Anti-Zionism rages at Columbia

By Molly Schranz / November 5, 2004

Most campus activism right now has been centered around the election, but at Columbia University another kind of controversy is taking place. Recent events have proved that an announcement in May of the previously anonymous sponsors of the Edward Said chair at Columbia University was just the beginning of the unraveling of Columbia’s relationship with...

Oxtoby named ninth president of Pomona

By Molly Schranz / February 14, 2003

David Oxtoby, dean of the Physical Sciences Division and the William Rainey Harper Distinguished Service Professor of Chemistry, was appointed the ninth president of Pomona College on Monday. Oxtoby will assume his new position on July 1. “I felt it was a good match,” said Oxtoby, who has been teaching at University since 1975. “I’m...

Food festival satisfies students’ foreign appetite

By Molly Schranz / January 28, 2003

Students lined up in the freezing cold outside Ida Noyes on Saturday to eat pierogi from the Polish American Student Association, sushi from the Japanese Club, and soochiki-round bread sticks from the Union of Russian Students, as part of this year’s International Food Festival, organized by the Asian Students Union (ASU). The evening included three...

Obituary: Robert and Linda Braidwood

By Molly Schranz / January 21, 2003

Robert Braidwood, 1907-2003 Linda Braidwood, 1909-2003 Robert Braidwood, an archeologist who worked for the University for almost 70 years, and his wife and work partner, Linda, both died last Wednesday in Chicago. Robert was 95 years old; Linda was 93. Robert Braidwood is responsible for changing archaeology from a profession focused on acquiring museum pieces...

RSVP sponsors Speakout against sexual and domestic violence

By Molly Schranz / January 21, 2003

The seventh annual University of Chicago Speakout Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence is being held today in Ida Noyes. The Speakout marks the beginning of Awareness Week, a week of activities sponsored by the University’s Resources for Sexual Violence and Prevention (RSVP) and Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, which aims to raise awareness and show support...

Law School students see hope in Ryan’s decision on death penalty

By Molly Schranz / January 14, 2003

A petition drafted by two University of Chicago Law School students saw vindication when Governor George Ryan commuted the death sentences of all 167 inmates on death row in the state of Illinois during a speech at Northwestern University Law School on Saturday. The letter to the governor was signed by over 140 students from...

Administration creates Campus Resources Education Committee

By Molly Schranz / November 19, 2002

The University has decided to start a new student help service called the Campus Resources Education Committee (CREC), rejecting proposals to bring back a telephone hotline similar to the now defunct Niteline. This new committee, which will not include a hotline, will focus on raising awareness of counseling services provided both inside and outside the...

Author speaks about his memoirs at 57th Street Bookstore

By Molly Schranz / November 12, 2002

The Chicago author and speaker Mawi Asgedom spoke about his memoir at 57th Street Books Monday night. His memoir, Of Beetles and Angels : A Boy’s Remarkable Journey from a Refugee Camp to Harvard, follows Asgedom from his early life in a Sudanese Refugee camp through his family’s immigration to Wheaton, Illinois and his graduation...

Condos will replace church

By Molly Schranz / October 29, 2002

St. Stephen’s Church, a historic building on Blackstone Avenue that has been vacant for the past five years, will be converted into condominiums for members of the Hyde Park Community, according to Fifth Ward Alderman Leslie Hairston. “I think it will be a terrific building,” said Linda Neal, an attorney and Blackstone resident, who started...

NSIT apologizes for rocky Telnet transition

By Molly Schranz / May 6, 2002

The University’s network systems information technology’s (NSIT) plans to change to secure Telnet this past Wednesday resulted in complications that forced a return to the option of non-secure Telnet. This week, systems will be down from 2 until 6 a.m. every morning (instead of only the regular Wednesday and Sunday updates) in an effort to...

U of C’s mock trial team Ringo places third in nation

By Molly Schranz / April 11, 2002

The University’s mock trial team placed third at the National Championship Mock Trial Tournament last weekend, the highest ranking that the team has achieved in its five-year history. The tournament, which was held in Des Moines, Iowa, featured 64 teams from around the country. In addition to the third-place finish, the U of C team...

Once and never again

By Molly Schranz / April 11, 2002

One of the great things about the TV show Once and Again is that there isn’t much to say about it. The Once and Again message forums at Television Without Pity (the source for everything TV) are full of fans, but they don’t do much but talk about the cancellation of the show, a topic...