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Your vote matters: students rally for voter registration
by Raneen El-Barbarawi / Staff Reporter To increase voter registration turnout and make it easier for Americans to register to vote, President Bill Clinton passed the Voter Registration Act of 1993, also known as the “NVRA” and the “Motor Voter… Read More ›
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A dive into Roosevelt’s Greek life
by Aero Cavalier / Staff Reporter Roosevelt University has quite an unorthodox Greek life. Historically, being a member of a fraternity or sorority was considered to be a general part of the college experience. Movies and TV shows depicting frat… Read More ›
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Vanessa Ayala: when it happens to one of us
by Amanda Landwehr / Arts & Culture Editor Platelets, IVs and arsenic trioxide are typically not words used to describe a person’s junior year of college. But for Vanessa Ayala, a 20-year-old psychology major at Roosevelt University, these words have… Read More ›
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Dalal El-Barbarawi’s love of learning and passion for change
by Jules Banks / Features Editor Dalal El-Barbarawi may only be 21, but despite her age, she has a lot on her plate. With a biochemistry major and international studies minor, coupled with a learning commons job (where she tutors… Read More ›
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Thanksgiving’s troubled past
by Sunyata Courie / Staff Reporter Millions of families across America will gather this year on Nov. 28 for the annual Thanksgiving holiday. While contemporary mainstream practices of this holiday revolves around eating turkey, reconnecting with family and saying what… Read More ›
