Video: SG Debate

24 Apr 2008

In Photos: SG Candidates

22 Apr 2008

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09 May 2008

Second-year Ryan Uricks of the Max Palevsky Scav team walks across the Midway dressed as client number nine, a reference to shamed former New York governor Eliot Spitzer, who earlier this year was implicated in a prostitution scandal. Item 139 of the Scav list asked participants to shelter strangers from rain while running “the best little escort service in Illinois.”

09 May 2008

Mary Jean Kraybill, director of development for the Divinity School, takes a closer look at Gino, one of several feral cats in an alley off East 62nd Street. Since March, Kraybill and her colleague Terren Ilana Wein, also of the Divinity School, have been trapping cats and bringing them to a nearby veterinary hospital to be spayed or neutered.

28 Apr 2008

Third-year Emma Fuller and second-year Peter Smutko throw a frisbee in the courtyard of 1509 East 57th Avenue, affectionately known as The Pepperland.

22 Apr 2008

Brian Cody (center), running unopposed to become Graduate Liaison to the Board of Trustees, speaks to the people in the McCormick Tribune Lounge. Second-year Joseph Dosier (left) is running for undergraduate liaison.

22 Apr 2008

YEP’s VPA candidate Peter Visser, presidential candidate Yeonjean Gahng, and VPSA candidate Ellie Elgamal.

22 Apr 2008

One Campus’s VPSA candidate Toussaint Losier, presidential candidate Matthew Kennedy, and VPA candidate Julian Quintanilla.

22 Apr 2008

Moose Party’s VPSA candidate Joel McMurray, presidential candidate Andrew Gallucci, and VPA candidate Timothy Leahy.

22 Apr 2008

Students watch an episode of the Captain Planet television show during an Earth Week study break in the South Lounge of the Reynolds club. Other Earth Week events on Monday included a Hyde Park tree tour and a recycling Q&A session.

22 Apr 2008

From left; Connect Four’s VPA candidate Amanda Steele, presidential candidate Anthony Green, and VPSA candidate Kati Proctor.

11 Apr 2008

Alderman Leslie Hairston , Susan Campbell, associate vice-president for community and government affairs, and Bill Michel, assistant vp for Student Life, attended a community forum held on Wednesday, where Hairston announced that the controversial #171 bus stop at South University Avenue and East 57st Street would go untouched. Hairston cited overwhelming support voiced for keeping the popular bus stop but insisted on forming consensus in the future.

11 Apr 2008

Jens Ludwig, professor of Social Service Administration, Law, and Public Policy, discussed plans for pilot programs that would focus on decreasing gun violence among Chicago youth. Academic research conducted by the U of C will play a large role in the plan's development.

11 Apr 2008

Mayor Richard M. Daley spoke at the U of C's School of Social Science Administration on Wednesday to announce a joint venture between the city of Chicago and University researchers that will fight gun violence among youth. The collaboration was partly formed in response to the November murder of Amadou Cisee.

10 Apr 2008

04 Apr 2008

Last year's New Initiatives Fund, the UnCommon Fund's predecessor, provided a grant for a campus wind turbine, being constructed above. This year, ten unique student projects were selected to receive shares of $60,000.

04 Apr 2008

Recent college graduate David Reese shields a candle from the wind and rain during a vigil to mark the 4,000th U.S. serviceperson death in Iraq. About 20 students gathered on Bartlett quad Thursday evening for what Reese described as "an attempt to bring the war back to the critical consciousness."

06 Mar 2008

John Stossel, author of two books including, the consumer-oriented Give Me A Break, spoke to members of the University community about his views on government's role in corporate regulation. The event was co-sponsored by the U of C College Republicans and the Chicago Society.

06 Mar 2008

06 Mar 2008

06 Mar 2008

Chicago Mayor Richard Daley confers with University President Robert Zimmer minutes before the two leaders publicly announced a new University initiative aimed at providing community residents with job and career training opportunities.

10 Mar 2008

Cheryl Gutman, deputy dean of students, housing & dining services, strains to hear a student’s question during Student Government’s forum on transportation last Friday. Audience members were up in arms against the bus stop cut.

