STD (Stuff to Do) 2-11-05

By Libby Pearson / February 11, 2005

Friday, February 11 Tonight is the opening night of Chicago Critical Mass’s eighth annual art show. If you’re one of those people who wants to smash the window of a car when its driver thinks it’s A-OK to slide through stop signs and/or crosswalks, you should head over to HighSchool to check out bike and anti-car artwork....

STD (Stuff to Do) 2-4-05

By Libby Pearson / February 4, 2005

Friday, February 4 Simon Singh, author of The Big Bang: The Origins of the Universe, will be hanging out on campus today. (4 p.m., Ida Noyes Hall) The 45th Annual University of Chicago Folk Festival starts tonight at 8 p.m., with Creole ensemble the Ed Poullard Trio, bluegrass ensemble the Flint River Boys, gospel gurus Geraldine Gay...

Voices STD (Stuff to Do)

By Libby Pearson / January 28, 2005

Friday, January 28 Thank God someone found a way to film Britney Spears that isn’t Crossroads. That’s right—University of Chicago Cinema and Media Studies professor and filmmaker Judy Hoffman followed our pal Britney during the Dream Within a Dream Tour. What results is ‘Stages’—Three Days in Mexico. (7 p.m., International House, Coulter Room) Come to Campus Gym...

Neo-Futurists’ ode to alcohol may kill your buzz

By Libby Pearson / January 25, 2005

I’m drunk, and I’m writing. And now that I’ve seen the Neo-Futurists’ Drinking and Writing Volume II: The Noble Experiment, I know that I’m part of a long, hallowed tradition shared by the likes of Sinclair Lewis, Jack London, and Edna St. Vincent Millay. If I continue this behavior, my children will be affected for...

STD (Stuff to Do) 1-21-05

By Libby Pearson / January 21, 2005

Friday, January 21 Look for Diskord, a progressive new U of C current affairs publication, all over campus today. Of course, Vita will be a tough act to follow. Vegan Week runs today through next Friday. So take a walk in your vegan buddy’s non-leather shoes, eat some (free!) food from Chicago’s plethora of vegan eateries, and...

Voices STD (Stuff to Do) 1-14-05

By Libby Pearson / January 14, 2005

Friday, January 14 Designer toy store Rotofugi is hosting a traveling art exhibition of customized skateboard decks made by nationally—and internationally—acclaimed artists. Three Inches From the Street continues until February 19, but tonight DJ Clayton Counts will spin at an open reception, where you can drink for free and meet skateboard artist and exhibition curator Joshua Brown....

University-wide, College-wide e-mails bombard inboxes

By Libby Pearson / January 11, 2005

One University-wide and two College-wide e-mails arrived in student inboxes at the beginning of the quarter discussing different events and ideas related to the numerous events commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. Week. The e-mails, along with the large display in the Regenstein Library, and the posters and banners across campus, have some students wondering who...

STD – 11/19/04

By Libby Pearson / November 21, 2004

Friday, November 19 You saw Tokyo Godfathers last year, but now you can see it for “free,” with Asian snacks, while giving to charity. (6:30 p.m., small donation suggested, Harper 130) Check out the fantastic Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, showing tonight at Doc. The cinematography is beyond compare, especially when Kumar is served coffee...

STD (Stuff to Do) 11-12-04

By Libby Pearson / November 12, 2004

Friday, November 12 Fashionistas should head over to the nearest H&M locations on State Street and Michigan Avenue for today’s debut of new pieces by Karl Lagerfeld. Lagerfeld is best known for haute couture, especially at Chanel and Fendi, where his designs go for a pretty penny—which we, needless to say, don’t have. Not to worry; pieces...

Sex slave, dominatrix claim they are feminists

By Libby Pearson / November 2, 2004

Glenna Grimsley, using her pseudonym Mistress Simone, and Jarith Bailey have an interesting perspective on how bondage, dominance, sadism, and masochism (BDSM) relate to the feminist effort. Bailey has been a slave to a male master for four years, while Simone is a professional dominatrix who has kept female slaves with her husband for 10...

Voices STD (Stuff to Do)

By Libby Pearson / October 31, 2004

There are around a million city-sponsored events celebrating Halloween. It’s almost scary. Go to egov.cityofchicago.org for a full list. Friday, October 29 The Animals and the Law Conference, an international conference on animal welfare standards and disclosure guidelines in the food production industry, takes place today at the Law School, gathering scholars, industry leaders, non-governmental organizations, and...

Chicago’s role in the world explored

By Libby Pearson / October 28, 2004

Some of the authors of Global Chicago, a new book chronicling the impact of globalization on life in Chicago, came to International House yesterday evening for the most recent panel discussion in the World Beyond the Headlines Series. Sociology professor Saskia Sassen, vice president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago William Testa, Chicago Tribune...

