Monthly Archives: December 2003

CCHCC is Jewel of Community

I feel privileged to have read Claudia Lennhoff’s statement on the current projects undertaken by CCHCC. Similarly I feel privileged to have read Lennhoff’s written material and whatever else has been written about her from Internet searches. (By the way, … Continue reading

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FTAA Facts

The Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) includes the 34 nations, besides Cuba, that make up the entire western hemisphere. The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) went into effect in 1994 and serves as the basis for FTAA. … Continue reading

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You Have the Right to Remain Silent

On Nov. 20, I was among thousands of people gathered in Miami, Florida to protest negotiations for the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). Estimates range from 5,000 to 20,000, but it is clear that however many people were … Continue reading

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Topfreedom: The Debate with a Bust

     of June 21, 1934, everything seemed normal at Coney Island in New York City. The beach was crowded with men, women, and children dipping into the water after a long day at work. Somewhere in … Continue reading

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Ghettopoly: What is your Role in It?

’    --   that comes along frequently.What kind of racist nut would create a game called “Ghettopoly” and fill it to the brim with every conceivable racist stereotype about ghetto life? In the game, “playa’s” must … Continue reading

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Enough Dancing Around the Chief Issue

The Public i offers its readers the two articles that follow on the issue of the Chief.Usually the paper does not publish two articles on the same subject in the same issue. Because of the importance of the issue locally … Continue reading

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The Koch Affair

In his article,Walter Feinberg refers to the university’s firing of Professor Leo Koch. Koch was fired by the president of the university, David Dodds Henry, during the academic year 1959-60. Koch was fired because he responded to a letter to … Continue reading

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Univeristy Challenges Court Reading

  by the University of Illinois administration are appealing a 2001 federal district court’s decision that prohibits it from interfering with the free speech rights of faculty. The decision resulted from the administration’s attempt to prohibit anti- Chief faculty … Continue reading

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When Civil Disobedience Becomes Bloody

  Carol Gilbert, Jackie Hudson, and Ardeth Platte are each currently serving time in prison for protesting the buildup to the United States’War on Iraq.Mary Lee Sargent only recently left Champaign-Urbana after a long career of feminist and gay … Continue reading

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