This year's gross under-recognition of students in groups designated as "cultural" RSOs by the Office of the Reynolds Club and Student Activities (ORCSA) demands the administration to reassess its valuation of the work done by these students, which has a deep political relevance for our campus life.

Never again. Not on our watch. If these words ever held any meaning, they are being tested in the current genocide in Darfur, Sudan. They are being tested at the United Nations. They are being tested on our campus. For the first time in history, genocide has been declared while the massacre is still ongoing....

“We need to reclaim the ‘Dream’ speech,” began Melissa Harris-Lacewell, moderator for the “Realizing the Dream: Perspectives on Equality and Civil Rights” panel discussion last Wednesday night, the fourth event in a weeklong celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and legacy. Harris-Lacewell, assistant professor at the Department of Political Science Center for the...

The University of Chicago community begins a weeklong celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his legacy on Monday, January 10. Instead of a normal day-long commemoration, this year’s celebration includes many different events, ranging from the screening and discussion of critically acclaimed documentary Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin on Monday, January...

I have always wanted to play the cello—the instrument and its associations are both aesthetically and artistically alluring. Some of my considerations: the beautiful wooden body; its dark, earthy tone (which is said to be the closest to the human voice); and the fact that some of the most stunning music ever written has a...