Elmo Puppeteer to Speak At Bucknell!
09.28.2011
Gotham ArtistsPuppeteer and voice actor Kevin Clash, who for more than 28 years has built a worldwide audience for such Sesame Street characters as Elmo, will give a talk this fall as part of the ongoing Bucknell Forum national speaker series, "Creativity: Beyond the Box." He will speak Tuesday, Oct. 25, at 7:30 p.m. in the Weis Center. > View article
The Making of Dan Choi
09.20.2011
Lt. Dan Choi > View profileGreat biographic article on Lt. Dan Choi from the Global Post. > View article
Len Berman Returns to Today Show!
09.09.2011
Len Berman > View profileLen Berman has rejoined the Today Show! > View article
Lt. Choi Fights Fed Charges
08.30.2011
Lt. Dan Choi > View profile
A gay former Army lieutenant arrested for handcuffing himself to a White House fence during a protest is being treated differently because he is a prominent voice for gay rights, his lawyer said Monday.
Dan Choi, a West Point graduate and Iraq War veteran, is charged with disobeying police orders to leave an area in front of the White House during a November 2010 protest of the military's "don't ask, don't tell policy." During the protest, 13 people handcuffed themselves to the fence, some in uniform, chanting slogans including "let us serve." (AP) > View article
Roeper: What's in a name?
08.16.2011
Richard Roeper > View profile
In the Social Media era, all it takes is a few strokes of the keyboard and clicks of the mouse to find out you’re not the only one with your name.
(Chicago Sun Times) > View article
Vizzini: Catcher in the Rye, 60 Years Later
07.26.2011
Ned Vizzini > View profile
Sixty years ago, Holden Caulfield defined what it meant to be outside the system. Demographic changes mean that a new generation is looking for a non-white hero. Author Ned Vizzini on the hunt to make him relevant again.
(The Daily Beast) > View article
Lt. Choi speaks on the importance of diversity for a corporation
07.11.2011
Lt. Dan Choi > View profileE.J. Dionne: The Fixed 2012 Elections
06.20.2011
E.J. Dionne, Jr. > View profile
An attack on the right to vote is underway across the country through laws designed to make it more difficult to cast a ballot. If this were happening in an emerging democracy, we’d condemn it as election-rigging. But it’s happening here, so there’s barely a whimper.
The laws are being passed in the name of preventing “voter fraud.” But study after study has shown that fraud by voters is not a major problem — and is less of a problem than how hard many states make it for people to vote in the first place. Some of the new laws, notably those limiting the number of days for early voting, have little plausible connection to battling fraud. > View article
Richard Roeper On Chicago Flash Mobs
06.08.2011
Richard Roeper > View profile
Just a couple of months ago, the term “flash mob” was commonly associated with groups of young people who would congregate to perform ironic dance routines from the 1980s.
Now it has a chilling effect.
The teenage thugs who swarm into retail stores and steal, who knock down bicyclists, who grab your phone and run away, who beat up people in broad daylight, are being referred to as “flash mobs.”
Nonsense. They’re criminals engaged in acts of violence. > View article
Charles Best Featured in Fast Company
05.11.2011
Charles Best > View profileDonorsChoose.org didn't attract 250,000 donors and $30 million dollars to fund 60,000 classroom projects by relying solely on their good will alone. At Fast Company's Innovation Uncensored 2011, founder Charles Best shared how he's partnered with a wide variety of corporations to make Donors Choose as tempting as fatty snacks. (Fast Company) > View article
Woodward: Trump wants to be McCarthy
04.28.2011
Bob Woodward > View profileThe Washington Post’s Bob Woodward appeared on Morning Joe to discuss some behind the scenes details regarding the White House personnel changes involving Leon Panetta and David Petraeus, but also took time to scold the media for hyping the “manufactured controversy” with President Obama’s birth certificate. Though Mika Brzezinski took issue with Woodard and didn’t understand his assessment that “the news media has got to get a handle on itself on this,” as she argued if Obama held a press conference on the issue, then it is worth discussing. (Mediaite) > View article
Lt. Choi's Activism Gets Environmental
04.19.2011
Lt. Dan Choi > View profile
Young environmentalists looking for a success story in pressuring a Democratic administration to advance their goals have found it from an unusual source: the gay rights movement.
Environmentalists, especially youth activists who were a large part of President Barack Obama’s 2008 electoral victory, had high hopes for the past two years. But after the death of cap and trade, an oil spill that led to little action from Congress and the GOP gains last fall, disappointment reigns.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0411/53346.html#ixzz1JycuiEsD > View article
Lane Garrison Appears on Today Show
04.15.2011
Lane Garrison > View profileCheck out this compelling interview with Lane Garrison! > View article
Jerome Bettis Speaks at Penn State Altoona
04.15.2011
Jerome Bettis > View profile
The Bus stopped at Penn State Altoona, Thursday, April 13, 2011, as the college welcomed former Pittsburgh Steeler Jerome "The Bus" Bettis as part of its Speaker Series.
Addressing both Penn State Altoona students, during a free open forum, and the community, at an evening lecture, Bettis chronicled his football career from high school to the NFL. Reflecting on his quest for a Super Bowl championship, Bettis stated that it was the journey that made him the person he is today and helps him in his post-NFL life.
"The journey makes you a champion," stated Bettis. "It wasn’t the [Super Bowl] ring." He characterized his journey in terms of the different stages of his football career. In high school, he learned about charity and the importance of giving back, as he received a "hand up" at that stage in his life. Playing football at Notre Dame for Lou Holtz gave him the work ethic and the resolve to do his best; his NFL career taught him about the commitment you must make in order to be great. But ultimately, his parents taught him one of his greatest lessons: humility. > View article
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