Aaryan Kumar, Deputy Grey City Editor, Senior News Reporter
Aaryan Kumar is a student in the College from Tokyo, Japan. Some of his muses include: the development of city life over the years; the nature of theodicy in Miloš Forman’s ‘Amadeus’; the impossibility of complete objectivity; Arjen Robben’s breathtaking 2014 World Cup campaign; and the excessive use of semicolons. Outside of writing, he enjoys catching live music shows, compulsively rewatching sitcoms, and leading a generally sedentary lifestyle.
Students and staff whose CNet IDs were disabled were unable to access platforms requiring their UChicago logins on Saturday. The CS department's director of techstaff confirmed that no user data had been compromised as a result of the cyberattack.
The University cited its “unwavering commitment to free expression” after reversing the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures Museum’s initial cancellation of the event due to security concerns.
The University’s outgoing vice provost for academic affairs, who oversaw adherence to the Kalven Report, was on the committee behind a new report that some faculty have viewed as antithetical to institutional neutrality.
Members of the American Association of University Professors gathered on Friday to protest the Laboratory Schools’s adoption of a policy calling for “viewpoint neutrality” in the classroom, which critics say will suppress academic expression and open inquiry.
During their quarterly board meeting, University trustees voted to further integrate AI into University administration by replacing President Paul Alivisatos.
The event, which included senior administrators from Northwestern University and the University of Illinois, also tackled federal funding cuts, threats to freedom of expression, and the decline of public trust in institutions of higher education.
Garwin (S.M. ’48, Ph.D. ’49) worked with Enrico Fermi at the University before designing the first hydrogen bomb in Los Alamos, New Mexico. He later advised the government on national security and nuclear deterrence.
Don Wilson’s Chicago-based crypto trading firm Cumberland DRW had been charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission with violating federal registration laws for cryptocurrency brokers.
The updated travel guidance advises noncitizen students, faculty, and staff to avoid nonessential trips outside of the U.S, register UChicago-affiliated travel with the University, and exercise caution when entering the U.S.
In an open letter to Provost Baicker, faculty members wrote that they were troubled by the University administration's apparent eagerness to “over-comply” with Trump administration directives.
Students who seek on-campus housing through winter break will now be assessed a flat $1,100 fee, regardless of duration of stay and financial aid policy, except for those deemed "housing insecure". Previously, students who were granted winter break housing could stay without additional cost.
Aaryan Kumar presents the best-kept secret for hungry UChicago night owls.
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