Tuesday June 3, U-HIGH 2008 I IDWAY Volume 83, Number 9 University High School 1362 East 59th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637 GSB prof to address 128 expected graduates of U-High Class of 2008 • Commencementhighlights cavalcade of events climaxing school year By Tom Stanley-Becker and I am disturbed by how much cof­ fee high school students drink these Front page editor days." the Senior Economic Ad- Also chosen by senior officers, besides viser to Senator Barack Robert, Hannah Solomon-Strauss will also speak. Musical performances will bama's Presidential cam­ include Y oolim Kim on the cello and paign and an Economic Adviser Philip Verma on clarinet, each accom­ to the Congressional Budget Of­ panied by Katherine Zhou on piano. fice, University of Chicago Graduate FOLLOWING FACULTY, in the School of Business (GSB) Professor colors of their alma mater, seniors will Austan Goolsbee travels nationwide. march to "Pomp and Circumstance," But when he addresses the 128-mem­ wearing traditional maroon caps and ber Class of 2008 at Commencement gowns. University Organist Thomas 2:30 p.m., Thursday, June 12 at Rock­ Weisflog will play processional and efeller Chapel, 59th and Woodlawn recessional music on the Rockefeller Avenue, he will not travel too far. Chapel organ . Named one of the 100 Global Lead­ After seniors' names are read by ers for Tomorrow by the Switzerland­ their college counselors Ms. Patty Ko­ based World Economic Forum, the vacs and Ms . Melissa W arehall, Lab Robert P. Gwinn Professor of Econom­ Schools Director David Magill and ics Mr. Goolsbee focuses on the new Lab Schools Board Chairman David global economy , information technol­ Strauss will greet seniors. Seniors ogy, taxation and government policy will receive their diplomas from Prin­ and is the father of three children, cipal Matt Horvat. Seniors will pres­ including two Lab Lower Schoolers ent five honorary diplomas to faculty Aden and Addison. members. THE• AT START (pho­ SENIOR CLASS officers selected A reception at the Quadrangle Club, tos from top) of the Mr. Goolsbee as Commencement 1155 East 57th Street, sponsored by evening, 8 to midnight speaker from a list including U-High junior parents, will follow. Saturday, May 24, 178 alumni and University faculty based A DAY BEFORE, a senior luncheon promgoers strolled on his experience in the field of eco­ will precede the rehearsal for the cer­ through exhibits at the nomics and in the Obama campaign. emony at 11 a.m. in Judd 126 . Senior Peggy Notebaert Nature "Professor Goolsbee 's a young hotshot class officers will hand out copies of Museum, most intent on economist at the business school," Se­ the Senior Book, including a page for the butterfly haven. nior Class President each member of the class with a photo U-Highers and their Robert Strickling said. and personal information. guests grooved to fast­ "Not only in invest­ Other yearend activities are as fol­ paced songs d.j.ed by Jamal Smallz. From ment and entrepre­ lows: the terrace, U-Highers neurship but also in • ALUMNI WEEKEND-Lab could see Lake Michi­ U.S. economics in gen­ Schools alumni will return for Re­ gan as well as the Chi­ eral. He is Obama's unions, ranging from their 5th to cago skyline. chief economic ad- their 50th, opening with a dinner at • DINING OUTSIDE on Robert viser. He is in a posi- 6:30 p.m., Friday, in Kovler Gym. The the museum's terrace, tion where he mig bt Distinguished Alumni Award will be U-Highers sat eight to dictate some of that policy. He migh t presented to '61 graduate and ABC 10 at tables decked with take part in some of the economic de­ News Correspondent Bill Blakemore. vases containing float­ cisions in the coming years . Twelve classes will return for week­ Ing roses and candles. "His being selected as a graduation end events. At 11:30 a.m., Saturday Through dinner, prom­ speaker is completely independent in Scammon Garden, the High School goers left tables and Jazz Band will join with alumni to of him working for Senator Obama . huddled around heat­ He is young and has a good amount entertain during the Jazz Brunch. ers that museum staff of experience in public speaking. We • SPORTS AWARDS NIGHT-The placed around tables in Fourth Annual Athletic Awards Re­ the frigid weather. know we are not going to get a 70 ception and Ceremony starts at 6 p.m. Starting with a poached year-old man who just drones on and tomorrow in Kovler Lobby and Upper pear salad with bleu on. We thought he would relate well Kovler (see story page 7). cheese, Promgoers to a high school graduating class. " •MAYPROJECTSEXH~-1~BIT10N• enjoyed beef, chicken A MEMBER of the National Debate Seniors will exhibit their May Projects breast or vegetable Team of the Year in 1991 when he was in Judd 126 7-9 p.m., concluding their strudel. Caterer Greg at Yale University, Professor Goolsbee month-long endeavors this Thursday. Christian