from one of the nation’s most rigorous colleges to try their hands at one of the most rigorous events in sports.

Ratner's impact, five years in

by Chris Boots

As the Gerald Ratner Athletics Center celebrates its fifth anniversary, its impact on campus sports has been substantial.

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Chris Salata

Volleyball success carries over into conference debut

by Chris Boots

A year ago, sporting a 1–10 conference record, few would have put money on a Chicago volleyball revival after just one season. In a conference that counts two squads in the national top five, and where only one team owns a losing record, rebounding in the UAA this season looked to be a tough task for the Maroons.

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Chris Salata

Offense frustrates men’s soccer, but unbeaten streak continues

by Chris Boots

Solid defense and poor offensive production have been themes for men’s soccer lately, and this week was no different.

Admins: The men and women who run the University

by Chris Boots

After you get used to the ubiquitous presence of gargoyles and the profusion of nerdity, one of the first things you'll notice about the U of C is its complex and often overwhelming bureaucracy.

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by Chris Boots

Academic advisers can be invaluable, if taken advantage of. After all, "No man is an island."

Looking for campus jobs early will pay off

by Chris Boots

The variety of gigs around campus makes it worthwhile to explore employment possibilities.

With influx of new talent, cross country poised for big year

by Chris Boots

With a slew of fresh talent and a strong core of veterans in place, men's and women's cross country are poised to return to the national stage this fall.

Perry opts for D-I job after building Maroon tennis program

by Chris Boots

After revitalizing the men's and women's tennis programs in his four-season tenure, head coach Marty Perry will leave this summer to take the same position at D-I University of Richmond. Perry ...

Spring All-Maroons

by Chris Boots

This season's top performers.

In face of team adversity, Kendall crushed program records

by Chris Boots

Like most Chicago students, fourth-year Koryn Kendall was drawn to Chicago by the University's academic record and certainly not by its dominant sports programs.

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Aparna Hirve

Track sending 12 to Nationals

by Chris Boots

The breakout year isn't over yet for track and field. After winning indoor UAAs, claiming an indoor All-American, and setting records all season long, Chicago qualified a program-record 12 athletes...

Reliving the year's top plays

by Chris Boots

Bontz is bad news for Bears When 10th-ranked Wash U rolled into town to take on women's soccer for the final game of the regular season, the Bears got to play with the comfort of knowing they ha...

Sports Short: Trio of Maroons grab UAA recognition

by Chris Boots

As the spring season draws to a close, Chicago has claimed three UAA Athletes of the Week for the second straight time as Maroons from three different squads netted the honor. After blasting a ...

Balanced outlook made Moots senior leader

by Chris Boots

For many gifted athletes, joy comes in the form of thriving under pressure, excelling in competition, and putting up numbers, either on the field, court, or course. But for fourth-year cross countr...

Zhang named Rookie of the Year

by Chris Boots

Although he narrowly missed out on a postseason berth, first-year men’s tennis star Will Zhang tucked another honor under his belt Friday when he was named the UAA Rookie of the Year. Playing mo...

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Drew Westfahl

Lacrosse clubs to host Stagg games

by Chris Boots

For most Maroon teams, home games on the sparkling new fields behind Ratner are the norm. For the men’s and women’s lacrosse clubs, tonight will mark a rare chance to showcase their skills under th...

Eagles deny women's tennis

by Chris Boots

Traveling to Wash U for the UAA Championship Tournament, the Maroons knew they would likely have to knock off powerhouse Emory for a shot at the title. After a 6–3 victory over Brandeis gave Chi...

Track ready to defend indoor UAA crown

by Chris Boots

Despite following up a pair of indoor UAA titles with a successful spring season, nothing is guaranteed for track and field as it looks to protect its crowns in an intensely competitive conference....

Track passes final test before hosting UAAs

by Chris Boots

With their most important meet of the season only a few days away, Chicago raced in weather more suited for the indoor season as they got one last tune-up at the Wheaton Invitational over the weeke...

