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Gapers Block published from April 22, 2003 to Jan. 1, 2016. The site will remain up in archive form. Please visit Third Coast Review, a new site by several GB alumni.
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57th Latke-Hamentash Debate

University of Chicago Staff debate the perennial question of the superiority of the Latke and the Hamentashen. This year's moderator is Ted Cohen, Professor of Philosophy. Participants include Donald Levine, Professor of Sociology ; Albert Madansky, Professor Emeritus, Graduate School of Business; Anne Walters Robertson, Deputy Provost and Professor of Music; and Dr. Mindy Schwartz, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine. Spectators are encouraged to show support for their preferred victual by coming to Mandel Hall dressed in a latke- or hamentash-related costume. The debate is followed by a reception at which latkes and hamentashen will be served. 11/25/2003, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM. Location: Mandel Hall, 5706 S. University Avenue. The fee for the post-debate feast is $3 in advance or $4 at the door. For more information, call the Newberger Hillel Center at (773) 752-1127.
 

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