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Book smart
Book smart
Jeff Deutsch has a plan to save one of the nation’s most beloved bookstores: Chicago’s Seminary Co-op.
The University of Chicago Magazine
Mar 2, 2018
#Fakenews and free speech — in 1967
#Fakenews and free speech — in 1967
Fifty years ago, University of Chicago English professor Wayne C. Booth gave an eerily prescient speech.
The University of Chicago Magazine
Mar 16, 2018
Bodies of work
Bodies of work
Lewis Hine, EX 1904, captured the changing face of American labor.
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Apr 30, 2017
Out of the shadows
Out of the shadows
According to Hollywood legend, Eliot Ness brought down Al Capone. The reality is more complicated.
The University of Chicago Magazine
Mar 2, 2018
Infinite possibilities
Infinite possibilities
How Ken Ono, AB’89, found life in and outside of math.
The University of Chicago Magazine
Apr 30, 2017
Lingua franca
Lingua franca
What if you took a language class and actually learned to speak?
The University of Chicago Magazine
Apr 30, 2017
FROM THE ARCHIVE
Life on other planets?
Life on other planets?
In spite of the hours clocked at super-spyglasses, astronomers have yet to spot any little green men on Mars or any other planet. But they…
The University of Chicago Magazine
Apr 1, 1957
Spellbound
Spellbound
Believing that fairy tales have lost their magic, Renaissance scholar Armando Maggi, PhD’95, calls for a new kind of happily ever after.
The University of Chicago Magazine
Jul 18, 2017
Student unrest and the role of the media
Student unrest and the role of the media
Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham, AB’38, on the complexities of covering campus protest in the Vietnam era.
The University of Chicago Magazine
Jun 30, 1969
PLUS . . . FROM THE CORE
Recipe: Quad Club caprese salad
Recipe: Quad Club caprese salad
Tomatoes, mozzarella, basil — and homegrown peaches. Bliss.
The University of Chicago Magazine
Jul 27, 2017
Minority leader
Minority leader
Matthew Foldi, Class of 2018 (political science), describes himself in his Twitter bio as “everyone’s favorite Republican committeeman.”
The University of Chicago Magazine
Jul 27, 2017
Clichés I have known and loved
Clichés I have known and loved
A lexicographer’s favorite clichés (before he grew to hate them).
The University of Chicago Magazine
Jul 28, 2017
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