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The University of Chicago’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1892

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Stories and content by Andrew Alexander

Twitter, circa 100 BC

By Andrew Alexander / July 28, 2009
I hate Twitter. I think it is one of the stupidest, most over-hyped things on the internet. I refuse to get an account. In a few months, the company will run out of money–they have absolutely no business model–and Twitter will fold and I will be laughing at all my friends with BlackBerries (my former...

Nerding out

By Andrew Alexander / July 10, 2009
Add this to your list of little-known facts about the U of C: up until five or six years ago, there u

MLK activities headlined by women’s rights activist

By Andrew Alexander / January 18, 2008
Loretta J. Ross, a noted black women’s rights activist, will headline the University’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration Week, which begins on Saturday. Ross, who is author of Beyond the Politics of Inclusion: Women of Color in the Reproductive Rights Movement and the founder of SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Health Collective, will speak in...

Lifting the veil: undergrad explores Iranian culture

By Andrew Alexander / October 5, 2007
The middle-aged Iranian man made the throat-slitting gesture when I told him I was American. “Khameini,” he said, referencing the name of Iran’s Supreme Leader. He then grinned as he invited me to sit down and share sunflower seeds with him and his family. It was a typical scene from Iran, where I spent two...

University sells bonds to finance construction

By Andrew Alexander / September 19, 2007
[img id=”80263″ align=”alignleft”] The U of C sold nearly $250 million in bonds this June in an effort to finance new construction projects on campus that should bring nearly 2.3 million square feet of new building space to the University by 2020. According to the U of C’s Master Plan, the bonds are expected to...

Reynolds Club powers up

By Andrew Alexander / April 3, 2007
Laptop users in the C-Shop and Hutchinson Commons may find it easier to recharge if proposed electrical upgrades to the Reynolds Club are implemented. Additional electrical outlets will be added to the building by September if funding is secured, according to fourth-year Andrew Stergachis, chair of the Student Government (SG) Campus Services Committee. Stergachis said...

UCH treats infection from smallpox vaccine

By Andrew Alexander / March 30, 2007
A two-year-old boy infected by his father’s smallpox vaccine is currently being treated at the University of Chicago Hospitals (UCH) in the first such case in over 30 years. The boy is suffering from eczema vaccinatum, a rare skin disease caused by the smallpox vaccine that his father, a member of the armed forces, received...

STAND confronts Trustees

By Andrew Alexander / March 6, 2007
Students Taking Action Now: Darfur (STAND) activists snuck into the downtown Gleacher Center on March 1 in an attempt to disrupt a meeting of the Board of Trustees and force the University’s governing body to reconsider its decision against divestment from Sudan. The 13 members of STAND walked in on about two dozen Board members...

Lawyer details voter hardships

By Andrew Alexander / March 2, 2007
Nina Perales, an attorney at the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF) and a lead counsel in the Supreme Court battle over the 2003 Texas Congressional redistricting plan, spoke Tuesday at the Law School on current hardships facing voters in the American Southwest. The most disenfranchising issue, she said, is an Arizona law...

Saller leaves University after 22 years

By Andrew Alexander / January 9, 2007
Ex-Provost Richard Saller and Dean of the Humanities Division Danielle Allen both announced their plans to leave the University in the upcoming year. Saller, a professor in the departments of history and Classics whose term as provost ended on January 1, will begin as dean of Stanford University’s School of Humanities and Sciences on April...

Students react to new app

By Andrew Alexander / November 21, 2006
News that the U of C plans to switch to the Common Application for undergraduate admission spread quickly across campus last week, with students weighing in ardently on either side of the issue. “I think it changes the culture of the U of C, and it’s troubling to think that [the administration] is conforming to...

Campus extends south

By Andrew Alexander / October 31, 2006
Construction on South Campus is proceeding well, administrators told two dozen community members at a meeting Thursday in the School of Social Service Administration. The meeting is a quarterly opportunity for residents to share their concerns and hear campus officials speak about ongoing projects, said Sonya Malunda, assistant vice president for Community and Government Affairs....

University buys Doctors Hospital, plans for hotel

By Andrew Alexander / October 20, 2006
[img id=”80085″ align=”alignleft”] The University is considering plans to build a hotel and conference center on the site of the former Doctors Hospital of Hyde Park after the U of C’s $10.1 million purchase of the 5800 South Stony Island Avenue site at a September 6 auction. A full plan for the site will likely...

Rosenbaum named provost

By Andrew Alexander / October 2, 2006
Thomas Rosenbaum, vice president for Research and Argonne National Laboratory, has been appointed to succeed Richard Saller as University provost, President Robert Zimmer announced Tuesday. Rosenbaum, the John T. Wilson Distinguished Service Professor in Physics, will serve a five-year term, beginning when Saller steps down at the end of 2006. “Tom’s deep commitment to excellence...