04 Mar 2008

Charles Wheelan, senior lecturer in the Harris School, discussed economics and the environment as part of the Chicago Society's ongoing Naked Economics lecture series Thursday.

10 Mar 2008

Fannie Collins applies a price label to a shelf in preparation for Treasure Island Foods’ Wednesday opening at the East 55th Street and South Lake Park Avenue location. Employees hustled on Saturday afternoon to stock shelves and prepare to open doors following a six-week dearth of a major Hyde Park grocer.

29 Feb 2008

Zach Binney, a judge for the Great Mustache Race, feels the face of Jim Ryan to ensure that he is clean shaven before beginning the race. Twenty-six students will participate in the contest, which was held annually between 1910 and 1940.

29 Feb 2008

Yeonjean Gahng, winner of Kappa Alpha Theta's Mr. University 2008, danced during the talent portion of the show in Mandel Hall on Thursday. Proceeds from the event went to benefit the National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association.

29 Feb 2008

26 Feb 2008

Pictures by Debra Noe of Rickert house are framed by an Afghan knit by Marie McLetchie (left) and scarves by Rebecca Klaff (center) and Kris Wray (right). These and many other artworks are on display in the lobby of Max Palevesky Central through Friday as part of the annual MaxArts festival of student produced art.

22 Feb 2008

University paleontologist Paul Sereno poses with a cast of the head of Rajasaurus Narmadensis in his Chicago

22 Feb 2008

Students observe the lunar eclipse Wednesday night on the roof of Ryerson Physical Laboratory at an event hosted by the Ryerson Astronomical Society.

22 Feb 2008

Microsoft chairman Bill Gates addresses an overflow crowd of more than 450 students and staff Wednesday at the GSBʼs Harper Center.

18 Feb 2008

Third-year Vindya Dayananda’s wins at singles and doubles couldn’t stop a Maroon loss to Kenyon in Ohio.

11 Feb 2008

Senator Barack Obama and wife Michelle leave the 23rd precinct polling place at Shoesmith Beulah Elementary School in Kenwood after voting in the Illinois primary.

18 Feb 2008

About two dozen University community members gathered on the main quads Monday for a remembrance vigil in honor of the victims of Thursday's deadly shooting at Northern Illinois University, about 65 miles west of Chicago. Five students were killed when a former graduate student there opened fire in a campus lecture hall.

18 Feb 2008

Michele Parad of Alpha Omicron Pi searches for the perfect rose during the sorority's Valentine's Day flower sale in the Reynolds Club. Proceeds from the sale were donated to benefit arthritis research.

01 Feb 2008

Ted Burton steps outside of Jimmy's Woodlawn Tap for a cigarette late Thursday afternoon.

29 Jan 2008

Civil rights icon Angela Davis addresses a capacity crowd at Rockefeller Chapel.

20 Jan 2008

A student enjoys a warm hot chocolate at the Class of 2011 Kuvia/Kangeiko Alumni House event Thursday. With temperatures threatening to dip into the single digits over the long weekend, many intend to hunker down with a warm beverage.

27 Nov 2007

Co-Op board chairman James Poueymirou addresses community members at an open forum. Some residents have called on the board to reject the University's buyout offer.

27 Nov 2007

Omer Mozaffar, a graduate student in Near Eastern Languages and Civilization, embraces fellow students Khalil Qato (left) and Umar Khokhar (right) during a memorial service for slain graduate student Amadou Cisse last Tuesday.

20 Nov 2007

Cmdr. John Franklin of the Chicago Police Department addresses reporters Monday evening at the corner of East 61st Street and South Ellis Avenue, the site of the Monday morning shooting that left graduate student Amadou Cisse dead at the scene. Cisse, 28, was walking home after spending the evening with friends at the International House.

16 Nov 2007

A biblical verse is chalked onto a campus path. Members of Asian American Intervarsity hope the quotations, which they update weekly, will prove inspirational, although some students have taken issue with the project.

09 Nov 2007

The 55th Street Co-Op Market, which has anchored the Hyde Park Shopping Center since 1959, is facing a dire financial crisis that might force the establishment to close.

