A couple of talks on biofuel sustainability, plus some Marxism thrown in for good measure.
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Listen Up: Aug. 30—Sept. 5
Before easing into the holiday weekend, check out some ritual Russian murder, Black power, and historical shipwrecking.
Listen Up: August 24—29
These things are a bit slow at the start of the semester, but here are a couple of speakers which may pique your interest.
Dredging art from the creekbottom
Urbana Land Arts presents their first installation this weekend, a tribute to the Boneyard and Saline creeks featuring 28 salvaged shopping carts.
Gill’s congressional campaign mentioned on HuffPo
Dr. David Gill’s next run for congress was profiled in “A Campaign for Congress Worthy of Our Attention” by Pearl Korn on Huffington Post: Here is the campaign I am committed to outside of my …
Startup with local ties gets $1M to launch social app
http://venturebeat.com/2011/08/03/cory-levy-one/ One — a startup co-founded by former C-U resident Michael Callahan — has raised $1 million in capital to develop “a mobile app that notifies you when people around you share your interests.”
Gerard named ‘Musician with Political Cred’ by MTV
And he’s in good company, as the other members of the “Hive Five” all hold or held some sort of national office. Don Gerard is just a mayor, but as Barack Obama proved, little-known Illinois …
Schweighart campaign fine stayed for first offense
On Tuesday, the News-Gazette posted a story by Tom Kacich reporting that Champaign Mayor Don Gerard’s campaign had paid a $250 fine to the Illinois State Board of Elections for late reporting of two contributions …
True Medicaid stories
Some first-hand accounts of receiving Medicaid assistance from local people who benefited from the hand up.
So, who is afraid of Virginia Woolf?
The New Revels Players’ Erik Allgood talks about tomorrow night’s performance of the venerable play, Liz Taylor, and the cathartic value of acting out your worst fears.