Times Talk at FHSU: The Blog

March 3rd Times Talk

2005-02-28T14:05:00.000-06:00

" Bringing Controversial Programs to Campus: The Hamilton College Dilemma"
Presented by: Bill Smriga, Director of the Memorial Union
Where: Frontier Room, Memorial Union
When: Thursday, March 3rd at 12:00pm

Friday, February 25th Times Talk

2005-02-21T09:04:00.000-06:00

Join Us on Friday, February 25th in the Frontier Room of the Memorial Union for the next Times Talk!

Mary Martin, Professor of Marketing, will present, "Consuming, Collecting, and Online Auction Addiction: The Effects of eBay, E-Mail, and the Internet on Consumers." at 11:30 a.m. Professor Martin will refer to the January 20, 2005 NYT article "Stamp Collecting in an E-mail Age." by Saneep Jannarkar.

The first 20 attendees receive free pizza and soda, courtesy of the New York Times.

You can also now see Times Talk online! Follow the linkbar's connection to "Times Talk Archive Stream" to see last week's Times Talk and future Times Talks online when you can't attend.

Times Talk February 18th

2005-02-14T13:53:00.000-06:00

Dean Paul Faber will discuss "More Academic Backlash for Harvard Chief", an article from the February 13th 2005 New York Times, available at http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/13/education/13harvard.html?

Times Talk will be in the Frontier Room of Memorial Union, beginning at 11:30 a.m.

December 2 Times Talk

2004-11-30T08:41:00.000-06:00

Bob Duffy (Director of the Kelly Center's Drug and Alcohol Wellness Network) will present this week's Times Talk: "Preventing Alcohol Related Deaths: What's Being Done?"
Bob's presentation will refer back to the November 9, 2004 Times article, Drinking Deaths Draw Attention to Old Campus Problem By Mindy Sink.

Times Talk for October 28th

2004-10-21T16:58:00.000-05:00

Here is the Times Talk information for the week of October 25th:

"Critical Thinking and Multicultural Education" by Robb Scott, Assistant Professor of Special Education/ESOL

Time: Thursday, October 28th at Noon

Location: Teal Room, Union Station

Oct. 21 Times Talk: "Living on the Edge (of the North American Plate): Earthquakes and Volcanoes Shake Up the Pacific Coast"

2004-10-18T18:12:00.000-05:00

This week I'll focus on two geological events that have made the news in recent weeks. References to NY Times articles follow each topic:

M 6.0 Parkfield, CA Earthquake

Quake Hits California 11 Years Late - NY Times (9/29/04)

Mt. St. Helens Volcanic Activity

At Mount St. Helens, the Big Eruption Is of Data, Not Lava - NY Times (10/12/04)

New Lava Has Pushed Through to Surface of Mount St. Helens - NY Times (10/13/04)

October 1 Times Talk Articles

2004-09-27T14:47:00.000-05:00

For the "Swift Boats and Forged Memos" Times Talk forum, I'll use the following NYT articles:

"Advocacy Groups Step Up Costly Battle of Political Ads" (9/25/04)
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/25/politics/campaign/25ads.html

"New Pet Cause for the Very Rich: Swaying the Election"(9/25/04)
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/25/politics/campaign/25donors.html

"Bush Drew Record $259 Million During Primaries" (9/21/04)
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/21/politics/campaign/21money.html?pagewanted=all

New York Times Forums at FHSU Introduction

2004-09-22T18:10:00.000-05:00

Welcome to the New York Times Forum blog. Here you can find information on what topics our forums will cover, the Time articles our forums will use in their discussions, work on schedules, and prepare the weekly events. Weekly presenters: Please use this site to arrange schedules, discuss potential topics, and provide a list of Times articles (At least the titles, althought linked article URL's from www.nytimes.com are also very helpful. You can also find more information at http://www.fhsu.edu/adp/, or contact Chapman Rackaway at x5391 or crackawa@fhsu.edu.