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Lopez, Christian Arabiyat, Luchowska, Joanna Samah Amare, Zefan Mahato, Bir Cajamarca, Esteban To the Mukardamwala, Zubermahmed Antunez, Ricardo Martinez, Julia Calderon, Edgar Patel, Chhayaben Barakat, Islam Melendez, Nyvvia Caley, Cody following students on Patel, Meet Calderon, Cristian Patel, Naman Coker, Kyche’T making the Honor’s Patel, Vishal Nitinkumar Collins, Brittney Polowsky, Alexis Deres, Hibret Plummer, James Gonzalez, Alejandro Porter, Jayda Diakite, Daouda and Dean’s List for Pradhan, Puja Gueye, Idrissa Prokopiv, Anastasiia Drury, Zachary the Spring 2020 Sims, Wendy Hampton, Dontal Radeka, Ivana Durmishi, Era Thakkar, Niraliben Jignesh Heard, Brianna Raval, Hemendra Kumar Dyce, Ashieka quarter! Thomas, Torrence Jackson, Calvin Sanders, Brandon Easton, Armani Thompson, Asha Jaiswal, Rajesh Shah, Dimpy Elsass, Brittney Upadhyay, Helly Jimenez, Esther Turabov, Javokhir Gorji, Ava Vala, Yash Liu, Chuikai Williams, Princess Harper, Camille Wofford, Alexyss Liu, Que Zhang, Jiawei Huang, Yinzhao Martinez, Efrain Khan, Sakina Fathima Falll Quarter 2020 2 “If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.” ― Rudyard Kipling, The Collected Works

On campus with the coronavirus: An oral history of the strangest term ever

Like many universities across the country, East-West University Chicago found itself facing rising case counts and an anxious student body at the out- set of an unprecedented, chaotic school year. Students struggled with questions both monumental and mundane: What is an online class going to be like? How do I see my friends? Is it safe to be on campus at all? This is the story of the fall term. To capture this story, we asked students, freshmen through senior year, about their experience.

Alexis Williams, Freshman- Anahi Herrera, Freshman- Deon Grimes, Freshman- “I lost all of my senior activities “Going to school during this pan- like most freshmen students. The demic is actually pretty hard. Not “Yes, this whole situation has prom, the senior trip, etc. I nev- only does it make it harder to been a mess. However, I’m con- er got the chance to fully prepare learn but it also isn’t very com- fident that you’re going to make for college because my year was forting. Although I got used to it, it through. When it’s all said and cut short. I’m grateful for the op- I haven’t gotten over how much it done, you’ll realize that through portunity to continue my school- would have been different if this all of the trials, you are strong ing because I was supposed to go pandemic wouldn’t have been enough to overcome anything.” away. I’m trying to make the best a real thing. I feel like I’m back of my situation because of this tracked so much but I try my best pandemic and regain my losses and hardest to keep going.” Esbeyde Fernandez, Freshman- for my upcoming years.” Fantasia Williams, Freshman- Jenny Cardenas, Freshman- “Personally, this school year has “Going to school during this cri- been super different. I don’t like “My experience is personally sis is hard. Always having to wear the online classes. I believe that frightening in a way because vir- a masks sucks. I lost scholarships Herman Diaz, Freshman- I don’t learn anything. I’ve come tual learning isn’t the best and I because of this virus and I didn’t to the point where all I think I’m Yinzhao Huang, Senior- “The common student prays for would’ve hated not to have hy- have a college to really go to. East- doing is turning in assignments good grades, friendships, and brid learning or get to interact live west University was my only and but I don’t get an outcome…I’m progress. In these difficult times, with teachers and classmates. I last option. Then I actually got the the type of student that asks many “This quarter is my last quarter at I hope the student body doesn’t can’t learn virtually but it’s also an virus and that took a toll on my questions and likes to do hands- EWU. Attending classes during forget that without us there is no experience that makes us tough body. I’m glad that I survived it.” on activities. And this online the pandemic is both a privilege f utu re .” enough for other situations be- teaching really does not help me. and challenge for me. My parents cause attending school or work- This pandemic really has changed and friends all worry about safe- ing during a pandemic is chal- Deandrea Rangel, Sophomore-- Amareon Wells, Freshman- me a lot. I used to love going out, ty on this urban campus but are lenging.” being with friends and I just got relieved to see everyone’s effort in keeping the campus safe. Also, it “Me starting college was some- to the point where I don’t want “The pandemic had caused many thing that was bittersweet. I’m the to do anything. I barely have en- is nice to see classmates and facul- Viridiana Castillo, Sophomore- people to stay home more often, first of my mom and dad’s chil- ergy to get out of bed. I come to ty in person. The feeling is much better than Zoom meetings alone and lay low in order to protect dren that has ever got accepted school because I need a distrac- our families. Online can have its “My experience during this pan- into college. I was proud of myself, tion and because it’s the only way while everyone is just facing the camera. Especially in my major, good and bad moments. For ex- demic and being at school and do- however I had also lost my grand- I’ll understand what my profes- ample, I miss having the full col- ing online, for me is really stress- mother just recently. She was al- sors are trying to get across. But Computer Science, where hands on programming in computer lege experience of study groups, ful and I feel like I’m not getting ways my biggest supporter and as time goes by, I still believe it’s and an open student lounge. The enough education with this back helped me get through school. I not safe for us to continue coming labs are important for learning, being able to stay with classmates upside is how easily it can be to and forth and it’s frustrating. This have to make it, not just for my- to school. Many people/students/ pull up Zoom on any device, and experience is horrible for me. It’s self but for her too. If that means professors don’t believe this is a coding together, helping each oth- er inside the classroom, is the best most teachers are very patient draining my energy and my study wearing a mask to school to get serious issue and might not take with students during rollercoaster ethics.” my degree, I’ll do it, no problem.” it seriously. But a lot has changed.” experience for me during school in Covid so far.” Covid rates.” T 3 Fall Quarter 2020 Continued... Del Hale, Sophomore- Anastasiia Prokopiv, Senior- “Being in school while existing Beahja Dickens-Bey, Freshman- Alexis Polowsky, Junior- “To me personally it seems dan- during a pandemic has been the gerous to go to school at a time biggest setback, I’ve experienced “Honestly, I’ve been thrown in when thousands of people are in a moment like this. I’ve had this hurricane of constant change “I would say that learning online infected with the virus every day many doubts and fears of com- going on for a year and a half now. was definitely a different experi- and hundreds die. For me, it does Education is a gift that keeps on ing back to school in person that At this point, the message is pretty ence than coming into an actu- not matter. It does not affect the giving. Contact a local, national almost begged the question of al- clear: that whatever is meant for al classroom. I would say that I quality of education because any- and or international school which most dropping out, but just like me will be mine. I will continue understand the material just as one who wants to learn, will learn offers transferable online courses the pandemic and being in school. to tackle obstacle after obstacle well as if I were in class learning in any form whether it is online or such as many of the