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Intro:

Virgin Galactic’s quest for commercial space travel has hit a couple of bumps with two crashes in one week.

Kira Boyd asked some Northwestern University graduate students if they would be interested in participating in a commercial spaceflight if afforded the opportunity.


OUTRO:

Those were the voices from Northwestern graduate students about their thoughts on commercial space travel.

As of Wednesday, 20 of the nearly 700 people currently signed up for one of the space voyages had canceled. 

 


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This past Tuesday’s gubernatorial election has been the main topic for many discussions---even comedians are talking about it. 

Medill’s Kira Boyd reports.

[Sounds from the event]
 
People filed in one-by-one, grabbed a beer, and settled into a seat preparing for a good laugh from the Congrats On Your Success comedy troupe.

As the Chicago-based group began their performance, it was evident this past election was on some of the comedian’s minds.

Comedian Justin Covington decided to focus on the attack ads from this election season.

JUSTIN COVINGTON SPEAKS

A reported 46 percent of campaign ads this year would be considered attack ads.

For Medill, I’m Kira Boyd


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This audio piece was done at a panel discussion that was part of the March on Washington Film Festival

A panel on the Civil Rights Movement reveals little known facts about the historic era

This audio piece was done at a panel discussion that was part of the March on Washington Film Festival. The panelists, which included author Taylor Branch and Dr. Martin Luther King's personal lawyer, Clarence Jones, gave personal accounts about the movement. 