vocalooverdrive:

“Having an intern isn’t supposed to be a benefit for your company.[…]The employer that provides the training derives no immediate advantage from the activity of the intern and, on occasion, it’s operations may actually be impeded.” 

- George Lara, Director of Internships and Mentorships, Chicago Public Media

A recent civil action lawsuit has been filed against Fox Searchlight by two unpaid production interns claiming the work they did for the company was not appropriate for an intern and deserving of compensation. A judge has decided to allow the suit, based on a series of emails that seem to indicate irresponsibility and recognition of fault. Luis Perez and Shantell Jamison sit down with George Lara, the Director of Internships and Mentorships at Chicago Public Media, to help define what an internship is legally meant to be.

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morningamp:

“That’s exactly the argument, it’s that trade off and the balance between privacy of the individual vs. the security of the country. The internet operates without any borders.But of course, we have borders in the country and we want to protect our assets and our intellectual property. We have to put up defensive maneuvers and offensive maneuvers. So it’s a little bit of a balance in a kind of weird world because we’re operating in something that’s unregulated on a global basis. “

- Siobhan McDermott - Chief Policy Officer/ AVG Technologies on the NSA controversy

Disclosures about government surveillance of phone records and web data also revealed the extensive networks of private industries that the government contracted to do this work. Siobhan McDermott is the Chief Policy Officer for computer security software company AVG Technologies. She called the AMp and talked to hosts Brian Babylon and Molly Adams about what info can actually be protected and the way privacy and disclosure drive her industry.

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“It just seems like such a very strong infringement on one’s personal freedom, due to their financial circumstances, due to their dependency on the government.” -Shantell

A Wisconsin lawmaker wants to mandate that 2/3 of food stamp funds be used to buy healthy foods and the other 1/3 be used to buy junk food. Luis and Shantell debate whether or not the government is infringing on a person’s freedom to choose what foods to buy and what to eat. Callers also weigh in with their views on this legislation and they talk about what they think the new law is really about.

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It looks like it’s time to toss out your iPods and delete the hundreds of songs you’ve purchased as MP3’s. Apple hits the streaming airwaves! Luis and Shantell discuss what this means for the consumer, the artists, Apple and their competitors.

In a recent move from Apple, the company will be releasing what media has unofficially dubbed iRadio - a music streaming service comparable to Spotify or Pandora. Their move into the “streaming scene” is rumored to include improvements to the competition’s model. While this may represent a slight move away from Apple’s MP3-based system, purchasing songs will be a button-click away through the set up.

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morningamp:

When thinking about yogurt, innovation and entrepreneurship typically would not be some of the first things that come to mind. But now, cultured dairy is keeping pace with some of the most cutting edge businesses in the world. And the best part for the CEO of Chobani Yogurt? An American immigrant from Turkey named Hamdi Ulukaya. He owns 100% of his company. AMp hosts Brian Babylon and Molly Adams discussed the recent unexpected boom of the yogurt industry this morning - and since Brian hates yogurt he did his best to talk about this without gagging.

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morningamp:

Mary Lindsey, owner of Jokes and Notes comedy club in Bronzeville, dropped by the studio and sat with AMp hosts Brian Babylon and Molly Adams ahead of Just For Laughs Festival to talk about what role the manager plays in making names, and how a national festival changes her business routine. Her natural instinct on detecting who is funny and who is floppy has not only helped her business thrive, but she becomes a major part in the comic’s journey who made their debut at Jokes and Notes and skyrocketed their stand up careers.

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morningamp:

“I think this arena, it’s going to bring in recruits. It’s going to show that they’re committed to playing in the city. It’s a big spotlight on the team.” -Julian Zeng, sports editor, The DePaulia

That’s a lot of cash money: Projected to open for the 2016-17 season, DePaul has struck a deal with the city and the McPier group to build a $173 million arena at McCormick Place. $70 million will come from DePaul, $70 million from McPier, and then taxpayers will fill in the last $33 million.

It might be a controversial decision for the average Chicago taxpayer, but from DePaul’s perspective, it’s a big win for a struggling team. Julian Zeng, sports editor for DePaul’s student newspaper provided extensive coverage of the deal in this week’s issue. He called in to talk with hosts Molly Adams and Brian Babylon about the costs and benefits of the move from Rosemont to McCormick. Will DePaul be, once again, Chicago’s college team? We’ll have to wait and see.

Photo by Julian Zeng for The DePaulia

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morningamp:

“What EMBARC does, what the over-arching idea of what it’s doing, it’s transforming the WAY we educate kids. When you look at education now a days, its all about skill acquisition, and increase academic skills and success. But to do so, working harder in the classroom, spending more hours on books and training teachers, it’s not about addressing something
that each of us know. What determines who you are? What determines your dreams, your aspirations, your goals, who are you going to become? It’s the experiences you’ve had it’s the places you’ve been, the things you’ve seen, the dreams you’re able to have,our experiences are the language of our dreams, and it’s our dreams that create action in the world. If we got this giant gap here, it needs to be addressed and education right now has moved away from that - it has focused on something else.”

- Imran Khan, Executive Direction and Founder of EMBARC

Imran Khan teaches at Harper High School, a Chicago Public School that has been dubbed one of the city’s most dangerous schools after a number of students died in the past year. Joined AMp hosts Brian Babylon and Molly Adams to talk about EMBARC, a program he developed to help his students widen their perspectives and find places in the city for themselves outside of their schools. He dropped in with Dionte Tanner, a Harper High School student and member of the program.

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vocalooverdrive:

Last week, the U.S. Department of Education changed their Free Application for Federal Student Loan (FAFSA) form to address same sex families. While the new form replaces the “mother” “father pronouns, it has been accused by some of discriminating against same-sex families. Shantell & Luis discuss the changes and their impact on student eligibility for financial assistance.

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