RSO calls for wind energy at University

By Andy Coghlan / May 29, 2003

“Conserve Energy, turn out the lights,” read a sticker on the second floor of the administration building. “Energy cannot be created or destroyed,” someone scrawled below it, paraphrasing the first law of thermal dynamics. Strictly speaking, the erudite vandal was correct; however, the best way to harness this finite supply of energy has been a...

Circus returns to campus for second year

By Andy Coghlan / May 19, 2003

Hundreds gathered Friday evening to witness The Greatest Show on Campus: Le Vorris and Vox Circus. Located in the quadrangle between the Regenstein Library and Bartlett Commons, the second annual student-produced spectacle featured performances that ranged from the daring of a trapeze artist to the grace of Capoeria to the buffoonery of a pair of...

FOTA party draws large crowd Friday

By Andy Coghlan / May 12, 2003

As warm and cold fronts violently collided in the gathering dusk Saturday night, an estimated 300 people made their way to 55th Street and University to experience what was likely the first glam-rock opera ever held in a parking garage. In the calmer, balmier gloaming of the previous evening, dozens of the same people, along...

Personnel problems plague Athletic Department

By Andy Coghlan / December 3, 2002

Former and current employees of the University’s Physical Education and Athletics Department leveled charges of mismanagement in the department, which they say is plagued by personnel problems as well as financial and administrative blunders. These whistle-blowers mentioned several incidents to the Maroon which they felt were indicative of carelessness on the part of department administrators...

Chicago-area students protest war against Iraq

By Andy Coghlan / November 22, 2002

Cries of “No blood for oil!” and “Money for schools, not for war!” rang through the streets of downtown Chicago Wednesday as several hundred Chicago-area students gathered to protest U.S. military action in Iraq. Anti-war demonstrators from at least one high school and roughly ten area colleges were present at Wednesday’s event, including about fifty...

Yale and Stanford go early action

By Andy Coghlan / November 8, 2002

Two of the nation’s most prestigious undergraduate institutions announced major changes in their early admissions procedures this Wednesday. Citing the best interests of their applicants, Stanford and Yale independently said they would drop their current early decision policies in favor of a non-binding plan, similar to the University of Chicago’s early action program. Beginning next...

Students discuss Meridian site

By Andy Coghlan / November 1, 2002

University administrators met with about 20 students on Tuesday night to discuss Hyde Park commerce in general and what businesses students would like to see considered for former Meridian site. The Meridian Theater, located at the corner of 53rd Street and Harper Avenue, closed its doors permanently last April. In May, the University purchased the...

CTA to extend area routes

By Andy Coghlan / October 17, 2002

Chicago winters may become a little more bearable for Hyde Park residents as some CTA bus routes extend their services beginning this December. CTA recently announced changes to 13 bus routes and two rail lines, including the #N4-Cottage Grove and the #170-University of Chicago/Midway, both of which provide service to the area. The route #170,...

Grease-powered van tours U.S.

By Andy Coghlan / October 14, 2002

Grease: staple of the college diet, unpleasant side effect of days without showering and, for one U of C student, free car fuel. This past June, fourth-year in the College, Viva Max Stefanishin took a crash-course in auto mechanics and, with the help of a few friends, converted a diesel powered 1987 GMC Suburban to...

Group consults for RSOs

By Andy Coghlan / April 22, 2002

Students formed a new group called Eckhart Consulting this quarter to assist Recognized Student Organizations (RSOs) and provide interested students with consulting experience. Operating on an RSO client-by-client basis, Eckhart Consulting will advise RSOs free of charge, according to Kurt Kimmerling, a fourth-year in the College and a founding member of Eckhart Consulting. Eckhart Consulting...

Western Civ sequence to decline

By Andy Coghlan / April 8, 2002

The three-quarter History of Western Civilization common core sequence, a nearly 60-year-old legacy in the College, will undergo significant changes this fall. In response to declining enrollment in the full three quarters of the program, professors in the history department have decided to switch the majority of Western Civilization sequences to a two-quarter European Civilization...