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Words & Guitar: Replace the University of Chicago
If the University of Chicago were a band, it’d be the Replacements. Like the kids here, the Replacements had obvious talent; yet they constructed a grandiose loser persona for themselves, and could disappear behind it at will.
Words & Guitar: Out of step with the world
Sometimes what’s superlatively crazy isn’t the stuff artists do when they’re high. It’s the stuff they can do with the complete absence of chemical help that’s truly insane.
State Dept. official Richard Schmierer cites improvements in Iraq despite “tragic” war
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Richard Schmierer addressed the future of United States policy toward Iraq in a talk at the Harris School Thursday.
Words & Guitar – Warning: Our band could be your life
Parents should be afraid of music, but for the right reasons.
Words & Guitar: The misogyny playlist
There’s plenty of girl-unfriendly sentiment throughout rock history. But as it turns out, there’s hardly a song that reflects the female misogynist’s perspective.
Administrators: Merit aid could take a hit next year
Financial aid concerns, including the University’s response to global economic instability, were a major topic of discussion between administrators and Student Government (SG) members at the College Council (CC) meeting in Stuart Hall Wednesday night.
World’s greatest garbageman, dead at 62
Lux Interior now the upholstery of Satan.
Recent advertising: 2 wins, 1 fail
One simple rule for two flat stomachs.
“An evil plot to destroy the world”
Hulu attempts to make free TV sound like a bad thing.
Words & Guitar: The nerd/punk dialectic
It’s a stretch, but species of nerds at the University of Chicago can be matched with analogous musical equivalents.
Slumdog debate temporarily re-opened
We may have found the middle ground.
Admissions to get novel treatment
Kids, you too can cash in on the (Un)Common app.
1,300 attend TNS
A marketer for the iPhone, a consultant for the World Bank, and a CIA intelligence analyst were among over 300 alumni at Taking the Next Step.
Voices editors declare Slumdog truce
Anthropologists around the globe breathe a sigh of relief.
Why Ben is wrong about Slumdog Millionaire
He’s right about Revolutionary Road though—man, what a drag.
Words & Guitar
Journalism be damned. I’ve decided to become a rock star.
Neighborhood cheers one of their own on Inauguration Day
Of the more than 30 people watching Barack Obama’s inaugural address from Hyde Park Hair Salon Tuesday morning, only two or three were customers.
Planet’s top story
No points for guessing his name.
NEWSFLASH: Nation gets brand spankin’ new president
Parts of nation also to receive pizza discounts.
Sonic Living
Minimum effort, maximum rawk showz.
Q: Pitchfork? A: Micro-reviews
Oh, the loads of crap a little two-line limit can cut through.
Words & Guitar—1/16/09
Last year, Ian MacKaye killed rock ‘n’ roll.
Marshmallow melodies
Rock history, as told by Peeps.
Top 5 Music Videos of 2008
The top four picture/sound combos of the year gone by—plus an unwelcome word from the Maroon’s big cheese.
Mumbai attacks reverberate with U of C students, community
For all international students from Mumbai, the day before Thanksgiving was filled with frantic calls to family and friends back home.
Free printing in dorms discontinued after surge in student print-outs
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.
The sit-in: 40 years later
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.
SSA looks toward next century of social outreach challenges
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
Obama, former law professor, wins presidency
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.
Obama, former law prof, wins presidency
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.
Students hope to foster safer Hyde Park
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?”
With Corso, Reininger doesn’t miss a beat
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.
Polar explorer and Lt. Governor speak out on global warming
For 45 years, Will Steger has explored the polar regions of the globe, leading historic expeditions across the Arctic and Antarctic ice shelves.
Stuff to do
A guide to big events in the next few months
Despite challenges, some undergrads make marriage work
Art addicts, take heart: There’s more to local art in Hyde Park than the graffiti at the Med. Whether your definition of creative genius is best represented by a Matisse or a milkshake-making bicycle, you can probably scratch your art…
Full J. Z. Smith interview
J.Z. Smith refuses to use the Internet, but you can still read the full text of this two-hour interview here.
More than a game
Sculptor Lorado Taft may have just been making a statement on human morality when he installed the Fountain of Time statue on the west end of the Midway in 1922. But as it towers over the rest of Washington Park, the wizened concrete form points just as well to various incarnations of the changing park over the past 86 years.
Interview with J. Z. Smith
A word of advice for anyone hoping to contact Jonathan Zittell Smith before he returns to campus next fall: Use the mail slot. The religious studies professor— better known as J.Z.—doesn’t pick up the phone and has never “seen the Internet.” In a two-hour interview, Smith weighed in on chain smoking, dead religions, and the Babylonian Talmud.
