Dining hall oficials said students who snuck in without paying drained the food stations that were already struggling to feed diners who were biting off more than they could chew.
Topic: student life
University students attend teach-in on banking crisis
Ahead of Tuesday’s protest of the American Banking Association’s meeting, the Southside Solidarity Network held a teach-in covering the roots of the financial crisis.
“Breastival” brings cancer awareness to campus
With the theme, “Save Second Base!” RSO members have tabled every day this week, selling cupcakes and T-shirts sporting the slogan and decorating the quad’s trees with pink ribbons.
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.
Grad students appeal for Advanced Residency aid
At a forum meant to facilitate discussion over their options for financial, many graduate students simply aired their grievances over the policy in place – Advanced Residency tuition – where graduate students in or above their fifth years of study must pay $800 per quarter.
New Harper café stays open late for bleary-eyed students
The coffee shop is intended to counterbalance the intense atmosphere of the adjoining 24-hour study area, with comfortable chairs and large tables.
The things they carried (out of the Shoreland)
Fifty or so students and bargain-hunters were allowed back into the Shoreland one last time Saturday afternoon to take whatever they could haul out of the former dorm, in preparation for MAC Property Management’s disposal of most of the historic hotel’s furniture.
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.
New quad forces cars off the road
Fourth-year Chris Williams, SG Vice President for Administration, said the University did not ensure that vehicles would be able to reach buildings through other paths. In conversations with University administrators, Williams said he was told that the new quad was not as closely reviewed as previous buildings projects.
Mentored high school teams build portfolios as CFOs look on
The two competing teams, The Three Buffetteers and Team Bull Market, were judged on a point scale and tied for first place.
Michel identifies areas for student life improvement, will propose solutions by next year
Bill Michel, assistant vice president for student life in the University, recommended that the University take broad action to improve both the perception and quality of student life outside the classroom.
Admin to post Student Life Fee breakdown online after Student Government complaint
The University will post the breakdown by the time parents receive their next tuition bill, a move made in response to SG concerns that the decision to consolidate fees will diminish University transparency.
Les Misérables read in six-day marathon
The Department of Romance Languages and Literature, the University Community Service Center, and the France Chicago Center staged a marathon reading of the work in its original French, hoping to provoke recognition of the despair caused by the current economic crisis here and abroad.
SG representatives clash with administration over fee change
Student Government criticized the administration’s move to consolidate student fees, as well as its transparency in making that decision. While Vice President for Campus Life Kim Goff-Crews met with the cabinet twice this year, she said she was not looking for substantive input. “The conversation did break down more than we would have liked,” SG President and fourth-year Matt Kennedy said.
Scavegon Trail marks first day of annual Hunt
Scav item 148: “You know what happens sometimes in May? Prom. Find one. Crash it.”
Visit Scav Blog for constant updates on the Hunt.
SG drafts opposition to admin’s Student Life Fee consolidation
SG will present their resolution to Goff-Crews at next week’s College Council meeting
University’s three-time national champion Quiz Bowl team has all the answers
Imagine standing behind a podium, prepared to answer questions ranging from presidential assassinations in Africa to obscure figures in Japanese mythology to a minuscule plot detail from a George Sand novel.
Then, at the moment of truth, you find you have to recall the inventor of kitty litter.
After study links Facebook use with GPAs, students debate whether they fit the profile
Facebook users may be more concerned with their Facebook status than with the status of their GPAs, according to a recent study that correlated use of the social networking site with poorer academic performance.
Computer science world finals send University team to compete in Stockholm
The problems they will encounter range from “tough to extremely difficult.”
Upperclassmen can retain minimum option in finalized unlimited meal plan
Upperclassmen may opt for the minimum or moderate plans, but no students graduating after the class of 2011 will have that option.
Shoreland residents evacuate after carbon monoxide reaches toxic levels
Responders found a high concentration of the deadly gas, estimated between 300 and 500 parts per million, in the Shoreland basement; lower levels were found on other floors of the building.
Westboro Church protest meets students’ mocking
Over 100 students waved signs, bearing such slogans as “God <3’s internet porn” and “God hates the new Facebook.”
Phi Gamma Delta fight leaves two injured, no charges filed
Goff-Crews on FIJI incident: Violence cannot be tolerated
Grad students ask for more interaction with undergrads
Eight graduate students gathered Thursday to discuss their role on campus at a meeting hosted by Assistant Vice President for Student Life Bill Michel and ORCSA Director Sharlene Holly, part of an ongoing series of discussions about student life.
Gaza “mob” protests recent fighting
As part of a protest organized by Students for Justice in Palestine, demonstrators appeared in Hutch Commons and Bartlett Dining Hall Tuesday to call attention to Israeli actions during the recent fighting in Gaza.
Teacher’s pets—and students’ too—make Hyde Park feel more like home
For second-year Matt Miller, it’s hard enough managing school, swimming, and life as an Alpha Delta Phi brother. But now he has a flying squirrel to contend with.
Juicy Campus folds citing lack of funds, makes way for new student gossip site
College ACB (Anonymous Confessions Board) has taken over Juicy Campus’s domain and will continue to allow anonymous postings.
MUNUC convention simulates diplomatic crises for high school students
When students at MUNUC learned that Osama Bin Laden was in Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province, they decided to conduct an air strike, killing Bin Laden.
Student questions regulations after Facebook censorship
What one student sees as a violation of his right to free speech, University administrators and others see as a appropriate application of the student code of conduct.
Anime convention draws academic experts, costumed fans
The normally drab halls of Harper teemed with neon wigs, poofy skirts, and other inventive costumes this weekend.
Police investigate alleged sexual assault at Alpha Delta Phi
Since alleged assault, fraternity’s popular bar night put on hold
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.
Students voice frustrations over SCC services
Speakers at SG forum allege unhelpful staff and incorrect diagnoses
College denies readmission to student on leave
Art: If Kong returned to the U of C, it is “highly unlikely” that he would be successful