Monthly Archives: April 2009

Protestors March on the Pentagon

Posted on 04/02/2009 by Ben Rothschild

ON SATURDAY MARCH 21st, an estimated 5,000 people marched on the Pentagon in Washington D.C. to protest American imperialism in the Middle East. “From Iraq to Afghanistan to Palestine, Occupation is a Crime” was the slogan of the march, as … Continue reading →

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Two Award Winning Performers Offer Workshops at UC-IMC

Posted on 04/02/2009 by Public i

A RARE OPPORTUNITY FOR LOCAL guitarists and songwriters to learn from two award winning performers is offered on Saturday May 9th from 2PM to 4PM at the Urbana Champaign Independent Media Center. The fee for the workshops is $35. Contact … Continue reading →

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Young People Have it Hard

Posted on 04/02/2009 by local youth

URBANA—2007 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS graduate in art education, visual artist Roberta Bennett exhibits recent works on paper at a new art venue in town, the Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center. The IMC is located over at what used to be the … Continue reading →

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IMC Fest and Boneyard Arts Festival at the IMC

Posted on 04/02/2009 by Public i

IMC Fest is a three-day event taking place the same weekend as the Boneyard Arts Festival. April 18th at 12PM: “We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest: cross generational voices on building social justice movements.” A cross-generational roundtable discussion on … Continue reading →

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Unemployed Movement of the Thirties

Posted on 04/02/2009 by Jim Barrett

THROUGHOUT THE EARLY YEARS of the Depression, with private charity overwhelmed and the government continuing to follow a laissez faire course, the millions of unemployed were forced to rely on their own resources and selfactivity. Little government welfare existed before … Continue reading →

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NPR Check

Posted on 04/02/2009 by Matt Murrey

THREE YEARS AGO I DECIDED to stop yelling at my radio and do something about it. Every day I’d hear NPR’s Morning Edition and All Things Considered tell me that the US was bringing democracy to Iraq, that Hugo Chavez … Continue reading →

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They’re Human, Too: Healthcare and Athletes

Posted on 04/02/2009 by Neil Parthun

MOST FANS VIEW PROFESSIONAL athletes as superhuman. While these athletes showcase a level of skill that makes most people gasp in amazement, it is important to remember that they are flesh and bone human beings. When the stadium lights shut … Continue reading →

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Runaway Heart

Posted on 04/02/2009 by Matt Murrey

The surgeon hoisted Heart from the dead donor’s chest; Heart thought it was being born, fresh from a C-section. Still warm and slick with blood, it flexed its firm ventricles with a vigorous pump, slipped from the surgeon’s grip, plopped … Continue reading →

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The Mystery of Heart Disease and the Need for More Research

Posted on 04/02/2009 by Fred Kummerow

CHOLESTEROL AND HEART DISEASE Cholesterol is a life sustaining substance needed to make every cell in our body. It is not a source of calories like sugar and fat. Eight hundred milligrams of this crucial substance is made in our … Continue reading →

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HIV/AIDs in Champaign-Urbana

Posted on 04/02/2009 by Alexx Engles

AS MANY OF US KNOW, HIV/AIDS has become a major epidemic in Africa. In 2007, the UN estimated that about 1.9 million people were newly infected with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. We see many billboards and other media reminding us … Continue reading →

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Native American Healthcare Lagging Behind the Rest

Posted on 04/02/2009 by Rebecca Franz

THE EXPECTED LIFE SPAN OF THE NATIVE AMERICANS is nearly five years less than for the general population of the United States and stands around 72. In 1972-1974, infant and maternal mortality rates were, respectively, 25% and 82% higher than … Continue reading →

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Acupuncturists Without Borders

Posted on 04/02/2009 by Paul MacGuire

ON MARCH 19, 2009, the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing on the increasing number of suicides in the armed forces. The high ranking officers attempted to provide a strategy for preventing this crisis among the military services … Continue reading →

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Health Care Reform = Political Realignment

Posted on 04/02/2009 by Jim Duffet

THE POLITICAL WAR WAGING around health care reform has major ramifications beyond the single issue of health care. Not since the mid-60 has there been an attempt to fundamentally reshape and realign the policies of this country for the common … Continue reading →

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The Cost of an Exhibit: Beyond the Chief

Posted on 04/02/2009 by Ashley Tsosie-Mahieu

IN MID-FEBRUARY, HOCK E AYE VI, Edgar Heap of Birds, a Cheyenne-Arapaho artist, visited the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus. Just days after his “Beyond the Chief” exhibit debuted on Nevada Street, Heap of Birds gave a talk about … Continue reading →

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What April 7 Means for Urbana Schools

Posted on 04/02/2009 by Cody Bralts

COUNTY RESIDENTS MAY WANT TO PAY close attention to the outcome of the local election next month. A proposed school sales tax increase to fund school-based projects for Urbana schools will be on the April 7 Champaign County ballot. Should … Continue reading →

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Unifying Our Nation and Resolving Our Crisis in Health Care

Posted on 04/02/2009 by Dennis Lazof

THE DASCHLE-LAMBREW POSITION, as expressed by Barack Obama during the campaign, contends that single-payer (SP, approximately Canadian-style) health care makes the most sense for its efficiency and ability to stabilize health care financing. But that SP is “not politically feasible … Continue reading →

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