The second annual week of demonstrations, mediation and art celebrated faith-based groups on campus.
Maria Mauriello, Chicago Maroon
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Spirit Week connects RSOs
U of C alcohol study could help curb binge drinking
Heavy drinkers are more sensitive to the euphoric effects of drinking, according to the study led by U of C psychiatrist Andrea King.
Robinson on Freedom
Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist Marilynne Robinson spoke on America’s Christian tradition Wednesday.
U of C Press goes e-book friendly for JSTOR
“The benefits are that we will have our journal and book content on one platform and it will be completely cross-searchable,”said U of C Press Director Garrett Kiely.
U of C gets ‘red light’ for stopping free speech
In its annual free speech survey of 390 institutions of higher education, FIRE gave U of C the lowest rating possible.
VP for Alumni Relations and Development moves to NPR
Rather than trying to recruit funds based on an alumni’s major, Schiller understood that many alums had a wide array of interests
Fifty students choose gender neutral housing for fall
Fifty students will live with members of the opposite sex next year as the first full-year adopters of the Open Housing system offered in the fall.
Law prof criticizes settlement that could give Google monopoly on “orphaned” texts
University of Chicago law professor Randal Picker raised concerns recently over a court settlement that will grant Google the exclusive right to publish texts whose copyright holder can’t be identified or found.
Cato Institute director criticizes interventionist U.S. policy
Preble explained that U.S. policy since the Cold War has favored interventionism to deter rivals and provide for U.S. safety. “We are the world’s policeman,” he said, “and this was by design.”
NELC alum nets fellowship
Lauinger intends to use the grant to examine previously unstudied tablets documenting Adab, a town that immediately preceded the reign of Hammurabi.
Hillel director wins grant
Daniel Libenson, executive director of the University of Chicago’s Newberger Hillel Center, was chosen as an Avi Chai Foundation fellow earlier this month, winning a grant of $225,000 over three years.