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Happy Halloween from UChicago! If you’re still looking for a costume, might we suggest dressing as a staff member of the Registrar’s Office from 1991?
📸: UChicago Photographic Archive

Happy Halloween from UChicago! If you’re still looking for a costume, might we suggest dressing as a staff member of the Registrar’s Office from 1991?

📸: UChicago Photographic Archive

The Gang Asks For Vanilla With Whipped Cream, Oreos, Sprinkles, and Cherries

The Gang Asks For Vanilla With Whipped Cream, Oreos, Sprinkles, and Cherries

GHOST: Alright, you have to admit that’s solid.

GHOST: Alright, you have to admit that’s solid.

We don’t even have a good caption for this, these outfits are just sick as can be.
📸: UChicago Photographic Archive

We don’t even have a good caption for this, these outfits are just sick as can be.

📸: UChicago Photographic Archive

fear is the House spirit killer

fear is the House spirit killer

Veterans | UChicago Admissions

The college search process and applying to the nation’s top colleges can be daunting for those currently serving or having recently left military service. UChicago has developed key partnerships and a streamlined pathway for Veterans to find a list of the

Orientation (O-Week) wrapped up last week to great success. Welcome to all of our new first year students!

If you’re interested in joining next year’s class, it’s time to get working on those apps! For application and essay tips, check out our website: http://ms.spr.ly/6137XdwHB

Back to the classroom!
Most UChicago students attended their first classes yesterday. While the quarter system ensures we always start a bit later, we prefer to think that we arrive fashionably late to the school year.

UChicago circa 1895 with the World’s Fair Ferris wheel.

UChicago circa 1895 with the World’s Fair Ferris wheel. 

Ever wonder what it’s like to work in a lab as a college student? In her Uncommon Blog post, third-year student Christina shares what doing research with the Amanchukwu Lab has been like recently. Check it out here!

Well, they weren’t called star-crossed lovers for nothing! ⭐️❌

Well, they weren’t called star-crossed lovers for nothing! ⭐️❌

econ bros be like

econ bros be like

We’re not calling Dr. Frankenstein irresponsible but…he was definitely an absentee father.

We’re not calling Dr. Frankenstein irresponsible but…he was definitely an absentee father. 

The cube rule of food has given us some of the spiciest House table discussions: is a hot dog a sandwich? can pop-tarts be considered a calzone? is a steak a salad? there are endless debates to be had…

The cube rule of food has given us some of the spiciest House table discussions: is a hot dog a sandwich? can pop-tarts be considered a calzone? is a steak a salad? there are endless debates to be had…