Winston Chu

Rioters supporting Donald Trump breach a door during the mob attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.

Winston Chu: I’ve lived through high school with Jan. 6. What has changed for our country?

January 18, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

This month marked a significant, personal anniversary for me. I vividly remember having finished class on Zoom that day and turning on the TV to watch the breaking news of...

Conductor Riccardo Muti leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Sept. 23, 2021.

Winston Chu: Classical music could die with my generation but only if we let that happen

February 1, 2022 at 4:48 p.m.

I am a sophomore in high school, and most of my peers have probably heard of Beethoven and Mozart. Ask them about Bach or Chopin, however, and some will start...

A protester walks by as the U.S. flag flies at half-staff at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ordered the building's flags be flown at half-staff in honor of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, 42, who died after being injured Wednesday during clashes with a pro-Trump mob at the Capitol.

Op-ed: I don’t dream of being president anymore

January 8, 2021 at 12:28 p.m.

The last thing on your mind following the events of the past week would be the opinions of teenagers. Let me give you some insight anyway. Yesterday, I was a...

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