FEATURES

An SAIC Retrospective
Through the Biased Lens of F News

By Maureen Murphy
A hard look at what really matters at the school: diversity, elevators, controversy, and Hugh Hefner.

Renée Cox Discusses her Controversial Photography
By Russel Gottwaldt
“Yo Mama�s Last Supper” artist discusses her highly charged work.

Commentary: The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Comes to SAIC ... or Does It?

By Eli Ungar
Two school groups approach the problem from opposite ends of the spectrum.

SCHOOL NEWS

Sketching a Spectacle of Sorts: Annette Ferrera'’s Ten By Ten
By Dena Beard
SAIC alum’s magazine covers the unique world of Chicago art.

An Open Letter from the Student Diversity Council

Tony Jones on African- American History at SAIC
By Susannah Hinds
SAIC president discusses the past presence of African-American students on campus.

Co-Op Students Receive Practical Training at the Chicago Historical Society
By Jill Bugajski
Over a dozen interns from SAIC get hands-on experience at the institution.

Acquaintance Rape: What Students Need to Know
By Elaine Wanat
Rights and facts that you need to be aware of.

School News Briefs

REGULARS

F News Question

Is SAIC really influential? The community responds.

Remedial Critique
By Maureen Murphy
Disney presents: the war on terrorism.

Faculty Profile: Art Historian David Raskin’s Soft Socratism
By Tienfong Ho
Raskin on how the past influences present art.

Tech Whore
By Trev Kelderman
Hell, no, we won’t go: digital political protest.

Art or Idiocy?
By Erik Wenzel
Sweet Jesus: art gets funny.

Art Watch
By Maureen Murphy and Yvonne Dutchover
Library spies and invisible art.

The Anachronite
By C. T. Zappe
The sixth installation of our sci-fi series.

Comics
Compiled by Rebecca Kramer

REVIEWS

100% Cotton Soils its Semantics

By Dena Beard
A look at the T-shirt exhibition at Gallery X.

Painting is Dead (Long Live Painting):
Marlene Dumas at the Art Institute of Chicago

By Audrey Michelle Mast
Death and a dead medium are explored in Dumas’ bleak paintings.

Holy Art: Zounds Explores the Wound

By Yvonne Dutchover
Religion and art combine at the Hyde Park Art Center exhibition.

HBO’s Ali G Tackles Racism and Classism with British Wit
By Eli Ungar
The comic’s multiple personalities challenge high-brow society.