SEEN ON THE SCENE: Yup, that was Ed Swiderski of “The Bachelor” fame spied at Rockit Bar & Grill the other night. … Kudos to the organizers of the 20th anniversary event for the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum — bringing together 2,500, including 50 Holocaust survivors, for a Sheraton-Chicago luncheon and raising a record-breaking $5.8 million to further the cause of “Never Again.” … Jesse Spencer (“Chicago Fire”) and Sophia Bush (“One Tree Hill”) were spotted at dining at the Wit Hotel. … Among the 40,000 runners in the Chicago Marathon was “The Biggest Loser” season 14 winner Danni Allen, competing in her first marathon with a very respectable time of 4:09 — achieving a goal she set after winning “Loser.” … Bears Julius Peppers, Cory Wooten and Cornelius Washington had fans heads turning at Mastro’s Monday night. … Speaking of football, through the NFL season Municipal Bar + Dining Company in River North will bring in a Bears player every week to host a “Monday Night Football” event — as Steve Maneri did this week. … Many models and other women who depend on their looks for their careers avoid revealing their age. But not model and actress Veronica Zepeda who proudly celebrated her 40th with a huge fete at the Institute of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture, joined by friends and family, including her beau Bob Loquercio and politicos Jesse White and Alexi Giannoulias.
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As a former college instructor, I just don’t buy it. If they are to be paid employees, drop the pretense of them being students. And then there is no reason for them to be provided with room and board.
We should be taking steps to reduce oil drilling, with a carbon-fee-and-dividend plan and eliminating subsidies to the oil, natural gas and coal industries.
To start, the city’s next police superintendent must be committed to reform. A half-hearted effort will never build trust between cops and the community, and that’s bad news when it comes to curbing crime.