Becker--Mark Benedict (Class of 2009)

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	Title	Date	Summary
1	My beef with Benjamin Franklin Becker--Mark Benedict (Class of 2009) Northern Iowan 105:53, p.6	4/28/2009	Writer does not advocate laziness, but does challenge the reader to take a more balanced approach. Cooperation to complete tasks would be most beneficial to mankind.
2	Loving food again Becker--Mark Benedict (Class of 2009) Northern Iowan 105:51, p.7	4/21/2009	Food is taken for granted. It is always on the shelf and available at our convenience. Humans need to consider the production, transportation, and preparation of their food.
3	Questioning the education system Becker--Mark Benedict (Class of 2009) Northern Iowan 105:50, p.3	4/17/2009	Depth of education discussed; education thought to be more than repeating facts from professors or textbooks.
4	The end of petroleum-food Becker--Mark Benedict (Class of 2009) Northern Iowan 105:47, p.7	4/7/2009	Concerns expressed with the use of petroleum to transport food. Dependence on fossil fuels questioned.
5	Failure of the "Green Revolution" Becker--Mark Benedict (Class of 2009) Northern Iowan 105:45, p.5	3/31/2009	The success of Norman Borlaug's "Green Revolution" in India disputed. Believes that increased crop yields have not aided the general population. The poor have no money to purchase the food.
6	A new agricultural revolution Becker--Mark Benedict (Class of 2009) Northern Iowan 105:40, p.7	3/3/2009	Big profit firms and our addiction to fossil fuels blamed for "big farming", lack of soil conservation, and warnings of global catastrophe.
7	Sugar and stress Becker--Mark Benedict (Class of 2009) Northern Iowan 105:36, p.8	2/17/2009	Believes that sugar consumption has changed from being used to keep the ruling class content to now being a nearly universal addiction. Living things respond to stress each day. The human response to stress is becoming less than positive.
8	Comparing Barack Obama and Martin Luther King, Jr. Becker--Mark Benedict (Class of 2009) Northern Iowan 105:34, p.8	2/10/2009	Believes that King took a high moral ground and that President Obama is a representative of the ruling class.
9	Quiet robbery Becker--Mark Benedict (Class of 2009) Northern Iowan 105:32, p.7	2/3/2009	Questions spending priorities for the University of Northern Iowa; especially the transfer of funds from the general fund to Maucker Union, Gallagher-Bluedorn, athletics, and the Student Health Clinic.
10	Legitimate change from the ground up Becker--Mark Benedict (Class of 2009) Northern Iowan 105:30, p.6	1/27/2009	Believes that lasting change is a product of long-term, multigenerational, multi-racial social movements based on people, culture, and a more just world.
11	Seeing ourselves as nature's equals Becker--Mark Benedict (Class of 2009) Northern Iowan 105:28, p.5	1/16/2009	Reflections on winter effects on humans. Suggestions made that we need to get more in touch with nature and strive to be an equal with nature rather than an enslaver.
12	Family, food, and factory farms Becker--Mark Benedict (Class of 2009) Northern Iowan 105:26, p.5	12/9/2008	Considers the personal and global impact of eating meat; urges others to consider the implications.
13	Pollution v. progress Becker--Mark Benedict (Class of 2009) Northern Iowan 105:23, p.10	11/18/2008	Modern agricultural practices challenged; accused of being merely profit oriented. A return to simpler times encouraged.
14	In need of genuine hope Becker--Mark Benedict (Class of 2009) Northern Iowan 105:21, p.8	11/11/2008	Believes that hope must develop into something substantial if anything worthwhile is to happen; hope must lead to sustainable change.
15	Oppression and politicking Becker--Mark Benedict (Class of 2009) Northern Iowan 105:19, p.7	11/4/2008	Believes that the electoral process is as hierarchical and cultish as ever; makes case that creatively transforming our lives comes from within.
16	Why do politics have to be unpleasant? Becker--Mark Benedict (Class of 2009) Northern Iowan 105:16, p.6	10/25/2008	Bipartisan politics questioned. If the current economic model is unequal, unjust, and unstable, reflects the way we live. "Economy is a tool to benefit society, not the other way around".
17	Coming full circle Becker--Mark Benedict (Class of 2009) Northern Iowan 105:12, p.6	10/10/2008	Continues to look at a simpler life.
18	You can't vote for community Becker--Mark Benedict (Class of 2009) Northern Iowan 105:9, p.7	9/30/2008	Stresses the need for community in our lives. Believes that communities need to remain small in order to work well. Community comes only by the life that a person builds with others, as equals, not as strangers.
19	More than a consumer Becker--Mark Benedict (Class of 2009) Northern Iowan 105:7, p.5	9/23/2008	The public is urged to adopt the principles of permaculture, a design of productive human habitats that mimic the stability, diversity, and resilience of natural ecosystems.
20	Know the problem to find the solution Becker--Mark Benedict (Class of 2009) Northern Iowan 105:5, p.8	9/16/2008	Believes that people must re-create themselves with a respectful harmony with nature and the land.
21	Grow something! Becker--Mark Benedict (Class of 2009) Northern Iowan 105:3, p.7	9/9/2008	Students urged to get involved in growing things. The process will help connect the person with the soil and their surroundings.
22	Let me begin Becker--Mark Benedict (Class of 2009) Northern Iowan 105:1, p.13	8/29/2008	Author's thoughts on society and the environment; photo.
23	The need for seed Becker--Mark Benedict (Class of 2009) Northern Iowan 104:59, p.3	7/25/2008	Believes that some seed companies do not act in the best interest of mankind.
24	A cultural transformation Becker--Mark Benedict (Class of 2009) Northern Iowan 104:58, p.2	7/18/2008	Thoughts on working with nature and the soil; photo.
25	Letting the land do what it will Becker--Mark Benedict (Class of 2009) Northern Iowan 104:57, p.2	7/11/2008	Believes that conventional agriculture is destructive; maintains that organic farming might be the better way to go.
26	A river scanned Becker--Mark Benedict (Class of 2009) Northern Iowan 104:56, p.2	6/27/2008	Analysis of the recent flooding; its impact on the area and people. Readers asked to question their response to living with nature.
27	Starting the dialogue on environmental issues Becker--Mark Benedict (Class of 2009) Northern Iowan 104:55, p.8	6/20/2008	Writer of new column on environmental issues introduces himself.
28	Food crises Becker--Mark Benedict (Class of 2009) Northern Iowan 105:42, p.7	3/10/2008	Regulations proposed to centralize the oversight of food production and distribution under the umbrella of the Food and Drug Administration. This action seen as adding more regulations for the small scale agricultural producer.
29	"The Pawns Are Real" response Becker--Mark Benedict (Class of 2009) Northern Iowan 104:10, p.8	9/28/2007	Agrees with ideas presented in previous NI article on involvement in Iraq; presses issues further.
30	Saying 'No' to the Budget Reconciliation Act Becker--Mark Benedict (Class of 2009) Northern Iowan 102:5, p.10	9/13/2005	Writer informs students about a bill that could cut nine billion dollars from federal financial aid and encourages them to help contact representatives to voice their opposition.

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