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Everything Ivy
This podcast offers a brief information on Ivy and touches upon how it inspires different people. This is my frail attempt to include as diverse information as possible relating to the word Ivy. I also attempt to share my perspective of Chicago and the USA as a reflection of Ivy. To listen to my favorite Ivy: Click Here. Credits:...
57th Street Beach
57th Street Beach is a beautiful located in Chicago. It has beautiful sunshine and lots of people. But is was polluted at some time. source: google map, wiki, https://www.timeout.com/chicago/things-to-do/57th-street-beach, https://www.chicagolakeshorehotel.com/, https://canvas.uchicago.edu/courses/44320/assignments/475690?module_item_id=1780872, https://www.yelp.com/biz/57th-street-beach-chicago...
Healthcare in Chicago: From challenges to awakenings!
This podcast provides a brief overview of the Healthcare System in Chicago, in terms of accessibility, quality of basic and emergency care services, distribution of resources, cost of care, and the current challenges prevailing in the system. It sheds light on how the pandemic has uncovered the inherent flaws that require immediate attention and the scope of improvement and...
The Dawn of the Nuclear Age: Chicago Pile One
In the north side of UChicago campus, there is a weird metal mushroom. This statue is called “Nuclear Energy”. In this podcast, we will focus on the history event behind this mushroom, looking back to that great time of science and its influence on Chicago, the world and our life. References: Manhattan Project, Wikipedia Manhattan Project – Wikipedia Chicago...
Cycling in Chicago: When Bicycle Culture Collides With Urban City
Author: Huazhi Qin Program of Study: Master of Arts Program in the Social Sciences (MAPSS) Having learned that Bicycle Magazine once ranked Chicago as the best cycling city in the U.S. is not a surprise to me. (Biking in Chicago, 2018) The first time I walked along the Lakefront Trail near Navy Pier, I was amazed by how...
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge: Uptown’s splendor during the Jazz Age
Author: Flory Huang Program of Study: Master of Arts Program in the Social Sciences (MAPSS) As I was wandering on the Chicago Neighborhood website, hoping to find something exciting to write about, one article caught my eye: “5 Chicago neighborhoods for music lovers”. “This is it,” I thought, I have found my gem on this site. For the past...
The Second City in the Second City
Author: Jinglan Hong Program of Study: Master of Arts Program in the Social Sciences (MAPSS) Located at 230 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60614, sits a nationally-renowned comedy theater. Tthe Second City has been an influential improv comedy enterprise for the past decades. Its connection to Chicago is so obvious that one can see it from the name: The...
Exploring the Metropolitan Correctional Center: the Leniency and Harshness in Confinement
Author: Xinyi Zhao Program of Study: Master of Arts Program in the Social Sciences (MAPSS) The Metropolitan Correctional Center, located at 71 W Van Buren Street in the Downtown neighborhood, is a United States federal prison in Chicago. There are 28 floors within this building, accommodating perpetrators prior and during court proceedings and or those who serve brief...
Maxwell Street: A History of Racial and Cultural Integration
Author: Albus Gao Program of Study: SSD MAPSS I have been a blues fan for years. It didn’t take long before I discovered that Chicago is essentially the birthplace of urban blues in postwar America. When I was browsing through the list of legendary blues artists in Chicago hoping to find some new music inspirations, a street in...
What Goes Around Comes Around- ‘Reverse Discrimination’ in Chinatown Rental Market
Author: Yier Program of Study: SSD Computational Social Science Much to many people’s surprise, Chinatown has always been a mystery to me as a Chinese citizen. Despite the same descent and traditional culture I share with Chinatown residents, how they are nurtured and influenced by their local cultures has always confounded me: will they welcome me as a fellow...