The Language Project and The Bakken Pipeline
Originally broadcast 03/20/2015
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Co-host Jazmin Murgia starts the hour with an interview with Chrystan Ferrell, one of the co-founders of The Language Project, an innovative program that is active nationwide in introducing kindergartners and early elementary students to Spanish. They were joined in the studio by Mike Avalos, an ISU student who is implementing The Language Project's curriculum at Ames Christian School. Then, co-host Greta Anderson covers Ed Fallon's March 18 visit to Ames on his march across the state along the proposed pipeline route. She shares audio of his talk at the Ames Public Library, then turns to Wally Taylor, lawyer and chair of the board of directors of Iowa's Sierra Club, for insight into the state and federal legal structures in the pipeline's path. Finally, Viveca Dillard of The Hot Spot gives Cyclone fans something positive to think about: the women Cyclones, who start their NCAA tournament schedule at noon today in Kentucky. We end with Belinda Merritt's look at this weekend's live music.
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Co-hosts Gale Seiler and Greta Anderson recap Wednesday's lecture by Dr. Vandana Shiva, entitled "The Future of Food" and explore the issues raised with guests Angie Carter, organizer for the Sustainable Agriculture Students Association, Dr. Clark Wolf, director of Bioethics and member of the Philosophy and Religious Studies department at ISU, and Dr. Michael Owen, researcher in the ISU Department of Agronomy. We start the show with a piece by KHOI intern, Jazmin Murguia, highlighting the achievement of ISU students Dequan Burnside and Mac Liu, in the Canvass My Campus competition.
Today's program is a preview of The Harmaleighs' concert which will be live at the Pantorium on Wednesday, March 11 at 7:00 PM. Haley Grant and Kaylee Jaspserson, the duo that makes up the Harmaleighs,came into the studio live this morning to perform a few songs they have written and to tell us about their road trip across the country and how they came to Ames.
International Women's Day, March 8, has been traditionally been celebrated in Ames with a gathering for more than 10 years. This year the event, "International Women's Day: Make It Happen," was held at the Public Librabry and was sponsored by India Cultural Association, the Iowa Resource for International Service, Friends of International Women, YWCA ISU-Ames, the Assault Care Center Extending Shelter & Support (ACCESS), Wheatsfield Co-op, Worldly Goods and Ames Public Library. Organizers from these groups joined us to describe the results of discussion groups held at the event, including Kim Hope, Andrea Gronau, Andrea Mallarino, Juri Bhattacharyya.