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Illinois Tech’s Finance Board and the FACT Amendment: Part 4

In part 4 of this ongoing series, this piece investigates whether or not – as Finance Board alleges – OSL might be behind their non-compliance with the FACT Amendment.

February 20, 2025February 16, 2025
Opinion

Who is Illinois Tech actually for? A case study in user-driven design

With the annual Leadership Symposium behind us, let’s talk about it and other incidents that provide insight into who Illinois Tech is actually designed for.

February 20, 2025February 16, 2025
Campus

Illinois Tech’s Finance Board and the FACT Amendment: Part 3

Part 3 of this ongoing series explores Finance Board’s compliance with Article VI, Section 10 of the SGA Bylaws, and specifically transparency and disclosure policies for hearings and documentations. Spoiler: It’s not pretty.

February 13, 2025February 10, 2025
A+E

“Red Dragon Inn” and the value of game expansion packs

Red Dragon Inn (2007) is a deckbuilder-lite last-one-standing game about celebrating at a pub; it has some mechanical issues, though also has strong theming and concepts. There are major questions about long-term expansion and viability of the game, however.

February 13, 2025February 10, 2025
Opinion

My review of Illinois Tech College of Architecture professor candidates

Over a period of two weeks, the Illinois Tech College of Architecture interviewed Olaia Chivite Amigo, Olga Beatruce Carcassi, Il Hwan Kim, Catherine “Cat” Wilmes, and Francois Sabourin for a new faculty position.

February 13, 2025February 10, 2025
Campus

Illinois Tech’s Finance Board and the FACT Amendment: Part 2

The first part of FACT Amendment focuses on personnel management, particularly election and removal of Finance Board members. This article delves into the current compliance within Finance Board.

February 6, 2025February 2, 2025
A+E

Steampunk Rally: My favorite game I will never play correctly

Steampunk Rally is a 2015 steampunk-themed racing game. While it has a lot going for it, from strategic mechanics to a wide variety of game set-ups, a central flaw related to the scale of the game makes it difficult to play correctly.

February 6, 2025February 2, 2025
Local

Too Good To Go: An honest user review

The good, the bad, and the in-between: What’s it like to use To Good Too Go in Chicago?

February 6, 2025February 2, 2025
A+E Opinion

“Farms Race”: Innovative parody or intellectual knock-off?

Farms Race, a 2024 board game, ostensibly parodies Catan and takes notes from Risk. However, it fails to deliver on most of these concerns, and instead seems to unintentionally – and awkwardly – parody George Orwell’s Animal Farm (1945).

January 30, 2025January 30, 2025
Campus

Illinois Tech’s Finance Board and the FACT Amendment: Part 1

Over the last year and a half, there have been broad calls for increases in transparency with Finance Board. This is part 1 of a multi-part investigative series, detailing a key aspect of this that is often ignored: the FACT Amendment. Part 1 details the history and current language of the amendment, as well as common criticisms. It does not discuss into current implementation.

January 30, 2025January 30, 2025

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