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Everyone can ‘moose-y’ down Wabash Arts Corridor with new street art tours

June 26, 2019

For the first time since the Wabash Arts Corridor's creation, Chicagoans and visitors alike will be able to take guided tours of the street art, from the bubblegum-popping moose to the pastel flowers dec...

Artists illustrate creative ways to display work during campus panel

October 5, 2018

Stickers of a Buddha character with punk-rock features can be found scattered across the Chicagoland area. Junior cinema art and science major Xzavier Weed created this character, which has gained attention from artists worldwide, he said, during a “On & Off the Walls�...

Textbook fund could open access to educational materials

October 1, 2018

Colleges will soon be awarded grant money to help pay for textbooks after an additional $5 million in funding was allocated to the Open Textbooks Pilot Program.Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) introduced the pro...

Super moms coming to Rogers Park’s rescue

November 13, 2017

In Rogers Park, the Oct. 13 drive-by killing of a 64-year-old teacher has united a group of mothers to take action. The group will be a chapter of Mothers/Men Against Senseless Killings, an Englewood anti-violence group...

Communication Department awaits results from program reviews

November 6, 2017

The journalism, advertising and public relations programs in the Communication Department participated in program reviews Oct. 19–20 and await the final report. The programs were evaluated by external reviewers to ensure the programs remain up to date with curriculum, ...

Working on Womanhood with Mayor’s support, expands programs

March 6, 2017

Sheree Blakemore always looks forward to witnessing the growth of young women and hearing about their dreams and goals. “I have been in circles with girls where someone in their community or school w...

Changing the Electoral College must wait

November 21, 2016

After Donald Trump was elected the 45th president of the U.S., petitions began circulating calling for both the abolition of the Electoral College system and for the College’s electors to cast their Dec. 19 votes for Hillary Clinton instead of Trump, which is illegal in 29 states. Clinton won the popular vote by a margin of 1.3 million votes, but Trump won the most electoral votes, which is how U.S. elections are decided. S...