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Surprising Must-Haves for Your Apartment

By Sarah Lalond | November 9, 2018

The difficult decisions are over. The apartment is picked, a roommate is lined up and the lease is finally signed. However, for first-time renters, there are still other factors to consider in apartment living.Hannah Mintz, junior electrical engineering...

Ariana Grande says ‘thank u, next’ to her exes

By Maddie Barrett | November 8, 2018

Ariana Grande is back with another breathtaking, emotional single, leaving listeners with full hearts and clear minds.“Thank u, Next” is the 28th single Grande has released from 2011 to 2018 and features names of her recent ex-boyfriends. The powerful...

Netflix Original ‘Haunted’ brings ghost stories to life

By Maddie Barrett | November 7, 2018

“Haunted,” Netflix’s new reality show, focuses on six narrators that experience being haunted, by either an extraterrestrial or a supernatural presence.During the show, the narrators tell their story to a room full of their friends and family while...

‘Daredevil’ season three adds a modern twist to original comic concept

By Sarah Fischer | November 6, 2018

All episodes of “Daredevil” season 3 released Oct. 19, and they have inexplicably tied any loose threads left by the previous seasons by providing additional backstories of key characters and answering questions generated by seasons 1 and 2.At this...

Your voice matters: Get to the polls!

By Maddie Barrett | November 5, 2018

Checking your Instagram, Twitter and Facebook is something you routinely do, and voting should be too.On Nov. 6, Illinois is holding general elections for a range of races at the federal, state and local levels. All of Illinois' executive officers are...

Mexico Central America Migrant Caravan

Mexico Central America Migrant Caravan

By Marco Ugarte | November 4, 2018

Central American migrants begin their morning trek as part of a thousands-strong caravan hoping to reach the U.S. border, as they move away from Isla, Veracruz state, Mexico, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018. Thousands of wary Central American migrants resumed their...

There’s trouble in Netflix’s ‘Paradise PD’

By Maddie Barrett | November 4, 2018

Netflix’s “Paradise PD” is a show about a less-than-average police squad. The Paradise police department commits crimes themselves, has unconventional ways of solving crimes and is comprehensively a terrible team.The show begins with a childlike...

In this photo released by Saudi Press Agency, SPA, Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, right, Lebanese Prime Minister, Saad Hariri, second right, and Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, second left, attend the Future Investment Initiative conference, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. Salman addressed the summit on Wednesday, his first such comments since the killing earlier this month of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)

Saudi Arabia Investment Conference

By HOGP | October 31, 2018

In this photo released by Saudi Press Agency, SPA, Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, right, Lebanese Prime Minister, Saad Hariri, second right, and Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, second left, attend the Future Investment Initiative...

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Halloween: More than simply dressing up

By Maddie Barrett | October 31, 2018

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Cute, easy Halloween makeup looks

By Abby Wisecarver | October 30, 2018

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