SG President. Truman Scholar. Gates Scholar. Marathon runner. Boxer. Entrepreneur. Community servant. Greg Nance is a man on a mission.
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Let’s be Franco
“James Franco gets Blackboard to do what he wants.”
A grad student is tweeting on the privileges conferred upon recent Yale doctoral candidate James Franco as he bursts onto the academic scene.
Student Health VP touts short SCC waits, improved service
Lickerman (M.D. ’92) said in yesterday’s student forum that he wanted to establish the top university health and wellness program in the country.
Single shuttle route still in effect
The Department of Transportation will continue with one comprehensive shuttle route until streets are cleared enough to make the standard four shuttle routes safe again.
Students declare their “very own Snow Day”
546 students say they’ll “attend” an unofficial snow day tomorrow.
UCMC appoints new president
Sharon O’Keefe has been appointed as the president of the University of Chicago Medical Center.
Second-year Shah chosen CC chair in special election
The College Council member was elected chair after fourth-year Jason Cigan left the position at the end of Fall quarter.
Die-in on quad protests UCMC
The protesters dramatized a need for trauma care on the South Side, part of a campaign to pressure the UCMC to reopen its trauma center.
Toto, I have a feeling we’re not uncommon anymore…
The New York Times used us as a case study in their enormously long article “Application Inflation: When is Enough Enough?”
Obama rallies on Midway
“It is good to be home,” President Barack Obama said at his rally Saturday night. Appearing alongside the President were Mayor Richard Daley, Senator Dick Durbin, Alderman Toni Preckwinkle, and rapper Common.
Burns eschews appointment, angles for votes
Burns asked Preckwinkle not to recommend him after he learned from constituents that they often view appointments as an unfair advantage.
Developer: Restaurants, retail coming to Harper Court
Developers are looking to bring in retail and restaurants that would appeal to students, like Panera and Chipotle.
Crime Alert: Three men attack, rob student on quad
The incident occurred Monday evening around 7:50 p.m.
Robust business brews south of 60th
The street is empty, but inside the corner ground-floor unit, business is steady at Robust Coffee Lounge.
How about some practical knowledge, lit kids?
Skip the theory, guys. Professor Pippin wants you to put down the Freud and Fanon and… well, that’s it.
Activist’s death sparks UCMC protests
The University of Chicago Medical Center has no trauma center, which protesters believe factored into the death of 18-year-old Damian Turner
Big Problems turns ten and faces the future
The program, which offers capstone courses to upperclassmen, has been on a “starvation budget” for two years
New deans named at BSD, Booth School
Kenneth Polonsky will return to be dean of the BSD and Pritzker, and Sunil Kumar will take over as dean of the Booth School
Hyde Park Politicians
Meet the local players on Chicago’s political scene
Religion on Campus
RSOs and institutions to help
you keep the faith
Obamas come home for weekend
President Barack Obama is back in town this weekend for the first time since 2009.
Undocumented students rally on Bartlett Quad
“Education, Not Deportation,” chanted the crowd, which was dotted with T-shirts that read, “Do I look illegal?” in marker.
Provident Hospital could be “good investment” for UCMC
The University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC) is considering a cost-efficient way to send doctors to nearby Provident Hospital, which faces closure due to financial struggles.
Students petition U of C for support on immigration reform
University of Chicago Coalition for Immigration Reform is meeting with administrators and talking to students to gain support.
Executive Slate: Moose Party
The Moose Party, fraternity Delta Upsilon’s (DU) perennial slate, said it would advocate for a biodome protecting the school, with a surrounding moat and a dragon guarding the campus, if elected as Student Government’s cabinet.
Undergraduate Liaison: Rafael Menis
Third-year candidate for undergraduate liason to the Board of Trustees Rafael Menis said that, if elected, he would focus on bringing the student body together as a whole.
Uncommon Interview with the Moose Party
The Maroon sat down with the slate to discuss the activities the brothers do excel at: keg stands, event organizing, and decorating the Moose Room.
