“Peace” movement proves violent

By Raphael Satter / May 19, 2003

To the Editor: Having read M. Yasser Ghanchi’s article “Israeli Government Mistreats,” I felt the point of the article, that restraint is needed on both sides if peace is to succeed, was well taken, but that the treatment of the death of “peace” activist Rachel Corrie, prefaced by a call to present a fair and...

Boondocks creator talks about comic strip

By Raphael Satter / November 5, 2002

By Raphael Satter Maroon News Staff Renowned cartoonist Aaron McGruder, creator of comic strip The Boondocks, spoke before a standing-room-only crowd at International House last Friday. McGruder discussed a variety of issues, among them the future of the strip, what he termed “the crisis of leadership” in the black community, movies, and the decline of...

Two one-act plays translated by students

By Raphael Satter / October 29, 2002

Students at University Theater (UT) have recently translated Anton Chekov’s Festivities and Fernando Arrabal’s Picnic on the Battlefield, from the original Russian and Spanish, respectively. The one-act plays will be performed together this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 8 p.m. Although both plays already exist in translation, the directors chose to retranslate them. According to...

Fire Escape Group to Finish First Flick

By Raphael Satter / April 2, 2002

Fire Escape Films, a University of Chicago-based student film production society, has finished shooting its first feature-length film, and is now moving into post-production. The film, entitled Haunting Pierrot’s Ghost, was produced in large part by University students. ”It’s as much film as it is theater,” said Nima Bassiri, the writer and director of the...

James Lawson speaks at Divinity School

By Raphael Satter / March 1, 2002

James M. Lawson, former president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and lifelong nonviolent activist, spoke on nonviolence and the war on terrorism at the Divinity School on Wednesday. Lawson encouraged students to revive the anti-war movements of their parents’ generation. “Nothing matches the effort of the ’50s and ’60s,” Lawson said. According to Lawson,...

Anthrax toxin’s structure shown

By Raphael Satter / February 1, 2002

University researchers have discovered the three-dimensional structure of a key component of an anthrax toxin known as the edema factor. This breakthrough, published in yesterday’s issue of Nature, may lead to the creation of an effective antitoxin with the potential to save the lives of patients suffering from advanced cases of anthrax infection. The study,...

Late-night convenience store to open in Bartlett Hall

By Raphael Satter / January 29, 2002

Day-to-day shopping needs like baked goods and fresh fruit will soon be available at Bartlett. A store, run by Aramark, is slated to open some time after spring break. “It’s long overdue,” said Ben Aderson, Student Government President. “It’ll really benefit the students, particularly those in Max Palevsky.” “It’ll look like an advanced version of...