O-Issue 2012: Campus Rivalries
U of C rivalries are waged with wit rather than physical contests, and with novel rather than orthodox arguments, drawing on wide-ranging authorities that mirror the diverse backgrounds and interests...
View ArticleNotable items from the 2013 Scav list
The 27th annual University of Chicago Scavenger Hunt kicked off at midnight Thursday in Ida Noyes Hall, with the teams’ first task: solving 10 clues related to the theme song of the movie Space Jam in...
View ArticleScav fever spreads to Zimmer’s
UCPD investigated some discarded items that were spotted in front of President Zimmer’s house by a security guard on Sunday evening. The items were later identified as leftover materials from Scav....
View ArticleDispatches from the Scav road trip
Maroon reporter William Wilcox was part of Snell-Hitchcock’s Scav road trip team. Here are his tales from the road. Day 1 I frankly didn’t believe it when I heard “the Big Easy” and “Bourbon Street”...
View ArticleScavenging for meaning
Recently, a grad student’s critique of Scav sparked outrage on the Overhead at UChicago Facebook page. For those that were fortunate enough to avoid that social media storm, the critic asserted...
View ArticleO-Issue 2014: Traditions
Scav You know what Scav is. You have presumably received at least one promotional brochure during the admissions process that mentioned it. You may have read the 2012 *New Yorker* article profiling the...
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Students gather in Ida Noyes while waiting for the release of the Scav...
Photo: Raymond Fang Snell-Hitchcock received first place, followed by Breckinridge and BroStoMP FM who tied for second. Burton-Judson came in fourth place, followed by Max Palevsky in fifth.
View ArticleScav wedding: You may now kiss the Scavvenbride
“Dress code is Scav Tie, by which we mean wear whatever the f*** you want but probably your team t-shirt tbh [to be honest],” read the wedding invitation that kicked off the 2015 Scavenger Hunt List....
View ArticleThe Hyde Park Hunt is on
The University of Chicago will host the first ever Hyde Park Hunt from October 5–10, allowing first-year students to familiarize themselves with local businesses by solving a series of clues related to...
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