All Entries by Sonya Booth

Two students pose with smiles after graduating

April 30, 2013

Commencement celebrations begin next week

Nearly 7,650 students will be honored next week at commencements and convocations.

April 30, 2013

News is not good

“There’s more energy in the system and we’re going to see more violent storms. The news is not good.”

Timothy Johnson

April 23, 2013

People

Timothy Johnson, director of the Survey Research Lab, received the 2013 Book Award from the American Association for Public Opinion Research.

April 23, 2013

All patronage workers?

“Is everyone on a garbage truck a patronage worker? Not […]

Carrie Sandahl

April 16, 2013

Not on TV

“Only one-half of 1 percent of words spoken on television are by people with disabilities.”

Students race dragon boats on a river

April 11, 2013

Wanted: dragon boat racers

UIC’s Pyro Paddlers team is looking for students, faculty, staff and alumni who like a good row.

April 9, 2013

History lives on

“I always thought it would be wonderful in the afterlife if you could listen to them debate.”

Eric Schlosser lectures

April 7, 2013

Injustice on the menu for food workers

“The food we eat too often has been made possible by someone else’s misery,” says Eric Schlosser, author of “Fast Food Nation.”

Still from "Ramen Dreams" of a man with a bowl of noodles

April 5, 2013

Re-Thinking Soup: ‘Ramen Dreams’

Free lunch and discussion series features ramen, video chat with Chef Keizo Shimamoto.

April 2, 2013

Right to marry

“The right to marry is very different from creating a society where people feel pressured to marry.”

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