Monthly Archives: November 2013

Friends of Dorothy, a halfway home for people with Aids.

I’m the community relations chair for the organization First Year Player’s (FYP) at Syracuse University. Because I have this position, my job is to go out into the community and find speakers that can come talk to our organization staff … Continue reading

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Do The Math Documentary

On Wednesday, November 20th, Syracuse University’s Students of Sustainability held a showing of the “Do The Math” documentary in the Watson Theater. The film followed environmentalist, reporter, and author Bill McKibben on his crusade to end the burning of fossil … Continue reading

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Judy Smith

Judy Smith, founder of Smith & Co. and author of Good Self, Bad Self, spoke to Syracuse students Monday about her life as the “Real Olivia Pope.” For those who are unfamiliar with the ABC primetime show Scandal, Olivia Pope, … Continue reading

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Judy Smith

I went to listen to Judy Smith or “The Real Olivia Pope” speak about her career in crisis management and about the hit TV show Scandal based on her life. Not only did she speak about the extremely interesting cases that … Continue reading

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Judy Smith

The National Association of Black Journalists at Syracuse University hosted Judy Smith on November 18, 2013. Judy Smith is a crisis management expert who worked on many famous, recent events. She worked behind the scenes of some of the greatest … Continue reading

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Matt Bennett: “The Politics of Guns”

Matt Bennett, Third Way Cofounder and Senior Vice President of Public Affairs, spoke to the Syracuse community on Thursday about “The Politics of Guns.” Working for Third Way, a bipartisan think-tank, Bennett often must tell stories to explain the political … Continue reading

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El Laberinto del Fauno

For my Spanish class we had to watch “El Laberinto del Fauno” or in English it’s translated to “Pans Labyrinth.”  I had never seen this movie before, but was excited to because it was a movie created by Spanish director … Continue reading

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The Peace Corps: Life is calling. How far will you go?

Joining the Peace Corps has always been on my mind.  When I learned that there would be a lecture from two returned service members, I was anxious to go. The Peace Corps is a well known government agency that trains … Continue reading

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Shattered Glass

On Thursday November 14th I attended the screening, and talk session of the movie “Shattered Glass”. “Shattered Glass” is about 24 -year- old Stephen Glass, who fabricated countless amounts of magazine articles for The New Republic, that were all supposed … Continue reading

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Arising from Tragedy

I went to see the presentation, “Arising from Tragedy: 25 years after Pan Am flight 103.” This presentation was put on by the Alexia Foundation. The Alexia Foundation was founded by the parents of one of the victims of the … Continue reading

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