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What Will Pub Safe Write Up Next?

Posted on November 18, 2018April 25, 2019 by Publisher: Rudo Kazembe

By Jon Call ‘20 Managing Editor After numerous write-ups were given out for vaping during the Halloween ACP, a group of concerned students conducted a meeting this week to dissect Public Safety’s current write-up strategy while also predicting what future write-ups may be like. “Nobody even predicted this tragedy would occur, especially on the biggest LFC holiday of the year,” said Conner Berrycastle ’20, a student affected by the vaping write-up. “We need to analyze…

Students Assist in Uncovering Chicago’s History

Posted on November 18, 2018 by Publisher: Rudo Kazembe

By Jon Call ’20 and Rudo Ellen Kazembe ’20 Managing Editor and Features Editor Digital Chicago is a program that enables faculty and students to research historical aspects of Chicago’s history, and the projects include the history of drag, Irish music, and prominent figures of Chicago. According to research assistant Ani Karagianis ’20, this program is funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, which focuses on “different avenues of research [inclusive of but not limited…

Swole, Intimidating Guy At The Gym Loves Hugs And Puppies

Posted on April 4, 2017April 9, 2017 by Camille Lemieux

The weight room feels like you stepped off the Metra in a neighborhood you shouldn’t be in. It can be quite intimidating lifting 15-pound dumbbells next to a guy who is lifting the entire rack of weights with his foot as he cranks out 40 chin-ups. But how intimidating are these people, in reality? I went around the gym looking for someone to give me some answers, and after encountering a guy listening to Nordic…

That Guy Who Talks Politics At Parties Strikes Again

Posted on November 8, 2016January 3, 2017 by Camille Lemieux

“That guy,” whose name everyone on campus made efforts to forget, expressed himself politically to the attendees at a Halloween party and created a tense atmosphere amongst partygoers. It all started when he walked into a party dressed in a suit that was too small for him. “I asked him what he was for Halloween, and he said he was the shrinking middle class,” said Sonya, a senior dressed as a schoolgirl. “I laughed because…

The Party Porpoise: The Evil That Wants You To Take Its Condoms

Posted on October 19, 2016January 2, 2017 by Camille Lemieux

Fake eyes, a hairy dolphin costume, and a bag of candies and condoms—these make up the fuel for the perfect nightmare, otherwise known as The Party Porpoise. The Party Porpoise has been haunting campus and spreading its message of being safe at parties in the most terrifying way possible: by literally showing up in full dolphin costume at your front door. The only way it could be creepier is if it wore clown makeup and…