Storytelling for Reader Understanding 2020

STORYTELLING
READER
UNDERSTANDING
for
Logan Aimone, MJE //
University of Chicago Laboratory High School 2020

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READER UNDERSTANDING
Serve the reader.
Start with the 
reader in mind.

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The work you
produce is for
readers, not just
to produce work.

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WHAT DOES  
THE READER  
WANT TO KNOW?
1Readers want a diverse mix 
of consequential, relevant  
topics presented each edition.

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WHAT DOES THE READER WANT TO KNOW?
•News stories should reflect the interests of the
audience as well as the decisions of editors.
Sometimes you serve broccoli. Sometimes you
eat dessert first.
•Provide a mix of general and special interest
features.
•Think also about leisure, recreation and  
non-athletic pursuits like video games, apps
and social media.

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WHAT DOES THE READER WANT TO KNOW?
•Give readers 1,500-2,000 well-written words
on an important topic.
•But don’t run long on every story.

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WHAT DOES  
THE READER  
NEED TO KNOW?
2Help the reader see what matters.

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WHAT DOES THE READER NEED TO KNOW?
•The focus should be squarely on issues that
matter to teens at your school.
•Provide strong coverage of routine matters  
of school, showcasing a sense of place and
providing context. And, not the same old
coverage each year.
•The staff should not not shy away from
sensitive, challenging and uncomfortable
topics.

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WHAT DOES THE READER NEED TO KNOW?
•Maintain the watchdog function. It’s
important.
•Credibility will be strong — readers  
(and sources) know and trust the news staff.
•You must be accountable to your audience.
•Your actions should be transparent and
defensible.

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HOW CAN DESIGN
FACILITATE READER 
UNDERSTANDING?
3Don’t assume readers will read
story text. Assume they won’t.
How will you communicate the
essential information?

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HOW CAN DESIGN FACILITATE READER UNDERSTANDING?
•Appeal to scanners.
•Use story layering. Utilize alternate story
forms like charts, maps, bio boxes, listicles,
timelines.
•Think about the best way to present
information the reader needs and wants.
When you need 1,000 words to tell a narrative
story, the reader understands it’ll be worth the
read.

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•Design effectively using white space,
photography, art and typography to entice the
reader and lead eyes throughout the page.
•Provide frequent entry points: drop caps,
mugs, captions and illustrations.
•Add context captions to mugshots, so
secondary information is presented while
providing visual interest and an entry point.

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Context captions
(secondary information)

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PROVIDE A PORTAL FOR
FURTHER EXPLORATION.
4Your website is a portal for the
reader to discover additional
information.

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PROVIDE A PORTAL FOR FURTHER EXPLORATION.
•Link to source material (PDFs, images),
organizational websites, Wikipedia pages for
deeper understanding.
•Embed more photos, video and audio.
•Utilize interactive elements to harness the
power of the Web, presenting dynamic
content for readers — even a custom
experience. Free: Flourish, ThingLink, Prezi,
Spark, Canva, Piktochart, Infogram.

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PROVIDE A PORTAL FOR FURTHER EXPLORATION.
•Surface related content that is relevant to the
story: past coverage, similar stories, others in
the section, others by that author.
•Help the readers place this story in context,
while facilitating enrichment.
•Help readers discover content they  
hadn’t sought. We used to call this “editing;”
now we call it “curation.”

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BRING CONTENT  
TO NEW PLATFORMS.
5The new journalism paradigm
requires promoting content to a
wide audience beyond campus.

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BRING CONTENT TO NEW PLATFORMS.
•Find an audience on established social media
like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Reddit.
•Explore emerging platforms such as Snapchat
and TikTok.
•Capture the zeitgeist — discover the
journalistic use for platforms your peers are
already using.

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•Ask audience for story ideas, tips, sources,
submissions and feedback. It’s a two-way
conversation.
•Develop and encourage a robust conversation
with the audience.

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CREATE AN EXCEPTIONAL
EXPERIENCE.
6Always strive for excellence.

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•Focus on great content.
•Use a responsive website for mobile and
tablets.
•Approach content and presentation at the
same time and from a reader perspective.
•What is the experience a reader has when
engaging with your publication/site?

