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The Chicago Cubs have their hands full with the competition this year.
That says nothing about this year’s race in the National League Central. It’s an outlook drawn from replies to the city’s call for interest in building on nearly 21 acres at Roosevelt Road and Kostner Avenue, once a notorious and illegal dumpsite. The debris is gone, but there’s still environmental work to be done there, estimated at $5 million.
So it was striking that when the city advertised for developer interest, none other than the Cubs replied, and with something novel. The team, owned by the Ricketts family, paired with entrepreneur and real estate investor Penny Pritzker, former U.S. commerce secretary, to propose dividing the property between industrial development and a Cubs Urban Youth Academy. It would have ballfields and facilities run by the Cubs’ charitable arm that would teach skills and life lessons to local youth. The alliance is like a Ruth-Gehrig pair
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority sisters (from left to right) Jeanette Pedraza, Anna Howe, Charnae Brown, Shania Richardson, ArÃana Curran, Kayla Stanton, Alexus Robinson and Devine Ellison stand together on the Quad after a meeting pre-pandemic. Photo courtesy of Charnae Brown
Black History Month serves as a time for communities from all racial backgrounds to celebrate and preserve Black history through art, activism and education. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, student organizations have still made it a point to honor Black excellence through esteemed principles and new-found traditions.
Throughout February, student organizations will begin hosting various virtual and limited in-person events to recognize Black History Month and reflect on its meaning to students at Texas State.