By now almost everyone’s heard of The Pepsi Refresh Project, but for those who haven’t, what it basically boils down to is this: people submit ideas that will have a positive impact on the world or their community and then their peers vote for which idea they think is the best or most deserving. The [...]
On 04.07.10, In People, by Kate Aubin
Thanks to the recession, some farmers in Illinois are now able to buy back their farmland. According to a recent article on Chicagobusiness.com, banks are foreclosing on land developers purchased with real estate loans and are selling it back to farmers at a fraction of the cost of what they had originally sold it for. [...]
On 03.31.10, In People, by Kate Aubin
Like New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and Sri Lanka after the 2004 tsunami, Haiti finds itself a victim of mother nature’s wrath and in desperate need of rebuilding. But who gets to dictate this rebuilding? Well, not Haiti. About 100 international donors along with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and [...]
On 03.29.10, In People, by Kate Aubin
When we learn about our nation’s history of slavery in school, many thoughts run through our heads: How could anyone have let this happen? Why didn’t more people say or do something about it? Yet, slavery still exists in the United States today and many of us are unknowing supporters of it. Have you ever [...]
