Campus Chronicle

While the recession and its resultant budgetary issues hang over all of UIC, they may loom greatest over the Department of Classics and Mediterranean Studies. The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is considering severe cuts to this department, which would result in the termination of its major in Latin and all instruction in Ancient Greek.

Stacking cans for a food drive, pouring minestrone soup at a soup kitchen - is this your idea of volunteering? With cliché benefits such as "helping others" or contributing to a "good cause," how can students be swayed into offering up their services? The office of Student Leadership Development and Volunteer Services isn't about swaying students into volunteering at all.

The concept of 'illusion' is commonly associated with a negative connotation in the field of philosophy. Generally an illusion is thought of as something that masks the true nature of reality. This is the common cynical understanding of what 'illusion' entails.

Alzheimer's Disease, known to some as 'Old Timer's,' has been around since the 1900s when it was first diagnosed by Dr. Alois Alzheimer. Although known to be a disease that affects people aged sixty-five and older, there are rare cases where it can affect those in their mid-thirties.

As the morning dawned on November 5, the entire country, and indeed the world, knew that there had been a massive shift in the American government. A new president, Barack Obama, was to be anointed, ostensibly to lead this country into a brave new century where America would reclaim its primacy.