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Panelists present an alternate look at Kent State shootings
Posted on November 19, 2011 | No CommentsBy Nadia Zaffar – November 18, 2011 Speakers at an NCA panel dissected the coverage of the Kent State shootings of 1970 to present its implications on events today. “Many... -
“The Big Uneasy” emerged from a moment of anger, says Shearer
Posted on November 19, 2011 | No CommentsBy Nadia Zaffar – November 19, 2011 Harry Shearer, maker of the film “The Big Uneasy,” told a crowd of communicators at NCA that he made the film because he... -
Panelist says contemporary conservatism has no room for satire
Posted on November 18, 2011 | No CommentsBy Nadia Zaffar – November 18, 2011 A dozen scholars and satire enthusiasts got together in a small room at the New Orleans Marriott to dissect the relationship between satire... -
NCA’s opening session gets participants on their feet
Posted on November 17, 2011 | No CommentsBy Nadia Zaffar – November 17, 2011 “Achievement, respect, innovation…” These words brought the participants of NCA’s opening session on their feet as they tried to keep up with the... -
Fighting battles with music
Posted on December 6, 2010 | No CommentsLynn Chang fights his battles with jasmine flowers and colorful clouds. With his fingers moving over the strings of an invisible violin, the prize-winning violinist leans forward in his chair,...
