On The Quads

College rankings are in
For the second straight year, the University of Chicago has climbed some rungs of the controversial U.S. News and World Report's annual survey of the best national universities. This year, the College tied for 10th with Columbia and Cornell Universities, surpassing Northwestern, Rice, and Brown in the rankings. The College was 13th last year.

One of the books
A gift of $37,500 from the Class of 2000, that is. The gift went to create an endowed book fund for the purchase and upkeep of a contemporary-literature and media section in the Regenstein Library. First, the class went after the challenge grant of $25,000 an anonymous donor had promised if they reached 60-percent participation. After they reached that goal, the donor promised another $5,000 for 65-percent participation. When they did that and more (66 percent), the challenger dropped his cloak of secrecy: trustee Peter May, AB'64, MBA'65, called himself "blown away" by the class's enthusiasm.

All the news that's fit to post
The latest news from the quads is a click away. Three student newspapers have Web editions: the Chicago Maroon (www.chicagomaroon.com), the Chicago Weekly News (www.chicagoweeklynews.com), and the Chicago Free Press (home.uchicago.edu/orgs/free-press/). For sports results, go to: www.uchicago.edu/student/athletics/news.htm