CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—April 30, 2018 Prairie State College (PSC) student Omar Martinez of Homewood, Ill., recently was awarded the 2018 Dr. Juan Andrade Scholarship for Young Hispanic Leaders at the 36th Annual United States Hispanic Leadership Institute (USHLI) National Conference. He was one of only 20 high school and college students[Read More…]
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South Suburban College Guard Named All American
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)—April 27, 2018 South Suburban College’s Men’s Basketball player sophomore guard Jordan Matthews was rewarded for his efforts this season by being named to the NJCAA Division II All-American 2nd Team. Matthews averaged 21.7 points, 3 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 1.8 steals. He is the 11th All-American[Read More…]
South Suburban College Students Recognized at Phi Theta Kappa All-Illinois Academic Team Banquet
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)—April 27, 2018 Two South Suburban College (SSC) students were recognized at the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) All-Illinois Academic Team Banquet in Springfield, Illinois on Wednesday, April 11, 2018. Students Jada Muldrow and Ifeoma Onwumelu were accompanied by Joan Rosen, faculty advisor for Phi Theta Kappa at[Read More…]
South Suburban College to Host Live First District Court Oral Arguments at 5th Annual Law Day on May 1st
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)—April 27, 2018 The South Suburban College Legal Studies Department will host their fifth annual Law Day on Tuesday, May 1, 2018. This year’s event will feature a special live court case. Oral arguments for a real criminal First District Appellate Court case will be heard in[Read More…]
NORML Delivers Over 10,000 Comments To The FDA Calling For Marijuana’s Descheduling
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 27, 2018 By: Justin Strekal, NORML Political Director NORML staffers on Monday hand-delivered over 10,000 written comments from US citizens calling on federal and international agencies to amend the international prohibition of cannabis. The public comments, which were requested earlier this month by the US Food and Drug[Read More…]
Federal Legislation Introduced To Facilitate Medical Marijuana Trials For Military Veterans
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 27, 2018 By: Justin Strekal, NORML Political Director United States Rep. Timothy Waltz (D-MN), along with 39 bipartisan co-sponsors, has introduced legislation, HR 5520 The VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2018, to facilitate federally-sponsored clinical research on the safety and efficacy of medical cannabis among veterans. The[Read More…]
Matteson Elementary School Plants Red Maple Tree to Mark National Arbor Day
MATTESON, ILL. –(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2018 By: Richard Barry All 454 students of the Matteson Elementary School celebrated National Arbor Day today by witnessing a Sun Valley red maple tree planted in the school’s front yard. Student council members and school administrators joined with Village of Matteson officials to mark the[Read More…]
Researchers Examine Link Between Traumatic Brain Injury and Domestic Violence
DePaul University neuroscientist collaborates with social work and game design faculty CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—April 27, 2018 Contact: Kristin Claes Mathews Loss of memory, trouble concentrating and an unstable mood are among the indicators of traumatic brain injury and a research focus of Dorothy Kozlowski, a neuroscientist at DePaul University. Kozlowski’s research has[Read More…]
U.S. Delegation Traveled to Portugal to Learn From Country’s Groundbreaking Drug Decriminalization Policy
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 27, 2018 By: Tony Newman Last month, Drug Policy Alliance’s Grants, Partnerships and Special Projects team, led by senior director, asha bandele, organized an historic delegation of advocates and journalists who traveled to Lisbon, Portugal to understand how that nation disrupted its own overdose epidemic in the 1990s,[Read More…]
As Rep. Schakowsky Demands Israel Stop Deadly Force Against Unarmed Protesters, Constituents Call for Investigation
Shabbat vigil on Friday, April 27, mourning 39 Palestinians killed, demand Senators break silence, urge investigation into whether Israeli military units received U.S. weapons, training. CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—April 27, 2018 Contact: Michael Deheeger Last Friday, Jewish Voice for Peace-Chicago led over 50 constituents of Illinois’ 9th Congressional District in a vigil urging Representative Jan[Read More…]
