Council of Feminist Thought: The Gender Gap in Academia

By Molly Adams
on 11:37am, Wednesday, February 22 2012

The Morning AMp's hosts Molly Adams and Brian Babylon spoke to Council of Feminist Thought members Veronica Arreola and Kimbriel Kelly about the gender disparity in higher education. A new study by Cornell professors Wendy M. Williams and Stephen J. Ceci shows that, at the current rate, it will take nearly 100 years before half of all science and engineering professors are female. Critics of the study claim that a woman's biological clock is to blame for the gender gap in academia. Veronia and Kimbriel argue, however, that gender inequity among professors is a structural and social issue -- not a biological one.

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"A Little Racy for Young Adults:" Talking about the New Play, fml: How Carson McCullers Saved My Life

By Molly Adams
on 10:14am, Wednesday, February 22 2012

Brian and Molly spoke with playwright Sarah Gubbins and director Joanie Schultz about their new show at Steppenwolf, "fml: how Carson McCullers saved my life." Items discussed include spying on teenagers, Luke Perry, bullying, outrageous theatrical timelines, and it being Wednesday of course, gender.

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An Online Deals Company with A Focus on Black Business

By Molly Adams
on 11:24am, Tuesday, February 21 2012

Blackmark-it.com is a Groupon style website that highlights businesses in Chicago's black communities. The friendly face of the company, Natasha Williams, joined us this morning and discussed specializing in the busy Internet coupon market, the challenges, and success stories. 

 

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Affordable Art That Is Customer (and Artist) Friendly

By vocaloverdrive
on 11:15am, Tuesday, February 21 2012

Do you spend money on art? Do you want to but don't know where to start? threewalls gallery has a new model for collecting: buy in bulk at a discount! Abigail Satinsky, Director of Programming at the gallery and artist Carson Fisk-Vittori paid a visit to the studio to teach us how to get our Gagosian on and talk about re-scaling the art market customer base. 

 

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David Safran collaborates with Genevieve Schatz on a new song

By Fyodor Sakhnovski
on 5:48pm, Monday, February 20 2012

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"Woman Astride, Facing Away" is the new single off of soon to be released full length by Chicago singer songwriter David Safran. On this tune, David teamed up with Genevieve Schatz of Chicago's pop rock group Company of Thieves. David spoke to Jesse Menendez on The MusicVox about how this collaboration came about as well as the duet's unique approach to the genre.

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Chicago Students Speak Out on Education Reform

By Molly Adams
on 12:00pm, Monday, February 20 2012

On today's episode, AMp hosts Molly Adams and Brian Babylon discussed potential upcoming changes to the Chicago Public School system. The Board of Education is meeting on Wednesday to decide whether to close or reform 17 underperforming schools. So why do some schools perform poorly and what solutions exist to make these schools a better learning environment?

Molly and Brian spoke to Emma Tai and Jasmine Sarmiento, two members of VOYCE (Voices of Youth in Chicago Education), about their views on Chicago education reform, especially in regards to controversial disciplinary action, such as charging students fines for misconduct or even breaking up fights with tasers.

 

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Album Review of Ski Beatz' Twilight

By Gabriel Mendoza
on 3:30pm, Saturday, February 18 2012

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The 24 Hour Karate School series that Ski Beatz started 2 years ago went from being a project that featured some well known artists to experimenting with different sounds and collaborations. The third installment, Twilight is a fusion of jazz and blues topped with guests like Curren$y, Smoke Dza and Murs. Check out to see if 3rd time is a charm for Ski.

 

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Friday Night DJ Series 2.17.12

By Jesse De La Pena
on 6:49pm, Friday, February 17 2012

 

Tonight we will be playing all 12 DJ sets (twice) from the "Quest for the Best" DJ (Prelim) Recorded live at Simone's. Starting at 8pm & again at 11pm. (The night was hosted by Luis Perez & Dirty M.F.) DJ Pumpin Pete & myself will be talking about the competition & the finals coming up this Wednesday 2/22 at the Shrine. JDLP

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Kodacrome: Mean Lyrics? You Decide

By Adam Peindl
on 4:48pm, Friday, February 17 2012

Kodacrome is an energetic and melodic indie rock group whose music contains haphazard structures, layered vocals, and according to lead singer Elissa, mean lyrics.The east coast group stopped by The Music Vox recently to chat with host Jesse Menendez.

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Band to Watch: Gemini Club

By Adam Peindl
on 4:31pm, Friday, February 17 2012

With catchy grooves and frenetic live shows, electronics rock group Gemini Club, has established itself as a band to watch in Chicago’s music community. They joined host Jesse Menendez in studio on The Music Vox recently.

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