When teen dating turns violent
Ed Loos, a junior at Lake Forest High School, said a common reaction among students to Chris Brown's alleged attack on Rihanna goes something like this: "Ha! She probably did...
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Slain woman thought man was stalking her
Just a week ago, Nova Henry installed a Brink's home security system at her new townhouse. She had moved there two days after Christmas in an effort to elude an...
Fare or not, cabs don’t have to come when you call them
I was so proud of myself for not driving. It was my first holiday party of the season, and I knew I would be drinking wine. To avoid getting behind...
How can domestic abuse be stopped?
Peter Diessel fidgeted as he sat at a table with other men who had physically abused women. It was his latest attempt to change behavior that stretches back 18 years....
Should Blago’s drop be dropped?
Every radio listener likely has heard celebrity drops -- the short, recorded endorsements of a particular station. Usher, Mary J. Blige and Jay-Z are among the performers who have been...
Safer, but never secure
It took more than two years for Regan Martin to escape John Samolis and to leave Illinois with her three children to start a new life. Every move away from...
Chief Illiniwek to dance again
After a banishment of nearly two years, Chief Illiniwek once again is putting on the buckskins, beads and turkey feathers. Since the University of Illinois Board of Trustees banned the...
An abuser, in his own words
Last spring, John Samolis was released from prison after serving 19 months for brutally assaulting Regan Martin. One month later, he sat down with the baiduhai for an interview....
One woman’s struggle to escape abuse
Regan Martin fixed her gaze on the video camera and took a deep breath. She sat outside a strip mall in Matteson. Trucks sped by on the highway, as shop...
Raise a glass to this class
Jon Roll, an instructor at the University of Wisconsin, wants to make one thing clear about a new course creating buzz on the Madison campus. "This is not a course...