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Student Activist Gets Active

Prior to October 2008, SAIC Campus Activities had never been propositioned by a student group who wanted to publicly support a specific presidential candidate. Lisa Nonken meant to change that.

John McCain Pallin’ Around With Watergate Criminals

Sarah Palin and John McCain may not want to rely too heavily on accusations that Barack Obama associates with terrorists, citing his relationship to...

Tom Wolfe on Electric Kool-Aid, Gang Bangs, and Nascar

Author Tom Wolfe spoke on a variety of topics at the Chicago Public Library this month.

SAIC Student and Faculty Speak Up for Barack Obama

Just weeks before the presidential election, a group of writers, including several members of the SAIC community, got together at the Chopin Theatre to speak, read and raise money for Barack Obama.

Barewalls 2008 – video

BareWalls, SAIC's unique arts fundraiser asks SAIC alumni and faculty artists to create original works of art before an audience of loyal Chicago arts patrons.

A Hirsute Affair

At the heart of A Hirsute Affair are the myriad cultural meanings and representations of hair.

Kevin Coval: a Political Poet with a Plan

F Newsmagazine sits down with Kevin Coval, hip-hop poet, SAIC instructor and author of the new book Everyday People.

My F’ing Advice

Everyone needs advice about love and cats and stuff. Especially you.

My F’ing Advice

Everyone needs advice about love and cats and stuff. Especially you.

Joshua Mosley: a Quick Q&A

Joshua Mosely makes movies to wrap your brain around.

Joshua Mosley: a Quick Q&A

Joshua Mosely makes movies to wrap your brain around.

from the archives: My F’ing advice

Slutty maids are so 1992.

from the archives: My F’ing advice

Slutty maids are so 1992.

En el Bocco di Lupo

I stood with dull scissors The equivalent of a woman’s tweezers But used, I think, to trim a man’s beard.

Beauty Salon

My father, a pseudo Beach Boy whose mane in every baby photo is the color of a lemon tart, is the true pioneer of all great hairstyles. His junior high class photos prove that he was wearing his hair straight and at shoulder-length long before Hanson was even conceived.