A former Viewpoints Editor reflects on her time at the U of C, time in the paper, and time (or lack thereof) in Ratner.
Alison Howard, Chicago Maroon
Articles
Rat tales, part 2
No crying matter
Those new to Scav Hunt should enjoy it without stressing over competition
Personnel reflections
Potential residential staff layoffs split student opinion, causing tension throughout dorm life
U of C acceptance rate plummets
According to statistics released Wednesday, the University of Chicago experienced its lowest acceptance rate yet after receiving a record-high number of applications, continuing a trend over the past two decades.
Not a bad rap
Whether or not it’s a joke,
Turquoise Jeep Records is good
Coping with change
Drinking heavily isn’t the only way of dealing with disappointing election results
All about the Hamiltons
The “That Kid” has
a place in campus
culture…and history
Doing it the right way
Breast cancer awareness campaign on Facebook trivializes disease
Procrastination par excellence
Have fun putting off until tomorrow what you could have done today
Chicago Theater
The Second City has its own first-rate shows
Construction on Campus
It just keeps going on. Forever.
Staving off the summertime blues
How to spend your 106 days of summer
Lazy Mondays
Procrastinating intelligently is
a valuable life-long skill
Here comes the sun
Wearing sunscreen essential
to avoiding tanlines, sunburns,
and death
Uncommon experience?
The average prospie’s experience does not reflect life at the U of C
The write stuff
Defeating writers’ block ultimately comes down to, well, writing
Log on, get off
Chat Roulette’s mix of theatrics and voyeurism ultimately disappoints
Goo-goo for Gaga
Lady Gaga’s stage persona is both ridiculous and redemptive
You can find me in the club
Clubbing a rare chance to get out of your shell, escape Hyde Park
Thinking Lasciviously
The reinvented Ball could better live up to its name.
Home is where the heart is
For Shoreland expats, the SCRH doesn’t quite feel like home.
Return to normalcy
The University has a tendency to make students weirder.
Weight botchers
The U of C dining halls cannot be trusted
to serve up nutrition.
The art of Nerf war
Art is in the eye of the beholder—especially when it’s the art of Nerf guns.
Rat tales
A visit to the gym reveals more than the typical student would expect.