Ilana E. Strauss - spring 2010
Ilana E. Strauss Whenever I'm asked to describe myself, the first thing that comes to mind is corn. Not that I particularly like the stuff, unless it's popped, of course. It's just that I'm from Illinois, the corn capital of the world, as far as anyone in the state is concerned, and so any attempt to describe Deerfield, my hometown, always comes back to corn.
Despite being surrounded by farmlands in the breadbasket of the country, I've always wanted to broaden my horizons, which is part of the reason I'm interested in journalism. I've traveled to Holland, Israel, Spain, Mexico, Ecuador and Sweden. I've lived in a variety of overseas conditions, from a new hotel in Stockholm to a youth hostel in an ancient section of Jerusalem.
I've reported for the Jerusalem Post, The Daily Illini and The 217.com, an online campus magazine. I've also written stories for The Deerfield Review and JVibe, an online Jewish teen magazine. I've covered a wide range of news, including the Tehran protests, cupcake enterprises, Darfur Rallies, films and art exhibits.
In addition to writing, I enjoy drawing, graphic design and using all kinds of artistic mediums. Merging this interest with journalism, I have drawn political cartoons and caricatures for most papers and magazine I've worked for.
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Aasif Mandvi speaks on torture at Georgetown
Submitted on March 8, 2010 - 5:57pm. Ilana E. Strauss - spring 2010More working-class people seeking food assistance
Submitted on February 25, 2010 - 5:32pm. Ilana E. Strauss - spring 2010Largest hunger study ever conducted reveals an eighth of Americans suffer from hunger
Submitted on February 25, 2010 - 5:27pm. Ilana E. Strauss - spring 2010Government struggles to do business after D.C. snowstorms
Submitted on February 11, 2010 - 6:45pm. Ilana E. Strauss - spring 2010Choosing salt, sand or deicers to clear snowy roads
Submitted on February 8, 2010 - 3:52pm. Ilana E. Strauss - spring 2010Pet food safety: Does the Food and Drug Administration measure up?
Submitted on February 3, 2010 - 6:46pm. Ilana E. Strauss - spring 2010What are these economists talking about? Deficits and debts in plain English
Submitted on January 29, 2010 - 5:26pm. Ilana E. Strauss - spring 2010PETA tweets Maryland astronaut in space to save monkeys
Submitted on January 29, 2010 - 4:11pm. Ilana E. Strauss - spring 2010Officials provide global al-Qaida update
Submitted on January 22, 2010 - 5:37pm. Ilana E. Strauss - spring 2010Police arrest anti-torture protesters at Capitol
Submitted on January 21, 2010 - 7:50pm. Ilana E. Strauss - spring 2010