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The Field of Broken Dreams | Episode 9: The End

Mack Jones, Host of The Field of Broken Dreams • December 11, 2023

In the series finale, the city council's votes on rebuilding Ryan Field and rezoning the area to allow six concerts per year loom large after a struggle between the university, its supporters and opponents of the changes to the stadium.

The Field of Broken Dreams | Episode 8: The Reaction

Mack Jones, Host of The Field of Broken Dreams • November 20, 2023

As the fate of Ryan Field hangs in the balance, the dividing lines between those for the new stadium and those against have never been more clear.

The Field of Broken Dreams | Episode 7: The Events

Mack Jones, Host of The Field of Broken Dreams • November 17, 2023

Most stadiums sit vacant more often than not. As Northwestern plans to find ways to put Ryan Field to use more frequently, opponents of additional events see plenty of issues with the proposal.

The Field of Broken Dreams | Episode 6: The Alcohol

Mack Jones, Host of The Field of Broken Dreams • November 10, 2023

Until 1972, Evanston was a dry town. Over 50 years later, as Northwestern has attempted to start selling alcohol at sporting events to help its bottom line, there is still a vocal set of Evanstonians who want Northwestern sporting events to stay dry.

The Field of Broken Dreams | Episode 5: The Money

Mack Jones, Host of The Field of Broken Dreams • November 3, 2023

Money is king, and nothing brings the king to town like football. Northwestern is betting that a new stadium might make those visits more valuable, and many Evanston business owners agree.

The Field of Broken Dreams | Episode 4: The Stadium

Mack Jones, Host of The Field of Broken Dreams • October 27, 2023

In many ways, a stadium is a reflection of the team that plays on its field. And in the case of Northwestern and Ryan Field, that reflection currently isn't the most flattering.

The Field of Broken Dreams | Episode 3: The City

Mack Jones, Host of the Field of Broken Dreams • October 20, 2023

There are many spaces across Evanston that have been fertile soil for debates between the city and Northwestern, but some would say there's been no greater example of the city existing at the university's whims than Ryan Field.

The Field of Broken Dreams | Episode 2: The Team

Mack Jones, Host of The Field of Broken Dreams • October 10, 2023

In 1995, right around the last time the idea of improving Ryan Field came up in discussions around Northwestern and Evanston, that year's version of Wildcat football captured the heart of the town on its way to the grand-daddy of them all - the Rose Bowl.

The Field of Broken Dreams | Episode 1: The Beginning

Mack Jones, Host of The Field of Broken Dreams • October 6, 2023

On Sept. 28, 2022, Northwestern announced plans to renovate Ryan Field. Since those plans were announced, host of the Field of Broken Dreams Mack Jones has been reporting on what he thought would be a similar story about a college field renovation that has turned out to be anything but.

Opinion | The importance of privacy in journalism

Mack Jones, Opinion Editor • September 22, 2023

Evanston’s Guaranteed Income Program, often overlooked because of macroscale projects in Chicago and Cook County, began as a pilot program around 10 months ago, with the first $500 payments sent out...

Introducing Field of Broken Dreams

Mack Jones, Digital Content Editor and Host of Field of Broken Dreams • September 22, 2023

In the fall of 1997, around a year and a half after one of the most successful seasons in the school’s history, Northwestern re-opened its football stadium. The expanded concourse was one of the defining...

Eatin’ With Ethan Episode 1 – Habibi In

Ethan Ravi, Isaac Suarez Flint, Sam Froum and Mack Jones • August 15, 2023

Come along with our resident food critic Ethan Ravi to Habibi In Mediterranean Grill!

Opinion | Whatever you’re facing, you got this

Mack Jones, Opinion Editor • August 15, 2023

There’s open space in the middle of ETHS, two courtyards on either side of H-Hall, and teachers love using them for a break from the monotony of linoleum flooring inside the building. In one of the courtyards,...

[Photo] Four years in replay: the moments that shaped the Class of 2023

Sophia Sherman, Marin Ubersox, Isaac Suarez Flint and Sophie Milner-Gorvine • May 11, 2023

Parks were caution taped-off at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Retiring teachers reflect on decades of time at ETHS: Caroline Cooper

Mack Jones, Staff Writer • May 11, 2023

After 30-plus years of work at ETHS, Math and AVID teacher Caroline Cooper has decided to retire at the end of an impactful career. She started her tenure intimidated by the scale of the school, but over...

Terrell Williams

Mack Jones, Staff Writer • May 11, 2023

Wildkits outside linebacker Terrell Williams would sit on his couch and watch NFL and college football games with his dad as a young kid. Recognizing Williams’ interest in the sport, his father got him...

Johnny O’Brien

Mack Jones, Staff Writer • May 11, 2023

Lakeland University commit Johnny O’Brien always wanted to play in college, although not necessarily for football. The defensive back started his ETHS athletic career in basketball, but when nets were...

Dean Canchola accepts new position at GBS after long career in Evanston

Mack Jones, Staff Writer • April 17, 2023

Aracely Canchola, the Dean of Students at ETHS for the class of ‘23, was named the new Assistant Principal for Student Services at Glenbrook South High School (GBS) during a District 225 board meeting...

Harrison Ford carries new comedy-drama ‘Shrinking’

Mack Jones, Staff Writer • March 15, 2023

If you expect the new Apple TV+ show Shrinking to reach the same peaks as some of its Apple predecessors, your opinion of the show will be negative. However, if you separate it from those and let it be...

District 202

Lydian Green, Sophia Siddiqui, Mack Jones and Nathan Kane • March 15, 2023

A year after conducting the search for a new superintendent, ultimately landing on Dr. Marcus Campbell, the Evanston Township High School District 202 School Board now looks to push a new set of initiatives,...

Second Ward

Mack Jones, Ethan Ravi and Tarek Anthony • March 15, 2023

The Second Ward contains the border between Evanston and Skokie at McCormick Blvd. Also included in the Second Ward is Evanston Township High School. Part of the job as the Second Ward Alderperson is to...

Maine South football used ineligible players in 2022, forced to forfeit nine games

Mack Jones • March 11, 2023

On March 8, the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) forced the Maine South High School football program to forfeit all nine of their wins from the 2022 season for using ineligible players that lived...

Always craving more: Evans’ early life

Sam Froum, Ethan Ravi and Mack Jones • February 27, 2023

As John Evans lay dying in his Denver home on July 3, 1897, around 173 miles from the site of the Sand Creek Massacre, his life flashed before his weary eyes. Evans, the territorial governor of Colorado at the time of the massacre, had stated in prior interviews he bore no regrets for the tragedy that had resulted from his blinding enterprise. Born in Waynesville, Ohio, Evans had come a long way from home.