It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Lights are hung up along the Mag Mile, Macy’s is decked out in holiday decor, and the Chicago Christmas Tree towers overMillennium Park. With winter break quickly approaching, we asked the Torch… Read More ›
by Reyna Estrada / Editor-in-Chief by Jules Banks / Editor-in-Chief Taylor Swift has certainly been busy. With her eighth album, “Folklore” released only months ago, Swift’s surprise release of her newest album “Evermore” shocked fans. “Evermore” was dropped on Dec…. Read More ›
by Mohammad Samra / Chicago Editor I had never been happier to see $18 in my bank account. Staring in astonishment at the order confirmation screen that occupied my phone for what felt like hours, on the brink of tears. I… Read More ›
by Adnan Basic / Head Copy Editor After seven long years of waiting, gamers were finally able to get their hands on the latest generation of gaming consoles this November, as the Xbox Series X and Playstation 5 were both… Read More ›
by Raneen El-Barbarawi / Staff Reporter As the holiday season approaches and Americans become eager to gather around their loved ones, they may be in for a nasty treat: the second wave of COVID-19. “I feel that the second wave… Read More ›
by Aero Cavalier / Staff Reporter On Nov. 7, President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris were announced winners of the 2020 presidential election. This historical election makes sitting president, Donald Trump, the first incumbent to lose his reelection… Read More ›
by Kelly Faherty / Staff Reporter A brand new club at Roosevelt University hopes to celebrate pride, sexuality and self-expression. Beautifully Queer, an organization created by freshman musical theatre major Bobby Hillier, is founded upon the principles of individuality, love… Read More ›
by Karina Aguilar / Staff Reporter The dean of students and vice president of student affairs, Jamar Orr, announced an expansion of health care services for students on Oct.1, 2020. One of the new services includes access to the Virtual… Read More ›
Turkey, stuffing, pumpkin pie: each of these delicious dishes are somehow enough to drag college kids home every November to celebrate Thanksgiving. But with rising COVID-19 cases and a state-wide travel advisory, this year’s turkey day will certainly look different…. Read More ›
by Amanda Landwehr / Section Editor Ready to shock your senses and trick your mind? On Nov. 14, the Museum of Illusions opened in downtown Chicago. Located off Washington Street and Wabash Avenue (only six blocks north of Roosevelt), the… Read More ›
by Karina Aguilar The Black and Latino Male Mentoring Program was created by Carl Hunter, the Assistant Director of Multicultural Student Support Services, in April of 2020. The Black and Larino Male Mentoring Program is a group that focuses on supporting… Read More ›
by Santino Torres / Staff Reporter Chicago’s very own Curtis ‘Razor’ Blaydes is the number two contender in the world for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight title and prepares to bring his rich background in wrestling and his 14-2,… Read More ›
by Santino Torres / Staff Reporter Chicago rapper King Von released his debut album “Welcome to O Block” on Oct. 30. The album debuted at #13 on the Billboard 200. Unfortunately, just one week later, Von was killed outside the… Read More ›
by Andrea Lee / Staff Reporter After Ariana Grande titled her last album “K, Bye for Now” it seemed like she was not going to release music any time soon, let alone a new album only 10 months later. Needless… Read More ›
By Raneen El-Barbarawi / Staff Reporter After a long and waited anticipation to see the end results of the 2020 election, Joe Biden was officially declared the 46th president of the United States of America on Saturday, Nov.7, after surpassing… Read More ›
By Kelly Faherty / Staff Reporter Social distancing. A phrase that has taken the word by storm. For college students in particular, social distancing is a large part of the new age lifestyle. Students at the Wabash building, in compliance… Read More ›
By Reyna Estrada / Editor-in-Chief On Nov. 12 2020, Mayor Lori Lightfoot issued a stay at home advisory, recommending all Chicago residents to avoid leaving their homes. The advisory is set to go into effect on Monday Nov.16, and will… Read More ›
President Ali Malekzadeh diagnosed with COVID-19 by Reyna Estrada / Editor-in-Chief Roosevelt University’s President, Ali Malekzadeh, announced early Monday morning that he has been officially diagnosed with COVID-19. The announcement came in the form of an email to the Roosevelt… Read More ›
Last March, the world was thrown into lockdown as medical experts fought to contain the novel coronavirus. Despite the continuous horrors of 2020, people foundways to make the best of stay-at-home orders. For now, most of the world has returned… Read More ›
by Ayumi Davis / Roosevelt Editor Director Aaron Sorkin’s “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” released by Netflix on Sept. 25, tells a historic and timely tale of protests, politics and raw humanity through the big screen. The movie is… Read More ›
By Jules Banks / Editor-in-Chief Youtube star and Internet entertainer Noel Miller has taken a more serious — and notably solo — turn in his music career, dropping his EP “Push” at midnight on Oct. 30. The EP has five… Read More ›
by Andrea Lee / Staff Reporter The ongoing spread of COVID-19 has put nearly the entire world into a lockdown, causing students to go from classrooms to Zoom calls. On March 12, 2020, Roosevelt University decided to suspend not only… Read More ›
by Santino Torres / Staff Reporter After Roosevelt’s integration with Robert Morris, the women’s soccer team has evolved into an elite contender in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC). “Last year, we had a lot of focus on growth,” said… Read More ›
by Raneen El-Barbarawi / Staff Reporter As election day slowly creeps closer and closer, students at Roosevelt University shared their thoughts about the importance of voting. Khaliya Jackson, a junior double majoring in sociology and political science with a minor… Read More ›
by Karina Aguilar / Staff Reporter With Roosevelt University switching to mostly online classes for the fall semester, it’s no surprise that clubs and organizations have turned to virtual activities as well. However, students are feeling mixed when it comes… Read More ›
