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Odyssey Scholarships and $100 million
Wednesday, May 30th, 2007The U of C just got a hundred million dollars for financial aid. Wow.
To: Alumni and Friends
From: Robert J. Zimmer, President
Re: Gift Announcement
Date: May 30, 2007
It is with great pleasure that I announce a $100 million gift to the University of Chicago in support of a new financial aid program for undergraduates. This remarkable gift, […]
UChicago receives $35 million gift for arts center
Tuesday, May 15th, 2007The U of C just announced the receipt of a 35 million dollar donation for an arts center to be built at 60th and Ingleside. This should be a great addition, as the arts are an important part of the University, but have been a little too under the radar. The Smart Museum […]
R.I.P. Kurt Vonnegut
Thursday, April 12th, 2007I can’t post anything better than Barzelay.net did here, but I feel like I should post something.
Kurt Vonnegut wrote several books that have broken my heart over and over. He attended the University of Chicago, which is probably the least notable aspect of his life that I could mention, but I do […]
Georgetown advances to the Final Four. Elsewhere in the same country, the UChicago basketball team goes 20-6 and makes it to the Div III tournament
Tuesday, March 27th, 2007This past Sunday, the Georgetown men’s basketball team advanced to the Final Four for the first time since 1985. The game was downright amazing, as anyone who watched will attest. The Hoyas were down by TEN points with seven minutes to go, and still came back to tie in regulation and, ultimately, win […]
Going to school & the fall season
Thursday, November 16th, 2006I just realized that this is the last time for the foreseeable future that I will get to experience fall semester. It is the last time I will enjoy the leaves on the ground on the way to a campus for class, and the last time I will be a student for the season […]