Sunday South Side bike ride explores area landmarks

By Libby Pearson / October 24, 2004

At 1:00 p.m. last Sunday afternoon, Dean of the College John Boyer, sociology professor Terry Clark, and Vice-President of Community and Government Affairs Hank Webber led 40 bicycle-mounted students out of Bartlett quad for an educational tour of the south side. Boyer, Clark, and Webber gave “complementary comments” at several stops from the perspectives of...

Voices STD – 10-15-04

By Libby Pearson / October 17, 2004

Friday, October 15 Haven’t been to Millennium Park yet? What’s holding you back?! Dave Eggers, author of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, is introducing Dr. and Mr. Haggis-on-Whey, who will discuss their latest work, Your Disgusting Head (7 p.m., free, Jay Pritzker Pavilion) One really fluffy camel will be making several appearances at Doc Films. This...

Voices STD (Stuff to Do)

By Libby Pearson / October 2, 2004

Friday, October 1 Catch K Records’ Mirah at the Texas Ballroom (3012 S. Archer Ave.), touring in support of the fantastic C’Mon Miracle. Tara Jane O’Neil will be opening. 8 p.m., $8, all ages. Eleven current MFA students at Chicago will be displaying their work encompassing “a diverse range of media and forms” in an...

Post-grad existentialist crises less severe this year

By Libby Pearson / October 2, 2004

A survey found that more members of the class of 2004 had concrete plans for after their graduation than the students in the preceding class. For the past two graduating classes, Career Advising and Planning Services, formerly Career Advising and Placement Services (CAPS), has conducted surveys asking fourth-years about their post-graduation plans. CAPS is now...

Winston adapts fairy tale for the Grimm surrounding of Ida Noyes

By Libby Pearson / May 24, 2004

For his senior project, Mark Winston decided to adapt three Grimm Brothers tales to music. After bringing a few students on board, the project has grown extensively to include dancers, costumes, and stilts. The piece will be performed this Saturday as part of FOTA. Winston took an adaptation of The Seven Ravens, The Twelve Sons,...

Waters analyzes Burmese “abyss”

By Libby Pearson / May 21, 2004

Hamilton Waters, a student seeking his Master’s degree at Mississippi State University and Northern Illinois University, spoke yesterday about the plight of the Karen ethnic minority in Burma. He called the treatment of the Karen people by the Burmese military dictatorship “the most abysmal human rights record on the planet.” Waters expressed his desire throughout...

Researcher discusses impact of violence on children and adolescents in war zones

By Libby Pearson / May 15, 2004

Children and adolescents in war-torn countries do not necessarily become psychologically troubled as a result of their violent experiences, according to Brian Barber, a professor in the Department of Child and Family Studies at the University of Tennessee. Barber spoke Wednesday afternoon on “Making Meaning of Political Violence: Comparing Palestinian and Bosnian Adolescents,” as part...

Brown anniversary revives questions

By Libby Pearson / May 11, 2004

With people across the country celebrating the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education (1954), panelists from Harvard, Northwestern, and Chicago gathered Monday evening to discuss the impact of the hallmark Supreme Court decision on the American social landscape. Fourth year in the College Carla Blauvelt, who organized the panel, noted that the decision...

Campus gears up for annual Scav Hunt

By Libby Pearson / May 4, 2004

As spring fills the air and Scavenger Hunt approaches, team captains are recruiting members, dragging prospective building materials out of local dumpsters, and securing headquarters for the four-day insanity which will start Thursday at midnight. In its 18th year, Scavenger Hunt has become a University tradition involving a list of 300 items with varying point...

Lifelong German industrial-rock devotee anticipates tonight’s consummation

By Libby Pearson / April 30, 2004

Tonight I am going to see my sexception. One’s sexception is the man (or woman) with which one would, nay, will have sex if given the chance, no matter the circumstances of one’s life. If one is in a committed relationship and the sexception walks by, the other half of that committed relationship is out...

Randel chats with students at Reynolds

By Libby Pearson / April 27, 2004

President Don Randel and Assistant Vice President of Student Life and Dean of Students in the College Bill Michel held the last Presidential Brown Bag Lunch of the year on Monday. Michel replaced Vice President and Dean of Students in the University Steven Klass, who had to attend a funeral. Members of Save Our Student...

Randel chats with students at Reynolds

By Libby Pearson / April 27, 2004

President Don Randel and Assistant Vice President of Student Life and Dean of Students in the College Bill Michel held the last Presidential Brown Bag Lunch of the year on Monday. Michel replaced Vice President and Dean of Students in the University Steven Klass, who had to attend a funeral. Members of Save Our Student...

