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Behind the Defender Chicago history professor Jacqueline Goldsby helped bring a priceless archive—the personal and professional documents of the family who founded America’s preeminent black newspaper, the Chicago Defender—to the public.

	Netting a win Second-year Chrissy Hu and first-year Kendra Higgins won the doubles title at the 2009 NCAA Division III Women's Tennis Championships—it’s a first for Maroon athletes.
	University of Chicago T-shirts: Funnier than you think From “Hell Does Freeze Over” to “Where Fun Comes to Die,” the University of Chicago’s Special Collections Research Center is trying to build its T-shirt holdings.

Chicago in the News

• Newsweek: Why I’m giving away $1 billion. Peter G. Peterson, MBA’51, cofounder of the Blackstone Group, writes on the moral imperative for philanthropy. (May 30, 2009)
• New Republic: Should we worry about inflation or not? Chicago Booth professor John Cochrane’s take on the financial crisis gets reviewed. (May 29, 2009)
• Chicago Tribune: Power move by male students ruffles U of C. A new male-advocacy group draws male and female undergrads. (May 28, 2009)
• Chicago Tribune: A bolt of urban energy for State Street. A new hotel designed by Jackie Koo, AB’86, makes use of the cityscape. (May 28, 2009)
• Wired Science: Why the elevator floor is so interesting. University of Chicago biologist Dario Maestripieri reflects on the Paleolithic origins of human behavior in close spaces. (May 27, 2009)
• Humanities: Searching for truth: from Genesis to genotype. A conversation with Leon Kass, SB’58, MD’62. (May–June 2009)

From the Editors

U of C T-shirtiana To see photos of classic UChicago T-shirts—and to contribute your own photos and comments—visit our Flickr group pool, created as a complement to the story (pdf) from the latest issue of the Core.

Contact the Editor at uchicago-magazine@uchicago.edu with any questions or comments.