Oscar Pistorius’s arduous quest to become the first amputee runner to compete in the Olympic Games is spurring many, including Evanston Township High School freshman Jackson Gehringer, to expand their conceptions of what it is to be an athlete. Pistorius, a double-amputee sprinter whose personal best of 46.33 seconds for the 400 meter is just […]
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Evanston Falls in Rematch With New Trier
The Evanston-New Trier rivalry was on center stage Feb. 15 as the #5 Wildkits took on the #20 Trevians before a raucous mostly pro-Evanston crowd of over 6,000 at Northwestern University’s Welsh-Ryan Arena. Even though the Wildkits wrapped up the Central Suburban league title with last week’s win over Waukegan, last Friday night’s showdown with […]
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SPAARC Approves New Condo Project at 2536 McDaniel Ave.
The Site Plan and Appearance Review Committee (SPAARC) recently approved final plans for a six-unit condominium at 2536 McDaniel Ave. Dan Pontarelli, developer and president of Farmview Builders, Inc., presented material samples and made a few small adjustments to the plans for construction of the multi-family dwelling at an October meeting of SPAARC. This approval […]
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Porchlight Works to Create Safer Environments and Heal College Sexual Assault Survivors
Inside Sherman Methodist Church on the corner of Ridge and Noyes, the motivated young staff of Porchlight Counseling Services works tirelessly to connect with college campuses in Chicagoland and influential community members around them in their efforts to tackle one of the most serious, under-addressed problems facing students pursuing higher education. “One in four women […]