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Public forum addresses incarceration alternatives BY ZIKE CHENG STAFF WRITER
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Henning Matz, freshman in DGS, marches in Anniversary Plaza near the Quad on Friday morning with a drill rifle during the POW/MIA ceremony. The ceremony coincides with National POW/MIA Recognition Day. Cadets and midshipmen of the Army, Navy, Marines, and Air Force ROTCs took part.
POWs, troops missing in action honored at vigil BY PULU WANG STAFF WRITER
Community members and students gathered on the Quad on Friday for a POW/MIA ceremony honoring prisoners of war and those missing in action. The 24-hour vigil coincided with National POW/MIA Recognition Day, which occurs on the third Friday of September. “It kind of feels good to be part of it because it could be us one day,” said Jason Kim, junior in Business, who comes from a military family. “We are training right now, and
once we get commission, we can go out there and sacrifice for our country. And it’s good to show that they are not forgotten and (to) give them respect.” Kim said he appreciated the opportunity to express that respect. Candles were lit at the event to symbolize remembrance, and participants wrote their personal thoughts on a message board and read stories of victims who were killed in war. Every year, Navy, Army, Marine and Air Force cadets and midshipmen march and carry drill rifles in
Community members discussed alternatives to incarceration at a meeting led by Champaign-Urbana Citizens for Peace and Justice on Friday. The group began a campaign for alternatives after a Champaign County Board proposal was made earlier this year to spend $20 million on a new jail . Panel members at the event included the Rev. Zernial Bogin, president of the Champaign County Black Chamber of Commerce; Diane Zell, president of the National Alliance for Mental Illness of Champaign County; Gilberto Rosas, member of the C-U Immigration Forum; Diana Lenik, steering committee member of the Champaign County American Civil Liberties Union; and James Kilgore, member of Citizens With Convictions. All speakers explored several alternatives to jail, including education for young people, mental health and substance abuse treatment, and resources
“I was an ex-drug dealer, ex-drug user. ... There are certain jobs that are denied to you. ... It was frustrating,” AARON AMMONS, co-founder of Champaign-Urbana Citizens for Peace and Justice
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Air Force ROTC sophomore Joanna Szewczyk lights candles in remembrance of Vietnam POW/MIAs, as Navy ROTC freshman Pete Kane stands guard. front of the candle display. The event was hosted by the Arnold Air Society, a service organization that aims to create a positive image of Air Force ROTC and helps train cadets. Maggie Kealy, vice commander
of the organization and junior in LAS, said everyone in the nation should remember POWs and MIAs on this day. “We are here to remind every-
See VIGIL, Page 3A
for those returning from incarceration. Aaron Ammons, co-founder of CUCPJ, he had suffered from the criminal justice system. Ammons said his life was difficult after being released from the county jail. “I was an ex-drug dealer, ex-drug user. ... There are certain jobs that are denied to you. ... It was frustrating,” he said. Ammons said he thinks the county should spend money not on increasing jail space but on helping formerly incarcerated individuals. He said that without the support of job training or other educational programs, ex-prisoners will likely continue committing crimes. Brian Dolinar, member of CUCPJ, said that because of discrimination, many more African-Americans are jailed for minor crimes than people of other races. “They don’t need to sit in jail,” Dolinar said. “I mean, how often do you see people
See INCARCERATION, Page 3A
Film Festival’s 5th year a success Latin American, Caribbean studies aim to educate the public JESSICA AHN STAFF WRITER
The fi fth annual, seven-day Latin American Film Festival kicked off Friday, September 21, at the Art Theater in Champaign.
The event, hosted by the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, features five award-winning fi lms and one documentary from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Argentina, Spain/Cuba, and Panama,
all subtitled in English. Angelina Cotler, associate director of the center, has coordinated the festival for the past five years. Cotler said the event took around six months to plan. The festival differs from year to year because the fi lms are always newly-released, she said. “Some of them have nev-
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Featured Films Showing at the Festival: Chico y Rita (Chico and Rita) (2010) Originating countries: Spain/ Cuba Length: 94 minutes Postales Colombianas (Colombian Postcards) (2011) Originating country: Colombia Length: 94 minutes
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Sin Retorno (No Return) (2010) Originating country: Argentina Length: 104 minutes A Cadeira Do Pai (Father’s Chair) (2011) Originating country: Brazil Length: 105 minutes Las Malas Intenciones (The Bad Intentions) (2011) Originating countries: Peru/
Argentina Length: 110 minutes Paraiso For Sale (2011) Originating country: Panama Length: 73 minutes For more information, including synopses of these films, visit clacs. illinois.edu/news/specialevents. SOURCE: CENTER FOR LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN STUDIES
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Downtown Champaign’s Art Theater marquee announces the debut of the 2012 Latin American Film Festival. The event will be running through Thursday.
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