Eight Forty-Eight 7/23/2008

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We talk with Joseph Ryan, the author of a series written for the Daily Herald about the economic and personal effects of gambling in Illinois. Northwestern students bring us the story of sex worker, Miss Pussy Willow. Then, we talk with an animal rights group whose members are leveling charges of animal abuse against Loyola University. We report on efforts to get Asian Carp out of Lake Michigan. Plus, poet Susan Hahn tells us about her new collection of work, The Note She Left..


The House Always Wins

We talk with Joseph Ryan, the author of a series written for the Daily Herald about the economic and personal effects of gambling in Illinois.
Pillow Talk: Profile of a Sex Worker

Northwestern Students Andrew Bowen and Ashley Ludgood bring us the story of sex worker, Miss Pussy Willow.
Plagiarism Battle in Schools Goes High-Tech

Some teachers are fighting plagiarism the high-tech way, but is it worth it?
Animal Rights Violations Leveled Against Loyola

We talk with an animal rights group whose members are leveling charges of animal abuse against Loyola University.
Keeping A Big Fish From Butting In

A report on efforts to get Asian Carp out of Lake Michigan.
Poet Susan Hahn

Poet Susan Hahn discusses her new collection of work, The Note She Left, and about the stage adaptation of her book of poems, The Scarlet Ibis.
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