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...days for selling alcohol to minors. Still, Chen has fond memories of operating his store for 18 years in the shadow of Mather House, which went so far as to name the annual “Louie’s Cup” in the store’s honor. Chen has taken to decorating his store with foreign tender given to him by students in the wake of 1993 fire that nearly burned his store to the ground. “Other stores have come and gone in the 18 years I’ve run my business...
...Illinois retired the figure in February. Chief Illiniwek, portrayed by a student in buckskin clothes and face paint, is a racist symbol of older, less understanding times. At least seven Native American groups, local and national, have lobbied to eliminate him. The documentary “In Whose Honor?” traces one activist’s fight against Illinois’ “degrading depictions” of her fellow Native Americans...
...traditionalists cling tight to their retired mascot. To them, Chief Illiniwek is an honorable part of the state’s identity. But there are certainly more productive ways to honor natives than a cheap caricature that rolls every Native American stereotype into...
...featured a “traditional” dance that was actually exaggerated for the crowd’s benefit. When Native American ways are embellished or altered to entertain the masses, the descriptor “Jim Crow” leaps to mind sooner than “honor...
...Loyalty to the club you chose in childhood is expected to last a lifetime," says Carlin. "You are expected to die still supporting that club. A man can change wife, or a woman her husband, they can change occupation, but if they are people of honor, it is unthinkable they will ever change soccer club." And in the case of the most devoted Boca fans and their beloved team, not even death need break the bond...