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I recently had an opportunity to interview veteran mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, Jeff ‘The Snowman’ Monson over email. Monson attended the University of Illinois and was part of the wrestling team. While some see just another athlete, he is … Continue reading →

In November, I spent a week in downtown New York City. I’ve been there a fair few times before, though this time I had made myself a mission to go and learn as much as I could about what was … Continue reading →

Jimmi Jay is a senior at the University of Illinois studying accounting, but interested in issues of economic, social, and political justice.In January, President Barack Obama signed into law the $662 billion National Defense Authorization Act. Obama took this move … Continue reading →

by Rick Esbenshade In a “letter to Hungarian farmers,” a candidate for the European Parliament launched her 2009 campaign—in a country reeling from the first and hardest blows of what would become a Europe-wide crisis—with a list of demands: for … Continue reading →

SourceURL:file://localhost/Users/Neil/Desktop/TKendrick%20Pleas%20Article.doc @font-face { font-family: “Times New Roman”; }@font-face { font-family: “ArialMT”; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: “Times New Roman”; }table.MsoNormalTable { font-size: 10pt; font-family: “Times New Roman”; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; } This is … Continue reading →

On October 13, 2011, UC-IMC co-founder Danielle Chynoweth was presented with the Woman of the Year Award at an event organized by the News-Gazette. To a packed room of more than 300 people, she gave the speech that appears below. … Continue reading →

In solidarity with the Occupy Wall St. movement in New York, local events have been held in Champaign-Urbana. On October 8, the annual Unity March was organized by Jobs With Justice, CU Citizens for Peace and Justice, and a newly-formed … Continue reading →

DAY OF ACTION   by TOM THOMAS   (Tom Thomas is a local poet and co-host of the Saturday International-World Labor Hour on WEFT, 90.1 FM)   A National Day of Action Is what we are having today So we … Continue reading →

There aren’t many avenues where the oppressed can speak their truth to power and feel completely safe from ridicule, ostracizing, and threat. Speak Café fills that void in Champaign-Urbana, being a positive place where all people of all ages can … Continue reading →

Tuition and Student Debt: The Future of Universities Hangs in the Balance Jasmine Wright Student Debt is a hot topic this season because of the failing economy and remarkably high unemployment rate. The question on most students’ minds is, “is … Continue reading →

The East Central Illinois Master Naturalist (ECIMN) program is fostering National Public Lands Day (NPLD), which will take place on September 24, 2011. Coordinated nationally by the National Environmental Education Foundation, NPLD is an event held annually on the last … Continue reading →

Jeffrey A. Chandler Marketing and Communications Chairman The UP Center The UP (Uniting Pride) Center of Champaign County recently sponsored their second annual Pride Fest at Lincoln Square Mall in Urbana, IL.  Approximately 2,000 people attended this year, and we … Continue reading →

By Jasmine Wright It has been almost 10 years since four passenger jets were hijacked and crashed into the Twin Towers, Pentagon, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Even though so much time has passed, the gravity of this tragic event still looms … Continue reading →