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      A Chicago college student has been missing since Friday Nov. 7. Chan Wilson attends Loyola University, and was reported missing by his father.

A heavily debated topic in academia is whether or not graduate students should be considered students or university employees. Last year, Columbia University sent a shock through the system after ruling that they should be considered the latter and given benefits to reflect such. Universities across the country have slowly started to get involved in […]

Charter schools have long been the subject of debate. Many critics feel that they’re being used as a privatized way to make public schools obsolete. While these schools receive funding from the same financial pool as public schools, they’re usually privately owned and operated. They also aren’t restricted to the same regulations as public schools. […]

Alumni and students at Loyola University Chicago say they’re furious that the school changed its policy to prevent same-sex couples from getting married on campus. The decision comes after Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed a bill into law that allows same-sex marriage. 

According to research from Loyola University and Project NIA, 75 percent of students arrested in Chicago’s public schools last year were black.

Gun violence in Chicago left 3 dead and 13 wounded over the weekend. As the summer approaches, the violence will likely increase. We must find a way to stem the tide of violence in Chicago.

WNBA legend Sheryl Swoopes has been hired as the new head coach of the women’s basketball team at Loyola University of Chicago. Swoopes is among the greatest women’s basketball players of all time; an Olympic gold medalist, four time WNBA champion, and three time mvp. According to ESPN, Loyola has struggled in recent years, but […]

Ten years after an appeals court overturned his sexual assault conviction, Jarrett Adams returned to the court as an attorney. He’s now part of a team looking to overturn the conviction of a man who was sentenced to 89 years after the wife of a retired Chicago Police Department sergeant was found dead, reports the Chicago Sun-Times.

  A 12-year Navy veteran has been discharged for refusing to cut her hair or wear a wig as demanded by officials. Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Jessica Sims is described as an exemplary sailor. For most of her time in the Navy, she had kept her hair in natural locks with a bun for most […]

Program helping minorities succeed at Springfield Public Schools Claudette Riley, News-Leader, May 8, 2011 Education and economic self-reliance stressed at summit for young men in Detroit Naomi R. Patton, Detroit Free Press, May 8, 2011 St. Sabina honors young victims of violence Michelle Gallardo, ABC Chicago, May 8, 2011 Unemployment among Black College Graduates Black […]