APRIL 8, MUTARE, ZIMBABWE -What would you think if you were from New York City and traveling on a dusty road in South Africa and saw someone proudly wearing an Osama bin Laden T-shirt? Here, in what was once the breadbasket of Africa, the name of Zimbabwean President Robert G. Mugabe resonates, like bin Laden’s,...

Staff members impressed with the impact of Student Government (SG) on the University have commented heavily on the previous slate’s actions. Sharlene Holly, the director of the Reynolds Club, opines that the SG Transportation Committee can produce strong evidence in support of the shuttle to the Red Line. The concept behind the shuttle is that...

In August the University executed a contract to sell the Shoreland dormitory, which has housed University of Chicago students since the 1970s. The dorm, far from campus and showing its wear but offering apartments with views of the lake, was unique in its ability to inspire admiration and disgust among its residents. The building will...

The University’s Student Care Center (SCC) sponsored a staff-wide training session last weekend to prepare for a possible outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), as reports of a rising number of cases worldwide lead institutions to take precautions against possible outbreaks. The University is currently developing a contingency plan for a possible SARS outbreak,...