Health education programs are not a solution to the South Side’s structural disadvantages.
Contributors
Time for a major overhaul
The redundant, often overlapping, College catalog would benefit from some housekeeping.
A delicate balance
Federal rules on sexual harassment reflect disciplinary attitudes that risk student due process and free expression rights.
Kalven and mobs
The logic behind pressuring the University to divest from controversial firms is flawed.
Gift receipt
Senior gift boycott is a sign U of C should adopt an investment policy in line with students’ values.
The prospect of proliferation
Iran’s irrational leadership cannot be trusted to maintain a stable, isolated nuclear program in a volatile region.
Lowering grad fees
Steadily rising expenses place an undue burden on Advanced Residency graduate students.
An unconvincing act
Foreign policy expert Michael Ledeen’s recent talk on Iran—laden with conspiracy and warmongering—bordered on the comedic.
Word on the Street
This week, the Maroon gets the prospective perspective.
Going overboard on overheard
“Overheard at UChicago” Facebook page can sometimes reflect a troubling lack of consideration for others.
Questioning faith
Mitt Romney has so far benefited from a double standard surrounding questions of religion.
Losing a spiritual center
With recent firings, campus Jewish community has lost its vital nucleus.
Drawn together
The Logan Center needs to be a space where disciplinary lines intersect rather than divide.
Composite sketch
“Etch-A-Sketch” candidate Mitt Romney shows willingness to shape his policies to reflect the collective will of his constituents.
A diner inconvenience
Clarke’s fails to serve up the classic diner experience.
Learning for earning’s sake
President Obama’s emphasis on obtaining a college degree ignores the equally vital role vocational schools play in producing jobs.
A time to redefine
Black History Month celebrates a misleading, exclusive definition of the black experience.
Fear of commitment
The University should end its contract with Adidas, upholding its commitment to fair labor practices.
Setting the bar low
Student Government’s inclusion of Tilted Kilt in Pub Crawl sends wrong message to students.
Moving off and moving on
Living off-campus provides transitional experience between dorm life and post-college independence.
A gross overstatement
The pervasive misuse of violent and self-deprecating expressions on campus indicates a disturbing lack of sympathy and respect.
Disgraceful discourse
Disrupting speakers who visit campus goes against the fundamental principles governing the University of Chicago.
Speaking truth to power
Interrupting Rahm Emanuel is an appropriate response to recent measures limiting protest in Chicago.
Degrees of happiness
A liberal-arts degree is worth the risk of post-undergraduate uncertainty.
A dangerous act
The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) is misguided and Internet pioneers should speak out against it.
Canon fodder
Common Core courses should incorporate significantly more texts authored by women.
Word on the street
Random student opinions on the Occupy movement.
Investing ourselves
The new, more complex proposals of SRIC leaders will succeed with student support and input.
RSOverlooked
ORCSA’s refusal to grant Occupy groups RSO status insults the movement’s legitimacy.
Putting the “host” in hostile
Paulson and Rice protesters violated fundamental standards of hospitality and free discourse.
People over Paulson
Student voices shouldn’t be drowned out in the name of private and institutional interests.
Shunning an academic endorser of anti-Semitism
Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz criticizes John Mearsheimer’s praise of a controversial text on Jewish identity.
Social Minesweeper: Concert Etiquette
Social Minesweeper is a recurring feature exploring the student body’s continuing struggles with mastering social etiquette at the University of Chicago.
Preoccupied with entitlement
Graduates of elite universities should examine themselves before protesting.
Singin’ the Chicago Blues
First year comes with a unique sense of solitude.
Brand-new politics
Debt debate illustrates how policy tactics have started to emphasize marketability over sensibility.
Candid candidates
Student government nominees should remember uncommon principles
Common concerns
Comparative analysis can help solve our local economic problems.
Shames of education
U of C students should not be embarrassed of their intellectualism.
Living in color
The black-and-white perspective that embodies current politics also threatens undergraduates.
Riding on empty
Bicycling is the perfect mode of transportation for Hyde Park
O-Issue 2011: The best beans around town
The Top 5 coffee shops on the South Side, according to third-year barista Patrick Ip.
Lobbying for consistency
Administration’s use of the Kalven Report is hypocritical and illogical
News article omits lack of formal grievance process
In response to “Childcare center scares grad parents” (May 6)
Columnists fail to deal with significance of bin Laden’s death
In response to “Media terrorism” and “Misplaced patriotism” (May 3)
“Foodents” is the opposite of informative
In response to “Foodents: Lem’s BBQ is the opposite of what you don’t want” (April 26)
LIVEChicago would continue momentum of former slates
LIVEChicago offers productive combination of SG and RSO experience
Nothing U of C about UChicago hook-up site
In response to “Websites offer U of C romance” (March 8)
“Uncommon bias” misrepresents Uncommon Fund Board
In response to “Uncommon Bias” (March 4)
Columnist doesn’t grasp Wisconsin union debate
“United state” (February 25) over-states proposed changes to Wisconsin’s union rules