Just a quick scroll through Twitter will show that awards shows like the Oscars and the Grammys are losing both ratings and respect. But as these once-iconic events scramble to try and make their broadcasts more friendly to viewers, they’re sacrificing their main purpose of honoring the nominees’ achievements in their industries. This year’s 94th.
In the Chicago Urban Sketchers group, hundreds of people are recreating scenes of the Chicagoland area in pencil, ink and watercolor. Urban sketching is the practice of drawing the scene in front of you, on-location and in real-time. Whether drawing a mundane scene or a famous landmark, both seasoned artists and total beginners alike have.
Public libraries are an invaluable part of our communities, and the free access to resources definitely stands out in our capitalist society that primarily prioritizes profit over accessibility. But is that enough to make them radical? Recent attempts to provide widespread access to resources in the U.S., like universal healthcare or universal child care, have.
The DePaul community rang in the Year of the Tiger last week with a vibrant celebration hosted by the DePaul Chinese Studies Program, the DePaul Chinese Studies and Scholars Association (CSSA), and the Chinese Studies Association (CSA). The event was held in the Student Center in the Lincoln Park Campus on Feb. 8 and.
DePaul’s newly opened Speech and Language Clinic is making gender-affirming care accessible for the community. Voice is an important part of identity for many people. For transgender people, voice may contribute to feelings of gender dysphoria. “Your voice is such an auditory representation of you that hearing it and knowing it doesn’t match you is.