Archive for the ‘ISSUES’ Category

The Do-or-Die American: the glossier alternative

by Dahlia Rizk Try this as a little experiment: turn on the TV or a major news website. What do you see? Chances are, you are witnessing Kate Gosselin cry on TV, Tiger Woods return to golf, or the latest reality TV show that wants to turn YOU into a star. Usually, you don’t follow such programming...

May 1st, 2010 | HEADLINES, LIFE & STYLE, PUTTING IT IN PERSPECTIVE | Read More

The Metro

by Kunal Basu-Dutta At the University of Chicago, students have the tendency to stay on the campus grounds, within the safe boundaries of the Quad. In fact, I was the same way during my first quarter here. It is understandable; you are new to the college, let alone the city, and you would rather be...

April 17th, 2010 | HEADLINES, LOCAL | Read More

Interview with Tauqeer Fatima Bhutto, Provincial Minister for Women Development in Pakistan

As the Provincial Minister of Women Development in Sindh, Pakistan, Ms. Bhutto is in a unique position today – a position from where she not only has a clear view of the problems women face in a patriarchal society, but also the ability to address these problems within the larger political framework. Disclaimer:...

April 10th, 2010 | HEADLINES, INTERNATIONAL, PUTTING IT IN PERSPECTIVE, VOICES | Read More

The do-or-die American, part 1

by Dahlia Rizk Every once in a while, and especially in this great city of Chicago, you’ll hear someone talking about the American Dream—on the subway, in a café, at Saks Fifth Avenue. You’ll hear it manifest in many forms, ones which may not seem very obvious at first, but will all, upon reflection,...

April 10th, 2010 | A Moment for Better Living, HEADLINES, ISSUES, LOCAL | Read More

Interview with Huffington Post’s Cenk Uygur

In 1908, a progressive movement against the Ottoman monarchy actively swept across the political, intellectual and artistic spheres of the region and successfully set up a constitutional framework for people. This later became known as the Young Turk revolution. Now, a century later, another rebel movement...

April 9th, 2010 | ISSUES | Read More

Eye on Conakry, Guinea: Poverty

Guinea is a country heavily burdened by poverty. The population sells anything possible. Drugged dogs can be purchased on roadways, from the comfort of your car, if you’re lucky enough to have one. Almost all food is imported. My friend tells me that, “you can’t look at prices when go to grocery.”...

March 2nd, 2010 | HEADLINES, ISSUES | Read More

Implementing Solar Power on an Unevenly-Lighted Planet

A community center in Würrich, Germany with solar panels on its roof (wikimedia commons) We live on a spherical world, tilted slightly askew. And we have weather. Although we do not think of them now, preconditions such as these will have a profound impact on the way solar energy is implemented in this...

September 21st, 2009 | ISSUES | Read More