April 2012
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Gregory Burr and Brian Ahrens had the opportunity to talk with Anthony Sanders, an attorney who works for the Minnesota Chapter of The Institute for Justice. For more information on The Institute for Justice, visit ij.org
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On Wednesday, April 18, 2012, Zach Zappala spoke with Dr. Henry Pollack, a world-renowned geophysicist and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. Dr. Pollack sits on the International Panel on Climate Change and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 alongside Al Gore and other climatologists who sit on the panel. He visited The College of NJ lecture on climate change, debunking myths and presenting his...
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On February 20, 2012, Amanda Reddington, Melissa Radzimski, and Michael Mullin (head of the Student Liberty Front at The College of New Jersey) talked with Samantha Harris of The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education. Samantha Harris talked about how TCNJ has policies that may infringe on the free speech rights of its students. The topics of conversation also included college...
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Dr. Gary Fienberg is the Music Department Chair at The College of New Jersey. He also is an Assistant Professor of Music (Trumpet), Area Coordinator of Brass Studies, Director of Jazz Studies and Director of Brass Ensemble. According to his biography from TCNJ.edu, Gary Fienberg is a trumpeter whose experiences range from the great concert halls of Europe to the orchestra pits of Broadway. His...
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On Wednesday, April 11, 2012, Amanda Reddington & Melissa Radzimski spoke with Dr. Terry Epperson, the TCNJ Social Sciences Librarian and adjunct professor. Dr. Epperson holds a special interest in ethnographic analysis of cyberspace and collaborate learning. He also teaches under the African American Studies Department at TCNJ. This interview covers a wide array of topics including Trayvon...
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On Wednesday, April 11, 2012, Amanda Reddington and Melissa Radzimski spoke with author, educator, and speaker: Hilderbrand Pelzer III. He is the author of the book “Unlocking Potential: Organizing a School Inside a Prison.” He has tremendous expertise on the juvenile prison system and public education. He served as an assistant regional superintendent in the School District of...
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Brian Ahrens and Gregory Burr are students at The College of New Jersey. They host a political discourse show every Monday at 12 pm noon that airs on 91.3 FM WTSR. On Monday, April 9th, they discussed, dissected, and thoroughly analyzed the United States immigration system. They tackled the issue from as many perspectives as possible. This is truly a thought-provoking and well-executed...
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Brian Ahrens and Gregory Burr had the opportunity to talk with Dr. James Stacey Taylor about the complex subject of organ donations. Dr. Taylor is an associate professor at The College of New Jersey within the Philosophy, Religion, and Classical Studies Department. His expertise includes medical ethics, morality of markets, ethical theory, action theory, and metaphysical issues surrounding death. ...
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On Wednesday, April 4, 2012, Melissa Radzimski and Amanda Reddington had the opportunity to talk with Kim Pearson (Associate Professor in the English Department at The College of New Jersey and the Chair of the African American Studies Department at The College of New Jersey). A graduate of Princeton University and New York University, Kim Pearson is a well-established civic media researcher and...
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Musician and TCNJ student Matt Staley performed on Kyle Smith & Taylor Boyle’s “Arts and Entertainment” Discourse program on Friday, March 30, 2012. He performed five covers and one original: “Tables & Chairs” – Andrew Bird “Please Please Please” – The Smiths Untitled – Matt Staley “All My Little World” – The Magnetic Fields “Barton Hollow” – The Civil Wars “Skinny Love” – Bon Iver
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On Sunday, March 18, 2012, Melissa Radzimski and Amanda Reddington had the opportunity to talk with the talented Patrick Wang: director, screenwriter, and actor of “In the Family” (2011). He screened his film for the Trenton Film Society to a small and intimate audience in the historic Mill Hill Playhouse in Trenton, New Jersey. Initially rejected by many film festivals, “In the...