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Bold type accents

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Highlighting

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Bullets

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Lists

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List (story stream)

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List (related)

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“Listicle”

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Charts

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Map (locator)

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Map (data)

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Cartogram

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Explainer

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Quiz

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THURSDAY, FEB. 14, 2019
U-HIGH MIDWAY • UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL, CHICAGO IN-DEPTH • 3
Resources:
Find your ward at
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Apply to vote by mail at chicagoelections.com/
en/vote-by-mail-application.html
Find your polling place at ova.elections.il.gov/
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CHICAGO
CHOICES
City clerk, treasurer, council members to be elected
Voting timeline
byJACOBPOSNER
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Along with the mayoral election,
Chicago voters will cast ballots
for a new city clerk, treasurer and
members of the city council. Resi-
dents of each of Chicago’s 50 wards
ward will elect one alderman.
The city council is Chicago’s leg-
islative body and addresses issues
including taxation and utilities.
As of Jan. 29, 160 candidates were
on the ballot, according to ballot-
pedia.org. The treasurer manag-
es the city’s investment portfolio,
pension funds and runs programs
for financial literacy, and the clerk
takes notes during city council
meetings and is the official record
keeper for the city.
AnnaValencia, the current clerk,
is unopposed. Two other can-
didates were removed from the
race by Chicago Board of Election
Commissioners.
Threecandidatesarerunningfor
treasurer: Melissa Conyears-Ervin,
Peter Gariepy and Ameya Pawar.
Conyears-Ervin, a Democrat, cur-
rently serves as a member of the Il-
linois House of Representatives.
She was endorsed by the Chica-
goTeachersUnion,accordingtoan
article in Politico, but is under fire
from Equality Illinois, an LGBTQ
advocacy group, for voting “pres-
ent” for bills that would have add-
ed LGBTQ history to school books
and would have allowed transgen-
der people to change their gender
on birth certificates.
In an email to Politico, Con-
years-Ervinwrotethatshesupports
both measures but declined to an-
swer why she chose not to vote.
Peter Gariepy, an accountant
with degrees from Fordham and
Northwestern, has not held any
political office. The homepage of
his campaign website reads,“Peter
Gariepy, a CPA for City Treasurer
because Chicago’s future deserves
to have a qualified financial pro-
fessional, not another politician.”
He lost the Democratic primary
for Cook County treasurer in 2018.
Ameya Pawar has been 47th
Ward alderman since 2011. He was
appointed to the Illinois Innova-
tion Council, which works to jump
start businesses, and to the State of
Illinois Asian American Employ-
ment Plan Council by former Gov.
Patrick Quinn.
Some of his work includes work-
ing against employment discrimi-
nation and founding GROW47, an
organization dedicated to secur-
ing funding for schools. He man-
ages $300 million for his ward.
GERY CHICO
Gery Chico is a 62-year-old lawyer born in
Back of the Yards. This is his
second mayoral campaign. He
served as Chief of Staff under
Richard M. Daley and held
other numerous leadership
positions in Chicago. Chico
promises to fire police Super-
intendent Eddie Johnson and
hire more diverse police offi-
cers. He wants to revitalize a police-neighbor-
hood cooperation program called CAPS and re-
purpose 50 closed schools into community
centers and affordable housing.
WILLIAM DALEY
William M. Daley is a 70-year-old lawyer, poli-
tician, and former banker
from Bridgeport, Chicago
whose father and brother were
mayors. He was Chief of Staff
under Barack Obama and
Commerce Secretary during
the Clinton Administration.
Daley currently serves on the
boards of the Chicago Com-
munityTrust, the Center for Strategic and Inter-
national Studies, the Chicago Council on Glob-
al Affairs, the Innovation Foundation, and
Third Way. He promotes safe, economically vi-
tal neighborhoods with strong schools and
housing.
AMARA ENYIA
35-year-old Nigerian-American candidate
Amara Enyia received signifi-
cant financial support for her
campaign from Chicago na-
tives Chance the Rapper and
Kanye West. Enyia believes in
a public bank to avoid paying
private banks. She also advo-
cates for an elected school
board as well as creating an of-
fice for Chicago Public Schools funding equity.
In order to stop corruption, Enyia vows to
strengthen the Inspector General’s office with
expanded oversight power.
LORI LIGHTFOOT
Former Federal Prosecutor Lori Lightfoot is
