By Mike Espiritu Colleges often end up on various top university lists that float around on the Internet. Top university lists rank anything from the best college towns in America to the ugliest college campuses in America. These lists serve… Read More ›
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Chicago lawyer donates piano to Roosevelt’s Music Conservatory
By Mike Espiritu Largely due to 2015 Chicago College of Performing Arts (CCPA) graduate Kristina Cooper, an elegant Steinway piano valued at more than $20,000 sits in an RU studio room for students to practice on. Recently donated to the… Read More ›
President Welcomes Class of 2019 at Convocation
By: Mike Espiritu A line from the University’s Wabash building extended all the way around the sidewalk to the Auditorium building. The new student convocation ceremony, meant to celebrate the future achievements of the new students and faculty was especially… Read More ›
NBC Ends Hannibal’s Brief but Memorable Stint on Network TV
By Mike Espiritu “Hannibal” was always the oddball in NBC’s lineup. The bloody TV adaptation of Thomas Harris’ popular Hannibal Lecter franchise was the lead-in show to “Parks and Recreation” in 2013; in an odd time slot position that would… Read More ›
Black Male Leadership Academy Prepares Promising Black Teens for College
By Mike Espiritu Every summer, the Black Male Leadership Academy (BMLA) mentors teens for a few days and helps them develop skills necessary to succeed in college and the real world. The St. Clair Drake Center for African American Studies… Read More ›