Opinion and Column Writing @ DePaul University

The 2000 U.S. presidential election was an act of grand theft. Four years later, the American people rewarded the thief by voting him into office. As if that wasn’t clownish enough, look at how our nation is handling the first election in which an ethnic minority has a viable chance at the presidency.
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With booming vocals and brazen energy, neo-soul songstress Jill Scott rocked Northerly Island on Friday night. Note for note, Scott charismatically projected a soulful web upon the Charter One Pavilion, entangling hundreds of fans in her musical rapture and earthy spunk. Continue Reading »

Already, the Washington Park and adjacent Hyde Park neighborhoods bustle with chaotic traffic and activity. An Olympic stadium has no place amid this daily madness. Continue Reading »

The South Side’s treasured Washington Park has landed in the national spotlight amidst Olympic excitement and controversy. The nation is asking a lot of the Washington Park community: “Let us rip out the baseball fields where your children play-where you played as a child-and disrupt your daily routines, for at least seven years, so we can make a good impression on the world.” Continue Reading »

I live about two miles from my job, which could be a pleasant walking or biking distance in some climates. But considering Chicago’s particularly broad weather spectrum, on most days I’d probably freeze or evaporate-depending on the seasonal extreme-before arriving at my destination. Additionally, there’s no convenient bus route for my particular path, so I drive to work-an easy commute, wouldn’t you think?…Not hardly.

You see, I work in Hyde Park-directly across the street from Washington Park, home of the 2016 Olympics if Daley has anything to do with it. Continue Reading »

I’m doubtful that murder can effectively serve as both cause and cure in American society. Whether criminal or government-sanctioned-one fact is inarguable: Murder is an irrevocable offense. Continue Reading »

When signing for a condo in a South Loop high-rise, you may envision yourself enjoying your new residence in many ways; perhaps, hosting chic dinner parties or watching fireworks over Lake Michigan from the comfort of your living room.

A vision that rarely, if ever, comes to mind with an exciting condo purchase: finding oneself on a picket line after your building’s developers refuse to correct a major flaw that causes leakage in some units. That’s what happened to Tom Dzurison and other residents in Prairie District Tower, 1717 S. Prairie Street. Continue Reading »