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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
Peter Cox

Peter Cox, City Life Editor

Peter Cox is a senior in Advanced Journalism and is the City Life section editor. He started journalism in the 2020-2021 school year as a sophomore. He is also currently the co-captain of a high school robotics team. He enjoys being on the Midway because of the opportunity to be exposed to the different stories and opinions of the people in the school and city. His favorite story he has written for the paper was a review of First Aid comics.

Awards:

2024 Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award: First place, single-subject news or feature package, single-page design (Page 4)

2023 Illinois Journalism Education Association: First place, single-page story package, City Life Page 4, Feb. 23, 2023

All content by Peter Cox
Lives in 300 words: Stories from the Lab community

Lives in 300 words: Stories from the Lab community

Sahana Unni, Chloe Alexander, Mia Lipson, Ainsley Williams, Taariq Ahmed, Peter Cox, Victoria Washington, Ethan Swinger, and Audrey Matei
May 19, 2023
Team Goals: Elsa Nielsen

Team Goals: Elsa Nielsen

Peter Cox, City Life Editor
May 19, 2023
Stereotypes of the South Side

Stereotypes of the South Side

Peter Cox, Krishita Dutta, Erich Raumann, Amy Ren, Ethan Swinger, Téa Tamburo, and Ainsley Williams
May 4, 2023

Cultural offerings overlooked

Peter Cox, City Life Editor
May 4, 2023
Smith Bumpers and other crewmembers practice their rowing.

U-High students find community, commitment through extracurricular rowing

Peter Cox, City Life Editor
April 25, 2023
STRIKING SCULPTURE. On exhibit at the Hyde Park Art Center, "Surviving The Long Wars: Unlikely Entanglements," uses art to dive into the complex experiences of Black and Indigenous veterans in America.

Hyde Park exhibit explores American veteran experience

Peter Cox, City Life Editor
April 3, 2023
The frequent, green-lighted patrol cars found in and around campus are intended to make the community feel safer, but some don't feel that they have the intended effect.

Audio: UChicago security contractors serve as bandage to solution in community

Peter Cox and Audrey Park
March 29, 2023
Black Country, New Road’s second album, “Ants From Up There,” comprises diverse tracks and meaningful lyrics and is consistent with their origin.

‘Ants From Up There’ includes diverse and beautiful tracks, lyrics

Peter Cox, City Life Editor
March 20, 2023
Despite the robotics being a male-dominated field, many girls — like sophmore Ava Kim Cohen— have had a positive experience and found their place in U-High's robotics team.

Robotics club looks to construct higher population of girl participants

Peter Cox, City Life Editor
February 24, 2023
Falling into the manosphere pipeline

Falling into the manosphere pipeline

William Tan, Clare O’Connor, Peter Cox, and Clare McRoberts
February 22, 2023

Gen Z must reconcile internalized bias

Peter Cox, City Life Editor
February 22, 2023
In addition to a call for student submissions, the Ouroboros Review is also running a poetry contest where submissions are due Feb. 28.

Ouroboros Review accepting student submissions for fourth edition

Peter Cox, City Life Editor
February 3, 2023
Students walk on the campus of Kenwood Academy, one of the schools that participated in the Chicago mayoral survey organized by the Scholastic Press Association of Chicago and Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.

Survey results prompt other schools to highlight mental health, school security issues

Peter Cox, City Life Editor
February 3, 2023
While protein is an essential component of a diet, supplements, such as protein powder, are unnecessary.

Protein powder provides unnecessary diet supplement

Peter Cox, City Life Editor
January 17, 2023
STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART. Ariel Williams laughs as she converses with a customer. Ms. Williams keeps conversation flowing as she prepares drinks and hands out baked goods. Talking to her in the coffee shop has become a highlight of many people’s days.

Made with care: Barista, cashier provides cheer, daily comfort through genuine conversation

Peter Cox, City Life Editor
December 10, 2022
Help Ye get the help he needs

Help Ye get the help he needs

Peter Cox, City Life Editor
November 17, 2022
Members of the U-High Midway and U-Highlights pose for a group photo with a Best of Show second place award at the JEA/NSPA National High School Journalism Convention in St. Louis.

Journalists attends national convention; Midway wins highest accolade

Peter Cox and Taariq Ahmed
November 16, 2022

These national election issues should be critical to students, too

Amy Ren, Zara Siddique, Taariq Ahmed, Victoria Washington, and Peter Cox
October 26, 2022
So much at risk…

So much at risk…

Téa Tamburo, Taariq Ahmed, Mia Lipson, Amy Ren, Zara Siddique, Victoria Washington, and Peter Cox
October 26, 2022
Learn about five frightful fall festivities to do during this Halloween season!

Explore 5 Halloween activities during this year’s spooky season

Peter Cox, City Life Editor
October 25, 2022
Senior Sid Shah advanced to the quarterfinals during this year's state competition.

Boys tennis team places fifth in state championship

Peter Cox, City Life Editor
June 2, 2022
Spanish teacher Angelica Guerrero worked with middle and lower school students during her 20 years at Lab.

Five lower, middle school teachers retire with 122 combined years at Lab

Peter Cox, Amy Ren, and Téa Tamburo
June 2, 2022
While Kendrick's new album is technically and thematically rich, it doesn't go past his previous albums.

Kendrick Lamar introspects in new record

Peter Cox, City Life Editor
May 25, 2022
The First Aid Comics storefront is located at 1617 E. 55th St.

Local comic book store thrives despite pandemic

Peter Cox, City Life Editor
May 18, 2022
The Model United Nations team participated in their first four-day, in-person conference since the start of the pandemic.

