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Guerrilla Girls protest sexism in museums
Photo: Sherrie Xie/The Chicago Maroon"Kathe Kollwitz" from the Guerilla Girls discusses the discrimination of women in the art world at the International House last Friday. The members of the group...
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Dance Marathon raises record funds for children affected by HIV and AIDS
Photo: Maroon Staff/The Chicago MaroonSecond-year Arturo Salazar boogies down at Dance Marathon in Ida Noyes Hall last Saturday. Photo: Shane Coughlan/The Chicago MaroonThird-year Sree Kode leads a...
View ArticleForeclosure panel praises city’s efforts to stabilize “condo hells”
Housing services interest groups discussed possible avenues of relief for city residents who have been hit hardest by the foreclosure crisis at a community dinner Tuesday night at the School of Social...
View ArticleBiologist and curator picks out the fungus among us
Evolutionary Biologist and Field Museum curator Gregory Mueller discussed the 1,300 species of fungi in the Chicago area at a talk at 5710 Woodlawn Saturday, part of a series of Hyde Park natural...
View ArticleStone speaks on role as law clerk during Roe v. Wade
Professor and former Law School Dean Geoffrey Stone (J.D. ‘71) discussed his time as a clerk for Supreme Court Justice William Brennan in a talk held at the Law School Tuesday. Stone clerked for the...
View ArticleNIH director talks science research, without the boring bits
Dr. Francis Collins has been known to make science “sexy” as a guest on The Colbert Report, where he twice tried to make science simple, engaging, and fun. Collins, the director of the National...
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Rothschild illuminates life of Bengali slave girl
Photo: Darren Leow/The Chicago MaroonAt a lecture in Classics Hall Tuesday, Harvard Professor and British historian Emma Rothschild shares the story of a Bengali slave girl in Scotland. Harvard...
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Hairston’s budget will pay fare on controversial meters
Photo: Julia SilvermanVisitors to the 63rd Street Beach will now have to pay parking fees, to the consternation of Alderman Leslie Hairston of the Fifth Ward ands some of her constituents. Hairston...
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Former Chicago colleagues call Kagan “tough,”“non-ideological”
Photo: Sara Jerome /The Chicago Maroon Though John Paul Stevens (A.B. ‘41) is retiring from the Supreme Court next month, there may still be a former Hyde Parker on the bench next fall. Former U of C...
View ArticleAmerica all dried up
The looming danger of a water-depleted America is unacceptable for University of Arizona law professor Robert Glennon, a nationally-recognized water expert who spoke last Tuesday at the Franke...
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Recycles bike program kicks into high gear
Photo: Matt Bogen/The Chicago MaroonA Recycles bike, locked up on a bike rack by the Bartlett Quad entrance of the Reg. The bike-sharing program is taking off its training wheels as it transitions from...
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Midway construction paves the way for a more pleasant crossing
Photo: Matt Bogen/The Chicago MaroonThe fences and barriers installed around the construction site reduce visibility at intersections. Photo: Matt Bogen/The Chicago MaroonHeavy equipment litters the...
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Director of Human Genome Institute speaks at first Watson lecture
Photo: Matt Bogen/The Chicago MaroonDr. Eric Green speaks on the possibilities of genome sequencing at the Watson lecture. Co-discoverer of DNA structure James D. Watson (S.B. ‘47) and his sister Betty...
View ArticleAt Shedd, experts say American oil dependence spurred Deepwater spill
American oil dependence pushed the Deepwater oil rig to its breaking point, sending the American marine ecosystem into havoc, said a panel of oil experts at Shedd Aquarium Wednesday evening. The...
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Rhymefest drums up campaign for alderman seat
Photo: Jonathan Lai/The Chicago MaroonHip hop artist Rhymefest is running for alderman of Chicago's 20th ward. Grammy Award–winning rapper Che Smith, a.k.a. Rhymefest, hopes to become the next Alderman...
View ArticleIn its old age, Hyde Park Neighborhood Club celebrates youth
For its 101st anniversary, the Hyde Park Neighborhood Club (HPNC) is restructuring its programming to focus solely on youth as part of its “Strategy for a Second Century” mission announced in an...
View ArticleWheelan plays up the downside of economics at talk
Charlie Wheelan, author of Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science, spoke on the dismal side of economic policy at the Harris School on Friday. Wheelan, a senior lecturer at the Harris School of...
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SafeRide forum draws four students
Photo: Crystal Tsoi/The Chicago MaroonDirector of Transportation Rodney Morris and second-year Undergraduate Liason to the Board of Trustees Frank Alarcon share thoughts on future SafeRide improvements...
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Higher costs force Metra Istria to close
Photo: Camille van Horne/The Chicago MaroonCo-owner Belinda Lipscomb of Café 57 stands behind the counter of what was formerly Istria Café, where she held the position of Store Manager. Istria Café on...
View ArticleNewsome fills interim seat for fourth ward alderman
Mayor Richard Daley’s appointment of Shirley Newsome to fill the Fourth Ward alderman seat was unanimously approved by the City Council on January 13. She will hold the interim position, which was...
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