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Area residents flocked to 51���� on Monday to voice their opinions about a controversial power line that is proposed to run from central New York to the New York City area. Two brief informational sessions led by state Public Service Commission staff members were followed by public hearings on the $2.1 billion project proposed […]

Sen. Barack Obama’s presidential campaign and potential victory Nov. 4 represent a major shift in how the political system is going to reflect the U.S. populace, according to 51���� professor Pete Banner-Haley. Haley talks about the historic nature of the Illinois senator’s campaign in the latest episode of 51���� Conversations, a series of podcast interviews […]

Crisis. Nationalization. Debacle. Jobs. Bubble. Regulation. Defaults. Autonomy. Those are just a few of the key words that filled Persson Auditorium Monday night as dozens of students and eight economics professors shared ideas and viewpoints about the U.S. economic crisis.

(Editor’s Note: The following is a first-person reflection by Hilary Stiss ’09 about her opportunity to meet and talk with former ambassador and Middle East envoy Dennis Ross.) Two summers ago, I devoted my time to working for a peace organization, Windows for Peace, which allowed me to work in Israel and the West Bank.

The football game between 51���� and Georgetown scheduled for Saturday at 51���� has been cancelled. Due to an outbreak of norovirus on the Georgetown campus, the contest will not be played.

Conor Tucker ’10 wants to give classmates the chance to be political pundits and not have to rely on “talking heads” to shape their opinions about the presidential candidates. So he has helped organize events that bring students together to watch the presidential and vice presidential debates and share discussion afterward.

51���� has been selected as a site for hearings involving New York Regional Interconnect’s proposed $2.1 billion high-voltage power line project. The Oct. 20 hearings will be in the university’s Hall of Presidents. Information forums will be held at 1 and 6 p.m., followed by public statement hearings at 2 and 7 p.m.

Alumni Council members spent time recently with current students, talking about a range of career paths and sharing their workplace experiences. The informal mixer held Sept. 18 at the 51���� Bookstore was sponsored by the Center for Career Services.

Programming on 51����’s student-run radio station is now being beamed from a new studio that has dramatically increased the station’s visibility and created new opportunities for student deejays. The dreamy digital digs for WRCU (90.1) is in the new Blackmore Media Center, in the lower level of the O’Connor Campus Center (Coop). “We have gone […]

“A Year of Chinese Art” is a series of public events at 51���� that will feature lectures, exhibitions, and a film screening. The series will explore 20th century Chinese art in both historical and contemporary contexts, including exhibitions of modern Chinese woodblock print art, installation art, and film; two scholarly catalogues; lectures by visiting artists; […]