The Blue Line to Damen

or, When I was a Teenage Boy and Watched Elephants

COLUMNS

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September 19, 2010

Cost of University health plan will increase next year

The cost of the current student health insurance plan is anticipated to increase 7 to 10 percent next year without additional benefits, according to an assessment delivered by the Student Health Insurance Committee (SHIC).

NEWS

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April 21, 2009

Cost of University health plan to increase next year

The cost of the current student health insurance plan is anticipated to increase seven to 10 percent next year without additional benefits, according to an assessment delivered by the Student Health Insurance Committee.

NEWS

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April 21, 2009

Inch measures up with gender-bending glam

The story of a Berlin-born transsexual glam-rocker fascinates in its willingness to blur gender boundaries, and in its harsh depiction of society's distortions of relationships.

ARTS

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April 17, 2009

Economics conference unites Keynes and Friedman supporters

Economists of all nationalities and economic philosophies came together at the U of C’s Conference on the Financial Crisis, which addressed the implications of this financial crisis on national culture, domestic policy, and international relations.

NEWS

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April 14, 2009

Law professors question Gitmo closing

While many civil liberties activists are celebrating the closure of Guantanamo Bay, the implications actually fairly limited, according to two Law School professors.

NEWS

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March 10, 2009

Phillips hopes to connect students with their muses

Before arriving on campus, Sherry Poet-in-Residence Carl Phillips spoke in a phone interview about how he teaches poetry and where classic and contemporary life intersect.

ARTS

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February 24, 2009

Fresh set and translation bear fruit in Strawdog’s Orchard

Modernity meets the madness of turn-of-the-century Russia in Strawdog Theatre Company’s production of Anton Chekhov’s Cherry Orchard.

ARTS

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February 24, 2009

Miyagi dispenses sage wisdom on Bowie, Beefheart

Voices interviews singer and guitarist David Best, stage name Miyagi, who shares his thoughts about the perils of heavy metal and the trouble with dirty socks.

ARTS

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February 10, 2009

Juicy Campus folds citing lack of funds, makes way for new student gossip site

College ACB (Anonymous Confessions Board) has taken over Juicy Campus’s domain and will continue to allow anonymous postings.  

NEWS

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February 10, 2009