Ald. Preckwinkle recommends Will Burns as replacement
Preckwinkle recommended Burns to Mayor Daley as a replacement should she win her bid for Cook County President.
DU brings party to SG debates
Next Generation and Delta Upsilon’s Moose Party traded promises and pithy remarks at a Student Government (SG) elections debate in the Reynold’s club yesterday.
Uncommon Interview with Greg Nance
The Maroon talked with Nance about his work, playing chess, and running against his frat brothers.
Kushner gives notes on life and the liberal arts
The playwright was on campus all this week, discussing his art and influences
UTEP gets federal grant
The $11.6 million grant will allow UTEP o quadruple its class size, certify teachers in mathematics and science, and improve its curriculum and recruitment.
Acceptance rate falls by one third, reaching record low of 18 percent
While this is the lowest acceptance rate the University has seen in years, University officials say they aren’t focusing on numbers.
Community mourns death of Lab Schools senior
Senior Faith Fufang Dremmer, 17, was killed last week while on a bike trip in downstate Illinois.
Grads win Rhodes and Marshall scholarships, third-year wins math prize
Stephanie Bell (B.A. ’08) received a Rhodes Scholarship, Amol Naik (B.A. ’09) received a Marshall Scholarship, and third-year Hannah Alpert received the Alice T. Schafer Prize for excellence in mathematics.
Z&H to replace UMart in May
“The dynamic of the store will be different, but the concept will be very similar,” Z&H co-owner Tim Schau said.
Cochran fields concerns on community garden
Cochran held the meeting in order to hear the community’s reaction to the garden closure, which makes room for staging construction for the Chicago Theological Seminary at 61st Street and Dorchester Avenue.
Girl Talk mashups come to Mandel November 21
Girl Talk, whose digital samples draw on trendy and retro pop and hip-hop tracks, is widely known for his energetic performances.
University Market to close
The market, co-owned by Esterly and Hans Morsbach, will continue many of its deli services in Medici Bakery.
New, shorter format for 2010 convocation
Zimmer will now confer degrees on all candidates during the ceremony at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 12, 2010.
Students gather for garden party and protest
While some held out hope that the garden might be retained, administrators said plans to stage construction of the Chicago Theological Seminary on the plot are unlikely to change before November 15, when the University plans to fence off the garden.
Looking to borrow a cup of sugar from the Obamas?
If you’re looking to build up a neighborly repertoire with the President and his family, you probably should start by moving in next door. But it’ll cost you $1.85 million dollars.
Two coffee shops begin accepting credit cards
The change is part of a campaign by SG to initiate small improvements that increase the quality of life on campus.
Neighborhood reflects as garden closing finalized
Gardeners savor the last season of the 61st Street Community Garden, disappointed in the uprooting of the “Sustainability Quad”
Alumnus George Smith receives Nobel Prize for developing a digital camera eye
Apparently the Nobel Prize committee didn’t realize how important digital cameras were until you started posting so many photos on Facebook.
Day of Service expands to neighborhood schools, gardens
Throwing on sweatshirts over their new, yellow T-shirts, students spent the day at sites across the South Side of Chicago helping schools and nonprofits with everything from painting to tutoring, gardening to sticking labels on envelopes.
Genetics professor may have died from plague
Malcolm Casadaban, 60, died last week while investigating bacteria that causes the bubonic plague. Health officials have found strains of the bacteria in his blood, and no other likely causes of death.
Harper Court Proposals Narrowed Down to Four
City and University present progress on Harper Court development at Fourth Ward TIF Meeting
Diners mourn loss of Dixie Kitchen, an Obama favorite
Obama’s glowing review—and 15 years worth of loyal diners—isn’t enough to rescue Dixie Kitchen, which will be closing June 7.
Journalist outlines Obama’s greatest upcoming challenges at Gala keynote
Sanger: Mismanagement of Iraq kept Bush from “honestly addressing” growing nuclear problem in Iran.
Scav Hunt: Food and fetishes
Page 13 Captain Hannah Provenza recruits foodies and nudists to complete her page.