Trivia snuffs out character development
Art addicts, take heart: There’s more to local art in Hyde Park than the graffiti at the Med. Whether your definition of creative genius is best represented by a Matisse or a milkshake-making bicycle, you can probably scratch your art…
Embattled #171 bus stop will stay intact
Art addicts, take heart: There’s more to local art in Hyde Park than the graffiti at the Med. Whether your definition of creative genius is best represented by a Matisse or a milkshake-making bicycle, you can probably scratch your art…
City Council panel chides Darfur stance
Art addicts, take heart: There’s more to local art in Hyde Park than the graffiti at the Med. Whether your definition of creative genius is best represented by a Matisse or a milkshake-making bicycle, you can probably scratch your art…
Storm clouds brew behind the badge
Art addicts, take heart: There’s more to local art in Hyde Park than the graffiti at the Med. Whether your definition of creative genius is best represented by a Matisse or a milkshake-making bicycle, you can probably scratch your art…
Future of #171 stop uncertain
Art addicts, take heart: There’s more to local art in Hyde Park than the graffiti at the Med. Whether your definition of creative genius is best represented by a Matisse or a milkshake-making bicycle, you can probably scratch your art…
U of C joins Chicago colleges in conservation effort
Art addicts, take heart: There’s more to local art in Hyde Park than the graffiti at the Med. Whether your definition of creative genius is best represented by a Matisse or a milkshake-making bicycle, you can probably scratch your art…
Alderman alters bus stop rationale
Art addicts, take heart: There’s more to local art in Hyde Park than the graffiti at the Med. Whether your definition of creative genius is best represented by a Matisse or a milkshake-making bicycle, you can probably scratch your art…
Alderman to cut #171 stop on 57th Street
Art addicts, take heart: There’s more to local art in Hyde Park than the graffiti at the Med. Whether your definition of creative genius is best represented by a Matisse or a milkshake-making bicycle, you can probably scratch your art…
Uematsu brings Fantasy scores to life
Art addicts, take heart: There’s more to local art in Hyde Park than the graffiti at the Med. Whether your definition of creative genius is best represented by a Matisse or a milkshake-making bicycle, you can probably scratch your art…
St. Vincent sings praises of Cub scouts, post-punk
Art addicts, take heart: There’s more to local art in Hyde Park than the graffiti at the Med. Whether your definition of creative genius is best represented by a Matisse or a milkshake-making bicycle, you can probably scratch your art…
New coalition seeks to unite Chicago student campuses
Art addicts, take heart: There’s more to local art in Hyde Park than the graffiti at the Med. Whether your definition of creative genius is best represented by a Matisse or a milkshake-making bicycle, you can probably scratch your art…
K Records founder sings for Olympia, Japan, Lumpen
Art addicts, take heart: There’s more to local art in Hyde Park than the graffiti at the Med. Whether your definition of creative genius is best represented by a Matisse or a milkshake-making bicycle, you can probably scratch your art…
U of C moves to end commuter program
Art addicts, take heart: There’s more to local art in Hyde Park than the graffiti at the Med. Whether your definition of creative genius is best represented by a Matisse or a milkshake-making bicycle, you can probably scratch your art…
Some students find their calling in armed forces
Art addicts, take heart: There’s more to local art in Hyde Park than the graffiti at the Med. Whether your definition of creative genius is best represented by a Matisse or a milkshake-making bicycle, you can probably scratch your art…
Top Five Music Videos of 2007—Supriya Sinhababu
Art addicts, take heart: There’s more to local art in Hyde Park than the graffiti at the Med. Whether your definition of creative genius is best represented by a Matisse or a milkshake-making bicycle, you can probably scratch your art…
Early applications to University jump by nearly one-half
Art addicts, take heart: There’s more to local art in Hyde Park than the graffiti at the Med. Whether your definition of creative genius is best represented by a Matisse or a milkshake-making bicycle, you can probably scratch your art…
Bad Brains share deep thoughts on punk today
Art addicts, take heart: There’s more to local art in Hyde Park than the graffiti at the Med. Whether your definition of creative genius is best represented by a Matisse or a milkshake-making bicycle, you can probably scratch your art…
Good day, sunshine: List host brings early risers together
Art addicts, take heart: There’s more to local art in Hyde Park than the graffiti at the Med. Whether your definition of creative genius is best represented by a Matisse or a milkshake-making bicycle, you can probably scratch your art…
Grant seeks “wisdom” scholars for U of C
Art addicts, take heart: There’s more to local art in Hyde Park than the graffiti at the Med. Whether your definition of creative genius is best represented by a Matisse or a milkshake-making bicycle, you can probably scratch your art…