served only explained that he agreed to speak at • SOPHOMORE SERVICE PROJ­ organic food and Prom Commencment because of his ties to ECT-Sophomores will do a service Committee members the Lab Schools. project June 6. accompanied him in "My kids are at the Lab School, • LABSTOCK-Five U-High bands shopping for it. Obama's kids are at the Lab School will rock the ground even to some of • BUTTERFLIES in the and it seems like half of his key sup­ their own songs starting at 3 p.m. this Butterfly Haven en­ tranced Promgoers in­ porters and advisers went to the Lab Friday in Kenwood Mall during the annual Labstock. The event coordi­ cluding Charlotte Long. School so it's fair to say everyone has Many girls donned ele­ a real soft spot for the place," Profes­ nators are Seniors Homer Shew and Steven Xu. Student Council members gant long satin and silk sor Goolsbee said. "On top of that, I gowns but many also see you guys everyday at lunch here will sell soda and give out free hot opted for shorter knee­ in the GSB so I feel like I know you dogs and hamburgers. length dresses. Several • AWARDS CEREMONY-At the girls and boys chose Awards Assembly 9 -11 a.m ., Monday, classic white and black June 9 in Max Palevsky Theatre, stu­ pairings though others Special inside ... dents will receive awards from teach­ sported patterned and ers as well as for extracurricular ac­ The story everyone looks for embellished looks. tivities. A reception will follow in the • PHILIP VERMA and in the fnal issue of the Midway, Ida Noyes Lounge. Yoolim Kim reigned as • FINAL EXAMS-Exams will con­ Prom King and Queen. where seniors are going to col­ clude the year June 10-11. Sopho­ Seniors nominated five lege, appears on page 2. mores are planning a trip to Great girls and five boys and America after finals. voted on them at Prom. Photos by Emily Chiu "I was scared people wouldn't take the speaking of politics talks seriously and that they would just go for extra credit, but I think people were really interested in the end." 2 News -Amy Solomon, sophomore U-HIGH MIDWAY• TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 2008 Easte~~ sc~e~~~i~e~t!~?:'~'?!!:Q~d;ll:.tt~i~JJ!~!!! But twoIllinois said. "My mom has a friend who lives Umon, New York City: Muneeb Hai; Elfenbaum; University of California at near there and I visited when I was Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hamp- Santa Cruz: Jacob Bruns; University of SChOOlS tOh ChOiCeS younger and knew it was the place for s~ire: Ni~~ Sisodia; Denison, Gran- C~icago: Seo?-Young Chung, Andrey 'l:' me. At St. Andrews you only need to vill~, Ohio. Sage Mahoney; DePaul, Drinfeld, Darnel Greenberg, Won-Hee By Mona Dasgupta take three subjects with no require- Chicago: Cory Ke~e, Jason Rowl~y. Lee, Artis Lewis, Anna Schleusener, ments, which I liked because it allows Drake, Des Moines, Iowa: Rabihah Yuwen Wu , Liwen Xu. Editor-in-Chief me to focus on what I want to do. Simmons; Emory, Atlanta, Georgia: University of Colorado at Boulder: astern schools have drawn the "I'd like to be a diplomat in the Unit- Kendall P~lander; George Wa~hing- Kyra Lindner, Maura Peters; University highest number of 2008 U­ ed Kingdom Foreign Service . St. An- ton, Washington, D.C.: Stepharue Hol- of Denver, Colorado: Christian Stein­ E High graduates. But the two drews has a great international rela- mes, ~obin Shapiro, Cydney Weiner; barth, John Swank; University of 11- most popular schools, each receiving tions program, especially for Africa, Franklin ~d Marshall, Lancaster, linois at Urbana-Champaign: Patrick eight, are the University of Chicago which is the place that interests me Pennsylvania: Anna Katia Zbikowski; Differding, Rcnnzi.Dreessen, Laura Hoff­ and University of Illinois at Urbana­ most." Georgia Institute of Technology, At- man, Sydney Marcus , Homer Shew, Champaign. BY SCHOOLS, 2008 graduates plan lanta: Kenan Gun_gor. Lauren Stewart, John Wasik, Steven Fifty-nine U-Highers will go East; to attend the following: Harvard, G_ambridge,Massachusetts: Xu. Midwest, 36; West, 20; and South, 4. Albion, Michigan: Markie Room; ~e Sawyier; Haverford, Pennsylva- University of Iowa, Iowa City: Augus- Canada will get 3 and Scotland 1. Allegheny, Meadville, Pennsylvania: ma : H~ahSolomon-Strauss; Howard, ta Sturm; University of Miami, Flori­ ADMITTED TO a five-year dual Aaron Weiss; American, Washing- W~shington, D.C.: Zac~ary Smith; Illi- da: Raphaelle Cuenod; University of degree program for arts and science, ton, D.C.: Graham Salinger; Barnard, no1S Wesleyan, Bloomington: Krystal Michigan, Ann Arbor: Sanford Car­ Alexa Mine will jointly attend Brown New York City: Rebecca Steuer Bates Martinez; Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, ton, Emma Cowen, Gabrtelle Knight; and Rhode Island School of Design in Lewiston, Maine: Lucy O'Keefe, v~ Maryland: Geoffrey Gibbs; Lewis and University of Nevada, Las Vegas: Mi­ Providence.