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Affirmative action supporters walk through a gate at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on July 1, 2023, the day after the U.S. Supreme Court made a precedent-setting ruling that race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard and the University of North Carolina were unconstitutional. (Kayana Szymczak/The New York Times)

Sheldon H. Jacobson: Will Supreme Court affirmative action ruling affect where high school seniors attend college?

April 10, 2024 at 3:48 p.m.

Overcoming race-based discrimination demands not that the pie be reallocated, but that the pie be enlarged.

DePaul coach Chris Holtmann, left, and athletic director DeWayne Peevy at a news conference March 18, 2024, at Wintrust Arena in Chicago. (Andrew Seligman/AP)

Sheldon H. Jacobson: NCAA basketball coaching carousel creates more chaos than calm

March 21, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

When NCAA men's basketball coaches are fired, it resets teams’ coaching clock for success and perhaps for winning a national championship.

Migrants exit a shelter on the Lower West Side on March 8, 2024, in Chicago. A child staying at the shelter developed a confirmed case of measles, Chicago public health officials announced. It was the second case of measles reported in the city that week. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Sheldon H. Jacobson and Dr. Janet A. Jokela: Measles is making a comeback. Should we be concerned?

March 12, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

The risks to children in contracting measles are greater than the perception many people have.

Fairleigh Dickinson University guard Joe Munden Jr. celebrates beating Purdue University 63-58 after the first-round upset in the NCAA Tournament on March 17, 2023, in Columbus, Ohio. (Paul Sancya/AP)

Sheldon H. Jacobson: The NCAA selection committee protocol needs to change

March 8, 2024 at 4:59 a.m.

If the NCAA selection committee wants to have the very best teams awarded at-large bids, the definition of “best” must be rethought.

Sheldon H. Jacobson: Should court storming by fans in college basketball be banned?

February 28, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Given that court storming by fans after an upset win is predictable, the more appropriate response would be to manage it.

Sheldon H. Jacobson: Math can’t find your life partner. It can help narrow the field, however.

February 14, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

How many people do you plan to date before you decide to settle down?

National Transportation Safety Board agents inspect the door plug from Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 on Jan. 8, 2024, after it was found in Portland, Oregon.

Sheldon H. Jacobson: Is air travel in crisis? Hardly.

January 25, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Airplanes seem to be coming apart in midair. An Alaska Airlines flight was disrupted when the door plug on a section of its fuselage broke off after takeoff. The airplane...

Elgin's two hospitals, Ascension St. Joseph and Advocate Sherman, have reinstated policies requiring all visitors to wear masks as the number of cases of influenza, RSV, norovirus and COVID-19 continue to rise. (baiduhai file photo)

Sheldon H. Jacobson: COVID-19, RSV and flu cases have risen. Should you be concerned?

January 23, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

With the new year, three upper respiratory viruses have begun to spread among Americans. COVID-19, seasonal influenza and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, have all been infecting people and making...

Shoppers on Black Friday walk at Water Tower Place on Nov. 24, 2023.

Sheldon H. Jacobson: An important holiday gift that everyone should consider giving

December 18, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

Holiday shopping has begun, as stores and online retailers used Black Friday and Cyber Monday to launch the most lucrative time of the year for their businesses. Given that Thanksgiving...

Travelers wait to be screened by the Transportation Security Administration at Midway Airport on Nov. 17, 2023.

Sheldon H. Jacobson: The TSA is ramping up its use of biometrics for flyers. Here’s why that’s important.

December 8, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

The Transportation Security Administration screened more than 2.9 million people on Nov. 26, the highest number on record. As the volume of passengers continues to rise, what will airport security...

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