Over the past several weeks, the topic of rape and rape culture has been in the spotlight. The Independent does not support, promote or condone rape or assault in any way, shape, form or to any degree....

Over the past several weeks, the topic of rape and rape culture has been in the spotlight. The Independent does not support, promote or condone rape or assault in any way, shape, form or to any degree....

A coin flip is usually decides something simple, like choosing between eating chocolate or vanilla ice cream, wearing a red shirt  or a blue shirt. Apparently it can also be used to see who gets the party...

Q: The season of Lent is starting for Christians. I know we’re supposed to give something up, but I don’t know what to give up. I also don’t know why I should do this in the first place other than...

Q: I’m a student trying to be thriftier this year so I’ll have more money to pay my student loans when I graduate. Do you have any tips? Thanks! An Almost Graduate Dear Almost Graduate, This...

Over the past two weeks I listened to Chicago Teachers Union President, Karen Lewis, and Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. talk to students at NEIU about the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and fighting for...

The fourth debate of the Democratic primaries, was, I think, uniquely disappointing. It wasn’t the actual discourse between the candidates that made it so; it was the pessimistic environment established...

If you dip your hand twice in a river, the water is never the same. Unless you live in Flint, Michigan, and polluted water runs through your rivers and your faucet every day. This whole problem started...

In September 2015, the Internet buzzed at the news that Target had applied for two liquor licenses for its Streeterville store. Rumors quickly spread that one of the nation’s largest retailers would...

Chicago as a city has come to terms with change many times over. However, it’s not something that tends to come to the city naturally or with ease. There was once a time when the orange line didn’t...