Team still positive about outlook on rest of season and next year
by Chris Ceisel
Northside’s wrestling team lost 70-9 at Lane Tech on December 5. They struggled against a team that had the home court advantage and seemingly a lot more members. The match ended in heartbreak when Northside’s Andrew Bernauer, Adv. 309, broke his arm in the final match of the meet. Bernauer was rushed to the hospital, but showed a high pain tolerance and poise, which was impressive and admirable as he overcame his obvious discomfort. Although Northside …

The following is a press release from the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts YoungArts Program:
MIAMI, FL (January, 16 2011) – John Ringor, Adv. 200, is a YoungArts Finalist in Percussion. Chosen from more than 5,000 applicants in nine disciplines in the visual, literary and performing arts, he participated a once-in-a-lifetime experience provided by YoungArts, the core program of the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts (NFAA). John joins 151 other finalists for YoungArts Week in Miami January 9-14, 2012 for master classes by world-renowned artists; performances and …

Mimi Chakarova’s investigative look into the underground world of human trafficking
by Diego Vela
On Thursday January 12th, the Human Rights Watch (HRW), an organization dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world, hosted the Chicago premiere of the award-winning documentary “The Price of Sex.” The documentary is directed by Mimi Chakarova, an Emmy-nominated photojournalist who went undercover as a prostitute in post-communist Eastern Europe to uncover the horrors of human trafficking. Chakarova investigated various countries in a span of ten years, including Turkey, Greece, the United Arab Emirates, …