Women’s tennis stumbles in rematches against old foes

by Chris Boots

Fresh off a successful spring training trip, women’s tennis ran into a momentum roadblock over the weekend on their journey toward the upcoming UAA tournament. Traveling to Madison, WI, for the...

Hirve places fourth in NCAA triple jump

by Chris Boots

Before kicking off their outdoor season last weekend, one chapter of the winter remained for third-year Appie Hirve, who was representing the Maroons at nationals. As Chicago’s sole participant in ...

How sweet it is: women's basketball advances

by Chris Boots

Fresh off of its first UAA championship in nearly 20 years, women’s basketball continued to make school history over the weekend, scoring Chicago’s first postseason win and using a dominant second-...

Men's tennis dominates Luther, falls to Bears

by Chris Boots

Splitting a pair of home matches this weekend, men’s tennis showed that while it has the confidence and skill to dominate mid-level squads, it still needs some work before it can contend with the b...

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Drew Westfahl

Men's basketball swamps NYU, comes from behind to topple Brandeis

by Chris Boots

In the penultimate chapter of the regular season, the Maroons peaked at the perfect time and put the pieces in place for a storybook climax. With a dominating 81–62 win over NYU (10–14, 3–10 UA...

Von Tersch leaves volleyball

by Chris Boots

After seven seasons at the helm of Chicago volleyball, head coach Dorinda von Tersch announced last week that she will not be returning next fall, citing family reasons. Von Tersch confirmed repor...

After upset, men’s hoops takes UAA lead

by Chris Boots

A year ago, men’s basketball overcame a slow start to lead the UAA, and this time around, the song remains the same. Knocking off a top-five team for the second week in a row, the unranked Maroons ...

Rookies carry men's tennis

by Chris Boots

After opening their spring season with a 6–1 spanking from Northwestern, Chicago would have been justified to head into their next D-I match with trepidation. Yet despite dropping three of Satu...

Men's tennis at a glance

by Chris Boots

The Recap Anchored by a corps of first-year talent, the Maroons made their way to a third-place conference finish last spring and a 10–8 record. Then-rookies and roommates Garrett Brinker and No...

Bears stop women’s basketball in its tracks

by Chris Boots

In their success so far this season, women’s basketball has relied on aggressive rebounding and a balanced, widespread, team-oriented attack. But in a hostile away environment, mistakes broke down ...

Winter squads ready to take it up a notch

by Chris Boots

Not all Chicago students have the luxury of a month-long break. While the majority of us sat in vegetative states in front of Law and Order marathons, a handful of South Siders stayed in the ice-wo...

Early weaknesses apparent as men’s basketball splits weekend

by Chris Boots

After a disappointing loss in the final game of last weekend’s Midway Classic, the Maroons had another chance to grab an early season tournament title on Sunday. Advancing to the championship g...

Sports Shorts 11/20/07: Wrestling places two at Concordia Invite

by Chris Boots

After starting their season with a win over Wheaton last Wednesday, the wrestling team headed to Concordia, WI on Saturday to test its mettle against 332 athletes from dozens of regional schools in...

Wash who? Maroons down Bears

by Chris Boots

With each second that ticked by, Chicago found itself closer to the end of its season, closer to accepting the fact that this would be the last time its seniors donned a maroon-and-white uniform. D...

Turnovers haunt football

by Chris Boots

This fall, Maroon football has pulled off the feat of playing two separate seasons. The first saw Chicago light up the scoreboard with 132 points and a 3–1 record, while the second brought a three-...

Sports Shorts: First goal earns first UAA recognition for Manuelli

by Chris Boots

Continuing her climb into the Maroon spotlight, first-year defender Kate Manuelli netted UAA Athlete of the Week honors Tuesday after a week that saw her enter the boards in a big way. During a...

Football guns for UAA win

by Chris Boots

It’s the age-old question in sports: Can the best defense beat the best offense? On Saturday, fans will have another case study for fodder when Chicago’s tight-run blocking looks to shut down the r...

