When science needs a little art
By Elena Bruess Medill Reports Imagine you broke a bone in your left toe while paragliding. It was intense. And now you can’t walk, so you hobble to the doctor’s office and await an x-ray. When you finally learn what exactly is broken, the doctor pulls out a brightly illustrated and tightly labeled drawing of […]
Keys to success: Day in the life of an NU women’s basketball player
By Krystina Iordanou Medill Reports Entering her final season on the Northwestern University Women’s Basketball team, senior Abi Scheid is a seasoned veteran when it comes to balancing academics, practice and nutrition among the many responsibilities that come with being a division one athlete at a top university. Coming off her best statistical season yet […]
Meet Chicago’s latest teen climate leader
By Zack Fishman Medill Reports “The oceans are rising, and so are we!” chanted a group of more than 50 teenagers marching toward Chicago City Hall. Clad in black, the high school protesters took over sidewalks on Oct. 7, walking the half-mile from Trump Tower to Daley Plaza as they demanded the city declare a […]
Goalkeeper turned runner, Amanda Macuiba, strides toward Olympic Marathon Time Trials
By Caroline Kurdej Medill Reports Amanda Macuiba sits perched on a high chair at Chicago’s Native Foods Café. Her outfit is as lively as her personality: her tan coat is patterned with abstract floral prints, her beige sweater accentuated with chunky silver jewelry. Her hair and makeup look flawless, with not a single blonde curl […]
‘They murder our children, and we get no justice’
By Areeba Shah Medill Reports Ronald Johnson would have turned 30 this October. But instead of celebrating his birthday, his mother, Dorothy Holmes, organized a communitywide discussion to commemorate those who lost their lives to “police violence.” Five years ago, a Chicago police officer fatally shot Ronald Johnson. “Any mother who is alone in this […]
Busy schedules and upbringing deter some undergrads from getting the flu shot
By Anne Snabes Medill Reports College students balance busy schedules of attending class, completing assignments, maintaining a social life, and commitments to extracurricular activities or a job. Do students also set aside time to get the flu shot? Some do, but many do not. “Some people just can’t manage to find time in their schedule […]
Recent vaping perceptions are more than just smoke and mirrors
By Annie Krall Medill Reports llinois now holds the title for the highest number of patients with vaping related illnesses in the country, according to a recent report published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Over 900 cases of vaping induced lung disease have been reported in the United States as of Sept. 20. […]
CTU strike finally comes to a close
By Grace Asiegbu Medill Reports Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) agreed on a five-year labor contract, ending the record 11-day strike that kept 35,000 students at home. The two sides had reached an agreement late on Wednesday about the contract, with specifics including a nurse and a social worker in every […]
The ancient art of henna: Immigrant women create couture designs for a new generation of customers
By Madhurita Goswami Medill Reports Twenty-four-year-old Juna Syakya can draw intricate flowers or butterflies on your hands with her henna cone in less than 20 minutes. Mehndi, or henna, is a form of body art that uses a plant-based dye and Syakya brings the ancient art form to the Deeba Beauty Salon on Devon Avenue […]
Open House Chicago brings visitors inside Chicago’s skyline icons
By Nicole Stock Medill Reports Tourists and locals alike enjoy the vista of Chicago’s skyline, often lauded as one of the most beautiful in the country. But for one weekend in fall, Open House Chicago let’s people see the skyline from the inside out. This annual tradition benefits both visitors and the building owners, as […]