Charlotte Moorman: Shattering barriers between art and technology
By Elizabeth Bacharach Can a television and a topless cellist wearing a pair of them be art? To Charlotte Moorman—the Julliard-trained cellist commonly known as the “topless cellist”— a television is art. This is evident in the first major Moorman exhibition. “A Feast of Astonishments,” open through July 17 at Northwestern University’s Mary and Leigh […]
Japanese Americans commemorate the 74th anniversary of World War II internment
By Jenny G. Zhang Jean Mishima was 6 years old when she and her family were forced to leave their home in California and relocate to an internment camp 600 miles away in Gila River, Arizona. “My parents, they lost everything,” Mishima recalled. Their five acres of farmland, their livelihoods, their dignity – all of […]
One bullet, two victims: Protesters rally for convicted NYPD officer
By Shanshan Wang Thousands of people, mostly Chinese-Americans, marched in downtown Chicago Saturday, calling justice for former NYPD officer Peter Liang, who was convicted of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a black man in 2014. The protesters chanted along the way, holding national flags, signs and banners with slogans conveying the message that selective justice is not […]
Syrian refugees struggle with American schools
By Nikita Mandhani Firas Jawish arrived in Chicago with his family as a Syrian refugee in September 2014. Despite being a doctor, he makes ends meet by working in a data entry job at a clinic. One of his daily concerns is finding an appropriate school for his 3-year-old son, Hasan.
Tracking the Zika virus – the 70-year saga
By Valerie Lapointe The CDC is investigating a connection between the Zika virus and Guillain-Barre, a condition in which the immune system attacks the nerves eventually resulting in complete paralysis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This latest development comes on the heels of WHO global health alert on the virus and an […]
More Illinois farmers markets to accept food stamps
By Adriana Fernandez The food industry is a competitive environment for farmers but Farmers Markets give them a direct connection with consumers and give consumers easy access to fresh, locally-grown produce. Illinois farmers gathered for a conference at the Chicago Cultural Center to share different ways to engage consumers. The conference, hosted by the Illinois […]
Buna: The Art of Making Ethiopian Coffee
By Hannah Gebresilassie and Vishakha Darbha Most college students use coffee to survive long nights and tedious assignments, but in Ethiopia and Eritrea, coffee means much more than that. Ethiopia, globally known as the birthplace of coffee, is famous for “buna,” a coffee-making ceremony that involves roasting, grinding and brewing beans while partaking in a […]
Rena Sternberg: Collecting from the heart
By Qingwei Chen and Shanshan Wang Rena Sternberg’s living room is “decorated” with artworks such as Frog Substitute,Yellow, Henning Bohl’s sculptural mural featuring a yellow bike helmet. “It was purchased in 2010 from the Casey M. Kaplan Gallery in New York,” said Sternberg, who remembers the source of every work from 40 years of collecting. […]
Consumer confidence retreats to a seven-month low
By Harvard Zhang Consumer confidence dropped in February to a seven-month low as Americans — despite a growing economy — grew more concerned about business conditions, the labor market and their pocketbooks. The Conference Board’s index declined in February to 92.2 from a revised 97.8 a month earlier, the New York City-based independent research group […]
Englewood comeback proves ingenuity is homegrown
By Rebekah Frumkin With Englewood set to welcome a Whole Foods on 63rd and Halsted and an adjacent Starbucks this year, the South Side neighborhood is battling stereotypes that it’s an unlikely choice for expansion. “It was almost a national joke, Whole Foods coming into Englewood,” says Jim Harbin, program director at the Greater Englewood […]