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Arts & Culture

Determined Dancer Aims to Dance On

Chicago Talks, April 17, 2015

Northern California native Umiko Nakamura, better known, as “Umi,” a freshman dance student at Columbia…

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Does it Really Pay to Have Health Insurance?

Chicago Talks, January 26, 2011

Image by Steve Rhodes via Flickr “Health care costs a lot of money and you’re…

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The Pacific Garden Mission: A Place of Refuge

Chicago Talks, December 31, 2010

Image by Louis Kreusel via Flickr In years past, Gerald Casey was a “shepherd of…

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Plus Size in Chicago

Chicago Talks, December 28, 2010

Journalist Amanda Koger recently produced a mini-documentary exploring the stereotypes and myths surrounding overweight women…

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“I am Brilliant, I am Beautiful”: A Positive Outlook at HIV/AIDS Awareness Event

Chicago Talks, December 27, 2010

Four girls stood in the front of the room chanting, “I am brilliant, I am…

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After Years of Declining Enrollment, Chicago Catholic Schools Now Holding Their Own

Chicago Talks, December 13, 2010

By Reginald Williams Marisa Sepulveda said she sends her daughter, Karolina, to St. Francis de…

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Organic Food: Fad or Healthy Eating?

Chicago Talks, December 12, 2010

Some would say organic food has become a fad. When it comes to shopping at…

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Abortion protesters a familiar sight outside clinics

Chicago Talks, December 3, 2010

On a cold, damp autumn morning in Chicago, a small group of women stands in…

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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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