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Local, well-reviewed band gets NME nod

U of C-tied band The Smith Westerns named the fifth best band of 2010 so far, probably due in part to good press. Now with UPDATES! — 1 Comment

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Local, well-reviewed band gets NME nod

U of C-tied band The Smith Westerns named the fifth best band of 2010 so far, probably due in part to good press. Now with UPDATES!

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The Offensive Isrealist

Brace yourself: John J. Mearsheimer is teaching a class on Zionism

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Weekly round-up for July 30

Sunil Kumar, an operations professor at Stanford's Graduate School of Business, will take over as the next dean of the Booth School on January 1, 2011

Weekly round up for July 16

Talks to resolve a strike that has slowed campus construction will resume next week; slain CPD officer Thor Soderberg was honored at Rockefeller Chapel Thursday morning

Weekly round up for July 2

Ian Cumings' memorial service planned for the fall; the Medical Center settles Neonatal ICU case

Weekly round up for July 23

After five decades in the basement of the Chicago Theological Seminary, the Seminary Co-op Bookstore will move next year to McGiffert House on Woodlawn Avenue

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With "Inception," Nolan bewilders and bedazzles

 In Christopher Nolan

Courtesy of Warner Brothers

For this summer's biggest blockbuster, you'll have to put on your thinking cap

The show must go on: Students revive school circus

Stilt-walkers second-year Molly Berkemeier (left) and first-year Nicholas Cassleman (right) stare each other down during their performance in the Le Vorris and Vox circus show, held on the Bartlett Quad last Saturday.

Daniel Sellon

Jugglers, aerial dancers, and stilt-walkers show there's no clownin' around at Le Vorris and Vox

Voices Summer Movie Preview

TAYLOR LAUTNER and KRISTEN STEWART star in THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE

Courtesy of Summitt Entertainment

Breaking down the familiar categories of the summer movie season

U of C alum shoots a short in Vietnam

Andy DeJohn (M.A.

Courtesy of Andy DeJohn

Andy DeJohn (A.M. '03) is in Vietnam this summer, making a short film inspired by the life of a student he met while teaching on the U of C's campus

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Poll: When does finals week need to end?

If you could, when would you stop finals week, and why?

Obama's library online??

President Obama should really have his library here, at the University of Chicago!

SG to acquire vans

Recently-elected slate Next Generation has allocated funding for two vans to be used by athletics groups, RSOs, and others.

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Local, well-reviewed band gets NME nod

U of C-tied band The Smith Westerns named the fifth best band of 2010 so far, probably due in part to good press. Now with UPDATES!

UofC CLEANS UP in Critics Circle Nominations

Three authors associated with the university are nominated for the prestigious literary award.

"Slumdog" was Hyde Park's favorite movie in 2009

The northern-half of Hyde Park Netflixed "Twilight" a little more than did the southern-half, according to data put up by the New York Times.

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The Zimmer Program

Before he was president, before he was provost at Brown University, before any of his administrative work, Robert Zimmer was a powerful mathematician who carved out a complex discipline that now bears his name: the Zimmer Program.

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Staving off the summertime blues

How to spend your 106 days of summer

The core of the matter

The University should directly engage CORES, lest it prove accusations of corporatism true

“A more perfect union” (May 14) misunderstands the nature of problems plaguing SG

It is hard to overlook the apathetic stance that most students take towards Student Government (SG)

Good message, bad methods

A boycott is an inefficient, destructive way of changing Arizona’s immigration law

Chicken-n-beer? That’s ludicrous.

Bonanza should channel the spirit of Animal House, but leave the animals out

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And now for individuals...

After their disappointment at the NCAAs several individual Maroons will hope to repeat last year's success.

Women's tennis finishes fourth at NCAAs

Fourth-year Justine Kentla and third-year Chrissy Hu display the Maroons

Courtesy of Clint Often

The Maroons fell to Williams in the semifinals and lost to Amherst in the third place match.

Men's tennis looks to make up for team disappointment

A pair of seniors and a returning sophomore will look to end their season in style at the NCAA individual tournament.

Tennis Club hosts first tournament

Despite the cold and rain the Tennis Club began a yearly tradition with a strong turnout.

Q&A: Catching up with Liz Lawton

Chicago Maroon sits down with third-year track star Liz Lawton, who heads to the national meet next week to compete in the 5K.

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Longtime Listener: Playoff Edition

Jake and Mitch discuss the NBA's playoff picture

100 Years and Counting

Third-year Mitch Bruno on the trouble with the Cubbies. (And actually, it's 102 now.)

Sports Shorts: March Madness

As the Winter sports season ends, some of Chicago's very best are getting the chance to compete for NCAA Championships.

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The Offensive Isrealist

Brace yourself: John J. Mearsheimer is teaching a class on Zionism

Course Evaluations: A Nudge Approach

Why do students neglect course evaluations?

Proposed cafe names all nerdy, headache-inducing

I get that we're quirky and intellectual and, you know, puns!—but seriously, do you really want to be buying gummy bears at 3 a.m. from "the Allegory of the Crave"?