Campus & Student Life

Campus gardens fulfill Olmsted’s vision

Walk down the sidewalk between Hull Gate and Botany Pond and you may need to duck beneath a canopy of aralias that overhang the path leading to Cobb Gate and 57th Street just beyond.


William Harms

503rd Convocation Marks a New Tradition

Watch a slideshow of the 503rd Convocation.


Sara Olkon

Building a 'beacon of light' for the arts

Architects’ vision for new Logan Arts Center merges arts theory, practice.


Lisa Pevtzow

Jeremy Manier

New dorm deepens community feel on South campus

Open design promotes connections among residents, across Midway.


Sarah Galer

Fans of French novel stage marathon reading

In Les Misérables, students and faculty find echoes of current economic woes.


Susie Allen

Law renovation reflects modern vision

Ambitious design focuses on student needs, draws national attention.


Sam Feldman

Campus community counts down to election

Panels and parties to mark the end of a memorable presidential campaign.


Steve Kloehn

What happens in Vegas comes home with ‘scavvies’

University of Chicago’s 22nd annual scavenger hunt pitted erudition and razorlike reasoning against tasks such as Item 33: Have a potato break the sound barrier.


Julia Morse