Prospectus

Online community covers unrest in Iran, post by post

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

From coffee shops in Ridgewood, N.J., his home in Wayne, N.J., and anywhere there is cell service, a 28-year-old Iranian is broadcasting the ongoing uprising in his home country - one of a growing number of people intent on helping share with the world what happens on the streets of Tehran.

Buried alive: Half of Earth's life may lie below land, sea

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

While astronomers scour the skies for signs of life in outer space, biologists are exploring an enormous living world buried below the surface of the Earth.

Scientists estimate that nearly half the living material on our planet is hidden in or beneath the ocean or in rocks, soil, tree roots, mines, oil wells, lakes and aquifers on the continents.

Recession pushes parents to enroll at community colleges along with kids

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Lucy Horton - just one of the millions of Americans out of work - rushes out of English class at Harper Community College, a requirement for the associate's degree she is seeking in search of a better life.

As the 49-year-old leaves the Palatine, Ill., campus, her 19-year-old daughter is just arriving - same subject, different generation.

Chuck Shepherd's News of the Weird

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Lead Story

Big-time traffickers who smuggle illegal immigrants into the U.S. from Mexico rely on GPS devices to evade the Border Patrol, but starting in June, border-jumpers who travel on their own can have protection, too. Three University of California, San Diego faculty members have designed inexpensive cell phones with special software to locate water, churches and medical facilities in the treacherous Southwest desert (while avoiding law enforcement) and will give the devices to Mexican charities.

The superheroes of music

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Ever since the 1960's, the world has been experiencing the glory that makes the musical super group. This term was coined to define such artists as Cream, Cosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and Cactus. Today, super groups are more prominent than ever. With so many talented musicians using their excess creative energy in side projects, collaborations have become incredibly common.

The C-U Rollers take Champaign by storm

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

"My name is Shelia Hurt and that is my legitimate name, not my derby name-everybody asks me that."

Meet Sheila. If you passed by her on the street, you probably wouldn't think that she was too out of the ordinary. But that couldn't be more untrue. Sheila Hurt is one of the founding mothers of the C-U Rollers, a rapidly growing Champaign-Urbana roller derby team.

Prospectus Pick: Pizza

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

From my understanding, pizza is something that everyone can enjoy. It's delicious and satisfying. You can make it to your own taste. I particularly like it because it's versatile. You can do so many things with it, whether it's changing up the sauce or the toppings, you can make several small ones or even a large one, and the dough keeps for a while so you can make pizzas on separate occasions as well.

Rest assured: Sleep is vital to your health

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Imagine a commercial promoting a new, magical health product. The announcer claims that this product can make you thinner, keep you looking younger, and even prevent cancer. Would you be interested in the product?

We hear about the importance of sleep all the time, but in today's busy world, knowing about the real significance of it and actually finding the time to get an adequate amount of it are two completely different things.

Oh, Canada

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

This year's winter Olympics closing ceremony was very delightful.

First of all, this display should not be judged against Beijing's most elegant Olympic ceremony. It is completely and utterly its own different thing.

As millions of people watch, the Olympic flame spreader does not operate right.

The Earth has its own set of rules

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Early in our history it didn't make any difference how we viewed our environment. We could change it, and if we didn't like what we did to it, we could move and natural processes would soon obliterate whatever we had done. Over the years, models of our relationship to the environment have been based on religious views, with the world provided for us to dominate and subdue as described in Genesis, and philosophical views, seeing wisdom and virtue in nature as described by Thoreau.

Student Government Candidate Statement, John Williams

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Hello, my name is John Williams and I am running for Student Trustee. I have been a student senator here for the past year. You may have seen me in the halls around Parkland. You know that guy that always has a smnile? That's me! I try to listen to the concerns of all the students here at Parkland.

Student Government Candidate Statement, Jordan Humphrey

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Like many of my fellow students at Parkland College, I found my dreams of attending a 4-year college shattered by the economy. Parkland College gave me a second chance, and I now believe that it is the key to saving higher education. It is in the spirit of this belief that I wish to serve as Parkland's Student Trustee.

Student Government Candidate Statement, Matt Apy

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

*Disclaimer* The following statement is posted as received from the candidate, no edits have been made.

I've been a Senator for the past two years and it has been an amazing experience for me. During my tenure, I have spearheaded our "Donuts and Dialogue" events and advocated for the addition of more bike racks for the campus.

Student Government Candidate Statement, Samantha Wonderlich

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

There are many students at Parkland that do not feel they have a voice. The common view is their problems are too small to deal with. In my eyes those problems are not too small; they are too big. The fact students have issues and do not feel they have someone to go to is problem we can solve.

Student Government Candidate Statement, Taka Al-Rawe

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Taka Al-Rawe, a name that in my country means loyalty and honesty. I am Middle Eastern and have worked in Student Life for an enough time for me to meet all kinds of people and hear their issues. I am eager to address them to the board of trustees because I care.

Student Government Candidate Statement, Zach Streff

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Parkland� I would like to be YOUR student government President. In the past as vice-pres. I got the Slushies back that we oh so love, along with new flavors. As senator these last two semesters I have sat and watched while issues continue to rise. That's why as President I want to improve Student Life for you the student! The issue I want to tackle is Chatwells pricing.

What's the future for ESPN 3D television?

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

A football flies through the goal posts and smack dab into your face, an image so real you flinch and move out of the way.

Only you are not standing behind the end zone, but sitting on your living room couch, experiencing the wonders of sports on 3D TV.

Once the stuff of cheesy graphics and paper glasses, 3D technology is on the precipice of changing the way we watch sports on television.