Chicago Maroon • June 8, 2018 • https://chicagomaroon.com/26032/viewpoints/op-ed/experience-changed/
How has this experience changed you?
Forty fourth-years reflect on their time at the University of Chicago.
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By Grace Hauck, Arts Editor
Rosemarie Ho, 2014, taken by Brian HK Chan (Rosemarie Ho)Rosemarie Ho, 2018 ()Adam Biesman, 2014 (Adam Biesman)Adam Biesman, 2018 ()Sahil Chatterji, 2014 (Sahil Chatterji)Sahil Chatterji, 2018 ()Adam Thorp, 2014, taken by stacking a series of more or less flat objects on top of each other, and then putting his laptop on top of that, set to take the photo on a timer (Adam Thorp)Adam Thorp, 2018 ()Manpreet Kaur, 2014, taken by Manpreet Kaur (Manpreet Kaur)Manpreet Kaur, 2018 ()
“I think that’s one way this place has really changed me—to stop compartmentalizing people into different categories or different groups and just thinking of them as their own self.”
Andrew Nicotra Reilly, 2014, courtesy of the Duane Reads at 305 Broadway, New York, New York (Andrew Nicotra Reilly)Andrew Nicotra Reilly, 2018 ()Irenee Zigururimi, 2014 (Irenee Zigururimi)Jan Ertl, 2014, courtesy of he photo booth of the Kaufland in Michelstadt (Jan Ertl)Irenee Zigururimi and Jan Ertl, 2018 ()Anna Eckoff, 2014, taken on her Mac Photo Booth because she left it until the last second and then had to take it while at work in the local campaign office (Anna Eckoff)Anna Eckoff, 2018 ()Ben Glover, 2014 (Ben Glover)Ben Glover, 2018 ()Caroline Olivero, 2014, taken by her dad, Martin Olivero, in front of her kitchen door (Caroline Olivero)Caroline Olivero, 2018 ()Catherine Zhang, 2018, taken for her visa (Catherine Zhang)Catherine Zhang, 2018 ()Nick Hadjimichael, 2014 (Nick Hadjimichael)Nick Hadjimichael, 2018 ()Siddharth Seth, 2014, courtesy of some random photo studio (Siddharth Seth)Siddharth Seth, 2018 ()Chase Harrison, 2014, taken by Chase Harrison (Chase Harrison)Chase Harrison, 2018 ()
“I think the best analogy I can give is the difference between infatuation and love. When you’re young, you’re infatuated with life. It’s this big adventure, and it’s always going to work out in the end. It’s like the movies. And then you grow up, and you realize that life isn’t like the movies. But that’s okay because it’s more real—like being really in love with life.”
Katherine McDonald, 2014 (Katherine McDonald)Katherine McDonald, 2018 ()Dahlia Leffell, 2014, taken at a CVS somewhere in CT (Dahlia Leffell)Dahlia Leffell, 2018 ()Daniel Jellins, 2014, taken by his mom, Charic Daniels Jellins (Daniel Jellins)Daniel Jellins, 2018 ()Caroline Hutton, 2014, courtesy of Walgreens in West Dundee, IL (Caroline Hutton)Caroline Hutton, 2018 ()Sylvia Cheever, 2014, taken by her dad, Derek Cheever (Sylvia Cheever)Sylvia Cheever, 2018 ()David Millstein, 2014, taken by Alissa Rivin (David Millstein)David Millstein, 2018 ()Emma Preston, 2014, taken by Emma Preston using Photo Booth on her laptop (Emma Preston)Emma Preston, 2018 ()Fatima Khan, 2014, taken by Fatima Khan (Fatima Khan)Fatima Khan, 2018 ()Harper Graf, 2014, taken by her mom, Genie Graf (Harper Graf)Harper Graf, 2018 ()Jamie Ehrlich, 2014, courtesy of CVS (Jamie Ehrlich)Jamie Ehrlich, 2018 ()Joshua Lam, 2014 (Joshua Lam)Joshua Lam, 2018 ()Julia Oran, 2014, taken by Julia Oran, using a camera on a tripod and a timer (Julia Oran)Julia Oran, 2018 ()Katherine Vega, 2014, taken when she was 16 by the school photographer (Katherine Vega)Katherine Vega, 2018 ()Laura Birnbaum, 2014, taken her junior year of high school in a school bathroom (Laura Birnbaum)Laura Birnbaum, 2018 ()
“In high school, and even first year, I was really trying to figure out what other people wanted me to be. Now, I put my energy where I want to put my energy.”
Maddie Anderson, 2014, courtesy of the Reg (Maddie Anderson)Maddie Anderson, 2018 ()Madeline Callaghan, 2014, courtesy of an employee at the UChicago ID Services Office (Madeline Callaghan)Madeline Callaghan, 2018 ()Marianna Zhang, 2014, taken by a man in a small photo shop near her grandmother’s house in Beijing (Marianna Zhang)Marianna Zhang, 2018 ()Max Freedman, 2014, courtesy of the CVS in Westport, CT (Max Freedman)Max Freedman, 2018 ()Maya Rodriguez, 2014, taken by her softball teammate, Natalia Szyller (Maya Rodriguez)Maya Rodriguez, 2018 ()Olivia De Keyser, 2014, taken on her MacBook Pro Photo Booth (Olivia De Keyser)Olivia De Keyser, 2018 ()Priyanka Farrell, 2014 (Priyanka Farrell)Priyanka Farrell, 2018 ()Sagar Tikoo, 2014, taken by Sagar Tikoo (Sagar Tikoo)Sagar Tikoo, 2018 ()Shreya Sood, 2014, taken by Shreya Sood using an SLR on a tripod (Shreya Sood)Shreya Sood, 2018 ()
“There was so much to explore, for me, especially—coming from Alabama, from public school, from a very homogenous background. It was a time when I could come here and just live.”
Stacey Reimann, 2014, taken by his mother, Linda Reimann (Stacey Reimann)Stacey Reimann, 2018 ()Tamar Gordis, 2014, courtesy of the Reg (Tamar Gordis)Tamar Gordis, 2018 ()
