Mischa Fierer

Digg goes big for Obama

More than 30,000 diggs for the President-elect

U of C wins 19 Fulbright fellowships

Nineteen University students and alumni have been awarded Fulbright Student Program Fellowships for the 2008-2009 academic year.

Columnist David Brooks visits alma mater for talk

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Catherine Lee

New York Times columnist David Brooks (A.B. ’83) discussed Barack Obama, John McCain, the Middle East, and his time at the U of C in a talk yesterday sponsored by the Chicago Friends of Israel, the...

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Zimmer reflects on what matters to him, and why

University President Robert J. Zimmer spoke of his passion for both mathematics and universities yesterday as part of the “What Matters to Me and Why” discussion series at Rockefeller Chapel. “F...

Mustache race ends in glory, envy

The Great Mustache Race finished outside Cobb Hall on Wednesday, bringing an end to the 42-day facial hair ordeals of 12 undergraduates, with one of the losers charging a winner with witchcraft. ...

NELC chair elected to presidency of American University in Beirut

Peter Dorman, chairman of the Near Eastern languages and civilizations department (NELC), was elected president of the American University in Beirut (AUB) by AUB’s Board of Trustees on March 21. ...

Cisse murder suspects plead not guilty

The four youths charged with the November murder of U of C graduate student Amadou Cisse pleaded not guilty in Cook County Criminal Court last Tuesday. State prosecutors have charged Demetrius W...

Great Mustache Race resurrects U-of-C tradition

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Chris Salata

Twenty-six students—including four women—pledged to grow beards, mustaches, or “female facial hair” for the Great Mustache Race at the event’s kick-off outside Cobb Hall on Wednesday. This year’...

UC politicos debate gay marriage

Representatives from both the UC Republicans and the UC Democrats debated the pros and cons of gay marriage last Tuesday—with the exchange yielding some surprising results. Campus Republicans argue...

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The Maroon is on hiatus

The publication of the Maroon will resume January 9, at the beginning of winter quarter. Check chicagomaroon.com for breaking news updates.

Early applications to the College decrease by 15 percent

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Sharat Ganapati

The College received 15 percent fewer early applications than it did during last year’s record-high, according to admissions office figures. Admissions officials attributed the decline to several factors, including the current fiscal crisis and the College’s increased selectivity, a potential deterrent to “casual applicants.”

President Zimmer asks admin for contingency budget cuts

President Robert Zimmer and Provost Thomas Rosenbaum have asked deans and University officers to develop scenarios that decrease spending in their departments by up to nine percent in response to the recent economic downturn.

Economics professor Austan Goolsbee appointed to two Obama committees

Chicago Booth economics professor and self-proclaimed “Chicago guy” Austan Goolsbee will be leaving Chicago for Washington, D.C., this January, President-elect Barack Obama announced last week. Goolsbee will request a leave of absence from the Chicago Booth, where he has served since 1995.

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