by Bing Liu in Features
"If I hadn't started skateboarding, I would suck as a teacher," said Eric Neubauer. Blood oozed out of shin, a couple inches above his swollen ankle. He would discover a green and purple hip the next morning. Unlike the many culprits that could have caused these wounds-a vicious mob, a snarling dog, a toddler running excitedly with scissors-this victim has a devoted, amorous relationship with the small wooden perpetrator.
by Will Kokum in Features
It's a common belief among students that we're gouged in terms of the costs of college. The student kicks in around $10,000 a year, when solely considering tuition and fees. What are the reasons for this, and how has the issue developed? To learn more about the University budget, I solicited the kind help of Nilton Garcia and Todd Van Neck at UIC's Office of Budgeting and Program Analysis.
by Fae Rabin in Features
Almost a decade ago, a group of students at UIC decided to help enrich the educational endeavors of young kids and so they created what is now known as Project ESTEEM [Enrichment of Science Through Exposure to Experimental Models]. Now headed by student Anisa Isap, Project ESTEEM is already underway for the Fall term.
by Brittany Ashley in Features
On Wednesday, September 9th at 1:30pm, there was a town hall meeting held on campus regarding the architectural plans that UIC hopes to implement. In this meeting, David Mann, an architect involved with the UIC Campus Master Plan, informed the attendees that UIC is "in the end of the second phase of a three phase process" of renovating the school.
by Kate Lee in Features
Being a stone's throw away from the university campus, Little Italy is home to many services and restaurants that are appealing to students and fit their budget. Students go to Thai Bowl for a relatively inexpensive and filling serving of noodles. They go to Hawkeye's, Bar Louie, or Drum and Monkey to drink.
by Sergio Socite in Features
Many UIC students can attest to having had a weird experience of knowing somebody as they pass by on campus, but not saying anything to them. Usually, people know each other from high school, or a class at UIC, but for some reason saying hello proves difficult.
by Zaira Estrada in Pulse
In the near future the elderly will be able to stay independent a little longer in their own homes thanks to research being done for a robot by three University of Illinois at Chicago engineers and a Rush University nursing specialist. "The elderly population is getting larger," says Miloš Žefran, UIC Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and lead researcher for the project.
by in Pulse
Dr. George Q: How do you get rid of orange-looking spray on tans besides exfoliating until you give yourself a second degree burn? A: The short answer is you either exfoliate, or wait to shed the stained skin. The wait is usually short, 5-7 days, and can be hastened with exfoliating treatments.
by Quetzalli Castro in Pulse
The temperatures are starting to cool, the fall season is coming, and with it are fall sports and their injuries. The most common and least serious type of traumatic brain injury is called a concussion. The brain is made of soft tissue and it's cushioned by spinal fluid and encased in the protective shell of the skull.
