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Life is uncontrollable, Life is good

By Dan Martynowicz | March 6, 2012

Last week, a good friend of mine cried into my chest for 20 minutes outside DuSable Hall. She is one of the hardest working, strongest and most self-sufficient women I’ve ever met. Truthfully, I didn’t think she could cry. She pays her rent, tuition...