Football can't bring back Cup

by Chris Boots

Football is playing with the big boys now, and it found out on Saturday that the UAA is far less forgiving than regional competition. After spending the first half of their season scoring big aga...

Men's soccer fails to finish

by Chris Boots

The hits just keep on coming. In a near-repeat of their devastating home loss to Emory two weekends ago, men’s soccer again took an early lead only to see it fall apart in the game’s final minutes....

Slump continues for injury-plagued volleyball

by Chris Boots

As in the past few seasons, volleyball has entered 2007 looking for its breakout year. This fall, the Maroons are watching another chance to reform the program slip away as injuries and inconsisten...

Fresh faces bolster offense

by Chris Boots

After edging Macalaster (2­­­­­­–2) last Saturday at home, football (2–1) will face Lewis and Clark for the first time in recent memory when the Pioneers (0–2) arrive at Stagg this weekend. Allowi...

Vets, newbies look for right mix

by Chris Boots

Riding a two-game win streak and finally showing signs of entering the groove they found last season, men’s soccer will have its momentum challenged when 18th-ranked Emory comes to town on Saturday...

Velo newcomer moves into fast lane

by Chris Boots

In the world of sports, there’s beginner’s luck and then there’s proven talent. This summer, economics grad student and rookie cyclist Devon Haskell followed up on a breakthrough spring to solidify...

Ushering in a new era, Omodele-Lucien dominated at doubles

by Chris Boots

After sending two first-years to NCAAs in as many years, and boasting a starting order with only two upperclassmen, women’s tennis doesn’t deny the importance of youth to its rise as a competitive ...

Spring All-Maroons

by Chris Boots

Top Team: Women’s Track Boasting top-notch competitors in multiple events, the squad responded to the loss of All-American Jessica Winter [A.B. ’06] this season by stepping things up across the bo...

Wade stepped up to smash records when softball needed her most

by Chris Boots

In her first two seasons as a Maroon, Petra Wade took a comfortable backseat to All-American Hannah Roberts (A.B. ’06) in pitching duties, starting in just under half of Chicago’s games. Yet when t...

Sport Short 5/18/07: UAA, Order of the C honor Maroons

by Chris Boots

Letting the Maroons boast a quartet of honorees for the second week in a row, four athletes garnered UAA Athlete of the Week recognition Tuesday. Two of the winners were also crowned their teams’ m...

State of our athletics: A program at an impasse

by Chris Boots

As we approach the 20th anniversary of competition in the UAA, it seems like there has never been a better time to be involved with Maroons athletics. Everywhere you look, there’s some new developm...

Crew takes on Dad Vail in spring finale

by Chris Boots

For the University’s club rowers, a year of pre-sunrise practices and blistered hands paid off last weekend with the opportunity to post strong competition against hundreds of crews from across the...

Venkataraman eased tennis’s growing pains

by Chris Boots

As the Maroons bested nationally ranked Carthage 6–3 for the first time in men’s tennis history this March, fourth-year Vivek Venkataraman could only have been thinking about how far his team had c...

Weekend of milestones for baseball

by Chris Boots

Breathing life into a slow-going season, Chicago bested a nationally-ranked team for the first time this year and scored a season-leading run total during a quartet of games in St. Louis. Chica...

Peaches and dashed dreams for track

by Chris Boots

Coming off of heartbreaking results at the indoor championships last March, both track and field squads entered UAAs with a burning desire to set the pace. Unfortunately, neither of Chicago’s teams...

NCAAs: Mission Impossible for tennis

by Chris Boots

Riding an 8–1 crushing of Augustana in its final home appearance of the season, women’s tennis must harness its momentum and use every inch of its potential if it wants to come out on top at UAAs a...

Illini’s loss was U of C’s gain with QB Rinklin

by Chris Boots

With three losing seasons behind them and a dismal 3–6 record in 2004, Chicago Maroons football was in need of a fresh approach when Matt Rinklin, then a second-year at U of I, came calling for hea...

