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The University of Chicago’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1892

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Derek Hsu

Derek Hsu, Deputy News Editor

Derek is a fourth-year in the College studying Biological and Business Economics. He reports and edits for the news section and enjoys hiking in his free time. 

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Neil Shubin has been nominated to be the next president of the National Academy of Sciences. Courtesy of Neil Shubin.

An Interview with Presidential Nominee of the National Academy of Sciences Neil Shubin

By Derek Hsu
October 6, 2025
The Department of Health and Human Services building in Washington, D.C.

A Timeline of Recent Federal Funding Cuts to Higher Education

By Derek Hsu, Grace Beatty, and Kyle Lin
May 22, 2025
The Baxter robot, programmed by the Robot Intelligence through Perception Laboratory at the Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago, displayed on the exhibition floor.

MSI Celebrates National Robotics Week with “Robot Block Party”

By Derek Hsu
April 13, 2025
The University of Chicago and its medical center. (Courtesy of the University of Chicago)

UChicago Launches Postbacc Premedical Program

By Derek Hsu
March 7, 2025
A UCPD officer stands on the steps of University President Paul Alivisatos’s house while protesters rallied outside.

[Video] UCUP Rallies Outside University President’s House, Demands Reinstatement of Arrested Students

By Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon and Oliver Buntin
January 16, 2025
Kuvia participants perform their sun salutations.

COUP Cancels Kuvia After Arrest of Organization Leader

By Derek Hsu
January 9, 2025
The Law School

Trump Selects Law School Alum David Sacks to Be “White House A.I and Crypto Czar”

By Derek Hsu
December 14, 2024
Students walking in the Quad.

How Do Democratic and Republican Students Feel About Election Results?

By Derek Hsu
November 12, 2024
(Left to right) Vikram Ramaswamy, Cherie Fernandes, Zachary Harrison, and Pranav Padmanabhan pose with their awards at the Sports Law Arbitration Moot.

Moot Court Finds New Success in International Law Competitions

By Derek Hsu
October 23, 2024
Faculty Forward Delivers Petition to UChicago Administration, Demands Wage Increases and Fairer Contracts

Faculty Forward Delivers Petition to UChicago Administration, Demands Wage Increases and Fairer Contracts

By Amy Ma and Derek Hsu
October 14, 2024
Chicago skyline from the point

Promontory Point Renovation Project Moves Forward Amid Community Worries

By Derek Hsu and Gabriel Kraemer
May 27, 2024
Professors Bernd Sturmfels (left) and Randall Kennedy (right) will receive honorary degrees at convocation on June 1. 

Two Professors to Receive Honorary Degrees at the 2024 Convocation

By Derek Hsu
May 23, 2024
Morgan-Pascualvaca and Mella’s founders celebrate with Cuban on “Shark Tank”.

UChicago Alum Secures Deal on “Shark Tank”

By Derek Hsu
April 11, 2024
Mannava, third from the left, and Anderson, rightmost, pose at the 2019 Beckman Symposium. Nivedina Sarma (Talapin Lab) and Megan Rodriguez (Lin Lab) were also Beckman Scholars.

Beckman Scholars Program Sponsors Year-Round University Research

By Derek Hsu
March 5, 2024
Bow cites Gemma Chan’s portrayal of an anthropomorphic robot as examples of Asian fetishism.

Professor Leslie Bow Guest Lectures on Artificial Intelligence, Asian Fetishism

By Derek Hsu
February 20, 2024
Shipping Containers Transformed Into Hub for Small Businesses

Shipping Containers Transformed Into Hub for Small Businesses

By Derek Hsu
February 1, 2024
Hyde Park Bar Hosts Chess Night, Remembers Late Bartender

Hyde Park Bar Hosts Chess Night, Remembers Late Bartender

By Derek Hsu
January 31, 2024
A picture of The Levin Lab, an organic chemistry lab at UChicago led by associate professor Mark Levin.

UChicago Chemistry Lab Makes Breakthrough in Drug Discovery Strategies

By Derek Hsu
December 22, 2023
The artwork in Strugglebeard Bakery.

Pastry Shop Strugglebeard Bakery Opens in Harper Court

By Derek Hsu
November 10, 2023
Dr. Kathryn Huff (A.B. ’08) is the Assistant Secretary of the Office of Nuclear Energy.

Assistant Secretary for the Office of Nuclear Energy Dr. Kathryn Huff Looks to a Greener Future

By Derek Hsu
October 25, 2023
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