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Boating down the Wabash River near Lafayette on July 16, I witnessed firsthand the broad, winding river’s scenic beauty, but also got a lesson in the environmental challenges the river faces when two Asian carp hurled themselves out of the water and landed in our boat. The Wabash is Indiana’s iconic river and inspiration for our state song, yet in recent years two species of invasive Asian carp have infested portions of it. These voracious non-native fish consume nutrients in the water,…

“A City Ready to Burn” By:Talyn Houghton On October 8, 1871, Chicago, Illinois was a city ready to burn. In the book The Great Fire, the author Jim Murphy gave enough evidence to show that Chicago was a city ready to burn into a mountain of flames in 1871. At the onset, the city was a windy city anyway but tonight it was just so out of hand that (60 miles per hour)when the fire started in the O’leary’s barn they said that the cow kicked the lamp over when she was milking it, the wind it…

From the timeline, you can tell that Dorothea Dix was responsible from a very young age. Her parents both sufferend and were therefore unable to be good parents due to depression and alcohol. This led Dix to have to care for herself. She became a school teacher at 14 and ended up publishing a textbook few years after that. A quote from it reads, “Your minds may now be likened to a garden, which will, if neglected, yield only weeds and thistles; but, if cultivated, will produce the most beautiful…

Through this statement President Barack Obama is calling for action. He is telling people to go out into their communities and be the difference that they want to see rather than waiting on others to make that difference. This is a very easy statement to agree with. That change could be something as simple as voting for a politician that truly represents the community or going into a local park with the intention of picking up trash. These actions can contribute towards making the community…

When he was a boy, his family was very poor. He had a brother and a sister, but his brother died in childhood. They grew up in a small log cabin house, with just one room inside. When Lincoln was 7 years old, his family moved to Indiana and later to Illinois. So, Lincoln didn’t get much formal education. In his early years, he was influenced by his father who refused to own slaves even though it was legal at the time. Even though he didn’t go to school much as a child, he started working as a…

Local Fire Departments Will Take to the Diamond to Support Charity Pi Sigma Epsilon is hosting a softball tournament for fire departments to support the Iowa Burn Association. Cedar Falls, IA: At this time, Pi Sigma Epsilon, a local student marketing and sales organization at the University of Northern Iowa, is proud to announce that its members will be hosting a softball tournament to support charity on October 21st. The event, Blaze of Glory, will feature an all-afternoon softball tournament…

President-elect Barack Obama conducted a series of town hall meetings during his cross country “Mainstreet Tour.” On December 4, 2009 there was a memorable moment in Allentown, PA. There was an audible buzz in the crowd when it came time for questions from the audience. A large group of people eagerly pointed to one young man in hopes that Obama would call upon him. Obama said, “Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Alright I’ll make you first just because everyone is very excited about this young man…

"Finally let understand that when we stand together for justice, we win. When black, white and Hispanic people stand together for justice we win." -Bernie Sanders Typically, a president is someone who takes on a big role in the United States, he or she is someone represents we as a people. In some cases, a president is someone who has the highest position in and organization or business; he or she is the head of the government in some countries. They may often characterize a president as a…

CHAPTER ONE Barack Obama – My Observations As Barack Obama’s Presidency nears an end, it has become increasingly important for me to make my own assessments of his job performance and accomplishments. My desire is to address some of the issues and stumbling blocks that have been placed in his way from the beginning and throughout his Presidency. I must say that what I’ve observed from the outset of his Presidency is President Obama’s ability to carefully orchestrate the way he desired to be…

Prior to the European colonization of the New World, there had thrived American-Indian tribes aplenty amidst the expanse, including those along the present-day Mississippi river, and the Aztec, Mayan, and Inca tribes associated with their respective empires. There exist numerous commonalities and differences between each of these two groups of native tribes, many of which are built upon the same or variant conceptions with regard to a specific aspect. Namely, the tribes had largely partaken in…