Spring success has softball thinking repeat

by Chris Boots

After posting an impressive 8-–2 mark against tournament-caliber competition during their spring break trip, softball has every reason to feel confident about the 2007 season. Chicago can boast of ...

Men's tennis survives Red scare

by Chris Boots

Fueling the young squad’s momentum heading into spring action, men’s tennis earned a key upset over a top 25 program to further establish itself as a contender in the Central region. Clinching the...

With new depth, track set to take leauge by storm

by Chris Boots

After years of looking at UAAs as a chance to improve on the previous showing, track has been putting itself in position to not only take gold but also to keep on running with some NCAA bids. W...

Broomball madness sweeps U of C

by Chris Boots

“Prove you’re from Russia!” As second-year Sergey Novikov squares off in front of the net to take his team’s final penalty shot in a tied-up broomball match, his Shorey House teammates begin to ch...

Women's swimming earns best UAA finish in 12 years

by Chris Boots

Although their sixth-place finish may not bring glory and a UAA championship banner to deck the rafters of Myers-McLoraine, women’s swimming’s showing at the UAA meet marks the team’s best finish i...

Women's hoops falls back to Earth

by Chris Boots

Just days after climbing to the top of the coaches’ poll for the first time in program history, women’s basketball took a brutally hard fall. On the same weekend in which the nation’s only othe...

Men ride outsdie shooting in routs

by Chris Boots

Breaking UAA scoring records and setting season-high points totals, the Maroons’ high-powered offense made it look easy as they led men’s basketball to wins over Carnegie Mellon and Rochester in fr...

Records tumble as swimming starts second half

by Chris Boots

With both teams out of competition since November 18 but fresh from a winter training trip to Sarasota, Florida, there were a lot of questions hanging over what kind of times men’s and women’s swim...

Women's hoops stays hot

by Chris Boots

Putting the final touch on the non-conference season before dealing exclusively with the UAA, women’s basketball may not have been in its top form, but it managed to get the job done and continue i...

Men's basketball rides strong defense before running out of steam

by Chris Boots

Leaving Ratner for the first time this season, the Maroons met with both success and failure on the road, extending their winning streak to four games before falling at the Trinity/Southwestern Tha...

Women’s basketball right at home in classic opener

by Chris Boots

Sporting a new-look offense, women’s basketball started off its season on the right foot, posting a pair of lopsided victories in a season-opening sweep. Hosting the 10th annual Midway Classic a...

Football finishes with rout

by Chris Boots

Determined to close its up-and-down season with a win, football pulled one off on Saturday and made it look easy. Battling Eureka with its unstoppable offense and a stonewall defense, the Maroon...

After rough season, volleyball earns surprise fifth-place at UAAs

by Chris Boots

After managing only four wins all season, volleyball fought nationally ranked competition one last time and upset two higher ranked teams to close out their 2006 season with a pair of huge wins. S...

Spartans' late strike leaves football in cellar

by Chris Boots

Rain, hail, and lightning delays were all omens of bad luck for Chicago on Saturday, after things started out on a bright note for the struggling team. Playing the Spartans in Cleveland, the Mar...

Errors taint volleyball's last home stand

by Chris Boots

A boisterous home crowd and a pair of strong starts couldn’t bring volleyball a win in its final two appearances of the year at Ratner. Playing for the last time before next weekend’s UAA tourna...

Sports Shorts 10/17/06: Women's tennis ends fall season on high note

by Chris Boots

Competing against a variety of local teams at the Chicago State Invitational over the weekend, the Maroons triumphed over opponents from higher divisions in a promising preview of spring season. ...

Sports Shorts 10/13/06: Athletic department to induct eight into hall of fame

by Chris Boots

Note: This is the first in a two part series profiling this year's hall of fame inductees. Champion of the 1983 Chicago Marathon and winner of the 1982 Stagg Medal for best all-around male athle...

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