Remembering Hugo Sonnenschein, the Man Who Reimagined UChicago

During his seven-year tenure as University president, Sonnenschein embarked on campaigns to improve the University’s finances, upgrade its facilities, and make it more appealing to undergraduates.

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September 16, 2021

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Rising Third-Year Dies From Injuries Sustained in Shooting

Max Solomon Lewis passed away Sunday after being shot while riding a CTA train July 1, the University announced yesterday evening.

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July 5, 2021

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Clothesline Project Showcases Voices of Survivors of Sexual Assault and Violence at UChicago

The installation, a collaboration between the Phoenix Survivors Alliance and Student Government’s Sexual Assault Awareness & Prevention Committee, aims to put “something that is insidious but incredibly common in plain view” of the campus community.

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May 22, 2021

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Phoenix Sustainability Initiative Organizes Virtual “Earth Week” Programming to Celebrate Environmentalism

“We’ve done our best to push the [Earth Week] events to as broad of a digital audience as possible,” said third-year Terra Baer, one of Phoenix Sustainability Initiative’s co-presidents.

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May 2, 2021

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Thrive Elected Executive Slate as Referendum to Split SG Passes

The Thrive slate, comprising Parul Kumar as president, Murphy DePompei as vice president for administration, and Natalie Wang as vice president for student affairs, ran unopposed in the spring 2021 Student Government elections.

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April 23, 2021

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60 New COVID-19 Cases Reported as University Extends Stay-at-Home Order

Despite the extension of the stay-at-home order, medical experts from the University and the Chicago Department of Public Health noted that there were “hopeful signs,” including the decline in positive cases and close contacts relative to last week.

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April 18, 2021

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