Randel, Klass chat with community

By Lorraine Bailey / January 31, 2006

Amidst a bustle of students grabbing free sandwiches, yogurt, and the last few empty seats, University President Don Randel announced, “The presidential yogurt has arrived!” The quarterly grilling of Randel and Vice President and Dean of Students in the University Steve Klass, known as the Presidential Brownbag, had commenced. The conversation began with students voicing...

53rd Street Co-Op closing due to debt

By Lorraine Bailey / January 27, 2006

Many students may soon have to walk a lot farther to do their grocery shopping. The 53rd Street Co-Op is set to follow its northern cousin, the 47th Street Co-Op, and shut its doors as Co-Op Markets attempts to relieve its financial crisis. Carl Waggoner, the Co-Op Markets general manager, refused to comment on the...

Sites post uninhibited student reviews of courses, professors

By Lorraine Bailey / January 13, 2006

Sites post uninhibited student reviews of courses, professors Finding a top-notch professor at the U of C can be serious business, and for new and relatively unknown professors, solid information can be hard to come by. Some students have found a solution by bypassing their friends and the University’s own evaluation system entirely and heading...

In pursuit of the perfect study location

By Lorraine Bailey / November 21, 2005

Yeah, I know, you have already completed all your reading for the quarter, so you’re going to spend these next two weeks just whiling away your time, nibbling bon-bons and leafing through the Oxford English Dictionary’s more obscure passages. Just ’cause you can. That is fine. I totally support you in that endeavor. Even if...

Journal reports find Randel in line with peers

By Lorraine Bailey / November 15, 2005

Two recent reports on university presidents released by the Chronicle of Higher Education place the University of Chicago where it normally doesn’t find itself: right next to everyone else. U of C President Don Randel resembles other university presidents not only in race, gender, religion, and previously held positions, but also in salary earned. The...

J-Post editor talks Middle East media

By Lorraine Bailey / November 15, 2005

The Student Committee on the Middle East hosted a panel discussion Monday night entitled, “Media and Democracy in the Middle East: Theoretical and Practical Perspectives,” to tackle the role of the media in creating and sustaining liberal democracies. The panel featured visiting Law School professor Fred Schauer, editor of The Jerusalum Post David Horovitz, and...

I need a job and a retirement plan

By Lorraine Bailey / November 10, 2005

I recently discovered that you can’t actually spend your entire life discussing Bourdieu and drinking $1 milkshakes. It turns out that when you’re a fourth-year, you’re supposed to find a “job.” A “job” is whatever you do after you graduate, and it’s a lot like college, only you aren’t allowed to take naps in the...