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The wind whistled through Simpson Street last Sunday night as McCormick fourth-year Lucas Wesonga pried open the door to his apartment.  “The food will take another 35 minutes if that’s OK?” he said.  Wesonga had texted earlier in the day, writing, “Come hungry :).” He’s known for the delicious meals he documents on his Instagram  and TikTok  accounts, @lucascookbook_. Red wine braised short ribs. Mango sticky rice. Crepes. Lamb pilau - a rice dish that evokes memories of his

On Sept. 26, 2024, students attended an autonomously organized vigil to mourn the life of Khalifah Marcellus Williams, a poet and imam who was wrongfully executed by the state of Missouri two days prior. Khalifah spent 24 years on death row for a crime that prosecutors had no direct evidence to prove he did.

“Black excellence” was the theme of this weekend, according to University of Chicago freshman Moturi Ondeyo. Black college students and alumni from Chicago area universities descended upon UChicago’s main quad in Hyde Park on Saturday, May 6, for the first inaugural Intercollegiate Black Cookout.  Hosted by UChicago’s Organization of Black Students, in collaboration with their African Caribbean Student Association and DePaul University’s Student Government Association, the ev