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

The Student News Site of University of Chicago Laboratory High School

U-High Midway

Committee looks to regulate AI usage at Lab
Machine Learning course incorporates ChatGPT, encourages responsible use
English curriculum changes to incorporate different perspectives

English curriculum changes to incorporate different perspectives

May 6, 2024

You need to show Black joy. This was the Black Students’ Association request to the English department about the teaching...

Nineteen students earn spot at National History Day competition

Nineteen students earn spot at National History Day competition

May 2, 2024

Nineteen students will advance to the National History Day competition after presenting their projects at the Illinois National...

U-High alumnus to give Princeton salutatorian speech in Latin

U-High alumnus to give Princeton salutatorian speech in Latin

May 1, 2024

For his senior May project, John Freeman decided to teach himself Latin.  He was already taking ancient Greek with U-High...

Tao to prioritize transparency, communication as all-school president

Tao to prioritize transparency, communication as all-school president

April 30, 2024

In an all-school election on April 26, the student body elected Lisa Tao as the all-school president for 2024-25. Joshua...

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Reporter Lucy Shirrell argues that mentorship programs should be added for all ninth graders to help them in many aspects of their transition to high school.
To create a comfortable environment, mentorship programs should be offered to all ninth graders
Lucy Shirrell, Reporter • May 16, 2024

As my parents walked away on that late-August morning, I anxiously pushed my way through the gate outside Gordon Parks Arts Hall for the first time. Standing in front of me...

Arts Editor Light Dohrn argues that modern feminist movies should focus on female characters over spoken feminism.
Modern feminist movies should focus on female characters over spoken feminism
Light Dohrn, Arts Editor • May 9, 2024

After the release of the “Barbie” movie, I babysat two little girls who had seen it the day before. They wore pink dresses and sang songs from the soundtrack, and at some...

In this Vox Pop, we asked students how they interpret the Bidens administrations proposal on student loan forgiveness.
Vox Pop: Biden proposal for student loans
Kabir Joshi, Assistant Editor • April 30, 2024

Is President Joe Biden's proposal for student loan forgiveness fair and why? “I think that it’s a little unfair because people can just go to really expensive colleges...

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Many U-High students look toward a summer of sports events, including  major continental soccer tournaments and the Olympic Games, with excitement.
Global summer sports competitions spark nostalgia, excitement
Taariq Ahmed, News Editor • May 14, 2024

“Mommy, look, I can do the same thing as them!” Five-year-old Olivia Adams said those words to her mother as they watched the U.S. Olympic gymnastics team compete in the final during the 2012 Summer...

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AI at work. A doctor finishes the day with using already documented information on Freed, an online AI documentation platform, to review patient visits. This new software, like many similar softwares, summarizes the doctors’ earlier recorded physical examinations, and arranges the information so that they can easily take further action for their patients’ treatments. “Sometimes I spend hours on documenting each interaction with my patient,” Alma Arslanagic said. “If I can start using AI to actually improve on time management, that would be great.”
Generative artificial intelligence improves doctors’ time management, accuracy
Dina Letko, Reporter • May 15, 2024

After a long day of examining patients, reviewing data and talking to nurses, a doctor sits down to document each individual patient’s visit,...

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Released in late 2023, “Origin” is a remarkable movie that combines history, a personal story, a journalistic film and a documentary all in this unique production directed by Ava DuVernay.
“Origin” fascinates with gripping message
Lucia Dumitrescu, Reporter • May 17, 2024

The camera fades back and forth between the present and the past, creating an intertwinement of multiple different time periods. In seconds, the screen switches from a book burning during the Holocaust...

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The TikTok food trend the chamoy pickle has gained popularity among high school students.
Chamoy pickle TikTok food trend tickles taste buds
Clare McRoberts, Features Editor • April 30, 2024

A pickle, massive and intensely red, is removed from a plastic bag. After its vibrant innards are scooped out and discarded, the pickle is stuffed with spicy-flavored gummy...

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Rolling the dice
Rolling the dice
Audrey Park, Sahana Unni, Jaya Alenghat, and Kabir Joshi April 5, 2024

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Sowing Seeds. Kathleen Valdez, the product manager at Plant Chicago, plants seeds to be harvested in the Indoor Victory Garden. Despite it not being in her job description, Ms. Valdez enjoys working beyond her parameters to help the community. “Im proud to work at a sustainably focused, unique organization that gives us the flexibility to find our interests and implement them in our day to day,” Ms. Valdez said.
Plant Chicago focuses on fostering community
Naomi Benton, Reporter • May 15, 2024

An abandoned former fire station sits on the south side of Chicago. What used to be a dark and empty corner of the Back of the Yards neighborhood,...

Customers stroll through the crowded aisles of bikes at the non-profit store Working Bikes. Established in Chicago 25 years ago, their mission is to send bikes around the world in the hopes of making eco-friendly transportation available for communities , like in Africa and Latin America, that depend on it. Having volunteered there when she was in high school, Katie Clendenning, the service and learning coordinator, said “Working Bikes is a really interesting organization because I think they do a really good job of both thinking and working locally, and also thinking and working globally.”
Building Bikes:
May 10, 2024
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