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Editor's Choice

Preserving a Language, Preserving a Nation

Chicago Talks, December 15, 2013

A young man in a hoodie casually strolls into IQRA’ Book Center on Devon Avenue…

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Community

Holiday Giving: How to Pay it Forward

Chicago Talks, December 15, 2013

This holiday season, charitable donations have gone down at a time when they are even…

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Arts & Culture

Cultural Clash Creates Rocker

Chicago Talks, December 13, 2013

The guitar riff is loud and piercing from the stage. Resembling angry kids in the…

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Community

Christmas Tree Ship Arrives at Navy Pier

Chicago Talks, December 7, 2013

Adults bundled in thick winter jackets and knit hats huddled under red-leaved trees, looking out…

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Community

Small Turnout for Wage Protest in Chicago

Chicago Talks, December 5, 2013

Compared to protests today in New York City where hundreds gathered to demand higher wages…

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Editor's Choice

German Market Lights Up Chicago’s Daley Center

Chicago Talks, December 4, 2013

A look at an afternoon at the Christkindle market in downtown Chicago through a collection of Vine and Instagram videos captured by journalism students @CCCJournalism.

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Community

Reaching Out: Immigration Group Provides Support to Community

Chicago Talks, November 28, 2013

Tears filled his eyes as he remembered the feeling of losing his grandfather and not…

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Columbia Program Links High School Students to Journalism

Chicago Talks, November 26, 2013

Find more photos like this on Columbia Links Sitting with his fellow Columbia Links graduates…

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Opinion

  • Chicago’s influential music scene doesn’t get the respect it deserves 
    by Zoey Hill-Hernandez
  • Lost in translation: ‘I would see everyone else writing while I just stared blankly at my paper’
    by Cynthia Alaniz
  • ‘It felt like something was gnawing at my heart’; Columbia student copes with illness of a lifetime
    by Morgan Bruner
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Arts and Culture

  • 23 years later, Mazzy Star’s masterpiece album still casts a spell
    by Triniti Waxman
  • Queer Chicago designer finds niche dressing drag performers
    by Seng Xiong
  • From dorm room to mainstage, Phat Dragon built a comedy cult following 
    by Ava Simone Forster
  • Great Ideas of Humanity exhibit showcases famous quotes made visual 
    by Sh'Mara Chism
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Feature

  • Hairstylist helps clients embrace their own beauty, rather than copy someone else’s 
  • Care for Real food pantry serves North Siders as need grows 
  • Cuddle Bunny: Where visitors can chill out with a furry friend 
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