Alderman Burns and University administration favor a 53rd Street zoning change that would diversity Hyde Park businesses.
Celia Bever, Chicago Maroon
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Zoning change could be retail boon for 53rd Street
Water conservation vital to Lake, students and experts claim
Chicago’s archaic water utility system and policies received an expert and activist examination.
Crime, education on table at Woodlawn talks
City officials and community leaders turned out for the summit to discuss gang violence and low test scores.
Visiting ambassador touts a changed Colombia
Gabriel Silva traced his country’s rise as a major player in global markets and international relations.
Trailblazer for Chicago women dies at 87
The first female vice president of the University died on January 29.
Panelists look at inequalities in marijuana arrests
Two journalists from the Chicago Reader and a lecturer in the College argued that politicians have little impetus to decriminalize marijuana.
“Mugged” mugs lampoon Hyde Park crime, get shot down by ORCSA
A third-year entrepreneur drew the scrutiny of the Office of the Reynolds Club and Student Activities (ORCSA) last week, after he set up shop in the Reynolds Club selling mugs that read, “Where fun comes to get mugged.”
New dance floor brings the swing back to Ida Noyes
The old dance floor in Ida Noyes was shut down after a student was injured using it.
Harper Court project may lose $1.25 million to tax ordinance
Developers tried to settle concerns about the financial security of the Harper Court development.
Two businesses hurt by Harper Court construction, owners say
Two local small business owners claim that University-sponsored construction projects on 53rd Street have hurt their sales.
At Art Institute, design beyond reach
While many of Goldberg’s sketches and designs may only interest architects or Goldberg fanatics, the exhibit, with its plethora of information, is smartly designed to entice the rest of us, too.
Humanities Day 2011: The University of Paris: Daughter of the King
Daisy Delogu, Associate Professor of French Literature, traced the history of the University of Paris and examined the influence of Jean Gerson, its chancellor during the late 14th and early 15th centuries, on the role of universities.
Norman reappointed Deputy Provost of the Arts
Professor Larry Norman, who oversaw the development of several large-scale arts initiatives in his first three-year term as Deputy Provost of the Arts, was reappointed to that position earlier this month.
Five Dollar book sale goes to Press
The University of Chicago Press will hold a $5 book sale, its first in three years.