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U of C Student Zaid Alawi wrote a fun story about a physics professor, Wikipedia, and breakfast cereal. Over on his blog there are a few other Scav stories as well. The best is his saga of getting physics professor Woowan Kang to explain “why kids love the great taste of Cinnamon Toast Crunch TM.”Here’s the item:
“Item #80: This is Woowon Kang. . . he knows EVERYTHING. But does he know why kids love the great taste of Cinnamon Toast Crunch TM? [6 points, 3 bonus points for his thoughts on 'How they cram all that graham']“
Read Alawi’s post here. Kang ended up answering the question for a bunch of teams at once. Videos after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
People keep asking me. If you’re going to hack the Maroon, you should at least do it right…don’t just ask us to take down the site…
Claire McNear, an op-ed columnist for the Maroon, has once again proven her wide readership. She’s inspired a Scav Item.
On January 25′th McNear penned a classic article about that balloon in Bartlett dining hall.
“There it hangs, far, far above the center of the dining hall, lingering like an ominous red foil bird,” McNear explained, “forever perched and ready to dive down upon whatever student it deems unworthy of a spot in the hall.”
Now, a correspondent informs The Maroon that her prose has once again been immortalized in print–this time slightly differently:
Some Scav squads shot videos to earn points in past competitions. Here are some of the more entertaining examples. Warning, some of these are a little bit inappropriate, and The Maroon does not at all take responsibility for their content.
Youtube description: “Ski’s been sexiled, so he’s moved into the Law School Library! Made for the 2007 University of Chicago Scavenger Hunt. Brought to you by “Burton Judson and the Logical Phalluses.”
More videos after the jump.
This week, a team of Chicago Maroon reporters will embed themselves deep inside a few Scav hunt teams, in an effort to bring you breaking coverage of The Hunt.