Resisting age restrictions: The best Chicago music venues for underage fans
Nikki Roberts, Copy Editor
May 21, 2018
Filed under Arts/Life, Lifestyle, Music
When I was a 15-year-old commuter from the west suburbs of Chicago, I told my parents I had purchased tickets to see pop punk bands Stickup Kid and Candy Hearts play an all-ages show at the Beat Kitchen. I lied to them and made up a story about how a friend’s dad would be taking us both to the show t...
Diane Guerrero on the importance of telling your own story
Amber Colón, Editor-in-Chief
May 14, 2018
Filed under Arts/Life, Lifestyle
Personal narratives are important, especially those that shine a lot on some of the most pressing social issues of our time. Just as important is making sure that the authors of those stories are the people they most affect. At 14-years-old, “Orange Is The New Black” actress Diane Guerrero’s Colo...
The weird and the wearable
Brenden Welper, Contributing Writer
May 14, 2018
Filed under Arts/Life, Lifestyle
They’re everywhere. At the bar, at the mall, and, of course, at your local stadium. They come in all shapes and sizes. Colors range from silver and black to Honolulu Blue. Men, women and children seem can all be seen wearing them. Demographics don’t matter. They’re items that are so unusual, a...
Reduce, reuse, revolution
Mackenzie Born, Contributing Writer
April 30, 2018
Filed under Arts/Life, Lifestyle
Where are those must-have new clothes coming from? Where are they made and who’s making them? It’s a question that many of us don’t ask ourselves – but the Fashion Revolution Fair hosted by DePaul University wants us to start. In an era dominated by fast fashion, DePaul’s Fashion Revolution c...
Is Record Store Day good for local shops?
Nikki Roberts, Copy Editor
April 30, 2018
Filed under Arts/Life, Lifestyle, Music
The first Record Store Day took place on April 19, 2007. Since its inception, it has occurred annually on the third Saturday of April, drawing both casual and professional collectors to over 1,400 independent record shops across the U.S., as well as to record stores on six continents across the globe. T...
Intuitive eating: the new non-diet diet
Emily Rutherford, Contributing Writer
April 30, 2018
Filed under Arts/Life, Lifestyle
In a world consumed with diet culture, weight loss tips, cleanse suggestions and an overload of Photoshopped images, it’s hard to escape the pressure to give in to these trends. To alter one’s body in unhealthy ways, deprive it of food and ignore the cues it’s signaling is the farthest thing from he...
Some help with how to combat panic attacks
Marissa de la Cerda, Contributing Writer
April 23, 2018
Filed under Arts/Life, Lifestyle
Dizziness. Heart palpitations. Trembling. An overwhelming tightness in your chest coupled with an intensified fear and feeling of discomfort. These are some symptoms of a panic attack, a crippling phenomenon that is often a side effect of anxiety, stress and panic disorders that affect over 40 milli...
One step at a time: walking for wellness
Brittney Bray, Contributing Writer
April 16, 2018
Filed under Arts/Life, Lifestyle
Only seven ‘L’ stops separate DePaul’s Lincoln Park campus from its Loop campus. With bus stops and ‘L’ stations so close to students, not many people think about walking from one campus to the other. Plus, with U-Passes that grant students unlimited CTA rides throughout the academic year, walking...
Welcome to C2E2: A trip down Artist’s Alley
Brian Pearlman, Copy Editor
April 16, 2018
Filed under Arts/Life, Lifestyle
While some comic book conventions have a reputation for shunning comic book creators in favor of “pop culture” (read: celebrity photo ops, t-shirt vendors, blockbuster movie premieres, etc.), that doesn’t seem to be a problem at C2e2, the annual comics and entertainment expo at McCormick Place....
Look to the stars
Katie Adams, Contributing Writer
April 9, 2018
Filed under Arts/Life, Lifestyle
Not too long ago, astrology seemed as if it was only a practice used to appease middle school-aged girls who read horoscopes in magazines. Now the study, which uses celestial bodies to interpret human activities, has gained prominence as a useful practice, especially among young people in urban cent...
Snapchat’s update unrest
Nikki Roberts, Copy Editor
April 2, 2018
Filed under Arts/Life, Lifestyle
When Snapchat launched as an iOS-only app in 2011, it was not the app that users know and love today. Over the past seven years, Snapchat has updated, rebranded and added a multitude of social media features that have altered how users interact with the app and their Snapchat friends. What once began as...
Zoe Knight exemplifies young artist culture
Katie Adams, Contributing Writer
April 2, 2018
Filed under Arts/Life, Lifestyle
As the sun pours through the huge front windows of their third-floor Lincoln Park apartment on a Friday afternoon, Zoe Knight lies stretched on the floor. Their small frame is covered by a baggy thrifted sweater over a pair of denim overalls that they are proud to say they purchased from Target’s ki...
