From dunks to deliveries: Former No. 1 Pick La Rue Martin’s Unlikely Success Story
By Elan Kane La Rue Martin Jr. thought his future was set. The Portland Trail Blazers had drafted him No. 1 overall in the 1972 NBA draft. Money and fame awaited. Fifteen years later, he started work as a UPS driver, struggling to find uniform pants that fit his 6-foot-11 frame. “There is life after […]
Chicago college students urge compassion and action for Syria
By Maryam Saleh Dana Zakieh gazed at the room full of students and gave them an order. “Sit down if you have ever been forced to leave your country by consequence of a violent occurrence in that country,” said the 20-year-old Syrian-American psychology student. Not a single person took a seat. “This is it. All […]
