Losing a spiritual center
This week, Jews at the University of Chicago celebrate Passover, a festival that marks the beginning of the most profound challenge to ever face the Jewish people. At the same time, Jewish students on...
View ArticleA question of character
Last week, the University was swarming with prospective students. They were bright and eager to explore campus, but, at the same time, they experienced a hint of apprehension. As high school students,...
View ArticleLifting the haze
A haze hangs over the University of Chicago. No, I am not talking about the encroaching specter of anti-intellectualism, the shady economic outlook for our generation, or even the moral hazard of...
View ArticleAn untenable practice
If there is one thing every University of Chicago student learns, it is how to critically analyze a text and make claims about its merit. Though Hum class usually has us focus on Plato and Genesis,...
View ArticleBroken ranks
Hundreds of incoming first years undoubtedly felt a strong sense of vindication when they checked the 2012 U.S. News “National University Rankings” last month. The University of Chicago had ascended to...
View ArticleThe art of community building
This past weekend, we celebrated the grand opening of the new Logan Center for the Arts. I had the opportunity to attend the event and was impressed by the student musician talent and the building...
View ArticleA student government of the people
In his personal journal, Thomas Jefferson wrote, “When governments fear the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny.” However, Jefferson did not write anything...
View ArticlePutting an end to the madness
As the quarter draws to a close, University of Chicago students almost uniformly scramble to complete papers, cobble together solutions to problem sets, and madly cram for exams. Our collective anxiety...
View ArticleStumbling towards catastrophe
Over winter break, I spoke with a friend who goes to a prestigious college in the northeastern United States. As with many winter break conversations between students, the topic shifted to our...
View ArticleA model of success
Though I hate to be a sore winner, I am going to say, “I told you so.” On January 24, the day that my previous article (“Stumbling towards catastrophe”) was published, the heat in the Max Palevsky...
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