Author Archives: Jasmine Wright

About Jasmine Wright

Jasmine Wright is from the Jackson Park Highlands located in the South Side of Chicago. She attended Whitney M. Young Magnet High School and now attends the University of Illinois. She is majoring in Broadcast Journalism and minoring in communications. For her future career she would love to be a talk show host... that doesn't only focus on celebrities. Her favorite person in the world is her gorgeous puppy Oliver. Her interests, other than Oliver, are reading, vacationing, and her friends.

Speak Cafe

Posted on 10/21/2011 by Jasmine Wright

There aren’t many avenues where the oppressed can speak their truth to power and feel completely safe from ridicule, ostracizing, and threat. Speak Café fills that void in Champaign-Urbana, being a positive place where all people of all ages can … Continue reading →

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Student Debt Will Death of the Students to Come

Posted on 10/20/2011 by Jasmine Wright

Tuition and Student Debt: The Future of Universities Hangs in the Balance Jasmine Wright Student Debt is a hot topic this season because of the failing economy and remarkably high unemployment rate. The question on most students’ minds is, “is … Continue reading →

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The Aftermath of 9/11, in a Younger Generation’s Words

Posted on 09/08/2011 by Jasmine Wright

By Jasmine Wright It has been almost 10 years since four passenger jets were hijacked and crashed into the Twin Towers, Pentagon, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Even though so much time has passed, the gravity of this tragic event still looms … Continue reading →

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