Plant power: Vegan track stars share how they compete in meets without meat
By Caroline Kurdej Medill Reports Like 3 percent of Americans, DePaul University running stars Violet and Henry Harper self-identify as vegans. On a recent Wednesday evening, the Division I athletes ambled into their student center. The pace: a lot slower than last month, when Violet led her Blue Demon teammates in the Badger Invite women’s […]
The Man in Front of the Door: Derrick James opens up about life as a doorman
By Carter Mohs Medill Reports Sitting comfortably behind his desk in the quiet lobby of the Streeter Apartments, just over a quarter-mile east of the Magnificent Mile, Derrick James greets residents and visitors with an infectious smile, as if he’s known them for years. Sometimes he has. Born and raised on the South Side, the […]
After-words bookstore owner shares how she got started
By Areeba Shah Medill Reports Beverly Dvorkin, owner of After-words in River North, discovered her love for stories as a toddler. At 15, she got her first job at a bookstore and edited her high school newspaper. She spent a semester abroad in London during college and wrote for City Limits, a feminist magazine. After […]
Two comedians discuss their journey from Northwestern to Twitter stardom
By Alex Schwartz The Daily Northwestern Twitter may be a fiery hellscape most of the time, but seeing a side-splittingly funny video makes scrolling through the pain worthwhile. Never longer than a minute or two, comedians spend these short, short films depicting an absurd character or bit. They’re often recorded selfie-style and feature amateur production […]
Meet the woman building a community for Latinx parents at Evanston Township High School
By Paola de Varona Medill Reports Evanston Township High School’s Latinx pride can be found tucked away in Mercedes Fernández’s small office in the welcome center. Peruvian and Latin American textile art line the walls, photos of Latinx ETHS families pepper her bulletin boards and a rendition of the Rosie the Riveter poster reimagined with […]
Meet the next generation in climate science: Chicago teen studies glaciers in Mongolia
By Lucia Whalen Medill Reports The summer before college, most 18-year-olds work summer jobs, attend music festivals and spend their final days at home with friends before heading off to their first year of independence. Patricia Joyner is not most 18-year-olds. Over the summer, Joyner, a recent graduate of Gary Comer College Prep high school […]
Performance artist fights against stigma around mental illness
By Carolyn Chen Medill Reports Kate O’Neil, a performance artist, created a platform for people with invisible disabilities to recognize their symptoms and express their feelings. She hopes her work will educate people about hidden disabilities and remove the stigma around mental illness.
AI brings brand new experience in recruiting, while data poses challenges
Yixuan Xie Medill Reports Hiring the right people is crucial to an organization’s success and companies are turning to artificial intelligence to optimize that process. AI, which uses computer science to make machines imitate human intelligence and behavior, is revolutionizing numerous industries. It is the technology behind Amazon Inc.’s cashier-less stores, Tesla Inc.’s self-driving vehicles […]
AI for candidate screening: eliminating or reinforcing bias
Yixuan Xie Medill Reports While job applicants hope they are evaluated based upon their capabilities and skills when applying for a job, hiring decisions can be full of biases, ranging from dismissing a candidate simply for a name to focusing recruiting efforts on elite schools. With multiple studies revealing discrimination in recruitment, artificial intelligence is […]
Veggie co-op in North Lawndale brings fresh produce to residents with dietary restrictions
By Trina Ryan Medill Reports On a breezy Saturday afternoon, Reynaldo Engram arrives at work early to sift through boxes of carrots. He performs this task with painstaking precision, holding each carrot up to the light, rubbing his thumb slowly over its dirt-speckled orange skin. As hub assistant at Farm on Ogden, a spacious agriculture […]