by Joel Ebert in News
This year UIC is offering new options for taking courses during the summer. In previous years summer courses have generally lasted from the end of May until late July, leaving students with only a few weeks of vacation time before the following fall semester began.
by Tatianah Green in News
During the game show Wheel of Fortune, UIC student Mark Grotto got a chance to live his childhood dream and win big. Wheel of Fortune came to Chicago to film episodes for its College Week and Grotto was chosen among many to be a part of it.
"My dad and I would always make it a priority to watch it together back in the day and we still did that up until the day I went to college," says Grotto.
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A school bus driver in northern Illinois was charged with child endangerment for allegedly slamming on the brakes because she was angry at kids on her bus, police said.
Some of the 54 elementary school students on board were thrown from their seats, Huntley police said.
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On May 22 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., the LAS Alumni Association will host a wine-tasting and alumni networking event on the Third Floor lounge of BSB. Wine sampling and instruction will be led by Charles E. Stanfield, L'Ordre Des Cotaux De Champagne and Chairman for Wine of the People.
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An employee of the secretary of state's office is accused of accepting bribes to provide personal information on car owners and to help a convicted con artist obtain false vehicle titles.
Secretary of state spokesman Dave Druker says a joint investigation by the U.
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Officials say the Chicago Public Schools next year will expand its foreign language curriculum, teaching more students Chinese and Arabic, and launching Russian in several schools.
School officials say with more than 7,000 Chicago students studying Chinese, the district has the largest such program in the nation.
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Walk and Roll fundraiser coming to West Loop
The 36th annual American Cancer Society Walk and Roll fundraising event will be held in the West Loop on May 18. The event is known as the largest American Cancer Society fundraiser in the state of Illinois, and will feature a 5K walk, 10K skate, and 15K bike ride - all in the name of raising money for cancer research.
Chicagoflame 20th Anniversary
by Tatianah Green in Features
Nearly a generation ago, our parents and undergrads at UIC were wearing fashion of a questionable nature. In the late 1980s, both men and women channeled their inner rockers like the guys from the group Poison and wore acid-wash jeans, large ripped jeans that were a little loose on the body.
Chicagoflame 20th Anniversary
by Amanda Wowk in Features
Over the last 20 years, UIC has undergone massive changes. The campus expanded southward, dormitories have been built and the university itself has become well known as a first-class research institution.
Student life fluctuates and changes quickly. This is especially true of UIC - there are few people here who recall personally what the school was like in 1988.
Off The Wall
by Amanda Wowk and Chris Olson in Features
"Can Jesus fix my car?"
?BSB first floor women's restroom, first stall on the left
Amanda: Well, what sort of fix do you want? I mean, for all intents and purposes, Christ, as a historical figure, lived in a time without cars. Asking an ancient Jewish carpenter to check the oil or kick the tires might not be such a good idea.
Feature Editorial
by Christopher Skeet in Opinions
Regular readers of the Chicago Flame probably know by now that I'm politically conservative and, as such, there are certain stereotypes designated to me by the urban university mindset. I've long since given up trying to hide the glaring fact that I spend my moonshine-induced evenings engaging in sexual intercourse with toothless family members, while contemplating the sadistic joy I'd wallow in from reading (if only I were literate) Fox News articles on death toll predictions for the next Bushitler crusade against oil-owning non-Christians.
by Sarah Viets in Opinions
It appears my writings offend some. They believe my focus on race distorts or clouds the real problems. They say my focus on race continues to divide and distort our American identity.
What I say in response is that my intention is to heal our historic wounds, not deepen the divide.
by Gregory Pratt in Opinions
One of my favorite albums is Kimya Dawson's "I'm Sorry That Sometimes I'm Mean." It is worth listening to because it is good music but also because it is an honest and occasionally cheeky discourse on human existence. Dawson isn't actually sorry that sometimes she's mean.
How to make the most of your summer
by Amanda Wowk in Summer
By Amanda Wowk
Staff writer
So the temperature is finally above freezing (for the moment), the sun is shining on Lake Michigan and best of all, school is out for summer! There's nothing quite like Chicago in the summertime. The city really seems to come alive with festivals, fairs, and people basking in the heat.
by Stephanie Jevtic in Summer
What's that saying we have? "If you don't like the weather, wait five minutes."
That's right; Chicago can go through a large range of climate condition variations in an entire day. At the heart of the city's all-year-round unpredictable weather is the effect from Lake Michigan.
by Chris Olson in Opinions
A recent fertilizer shortage has contributed significantly to the rising cost of food around the world. The shortage has been increasing rapidly over the last five years due to population growth, shrinking world grain stocks and increased demand for corn and palm oil to make biofuel.
by Erica Emmerich in Pulse
As the final stretch of final exams roll in, many of us are stressed and can't wait until it is all over so we can enjoy summer break. However, sometimes school stress combined with other factors, such as home life, relationship issues and jobs, make dealing with this time close to unbearable.
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Dear Editor,
As a former vice president (1997-1998) and presidential candidate (1998) of Undergraduate Student Government (USG), I am appalled at how the Election Planning Committee (EPC) conducts its business. Although I have not been on campus since 2000 and don't know much about the specific election complaints, it is pretty clear that not holding public hearings is unacceptable.
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Dr. George
Q: My knee makes a weird popping noise from time to time. It doesn't stop me from doing any sort of activity, but once in a while it'll start being a bit painful but not enough that it's excruciating. Is this just normal because I'm an active person?
A: Joints, especially the knee joint, make all sorts of snapping and popping sounds.
by Tamar Campbell in Pulse
An outbreak of Salmonella left 14 people hospitalized throughout Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Canada. Salmonella bacteria live in the intestinal tracts animals, and when transmitted to people cause violent food poisoning.
Junior Melissa Marinacci was 2-for-2 with three RBI and one home run
by UICFlames.com? in Sports
The UIC softball team snapped No. 20 DePaul's 11-game winning streak on Wednesday night with a 5-2 triumph at Flames Field.
The victory marks the first win over a nationally-ranked opponent this season.
UIC hurler Sarah Clynes (13-15) allowed just three hits in 7.
Multimillion dollar question: Is the NBA age requirement good?
by Gaurav Garg in Sports
I say no. Keep it the way it is. First off, when the CBA was up for re-negotiation, David Stern originally wanted to make it two years and 20 years of age for both Americans international players, while the players union wanted to keep the then status quo, so the compromise was made to have the current system.
Multimillion dollar question: Is the NBA age requirement good?
by CSports editor in Sports
When the NBA owners and players union agreed on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement before the 2005-06 NBA season, one of the issues in the agreement was the minimum age for entering the NBA draft. Before the new CBA, players who graduated from high school in the U.
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UIC women's tennis made it 12 consecutive Horizon League championships and 103 straight League victories by defeating Butler 4-3 on April 27 in the League title game. Freshman Ilinca Cristescu (center) was named League newcomer and League player of the year.
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Thursday 5/8 Softball Horizon League Championships All Day Loyola Softball Park Track and Field Horizon League Championships All Day Youngstown, OH Friday 5/9 Women's Tennis NCAA Tournament vs. Northwestern 2 p.m. Evanston, IL Baseball at Milwaukee (DH) 2/5 p.
