Turning an adaptive lifestyle into a rewarding lifestyle
By Hannah Gebresilassie A Medill Newsmakers Report When society thinks of people in wheelchairs, we often think of what they can’t do instead of what
Online harassment: A harsh reality for women covering sports
By EmmaKate Austin A Medill Newsmakers report In this edition of Medill Newsmakers, we take a look at the harassment women covering sports experience online
#BlackWomenMatter: The fight to support incarcerated black women
By Jasmine M. Ellis A Medill Newsmakers Report There are 106,000 women in prison in the United States. But how does race factor into this?
Zika Virus: The facts, the fears and the future
By Neil Murthy A Medill Newsmakers Report The current Zika Virus epidemic first began in Brazil last year, and has since spread to more than
Crooked supporters: the criminal side of Argentine soccer
By Iacopo Luzi and Siying Li In Argentina there is a passion that beats everything else: the passion for soccer. Soccer is the main topic
What you need to know before you go, a look at traveling today
By Iacopo Luzi A Medill Newsmakers Report People are traveling like never before. In 2015 alone almost 1.2 billion people traveled around the world, an
Chicago Pastor Bruce Ray called to a ‘disruptive’ mission
Yingxu Jane Hao The Rev. Bruce Ray never planned to become a pastor. Son of a Kentucky pastor in a small town in northwestern Illinois, Ray
The deal with diet pills—Weight loss supplements remain a ‘Wild West’
By Neil Murthy Meet Whitney—a 42-year-old wife and a mother living on the North Shore. Her favorite pastimes include performing in musical theater, actively participating
Former football player wrestles his way through more than just his opponents
By Caley Chelios Former Northwestern football player Jack Schwaba, is on the road to wrestling superstardom. He’s traveling around the country performing at various venues
Reflections: Pioneers in women’s basketball look back at progress in the sport
By Hannah Gebresilassie “We’re girls and we just want to have fun,” said 90-year-old Mary Wersells, the first girls’ basketball coach at Simeon High School
Leslie’s Place Gives Formerly Incarcerated Women a Second Chance at Life
By Jasmine M. Ellis Second chances in life are far and few between, but Leslie Brown knows what it’s like to have one. Brown, who
State budget crisis clouds manufacturing education at community colleges
By Harvard Zhang The state’s financial crisis is undermining community college efforts to equip Illinoisans, particularly from low-income families, with high-tech manufacturing skills at a time