 Chronicle of Black History: The first of a special three-part series on important African-Americans in the fields of Art, Literature, Music, Photography, Sports and Politics
I posed a question to a photographer who had taken all of the required art and photo history classes, "Can you name any black artists or photographers?" After about 30 minutes of dialogue we came up with photographer Gordon Parks and painter Jean-Michel Basquiat. I was so ashamed that at Columbia, a very diverse school, that I could only name two African-American artists.
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 Making and keeping contacts the key, say alumni
A Saturday morning, in the heart of the semester break. By all accounts, the Hokin Center should have been completely deserted.
“So many eager faces, on a Saturday morning too,” remarked Executive Vice President Bert Gall. “Obviously, the students get the message.”
That message? Two simple words: You’re next. Click here to read the rest of this story.
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 Donnie Seals, Jr.: Why the strip you love to hate just might matter to you
I don’t particularly like reading about the Peanuts gang and stupid Charlie Brown (mainly because they never give my boy Franklin any strip time), but that’s not enough for me to cancel my subscription. I just choose not to read it. There are some people around the country who dislike sports, but that’s no reason to cancel their subscriptions because there’s a sports section. There are even some people who will cancel their subscriptions because there are no coupons for Target or Sears in the paper that week. This may sound stupid, but it’s happened. I’ve taken the calls myself. Click here to read the rest of this story.
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 Trendy, tasty Thai a darn good buy
“Hot Dishes, Cool Tunes” is the motto at Wicker Park’s Thai Lagoon restaurant. Besides offering a variety of flavorful pan-Asian dishes, this trendy vegetarian-friendly eatery boasts an enviable lounge and ambient soundtrack to complete your dining experience. Click here to read the rest of this story.
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 Blue Demons hold off Bulls
For the fourth straight game DePaul played the way coach Pat Kennedy had envisioned all year. Pounding the glass and playing as a unit, the Blue Demons hung on to beat an athletic South Florida team 81-69 on Tuesday. Click here to read the rest of this story.
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