Planting seeds of activism: SAIC students create banners for upcoming science march
By Nora Younkin Students at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago are gearing up to unfurl their handmade banners next month for the March for Science Chicago. They gathered for a banner making workshop last week with artist and arts educator Aram Han Sifuentes. The banners are part of an ongoing project Sifuentes […]
Von Steuben seniors enter great unknown after prep careers end
By Karl Bullock With looks of dejection on their faces, members of the Von Steuben boys’ basketball team shook hands, grabbed their gym bags, and walked quietly off the court and into the visiting locker room. Their goals before the season had been lofty: a conference title, a playoff berth and ultimately to compete for […]
South Side Washington Park Businesses Boosted
By Wen-Yee Lee When you think about Chicago’s south side, you may think of its high crime rate, but thriving businesses in Washington Park are changing that stereotype. [vimeo 207536632] Photo at top: In cooperation with the University of Chicago, Currency Exchange Cafe in Washington Park plans to expand as an art block. (Wen-Yee Lee/MEDILL)
Northwestern prepares for third season, with hopes of a historic fourth
By Katy Winge When head coach Chris Collins took over the Northwestern program in 2013, he recruited players by trying to convince them his dream could be a reality. “You’re selling what you’d like to do,” Collins said. “But there’s not a lot of tangible stuff you can put out there…it’s just please share my […]
Immigrants Protested Trump’s Executive Orders
By Wen-Yee Lee President Donald Trump signed executive orders to build a wall along the southern border with Mexico and deport illegal immigrants. Chicago’s immigrant communities protested his actions in front of the Chicago Immigration Court Jan. 25. Jude Ssempungu, Board Member at the United African Organization, is speaking for immigrant communities in Chicago. (Wen-Yee […]
Downtown Street Performers Ban Deferred
By Wen-Yee Lee Street performers have become a staple along Michigan Avenue, but that could change if one Chicago alderman has his way. Chicago City Council voted Feb. 22, deferring the proposed ordinance led by the 42nd Ward Alderman Brendan Reilly, which restricts street performers on Michigan Ave. and State Street. [vimeo 207517954] Photo at […]
Student Artists Finish Their First Public Art Project
By Wen-Yee Lee Fifteen student artists are working with artists from Chicago Public Art Group to design a mosaic fountain for ChiCAT Arts School, Chicago Center for Arts and Technology. This will be these students’ first public art project with an agency. [vimeo 207514202] Photo at top: Mosaic patterns that were made by student artists […]
Northwestern aims to reach new heights in Big Ten Tournament
By Yifan Wu Between a Hail Mary buzzer-beater to beat Michigan and a nationally televised nail-biter loss Sunday to Purdue, the first week of March has provided plenty of drama for the Northwestern Wildcats. Their plan for the sequel? Pack confidence and toughness accumulated from the regular season and bring it to the Big Ten […]
Climate Leadership Conference recognizes the connection between business and climate
By Alaina Boukedes The 2017 Climate Leadership Conference welcomed the nation’s top industry professionals to promote a cleaner environment and develop partnerships between businesses and agencies. The primary focus of the conference to discuss sustainable business practices like “Carbon Cutting Solutions for the Built Environment,” which focused on adapting our current buildings. “The build environment […]
Loyola Academy assistant juggles work, school and basketball
By Andres Waters As surgeons performed a routine debridement, an interesting conversation began in the operating room at the Illinois Bone and Joint Institute. With a camera in one side of the patient’s left knee and a shaver in the other, two men listed players from the 1999 Buffalo Bills roster while looking at the […]