I don’t know if it was the weird smells after 12 hours of driving, the salty snacks that filled the gut, or the people sharing the whole row with me in the back seat, but family road trips always develop strong memories. For the Callaghans, they started at 4:30 a.m. My brothers and sisters and...
If you have walked by the quad and seen dozens of men in costumes beating each other with weapons, you may have scoffed and thought “Wow, what stupid children.” You could not be more wrong. Dorm culture is a thriving community on campus, and one respected, time-honored tradition is the “land battle.” In a land...
Popular elections are a cornerstone of the American republic. Yet these can neither be free nor fair if the outcomes are predetermined by the partisans and politicians who draw the maps. The time has come to remedy this anti-democratic redistricting process by establishing independent redistricting commissions. Following the census every 10 years, the Constitution...
“Faster, higher, stronger…together” is the motto and driving force behind every Olympian and every country they represent. The Olympics has always been an event that allows countries to send their best athletes to compete on the world stage. For the host country, it is a source of international prestige and honor. During the 2020 Tokyo...
On Jan. 14, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s basketball team beat the University of Michigan 68-53. In compliance with NCAA guidelines, the players were maskless. Meanwhile, Illinois high school basketball players are required to wear masks during games. The indoor sports mask mandate for high schools in Illinois has been in place since Aug. 4,...