{"id":21754,"date":"2015-12-01T17:34:03","date_gmt":"2015-12-01T23:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=21754"},"modified":"2015-12-01T20:12:36","modified_gmt":"2015-12-02T02:12:36","slug":"medill-reports-the-audio-show-episode-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/medill-reports-the-audio-show-episode-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Medill Reports: The Audio Show, Episode 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dropcap\">Medill Reports\u2019 audio producers and reporters cover topics ranging from business to science, entertainment to public affairs, sports, technology and more.<\/p>\n<p>In light of the ongoing protests around the police shooting death of Laquan McDonald, Medill reporters covered stories of activism. From environmental activism on Chicago&#8217;s Southside, to student protests led by Northwestern University Football players in 1980 and Chicago&#8217;s public high school students, Chicago is alive with activism.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"450\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/235674912&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;visual=true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"subhed\">35 years before Missouri, Northwestern athletes pushed for racial equality<\/div>\n<p><strong>By Shane Monaghan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thirty-five years ago, in the basement of football player Ben Butler\u2019s house on the South Side of Chicago, a plan was cemented to address how African-American athletes were treated at Northwestern University.<\/p>\n<p>In a place that for many of them had become a home away from home and with all but one African-American member of the football team there, Black Athletes United For the Light (BAUL) was born. <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/35-years-before-missouri-northwestern-athletes-pushed-for-racial-equality\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">\u2192<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/235417022&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"subhed\">Overcoming Trauma: Karli Butler&#8217;s Story<\/div>\n<p><strong>By Arionne Nettles<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A marathon is not standard therapy after trauma, but Karli Butler used a 26.2-mile run as just that. After surviving not one but two horrific attacks, Karli decided that the best way to deal with her scars \u2014 the ones that no one else could see \u2014 was to run the Chicago marathon. Arionne Nettles tells the story.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/235412140&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"subhed\">A local coalition on the Southside of Chicago fights to cleanup petcoke piles<\/div>\n<p><strong>By Amanda Koehn and Kevin Stark<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On November 16th, a dozen activists sat down on a cold, asphalt road blocking trucks from entering an industrial shipping area. They were parents, teachers, and even an alderman. And they were there to protest petcoke\u2014 a byproduct of oil refineries that community members say diminishes air quality and causes health concerns like asthma.<\/p>\n<p>Activists in Chicago and around the country are taking action on both local issues like petcoke and major global environmental issues, especially in light of the Paris climate talks. But are their messages as effective as they could be? To what extent should scientists join in?<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/235655132&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"subhed\">CPS students across Chicago band together to protest their district<\/div>\n<p><strong>By Kelan Lyons<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Before this school year, Denise Hernandez was quiet and reserved. Despite competing on her school\u2019s water polo and swimming teams, and being the head coordinator of the robotic team, she wasn\u2019t one to speak out or do anything that could affect her schoolwork.<br \/>\nThis year is different.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI recently realized I had to put my own things aside in order to speak up, and become something that\u2019s bigger than me,\u201d said the 17-year old junior from Robert Lindblom Math &amp; Science Academy in Englewood.<\/p>\n<p>Hernandez is one of the student organizers galvanizing Chicago Public Schools students from across the city to stand up and oppose the district\u2019s budget cuts. Under the leadership of Matthew Mata, a senior from the prestigious Walter Payton College Prep, CPS students from a wide range of neighborhoods have joined together for three protests and rallies in the Loop. <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/high-school-students-band-together-to-protest-their-own-district\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">\u2192<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/234857257&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: The Medill Reports audio project looks for compelling stories from around Chicago. (Top left: Suzie Pritchard, Courtesy of Donald Johnson. Top right: Kevin Stark\/Medill, Bottom left: Arionne Nettles\/Medill, Bottom right: Matthew Mata\/Courtesy)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Medill Reports\u2019 audio producers and reporters cover topics ranging from business to science, entertainment to public affairs, sports, technology and more. In light of the ongoing protests around the police shooting death of Laquan McDonald, Medill reporters covered stories of activism. 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