“Sicko”: February 28 Screening—Focus of Panel Discussions
February 25, 2008
Cold and Flu season is the perfect time for the Student Union Board presentation of “Sicko”. The SUB screening of the movie will be held on February 28, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. in Kresge Auditorium. This documentary spotlights healthcare systems here and abroad, focusing on healthcare insurance companies and their role in the quality and availability of healthcare in the United States. A panel, consisting of professor Lee Lewellen, senior vice president of Community and Regional Development for Thomas P. Miller and Associates; IU Kokomo Associate Professor of Communication Arts, Donna McLean, Ph.D.; President of the Student Body, Chad Andrews; and Patient Assistance Programs Coordinator at Wishard Health Service, Pamela Dickinson, CPhT; with Assistant Professor of Political Science, M. Todd Bradley, Ph.D., as facilitator, will provide an opportunity for students to discuss the issue following the movie.
“Sicko” was directed by Michael Moore, whose other credits include “Fahrenheit 9/11” and “Bowling for Columbine”. In 2007, “Sicko” was a New York Times Critics’ Pick. Of this movie, Newsweek states, “The globe-trotting Moore compares our broken system with the free health care offered by Canada, France, England and—in what has already become his most controversial flourish—Cuba...” (http://www.newsweek.com/id/33447). A Time magazine review states, “He's latched onto an issue that affects more Americans more directly than gun violence or Islamic terrorism.” (http://movies.nytimes.com/2007/ 06/22/movies/ 22sick.html).
