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$25 million donation to fund new library

by Chris Ross

Joe Mansueto (A.B. ’78, M.B.A. ’80), CEO of Morningstar Inc., and his wife, Rika Mansueto (A.B. ’91), have donated $25 million to the University of Chicago to support the construction of a library ...

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Jeremy Martin

Zimmer continues open forum series

by Chris Ross

A small gathering of students participated in a casual discussion with President Zimmer on Thursday evening as part of a series of open forums sponsored by Student Government (SG). SG President-Ele...

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Chris Salata

Treasure Island to open Wednesday

by Chris Ross

The Treasure Island supermarket at East 55th Street and South Lake Park Avenue is scheduled to open Wednesday, store representatives announced this week. Maria Kamberos, executive vice president...

Treasure Island to come to Hyde Park

by Chris Ross

Chicago-based grocer Treasure Island Foods will replace the terminal Hyde Park Co-op Market and plans to occupy the 55th Street location at full operations by the end of February, announced Univers...

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Jeremy Martin

Co-Op shelves empty as closure looms

by Chris Ross

The Hyde Park Co-Op will close on January 28, after the grocer’s Board of Directors voted seven to one in favor of shutting down the severely indebted grocery late last month. The Co-Op elected to ...

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Chris Salata

U of C names potential Co-Op replacements

by Chris Ross

The Hyde Park Cooperative Society held a Board of Directors meeting Monday night to discuss the fate of the financially insolvent 55th Street grocery store, sparking a bitter debate about the super...

Three from University win Rhodes scholarships

by Chris Ross

Two recent University alumni and one current U of C student were selected as Rhodes scholars Saturday, tying the U of C with Stanford University for most recipients this year. Isra Bhatty A.B. ...

MAB taps indie-rocker Decemberists for fall show

by Chris Ross

Indie-rock band The Decemberists will headline the 2007 fall concert held at Mandel Hall on November 17, the Major Activities Board (MAB) announced yesterday. A five-piece band from Portland, Or...

Myerson wins economics Nobel

by Chris Ross

University of Chicago economics professor Roger Myerson is one of three Americans to receive the 2007 Nobel Prize in economics for their work in developing mechanism design theory, a field that hel...

Shortcuts—Various artists, Now-Again Re: Sounds Vol. 1

by Chris Ross

What is funk today? Where does funk live, who still makes it, and what does it smell like? Now-Again Re: Sounds, released by innovative hip-hop label Stones Throw, has answers to spare for these qu...

Students may use A-Level once again

by Chris Ross

The A-level may once again ring with the sounds of tapping fingers, nervous laughter, and panicked study sessions through all hours of the night. The Regenstein Library will reopen the A-level as...

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Sharat Ganapati

Business school scores naming gift

by Chris Ross

Charles M. Harper, former chief executive of ConAgra Foods, has made a substantial monetary donation to the Graduate School of Business (GSB), the University announced late last Friday. The amount,...

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Sharat Ganapati

U of C weighs Assassins in post–VA Tech world

by Chris Ross

University housing may not sponsor the mock-shooting team game Assassins this year, due to lack of interest as well as concerns that the game could appear insensitive after the shootings at Virgini...

Crerar coffee shop to nourish late-night study

by Chris Ross

A new student-run coffee shop that opened in Crerar Library on Monday will accommodate students using the all-night study space recently moved there from Regenstein Library. The coffee shop will...

U of C prof champions CPD review after abuses

by Chris Ross

The U of C Law School’s Mandel Legal Aid Clinic recently joined several police watchdog groups to advocate the creation of an independent body to review Chicago Police Department (CPD) cases of off...

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MAC emerges as top realtor with K&G deal

by Chris Ross

Students and Hyde Park residents bearing rent checks and leasing questions swarmed the new MAC Property Management office Monday afternoon, having just been informed that the company had assumed th...

Funding boost spells relief for labs

by Chris Ross

The U.S. Senate recently increased Department of Energy (DOE) funding for scientific research, assuaging fears of layoffs and shutdowns at the University-managed Argonne National Labs and Fermilab....

The Uncommon Interview: Thomas Rosenbaum

by Chris Ross

When the University entered last year’s fight to retain control of Argonne National Labs, it turned in part to Thomas Rosenbaum, former vice president of research at Argonne, for help. Rosenbaum, a...

Admin points to Admissions in switch to Common App

by Zach Werner and Chris Ross

University President Robert Zimmer recently said that Michael Behnke, vice president and dean of College Enrollment, ultimately made the decision to switch to the Common Application for undergrad...

Committee debates engineering plan

by Chris Ross

A faculty committee appointed by President Robert Zimmer and Provost Thomas Rosenbaum is currently drafting a report that will explore the possibility of creating a molecular engineering program at...

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Job-hunters face more prospects with jump in on-campus recruiting

by Chris Ross

Increased recruiting and hiring efforts on the University of Chicago’s campus, coupled with new initiatives by Career Advising and Planning Services (CAPS), suggest that the graduating class of 200...

Labs brace for budget freeze

by Chris Ross

University-managed Argonne National Laboratory and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory are facing a federal funding shortfall that could severely hamper the progress of major projects, lead to em...

Burglary spree rings in Hyde Park new year

by Chris Ross

Leah Myette, a second-year graduate student, returned to her Hyde Park apartment from winter break to find the door wrenched open, the deadbolt broken, and her dresser rummaged through. Fourth-year...

Debate society tackles human rights

by Chris Ross

The Chicago Debate Society hosted a spirited public debate Wednesday evening on whether the University of Chicago should consider human rights when making financial decisions. Third-year Stephan...

New hotline to field staff concerns

by Chris Ross

The U of C administration started a whistleblower hotline recently for employees to report concerns about compliance with laws and University policies. “No particular, single event precipitated ...

Woodlawn tour reflects racial, economic strains among South Side communities

by Chris Ross

A tour organized by the Southside Solidarity Network (SSN), a Hyde Park activist group, led students through the Woodlawn neighborhood south of the Midway on Saturday, highlighting the community’s ...

Nobel laureate discusses science education

by Chris Ross

Dr. Carl Weiman, a 2001 Nobel laureate in physics, told a packed audience on Thursday that success in science does not necessarily depend on the most cutthroat undergraduate curriculum. “I didn’...

How I leanred to stop worrying and love The O.C.

by Chris Ross

It's formulaic, obnoxious, obvious, trite, contrived, clichéd, blunt, at times vomit-inducing, and so calculated that it threatens to become mathematical (plot course A and course B, introduce dyna...

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