As Northwestern Administrators, Faculty, Alumni And Trustees Gathered On March 14 "Purple Friday" In

As Northwestern administrators, faculty, alumni and trustees gathered on March 14 "Purple Friday" in Pick Staiger Concert Hall to launch a new fundraising campaign, students involved with the ongoing Title IX movement popped up in protest of the University's sexual assault policies. 

Students have been demonstrating throughout campus in support of one junior's lawsuit against philosophy Prof. Peter Ludlow, who was removed from teaching the remainder of the quarter due to organized sit-ins of his class.  

1. Rota, a veteran of the Chicago slam community, enters the Green Mill on a Sunday evening for the weekly Uptown Poetry Slam. The Green Mill, where legendary poet Mark Smith hosts, is considered the birthplace of the slam movement in Chicago.

2. Rota practically screams about strangers on the train while on stage at the Green Mill. He said he got the idea for the poem during his morning commute to work in the Loop, where he practices law.

3. In between performances at the West Side School for the Desperate arts collective, Garcia practices a poem saved on his phone. West Side School for the Desperate is a DIY performance space in Logan Square.

4. Rota recites poetry in front of his bathroom mirror before a performance. Many of his poems are about fighting depression and socially awkward pandas.

5. Rota stands alone at the head of West Side School for the District. In the audience are friends he grew close to through the Chicago slam scene.

1. St. Michael's Church in Hamburg

2. St. Peter's Cathedral in Bremen

PARALLAX : n : the apparent displacement of an observed object due to a change in the position of the observer. THE PARALLAX PROJECT : prop. n : a monthly literary performance series and open mic for emerging, experimental, and outsider artists who attempt to shift the perspective of its audience.

West Side School for the Desperate, Logan Square

Chicago Auto Show 2014

"Blankets are not always cozy; flowers are not always delicate or (worse) wilted; wounds are not always deep."