By: Aidan McGinty / Staff Reporter It’s clear that this Halloween will not be entirely conventional, but what will this mean for the holiday’s most important tradition — costumes? America has been living in the clutches of COVID-19 and the… Read More ›
Halloween might look different this year, but don’t worry; the Torch team has got you covered with our recommendations of how to celebrate the spooky season. Hereare some of our favorite COVID-friendly Halloween festivities. Try them yourself and let us… Read More ›
by Andrea Lee / Staff Reporter What went from an app used to create lip sync videos has quickly become a social media platform unlike any other. TikTok has taken the world by storm, becoming the most downloaded app worldwide… Read More ›
by Aidan McGinty / Staff Reporter After the first presidential debate, America was rocked by the news that the president and first lady had both tested positive for COVID-19. At a time when the health and presence of both candidates… Read More ›
by Aero Cavalier / Staff Reporter Historically, college seniors have always been looking for jobs and kick starting their career post graduation. However, newly graduated students are facing a new era of the job market. The class of 2020 is… Read More ›
by Santino Torres / Staff Reporter With the integration of Roosevelt University and Robert Morris University now complete, the athletics program offers a new variety of sports available for student athletes. “We have football in Chicago and football in Peoria…. Read More ›
by Raneen El-Barbarawi / Staff Reporter Life at Roosevelt has had many adjustments due to COVID-19, and the shift to a virtual Zoom life. Some students have expressed their concerns with how Roosevelt has been handling things, while others even… Read More ›
by Karina Aguilar / Staff Reporter Although the game Among Us was created in 2018, it only recently gained popularity in mainstream culture. One factor contributing to the game’s surge in popularity is Twitch. The popular streaming website allows users… Read More ›
by Mohammad Samra / Section Editor From the day I first became a student at Roosevelt University in 2017, I’ve been doing homework deep into the night and into the early morning. I sometimes saw the sun creep up and… Read More ›
by Raneen El-Barbarawi / Staff Reporter Not only is COVID-19 continuing to be an issue for Americans of all ages, but it is also impacting the job hunting search for seniors in college. “Job searching is bleak. There aren’t a… Read More ›
by Karina Aguilar / Staff Reporter On April 2, Roosevelt University Residence Life sent out an email to all residents with an update on campus living during the coronavirus pandemic. In the email, they explained that students are allowed on… Read More ›
by Evi Arthur / Editor-in-Chief Today I say goodbye to the best job I’ve ever had. I don’t mean to sound so melodramatic. When I joined the Torch three years ago as a rookie reporter — in the Gage building… Read More ›
by Mohammad Samra / Staff Reporter I’ve been a sports fan nearly my entire life. I got my first baseball glove on my sixth birthday, my first basketball rim when I turned 12 and my first pair of Jordan’s when… Read More ›
by Karina Aguilar / Staff Reporter Tiktok has become very popular since August 2018, when ByteDance bought Musical.ly and merged all of their accounts onto TikTok. In the United States alone, the number of adult TikTok users increased by 5.5… Read More ›
by Mohammad Samra / Staff Reporter Fireworks at MetLife Stadium lit the sky in East Rutherford, New Jersey, as 82,265 devoted fans gathered for the most anticipated professional wrestling event of the year — World Wrestling Entertainment’s Wrestlemania. The atmosphere… Read More ›
by Evi Arthur / Editor-in-Chief President Ali Malekzadeh began the 2020 State of the University Address by thanking the Roosevelt community. “I want to continue thanking every one of you for all of the hard work you are doing around… Read More ›
by Raneen El-Barbarawi / Staff Reporter Due to the distress that COVID-19 has put on students, Roosevelt University decided to lift some weight off of students’ shoulders by providing a “Laker Emergency Grant.” Linda Davis, the associate director for academic… Read More ›
by Karina Aguilar / Staff Reporter On March 19, Roosevelt University announced that it is canceling the graduation ceremony for Spring 2020. Along with the announcement, school officials sent out a survey to find a time to possibly reschedule the… Read More ›
by Richard L. Figueroa / Advertising Manager In September 2019, as 19-year-old Manny Israel sat in a college classroom at Columbia College Chicago, he simply got up and left. For some time, he had been contemplating dropping out in order… Read More ›
by Reyna Estrada / Sports Editor I met Bernie Sanders at a rally in 2016. He shook my hand and told me “you are the future.” I remember begging all of my friends to attend the rally with me, and… Read More ›
by Adnan Basic / Managing Editor Growing up, I was always unreasonably excited about getting to vote when I got older. Doing mock elections in elementary school was always loads of fun. Democracy seemed so cool, and it made me… Read More ›
by Mohammad Samra / Staff Reporter Fields, courts and stadiums across the country remain barren. It has been a month since the National Basketball Association announced that the regular season was suspended indefinitely — and by the end of the… Read More ›
by Raneen El-Barbarawi / Staff Reporter Amid the chaos and panic that COVID-19 has inflicted on college students and their ability to perform well during online courses, many university students have advocated for a pass/fail grading system to be enforced. … Read More ›
by Karina Aguilar / Staff Reporter The American Psychological Association hosted a Webinar led by Dr. Lynn Bufka and Dr. Valie Wright called “Coping in an era of coronavirus: A webinar for students.” Along with plenty of other professors in… Read More ›
by Amanda Landwehr / Arts & Culture Editor *Slight spoilers ahead After binging “Tiger King,” my brain cells were practically begging for some sort of intellectual stimulation — and Netflix’s new series, “Unorthodox” delivered. It’s an introspective coming-of-age story based… Read More ›
