In response to “The greatest gift of all.”
Topic: campus life
Karen Warren Coleman to take over as VP for Campus Life
Warren Coleman will leave her position as Associate Vice President for Campus Life to take Kimberly Goff-Crews’ place.
Childcare center scares grad parents
A new childcare center, opening in Fall 2012 may be too expensive for graduate student parents.
Bin Laden’s death met with fanfare, sobriety at U of C
Students were divided in their reactions to the death of Osama bin Laden. Scores met in common rooms to watch the news and hundreds celebrated, while others criticized the merriment. Some even pointed to anti-Islamic sentiment appearing on campus.
TEDx rethinks the life of the mind
A local version of TED talks took over Mandel Hall Sunday. The 14 speakers included a former president of Bolivia, a blind architect, the first double-amputee to summit Mount Everest, and a fourth-year psychology major in the college.
Students to sculpt events for Smart Museum
A Student Advisory Council will plan events to attract higher numbers to Museum
U of C affiliates flee Japan
University students ask for funds and awareness during the crisis. Several RSOs have begun planning fundraisers and cultural displays for Japan.
Professors late to turn in book lists
Some course book lists are still not available on the time schedules website, despite a federal mandate that requires the lists to be accessible to students.
Oscars at the Pub: The Inception of a tradition
The campus watering hole served up a screening, pints,
and trivia during Sunday’s Oscars ceremony.
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.
Rocket launch hits tree, misses 1,000 foot target
The Engineering Society’s seven-and-a-half foot rocket couldn’t stand up to strong winds Friday.
Diplomats tour campus
Students led tours of the University from Hull Gate to Harper Library, where the ambassadors heard about the University’s global role.
Preaching to the listhost
The University should provide better tools for publicizing events across campus
No more midnight breakfasts in Hutch, for now
Though many stopped by Hutch Commons for late-night dining last week, it wasn’t enough to prove the program could sustain itself.
Students publicize demands for University over student arrest
A group of students is advocating for a more precise response to the arrest of fourth-year Mauriece Dawson on the part of the University, which issued a report the group claims did not address systemic problems.
Report on student arrest outlines policy changes
The University apologized over the February arrest of fourth-year Mauriece Dawson and announced a series of policy changes to prevent a similar incident in an announcement Friday.
Cafés’ trash could be lunch for homeless, group says
While the group reached out to most coffee shops on campus, some, like the Divinity School’s, said they were concerned they might be held liable for food they donate that later spoils
Seen the view from Rockefeller? Probably not
On a clear day, they extend from the skyscrapers of downtown Chicago to the outline of Gary, IN, opening up to the few students and tourists who attend the chapel’s tours,
RSOs unite to raise money for Haiti
Uchicago for Haiti, which will table in the Reynolds Club, has a benefit concert planned for February
University posts up new kiosks
It is uncertain when this project will be completed, as the final step involves installing the lights to illuminate the kiosks.
Classics Café closes back room
The back room, which once drew professors and students in to read, write, study, and converse in large chairs or at wooden tables, now functions as a classroom, Classics 21.
University puts bike share program in motion
ReCycles, currently only a pilot program, allows students to check out bikes at the Regenstein Library, Ratner, the Social Service Administration Building, and 6045 Kenwood.
Thrills and a spill mark dorm’s opening
Unfinished windows pose safety hazard for new dorm residents
Oriental Institute honors 90-year-old docent for 90th anniversary gala
The jubilee included a benefit dinner, the world premier of an Oriental Institute film, a silent auction, and the presentation of the Breasted Medallion for exemplary service.
Dim lights, trayless dining, low turnout mark Earth Week events
Ecology prof: “We could be a model kind of city school for environmentalism if there was a little more commitment at the top level and a little more demand at the bottom from students.”
Sigma Chi returns to U of C, decades after anti-racist protest
Sigma Chi International Fraternity, whose U of C chapter disbanded in 1952 in protest of a “whites only” policy, is returning to the University to recruit students from a wide range of backgrounds.
Reptile replica celebrates Darwin’s 200th birthday in campus parade
Students entering the Biological Sciences Learning Center (BSLC) for an early morning class Thursday may have been surprised to find themselves in the company of a 15-foot iguana.
Anti-gay church plans Hyde Park demonstration against “Antichrist” Obama
University to help students demonstrate against controversial church