No stranger to Arizona Super Bowls, Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo preaches focus ahead of matchup against Eagles
By John Riker Medill Reports SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Kansas City Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo has spent his Super Bowl week preparing his unit to play a high-powered offense featuring an MVP candidate at quarterback, with the ultimate goal of winning a championship in Glendale close at hand. That script might sound familiar. Fifteen years […]
‘The Back of the Range’: Building a podcast from the ground up
By Drew Steiner Medill Reports Whether you are driving to work, taking a morning stroll, or just relaxing at home, podcasts provide listeners with unlimited content at the push of a button. To become a podcaster is simple and all that is required is a smartphone. Generating listeners can be a challenge, but that shouldn’t […]
High-tech golf practice ranges, fitting sessions help make sport’s advancements accessible to public
By Drew Steiner Medill Reports Topgolf in Schaumburg and other locations offers a unique type of golf driving range, structured as an entertainment complex with full-service food and drinks. Topgolf hitting bays are available at an hourly rate ranging from $32-$52, and each Topgolf location internationally is staffed with multiple teaching professionals available for hourly […]
Catbackers host women in sports media panel, promote engagement with Northwestern women’s basketball
By Kikue Higuchi Medill Reports The Catbackers — an organization of women with a passion for Northwestern sports — assembled a panel for women in sports media, ahead of Northwestern women’s basketball’s 67-64 loss against No. 21 Illinois on Jan. 22. The panel featured Northwestern alumni Megan McKeown, Lauren Withrow and Patricia Babcock-McGraw as well […]
WATCH: Spirit of the team: Athlete turns tragedy into inspiration
By Elena Shklyar Medill Reports The Northwestern volleyball team’s 2022 season was one for the books. The Wildcats reached their highest rating percentage index (RPI) in program history and had their winningest season in the past decade. A huge part of the team’s success? Junior Captain Natalie Chizzo. The “light” on the team, Chizzo inspired […]
Weatherize windows to save on heating bills in Chicago
By Diana Giambona Medill Reports As temperatures dip down near zero in Chicago and furnaces are running at full blast, experts recommend weatherizing windows. Simple weatherizing steps keep the cold out of homes and help residents avoid higher bills for natural gas, the most prevalent source of heat in Illinois. According to the U.S. Energy […]
WATCH: ‘When Percussion Strikes’: Educator helps connects Chinese community with their music, culture
By Hanzhi Chen Medill Reports Brent Roman is a multi-instrumentalist specializing in percussion. He considers himself a percussionist, music director, educator, sound designer and world music specialist. With his many titles, he developed his understanding of percussions, Chinese music and the meaning of being an educator. TRANSCRIPT: [The drum team plays the drums] ROMAN: I’m […]
Hands of Doomsday Clock now 90 seconds from midnight
By Dilpreet Raju Medill Reports Scientists and leaders of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the hands of the Doomsday Clock on Tuesday to their closest ever position to midnight, a metaphorical barometer for how close the planet is to human-forced annihilation. The hands now sit at 90 seconds to midnight. This is the […]
Scientists track tipping points of climate change
By Chelsea Zhao Medill Reports Crystal Rao, a geoscience graduate student at Princeton University, bases her research on environmental changes and impacts on species using nitrogen isotopes in fossils. Rao uses the ratio of two common forms of nitrogen as a standard and compares it with the nitrogen inside the tooth tissue of the megalodon […]
Penn State Ice and Climate Research Center aims to understand our rapidly warming world
By Chelsea Zhao, Dilpreet Raju and Ilana Wolchinsky Medill Reports As the Earth warms, researchers at the Ice and Climate Exploration Research Center (PSICE) at Pennsylvania State University are interested in how we can expect glaciers, those dense bodies of ice that move under their own weight, to react to a drastically changing environment. Extreme […]