Catalyst Radio: Motion Initiative uses cycling repair to teach life skills to urban youth
Submitted 10-29-2010 under NONPROFITS
Thomas Fish, executive director of Motion Initiative, joins us on air. Motion Initiative is part of United in Christ Ministries and teaches urban youth life skills through their bicycle shop. Acitivities include training in bike mechanics and...
Bylines, RSS feeds, mapping and Facebook stuff: The Rapidian has some new features!
Submitted 10-26-2010 under OPINION
Now that the craziness of ArtPrize is behind us, we can breathe and finally tell you about the new features we have quietly launched on (and off) the site over the last couple of weeks. That's right, people, it's "New Feature Tuesday" again! ...
Moral Ground 2010: A Responsibility to Fido and Fluffy
Submitted 10-23-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
“Unlike humans, animals cannot defend themselves. The animals are not the ones damaging things here, we are. Why punish those who are innocent?” ~ Stacie Kreiser, Pre-Veterinary senior at GVSU Ghandi once said, “Be the change you want to see...Moral Ground 2010: The 20th century as a defining moment
Submitted 10-22-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
“The 20th century undoubtedly will be seen as the defining moment in time when it comes to a pivotal shift in our attitudes regarding our natural world” ~ Nancy Yoder Eigenhouse, lifelong animal lover, environmentalist, retired worker for the State...
First content facilitator's contribution at the heart of The Rapidian
Submitted 10-19-2010 under OPINION
From The Rapidian staff: One year ago yesterday, we got the news that Drew Storey had unexpectedly passed away. It was instant - an undiagnosed heart condition - no pain. Drew Storey was The Rapidian's first content facilitator and, before that,...
Moral Ground 2010: A Call For Social Reconstruction
Submitted 10-19-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
“Of course we do. That’s what we are wired to do, it’s our natural state.”~ Chrysta Coronado, Herbalist Chrysta Coronado arrives at the local coffee shop slightly frenzied and apologizing for being five minutes late. It seems while cycling...
Get Real, Citizen Journalists
Submitted 10-18-2010 under OPINION
It’s hard to be a citizen journalist. You don’t get paid. You have no idea what you’re doing. You have to keep your iPhone charged so you can tweet breaking news… And, after all that, people don’t even take you seriously.“Without the training and...
Moral Ground 2010: A Bioenergetic View of Environmental Ethics
Submitted 10-17-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
"The earth is our Mother...We have as much responsibility to her [the earth] as we do to any living being.” ~ Pam Allard, Lakota Ceremonialist, Bioenergeticist Pam Allard of Grand Rapids has studied the relationship between humans and the...
What #ArtPrize2010 has taught us
Submitted 10-12-2010 under OPINION
From Rapidian staff: It's been a busy few weeks for Grand Rapids and that means it's been busy at The Rapidian, too. ArtPrize season brought us a lot of content from both new and existing reporters, a multitude of arts-entertainment and...
Journalist Anand Gopal speaks at Calvin College
Submitted 10-09-2010 under NEWS
Renowned free-lance journalist Anand Gopal gave a startling talk Friday night to a crowd of around fifty people at Calvin College. Gopal, who has reported from Afghanistan for the last three years was full of current information, having...