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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
From the fan-favorite dishes of mac and cheese and fried chicken to cornbread and candied yams, different traditional African American foods lined the long table on one side of C116. BSA catered the mac and cheese and collard greens from Lab’s food vendor, HandCut Foods, and the rest was catered from Harold’s Chicken.

Gallery: Cuisine, culture and community thrive at Black Students’ Association’s annual Blacksgiving event

Jaya Alenghat and Eli Raikhel
November 15, 2024
“For Latinos Unidos, since this is our first year colliding for lower and middle school we wanted to do one tier for the lower school, one tier for the middle school, and one tier for the high school.” – Camila Bravo, junior Latinos Unidos member

Gallery: Latinos Unidos hosts ofrenda, invites community to contribute

Naomi Benton, Audience Engagement Editor
November 8, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris waves to the crowd at the United Center as she enters the stage for her historic and much-anticipated nomination acceptance speech on Aug. 22, the fourth night of the Democratic National Convention.

DNC Day 4 Gallery: Democrats wrap up convention with overwhelming support, passion

Eli Raikhel
August 23, 2024
Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz, Minnesota Governor, tearfully waves to the crowd after accepting the nomination Wednesday, Aug. 21, at the United Center. In his speech, he thanked his former students, describing how before his first campaign for Congress in 2006, they returned an important lesson he hoped he had taught them: “the belief that a single person can make a real difference for their neighbors.”

DNC Day 3 Gallery: Dynamic convention sparks enthusiasm, features stars both in and out of politics

Olin Nafziger
August 22, 2024
To a raucous crowd in the United Center Aug. 20, former first lady Michele Obama — a former Lab parent and board member — endorses Kamala Harris while drawing contrast to messages from Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Referencing a comment Mr. Trump made to Black journalists last month about immigrants taking “Black jobs,” she said, “Who’s going to tell him that the job he’s currently seeking might just be one of those ‘Black jobs?’”

DNC Day 2 Gallery: Lively convention filled with hope, energy

Eli Raikhel
August 21, 2024
The Democratic National Convention will hold primetime programming at the United Center through Thursday night, Aug. 22.

DNC Day 1 Gallery: Democrats kick off convention, honor Biden

Olin Nafziger
August 20, 2024
Sophomore Leyla Yates goes for a header between the North Shore Country Day goalie and a defender on April 26. U-High won 8-0. The team also won the IHSA Super-Sectionals, finishing at 4-2 after a high-tension game that progressed to penalty kicks.

Photo Gallery: Spring sports in peak action

Milo Platz-Walker, Chloe Alexander, Eli Raikhel, Bryce Light, Carter Chang, Simon Vaang, Ryan Burke-Stevenson, and Daniel Baeza
May 28, 2024
University of Chicago police officers hold a barricade on the Ellis Avenue entrance to the Main Quad on the morning of May 7 after police shut down the eight-day pro-Palestinian encampment on the Main Quad.

After 8 days, UChicago pro-Palestine encampment removed on morning of May 7

Jaya Alenghat, Chloe Alexander, Mia Lipson, and Olin Nafziger
May 7, 2024
On May 2, the fourth day of the encampment, a demonstrator stands in front of a group of police waving a Palestinian flag. On Monday, April 29, UChicago United for Palestine launched an encampment on the University of Chicago’s Main Quad to stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people. The encampment and pro-Palestinian protests continued for days.

UChicago pro-Palestine encampment faces opposition yet stands with goals

Jaya Alenghat, Chloe Alexander, Mia Lipson, and Clare McRoberts
May 3, 2024
Senior Emmanuelle Bal participates in a workshop called "Are you doing it for yourself or the white man?” where students used an interactive discussion format to explore how people of color have been affected by tokenism, whitewashing, internalized racism and double consciousness.

Gallery: Students attend annual BRAVE conference

Elspeth LaCroix-Birdthistle and Delaney Connell
April 18, 2024
Embracing the warm weather and clear skies, ninth grader Bryce Poston gazes up at the sky in awe during the eclipse. “It was a pretty cool experience being so close to a full eclipse,” Bryce said, “and I’m glad the school gave us the chance to go out and view it.”

Eclipse excitement: Lab community gathers to celebrate unique celestial event

Jaya Alenghat, Taariq Ahmed, Mia Lipson, Nathan Li, Olin Nafziger, Eli Raikhel, Grace LaBelle, Ryan Burke-Stevenson, Ellis Calleri, and Bryce Light
April 10, 2024
On March 16, a large crowd watches the Chicago Plumbers Union dye the Chicago river green to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, an annual tradition since 1962.

St. Patrick’s Day celebrations attract immense crowds to Chicago

Jaya Alenghat, City Life Editor
March 18, 2024
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