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Emmett Till’s Chicago Home Granted Preliminary Landmark Status
The year was August 1955. Fourteen-year old African-American boy Emmett Till was visiting family in Mississippi. He was dared by friends to ask out a white lady, and that dare led to his murder. In honor of his passing, 65 years later, his Chicago home has been granted preliminary landmark status. He was beaten to […]
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Coronavirus Creates Opportunities for Malicious Predators
As health concerns for the general public rise due to COVID-19, FBI Chicago has seen an increase in cyber scams and sex crimes against children amounting to over 1,200 reports nationwide. Fears of the virus and increased time on the internet have created an opportunity for malicious users to take advantage of both adults and […]
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Nursing Students Fight PPE Shortage Amid COVID-19
As the numbers of U.S. COVID-19 cases continue to rise, healthcare workers are experiencing a significant lack of resources in personal protective equipment, impacting those in the medical field including university nursing students. In many hospitals, healthcare workers do not have enough personal protective equipment (PPE) and, in some cases, have resorted to reusing the […]
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COVID-19 Causes Rapid Changes for Student, Staff Lives
On March 19, Lewis’s actions to take COVID-19 precautions changed everyday operations for the remainder of the semester. Students were notified that all face-to-face spring and summer 2020 classes are to be delivered through online learning methods starting March 23. In addition to changing to an online class format, all Residence Halls were to be […]
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Douglas Hodge Receives the Harshest Sentence in College Admissions Scandal
Former CEO of global investment PIMCO, Douglas Hodge, was sentenced to nine months in prison on Friday, Feb. 7. U.S. District Judge Nathaniel Gorton also sentenced the 61-year-old to two years of supervised release, 500 hours of community service and Hodge’s must pay a $750,000 fine. Out of the 50 people involved in the college […]
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Fast Food Franchises Offer Employees Education Benefits
As deadlines for scholarship applications approach across the world, fast-food franchises have started to offer scholarships for part-time and full-time employees. However, along with providing students with education benefits, franchises have also discovered that offering these scholarships increase their employee retention, mitigating the need to constantly search for new employees. In addition to helping with […]
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