[AUDIO included] This year's subfreshmen are working on an oral history project about the women's movement. They recently got some advice from a pro when National Public Radio correspondent Barbara Bradley Hagerty spoke to them about the responsibilities and privileges of journalism.

[AUDIO included] Alex Zhai has represented the United States twice at the International Mathematical Olympiad. Now he is a step closer to doing the same for the U.S. in physics. Zhai, a senior, was one of only 415 students from around the country — and one of only 30 from Illinois high schools — to advance to the quarterfinals of the U.S. Physics Team selection process. The students are competing for a chance to represent the United States at the 39th International Physics Olympiad this summer in Vietnam.

Keep March 7 free on your calendar. That's when UFU will take over the Independent Media Center for a hip-hop benefit concert featuring local recording artists Krukid, Cornbread, and Text. The show is open to all ages, and tickets cost $6. All proceeds will go toward Come Let's Dance, a grassroots organization in northern Uganda helping former child soldiers and their local communities. The event kicks off "UFU Month." Check inside for more.

Sophomore Elizabeth Russell is proof you can learn a lot in four days. Last week she learned how to sew — she even made a stuffed animal — and how to swing dance. It was Agora Days, of course, and Elizabeth came away with a renewed appreciation of what was already one of her favorite weeks of the school year.

[AUDIO included] Senior Jie Han signed up for Isaure Hostetter and Sian Best's World Food class because she wanted to learn new recipes and explore different kinds of food. From delicious fruit scones to mouth-watering garden pasta, Jie found plenty of new ways to satisfy her appetite for worldly dishes.