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One of the most important holidays and annual celebrations of the mathematical constant π is today. March 14, also known as Pi Day, is a classic American holiday created by Larry Shaw in 1988 and was recognized as an official holiday on March 12, 2009. For Chicago, celebrating Pi Day means supporting local businesses to...
One of the perks of living in our nation’s third-largest city is the expansive variety of eats. In my hometown of Lexington, Kentucky, Olympic swimmer Peter Wetzlar says that finding a restaurant with vegan options is incredibly difficult — It’s hard for him to find the carbs and protein he needs to train. I came...
According to the CTA, everyone deserves the right to a safe and comfortable travel environment and experience. But with the current trend in CTA crime, not everyone is receiving one. On Jan. 13, a 29-year-old man was standing on the platform in the 200 block of South State Street around 9:15 p.m., as two unidentified...
Esther Ajayi, a senior at DePaul majoring in animation, runs around the room showing off her sketchbooks full of doodles and Black characters, pulling more art from underneath the bed to expose layers of charcoal sketches and oil paintings tucked away. There are acrylic paintings on canvases, denim jackets with handmade cartoon designs and digital...
Drinking fountain, water fountain, bubbler — whatever you want to call it, it’s something that should be back on campus by now. Though the precautions from Facility Operations are understandable, a step towards making campus normal again should be opening up the water fountains. Regardless, the choice of whether or not to use water fountains...