Model UN wins distinguished large delegation award

Peter Cox, Assistant Editor
April 12, 2022
Maroon Key Society applications for 2022-23 are due April 15.

Maroon Key Society accepting applications for 2022-23 school year

Peter Cox, Assistant Editor
March 28, 2022
Progress: Jungwoo Park

Progress: Jungwoo Park

Peter Cox, Assistant Editor
March 16, 2022

Metaverse investments lead to big gains, bigger losses

Peter Cox, Assistant Editor
March 9, 2022
Into the metaverse: How it will impact your life

Into the metaverse: How it will impact your life

Berk Oto, Peter Cox, Caroline Hohner, Erich Raumann, and Amon Gray
March 9, 2022
The mascot of the 2022 Winter Olympics is an animated panda named Bing Dwen Dwen. Read about more Winter Olympics facts below.

Tournament trivia: 44 facts about the Winter Olympics

Téa Tamburo and Peter Cox
February 4, 2022
Dancers perform at the 2019 Chinese New Year Celebration.

Chinese New Year celebration returns to Navy Pier after one year break

Peter Cox, Assistant Editor
February 3, 2022
NEW NAME, SAME ROAD. The Jean-Baptiste Pointe DuSable Lake Shore Drive now bears the name of Chicago’s first non-Indigenous settler. Along with a museum, bridge and statue, the roadway memorializing DuSable represents the growing influence of the African American community in Chicago.

Lake Shore Drive renamed to honor DuSable, Chicago’s first settler

Peter Cox, Assistant Editor
January 20, 2022
"The Magicians" explores themes of inadequacy and depression through classic tropes of fantasy fiction

Novel ‘The Magicians’ successfully explores toxic culture of educational institutions

Peter Cox, Assistant Editor
January 13, 2022
2015: Gordon Parks Arts Hall construction completed.

Alumni of the Laboratory Schools reflect on prominent memories

Peter Cox and William Tan
December 17, 2021
Legacy of Lab: 125 Years

Legacy of Lab: 125 Years

Peter Cox, Amy Ren, Sahana Unni, and William Tan
December 16, 2021
Reporter Peter Cox argues that the insistence on mandating masks obfuscates the importance of aligning cultural norms with what is best for public health.

Social change, not mask mandates, should be the goal

Peter Cox, Reporter
December 15, 2021
From left to right: Trader Joe’s Pumpkin Tortilla Chips, Pumpkin Brioche Twist, Pumpkin Spice Hummus, Non-Dairy Pumpkin Oat Beverage and Pumpkin Bagels. The Midway staff enjoyed the pumpkin bagels, but didn’t think the rest were worth buying.

Pumped up for pumpkin spice

Peter Cox, Audrey Park, Amy Ren, Téa Tamburo, and Sahana Unni
November 10, 2021
Visitors cluster around the center of the plaza to watch the Chicago State University marching band on Oct. 17 during Boxville's final event of the year.

Minority entrepreneurs create innovative Bronzeville marketplace

Peter Cox, Assistant Editor
November 3, 2021
A squirrel enters a science classroom on Sept. 21.

Squirrels found around U-High

Peter Cox, Reporter
September 23, 2021
Alexis Chia presents with Eliza Doss about their May project called "Back to the Future of Fashion." Seniors who participated in May project gave classroom presentations June 1-4.

Seniors present creative, innovative May Projects

Louis Auxenfans, William Tan, Margot Konetzka, Audrey Matei, Audrey Park, Amy Ren, and Peter Cox
June 4, 2021
The Senior Showcase has featured Isabella de la Cerna's "Abstract 1." This piece, along with those made by the other seniors, is featured in the online gallery.

Art show displays work of six seniors online

Peter Cox, Reporter
May 25, 2021
The varsity esports team practices “League of Legends”.

Esports team allows students who play video games to participate in school sports

Peter Cox, Reporter
May 21, 2021
TAKEOUT. A customer exits the Valois storefront on May 19. Many longtime customers of Valois have gotten takeout there during the pandemic. “They actually already had a set-up where before the pandemic you could get take-out,” said Seth Richardson, a customer for 20 years.

Valois, valuable part of Hyde Park history, has struggled in the pandemic

Peter Cox, Reporter
May 19, 2021
Characters Dean Venture and the Monarch stare at one another intently in Season 7, Episode 4 of “The Venture Bros.”

Cartoon Network’s ‘The Venture Bros.’ changed the face of cartoons in the film industry

Peter Cox, Reporter
May 12, 2021
The serious issue of misinformation on social media is only getting worse as time goes on, so action must be taken to stop the continuing spread across every facet of the internet, writes reporter Peter Cox.

Corporations should work to combat the spread of false information on their platforms

Peter Cox, Reporter
April 8, 2021
"This Teenage Life," a podcast that started in 2019, is run by teacher Molly Josephs and a group of teenagers in San Diego.

Intersectional Feminism Club records segment for podcast

Peter Cox, Reporter
April 7, 2021
Before leaving Lab at the end of the school year, Priyanka Rupani will be the commencement speaker for the Class of 2021 graduation due to her involvement in the Lab community.

Priyanka Rupani announced Class of 2021 graduation speaker

Peter Cox, Reporter
March 15, 2021
Students and faculty may submit workshops for Social Justice Week until Feb. 7.

Social Justice Week committee accepts workshops under theme of lifting others

Peter Cox, Reporter
January 27, 2021
The goal of the comments is to provide a snapshot of a student’s progression in their class, Assistant Principal Asra Ahmed said.

Midterm comments to be released Nov. 9

Peter Cox, Reporter
October 30, 2020
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