By Ivan Favelevic Editor-in-Chief As far as survival movies go, Hollywood has shown us nearly every exploitation of the formula. From “Castaway” to “Alive,” the premise is simple: leave a survivor in a remote location and have them fight to survive. However, “127 Hours” does something refreshingly different. It repeats […]
Month: November 2010
Mixed Martial Arts: The New Fight Club
Punching, kicking, striking, grappling, elbowing, kneeing, clinching and throwing. No, it’s not your uncles fighting over the last Thanksgiving turkey leg; they’re all legal moves in Mixed Martial Arts, a sport that’s been taking over the world as it gains notoriety as each month goes on. Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) […]
Due Date Movie Review
Driving across the country with Zach Galifianakis would be an utter nightmare if he was anything like the character he plays in “Due Date,” Ethan Tremblay. Peter Highman, played by costar Robert Downey Jr., probably should have even received an award after being in a car with Ethan from Atlanta […]
Bipartisanship Failure in America
At the beginning of this month, something great happened. The annoying political advertisements, that seemed to run every two minutes on every single television station, finally ceased. This happened, of course, because the 2010 mid-term elections came and went. There are still races that have not been decided, but as […]
Educate Yourself About Politics: Don’t Cast a Blind Vote
The power to cast a vote in to elect an official is exceptionally powerful. When the United States was founded in 1776, the founding fathers of this country restricted the ability to vote. Only wealthy white landowners were afforded the right to vote initially. For nearly two hundred years, those […]
McDonald’s Gets a Price Hike
#8220;Mom! I’m hungry!” This refrain greets me every day when I pick up my children from school. While I try to pack healthy food and be prepared with after-school snacks, I am not perfect, especially in times of stress. Occasionally, we go through the drive-through at McDonald’s and attempt to […]
Interview with hip hop artist Rubén Borrero
Do you remember the first time you heard hip-hop? The first time you ever heard “A Tribe Called Quest”, “Common”, “Big Pun” or “Immortal Technique”, and felt the originality that spoke to your soul and made you bob your head to the beat? That’s exactly what Rubén Borrero’s “The […]
A Little Piece of Paradise Found in Lincoln Park with Aloha Eats Restaurant
By Zac Schon Staff Writer Usually, the only knowledge and exposure to Hawaiian food that we get, comes from a short stay in the Islands, a Pulp Fiction reference or a few stereotypes, but Lincoln Park has its own little piece of paradise with Aloha Eats on Clark […]
Who to Know and Where to Go: Health Services
Suffering from a cold? Got a headache? Worried that you might have contracted some nasty bug at your buddys place this weekend? The Health Services office, located on the lower level in E-051, is here to help you assess these basic medical issues. All services are free and totally confidential. […]
Chicagoland Area Native Brian McBride Bids Farewell to Soccer Career
The MLS season has come to a close with the MLS Cup final being played between F.C. Dallas and the Colorado Rapids on Sunday, Nov 21. On the home front, however, Bridgeview’s Toyota Park closed its doors on the Chicago Fire home season back on Oct 16, along with […]