It’s nearly impossible nowadays to scroll through Twitter and miss who’s fallen prey to the vigorous jaws of cancel culture. Just last week, I was completing my usual routine of waking up in the morning...

Three years after a subsidized Whole Foods opened in Englewood, the upscale grocery chain has struggled to improve access to fresh food, due to higher costs and limited ready-to-eat foods. Although...

I lived in my grandparents’ house when I was younger and there was a big play area for us kids to play in. It was filled with random toys and a kitchen with a slide as well. Randomly, I would hear the...

As I tuned in last Tuesday night into the Democratic debate, I saw 12 different faces on the stage; this means 12 different voices and 12 different arguments to pay attention to. These 12 represent the...

The internet exploded last week when photos and videos surfaced of Ellen DeGeneres and former President George W. Bush sitting together at a Dallas Cowboys game. The two were laughing together and seemed...

I like to think of myself as relatively green thinking. I recycle whenever I can. I like to choose brands that follow environmental ethical codes of conduct, whenever economically feasible. However, I...

A commissioner of a global game had to have seen this coming. Like David Stern before him, National Basketball Association (NBA) commissioner Adam Silver advocates for basketball’s ability to transcend...

Senior year has finally come and the fear for my future has come along with it. Finally, being in my last year of college, the completely unknown world I face after making it across the stage has begun...

It’s absolutely time for college athletes to get paid. It’s also time for the NCAA and the federal government to come together and cooperate on creating a federal Fair Pay to Play bill that would...

I pride myself on my work ethic. Like many college students, I balance multiple jobs, a full course load, bills and professional aspirations. On paper, it appears that all of my responsibilities are neatly...

Growing up, dinner was steak with mashed potatoes and gravy, or it was peanut butter & jelly, every night for a month. Vacations were East Coast road trips or backyard camping staycations. A steady...

There is a weird angst about Chicago, and it comes almost entirely from people outside Chicago. Two weeks ago, a group of five avid Trump-supporters traveled all the way from Fresno, California to Chicago...