Scav Hunt: If only spring could actually come this instantaneously…
Big projects – that start out small. Growing a tree from a seed doesn’t seem much like a miracle, until you can do it in 20 seconds.
Firms put jobs on hold for Law School graduates
Many graduating students at the University of Chicago Law School are scurrying to make plans post-graduation, after being deferred for up to 18 months from the law firms that hired them after internships last summer. Law school career services says this level of deferral is unprecedented.
Myerson, Nobel winner, elected to National Academy of Sciences
Myerson won a Nobel Prize for his research in mechanism design theory, which distinguishes between when markets work effectively and when they do not.
YouChicago wins SG elections
YouChicago plan to start their term by addressing smaller issues that they hope can bring quick change, starting with bringing more bike racks to campus. They also plan to immediately begin reexamining the Kalven Report and gathering the input of students, especially current fourth-year students.
Slate and undergraduate liaison candidates debate
Slate candidates debate role of Student Government: Improve life on campus or provide access to city?
Alum hopes to empower community by supporting black-owned businesses
After asking themselves how they could support the community they came from, the Andersons developed the Empowerment Experiment. They decided that they would spend their entire yearly budget—about $120,000—at black-owned businesses.
Rev. Jesse Jackson pushes financial aid reform
Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr., spoke to students and community members Monday, urging the audience to join him in a fight for more grants and lower interest rates on loans for college students.
Huerta urges students to make the most of their activism by rallying in non-blue states
She brushed aside worries about illegal immigrants “borrowing” Social Security numbers and not paying taxes; Mexican immigrants, she said, are sustaining the Social Security system.
University to transplant community garden in Woodlawn
The University has offered to move the topsoil, which is fertile from years of cultivation, from the current garden to the new location.
Student shot at over break
A group of people were socializing outside a Kansas bar when a man leaned out of the passenger window of the car, shooting at the crowd multiple times with a handgun.
Literacy non-profit says demand for essential skills on the rise as funding falls
Blue Gargoyle head to summer job seekers: You are directly competing with those in need of full-time position
New policy to extend tenure clock for assistant profs with newborns
The University will automatically give assistant professors with newborn babies a one-year extension of the tenure clock starting July 1, one of a number of policy changes that aim to improve work-life balance for faculty and staff.
O’Neill to leave admissions office in June
O’Neill credits VP Behnke’s departure as influential in his decision to resign this summer
African studies major subsumed by general comparative race program
African studies majors miffed by department change
UIC commits facilities to Olympics; U of C in discussions
Chicago universities are beginning to pledge their facilities in support of the city’s 2016 Olympic bid.
Daley taps U of C alum Huberman to head Chicago Public Schools
Mayor Richard M. Daley appointed Ron Huberman (M.B.A. ‘00, A.M. ‘00) head of Chicago Public Schools this week. He will replace Arne Duncan, a Lab Schools graduate, who was appointed Secretary of Education in the Obama administration.
Students honor MLK with day of service
Students at the University of Chicago may be used to pulling all-nighters on the A-Level of Regenstein Library, but rarely do they wake up early on Saturday mornings to do manual labor. But on Saturday, more than 120 shivering students gathered at 7:30 a.m. to board school buses in honor of Martin Luther King on Chicago Cares Day, an annual Chicago community service event that attracted 4,000 volunteers citywide.
After renter refuses to leave, Harper Court leases extended
U of C willing to buy out Harper Court leases, but some owners say they need more assistance
University and city solicit Harper Court development partners
The University moved forward with plans to bring mixed-use development to Harper Court on Tuesday, beginning the process that will allow developers to submit proposals for the site.
The University asked the city for a Request for Proposal (RFP), a city document that solicits responses from developers on how they would develop the site.
University, community leaders discuss Washington Park plans
At a Washington Park community meeting on Saturday, moderator Leon Finney evoked local residents’ enthusiasm about Barack Obama’s victory to introduce local challenges that face the neighborhood.
Doctors Hospital hotel blocked for at least four years, precinct voted dry
Residents voted the 39th precinct dry on Tuesday, halting University plans to convert the vacant Doctor’s Hospital into a hotel.