Jerry! Jerry! Sensationalism springs eternal
Art addicts, take heart: There’s more to local art in Hyde Park than the graffiti at the Med. Whether your definition of creative genius is best represented by a Matisse or a milkshake-making bicycle, you can probably scratch your art…
Admin mulls findings of engineering report
Art addicts, take heart: There’s more to local art in Hyde Park than the graffiti at the Med. Whether your definition of creative genius is best represented by a Matisse or a milkshake-making bicycle, you can probably scratch your art…
Battles conquer definite articles, LPs, world
Art addicts, take heart: There’s more to local art in Hyde Park than the graffiti at the Med. Whether your definition of creative genius is best represented by a Matisse or a milkshake-making bicycle, you can probably scratch your art…
Real estate blogger earns local fame
Art addicts, take heart: There’s more to local art in Hyde Park than the graffiti at the Med. Whether your definition of creative genius is best represented by a Matisse or a milkshake-making bicycle, you can probably scratch your art…
Redford reaches out to younger generations
Art addicts, take heart: There’s more to local art in Hyde Park than the graffiti at the Med. Whether your definition of creative genius is best represented by a Matisse or a milkshake-making bicycle, you can probably scratch your art…
Students fast for charity
Art addicts, take heart: There’s more to local art in Hyde Park than the graffiti at the Med. Whether your definition of creative genius is best represented by a Matisse or a milkshake-making bicycle, you can probably scratch your art…
First-time music festival jazzes up Hyde Park
Art addicts, take heart: There’s more to local art in Hyde Park than the graffiti at the Med. Whether your definition of creative genius is best represented by a Matisse or a milkshake-making bicycle, you can probably scratch your art…
Roots groovy, Spoon gloomy at Summer Breeze
Art addicts, take heart: There’s more to local art in Hyde Park than the graffiti at the Med. Whether your definition of creative genius is best represented by a Matisse or a milkshake-making bicycle, you can probably scratch your art…
Looptopia letdown due to lack of late-night activities
Art addicts, take heart: There’s more to local art in Hyde Park than the graffiti at the Med. Whether your definition of creative genius is best represented by a Matisse or a milkshake-making bicycle, you can probably scratch your art…
OLAS busts some moves at Mandel
Art addicts, take heart: There’s more to local art in Hyde Park than the graffiti at the Med. Whether your definition of creative genius is best represented by a Matisse or a milkshake-making bicycle, you can probably scratch your art…
Rubber Tit a hands-on experience
Art addicts, take heart: There’s more to local art in Hyde Park than the graffiti at the Med. Whether your definition of creative genius is best represented by a Matisse or a milkshake-making bicycle, you can probably scratch your art…
USO up to the challenge of Mahler’s 9th Symphony
Art addicts, take heart: There’s more to local art in Hyde Park than the graffiti at the Med. Whether your definition of creative genius is best represented by a Matisse or a milkshake-making bicycle, you can probably scratch your art…
Silk Road spans eclectic musical terrain
Art addicts, take heart: There’s more to local art in Hyde Park than the graffiti at the Med. Whether your definition of creative genius is best represented by a Matisse or a milkshake-making bicycle, you can probably scratch your art…
Ordinary political satire falls flat in The Strangerer
Art addicts, take heart: There’s more to local art in Hyde Park than the graffiti at the Med. Whether your definition of creative genius is best represented by a Matisse or a milkshake-making bicycle, you can probably scratch your art…
Shortcuts—Black Lips’s Los Valientes del Mundo Nuevo
Art addicts, take heart: There’s more to local art in Hyde Park than the graffiti at the Med. Whether your definition of creative genius is best represented by a Matisse or a milkshake-making bicycle, you can probably scratch your art…
Thriller plays spy game for snoozes
Art addicts, take heart: There’s more to local art in Hyde Park than the graffiti at the Med. Whether your definition of creative genius is best represented by a Matisse or a milkshake-making bicycle, you can probably scratch your art…
Strings and singers rock out in winter concert
Art addicts, take heart: There’s more to local art in Hyde Park than the graffiti at the Med. Whether your definition of creative genius is best represented by a Matisse or a milkshake-making bicycle, you can probably scratch your art…
Mixed bag with Simone, Malajube releases
Art addicts, take heart: There’s more to local art in Hyde Park than the graffiti at the Med. Whether your definition of creative genius is best represented by a Matisse or a milkshake-making bicycle, you can probably scratch your art…
Comer, U of C Hospitals donor, dies at 78
Art addicts, take heart: There’s more to local art in Hyde Park than the graffiti at the Med. Whether your definition of creative genius is best represented by a Matisse or a milkshake-making bicycle, you can probably scratch your art…