Archive for the ‘LOCAL’ Category

Saving Civilization: Lester Brown at I-House

Saving Civilization: Lester Brown at I-House
By Alexander Naylor Two weeks ago I reviewed Jerry Taylor’s talk on energy policy, which provided an economic conservative’s view on energy policy. Although Lester Brown, founder of both the Worldwatch and Earth Policy Institutes, definitely falls on the more liberal end of the spectrum, that wasn’t...
November 18th, 2009 | HEADLINES, LOCAL | Read More


Inside the Cremation Society of Illinois

Inside the Cremation Society of Illinois
“Did you know that the cremation society next to my dorm sells cremation jewelry on its website?” asked Mehves, Diskord photographer. We found after a quick trip to the Hyde Park facility\that it was but a satellite arrangement office. A shared fascination with after-death disposition was enough...
October 30th, 2009 | LOCAL | Read More

A Prophet (Un Prophète): Film Preview

A Prophet (Un Prophète): Film Preview
By Alexander Naylor A Prophet (Un Prophète) begins with a young Arab man entering a French prison. He shrugs his way through the questions he’s asked, seemingly having no skills, no future, and almost no past. This is our introduction to Malik El Djamena (Tahar Rahim), the protagonist of Jacues Audiard’s...
October 22nd, 2009 | UCHICAGO | Read More

OpEd: The Olympic Bid Loss

OpEd: The Olympic Bid Loss
by Candice Brown Photo by Mike Boehmer. The recent news of Chicago’s defeat- ultimately leading to Rio de Janeiro’s success- has left swaths of disappointed Americans in its wake. Chicago invested $50 million dollars in this venture. On a walk through downtown, one could easily come across bridges...
October 5th, 2009 | LOCAL | Read More

UnCommon Essay Contest

UnCommon Essay Contest
Welcome, Class of 2013! Had fun writing your UnCommon Essay? Submit it to Diskord for a chance to win $50 (1st place) or $25 (2nd place)! The deadline for essays is Friday, September 25th, at 11:59 p.m. Winning essays may be selected based on a standardized grading rubrick for ”quality of content,”...
September 21st, 2009 | UCHICAGO | Read More

The U. of C.’s Ties With Citibank

The U. of C.’s Ties With Citibank
There are only two institutions on campus that offer banking services – Citibank and the University of Chicago’s Maroon Financial Credit Union, and in case you’re still searching around campus for an ATM by any other name, you’re out of luck. Chances are, you’ll open an account with one...
September 21st, 2009 | LOCAL | Read More

Pretty American Girl: An American Girl’s Week-Long Holiday in Sarajevo

Pretty American Girl: An American Girl’s Week-Long Holiday in Sarajevo
by Andrea Fjeld (from the March 2007 print edition) At six a.m., Sarajevo was bleak and sullen. Recent rains had slicked the pavement and puddles leaked into my cowboy boots with each misstep; the few trucks that passed soaked my bare, white legs. None of the directions I had worked out the night before...
September 16th, 2009 | LIFE & STYLE, LOCAL | Read More

Non-Governmental Disorganization: The Problem with Third-World NGOs

Image by Julie Fry By Julie Fry (from the January 2007 print edition) I completed a 10-week internship in Nairobi, Kenya, with Defence for Children International (DCI), the internationally-recognized, Geneva-based NGO. I was interested in the area of children’s rights, and more specifically the demobilization...
September 9th, 2009 | ACTIVISM, INTERNATIONAL, TRAVEL DIARIES | Read More

An Action a Day Keeps the Greedy at Bay: Chicago Tenants Rise Up

Image courtesy of STOP by Matt Ginsberg-Jaeckle (from the January 2007 print edition) Across the country, land is being snapped up by developers at an alarming rate, pushing poor people and people of color to the suburbs and onto the streets. In Chicago this has meant the demolition of whole communities,...
September 9th, 2009 | ACTIVISM, ISSUES, LOCAL, LOCAL | Read More

Building Solidarity through Struggle: The Experience of STOP

by the Student/Tenant Organizing Project (From the January 2007 print issue; all images courtesy of STOP) “Let us in to see the plans they’re rolling out for our community!” demanded Marie Goodwin, an elderly poet and Woodlawn tenant, as she stood at the entrance to the Palmer House Hilton on a...
September 8th, 2009 | ACTIVISM, ISSUES, LOCAL, LOCAL | Read More
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