courses of- I will see this through. I will see it because I’ve literally gone too far it myself. The only real downside n ot .” fered at East-West University. Al- through this time in order and in to quit. I’ve wanted to give up to this was that all my engineer- though specialized in gifted stu- hopes to conquer it. I have a lot on school and even life, but my ing labs were online and virtual. I dents, East–West University offers of hope that being in school this purpose is starting to become would have much preferred to do Holiday courses conducive to the evolving time will make my future plans so more and more clear. In times labs in real life, but the virtual labs dynamics of a variety of learners. much clearer now, and I am ready NewsLetter like these, I realized that people were educational. I think this was to achieve and win it. We have to are going to change, and you have more of a personal preference. do it for each one of our futures ONLINE ETIQUETTE to feed some people with a long The socializing aspect of school was kind of missing for me as and be the voice for the genera- By: Iva B handled spoon. I learned that you An online visual appearance is well, but that is really not that big tion that is next to come. For my cannot give everybody a piece of just as important as an in person of a deal. We do not go to school future, my past and my present.” you because at the end of the day, interview, work, meetings and or to socialize, but it is nice to talk to Naija Chandler, Sophomore- GIVING THE GIFT OF you realize that you’ve given up a classes appearance. If you don’t others once and awhile. Overall, I EDUCATION lot. So nowadays, the more time have a sense of personal style, no thought online classes were good. I spend in isolation, the more I “The semester was a little sketchy problem. Practice good hygiene, I did not struggle with them and if As the COVID-19 global pan- learn how to advocate for myself. to begin with and the fact that our brush your teeth, neat clean ap- it keeps everyone safe, I am ready demic crisis is not a new nor- How do I feel? I feel like a major staff and students are still catch- parel and of course keep your to continue my online education.” mal but a global crisis which change is coming out of all this. ing cases, I am one of the people hands clean. You realize who you have in your who is scared and I just feel like should not be minimized Jiawei Zhang, Senior- nor ignored. Instead of being corner and move accordingly. our number one priority should HOLIDAY GATHERINGS Doors can either be left open or be safety. Our education will bored, uncertain of career op- closed. It doesn’t matter to me, come. I’ve already found a way to tions and or dejected, take ad- While COVID-19 protocols are just don’t block my view of seeing “Going to physical school during guarantee my education but not a vantage of down time, layoffs, very much still in effect, when other blessings come my way. I’m the pandemic is the most chal- guarantee of my safety.” and or idol time by enrolling gathering for social events keep proud of the woman I’m becom- lenging task I have encountered in an online course. Wheth- Yash Vala, Junior- social distancing in mind to min- ing and I know at the end of it all, since the Covid outbreak. Unlike er you already have obtained imize contact. Although hugs and that piece of paper will have more most office workers who can a college degree seeking to handshakes are traditional means value than that of pure solid gold.” work remotely from home, on- “Life is experience, every step branch into a different indus- line classes do tend to lose some makes us have experience. While try, a returning college stu- to greet, waving and bowing and degree of efficacy and collabo- growing up, so many experiences dent and or new student be- even a head nod acknowledging Alexis McNulty, Sophomore- ration in the form of intellectual I have gotten , as everybody does, ginning the road to a degreed others could possibly be a better exchange and education. from trusting people to trust baccalaureate concentration, practice during this holiday sea- son. Since many businesses and “My experience at East West Being able to come back to phys- our own self. However, all fears an online course enrollment entertainment establishments are University has been pretty okay. ical classrooms does provide us are made of similar experiences. could be the jump start to a still shut down, creating spaces of I’ll be honest and say it isn’t the with the same level of classroom My biggest fear is to lose, lose in degreed education, special in- balance and Zen, not only to have best college experience or the experience as before with both in- plans and ideas. If something goes terest concentration, and or a ideas for redecorating but also one that I longed for. During the structors and classmates. But the wrong, everything messes up, and career move. great spaces to dwell within while current pandemic I have been safety and health wellbeing of ev- I am very much hopeful towards still complying to the scared to come to class in person eryone also worries us. For a safe life. Hopes are high but practical states of an emergency because I am high risk at catch- campus, we need and are happy to also , I am hoping positively in the protocols ing Covid since I have asthma. see everyone practice the health world, also in my life and whoev- And also, my living situation is guidelines the university offers er becomes my team for future. totally different from the average with additional support in clean- By team, I mean friends and fam- college student and the in-per- ing and educating. Thus, we can ily. Lessons and experiences are better enjoy the benefit of physical FINANCIAL DONATIONS son classes really interfere with similar by superficial view , but ACCEPTED my home life. I hope that we can classrooms, without compromise lessons would be learned by los- contact info go back to normal really soon, I to our own health and safety.” ing things, and my best lesson is 1(312)939-0111 ext 1802 miss going out without a mask never wait until the last moment, and just hanging with friends.” always keep one backup plan.” Fall Quarter 2020 4

A Dive Into law, twenty-three felonies and The 3 Biggest Fashion Trends of five misdemeanors just by do- C h ic ag o’s ing errands for street gangs. He Spring 2021 couldn’t even go to juvenile de- tention because of his age. But By: Cristy Calderon History the bigger issue is, why are these so-called “street gangs” recruit- ing children to do their dirty work for them? To illustrate just how young this child was: his name on the street was “Yum- my”, due to the fact that he loved sweets, especially chocolate chip cookies (Lee). Since he was doing all of this work for gangs, how come he wasn’t in one? Well, he almost was. On August 28th, 1994, he was ordered to do a gang initia- The 11 year old “Black tion. On 108th Street and Perry Disciple” Avenue, He was given a 9-milli- A wise woman named Coco Channel once said “I don’t do fashion. I am fashion.” and I, a self-proclaimed By, Kyla Flowers meter semiautomatic pistol, hit- fashion expert, live by that. Whether you follow trends or choose to defy those trends, we are all influence by ting several teenagers. Among fashion. Think about it, why do you wear what you wear? Every day you get up and you choose clothes that those who were shot was 14 year It’s funny how the media por- express how you are feeling. With that in mind, I bring you the trends we will be seeing in the Spring of 2021. old Shavon Dean, she was struck trays people, but just imagine in the head by a stray bullet, kill- how the media would portray ing her at the scene (Lee). Her a child. Mostly in a positive 1. White, white, white! Year-round! aunt described in detail how se- light and giving praise to their verely her gunshot wound was, parents, right? Not always. It is 2020, we are no longer enforcing the “no white after