Snell-Hitchcock takes Scav victory for third year

By Anna Tenuta / May 12, 2009

Snell-Hitchcock edged out the Scav Hunt competition for the third year in a row, trumping teams from Burton-Judson and Max Palevsky at the conclusion of four days of hot dog launching (item 153), covered wagon racing (item 36), and horse grave visiting (item 205)..

Several Sexual Assault Working Group proposals can’t be accommodated, admins say

By Anna Tenuta / May 1, 2009

Art and Munsters say sharing documents with the accused consolidating committees unlikely to happen

Sigma Chi returns to U of C, decades after anti-racist protest

By Anna Tenuta / April 10, 2009

Sigma Chi International Fraternity, whose U of C chapter disbanded in 1952 in protest of a “whites only” policy, is returning to the University to recruit students from a wide range of backgrounds.

Hyde Parker on 2016 board

By Anna Tenuta / March 6, 2009

Hyde Park resident Martin Nesbitt is the latest addition to the Chicago 2016 Olympic bid committee’s board of directors, replacing former vice-chair of the Board of Trustees Valerie Jarrett, Chicago 2016 CEO Patrick G. Ryan announced Tuesday. Jarrett left the Chicago 2016 board to accept her current role as senior advisor to President Obama.

MacArthur grant to fund collaborative efforts on energy policy, climate change

By Anna Tenuta / February 27, 2009

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has awarded the University $350,000 towards the development of a modeling tool to analyze and predict the effects of climate and energy policy.

Schindler’s List survivor speaks at I-House

By Anna Tenuta / January 27, 2009

“The way to remember the Holocaust—the way I remember it—is one person at a time,” survivor Leon Leyson said.

CTA-approved #173 bus route proposed to service new dorm

By Anna Tenuta / January 13, 2009

New, more expensive bus route nears final stages of approval; would replace least-used CTA route

Campaign to raise transgender issues “not about being politically correct,” activists say

By Anna Tenuta / November 21, 2008

Students across campus celebrated the 10th-annual International Transgender Day of Remembrance on Thursday, part of a week-long series of events aimed at raising awareness for transgender concerns.

Doc festival screens four days of documentary film

By Anna Tenuta / April 10, 2007

[img id=”80193″ align=”alignleft”] As the host of the Chicago International Documentary Festival (CIDF), Doc Films presented four days of documentary films last week, drawing filmgoers and filmmakers from around the world to the U of C campus. Featured in seven venues across Chicagoland, this year’s CIDF introduced over 100 documentaries and offered audiences the chance...