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May has officially started and even though time is slipping through our fingers it is still important to take a look back at some Chicago history! May Day is a traditional European festival filled with song, dance, and general merriment! However in Chicago 1889 May Day would become synonymous with worker’s rights, and it is now a celebration of the working class around the world. This revolutionary change all happened right in our backyard during the Haymarket affair. The movement promoted reformation of the brutal 12-14 hours per day/6 days per week system. On May 1st, 35,000 workers went on strike. Days of protest ensued and even resulted in violent confrontation. Eight conspirators would be charged after a bomb was thrown into the chaos. The courts found the men guilty, and they became martyrs for the cause. However, the efforts of the Chicagoans was not lost, and a precedent was set for more fair treatment of laborers. Today, people still remember this landmark event; it is memorialized in Forest Park, Illinois. 

UChicago Dorms: Stony Island 

Stony Island (“Stony”) is composed entirely of apartments and has tons of great amenities! Stony residents are famously close and go everywhere together, around campus, at the House Tables, and to parties. The House is connected to the city, perhaps more than any other House on campus since the Metra and expresses buses are literally at the front door. Other perks include spacious rooms, balconies, an exercise room, a TV lounge, full kitchens, and a computer lab. 

The residence was originally built for junior faculty members and was later converted into a dorm for students. Since it starting housing undergrads, Stony has been known for its love of bright colors and its famous Pugoyle (part pug, part gargoyle) shield (pictured above). 

As Grace (UChicago ‘16) says:

“Stony Island is a fantastic community--a luxurious dorm in which students can form deep bonds. We can have get-togethers in our living rooms, cook in our kitchens, hang out on our balconies, or go for delicious snacks at study breaks... This is absolutely the best dorm to live in.”