Memorial Day” She was shot in the back of her Picture the media calling a rule. This is specially applied to dresses. You will be seeing a lot of white head and she laid her head on her child a “Super Predator” or a lace dresses inspired by French fashion. On men, that would be wearing jacket, the bullet coming close to “Deadly Gang Member.” This white tops with white or light-colored pants. her right eye as it was puffy and is exactly what happened to her brains were falling out of her Robert Sandifer. head. When police rushed to the Born in Chicago, Illinois on scene to find answers, they also 2. Electric! March 12th, 1983, most of came across a 16 year old who Opposite of white, colorful! We this child’s life is sad. He had was shot (Lee). The 16 year old will also be seeing lots of colors, 49 scars on his body due to boy stated that Yummy shot him prints, and textures. How can the physical abuse that was in- in the back twice. This shooting you recreate that? An easy way of flicted on him. He was mainly alone set out a massive manhunt doing that would be to wear a red abused by his mother, Lorina for the boy. The hunt lasted three top with colorful print pants and some statement shoes. Throw in a Sandifer, who was in and out days, as he invaded the police. pair of statement shoes to catch everyone’s attention. of prison due to prostitution. On the quiet night of August His father, Robert Akins, was 31st, 1994, Sandifer went to a absent due to serving life in neighbor’s house and asked them prison. This basically sums up to contact his grandmother to his family, his supposed “sup- take him home. While waiting port system.” The only grasp 3. Brown, tan, khaki- for his grandmother to arrive, he of love he had was from his the came across Craig and Derrick grandmother, Jannie Fields. universal color Hardaway. They were brothers Of course, This lead to violent When in doubt go with brown, especially now that it’s trending! Brown and members of the Black Dis- and criminal-like behavior. and all its shades are so easy to style. You can dress it up or down de- ciples. They told Sandifer that he He used to bully kids out of pending on your event and because it has so many varieties, there is was being taken to a safe place their candy and little pocket always a shade that compliments your specific skin tone! and he was ordered to get into change, but how do you go the car. Little did he know, he was from a bully to a murderer? being taken to a train underpass From a young age, Sandifer on East 108th Street and South had several run-ins with the Dauphin. When they got there, Fall Quarter 2020 T 5 third of the city’s span. The the brothers told Sandifer to get designed the current day Man- graduated at 14 from University city officials came days lat- on his knees. When he kneeled hattan building after The Great High School and enrolled at the er to assess the damage down, he was shot twice in the Chicago Fire. This building and University of Chicago the same that the fire had done. back of his head. He was killed many more current day develop- year as Leopold. The two young The officials valued $222 execution style, and his body was ments could not have happened men felt like they both had million in damages. The found by the police on September without the tragic incident of something in common, but they fire destroyed 73 miles of 1st at 12:22 am (Lee). Shortly after The Chicago Fire. Currently the had differences as well. Leopold roads, 120 miles of side- his murder, the Hardaway broth- Chicago Fire Department Train- was very much querulous and walks, 200 lampposts and ers were found and convicted. The ing Academy is located on the argumentative and where Leob 17,500 buildings through- gang ordered Sandifer to be killed site of the O’Leary’s barn (CAC). was more gregarious and extro- out the city. because they thought he became 10th, 1871. This fire destroyed verted; misanthropic [disliking The Great Chicago Fire disaster an informant for the police and he thousands of buildings and humankind and avoiding hu- left 100,000 people homeless due was attracting too much attention killed an estimated 300 people man society] and aloof. to the great amount of destruc- to their activities. The Sandifer in the process (History.com). The thought of kidnapping and tion. This called residents to start murder received national atten- The alleged start of the fire was murdering Bobby Frank start- an outbreak of looting and law- tion, the media got a hold of this around 9:00 p.m, that night ed on May 21,1924. They were lessness. Martial law was enforced child’s murder and crucified him. when a cow kicked over a lit driving around looking for an on October 11th, 1871 due to this He became a symbol of the prob- lantern in a barn.The wooden innocent victim. Then Leob chaotic outbreak. The martial law lem of American gangs. constructed city was doomed saw his cousin, Bobby Franks, ruling lasted for two weeks under for the awaiting disaster walking the opposite direction General Sheridan’s command. This ties back to how the media ahead. During this time there to where they were driving and This ruling consisted of regular portrays a person. The media and was very dry weather and fast suddenly indicated that he was military men, militia units and the public criticized this child for winds. Surprisingly, this wasn’t their victim. They thought they police. For the two weeks Sheri- his actions, but did he know any the only fire that occurred this would get away with it, but their dan’s men patrolled the streets of better? He was a 11 year old child, week. Two days before the fire rumination of the whole plan Chicago monitoring the city and Leopold & Leob’s Murder He liked toys and sweets like any there had been a smaller con- didn’t go as they considered it enforcing laws. This enforcement of Bobby Franks other child would. You wouldn’t trolled fire in the city which would. Unfortunately when they helped aid the city in closure af- expect a child to know what to do led to all the firefighters being By, Teaunna Lane were dumping Bobby’s body, ter the fire. By 1893, the city was a with a gun at that age! He must’ve exhausted. Leopold’s glasses were left at the major tourist attraction visited by thought it was cool because he At 9:00 p.m on October 8th, “What can be more sensation- crime scene, which gave them 30 million people (half of the US saw his peers do it. His crimes 1871 the fire started at a barn al than the kidnapping and away and made them leading population). were a call out for help without located at the O’Leary farm at murder of a child?” says, Leob. suspects. The first month after the fire the even saying it verbally. He want- 137 Dekoven Street. The City Loeb and Leopold’s murder Not only did they find doing city elected a new mayor, Joseph ed love. The hate given to a child of Chicago never determined of Bobby Franks is amongst this gruesome plan okay, but Medill, who promised to create when they are small, affects them the real cause of the fire. At the saddest stories in Chicago they also were going to demand better building and fire codes. The for the rest of their lives. No child the time, Chicago buildings times. In 1924 the two boys ad- $10,000 in ransom from Bobby’s reconstruction of the city began deserves to die, a life taken away were constructed in wood with mitted to the kidnapping and parents. Before the crime be- rapidly and made amazing eco- too soon. All of these children’s improper fire codes. The fire murder of 14 year old Bobby gan the two bought a rental car nomic and population improve- lives are lost or taken away from continued to burn the next Franks for fun. On May 21, and Leob lured Bobby into the ments. (History.com). Chicago’s them. Where are the adult gang two days, causing an estimated 1924 the two friends, who were car. Encyclopedia Britinnica de- population grew by 200,000 with- members that put them up to $200 million dollars in