Hospital management, union prepare for labor negotiations

By Simon Shifrin / May 29, 2003

Management staff at the University of Chicago Hospitals has been engaging in a campaign of pressure and intimidation to dissuade members of Teamsters Local 743 from freely organizing to express their grievances and educate other members, according to stewards of the union. Members of the union, which represents clerical, service, and maintenance workers at the...

Summer Breeze announced, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Talib Kweli and OK Go will play at the May 17 concert in Hutch Courtyard

By Simon Shifrin / May 1, 2003

Three music groups with keenly devoted followings but modest mainstream exposure will headline this year’s Summer Breeze concert in Hutchinson Courtyard. Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Talib Kweli, and OK Go–an eclectic selection of performers appealing to the diverse tastes of U of C’s student body–will mount the stage for the University’s popular Summer Breeze...

Student peace vigil on quads site of property theft over weekend

By Simon Shifrin / April 21, 2003

The peace vigil on the quads, enduring both erratic Chicago spring weather and the vocal expression of opposing viewpoints over the last three weeks, weathered its second major encounter with property theft this weekend. The $250 tent staked in front of Ryerson Physical Laboratory was stolen for the second time in three weeks, this time...

Planning a new Woodlawn

By Simon Shifrin / April 17, 2003

The El tracks that cross 63rd Street, overlooking the empty lots that extend the length of East Woodlawn, are scant living proof of the vibrant commercial life that thrived in the Woodlawn community over 40 years ago. Hot jazz clubs and swank shopping venues once attracted residents from all over the city to the retail...

Crime Report

By Simon Shifrin / March 4, 2003

A residential burglary occurred on February 26 on the 5700 block of South Stony Island Avenue between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 9:15 p.m. Two laptop computers, a Yamaha keyboard, a synthesizer, and approximately 20 CDs were taken from the apartment. The offender(s) exited through the rear door. Another residential burglary occurred on February...

Crime Report

By Simon Shifrin / February 25, 2003

On Thursday February 25 at 6:50 p.m., a strong-arm robbery occurred on the 5500 block of South Harper Avenue. A female senior citizen was walking alone on the street when two men approached her from behind. She was knocked to the ground, and her purse was taken. The victim sustained a broken wrist and injuries...

Board of Trustees holds winter meeting

By Simon Shifrin / February 4, 2003

The University Board of Trustees gathered downtown at the Gleacher Center for its two-day winter quarter meeting last Wednesday and Thursday. The event allowed trustees a chance to ask questions of a panel of five students, convene a wide range of committees, and address the most pressing issues that presently concern the University. Several University...

City rejects Promontory Point plan

By Simon Shifrin / November 15, 2002

An alternative plan for the renovation of Promontory Point, commissioned by Hyde Park activists to investigate the possibility of maintaining the limestone wall lining the shore at Promontory Point, was largely dismissed by the Chicago Park District, Department of the Environment, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in a response last week. The Task Force...

University ranks high in Pell Grant survey

By Simon Shifrin / November 12, 2002

The University of Chicago had the fifth-highest percentage of undergraduates receiving Pell Grants of the nation’s 26 highest-ranked universities in 2001, according to a recent study published by the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education (JBHE). Pell Grants, which provide up to $3,750 for students from low-income families, are awarded by the federal government based...

Former University scholar imprisoned in Israel

By Simon Shifrin / November 8, 2002

Former University Sanskrit scholar and Israeli citizen, Yigal Bronner, was transferred from a remote desert military base for confining conscripted soldiers that have broken the law to a prison for reservist soldiers yesterday morning. He had been held since October 28 at the facility, where he reportedly worked 14 hour days and was forbidden to...

Inside Edition comes to campus

By Simon Shifrin / November 5, 2002

Twelve good-looking students in the College earned spots in a calendar and possible television exposure after auditioning last Saturday with Inside Edition at Ida Noyes Hall. The nationally syndicated news program held auditions for spots in their calendar. The entire process of photographing the 12 winners and six alternates on Monday was filmed for a...

Model UN takes second at Yale

By Simon Shifrin / November 1, 2002

University of Chicago’s Model United Nations team collected numerous awards and honors last weekend, placing second overall to Harvard, at this year’s Security Council Simulation at Yale University. “We’re looking very sharp this year. Most of our delegates won an award,” said Yasser Ghanchi, a second-year in the College and vice president of the team....

Elvis Costello to play Mandel Hall

By Simon Shifrin / October 21, 2002

Hopefully it will be the real thing when Elvis Costello and the Impostors come to campus for the last show of their American tour on Saturday, November 9 at 8:00 P.M. The Major Activites Board (MAB) worked out a long-awaited contract with the group last Friday afternoon for a performance at Mandel Hall. Tickets go...

Sahlins gives Nuveen lecture

By Simon Shifrin / October 17, 2002

Professor Emeritus Marshall Sahlins nearly silenced an audience with careful observation, wide-ranging scholarship, and a healthy dose of wit. Sahlins, the Charles F. Grey Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and of Social Sciences in the College, delivered this year’s annual John Nuveen lecture on the terms of debate and historical implications of the Elián...

Album Review: Shoegazing: This well ain’t poisoned yet

By Simon Shifrin / February 22, 2002

Sometimes, maybe after having heard Death Cab for Cutie be hailed as the hip underground band all the kids are digging these days, I honestly think I’d sell my soul, or at least a good majority of my earthly possessions, to have been in college 10 to 15 years ago, back in the halcyon days...