by Igor Studenkov in News
As the trial period of the Chicago Transit Authority's West Side and West Suburban Sub-Regional service plan comes to a close, the CTA looked to West Side residents for feedback at a meeting held last week.
Under the provisions of the program, which was implemented in 2006, the CTA launched the Pink Line, eliminated the Blue Line's Cermak branch and retooled several bus routes.
by Heather Jackson in News
Several UIC students took part in Campus Challenge, an effort to increase registration of organ and tissue donors, helping to make the school remain among the leaders that registered donors upon the program's closing last Friday.
The program, which is part of Donate Life, a nationwide organization, was a friendly and competitive way to involve college and university students to increase donor registration.
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One of more than two-dozen state historical sites and parks due to close at the end of the month is getting a reprieve.
The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency agreed to let the David Davis Mansion Foundation pay to keep the 1870s mansion in Bloomington open through February.
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Health officials in the Chicago suburb of Evanston say they've confirmed five cases of whooping cough.
The City of Evanston Health and Human Services office said Wednesday that two additional cases are suspected but have yet to be confirmed.
Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is transmitted through coughing, talking and sneezing and produces a rattling cough.
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Northwestern student missing
A Northwestern University student remains missing after local authorities have searched for more than a week.
Trevor J. Boehm, 20, a freshman student, was declared missing last Sunday after he had not been seen or heard from since November 5.
by Brian J. Egerton in Features
November is Native American Heritage Celebration Month. Throughout the month, the Native American Student Organization will be hosting a variety of activities on the UIC campus. There are two heritage celebration days; one that occurred on Nov. 11 and the other planned for Nov.
Exposure
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Flora
By Leo Fliman
Staff photographer
We are continuing this week with macro photography. Every camera lens has a minimum focusing distance. This 'minimum distance' measures how close the photographer can get to the subject before the lens can no longer focus.
by Igor Studenkov in Features
Out of all of Chicago's public housing developments, none are quite as infamous as the Cabrini-Green Homes. Robert Taylor Homes was much larger, Stateway Gardens had bigger poverty rates, and Ida Wells Homes saw more crime; but unlike those developments, Cabrini-Green is located within walking distance of the wealthy, commercially-vibrant Gold Coast, making its presence much harder to ignore.
Into the Void
by Whitney Paige Green in Features
Sarah Palin made a certain comment recently that deserves a little exposition. In an article from the Associated Press on Nov. 8, several of the governor's quotes were extracted from her response to criticisms that she's received from McCain's aides. ("Palin denounces anonymous critics as cowardly") While elaborating upon the "ridiculous" nature of the allegations, she's quoted as saying, "You guys report based on anonymous sources, so it's hard to have a defense.
Featured Opinion
by Gaurav Garg in Opinions
He had a mental breakdown. He ran a left-handed specialty store. He fought numerous fistfights with his next-door neighbor, got drunk and married a woman in Las Vegas despite already being married, and then lost his true wife to a tragic accident caused by his "neighborino.
by Whitney Paige Green in Opinions
On the night of the election, I was at the home of a conservative. I was watching the Comedy Central Colbert-Stewart special when the announcement was made: "Barack Obama is the President-Elect." I wanted to scream and rejoice, but I didn't want to offend my friend's mother, so I yelped into a pillow.
Perspective
by Joseph Daker in Opinions
Every autumn, the city of Chicago puts its demographics aside, and focuses on one thing: The Chicago Bears. Whether you are a Sox or Cubs fan does not matter, because we are all Bears fans. Every fall the city of Chicago unites and becomes one.
There is not much to get people excited lately, considering the poor economic state our country is in right now.
Perspective
by Gregory Pratt in Opinions
Last Wednesday, the United Nations held a special forum on interfaith tolerance to boost world peace and stability. Saudi Arabia's King Abduallah bin Abdulaziz prompted the President of the United Nations General Assembly to call the conference as a follow-up to an event hosted by Abdullah in Spain last year.
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Dear Editor,
Recently, I attended an event hosted by the UIC Hillel Israel Initiative where they sponsored a lecture by Jerusalem Post military correspondent, Yaakov Katz. After serving time in the Israeli Defense Forces, the military of a state which occupies Palestinian, Lebanese and Syrian land, Katz became a correspondent for the right-wing Jerusalem Post where he has routinely called for the bombing of Iran and propagated myths about conflicts in the Middle East.
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Dr. George
Q: If I'm forgetful or absent-minded now, could that mean I have a greater chance of earlier onset of Alzheimer's?
A: It's very unlikely that you are experiencing any symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease (AD), even in its very early stages. You're just too young.
by Ana Genkova in Pulse
A new self-defense class is now offered to students and community members at the Student Recreation Facility (SRF) on East campus and the Sport and Fitness Center (SFC) on West campus. The class is designed for modern-day self-defense for individuals living in an urban environment.
by Tamar Campbell in Pulse
Most UIC college students own - or at least have heard of - the iPod, a portable media player made by Apple that allows the user to listen to music from a variety of different sources instead of listening to one album at a time. However, not nearly as many students have heard of the newest iPod accessory, the Naughtibod by OhMiBod.
by Andrew Smothers in Sports
The ugly orange seats still surround the lower bowl, but the UIC Pavilion is looking better - and more modern than ever as the Flames begin the 2008-'09 basketball season. A considerable number of upgrades have been made to the Pavilion, making the most recognized building on campus a much more appealing place.
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Kreps not enough in loss at Bradley
A career-high offensive output for Robo Kreps and Scott VanderMeer's double-double were not enough as the UIC men's basketball team suffered a 67-61 road defeat at the hands of Bradley in the season opener for both teams at Carver Arena on Friday night.
In only exhibition contest, Flames show depth
by Ian Millette in Sports
The UIC men's basketball team took to the newly remodeled UIC Pavilion last Tuesday in a successful exhibition win against Aurora University, 85-56. The Flames, voted third in the Horizon League preseason poll, had needs that needed to be addressed on the night.
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Soccer Monday, Nov. 17 NCAA Selection Show 4:30 p.m. ESPNEWS Friday, Nov. 21 NCAA First-Round (if Necessary) TBA Flames Field Men's Basketball Wednesday, Nov. 19 vs. Northern Iowa 7:00 p.m. UIC Pavilion Saturday, Nov. 22 vs. DePaul 7:00 p.m. UIC Pavilion
2008 Woodie Awards