damag- both from wealthy families, scribes the incident. It says, in nine years after the fire. During commit these acts? Why aren’t es. The fire killed an estimated performed the gruesome act “Hey, Bob,” Leob shouted from the first month after the incident they suffering the consequenc- 300 people but unfortunate- that they planned, and they fig- the rear window. Bobby turned other states decided to help by es? Love is a working factor in a ly only 120 bodies were re- ured that they’d get away with slightly to see the car (Wil- donating food, clothes and other child’s life, and it is so important covered. There were so many the crime. lys-knight) stopped by the curb. goods. This helped the residents to distribute it. deaths that the city coroner Both Leopold & Leob grew up Leob moved forward, going to- of Chicago by providing the nec- couldn’t give an exact amount. in Kenwood, a Jewish neigh- wards the front passenger seat, essary supplies for a great tragedy At least 17,000 structures were borhood in the south side of to open the door. “Hello Bob, I’ll like this. destroyed due to the fire and Chicago. Leopold and Loeb give you a ride”. “No, I can walk” After the fire, middle class work- The Great Chicago Fire of poor building materials. All the both were very intelligent “Come on in the car; I want to ers were forced out of The Loop, transportation systems were still young men who were consider- talk to you about the tennis 1817 creating a new path for bigger intact during and after the fire. ing making bad choices. Leob racket you had yesterday. I want By Alfred Bowman businesses to redesign the lake One third of the city was engulfed wanted to commit a crime that to get one for my brother”, Leob front properties. With these new by this fire. would set all Chicago talking. said. The two have been plotting and bigger businesses headed to While there are many specula- Due to rain, the fire was put out on In the summer of 1920, he met this for months now, they had The Loop architects started de- tions about who could have start- October 10th, 1871. The fire was Leopold. A genius student who to make sure they had all the signing bigger and more function- ed the fire, one thing is for sure, completed 4 miles after it started enrolled at the University of right tools, like buying hydro- al buildings on the lakefront. Ar- the Great Chicago Fire burned and much of The Great City of Chicago at the age of 15. Loeb chloric acid, making it sure that chitect William Lebarron Jenney from October 8th to October Chicago was destroyed, about one was also a genius who had once they dumped the body it T 6 Fall Quarter 2020 Continued... around in an orange van looking for victims, those victims the van. She survived the attack, to register as a sex offender since couldn’t be easily identified. then are to be sacrificed but even with the description giv- most of his acts are sexually de- Alternatively, ten days later in Gecht’s space, sub- en, no leads were strong enough praved, but restrictions such as after the murder, May 31, they sequently removing a to follow through. On August 28, being away from daycare facili- confessed and demonstrated how breast from the wom- 1982, the Crew abducted a teen ties, schools, and playgrounds do they killed the innocent bystand- en, and eating it while not apply to him. er. The To see such heinous investiga- acts take place in the tors found name of something a pair of glasses the day of the Gecht recited passages The Ripper Crew prostitute named Sandra Dela- superior to mask up twisted fan- murder and which this led them from the Satanic bible. ware. She also unfortunately was tasies is another phenomena on to Leopold and Leob. They were By, Wasiqah Maisha (Murderpedia) There was an in- found stabbed, mutilated, raped, its own. While many families of called in to talk to them but just stance where they rented adjoin- and fatally strangled. Next, Sep- the victims have no wishes to re- ended up telling the police offi- Crime in Chicago is nothing ing hotel rooms where chanting tember 8, 1982, Rose Davis was visit the horrific past, others agree cers such as the investigators of new unfortunately. Having could be heard. The motel man- found in an alleyway with sim- it is time when it has to be. the gruesome idea they planned. high profile names such as Al ager mentioned that the Crew ilar injuries inflicted on Dela- They discovered that the glasses Capone, Frank Erlane, The may be satanic due to this reason ware. Beverly Washington was they found were only sold at one Genna Brothers, and many and even go as far as saying that abducted a month after Davis and place in Chicago and out of the more of the likes have added they had a look in their eyes es- found on December 6. She was many people in this state only 3 to Chicago’s notoriety. Less is pecially Gecht. Carrying on with left on the railroad tracks only people had them. The first was a known about one group that their operation, once they remove to be found fighting to stay alive. woman who still had her glasses preyed on the women in the the breast, they take turns raping Officials were able to track down on her, the second person was a Chicagoland area in the early where the wound is. They contin- Gecht after Washington’s vivid lawyer but he was nowhere near 1980s. Known as the Ripper ue by masturbating into the said testimony of each of them and Chicago at the time, thirdly Na- Crew or the Chicago Rippers, wound and then devour it. their signature red-orange van. than Leopold Jr. they were a satanic cult and On a warm spring day of May As mentioned before, when the Following the fact that they an organized crime group. The 23, 1981, Linda Sutton became motel manager mentioned his both were confused about their group consisted of four people: the first victim of the Crew. The suspicions to the officials, they alibi on the situation but they told Robin Gecht, the ringleader body was found behind a Chica- were able to track down the rest Sam Cooke and the cir- each other well lied about one of and the three accomplices were go motel ten days later after locals of the crew. Gecht was almost re- cumstances around his the other killing him while one Edward Spreitzer, and brothers complained of a bad smell sur- leased, but convicted nonetheless was driving. They also committed Andrew and Thomas Kokola- rounding the area. The way she after this evidence. The other three untimely death several other petty acts of theft reis. Their style is a combina- was found was through a mere started squealing on each other; By, DeAngelo Barlow and arson before attempting the tion of modern day Jack the assumption that it may have been testifying to get a lesser sentence. “Sam Cooke” The innovator, “perfect murder”. After their con- Ripper with sexual motivation. a dead deer. When found, she Gecht is the only person who re- fessions, they were brought back Not much is known unfortunately had her left breast The pioneer, The Charismat- mained tight lipped throughout ic Chicago pop legend turned to the Criminal Courts building about the individuals before brutally amputated, herself hand- the whole investigation. Since and met their attorney’s. They their morbid fame as a group. cuffed, stabbed, and mutilated. activist whom we’ve all come they could not tie him to any of to love. Cooke ,who’s regarded both were going to get the death But some things stand out Law enforcement had attempted the other cases, Gecht was sen- penalty, but the attorney Darrow about Robin Gecht, the ring- to find the killers, but the case as one of the most influential tenced to 120 years in prison for and mystifying vocalists of pop asked the judge John Caverly for leader. He worked for PDM went cold due to no leads. Almost the attempted murder of Beverly more time to draw up more for contractors, the same company a year later, on May 15, 1982, music, has inspired millions Washington. He is eligible for pa- across the globe with