Rhema Hokama

Behnke to leave post after 11 years

When Michael Behnke began his tenure as vice president and dean of College enrollment 11 years ago, the College was relatively unknown outside the world of academia.

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Students don't need to travel far to enjoy great exhibitions

Sunstein, Power tie the knot

Cass Sunstein sent waves through the legal world earlier this year when he announced his decision to depart the U of C for a senior professorship at the Harvard Law School (HLS).

Trans students unhappy with perceived Student Care Center faults

In recent years, members of the LGBTQ community frequently cited health care reform at the Student Care Center (SCC) as one of the key campus issues for the University's queer community.

In visiting restrooms, trans students face tough choice

For many members of the University's transgender community, using public restrooms can present a challenging and often alienating dilemma.

Trans students await open housing, dismayed by decision delay

Having come out as a transgender, male-identified student in high school, one College fourth-year sought a single room in University housing upon accepting the University's offer of admission in 2004.

Transgender students navigate campus attitudes and resources

Earlier this quarter Luka Carfagna and a group of friends showed up at Stagg Field for a kickoff IM men’s soccer match. But after arriving at the stadium, student IM representatives told Carfagna t...

Men find academic home in gender studies

Sexuality, masculinity, and interracial pornography have held particular allure for David Klein since high school, but only after coming to the U of C did Klein find a theoretical framework for tal...

SG Guide: YEP

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Chris Salata and Chris Salata

Advocating greater communication among campus groups, the YEP slate promises to launch new opportunities for dialogue among Student Government (SG) representatives, University administrators, and u...

SG Guide: Connect Four

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Chris Salata and Chris Salata

Pressing for better and more communication across campus groups, Connect Four promises more opportunities for conversation between Student Government (SG) and the student body. The slate plans t...

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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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