Afternoon Shift: Are cliques harmful or helpful for students?
By WBEZ
Afternoon Shift: Are cliques harmful or helpful for students?
By WBEZ
Are cliques harmful or helpful for students?
The Breakfast Club celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. All across the country, screenings of the film will be played including here in Chicago tomorrow through next Tuesday. The Breakfast Club’s characters belonged to different cliques including the jocks and the rebels. And this big anniversary made us think about High School cliques and how those groups develop.
We talk to UCLA anthropology professor Norma Mendoza Denton, who studies cliques in high school, along with Kirk Honeycutt, the author of “John Hughes: A Life in Film” about the lasting influence of Hughes’ teenage films like The Breakfast Club. WBEZ’s Monica Eng also joins the conversation.
Guests:
- Norma Mendoza Denton is an anthropology professor at UCLA.
- Kirk Honeycutt is the author of “John Hughes: A Life in Film.”
- Monica Eng is a WBEZ reporter.
Mayoral candidate Jesus Garcia wants a $15 minimum wage for CPS employees
Mayoral Candidate Jesus ‘Chuy’ Garcia wants a $15 minimum wage for all Chicago Public Schools employees. He joined the Chicago Teachers Union and other activists outside the Board of Education today. WBEZ’s Becky Vevea went to that meeting and joins us with details.
Guest: Becky Vevea is a WBEZ reporter.
The James Beard Award ceremony makes its Windy City debut
For the first time ever, the James Beard awards for chefs and restaurants will be held in Chicago this May. The finalists were announced yesterday and our own Louisa Chu joins us to tell us who from Chicago and the Midwest are nominees.
Guest: Louisa Chu is the co-host of WBEZ’s Chewing the Fat podcast.
Tech Shift: Government Technology Foundation hopes to make Cook County more tech-friendly
Tomorrow, the Government Technology Foundation launches in Chicago with an event designed to bring together more people in the private sector with chief information officers for Lake County, Cook County and the city. The person behind the initiative is Poonam Gupta, who is doing tomorrow’s event after staging several similar events in the suburbs. She joins us in studio.
Guest: Poonam Gupta is the founder of the Government Technology Foundation.
Heinz and Kraft Foods join forces to create a mega food company
Northfield-based Kraft Foods is joining forces with Heinz to create the fifth largest food and beverage company in the world. It is expected to bring in $28 billion a year. Joining us with details on the merger is Peter Frost from Crain’s Chicago Business.
Guest: Peter Frost is a Crain’s Chicago Business reporter.
Bears sign controversial defensive end Ray McDonald
Yesterday, the Bears agreed to sign controversial player, Ray McDonald. The former 49er’s defensive end will sign a one year free agent contract. This news comes three months after the Niners released McDonald because of a series of allegations. Joining us with more on this story is WBEZ’s sports contributor, Cheryl Raye-Stout.
Guest: Cheryl Raye-Stout is WBEZ’s sports contributor.