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Presidential jerseys

Ever imagine what NFL team each American president would've rooted for? [...]

Chatter: Spike Lee + Joakim Noah = ?

The Mash This week’s Chatterheads: Marisda Choute, Niles West Corey Medina, Chicago Tech Alex Rothschild, New Trier Andres Luz, Whitney Young What are director Spike Lee and Joakim Noah talking about? Caption their conversation. MARIDSA: Noah: [...]

Simeon, Whitney Young athletes named Player of the Year finalists

The Mash If there ever was a debate as to whether or not Chicago high school sports are the best in the nation, that debate ends now. Chicago is the only city that can brag that [...]

Chicago hip-hop star Psalm One offers advice on breaking into the music biz

By Kiley Roache Nazareth Academy Chicago native and Whitney Young alumna Cristalle Bowen began rapping when she was just 16 years old. By the time she turned 22, she was rapping professionally and recording albums. But [...]

College marketing material gets extreme

By Ellie Papadakis Elk Grove Starting about halfway through their junior year, students’ mailboxes and email inboxes have something in common: They’re both full of college mailers. The only difference between the two is that email [...]

New? No thanks. Today’s fads are flashbacks

By Aaliyah Gibson and Rosemary Anguiano, Whitney Young Heidi Klum says it best on “Project Runway”: “One day you’re in, and the next day you’re out.” What’s true of the fashion world is true in pretty [...]