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Stories and content by Liam Leddy

A Student’s Guide to Sneaking into Bartlett

By Liam Leddy / February 18, 2016

If you're going to obtain food on the sly, do it like a well-seasoned fourth-year.

Major disappointment

By Liam Leddy / October 29, 2015

Students studying econ expect practical knowledge for careers in finance, but get something different

Weekend at Harold’s

By Liam Leddy / October 5, 2015

The half-dark tale of what happens when a (diabetic) dumbass tries (and fails) to eat nothing but Harold’s chicken for two and a half days.

The blame game

By Liam Leddy / May 28, 2015

By attributing personal problems to an instituition, it is possible to ignore more personal causes of depression.

Campus crush saga

By Liam Leddy / February 12, 2015

Viewpoints columnist Liam Leddy sits down with the editors of UChicago Crushes, the university’s most loved Facebook page.

The Seer’s Tower

By Liam Leddy / February 5, 2015

The Study Chicago Quarter shouldn’t be the only way for the University to encourage students to explore Chicago.

What’s in a name?

By Liam Leddy / January 16, 2015

It’s easy to rally around a love of free speech when we’re ignoring the fact that there is no agreement on what “free speech” means

(Over)hearing the other side

By Liam Leddy / November 18, 2014

Open inquiry means opening our minds to those who disagree with us.

Laundry and the University

By Liam Leddy / October 21, 2014

Laundry cash-to-card machines are part of a trend of the University showing disappointingly little support for its students.

Five for the freshmen

By Liam Leddy / October 3, 2014

Some help navigating the minutia of being new at the University of Chicago.

Summer Musings: That one time I was almost in Boyhood

By Liam Leddy / August 19, 2014

Thinks and memories on the Richard Linklater summer hit that I wasn’t in.

Past, present, and future of UChicago athletics

By Liam Leddy / June 3, 2014

The opinions and concerns of UChicago athletes; a look at how the experience of being an athlete has improved.

How you spent Summer Breeze Saturday

By Liam Leddy / May 22, 2014

A minute-by-minute breakdown of what you probably didn't do last weekend.

Game, set, match: Why tennis is the best sport

By Liam Leddy / May 19, 2014

There’s nothing the average sports fan enjoys more than arguing, and no argument is more enjoyable than the one that can’t be settled. so, this quarter the sports section is asking the ultimate unanswerable question: which sport is the best? Over the past and next few weeks, Maroon editors will make the case for their favorite sports. Third up, tennis. .