Archive for May, 2014

New website reveals whether there’s sewage in the Chicago River

Posted on: May 20th, 2014

Companies sometimes dump raw sewage into the Chicago River to avoid it flooding the city, which has significant effects locally and beyond.



The Fight for a $15 Minimum Wage Goes Global

Posted on: May 20th, 2014

Service workers in 33 countries protested for an increased minimum wage on May 15th.



CIA says it will stop doing fake vaccination campaigns

Posted on: May 20th, 2014

Vaccination campaigns in the Middle East have struggled since revelations in 2011 that the CIA used such campaigns to gather information. President Obama now says that will never happen again.



2013-2014: A Year in Review

Posted on: May 20th, 2014

Dominic Cioli looks back on three of this year’s biggest social justice issues on campus: divestment, crime prevention, and same-sex marriage.