his amaz- the case. April 4th, 1924, trial coincidentally owned by John Lorry Borowski was abducted as role in 2042. He still tries to ad- begun and they were both sen- Wayne Gacy- another serial she was unlocking the door to ing sound, smooth demeanor, vocate his innocence while all the and savvy business ventures. tenced life for murder and 99 killer and rapist who was active the realtor’s office she worked at. others have insisted otherwise. years for kidnapping. Leopold at this time too. (Chicago Tri- Some witnesses even recall her Sam Cooke, arguably the most Even Spreitzer mentioned a claim “iconic” pop figure of the and Leob were both sent to the bune) Gecht was also accused shoes still sitting there as she was where Gecht got so mad with his Penitentiary. In January 1936, of molesting his sister. He tends snatched. Her body showed up 1960’s was a master entertain- wife, he cut her nipples off. Spre- er, an artistic inspiration, and Loeb was indeed killed by anoth- to exhibit a Ted Bundy persona five months later in Villa Park ly- itzer and Andrew Kokolareis were er inmate and Leopold was soon where he tries to deny charges ing in a cemetery. A couple days labeled a phenom, founder and sentenced to death by lethal in- ‘king of soul” by many future paroled in 1958 and worked in a and constantly self-advocates after the murder of Lorry, Shui jection. Andrew was executed in hospital. He soon got married to a his innocence which will be ex- Mak was abducted from Hanover hall of famers. Sam’s ground- March 1999, however Spreitzer’s breaking accomplishments as a widow in 1961, he soon proceed- panded upon later. Park. Her body was not found for sentence commuted to life shortly ed to death from a heart attack The cult is suspected in the four months. (Criminal Wiki) black record label owner, own- after Illinois abolished the death ing his masters, publishing, years later that’s when he wrote disappearances and murders Two weeks later, they abducted a penalty. Thomas Kokolareis was “Life plus 99 years” (1958). of over 17 women. This is how prostitute named Angel York and and distribution rights, created released on March 29, 2019 where for him some enemies in the the modus operandi goes: mutilated her while she was still he now headed towards Wheaton Gecht and his crew would drive alive before throwing her out of industry and country in gen- to start life as a free man. He has eral. (Laurie Hutchinson) Sam Fall Quarter 2020 7 “On December 16th, 1964 Bertha Continued... way amid her protest to be taken wonder what he could have be- Franklin stood trial without an a man named Ellis Sylvester home. Sam exited on Figueroa come had he lived to continue on attorney for the muder of Sam Chesbrough came up with a drive and made his way to Mo- the unparalleled trajectory that Cooke. Franklin was aquitted and great idea. That idea was to Cooke’s sudden and morbid suc- tel Hacienda where he booked a his career was headed. His death the murder change the direction of the cess and “ultimately” being killed room in his name. According to fills hearts with confusion, de- was ruled justifiable homicide” water. Changing the direction under very lurid details makes his Elisa; Sam then forced her into spair and it is unsettling knowing (Lydia Hutchinson). of the water would help the death one of the most controver- the room, pinned her on the bed, that we may never find the truth Consider this; Sam Cooke had waste go down stream to the sial of all time. ripped her shirt, and groped her about his untimely demise. recently discovered that he was Mississippi River instead of Sam Cooke was born before heading into the bath- not the owner of his record La- ever flowing in Lake Michigan Samuel Cook on January 22, 1931 room to shower. Elisa seized this bel “Tracey Records,” which was again. Chesbrough’s system in Clarksdale, Mississippi to a moment to grab her clothing established for him in the name Chicago River Reversal would also add water barriers Baptist minister Charles Cook and (accidentally grabbing Cooke’s of his daughter “Tracey Cooke” to control how many gallons are a White mother Annie mae Cook. also) and fled the hotel. Cooke, By, Jacob Charif by his new manager Allen Klien. allowed in and out of the riv- In 1933 the family moved to Chi- realizing that she had fled with Sam was very disappointed and er (ASCE). This one of a kind cago. By age 6, Cooke was already his clothes containing his wallets, planned on leaving the label. The project at the time, which was singing in the siblings group. Sam money and credit cards, frantical- authenticity of the Articles of In- in the 1890s, was never heard graduated in 1948 from Wendell ly attempted to pursue her down corporation were of. In order to complete it, they Phillips high school the alma ma- the street but to no avail. Sam questionable as well. The signing would have to rebuild a 156 ter of another Chicago great “Nat then confronted motel manager date of the articles by Sam and mile river path with new canals King Cole” just two years earlier. Bertha Franklin requesting infor- both his partners, Allen and J.W, big and deep enough for ships Cooke quickly established him- mation about the whereabouts of was Sept.27th in New York City. to go through. self as one of the all-time gospel one Elisa Boyer. Legend says that The day before, Sam Cooke per- Before even letting oth- greats, singing with legends in the Sam became irrational and at- formed live in New Orleans at er states know about this mega likes of Aretha Franklin, the soul tacked Boyer falling on top of her. 8pm, accompanied by Allen and project, construction workers Stirrers and more. In 1957 Cooke Boyer struggled and kicked Sam J.W, making it very unlikely that started breaking ground. By added the “E” to his last name sig- to get free and then fired three they’d be in NY the next day for the time the workers got to the nifying a new beginning. shots striking him once under- the signing. The notary was Allen sister states of Illinois, like Mis- Cooke’s first song “Loveable” was neath the armpit. Franklin stated Klien’s long time secretary. Ru- souri, the project was well un- released in 1958 under the pseud- that Sam’s last words were “Lady mors spread of the possibility of derway. When St.Louis found onym Dale Cooke. Later that year you shot me.” He then lunged to- Klien Having Cooke killed for his In this article, I will explore the out they were very mad. How Sam Cooke released his hit song ward her. Franklin says she picked company, Tracey Records, which crazy and little known history mad you might ask? They sued “You Send Me” that soared to the up a broom stick and crashed him eventually merged with ABCKO of the Chicago River rever- Illinois and the Sanitary District top of the pop charts, eclipsing over the head repeatedly until he corp. After Sam’s death, Allen sal. The Chicago River flows of Chicago in 1901. Their lawsuit Elvis Presley’s number one song collapsed for good. Klien became the owner of AB- through the city of Chicago stated that “the object of the bill “JailHouse Rock” For the top spot. There is so much to question CKO corp. and can be seen from the sky- was to subject this public work On December 10th 1964 Cooke here! First Elisa claims to have Then there is the obvious activism scrapers up above. The river to judicial supervision upon the joined his producer Al Shmidt been taken against her will but that endangered Cooke, who had was known to be where many allegation that the method of its and his wife at Martoni’s Restau- did not try to escape as Cooke become really close friends with meat factories and residents construction and maintenance rant for dinner. While waiting on went to book the room. Or, why Muhamed Ali, Jim Brown and body fluids from the sewers will create a continuing nui- dinner Cooke was invited to the would Sam, who was intending Malcolm X. Sam Cooke wrote the would be dumped into. This sance”(WTTW). The lawsuit goes bar