Supriya Sinhababu
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The two-week takeover of the Administration Building in 1969 is nearly absent from the collective memories passed down to each new generation of students, leaving a vacant seat next to tales of Leopold and Loeb, urban renewal, and Hyde Park homicides. But for the students and faculty who remember the sit-in as its 40th anniversary approaches, the event remains an indelible moment in the University’s life story.
Supriya Sinhababu
Housing and Dining Services will discontinue printing in residence halls until spring quarter, according to Richard Mason, director of operations and communications for housing and dining services, in an e-mail to House System residents last week.
Supriya Sinhababu
For Chicago Sun-Times editorial page editor Thomas McNamee (A.M. ’82), the School of Social Service Administration (SSA) remains familiar 26 years after he earned his degree there.
“I don’t think I’ve been back to the SSA since 1982, and it still looks like an auto showroom,” he said, drawing laughs from the
Supriya Sinhababu
Barack Obama accepted the 44th Presidency of the United States in a speech in Grant Park Tuesday night, surrounded by tens of thousands of supporters.
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Chris Salata
Barack Obama accepted the 44th Presidency of the United States in a speech in Grant Park Tuesday night, surrounded by tens of thousands of supporters.
Supriya Sinhababu
Students nervous about getting from Burton-Judson to Regents Park after dark would most likely turn to SafeRide, not the University’s Marketplace website. On Sunday night, however, between listings for ride-sharing and babysitting, was a post titled “Are you tired of being afraid to go out at night in Hyde Park?”
Supriya Sinhababu
In many ways, Gregory Corso’s late adolescence mirrors that of the typical University of Chicago student. Unfortunately for Corso, the backdrop for his learning and growing experiences was not the U of C, but Clinton Correctional Facility, New York State’s maximum-security prison.
Supriya Sinhababu
For 45 years, Will Steger has explored the polar regions of the globe, leading historic expeditions across the Arctic and Antarctic ice shelves.
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A guide to big events in the next few months
Joe Riina-Ferrie and Supriya Sinhababu
Thanks to student groups, the U of C attracts big talent
