Sports Essay: How are Colleges Adapting to NIL Pay for Players?
College athletic departments and sponsors can make NIL payments to players for appearances, promotions and more. How are the handling the pay-for-play model?
Mobile Reporting: Stories in Chicago Sept. 16-23
UIC digital journalists covered stories last week using only their smartphones. They tracked police and ICE activity, Mexican Independence Day, protests as well as community events.
How Will AI Impact Our Lives and the Journalism We See Moving Forward?
Most people are not aware of how prevalent the technology has become in our daily lives -- and in the media they consume.
Chicago on the Go: Mobile Stories Around the City in February
During an unseasonably warm early February, Red Line Project reporters shot and produced stories around Chicago using only their mobile phones. Here is what they learned ...
Hyde Park Small Businesses Struggle to Stay Afloat
Hyde Park’s small, local business owners face many challenges from trying to gain more traction, to keeping businesses running during times of uncertainty and preventing the business from closing.
UIC Faculty Strike Ends as Sides Agree on Contract
The UIC faculty and administration are working out final details on a contract that took nine months to negotiate. Classes could resume this week.
CPS Seeing an Increase in Unhoused Students Since 2020
One study said more than 1 million K-12 students in the US are homeless; some experts say that total is underreported.
Many College Students Can’t Afford Rising Dormitory Costs
As universities have returned to in-person instruction, they are overwhelmed with students in need of housing, but can't afford increasing costs.
Rise in CTA Crime is Impacting College Commuters
While Chicago Police and the CTA say crime is down on trains, buses and platforms, those drops come from historic highs during the pandemic.
UIC’s Mask Mandate: The Past, the Present and the Future
UIC continued with a limited mask mandate even beyond the Omicron surge. So what's next for the campus as it faces future variants and constant changes?
Revive and Thrive at UIC: The Heritage Garden’s Vision for Growth
The Heritage Garden student interns coordinated an event that featured different local gardeners, community members and organizations that share the organization's values.
COVID-19: UIC, Chicago Pulling Through Omicron Surge
After a rough start to the semester due to the Omicron variant, classes at UIC have settled in back on campus as COVID-19 positivity rates on campus, and around the city, drop.
Starship Beta: Contactless Food Delivery Robots
As colleges began to reopen after months of shutdowns and social restrictions, the University of Illinois at Chicago, UIC, reinvited students and staff back onto campus for the Fall 2021 semester.
