Lifelong Humboldt Park resident, and newly elected CPS District 3 Representative, Carlos Rivas, 35, knew he would pursue a career in education from a very young age. 


“I want to be able to provide that same support that my teachers provided me to other students and families,” Rivas said. “That love aspect is definitely what brought me into education.” 


His experience growing up in a single parent household with three brothers was not always easy, especially having his mother work as a lunc...

Chicago residents took the opportunity to vote for Chicago Public Schools school board representatives in their districts for the first time in over 30 years this Election Day. District 3 candidate Carlos Rivas Jr., won the race for his district according to the Associated Press.  


“We’ll be able to bring up the individual needs of our community,” said Rivas, 35, a former CPS teacher and Humboldt Park resident. “Every community in Chicago is so different. We’re a city of neighborhoods, and ev...

When a couple knocked on Rackham student Jeffrey Lockhart’s door on Nov. 4 asking if he was planning on renewing his apartment lease, Lockhart knew something wasn’t right. 

As a tenant of Oxford Companies, a popular Ann Arbor real estate company, Lockhart said he was surprised to find prospective tenants outside his home asking about his plans to renew so that they can potentially take over his lease next year. Lockhart said he received an email from the leasing company that said “leasing seaso...

Hoping to attract new users with the football season back in full force, the memory sharing app 15 Seconds of Fame ran a week-long publicity campaign ahead of Saturday’s football game against Indiana involving participation from University of Michigan student-athletes, ambassadors and Business students. 

Founded in 2015, 15 Seconds of Fame is an app that allows users to access their big screen appearances at live events. For the past 5 years, 15SOF’s technology has allowed Michigan fans to down...

The University of Michigan will offer more in-person classes this fall than previously expected as student vaccination rates climb and public health restrictions expire. 93% of undergraduate classes are expected to be fully in person, 5% hybrid and 2% fully remote, according to a Tuesday morning email from U-M President Mark Schlissel to the campus community. Previously, the University had planned for large lectures to be fully remote by default.

If the student body hits a 75% self-reported COV...

Compared to the rest of the country, the state of Michigan now has the highest number of COVID-19 cases. As positive cases and hospitalizations throughout the state continue to increase, Michigan medical professionals are analyzing the current surge.

While officials in the Biden administration recommended that Michigan shut down again in response to the recent uptick in COVID-19 cases, Governor Gretchen Whitmer has not yet, and has instead called for more vaccines. Center for Disease Control an...