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The University of Chicago’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1892

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The University of Chicago’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1892

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The 5:30 a.m. sunrise at Promontory Point.

Magic Protects This Space

By Evgenia Anastasakos, Grey City Editor / October 11, 2024

It’s 5:30 a.m. on Thursday at Promontory Point. Two swimmers chart their course from the rocks, strapping swim caps around their chins and clipping brightly colored inflatable buoys around their waists....

A view of 63rd and cottage, photo taken by the writer

Whose Revival, Whose Former Glory?

By Nick Rommel / September 23, 2024

So you’ve gotten your Elvis smoothie and veggie bagel at Robust on 63rd and Woodlawn, sent some emails to professors, and stepped back out onto the street. Half of your smoothie still waits for consumption...

The Case of the Checkerboard Blues

The Case of the Checkerboard Blues

By Celeste Alcalay, Grey City Deputy Editor / May 2, 2024
The now-defunct Checkerboard Lounge blues bar doubled as a popular UChicago college hangout before it relocated to Harper Court.  “We were there to be part of the South Side, to experience Chicago in that way.”—Ethan Michaeli (A.B. '89)
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