on raping a woman leave her famous song “Change is Gonna river also connects to Lake on to explain how Chicago never with fellow music business as- unattended and unbound to go Come” in protest of segregation Michigan, which happens to got any permission to do any- sociates. At the bar Cooke met a shower in the midst of the assault and in honor the work of Dr. be where people of the city get thing in other states and was also 22 year old Asian woman named . “Then there’s the Motel Manag- Martin Luther King Jr. The song drinking water from. Then a harming the people in St.Louis. Elisa Boyer whom he immediate- er Franklin (55) who states she was originally written as part of very bad storm in 1885 made This mega project would make a ly became fond of and began to forced Cooke (33) off her and a multi-artist compilation album the river overflow and got into whole new department in Chica- drink and socialize with. “Cooke beat him with a broom. Who in with various artists titled: “THE Lake Michigan. The drinking go known as “Chicago Sanitary decided to forgo dinner with Al fear for their lives: sits down a STARS SALUTE MARTIN LU- water was now mixed with the District (Now The Metropolitan and fraternize with Elisa instead gun to pick up a broom?” (Mike THER KING JR.” and the pro- waste water from the river that Water Reclamation District).” , telling Al he’d meet him later at McCormick). The bullet that was ceeds were to go to “ML King Jr. ended up causing poisons in This department would help the club. This would be the last removed from Cooke was from a SLC”. However, Cooke’s music the water. The poisons includ- make rules and regulations in time Al would see Sam alive.” (Al 22 cal pistol, meanwhile Franklin controllers had the song released ed typhoid, cholera, and other water construction and pollution Shmidt) owned a 32 cal pistol. This evi- on another album. There is no waterborne illnesses, and made (ASCE). The project also helped Sam and Elisa left the restaurant dence mysteriously disappeared. information about where the pro- the water bad for humans to create new technology for heavy at 1am to rendezvous with Al at Nor was there any mention of ceeds of the song went. consume (WTTW). duty equipment to be tried out. club P.J’s, but they never made Sam’s beaten body, bashed head, Sam Cooke’s awesome talent, ac- Thousands of people were up- Chicago was the first and only it in the club. Elisa recalled Sam or broken wrist in the official po- tivism, and wisdom far beyond set about the city not doing place to have reversed a river in speeding down Santa Monica lice report. The trail was expedit- his years has made him “soul mu- anything about the water. After the world. Boulevard and entering the free- ed very quickly. In just five days. sic’s muse.” It has left millions to seven years of doing nothing T 8 Fall Quarter 2020 Interesting Topics Language Diversity By Chiukai Liu

When I was in elementary school, not Mandarin. This keeps me out inferiority. When I was a I reached the city from the coun- of school life. I have been wonder- kid, my mother was of- tryside. The teacher most often ing why language affects one’s life. ten criticized for accents tells me to raise his tongue. In Why can only universal language and sounds. “You need to China, “c” and “ch” are very sim- be defined as “urban people” and lower the volume”, “Don’t ilar but not the same. My moth- “civilized people”? I don’t know speak the local language” er also made me have to learn to what most people think, but I are the things I’m most pronounce the mouth instead of think that only different languages​​ often told. When I was the throat, because it made others can reflect the diversity of a civi- a kid, my mother kept think that I was from the country- lization.ited time for others. So in telling me not to let oth- side. In fact, I don’t understand the past when I went to view art I ers think I was from the why language determines status. I have only viewed the top surface, countryside. Even her de- don’t think that my local language meaning the art that’s in front of scription of the language must be taken lightly. Even I think me, I have never gotten into think- in her hometown was the importance of local language ing what the artist intention was “rough” and “ugly.” And and Mandarin is the same. when creating a piece, because I I find that most people have never been challenged to do discriminate against local For Chinese, most foreigners so, or to think in that type of way. languages ​​more than local think only Mandarin and Canton- Art has always been taught to me clothes when they leave ese. A few people know Hunanese, as self-expression, even if the au- their hometown and enter Min, Gan, Wu and Kejia. In fact, dience didn’t get it, the artists have the city. I think it may be there are nearly 100 languages ​​of expressed themselves, because af- because it is cheap. When different nationalities in Chinese ter all beauty is in the eye of the a person wants to change history, including local languages. beholder. from “countryman” to My local language is a branch of “urban man”, clothing “Min”. Until 8 years old, I could I think the impact on language and language are the only speak local languages ​​and comes from the environment and most direct expressions. Of course, the cost of changing the language is much less than the cost of clothing. first-tier cities such as Shanghai government found that when the Chinese language has several and Beijing. Mandarin has com- elderly began to decrease in the most important points. For ex- pletely replaced the native lan- 1980s, more and more young peo- My story ample “h” “g”. If “h” appears in guage in their cities. They often ple have completely forgotten the By Jazmin Taylor the British standard, it means make me joke by saying “wang local cultural history and culture. that you need to hold your My Name is Jazmin Taylor, I started attend- shan”. Then tell me I want to use Even the youngest generation be- tongue against the teeth when ing East West University in the fall of 2008, my nasal cavity. In fact, I know it’s lieves that there are only less than you pronounce it. When the just a joke and I’m not angry. But I 10 languages ​​in China. It is very after four to five years of straight school phonetic transcription ends just don’t understand why the uni- scary. Many times language is an without exceling I quit, dropped out as a with “n”, the place of occurrence versal language must completely important way to inherit culture senior and decided that I was completely is the oral cavity. But you need replace the local language. because many elderly people in done with school. I was not really focused, to pronounce it with the nasal remote areas do not write. Local driven nor determined. Seven years later I cavity if it starts with “g”. Like The funny thing is that the Chi- languages ​​are forgotten, which came back to finish off my last quarter as a “ren” and “reng”. However, for nese government has mandated means a lot of history will be for- senior. I have grown so much as an intellectual, and I couldn’t be most local languages ​​in China, schools to restrict students to gotten. For a country, its historical speak Mandarin for more than more proud of myself. I am more focused, driven and determined tongues are not used frequent- heritage is its courage to face the ly. When I came to the United ten years, but now the govern- to finish strong. It was not until I realized my own strength, and world. States, I met a lot of foreign ment is paying more for people to confidence in myself that has me here now finishing strong. students. They were all from learn local languages. Because the T 9 Fall Quarter 2020 What is a Bestfriend? Contest!! By: Darnesha Marion Do you know that Professor? East-West Univeristy is having a contest to see who can guess the most professors!! The winner of the contest will receive a twenty-five dollar Visa gift card!

