Claire McNear

Bagpipe dreams

by Claire McNear

In a world of uncertainty, there will always be bagpipes to mark the big events.

Swining and dining

by Claire McNear

The U of C population is condemned to swine flu—but not SCC appointments.

Pillow Games

by Claire McNear

Mayor Daley has bigger things to worry about than Olympic committees and pillow fights.

Uncommon place

by Claire McNear

U of C students seem unlikely ever to be normal, even as they slowly head that way.

Chris Salata

The Way Things Work: Nuclear waste

by Claire McNear

The U of C's nuclear experiments—as well as modern efforts to clean them up—trace their roots to a killjoy administrator, an Italian physicist, and a gang of singing teenagers.

Nicole Lipitz

The name game

by Claire McNear

The GSB’s rechristening as Chicago Booth highlights the need to rebrand

Save the last dance

by Claire McNear

The least you could have done, Barack, was invite me to your inaugural ball

A mid–election night's dream

by Claire McNear

The shift of the American Dream after the death of an adventurer

Viewpoints columnists and staff discuss the election

by Matt Barnum, Claire McNear, Tim Murphy, Nathan Bloom, Marshall Knudson, Arieh Smith, Luke Dumas, and Alex Aciman

What the Maroon editorial writers think of the upcoming election.

Tom Tian

Gardening class

by Claire McNear

It’s at about this time every quarter when I begin to feel about classes the way I do about the plant.

Presidential Debate 2008: Viewpoints columnists react

by Matt Barnum, Claire McNear, Tim Murphy, and Marshall Knudson

Matt Barnum, Claire McNear, Tim Murphy, and Marshall Knudson respond to the October 7 presidential debate.

Shouting fire in an empty theater

by Claire McNear

All across campus, econ majors are feeling queasy—if not i-banking on Wall Street, then what?

City Study Spots

by Claire McNear

Sometimes studying at the Reg just isn't an option

Politicos

by Claire McNear

Hyde Park's activists, politicians, and leaders

Change we can live with

by Claire McNear

Change is not a pleasant experience.

Tom Tian

Going on 30

by Claire McNear

Nothing sits on the other side of that gray-haired void except for boredom and arthritis: Turning 30 means that you will never have fun again.

James Stand

Sticking it to the Man

by Claire McNear

Books are good things. Libraries, like books, are good things as well—they give the books a nice roof to save them from inclement weather and provide other books to keep them company; they also gi...

Chris Salata

Hyde Park’s feral cats gain local and citywide sympathy

by Claire McNear

Like many areas of Hyde Park, the East 62nd Street alley is a space in transition. Filled with dumpsters and overgrown patches of weeds, it is sandwiched by newly minted apartments and older buildi...

Shahzad Ahsan

Campus flora help U of C usher in spring

by Claire McNear

Springtime in Chicago brings flowerbeds full of daffodils and tulips, the first leaves on campus trees, and lawns ripe for picnics and naps in the sunshine—all under the watchful eye of University ...

Tom Tian

Seven-day activists

by Claire McNear

Last week marked my 978th consecutive week on Earth. Much like the previous 977 weeks, it was characterized by the beleaguered existence of the Amazon Rainforest, ice in Antarctica, and 1,196 speci...

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