Tribune reporter discusses Mideast

By Libby Pearson / April 20, 2004

Middle East correspondent Steve Franklin spoke yesterday about the development of civil freedoms in Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Speaking at “Reform in the Arab World: A Journalist’s Perspective,” Franklin stressed the similarities and differences between the concerns of a journalist and those of an academic. “I’m not an academic,” said Franklin, who is a staff...

Unicorns run circles around Ponys, Beans

By Libby Pearson / April 6, 2004

Libby: Hi, Jenn. Jenn: Hello, chuffster. Libby: Jenn, my wife, what did you do last night? Jenn: Something magical. I ventured into the nether-regions called the Logan Square Auditorium. It’s an interesting place for a concert, kinda like a high school auditorium. It seems like a lot of people don’t know about it. And they...

Unicorns run circles around Ponys, Beans

By Libby Pearson / April 6, 2004

Libby: Hi, Jenn. Jenn: Hello, chuffster. Libby: Jenn, my wife, what did you do last night? Jenn: Something magical. I ventured into the nether-regions called the Logan Square Auditorium. It’s an interesting place for a concert, kinda like a high school auditorium. It seems like a lot of people don’t know about it. And they...

UVA scav hunters imitate U of C annual tradition over break

By Libby Pearson / April 2, 2004

Members of the Federation of Independent Scavenger Hunt Teams (FIST) traveled to Charlottesville, Virginia over spring break to participate in and judge the University of Virginia’s (UVa) first imitation Scavenger Hunt. A group of students originally intended to act as contenstants, but arrived at UVa and realized that their help was needed. “We went down...

If these walls could talk, Libby would tell them to shut the hell up

By Libby Pearson / April 2, 2004

In his book If These Walls Could Talk, Thomas A. Habib, Ph.D., says, “Be skeptical of fast-food-like sources that rarely provide background information to help you understand the reality.” Nowhere in Habib’s book, book jacket, or website does he tell us what university his Ph.D. is from. The premise of the book is that Habib...

Protest marches to police headquarters

By Libby Pearson / March 9, 2004

Spurred by the alleged assault of student Clemmie Carthans on January 24, students and community members protested against police brutality last Friday, delivering a petition with over 800 signatures to President Don Randel and a letter to Rudy Nimocks, head of the University of Chicago Police Department (UCPD) requesting an apology to Carthans and demanding...

New breed of viruses infect inboxes

By Libby Pearson / March 5, 2004

Another virus mailed itself to uchicago.edu inboxes last Tuesday, warning recipients that e-mail capabilities would be shut down unless they downloaded and ran an attachment. Named “Beagle.J” or “Bagel.J,” the virus poses only a medium-level threat, according to various computer-security companies. Following the spread of the virus, Network Services and Information Technology (NSIT) sent an...

SG’s Trustee Speakers Series kicks off with a fireside chat

By Libby Pearson / February 20, 2004

Craig J. Duchossois, CEO of Duchossois Industries, spoke to students in a “fireside chat” Thursday in the first installment of Student Government’s Trustee Speakers Series. Duchossois stressed his desire to learn more about the student experience at the University, as well as his hopes to use the University’s alumni network to further the professional cultivation...

Practice safe e-mailing

By Libby Pearson / January 30, 2004

The worst computer virus epidemic in the brief history of the technological age has swept across campus and the nation since Monday, flooding inboxes with infected e-mails and bringing e-mail systems to a virtual standstill. Known as MyDoom, the virus spreads through e-mail and Kazaa and will cause infected computers to attack the main web...

University Hospital fires 52 workers

By Libby Pearson / January 27, 2004

Fifty-two University of Chicago Hospitals employees were fired in waves over the last month for parking in an on-campus garage without paying. Patient complaints of scarce parking led to an investigation and interviews of suspected employees in late December and early January. Workers who had parked without payment more than once were fired without the...

My attempt at fandom jinxed women’s soccer

By Libby Pearson / November 11, 2003

The fact that our undefeated women’s soccer team lost the UAA championship this past Saturday is entirely my fault. It all started when I first learned of the team’s immaculate record sometime last week. I got excited and figured I’d show some school pride. I was going to try to negate the aura of those...

Doug Duncan announces his resignation at brown-bag lunch

By Libby Pearson / May 9, 2002

Doug Duncan, a senior research associate in the department of astronomy and astrophysics, discussed his recent decision to resign from the University faculty during yesterday’s latest installment of the Rockefeller Chapel’s brown bag series, “What Matters to Me and Why.” Duncan said that he is moving to the University of Colorado at Boulder because it...

Citibank reps field questions on policies

By Libby Pearson / February 1, 2002

Representatives from Citibank met with students and faculty members yesterday evening to discuss the possible renewal of Citibank’s contract with the University next June. The Banking Committee, which is composed of students and faculty members, will submit a recommendation on February 15 to the chief financial officer and President Don Randel as to whether or...