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Dear EA Sports: Give Us NCAA Football 20

Dear EA Sports: Give Us NCAA Football 20

October 29, 2019

Rick Lytle, Online Editor-in-Chief There are 151 days until the Cubs and White Sox play again, the NFL trade deadline passed and Mitch Trubisky is still our quarterback, the Blackhawks are 3-5-2 and we...

Prospector Political Publish Week #2: Political discourse loses civility

Prospector Political Publish Week #2: Political discourse loses civility

October 26, 2019

Brendan Burke, Copy Editor For week #2 of Prospector Political Publish, I will be discussing how the American government needs to end the uncivil political discourse within this country. Political discourse...

The grain of truth found in "fake it 'till you make it"

The grain of truth found in "fake it 'till you make it"

October 23, 2019

Whether it’s mid-semester stress or social anxiety, editor Jenna Koch battles her mental health issues by putting her best foot forward. She advises other students to do the same in a more refined and...

Prospector Political Publish Week #1: Takeaways after Democratic Debate

Prospector Political Publish Week #1: Takeaways after Democratic Debate

October 19, 2019

By Brendan Burke, Copy  Editor This week, the Prospector will be starting an all new recurring column titled “Prospector Political Publish.” This is going to be a column where one of our writers...

Victoria's Secret: Not So Secret

Victoria's Secret: Not So Secret

June 7, 2019

By Grace Baldino, online editor Ladylike, the all female group from Buzzfeed, released a video trying on historically accurate bras, including a Greco-Roman bra, the first patented bra, and a 1950’s...

Baby Butch Blues: an unspoken struggle

Baby Butch Blues: an unspoken struggle

May 17, 2019

By Jenna Koch, Associate Editor-in-Chief While my friends were eagerly waiting for their prom dresses to come in the mail, I was waiting as well. For a piece of clothing, yes, but not a prom dress. When...

Marvel Cinematic Universe Undergoes Temporary Fluke

Marvel Cinematic Universe Undergoes Temporary Fluke

May 15, 2019

By Tommy Carrico, Executive Entertainment Editor Vulture.com defines cinematic universes as “interconnected worlds in which a number of different franchises can exist simultaneously. After both of the...

What we get wrong about college admissions

What we get wrong about college admissions

May 15, 2019

By Olivia Kim, Associate Online Editor-in-Chief The season for exploring the next steps after high school is kicking into high gear for juniors. With the recent college admissions scandals and the Harvard...

Welcome to the Self-Care Cafe

Welcome to the Self-Care Cafe

April 18, 2019

By Mackenzie Noelle, Executive Features Editor The “self-care” tag on any social media platform is like a haven. It’s like walking outside in a thunderstorm umbrella-less and then coming into a café...

Lightfoot’s victory a how-to for underdog candidates

Lightfoot’s victory a how-to for underdog candidates

April 3, 2019

By Anthony Romanelli, Executive Opinion Editor Former US assistant attorney and political newcomer Lori Lightfoot defeated longtime establishment veteran Toni Preckwinkle in the Chicago mayoral race on...

Actor Jussie Smollett (left) and Coast Guard Lieutenant Christopher Paul  Hasson were arrested in the same week, and while Smollett has dominated the news feed, Hasson’s crime was far more important and serious. News outlets need to use their judgment and avoid the lure of easy tabloid stories.

News outlets need to report what consumers need, not just what they want

February 25, 2019

By Anthony Romanelli, Executive Opinion Editor As I type this, the stop story across all news channels is that of Jussie Smollett, an actor best known for playing Jamal Lyon on Fox’s Empire, and the...

Bird Box viewing doesn't require blindfold

Bird Box viewing doesn't require blindfold

January 24, 2019

By Grace Baldino, online editor If you were presented with corpses of other mangled human bodies, and had been forced to stare in horror as they commited suicide in some of the most gruesome ways,...

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