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“Some people come into our lives get to places safely. A best friend and quickly go. Some stay for a is someone with whom you’ve while and leave footprints on our shared your most personal se- hearts.” What is a “Bestfriend”? crets with. Brandon is a shoulder A best friend is who you value to lean on and cry on. He helps above other friends in your life, me with my personal problems. someone you have fun with, you He sees me on my best and worst trust and whom you confide in.A days and he tries to understand best friend also helps or encour- me. He knows me better than ages you to make the right choices anybody else. A best friend is not 7. 8. 9. and keeps you out of trouble. The afraid to tell you the truth even if true definition of a best friend is it’s something you don’t want to someone that knows you inside hear but it helps you develop as and out and would go to the ends a person. With being with bran- of earth for you. Through thick don he helps me become better as and thin, a best friend supports a person by guiding into the right you and helps you through tough choices. times. Prime example is my own So really today’s question is still “ best friend Brandon. He wakes what is a best friend to you?” up with me every morning to take me to work and make sure I Falll Quarter 2020 10

Fully neglected, The most projected but not protected. The Chance to Paint A Mural I fight everyday to make sure my voice is heard By: Jenny Cardenas But society wants to silence me and shut me out like that “brick wall”, I stand on all 10, But my mind is sinking and falling from within, I cannot manage in a time like this, If I were given a wall to make a painting that I want to express something with or But I do anyway. mean something to me I would paint A hand that is holding a flower, the flowers Don’t tell me to smile when things aren’t going right, stem spells “save our children” and that flowers petals are being broken down , what And don’t tell me I’m selfish because I rather take my own life. I’m trying to display with this painting is one of today’s situations… sex trafficking is Let’s talk about it, a very real and tragic problem that’s happening globally. The flower breaking down Because I am ready, to talk, I just need the world to listen, would represent the little things that are slowly ending society or making this prob- That’s all. lem even bigger. A child can be represented as a flower, pure and delicate which needs to be handled with care and love …

Don Rodney By: Del Hale

I have never seen so much time melt away like this before And I have been trying to stay so observant of time but in one sudden blink, I miss it all and I miss you. I am reminded all over again of how I Miss your hearty little laugh and that smile that can brighten any day the way you style your blonde hair and How it curled and swept around your head perfectly Or how I miss sharing music with you Knowing whatever you are listening to Hating, loving, and repeating Anything pop, experimental to RnB You even had the Bees Knees! and always will be Miss trips we shared From a short plane ride to New Orleans to driving down to the woods of Tennessee And how hard how it rained that first night and how close you held me to you As if the rain could have washed us away through the trees Poetry Corner The friendship we shared is something worth writing dreams Let’s Talk About It about A relationship that changed and rocked me into something By : Alexis Williams I never thought I could be Or to You try to make me smile as if everything is okay, Something bigger than I can dream The riots, A love that ones that set their heart on oh so much The wars, And oh how I miss you so The politics, and wish I was melting away this time with you The pandemic, To cherish every single second before I have to deal with this everyday and I never had to tell one anyone that I wasn’t okay. sudden Let’s talk about how my own kind is the least respected, Blink T 11 Fall Quarter 2020 Professor’s Corner first thing that came to my mind was, “So, black people all should think or vote the same way?” I couldn’t believe it, it sounded Budgetary, Financial, and To Trump, or not to Trump, utterly racist to me. What about prominent conservative African Americans like Larry Elder or Real Estate Experts Weigh that is the question Candace Owens? What about Clarence Thomas, a conservative in on Covid-19 Economic By Mike Bromberg (cont. and black member of the Su- preme Court? Recovery At East-West University, a place From Wi2020 issue) which nobody in their right By Bonnie Jean Adams mind would accuse of having diversity issues, I have seen stu- are too lazy to argue on dents that are not quick to have the issue as opposed to When the unexpected hap- a “black voice” but they whisper brushing it off as all peo- pens, there are a lot of ques- or have to keep some of their ple who I disagree with tions. There are no answers. opinions to themselves because must be horrible people. In doing research for his it sounds weird to say anything This kind of stuff hap- book, “Be Very Afraid: positive about a republican (cer- pens all the time with The Cultural Response tainly weird to say something Trump. While there are to Terror, Pandemics, positive about Trump!) many problems with our Environmental Dev- This is fascinating to me because 45th president, being astation, Nuclear it turns out that skin color has a white supremacist is Annihilation, and nothing to do with one’s opin- not one of them. Those Other Threats” au- ion on the size of government, that call him that on a thor Robert Wuth- the role of our military, our rela- frequent basis likely are now found studies tionship with other nations, the not aware of the count- that show that the most fits? De- pros/cons of guns, abortion, fos- less times he has directly common response to cri- ductibles & sil fuels, and the economy. condemned such groups. sis, personal or societal, is to Co-pays? What are my Life If this all seems confusing to take action. We want to make Insurance & Disability Bene- Politics is a lot like Chinese food: These name-calling tac- you, recall the absurdity (and plans and figure out what to fits? Can my family recover if It seems like a lot at first, but then tics make little sense too if you hilarity) of Dave Chappelle’s fa- do. It’s reassuring to have something happens to me and an hour later you realize it was all actually pay attention. What mous sketch from 2003 starring some plan. But where do we my paycheck is gone? Are my empty calories. is amazing to many people is a character called Clayton Bigs- begin? beneficiaries current on all my These days we are too often that there is no correlation be- by, a black, white supremacist According to Bruce plans? Do I have needed docu- guilty of ad hominem, which tween skin color and values. I (he was literally blind so he did Horek CLU, ChFC Agent ments in place and up-to-date? means that we attack the individ- come across black or Hispan- not know he was black). State Farm Insurance, “We Reviewing these items now pre- ual as our form of argument. It is ic conservatives from time to Keep it rational, folks. Other- have clearly seen with the vents chaos and confusion if the amazing to me how often I will time who say the same things wise, you might end up like that stock market crashing, busi- next un-expected life event hap- read or watch the news with peo- that conservative commenta- member of congress who has ap- nesses shutting down for long pens. Take the time to review ple making the argument that a tor Rush Limbaugh might say, parently gotten