the first openly lesbian Chica-
go mayoral candidate. After
graduating from the Universi-
ty of Chicago, Ms. Lightfoot
served as Assistant U.S. Attor-
ney for Northern Illinois, and
as president of the Chicago
Police Board. She supports af-
fordable housing, an elect-
ed school board, investment in neighborhood
schools, mental health centers, anti-gun vio-
lence programs, raising the minimum wage,
Chicago Police Department reform, taxing
marijuana, and abolishing Immigration and
Customs Enforcement.
GARRY MCCARTHY
59-year-old Garry McCarthy, former Chicago
Police superintendent, was
fired by Rahm Emanuel in De-
cember 2015 after video foot-
age of the shooting of Laquan
McDonald was released. He
was with the NewYork City Po-
lice Department until 2006,
and was police director in
Newark, New Jersey, before
coming to Chicago. He opposes the federal
consent decree to reform the CPD. Mr. McCar-
thy is critical of Emanuel’s administration and
says it ignored issues for political reasons. He
favors a Chicago casino, taxing marijuana, pro-
gressive tax reform, and a partially elected
school board.
SUSANA MENDOZA
Susana Mendoza, 46, has been Illinois comp-
troller since 2016. She is the
first Hispanic person inde-
pendently elected to a state-
wide office in Illinois, and fo-
cuses on funding nursing
homes, hospice centers and
schools. Mendoza served
twice as the first female Chica-
go city clerk and six terms in
the Illinois House of Representatives for the 1st
District. Mendoza supports police accountabil-
ity, job creation, reliable transportation, reduc-
ing corruption, fighting for LGBT rights, and a
Safety, Health and Empowerment plan for
women.
TONI PRECKWINKLE
71-year-old Toni Preckwinkle, the first Afri-
can-American president of
Cook County Board, served for
19 years as a Chicago alder-
man. Preckwinkle vows to cre-
ate a Mayor’s Office of Crimi-
nal Justice to reduce crime.
Preckwinkle promises to make
sure that funding for public
schools is distributed equita-
bly, and that these schools are not closed or pri-
vatized. She advocates for an elected public
school board. Preckwinkle pledges to imple-
ment a $15/hour minimum wage.
PAUL VALLAS
Paul Vallas, a 2002 Illinois gubernatorial can-
didate has been Chicago Pub-
lic Schools CEO. He has also
worked at the Illinois Eco-
nomic and Fiscal Commission
and Illinois Legislature. Vallas
wants to leverage funds to pay
for pension obligation bonds,
cap property taxes, replace
lead water pipes, and hire re-
tired police detectives to improve the homicide
clearance rate. He supports a Chicago casino,
CPD reform, taxing marijuana, cutting spend-
ing, repurposing shuttered schools, and aggres-
sive prosecution and of gun law violators.
WILLIE WILSON
70-year-old Willie Wilson is known for his
philanthropy. He founded
Omar Medical Supplies and is
the CEO.Wilson ran for mayor
in 2015, where he took third.
He wants to put four superin-
tendents at the top of the Chi-
cago Police Department, re-
structure its racial makeup
and upgrade technology to
improve the crime clearance rate. He wants an
elected school board, freezing property taxes,
reopening mental health clinics, free CTA rides
for seniors, and taxing marijuana.
OTHER CANDIDATES
Other candidates include Robert Fioret-
ti, alderman from the 2nd Ward 2007–2015; La
Shawn Ford, Member of the Illinois House of
Representatives since 2007; Neal Sáles-Griffin,
Professor at the Northwestern University's Far-
ley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innova-
tion; Jerry Joyce, former Assistant States Attor-
ney; John Kozlar, candidate for Alderman from
the 11thWard in 2011 and 2015.
— COMPILED BY LELAND CULVER, BERK OTO,
AND PRIYANKA SHRIJAY
CANDIDATE IMAGES VIA THEIR WEBSITES OR
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Feb.11
A location for early voting
opened in each of Chicago’s 50
wards.
NowtoFeb.25
Early voting for Chicago’s 2019
city election.
To register or file an address up-
date or a name change, one must
show two forms of ID, one of
which shows the voter’s current
address. Requirements for voting
include being a U.S. citizen, being
18 years of age by election day, liv-
ing in their precinct at least 20 days
before the election, not claiming
right to vote elsewhere and not be-
ing in prison or serving jail time for
a conviction.
Feb.21
Deadline to apply to vote by
mail.
Feb.26
Election Day.
The 2019 election in Chicago is
nonpartisan. The candidates need
to win a majority of 50 percent
plus one vote to be elected for a
four-year term. In addition to vot-
ing for mayor, voters will also elect
a city clerk, city treasurer and all 50
aldermen on election day. If none
of the candidates receive a majori-
ty of votes on Feb. 26, a runoff elec-
tion will be held April 2.
April2
Runoff election.
Chicago uses a two-round run-
off system if no candidate receives
a majority. All candidates except
the top two are eliminated, after
which another round of voting is
held.
— COMPILED BY GRACE ZHANG
With the city election
underway, residents
select a new mayor.
Use this guide to make
informed decisions in
the voting booth.
MIDWAY ILLUSTRATION BY RISA COHEN

