14 Speaks

Cook County Jail is First to Let Inmates Vote

Cook County Jail is the first detention center in the country to bring in voting booths so that pretrial detainees can physically cast their ballots for an election. During the first two weekends in March, people in the custody of Cook County Jail could use the voting booths to have their say in the Illinois primary.

14 Speaks Pinnacle Submission

This is an excerpt from a longer podcast episode, "14 Speaks: Black Holes, Margaret Hamilton and Women in STEM."

14 Speaks: Adventures at '5 after 5,' Advice from Dean Baquet

On this episode of 14 Speaks, Dylan Van Sickle and Jenni Holtz experience the esteemed DePaul tradition of Whole Foods’ 5 after 5 for the very first time. They also hear from director of development Mikayla Rose Price and web developer Meredith Melland about their recent interviews with New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet at The Center for Journalism Integrity and Excellence Awards.

Nellie Bly and Growing up with a Female Breadwinner

On this week’s episode, hosts Dylan Van Sickle and Jenni Holtz discuss Nellie Bly in honor of the Women’s Issue. Bly was a trailblazing investigative journalist who inspired the character of Lois Lane and traveled around the world in 72 days. Also on this episode, we interview Associate Editor Francesca Matthewes about her personal essay about growing up with a working mom. More at fourteeneastmag.com

Black Holes, Margaret Hamilton and Women in STEM

Imagine going to the moon without a map, or trying to land with a computer too overloaded with tasks to know which functions to prioritize. That’s what two of the most famed Apollo missions faced — and would have failed to figure out — without the work of women. For the Apollo missions, it was Margaret Hamilton — and for last week’s black hole photo, it was Dr. Katie Bouman. On this episode of 14 Speaks, Dylan Van Sickle and Jenni Holtz activate their thrusters to travel at light speed through their accomplishments to understand the efforts of, and outlook for, women in STEM. More at fourteeneastmag.com