Her friends, family, and mentors described Horowitz as "visually inspired," "an explorer and creator of worlds," and filled with "enormous zest for life."
“Certainly part of the totality of the experiences we have had [with Aramark] will be incorporated into our process. It’s one of the advantages and disadvantages of being the incumbent.”
“We all in this room know that the University’s relationship with the community over the years has ebbed and flowed, and there were times where the commitment and focus were stronger, and times where it was not so strong."
Admin: “It is crucial that we continue to cultivate a campus climate that welcomes talented faculty, students, and staff of all backgrounds, and that we attack bias, discrimination, and harassment that can threaten the culture and the individuals within it,”.
A refrigeration malfunction had some students crying over spilled milk at Grounds of Being, the Divinity School’s café, on Monday morning. According to Greg Chatterley, fourth-year Div School Ph.D. student and manager of the café, a compressor in the main milk refrigerator broke down over the weekend. “The malfunction essentially transformed the fridge from a...
One of the most school spirit–arousing events each year is the announcement of the Nobel Prize winners. With nearly 90 laureates calling UChicago home between our alumni and faculty members, sometimes the achievements of the other thousands of alumni can be overlooked. Here, the Maroon imagines what some of these former UChicagoans were up to during...
If there’s something strange in your neighborhood…if it’s something weird and it won’t look good…who you gonna call? Instead of the Ghostbusters, shoot the ombudsperson a message. Located on the third floor of the University bookstore building, student ombudsperson Deepa Das Acevedo, a second-year student at the Law School, and associate ombudsperson Charles Huff, a...
If the administration is represented by the gargoyles on Cobb Gate, then the trustees are the ones who decided which way they’re facing. Tasked with shaping the University’s long-term vision, the Board of Trustees is comprised of 55 prominent alumni and industry leaders ranging from *New York Times* op-ed columnist David Brooks (A.B. ’83) to...
The gargoyles on the sides of Cobb Gate are said to represent the admissions officers who guard access to the University of Chicago, as well as the ascending first-, second-, third-, and fourth-years at the peak who tower over the gate’s entrance. That may or may not just be a cute fiction imagined by a...
Former U.S. Vice President and environmental activist Al Gore spoke on topics ranging from Common Sense to Citizens United on Monday evening at a talk sponsored by the Institute of Politics (IOP) and hosted by the Chicago Theological Seminary. The event took place in the Seminary chapel. The LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)...
The Myers-McLoraine Pool at the Ratner Athletic Center will be closing for the summer as it undergoes extensive renovations, according to an announcement posted on the University Athletics website. For fifteen weeks between June 2 and September 12, the pool will be closed to “address issues” with the hand-hold structure around the interior perimeter of...
Four 53rd Street businesses, three of which are expected to open in the next few months, are applying for the legal rights to serve alcohol to customers. Representatives from Native Foods Cafe, Ja’Grill, Porkchop, and Harper Theater announced that they have applied for liquor licenses at the 53rd Street TIF Advisory Council meeting at Kenwood...
The Institute of Politics (IOP) officially announced the identity of its “mystery fellow” for winter quarter, two months after releasing the names of the other five fellows. Kasim Reed, the Democratic mayor of Atlanta, will join the IOP as a fellow during the first week of March. According to Amin Cyntje, director of the Fellows...
Controversial activist Bill Ayers read excerpts from his new book at a talk at International House.
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