Voice therapy helps trans people sing at a different pitch
By Colleen Zewe Medill Reports This story originally appeared in INTO. One of the most defining gender characteristics, voice, often gets overlooked in technology and medicine, but new advances in voice therapy may help transgender people feel more like their true gender. While hormones may help some people change their voice, they don’t work for […]
Rent control campaign builds momentum in Rogers Park
By Becky Dernbach Medill Reports Sandra imagined getting older as a peaceful time to retire and travel. She didn’t expect to be fighting to stay in her Rogers Park apartment as the rising rent takes up more and more of her fixed income on Social Security every year. “I didn’t see my old age like […]
Northwestern’s Sand Creek Massacre Commemoration honors victims, recognizes founder’s tie to the massacre
By Katie Rice Medill Reports Otto Braided Hair stands at the lectern, praying in the Cheyenne language. It’s a prayer to “focus thoughts on the future,” he says. And though the majority of the people assembled don’t speak Cheyenne, the sentiment transcends language barriers. Everyone in the room undeerstands, from the people standing with heads […]
‘Into the Canyon’ actor, director stage a dystopian world
By: Mary Hall and Paige Tortorelli Medill Reports It’s a show as riveting as it is uncomfortable. “In the Canyon” creates a dystopian world where past abortions are criminalized, while simultaneously challenging the audience on their views on other controversial issues. The play, extended through Dec. 1 at the Jackalope Theatre, 5917 N. Broadway Ave., […]
Spraying herbicides to control invasive plants has little impact on rodents
By Stephanie Fox Medill Reports This article first appeared in Empower magazine online. [googleapps domain=”docs” dir=”presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vRfbh8k2iPP_eSCRlDEj_CNjulfsKmcZFZfR1K3_UqJJz52Jj6RZQU0xhBe8Ybtget6k6jcxgcMgcfS/embed” query=”start=true&loop=true&delayms=10000″ width=”810″ height=”280″ /] Photos and videos in slideshow: (Stephanie Fox unless noted) Under the overcast sky, wrapped in clothes not nearly warm enough for the misting, cold weather, graduate biology student Nick Steijn and his group of volunteers […]
Young voters take the polls by storm
By Doug Greenberg Medill Reports CHICAGO — One of the most important questions ahead of the Nov. 6 midterm elections was whether young people would shed their historic apathy about electoral politics and show up to vote. The early answer: Young people did their part. In fact, they came out in droves.
Green Bay wins Horizon League Championship
By Kristen Keller Medill Reports As the final serve crossed the net on Nov. 18, Green Bay’s women’s volleyball team prepared their defense against Northern Kentucky. When the Norse sent the ball soaring out of bounds, the Phoenix hit the ground, celebrating a victory they sought for years. With the help of sisters Taylor and […]
Green Bay, Northern Kentucky advance to the Horizon League finals
By Kristen Keller Medill Reports After two semi-final matches Saturday, the championship match for the Horizon League women’s volleyball championship has been decided. The University of Wisconsin at Green Bay and Northern Kentucky will face off Sunday at 2 p.m. to decide who wins the conference and gets the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. […]
UIC women’s volleyball players talk about winning rituals
By Kristen Keller Medill Reports Many sports teams and players pride themselves on their pregame superstitions and rituals. Whether it’s doing a dance or packing together before a game, every team has their “thing.” Players often feel that if the don’t do their “thing” before competing in a match, they could jinx the game. For […]
James, Witt lead UIC to win over Milwaukee
By Kristen Keller Medill Reports The UIC women’s volleyball team swept Milwaukee during their final match in the Flames Athletic Center Thursday. It took only three sets for the Flames to secure the win, with two UIC players finishing with double-digit kills. “The win, the loss, that’s going to be a result of everything we […]