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a mile. “We blast music through
the whole run, so it’s pretty fun.”
To Donna, music is really per-
sonal. “I have some songs that will
really remind me of my passion for
swimming,but it’s also something
that really brings the team togeth-
er on bus rides, parties, practices
According to volleyball play-
er Sydney Rogers, music is an im-
portant method of getting the
crowd engaged.
“Sometimes volleyball can get a
little boring, especially if we’re not
playing well,” Sydney said. “I think
it gets them more involved like
so uses music to discourage and
scare the other team. “It’s always
intimidating when you see a bus
coming in jamming out to ‘One
Kiss’ by Dua Lipa and Mo Bamba
with the whole bus shaking and
the whole team screaming at the
top of their lungs.”
Morgan Park Academy Feb 4.
Acero Soto Feb. 7 39-21
Morgan Park Feb. 4 51-45
Catalyst Maria Jan. 25 44-30
Kelly Jan. 24 43-37
Fencing
Jonathan Liu, a freshman
sabre, placed second at the
Notable: The track and field
teams started their indoor-
season Jan. 14.
DeLaSalle Institute Inv. Feb. 3 Won
Proviso West Inv. Feb. 9 Won
–COMPILED BY NICKY EDWARDS-LEVIN
byKATERINALOPEZ
ASSISTANTEDITOR
T
hough Chicago may have
cold temperatures and
great amounts of snow,
it remains in the second flat-
test state in the country. De-
spite the lack of hills, students
around U-High still find ways
to ski close to home in the win-
ter.
Junior Alex Witkowska skis
at Cascade Mountain for its
prices and the convenience.
“Since none of us in my
family are extreme skiers we
don’t really find it necessary
to go out of the country to big
mountain ranges,” she said,
“so it’s cheaper and just as fun
to go somewhere nearby via
car where we can still get the
experience.”
Staying close to home is op-
timal for people who might
not be the best at skiing, but
still want the experience.
Alpine Valley Resort,
Elkhorn, Wisconsin:
About 64 miles from Chica-
go, AlpineValley is a little over
an hour’s drive from the city.
This trail is perfect for inter-
mediate skiers, with an eleva-
tion of 1,400 feet. This resort
has 20 trails and 7 chair lifts,
along with lodging and food.
Wilmot Mountain Ski
Resort, Wilmot,
Wisconsin:
Wilmot is a little over 67
miles away, making the drive
around an hour and 15 min-
utes. For skiers who are less
advanced,Wilmot mountain
has a 748-foot elevation.Wil-
mot has 16 trails, 11 chair lifts
and lodging.
Cascade Mountain,
Portage, Wisconsin:
Cascade Mountain is 178
miles from Chicago. The drive
is just under three hours, with
the mountain being 1,276 feet
tall, ideal for more advanced
skiers. This location has the
most trails, 33, with 10 chair
lifts. This resort also includes
lodging.
Chestnut Mountain
Resort, Galena,
Illinois:
Chestnut Mountain is 161
miles from Chicago, making
the drive a little over two and
a half hours. The mountain is
1,020 feet tall, perfect for in-
termediate skiers. This resort
has 17 trails with 7 chair lifts.
This resort has lodging.
Chicagoans hit the slopes close to home
MIDWAY PHOTO BY EMERSON WRIGHT
FLYING HIGH. Soaring through the air, Alec Wyers goes over a jump on Senior Retreat.
Some seniors spent Feb. 1 skiing and snowboarding on Chestnut Mountain in Galena.

