Report: Rolling Stone rape article ‘journalistic failure’
LARRY O’DELL, Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Rolling Stone magazine retracted a widely discredited article about an alleged gang rape at the University of Virginia after a top journalism school...
View ArticleAP investigation details perimeter breaches at US airports
MARTHA MENDOZA, Associated Press JUSTIN PRITCHARD, Associated Press One man tossed his bike over a fence and pedaled across a runway at Chicago O’Hare, stopping to knock on a terminal door. Another...
View ArticleCloser Look: Rauner further details legislative agenda
Photo by Mark Black | Daily Herald, AP PhotoIn this April 6, 2015 photo, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner visits an economics class at Addison Trail High School in Addison, Ill., at a stop to discuss his...
View ArticleAnalysis: Iran nuke deal tough but could be circumvented
Photo by Majid Asgaripour | AP Photo/Mehr News AgencyIn this Oct. 26, 2010 file photo, a worker rides a bicycle in front of the reactor building of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, just outside the...
View ArticleSchool districts, parents at odds over breakfast in class
Photo by Nick Ut | AP PhotoIn this Wednesday, April 8, 2015 photo, students are served breakfast at the Stanley Mosk Elementary School in Los Angeles. In this Los Angeles Unified School District...
View ArticleUS senator says it’s time to put a woman on the $20 bill
Photo by Bill Sikes | AP PhotoA likeness of Andrew Jackson, seventh President of the United States, adorns the front of $20 bill Friday, April 17, 2015, in Boston. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-NH, filed...
View ArticleSenator: Decade-old Gulf oil leak is ‘unacceptable’
MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A U.S. senator from Florida is pressing federal officials to disclose technical data and other information about a decade-old oil leak in the...
View ArticleRauner agency privatization idea raises oversight concerns
DAVID MERCER, Associated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Gov. Bruce Rauner says his plan to privatize the state’s economic development agency will improve job creation in Illinois. But similar plans in...
View ArticleDeportation of immigrants continue to decline under Obama
President Barack signs the bill H.R. 2 Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, Thursday, April 16, 2015, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. The president signed...
View ArticleTeens are shopping more like their parents
ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (AP) — Giulia Pugliese is a typical teenager. She likes to look good, and she’s particular about what she wears. But when The Associated Press...
View ArticleGeek, gaming culture prevalent on 88.7 airwaves
Zach Trueblood Staff Writer Geek and nerd pop culture has permeated society as of late and although these them Photo by Deane Geiken | Parkland CollegeParkland students Wes Stites (left) and Jason...
View ArticlePersonal identity, gender and sexuality growing topics of discussion at Parkland
Scott Barnes Staff Writer Aside from gaining knowledge about a particular field of study, part of the learning experience for college students is also about discovering who they are as well as...
View ArticleMany jobs available to those with associate degrees
Brittany Webb Staff Writer Many students look to do one of two things when they leave Parkland: get a job or transfer to a university. For students looking to transfer, there are general education...
View ArticleAre you reading this ? The Prospectus changing ways to remain a relevant news...
Sierra Benson Staff Writer It is without a doubt that printed news is going out of style in the 21st century. Modern day newspapers that did not already have a massive fan base are going out of...
View ArticleFormer Parkland student doing extraordinary things
Scott Barnes Staff Writer Shagun Kumar Pradhan is currently bicycling across America to raise awareness about the conditions in Nepal following the earthquake that happened this past April. He hopes to...
View ArticleIn Review: ‘Lesser Beasts: A History of the Humble Pig’ by Mark Essig
Peter Floess Staff Writer The book by historian Mark Essig, “Lesser Beasts: A Snout-to-Tail History of the Humble Pig,” is a history of pig and human interaction in North America, the Middle East and...
View ArticleRespiratory Care Club and Wellness center team up for Great American Smokeout
Jacob Kenter Staff Writer On Thursday, Nov. 19 the Parkland College Respiratory Care Club, in conjunction with the Wellness Center, Photo by Ruben Aguilar | The Prospectus Parkland College officially...
View ArticleLocal legends
Photo by Scott Wells | The Prospectus REO Speedwagon’s Bruce Hall and Kevin Cronin perform at The Virginia Theater on Monday, Nov. 9, 2015. Before their rise to stardom, REO was a local band that...
View ArticleThe Great Opportunity
Takuo Kinoshita Instructor of Japanese Language Parkland College The Prospectus (Vol.9 #2 Sept. 2 ’15) carried an article reporting the significant trend of decrease in the enrollment in foreign...
View ArticleThe importance of choosing your news sources wisely
Zach Trueblood Staff Writer As my two-year educational adventure at Parkland College comes to a close, I’ve begun to ponder on the lessons I’ve learned while writing for The Prospectus. I began...
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