02 Oct 2007

Students rally Friday afternoon in front of the Administration building, advocating higher wages and increased benefits for campus clerical workers currently negotiating a new contract.

01 Jun 2007

Political commentator and strategist James Carville gestures while speaking at the second annual Progressive Gala in Ratner Athletics Center Friday evening.

01 Jun 2007

U.S. Representative Bobby Rush (D-IL), center, marches down 55th street with fellow protesters en route to Graduate School of Business. Rush and about 150 others were protesting the University’s decision not to divest from companies doing business in Sudan.

25 May 2007

Faith McGhee (left), a member of the Grove Parc Tenant Association, holds a press conference outside the Administration building Wednesday afternoon as members of the South Side Solidarity Network protest the University’s role in resident displacement.

22 May 2007

Venezuelan ambassador Bernardo Alvarez Herrera speaks at Chicago Society's Petroleum Prospects and Politics Conference Saturday in the International House. Herrera announced at the conference that Venezuela may create a private oil drilling company. This comes less than a week after his government announced plans to nationalize 18 oil rigs operated by international companies.

22 May 2007

Edward C. Young, a five month veteran of Cleanslate, works underneath the East 53rd Street and South Lake Park Avenue overpass.

18 May 2007

A model displays a design by Elise Johnston at the Festival of the Arts 2007 Fashion Show last Saturday evening at Hutchinson Courtyard.

11 May 2007

A student drinks Coca-Cola while studying in the C-Shop Thursday evening. The Campus Dining Advisory Board (CDAB) is scheduled to vote 10th week on the fate of Coca-Cola products at University dining facilities.

27 Apr 2007

Student Government (SG) Elections and Rules Committee Chair Meredith Filak announces the winners of the recent SG elections at a ceremony in Hutch Commons Thursday evening.

20 Apr 2007

Liz Sugden, a first-year in the College, watches a service in Bond Chapel in memory of the victims of the recent shooting spree at Virginia Tech University.

17 Apr 2007

Faith McGhee, a resident of the potentially ill-fated Grove Parc Plaza, shows her kitchen to a MAROON writer.

17 Apr 2007

Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks to a crowd of hundreds in front of the Daley Center for an Olympic celebratory rally, this Monday. The city of Chicago won the USOC nomination for the 2016 Olympic Games over Los Angeles this Saturday.

13 Apr 2007

Barbara Freely, assistant principal of Douglas Taylor Elementary School and one of four candidates for principal of Ray Elementary School, answers questions from parents at an open interview on Thursday.

10 Apr 2007

Students and community members celebrated Easter with a candlelight vigil at Rockefeller Chapel Saturday evening.

06 Apr 2007

A number of U of C students have started using online sites such as Craigslist and MySpace to seek out anonymous sexual partners.

03 Apr 2007

Wayne Lela of Heterosexuals Organized for a Moral Environment debates first-year student Aiva Ievins after distributing fliers criticizing homosexual behavior and pro-gay rhetoric.

30 Mar 2007

Michael Pareles (left) listens to Associate Dean of Students Sheila Yarbough (second from right), and Deputy Dean of Students Martina Munsters (right). The administrators positioned themselves between the door to President Zimmer’s office and a crowd of STAND supporters that gathered in the Administration building.

13 Feb 2007

(From left to right) STAND members Aliza Levine and Lila Umhau led students in a protest last Thursday afternoon. The protestors oppose a recent decision by the Board of Trustees against divestment from Sudan.

06 Feb 2007

L.V. Banks plays to a packed crowd at Mandel Hall in the 47th annual University of Chicago Folk Festival last Saturday evening.

02 Feb 2007

President Robert J. Zimmer made a surprise address to the crowd gathered in front of the Administration building for STAND’s protest for University divestment from Darfur yesterday afternoon.

30 Jan 2007

A recent string of laptop thefts at the Regenstein Library has prompted library administration to issue warnings about leaving valuables unattended.

23 Jan 2007

Angelica Zhang and Yikley Chan talk philosophy beneath the infamous portrait of Hanna Gray on Hutch Commons’s south wall yesterday.