By WCIU/The U with value added by The Beachwood Green Screen Affairs Desk

WCIU, The U is proud to announce that Green Screen Adventures is featuring the work submitted by Jeremie McLaurin from Jose de Diego Community Academy located in Chicago, Illinois.
Jeremie wrote “I’m Scared Of,” which will air on Green Screen Adventures on Sunday, April 7 at 7 a.m. on Me-TV.
Green Screen Adventures, the nationally award-winning children’s television show, selects writing and illustrations by students and brings them to life using story theatre, game shows, and puppetry.
To wit:

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Posted on March 29, 2013

Compare And Contrast

The whole world wasn’t watching, but these folks were.
1. Al-Jazeera (English).
“Thousands of teachers in the third largest US city of Chicago are protesting against plans to shut down schools in poor neighbourhoods.”

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Posted on March 28, 2013

Plus: Lou Grant Loves Kalamazoo

Because it’s on.
1. Roland Martin Really Likes Roland Martin.
But he’s out at CNN.
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Martin, of course, worked in Chicago for a time as the editor of the Defender. But he really was working as the editor of Roland Martin. That’s who he is.

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Posted on March 27, 2013

Anthropologists Of Illinois

Because it’s on.
1. Lake County On Stun.
From the Sun-Times:

So, you’re a dedicated Star Trek fan and you think you know everything there is to know about the show and its spinoff movies?” the Sun-Times
You might want to think again. Unless you already know Spock got caught cheating at chess, that is.
While researching the papers of Star Trek movie writer/director Nicholas Meyer, College of Lake County professors John and Maria Jose Tenuto uncovered 800 behind-the-scenes photos from his 1982 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (along with production memos, drafts of scripts, etc.) that have never been released to the public.
They’ll present roughly 100 of them during their History of Star Trek program Thursday in Vernon Hills – along with other previously unknown Trek treasures.

The deets from the College of Lake County:

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Posted on March 20, 2013

By J.J. Tindall

Not exactly a Goodson-Todman production.

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Posted on March 18, 2013

Plus: The Elmwood Park Sandwich King At Silver Cloud

Because it’s on.
1. Urban Grind TV.
“Hosted By EV the Great. UGTV Host EV talks with Wally from Urban Grind TV about the Importance of supporting Hip Hop in Chicago while remaining positive.”

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Posted on March 11, 2013