consumed by the periods because of the coro- and prepare.” politician or a commentator is which means that their view political hackery of our times, navirus, and the looting of Jeff Badu, CPA, Owner a racist, white supremacist, ho- of the role of government and sucked into the abyss of the par- businesses that the economy & Practitioner of Badu Tax Ser- mophobe, and so on. One of the on many of the issues we grap- tisan talking points. Politicians is in bad shape. Unexpected vices, LLC. advises, “Right now, great examples is that popular ple with as a society are right like her are like Gollum from the events like Covid 19 tend there are tons of government conservative podcaster and radio of center (republican) and this Lord of the Rings, consumed by to expose weaknesses in our assistance programs to take ad- host Ben Shapiro is often called confuses many political hacks— all the power and with little hope day-to-day lives. As we re- vantage of, such as unemploy- a Nazi by those on the left. Now because they too, must be white of getting back to a balance. If we turn to normal, assessing our ment benefits, stimulus checks, if you know anything about Ben supremacists, right? don’t engage with each other in ability to recover and survive and rental/mortgage assistance Shapiro, you know that he is an I’ve heard this, quite surprising- meaningful ways that promote the unexpected is important. programs. My best recommen- orthodox Jew, which means he is ly, from the highest positions, reason and intellect, then we run Develop a plan, with these dation is to educate yourself, far from what anyone would call oddly enough. One example is the risk of getting consumed by questions in mind. Do you especially when it comes to a Nazi. Congresswoman Ayanna Press- all the noise and turning into have an emergency fund? Is finances, and take advantage The name-calling is sophomoric, ley (D-Mass) who had said in something ugly. it enough to last 6-12 months of every possible opportunity it is an indication that you either 2019 that democrats don’t need, without a paycheck? What are that’s applicable to you. I would didn’t do your homework or “any more black faces that don’t want to be a black voice.” The my Health Insurance Bene- Fall Quarter 2020 12 market with as little as 3% down, advice of Alvin Boutte, Jr., for- if you qualify. If you are working, also advise having an emergency mer investment banker, own- It’s time to say, “never again” to crashed. We will get through this you will qualify for something. It fund of savings in the event of er of the Bronzeville Academy making choices with money that too, but we cannot abandon hope. may not be your dream area or an emergency such as COVID.” Charter School. set you up for financial failure. Hope returns when you control dream property but it will help And if you can afford to invest, For those looking to invest, It’s time to say, “never again” will the controllable. Let this be your you gain equity to get the bigger Badu suggests, “Start by investing Boutte states “A balanced in- my family depend on the gov- never again moment. Never again down payment you will need to in index funds such as Exchange vestment profile is always best. ernment to bail us out. “Never will I not have an emergency buy in an area you want. You can Traded Funds (ETF’s) that offer Broad market exposure has again” will we be slaves to the fund when an emergency hap- sell, or borrow against a property consistent returns with little to no been the best exposure in terms lender. Make the decision today pens. Never again will I not have to buy more. headaches.” of cost and performance. Why to move forward toward finan- a budget at the beginning of every If you find a property Don’t be afraid to move pay a lot of fees for a big name cial success.” month and a plan for every dollar. that you like for a business, con- forward. According to Dulce Ra- manager when you can buy an Speaking from experi- Never again will I have to rely on sider a Small Business Associa- mos, Real Estate Broker/Manager index fund with almost very ence, Dave Ramsey started on a government bailout and hope tion (SBA) loan. They have loans at Chicago Sweet Homes Realty little fees and the same perfor- one radio station in Nashville my family qualifies. Never again.” available to qualified business Inc. “If you are buying for the first mance or better. If you’re look- back in 1992, sharing practical owners that give you money for time, this is an excellent time to ing for individual stocks look answers for tough money ques- real estate and the business. Busi- buy. Interest rates are at histori- for companies relevant and re- tions. Today, the show reaches 15 ness owners can partner with cal lows. For every $100,000 you latable to you. It makes research million listeners. organizations such as Neighbor- borrow, you only pay $471.00/ and insight easier. “I’ve been doing this for thirty hood Housing Services that have month!! Not bad--especially Covid has ransacked the world. years. I was there when Y2K was Business Development arms to when compared to current rents I see it as a big equalizer. It has going to end the world, and it help small business owners ob- in the Chicago area. Overall, the decimated the employment didn’t. I was there on 9/11 when tain these loans and mortgages. market looks pretty good and market but it’s created so many America was attacked, and I was Lots of rules apply but many have prices are reducing slightly, but more opportunities for entre- there in 2008 when the economy found the capital to start a busi- no major impact from COVID-19 preneurs. If you’ve had an idea ness this way.” yet. It’s a great time to buy due to you weren’t sure of, now is the Do the research to make what low-interest rates, although banks time to rethink your idea and may seem impossible, possible. Resgister For Classes have increased their restrictions how it fits in a changing world. “Capital access has been the big- on lending. You must have a Often running that audible is Before It’s too late! gest hindrance for minority busi- pre-approval for a mortgage or what you need to find success. ness owners since the beginning proof-of-funds if you are buying Embrace the changes from LAST DAY TO REGISTER of time. Most people will tell you cash. Covid because the world is not to start with the SBA and your DECEMBER 12.2020!! Take advantage of com- going back anytime soon.” local community bank. I suggest Contact: munity grants and guidelines that American Radio Host, preparing to be creative. My fa- allow the seller to pay costs for the Author, and Businessman Dave Caleb Negron ther purchased his first of a chain buyer. Get in the market as soon Ramsey agree. “People have the Email: [email protected] of pharmacies in the 50s with a as possible with as little of your opportunity to look at what’s loan from his ice cream vendor. or: own money as possible. That’s happened over the last few A lot has changed since then but Dr. Nadia using “other people’s money” to months as a “never again” mo- it’s an example of uncommon re- make money. You put the mini- ment. So many people have Email: [email protected] sources. Today with Kickstarter mum down allowable to be in the found themselves in financial and various applications there’s a Winter Break: December 12,2021- January game. It would take too long to ruin from this pandemic, and lot more potential investors with save enough money to put 20% that’s just awful. But now it’s 11,2021 different risk profiles.” This is the down on a property. Enter the time to start looking forward.

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