by Gabriela Miankova in News
"Bike to Work Week," June 13 to 19, is an annual event sponsored by the Active Transportation Alliance and supported by the City of Chicago. It is designed to encourage and promote bicycling. Part of this event involves the use of commuter stations, places to fuel up, acquire information, and chat with other bike riders.
$500 to $2000 worth of belongings lost in fire
by Shravan Sarvepalli in News
A large-scale fire broke out on Sunday May 31, which took down three off-campus apartment buildings. Over 150 firemen were present at the scene, and it took them an hour and a half to control the fire.
Most of the residents were away from the building at the time of the fire.
by Sara Agate in Neighborhood
Although Chicago, with its massive skyline, may seem expensive and appear intimidating, it's not all that hard to find cheap museums and events around the Chicagoland area. Below are just a few of the city's great arts and cultural happenings this summer.
by Geoff Berkheimer in Neighborhood
Chicago is big. All but a few of you come from a place that is a lot smaller and the change is exciting and daunting at the same time. There is no better way to start falling in love with the city than getting out, digging in, and having some fun. Start exploring right away.
by Kaitlin Tyrrill in Neighborhood
On Thursday June 11th, the National Public Housing Museum hosted the premiere of 'Hope VI' at The Chicago Dramatists Theatre, 1105 W. Chicago Ave. 'Hope VI' tells the story of Hope, an out-going young girl who loves to sing and dance, but suddenly becomes quiet and withdrawn.
Featured Opinion
by Katrina Fajardo in Opinions
Just like any great adventure, the protagonist has to have a spark to start their quest. It slowly builds with a bigger cast and a much bigger goal until it hits the conflict. Then the protagonist must piece their life back together to find the final resolution.
by Zaira Estrada in Opinions
I really don't know what side to be on for the 2016 Olympics. Either Chicago should get it or it shouldn't. At first, it didn't really matter, and I figure it is such a far away event that it makes me want to put off the decision until then. Quite the contrary; a decision will be reached this coming October.
by Mike Persley in Features
Whether it's the perils of immigrating to the United States from the Ukraine at the age of fourteen, experimentation with drugs throughout high school, or dealing with his parents' divorce from an early age, nothing came easy in Professor Alex "Sasha" Spektor's journey to UIC.
by Quetzalli Castro Pulse Editor in Pulse
Finals are done and summer is here. That means everyone should be running to the nearest beach. While enjoying the summer, people may or may not use sunscreen and both actions can have serious consequences.
One can see that when shopping for sunscreen this year there are various brands, various SPFs, and other additives that further complicate choosing the right one.
in Pulse
Dr. George
Q: What causes that violent headache when I eat ice cream too fast?
A: "Brain Freeze" or "Ice Cream Headache" are the common names for the phenomenon that many of us know all too well. The few people that aren't familiar with it aren't such greedy pigs that they don't shove freezing food and drink down the gullet too fast.
by Quetzalli Castro in Pulse
You've seen Gardasil commercials on TV, you've heard tidbits about HPV in sex-ed classes during high school, but do you really know what it is? The fact is that infection by genital HPV (human papillomavirus) is very common. Often HPV is confused with cervical cancer.
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Orf named to All-Ping!Baseball Freshman Team
UICFlames.com-- True freshman catcher Nathan Orf (Wentzville, Mo./Francis Howell H.S.) was named to the 2009 All-Ping!Baseball Freshman Third Team that was unveiled on Thursday, June 11.
Orf, who was also named to the 2009 Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American Baseball Team chosen by Collegiate Baseball last week, hit .
Spring Break