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THURSDAY, DEC. 13, 2018
U-HIGH MIDWAY • UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL, CHICAGO12 • ARTS
byPRIYANKASHRIJAY
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
“It’s all a process, steps along a
path. Becoming requires patience
academic rigor at Whitney Young
High School and Princeton
University to using her former
position as the nation’s first lady to
hearing a person’s story in their
own words, wrapped up in what
they learned and how they felt,
especially when it’s someone who
her readers this.
Nostalgia for the Obama family
and their seamless blend of
powerful intelligence and goofy
Seasons Streamings
“Parks and Recreation” follows the life
of Leslie Knope, played by Amy Poehler, an
ambitious employee in the Parks and Recre-
ation department in Pawnee, Indiana. Her
bubbly personality is opposite of her distant
and staunch libertarian boss, Ron Swanson.
The show is a political satire mocking the
public’s inability to elect capable officers.
“Parks and Rec” has included politicians,
such as Joe Biden and Michelle Obama.
Obama’s memoir shows path of a woman to glory
Comedy
“Parks and Recreation”
“The Great British Baking Show” tests 12
amateur bakers on their baking skills in cat-
egories such as making cakes, breads, pas-
tries and desserts. They are judged by a va-
riety of judges including Mary Berry, Paul
Hollywood, Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc.
Set in the countryside of southern England,
the reality show ran from 2010-2013 and is a
source of heartwarming comedy suited for
all audiences.
“Law and Order: Special Victims Unit” is
a chilling show focused on and around sex-
ual assault and rape crimes. Olivia Benson,
played by Mariska Hargitay, is a detective at
the NYPD’s Special Victims Unit task force.
This show is plot driven, with half of the epi-
sodes surrounding the crimes and investiga-
tions themselves, and the other half located
in the courtroom as they follow the prosecu-
tion and conviction of the criminals.
“Black Mirror” a futuristic science-fic-
tion show based in an alternative present or
near future, explores the fear of unexpect-
ed consequences of technological advances.
The episodes are typically set in a dystopian
environment and they are stand alone. Be-
cause of this, there are no main characters,
similarly to “The Twilight Zone,” which in-
spired “Black Mirror” a more recent anthol-
ogy with a similar satirical and dark tone.
“New Girl” is a sitcom featuring Zooey De-
schanel as Jessica Day, a quirky preschool
teacher, who moves into an apartment in
Los Angeles with four roommates, Winston,
Nick, Schmidt and Coach, following a diffi-
cult breakup. She soon become best friends
with them. The sitcom follows their friend-
ships, relationships and work-life. Jess strug-
gles through issues such as relationships,
marriage and careers.
“New Girl”
“Last Chance U” documents the lives of
teens at at two junior colleges as they at-
tempt to make it to Division I football. Play-
ers attend these junior college because they
are either not academically eligible to attend
Division I schools or because they are trans-
ferring schools. When transfering, NCAA re-
quires them to sit out a season unless they
attend one semester of junior college and
maintain a 2.5 grade point average.
“Shameless” follows the lives of a family of
six children living with their intoxicated fa-
ther. Eldest daughter Fiona, played by Em-
my Rossum, has to take up most of the child
rearing responsibilities. The show goes in-
to depth about lives and problems they face
while getting by on the south-side of Chi-
cago. While some of the show has a dismal
tone, the families upbeat and often humor-
ous actions keeps the show lighthearted.
“Dark” is German science-fiction show.
For those who do not speak German, there
are subtitles and a dubbed version on Net-
flix. Eerie music and storyline makes the TV
show similar to “Stranger Things.” Begin-
ning with the aftermath of Erik Obendorf’s
disappearance, it branches into multiple
storylines to include events from 1986 and
1953. As more children disappear, secrets
from the lives of four families are uncovered.
Science fictionDrama Reality
“The Great British Baking Show”
“Dark”
“Law and Order: SVU” “Black Mirror”
“Last Chance U”“Shameless”
Would you prefer friends to
more humorous or honest?
Humorous — Honest
Do you prefer reading young
adult or mystery novels?
YA — Mystery
Do you wish you
could time travel?
No — Yes
Do you prefer watching
fiction or non-fiction?
Fiction — Non-fiction
Do you prefer celebrating
Thanksgiving or Halloween?
Thanksgiving — Halloween
Do you think you have a
dry sense of humor?
Yes — No
Do you squirm at the sight
of blood or violence?
Yes — No
Do you prefer spontaneity
or predictability?
Spontaneity — Predictability
Start:
Winter break is the perfect time to catch up on binge-watching. Take
this quiz and find out which genre or show may be your next favorite.
— COMPILED BY ELLA BEISER. GRAPHICS BY GRACE ZHANG