Doctors Hospital hotel blocked for at least four years, precinct voted dry
Residents voted the 39th precinct dry on Tuesday, halting University plans to convert the vacant Doctor’s Hospital into a hotel.
Fifth ward meeting probes after-school activities, South Side crime
The setting for Alderman Leslie Hairston’s monthly community meeting evoked the neighborhood concerns and aspirations discussed when locals gathered Tuesday night at Gary Comer College Prep. The building is home to a rapidly expanding high school with plans for ambitious after-school programming to help mitigate student crime. But indicative of persistent concerns over local violence, the building’s windows are made of bulletproof glass.
Hyde Park Neighborhood Club tightens belt amid financial woes
Director says resources have been spread too thin as community donations have declined.
College grads open new produce store
Open Produce store promotes sustainable growing practices and business transparency.
After restoration, chapel instruments sound again
Debut concerts this weekend will reintroduce the chapel sounds to the Hyde Park community.
Writer-in-residence George Saunders reflects on career
Now an acclaimed author, professor of creative writing, and recent recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, Saunders spoke of his life as a writer and the writing process at a talk in Swift Hall Wednesday.
Madeleine Albright briefs U of C crowd
Open publication – Free publishing – More greg nance Greg Nance always says hi. Walk with him for a minute or two—across the quad, through Henry Crown, down a hallway—and he’ll wave at a half-dozen people, calling each of…
Students discuss open housing decision
Open publication – Free publishing – More greg nance Greg Nance always says hi. Walk with him for a minute or two—across the quad, through Henry Crown, down a hallway—and he’ll wave at a half-dozen people, calling each of…
Gloria Steinem gets progressive at Gala
Open publication – Free publishing – More greg nance Greg Nance always says hi. Walk with him for a minute or two—across the quad, through Henry Crown, down a hallway—and he’ll wave at a half-dozen people, calling each of…
New dean appointed to Rockefeller
Open publication – Free publishing – More greg nance Greg Nance always says hi. Walk with him for a minute or two—across the quad, through Henry Crown, down a hallway—and he’ll wave at a half-dozen people, calling each of…
New facilities VP an expert on sustainable campuses
Open publication – Free publishing – More greg nance Greg Nance always says hi. Walk with him for a minute or two—across the quad, through Henry Crown, down a hallway—and he’ll wave at a half-dozen people, calling each of…
Hyde Parkers discuss area development
Open publication – Free publishing – More greg nance Greg Nance always says hi. Walk with him for a minute or two—across the quad, through Henry Crown, down a hallway—and he’ll wave at a half-dozen people, calling each of…
U of C names Heineman to lead sustainability push
Open publication – Free publishing – More greg nance Greg Nance always says hi. Walk with him for a minute or two—across the quad, through Henry Crown, down a hallway—and he’ll wave at a half-dozen people, calling each of…
Owners of indie bookstore address students
Open publication – Free publishing – More greg nance Greg Nance always says hi. Walk with him for a minute or two—across the quad, through Henry Crown, down a hallway—and he’ll wave at a half-dozen people, calling each of…
Students fret looming summer internship apps
Open publication – Free publishing – More greg nance Greg Nance always says hi. Walk with him for a minute or two—across the quad, through Henry Crown, down a hallway—and he’ll wave at a half-dozen people, calling each of…
Quad Club to get multi-year upgrade
Open publication – Free publishing – More greg nance Greg Nance always says hi. Walk with him for a minute or two—across the quad, through Henry Crown, down a hallway—and he’ll wave at a half-dozen people, calling each of…
New exhibit explores Judaism in the Orient
Open publication – Free publishing – More greg nance Greg Nance always says hi. Walk with him for a minute or two—across the quad, through Henry Crown, down a hallway—and he’ll wave at a half-dozen people, calling each of…
Students rock C-Shop with poetry, pizza
Open publication – Free publishing – More greg nance Greg Nance always says hi. Walk with him for a minute or two—across the quad, through Henry Crown, down a hallway—and he’ll wave at a half-dozen people, calling each of…
