City Life

By James Liu / May 8, 2003

The other night, I headed downtown to the Civic Orchestra to see Baremboim conduct Beethoven’s 5th Piano Concerto and the Seventh Symphony, a piece of music I’ve been in love with ever since I heard it on the radio years back. It was a free concert, so I was kind of surprised that I couldn’t...

Lamenting lack of U of C social life

By Farzin Parang / May 8, 2003

I was eating dinner at one of our many fine dining halls one day when, by chance, I happened to overhear a conversation between two typical U of C students sitting one table across from me. Suddenly, one of them erupted in a fiery display of passion about the subject at hand. Leaping into the...

University and student need

By The Maroon Staff / May 5, 2003

Two recent developments, the reform of the Shoreland and Broadview express bus ID policy and the introduction of academic minors in a variety of languages, represent attempts made by the University to improve the lives of its undergraduates. Both changes are heartening examples of the University responding to student need. The changes being made to...

Rockin’ on in a police state

By Tim Miller / May 5, 2003

When it comes to freedom of expression, some of the more disturbing developments have not been coming out of Washington, not from Ashcroft and Company, but rather have found their origins on the West Coast. I refer to the continuing debate about copyrights on digital information, especially music and software patents. I would be surprised...

Iraqi Relief Fundraiser

By Justin Palmer / May 5, 2003

Is it better to be feared or loved? Machiavelli’s question has been resonating throughout our policy towards the Middle East for the last two decades. Under Reagan and Bush I, fear seemed to be the preferred way of doing business; under Clinton, it was being loved. Unfortunately, winning the war on terrorism will require more...

Vote against the Slate that Shagged Me

By Joshua Steinman / May 5, 2003

If elections were determined by how much money candidates spent on advertising, the process of voting could be circumvented by a quick look at the candidates’ checkbooks. We all know that there is supposed to be an exchange of ideas, an honest look at the needs of the people, and then an informed decision on...

Campus homophobia

By Anonymous / May 5, 2003

I was the victim of a “bias incident” late last quarter, when beer-can-toting members of a campus fraternity invaded my house lounge and referred to me using the most endearing of words known to any gay male: “faggot.” The situation really didn’t bother me at the time, and I’ll go on record to say that...

Hope for India-Pakistan

By Jasir Ghanchi / May 5, 2003

Not all of the recent events in the international arena are cause for concern and pessimism. It is indeed surprising to see that a ray of hope and optimism has emanated from the bleakest and bitterest of conflicts–that between India and Pakistan. Last week, Pakistani Prime Minister Jamali called Indian Prime Minister Vajpayee, inviting him...

Apathy wins no votes for SG

By The Maroon Staff / May 1, 2003

Apathy wins no votes for SG The student body has often viewed Student Government in an apathetic light. It is frequently seen as an organization that is detached from the student body, of interest only to the people involved in it. Even people who express interest in becoming involved make a mockery of SG, as...

Politicians’ comments not as offensive as they seem

By Phoebe Maltz / May 1, 2003

Sometimes, politicians put their feet in their mouths, outraging some while forcing all who back them to frantically come up with excuses. These excuses have a tendency to sound weak, causing us to lose still more confidence in our government. For this reason, I’ve decided to reassure the American public, clarifying what politicians meant to...

An admirable alderman

By Carl Pickerill / May 1, 2003

Belonging to a city neighborhood in the bustling metropolis of Chicago is a lot like belonging to a small village. Chicago’s 50 wards, stretching over countless urban neighborhoods, individually comprise the sort of pseudo-autonomous Tocquevillian civic places so characteristic of early American development. Replete with instances of individual enterprise, the wards attain a voice within...

MAC slate will help students

By Ashley P. White-Stern / May 1, 2003

It is a great worry of mine that, amidst a flurry of campaign activity for the 2003-2004 Student Government Executive Committee, the voting population on campus will lose sight of what’s really at stake here: the opportunity to examine and address the fundamentals at the U of C. How frequently does the student body ask...