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Political strategists focus a great deal of effort on branding the candidate they represent. Each detail is labored over: answers regarding the candidate’s past, perceived indiscretions and potential for exposure in any given area. Down to their daily outfit, haircut and choice in spectacles, no detail goes unlabored. For politicians, every answer must be preciously […]

“He said let’s do a good ass job with Chance three, I hear you gotta sell it to snatch the Grammy, Let’s make it so free and the bars so hard that there ain’t one gosh darn part you can’t tweet.” These prophetic words were spoken by none other than Chance the Rapper, Chicago’s next […]

When you hear the word ‘Disney,’ what comes to mind? Is it Mickey Mouse, a character more recognizable worldwide than Santa Claus? Maybe it’s Cinderella’s castle. Or maybe it’s your favorite character from when you were a child. There are plenty of options, and there’s a simple reason for something popping into your head. The […]

What do Saints Row 2, Crysis 2, Tron Evolution, Just Cause 2, Star Wars Kinect, God of War II, Yakuza, Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground, Avatar: The Game, Dark Souls, Dark Souls II, Bloodborne, Rise of the Argonauts and Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune all have in common? They all have the exact same layout for their box […]

Kanye West’s recent G.O.O.D. music signee, Desiigner, has leapt from 19-year-old Brooklyn native with zero previous projects to the number one spot on the Billboard charts. He recently earned a spot on the XXL Magazine Freshman Class cover. There is no doubt about it that the song “Panda” bumps, but if it were up to […]

As cheerleading continues to become more of a phenomenon, it is not considered a collegiate sport as determined by the NCAA (Nation Collegiate Athletic Association). Many, including the cheerleaders, coaches, and fans find this to be an unacceptable and incorrect label for the activity or cheerleading. I do not find it to be an incorrect […]

As Pfc. Robert G. Mueller was leaving his home, he looked back at the farm where he grew up and said he would never see the place again. It was as if he knew his fate was to never return home. Mueller was the third child of eight children in the two-story red farmhouse with […]

James Vielbaum grew up in Hartford, Wisconsin, raised in a tight-knit family, as one of five children. His father, Louis, was a machinist in West Allis. His mother, Dorothy, helped maintain a hospital. He enjoyed a typical childhood in Wisconsin. James enjoyed spending his free time outdoors, including frequent visits to Pike Lake to swim. […]

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaSjlXpQg2w The aftermath of an officer-involved shooting was captured via Facebook Live in a graphic 10-minute video late Wednesday evening. Lavish Reynolds started the video with 32-year-old Philando Castile slumped in the driver’s seat moaning after being shot by an officer. The lower half of Castile’s white shirt is soaked in blood, and his right […]

On an unseasonably warm day in the middle of December, an unexpected call breaks through the sound of the rain’s consistent tapping on the window. A woman’s voice rings out, laced with years of memories and sentiment. “I’ve talked with my daughters and we all agree that I owe it to Tom to tell his […]

Growing up in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is never easy. Like most developing countries, people struggle with poverty, malnutrition, and every tragic and unfortunate event you can think of everyday. Dr. Annie Kinwa-Muzinga, a professor in Agribusiness, grew up in Kinshasa, DR Congo. As the fourth child of 10, she is familiar with […]

As authorities launched an aggressive search for the killers of Laylah Petersen, the 5-year-old Milwaukee girl who was shot twice in the head while sitting on her grandfather’s lap inside her own home, one of the alleged murderers was already in gun court: For another shooting that occurred the month before Laylah was slain. Carl […]