Chicago’s Indie Scene
As the semester’s end looms near, I have started to hunt for the elusive job/internship of post-grad life. This is my last semester of cou..
Don’t Panic, Get Your Work Done!
The MFA Thesis Exhibition installs in 5 weeks, and yeah, we’re trying to remember to take deep breaths.
Treat Yo’Self: Spring Break Edition
Flying above the clouds, over who knows where.
With just around a month and a half left in the semester, spring break could not have c..
On the Move: A Field Report
The following excerpts were written one afternoon as I rushed to accomplish a day’s work-life-school balance. I hope that they offer you s..
Poetry Faculty Interview: Tony Trigilio
To give prospective and current students some insight into the Poetry MFA program, I’ll be talking with members of the faculty. K..
3 ways to prevent oneself from being productive
For six months now I have been working on my thesis. The more time I spend on it the harder it seems to get to motivate myself and to ..
Guess Who Hosted Dinner?
Just this past Tuesday I headed north on the Red Line, exiting where the neighborhoods of The Gold Coast and Old Town meet. It was 5:10pm ..
Internships: An Interview with Chelsea Dvorchak (MAM ’17)
Internships seem to be the single biggest concern among applicants. Rightfully so, there is an advantage associated with having the experi..
New Ways
Experimenting with digital collage from the junk mail in my inbox.
At the start of this semester I set out to experiment more in my pr..
Did we survive Springfield? Or, did Springfield survive us?
Us, along with Curtis Lawrence and Jackie Spinner, waiting in Union Station to board our train. Photo by Xueer Zhang.
It is a traditio..