Author Archives: Erika Haas

Gun policies and Second Amendment rights have been, and still are, a highly controversial and divisive topic. However, since Adam Lanza opened fire on Sandy Hook Elementary School in  Newtown, Connecticut killing 20 students between the ages of six and … Continue reading →

Hedricks Chapel was the appropriate venue for Eric Liu to preach his gospel of patriotism. That evening, Liu held the rapt attention of each person sitting at the edge of their pews as he spoke more in the manner of … Continue reading →

Last Monday, I was fortunate to attend a lecture by John Stossel, an investigative journalist most prominently known for his libertarian views. For the short time I have lived on campus, I have observed that a majority of students and … Continue reading →

Richard Wolff is an economist and visiting professor at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. Wolff gave an open lecture on September 27 on the “evils” of capitalism. An outspoken critic of our economic system, Wolff touched based … Continue reading →

Robert Draper visited Newhouse this Thursday to talk about his rather exuberant career in magazine journalism. First deciding to become a writer because “it was the only thing I could do well,” Draper had ample encouragement at an early age … Continue reading →

This Thursday, I attended Andy Nathan’s Lessons Learned from an Advertising Journeyman. Walking into the auditorium that night, I expected to sit there completely disinterested throughout the entire presentation. Being a magazine journalism major, a lecture on advertising seemed like … Continue reading →