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teams. Unlike some of his peers
looking to stay in shape for their
off season, Zain said he has always
had an interest in staying fit, and
usually exercises here five days a
week.
While Zain said he appreciates
the convenience and familiarity of
the gym, he said he finds himself
is that working out is a great way to
release stress.
“I don’t think about school work
and friends and family, I’m just fo-
cusing on that. If I’m doing some
intense workout, the last thing I
want to think about is what home-
work I’m going to have to do,” she
said.
facility by a friend, said that the so-
cial aspect of exercise also makes
it easier.
“You’re trying to be better than
each other, or at least match each
other, and that can really motivate
you to do well. It doesn’t seem so
intense of a workout when you’re
Zain said over the echo of eager
voices in the stairwell. “When you
say, ‘I like going to the gym be-
cause it’s a social thing and it’s with
my friends,’ it’s really fun. It doesn’t
weigh on you as much.”
Though they have their own rea-
sons for exercising, Zain and Oliv-
one.
“As a piece of advice to kids who
don’t find the motivation to work
out, I would say that it’s open ev-
ery day, it’s free, and there’s a lot of
cool people that go,” Olivia said.“If
you have nothing else to do, then
you might as well.”
Sled
the City
Many people complain about Windy City winters.
This winter break, get off the couch, grab a hat,
some mittens and some friends to explore the best
sledding hills throughout the snowy city of Chicago.
Soldier Field
Located just south
of Soldier Field, the hill
boasts a 33-foot drop and
artificial snow, making for
a wild ride despite Chica-
go’s temperamental win-
ters and disappointing flatness. It is ranked
highly by parenting websites, so watch out
for small children.
After a glorious ride — once dragging the
sled back up gets boring — store it in the
car parked in the nearby South Parking Lot,
and it’s a quick walk to the Field Museum,
Adler Planetarium or Shedd Aquarium for
some reflection after a long day of physical
activity. The 18th Street Metra station and
CTA Red Line L stop at Roosevelt are also
close by, but remember that the Metra usu-
ally only stops at 18th if flagged. From Roo-
sevelt, take a quick ride on the Red Line to
the Cermak station, and warm up in Chi-
natown.
The hill is open from 6 a.m.-11 p.m.
Diversey Harbor
The hill is between Can-
non Drive and Stockton
Drive, about a two-min-
ute walk from Diversey
Harbor in Lincoln Park.
There’s also an Alexan-
der Hamilton statue at the top. The near-
by CTA Fullerton L stop, about five blocks
from Lincoln Park, offers easy access from
the Brown, Red and Purple lines. A 10-min-
ute stroll west on Diversey Parkway will re-
veal various restaurants and shops, includ-
ing Zizi’s Cafe on the corner of Sheffield Av-
enue andWolfram Street.
Palmisano Park
Called “Mount Bridge-
port,” according to a
DNAInfo article, the sled-
ding hill is relatively long,
and not particularly steep.
Palmisano Park is about a
block from the Bridgeport Coffeehouse and
two blocks from the Jackalope Coffee & Tea
House. It’s also right by the Halsted L stop
on the CTA Orange Line, which runs north
to downtown and southwest to Midway Air-
port.
The park stretches across 27 acres and
has 1.7 miles of paths. According to the Chi-
cago Park District website, the hill offers
“dramatic views.” It’s open from 6 a.m.-11
p.m.
Dan Ryan Woods
The Dan RyanWoods,
which has entranc-
es alongWestern Ave-
nue between 83rd and
87th Streets, has a sizable,
well-marked sledding hill
maintained by the Cook County Forest Pre-
serves. The park is next to the 91st-Bever-
ly Hills Metra stop. Signs in the parking area
give directions to the hill.
The immediate area doesn’t offer ma-
ny food options, so remember a Thermos
of home-brewed hot chocolate. The park
is open and staffed Sunday-Thursday, 10
a.m.-7:30 p.m., and Friday-Saturday, 10
a.m-8:30 p.m.
— COMPILED BY JACOB POSNER
MIDWAY ILLUSTRATION BY RISA COHEN

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Journalism  
is a service.

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Journalism isn’t
about the
journalist.

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It’s about  
the audience.

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Place the
audience’s  
needs first.

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Every decision
flows from those
initial questions.

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Go do great
journalism!
!😀

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Logan Aimone, MJE //
logan.aimone@gmail.com // @loganaimone
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