Oprah in front of a backdrop of the Chicago skyline. How can you leave all this for L.A.?
Photo: Sports Illustrated
The 71-year-old Kellogg employee, Mavis Sotnick, who was struck by a car three weeks ago on Sheridan Rd. passed away last night at 7:56 p.m. While she died of complications due to injuries sustained in the accident, medical examiners have yet to poinpoint the exact cause. No word yet on whether charges will be brought against the driver. [The Daily]
Time Magazine has come out with a list of the ten best college presidents in America, with Ohio State’s E. Gordon Gee topping the list. Good ol’ Morty didn’t make the cut, but they don’t know him like we do. [The Choice/NYT]
A school-funded paper at Fairfield University is facing a disciplinary hearing for running a column that “poked fun at female students who agree to one-night stands.” So, what would they do with Jill Mahen? [Chronicle of Higher Education]
Between students studying abroad and professors working on research, NU is used to having representatives around the globe. And soon, we’ll have one in space: Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery Dr. Robert “Bobby” Satcher has been chosen to blast off on the Space Shuttle Atlantis for a five million mile journey to the International Space Station. [Evanston Now]
Dear Oprah: First Chicago lost the 2016 Olympics, and now we might be losing you? “Isn’t there some clause in your contract that stipulates that you aren’t allowed to be mean?” [NBN]
