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Sports

Swim team wins against Illinois Tech,Maryville University

The swim team recently had their ups and downs but during this weekend they showed a real fighting spirit. The Flyers competed on Oct. 29, against two teams – Illinois Technology Institute and Maryville University. The meet took place in a swimming pool well known to our swimmers at our own  recreation center.    In […]

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Opinions

Generalization of Hispanic Heritage Month needs to stop

Hispanic Heritage Month (HHM) ended a couple of weeks ago, and it was yet again filled with companies misusing and generalizing labels/terms to represent the whole hispanic and Latino population in their posts and ads.    Ever since I moved to the U.S. five years ago, all I see this time of the year is […]

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Campus Life
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Enjoy short films with Film Studies program

On Oct. 27, the English studies department and the Film Studies program hosted an Arts & Ideas event titled, “Film Studies Presents: Short Films Everyone Should See” in the Academic Sciences Building. The event featured four short films that were each less than 20 minutes long. “Every semester, I try to do an Arts & […]

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Tempo

Watch Netflix’s new film ‘Luckiest Girl Alive’

While you may be tempted to turn-on “Luckiest Girl Alive” for the purpose of enjoying the acting of Mila Kunis and watching her fulfill her femme-fatale type-cast, I must warn you that her ability to portray the emotions behind her character partnered with the raw reality of the script deliver a stomach-twisting blow to the […]

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Increases in downtown shootings affects the economy

During the years, the increase of violence in the city of Chicago has reached higher rates than before. Currently, due to this increment, the economy of the area has had a decline since tourists have decided to go elsewhere for their vacations, making an impact in the hotel industry located in Chicago.  At the end […]

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Sports

Tennis wins big at Whitewater

The womens’ tennis team traveled to Whitewater Wisconsin for their second tournament of the fall season. This tournament consisted of six teams including D1 schools Northern Illinois University and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.  The Flyers started off strong Friday morning, winning two of the three doubles flights. Graduate student Nastia Salenko partnered with junior Casey Smith […]

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