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I went to see Norie Quintos, an executive editor at National Geographic Traveller, speak to a large group of Newhouse students. Quintos elaborated on the construction of a good story. She mentioned how even though she’s been writing professionally for … Continue reading →

Laura Foti is a Syracuse University Newhouse School of Public Communications alumni who took time to speak to our COM 117 class on October 1st. She began her interest in communications as a young girl. Her father, being limited in … Continue reading →

Laura Foti, a recent Newhouse Alum, came into our COM 117 class to tell us about her story. She began by explaining how her father has rheumatoid arthritis which resulted in him being physically disabled. She is a very active … Continue reading →

On Friday I watched Off Label, a film co-directed by Michael Palmieri and Donal Mosher that was a part of the Human Rights Film Festival. It was a very moving documentary, following the lives of eight individuals whose lives are severely … 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 →

On Thursday September 26th, Rob Light visited Syracuse University to talk about the music business and the ins and outs of being a Hollywood agent. Light came to SU in 1974 from Westchester and enrolled in the Newhouse School of … Continue reading →

Robert Draper, a magazine journalist from Texas, claims that he got in to writing because “there was nothing else [he] could do well.” While freelancing in the beginning of his career, he picked up odd jobs, making only about $5,000 … Continue reading →

Marybeth Tinker is someone who stood up for what she believed in, and in this particular instance it led to the famous First Amendment case on school speech rights. To quote Tinker, “Young people are the voice of the future. … Continue reading →

Yesterday I went to hear Mary Beth Tinker speak at Newhouse. For those that don’t know, Tinker was the plaintiff in the Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines. The case dealt with free speech in public schools. During the … Continue reading →