Why Russians do not smile

By Natalija Tancjura / April 11, 2002

Cultural differences create a lot of misunderstanding in communications between Westerners, particularly Americans, and Russians. In this mini-ethnography I present the main differences in perception of the smile in Russia and in the United States. I am Russian. I came to the U.S. directly from Latvia last year for college. One of the first things...

On President Bush’s visit to Peru

By M. K. Wong / April 11, 2002

When President Bush made his first visit to Peru last month, it reminded me of my own first visit to that vibrant country just this past December. In my month-long stay, however, I had time to experience a bit more of Peru than the president did, exploring the country from the Pacific coast to Lake...

A U of C Diary

By Andy Lamb / April 8, 2002

Some notes on what is like here at the U of C. Girl claims she saw cute guy on campus Last Friday, second-year Annie Spence claims she saw a cute guy having dinner at the Pierce dining hall. “He was the most gorgeous guy I’ve ever seen,” she said. “He was well-built, had a dazzling...

The Socialist Project in America

By Sener Akturk / April 8, 2002

How do we establish a successful Socialist Party of America, which would run candidates, not only in local and Congressional elections but also in the Presidential elections? The most important aspect of success in politics is certainly popularity. Hence, the most important goal for a successful socialist party in America must be to become popular....

Response to “Preventing Rape at the U of C”

By Maroon Staff / April 8, 2002

To the Editor: I am deeply offended by the recent editorial by Stephanie Ye entitled “Preventing Rape at the U of C.” This article displays a surprising lack of sensitivity on the part of the MAROON editorial staff and the University community to the disturbing problem of sexual assault and harassment on this campus. Ye...

The Decline and Fall of the Western Civ Sequence

By Vanessa Cordonnier / April 8, 2002

While the MAROON recognizes that this reshaping is necessary, in that the Common Core must change to remain viable, the reduction and possible discontinuation of Western Civ is lamentable. The Western Civ program has developed a unique curriculum for students of the sequence, as well as championing the idea of “civilization” studies as a distinct...

Preventing Rape at the U of C: Response from Stephanie Ye to Joshua Nachowitz

By Andrew Brokos / April 8, 2002

Response from Stephanie Ye to Joshua Nachowitz I thank Joshua Nachowitz for his response to my article, though I would first like to note that the Viewpoints section of this paper is meant for the free expression of opinion, and hence Nachowitz should not be taking THE CHICAGO MAROON to task for publishing my article....

Diversity and University

By Maroon Editorial Staff / April 8, 2002

I am deeply concerned with the current clamor, mostly coming from students but also certain administrators and academics, for greater ethnic diversity at our university, My concern is that “ethnic diversity” is an extremely nebulous concept and the ambiguities associated with it can have dangerous consequences. I have a number of questions for those agents...

Incorrect Figures on Underage Drinking

By Ben OGlasser / April 2, 2002

To the Editor: Shoddy research strikes again! In Adam Harrington’s Viewpoints article, “Beware: Moral Police are Back,” he cites a Columbia University Center for Addiction and Substance Abuse study that received more attention than it deserved. Indeed, shortly after the study’s results were published a retraction came buried deep in newspapers. While the study initially...

The Homeless are People Too

By Letter to the Editor / April 2, 2002

In the last issue of THE CHICAGO MAROON, there appeared a rather trite condemnation of panhandling by John Lovejoy. His attitude is typical of that of the elitist, egotistical, spoiled ‘poopheads’ who are overrunning this fine campus. These people will gladly help their housemates insert live cockroaches into their own anal cavities to please Scav...

Preventing Rape at the University of Chicago

By Andy Lamb / April 2, 2002

April may or may not be the cruelest month, but it’s definitely a busy one. This month is National Poetry Month, National Kite Month, Mathematics Education Month, National Humor Month and School Library Media Month. It also happens to be Sexual Assault Awareness Month or, as publicized within the U of C, Rape Prevention Month....

The Not Very Fast and Furious

By Patrick Barry / April 2, 2002

I peaked athletically at age 12. This was one of two realizations that I had over break while converting my trophy shelves at my parents’ house into bookshelves. The other realization, of course, was how pathetic it was that I waited until I was a 21-year-old fourth-year in college to make this shelf conversion. I...