Structural changes take effect at UCH

By Andrew Alexander / September 14, 2006
Dean of the Biological Sciences Division James Madara will now become chief executive officer of the University of Chicago Medical Center after reorganization of the U of C Hospitals (UCH) governance structure. The Hospitals Board of Trustees will now oversee clinical medical activities in the Biological Sciences Division in addition to its current responsibilities, and...

Students weigh in on new OMSA center

By Andrew Alexander / June 2, 2006
Planning for a new home of the Office of Minority Student Affairs (OMSA) and Amandla Student Resource Center continued Wednesday night as a half-dozen students discussed their vision of the building with administrators and the project’s architects, Urban Works Ltd. The building, located at 5710 S. Woodlawn Avenue, will also house a lounge and resource...

Architect chosen for new OMSA, LGBTQ home

By Andrew Alexander / May 23, 2006
A new LGBTQ student resource center will join the Office of Minority Student Affairs (OMSA) and the Amandla Student Resource Center in their new home at 5710 South Woodlawn Avenue, the University announced recently. Urban Works Architects of Chicago will redesign the building, which currently houses University Publications and the office of Training & Development....

Admissions picks selective ‘10 class

By Andrew Alexander / May 19, 2006
Though this year’s applicants were invited to discuss how strings play a pivotal role in the universe, among other topics, a higher-than-normal percentage of accepted students opted to go to the U of C. The University admitted 3,481 students from an applicant pool of 9,577—an acceptance rate of 36 percent. The acceptance rate had hovered...

Czech president criticizes European Union at GSB

By Andrew Alexander / April 28, 2006
In a soft-spoken but forceful speech Wednesday afternoon at the Graduate School of Business (GSB), Czech Republic President Vaclav Klaus warned that the European Union (E.U.) was bringing “less freedom, less democracy, less sovereignty, and more government interference” to Europe. The E.U. is “accelerating a drive towards a social democratic––I would say a more social––European...

SG slates debate for election

By Andrew Alexander / April 21, 2006
Politicians clashed with comedians Tuesday night as four slates debated RSO funding and party shortages at the annual Student Government (SG) debates, sponsored by the Inter-House Council and held in the McCormick-Tribune Lounge of the Reynolds Club. Emphasizing their experience and commitment, the Full Slate Ahead and A New Day parties both discussed the need...

OMSA, Amandla share a new home

By Andrew Alexander / April 14, 2006
Minority students will soon enjoy expanded space as the Amandla Student Resource Center and Office of Minority Student Affairs (OMSA) announced plans to relocate to 5710 South Woodlawn Avenue. The move, expected during the 200–2008 school year, will unite both the Amandla and OMSA offices, which are currently located in the East Tower of Harper...

Students taste fair-trade coffee in Bartlett

By Andrew Alexander / April 7, 2006
Progressive politics mingled with study aids Wednesday evening as several dozen students gathered in Bartlett Lounge for free fair-trade coffee and a talk by Tadesse Meskela, general manager of an Ethiopian fair-trade coffee cooperative. The event, which also included samples of fair-trade tea, hot chocolate, and chocolate, was organized by U of C Students for...

Two third-years tapped as Truman Scholars

By Andrew Alexander / March 31, 2006
President Harry Truman never went to college, but the scholarship established in his name will give third-years in the College Andrew Hammond and Nina Meigs $30,000 each to attend graduate school. Like other Truman Scholars, they expect to dedicate themselves to public service and were selected on the basis of their academic record and history...

Three third-years named Truman finalists

By Andrew Alexander / March 7, 2006
Third-years in the College Andrew Hammond, Nina Meigs, and Miranda Nelson have been chosen as finalists for Truman Scholarships, a national award given to college juniors committed to graduate studies in public service. Finalists will compete in last round interviews later this month for one of about 75 scholarships given nationwide that consist of $30,000...

Students chat with profs at Roundtables

By Andrew Alexander / February 14, 2006
Almost 500 snappily dressed second-years in the College gathered last night to dine with faculty members at the Class of 2008 Faculty Roundtables in Ida Noyes Hall. The annual event matched up 80 faculty members with students interested in their respective fields to discuss the questions that rarely come up in other settings. “It isn’t...

GSB Europe campus moves to London after 10 years in Barcelona

By Andrew Alexander / January 27, 2006
In an effort to capitalize on London’s position as a center of European commerce and financial activity, the Graduate School of Business’s European campus has moved to London, after a 10-year stay in Barcelona. Ninety-one students from 26 countries began classes in the Executive MBA program last August. The new campus is located in the...

Raoul tackles race, crime in talk

By Andrew Alexander / January 10, 2006
Illinois State Senator Kwame Raoul heralded the University of Chicago as an “anchor of the community” in a talk at the Reynolds Club sponsored by UC Dems yesterday. “Quite frankly, Hyde Park would not be Hyde Park if it were not for the University of Chicago,” Raoul said. In discussing the “so-called friction” in town-gown...
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