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U-High Midway
The Student News Site of University of Chicago Laboratory High School

U-High Midway
The Student News Site of University of Chicago Laboratory High School

U-High Midway
Chloe Alexander

Chloe Alexander, Assistant Editor

Chloe Alexander is a member of the Class of 2025 and serves as a Assistant Editor. She joined the Midway in the 2021-22 school year when she was a ninth grader. She enjoys journalism because it allows her to interact with the Lab community. Outside of working on the Midway, she plays the piano and enjoys reading.

All content by Chloe Alexander
Low-income communities and low rates of maternal labor participation correlate with child care deserts, while COVID-19 and underfunding further the disparity.

Closing the gap within childcare disparity requires education and advocacy

February 2, 2023
Director Tori Jueds speaks at a webinar on Jan. 25, reassuring listeners about Labs financial shortfall this year.

Director Jueds addresses fiscal shortfall, reassures financial stability

January 31, 2023
Alex Giles

Alex Giles

January 24, 2023
Rising Stars: With winter sports underway, athletes demonstrate potential

Rising Stars: With winter sports underway, athletes demonstrate potential

January 24, 2023
SZAs second studio album SOS is an interesting yet cohesive combination of genres and ideas.

‘SOS’ showcases a wide range of styles and themes

January 3, 2023
Coming from Lake Forest Academy, Robert J. Buckla joins the Laboratory Schools as the associate director of schools for alumni relations and development.

Lab hires new director for Alumni Relations & Development

December 14, 2022
A monkey is displayed on the El Salvador tree at the MSI Christmas Around The World Exhibit. The trees are made by community volunteers to represent the characteristics of the countries.

Bringing communities together: Christmas Around The World displays different holiday traditions

December 7, 2022
In the midst of the Nov. 8 elections, Rep. Liz Cheney spoke at campus last week discussing the future of the United States.

Liz Cheney talks on the state of U.S. democracy

November 14, 2022
A student opens the app Gas on their phone where they get different questions every hour.

Get Gassed: App fails to be less toxic than other social media platforms

November 9, 2022
Maxine Hurst takes a swing during practice. Maxine and her teammate Amelia Tan competed in the IHSA A1 Championship and placed 35th and 19th.

Golf season wrap-up: Sophomores go to state

October 27, 2022
Lab’s Model UN team won a training competition at Carl Sandburg High School on Oct. 15.

Model UN starts begins season with training competition

October 19, 2022
Netflixs Do Revenge does classic teen movie tropes excellently. Still, the film fails to portray real change in their characters.

‘Do Revenge’ is everything that makes teen movies great

October 8, 2022

Mental health by the numbers

September 29, 2022
Rethinking Therapy: The harder parts of improving mental health

Rethinking Therapy: The harder parts of improving mental health

September 29, 2022
Zara Baig, president of the Asian Students Association, shouts at the top of her lungs in Café Lab to encourage students to sign up for ASA. Besides the annual club shopping fair in the cafeteria, clubs could also advertise themselves with a 30-second video during the assembly period.

Club shopping changes outreach format

September 19, 2022
During their retreat, 9th grader Eve Dyson reads instructions on writing a letter to their future self.

Vox Pop: Ninth graders share worries, excitement for high school

September 13, 2022
The lead characters Cameron Kweller (Tanner Buchanan) and Padgett Sawyer (Addison Rae) in “He’s All That” share a horseback ride through a mountain as Padgett live streams the ride to her followers.

The remake of ‘She’s All That’ isn’t all that

June 3, 2022
Chicago has a diverse range of food and activities to explore this summer.

All over the map: Explore something new this summer

June 1, 2022
Turning 15 and being able to earn a learners permit is often a dramatic increase in responsibility, wanted or otherwise.

Audio: Students enter the world of driving

May 24, 2022
Books donated through the drive will serve as learning tools for children in Brazil.

Young Women of Color holds book drive to support English education

May 18, 2022
Reporter Chloe Alexander argues that the pretext of safety precautions does not justify the Title 42 restrictions on immigration.

Title 42 unjustly targets immigrants

May 5, 2022
Envirothon coach Daniel Calleri speaks to members Akshay Badlani and Tyler Turek during practice.

Envirothon team qualifies for state

April 29, 2022
Applications for counselors for Labs Sixth Grade Camp and Summer Lab are open until April 1. 

Applications open for two youth counselor roles

March 29, 2022
The schools mask-optional policy opens the community to new risk that regular coronavirus testing can alleviate, argues reporter Chloe Alexander.

Without masks, Lab must maintain regular testing

March 25, 2022
The U-High Midway’s website is being recognized by the National Scholastic Press Association for the Online Pacemaker Award.

Midway website finalist for national honor

March 8, 2022
Misinformation on social media must be countered, argue a group of beginning journalists.

Opinion: Social media users should combat misinformation of Ukrainian invasion

March 7, 2022
A design on the products offered in the Girl Up fundraiser, which will run until March 20.

Girl Up fundraiser will support families affected by domestic abuse

March 4, 2022
U-High sophomores and juniors will work among fellow high school and college students for 37.5 hours a week to research areas of interest in the computer science field.

Applications open for SummerLink internships

December 14, 2021
Parent-teacher conferences will be held Nov. 18-19 on Zoom.

Parent-teacher conferences to be held Nov. 18-19

October 28, 2021
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