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Word of Lennon’s Death Traveled a Path Similar to Today’s News
By Richard Lee When John Lennon was murdered 40 years ago, news of his death was delivered in a format that was unconventional for the time. Instead of a network newscast or a daily newspaper, it was sportscaster Howard Cosell… Read More ›
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Explore the activist movement that focused attention on African-American jazz musicians
An activist movement launched in 1970 to bring more attention to African American jazz musicians will be the focus of the Jandoli Institute’s next Sharp Notes, Sharp Thoughts forum on music and social justice. The session, Outrage, Protests and Passion… Read More ›
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Rigged Republic?
Hard Fought Elections and Peaceful Transitions are the Consistent Norm By Phillip G. Payne At various times in the history of the republic, the person occupying the office of the presidency has been great, mediocre and not-so-great. Similarly, our elections… Read More ›
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The pandemic and the equity movement
By Michael P. Riccards As this winter of discontent approaches, the pandemic is worse than ever in large part because we are too stubborn to take even the most simple methods of prevention. The Midwest and Farwest are aflame as… Read More ›
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Upstate New Yorkers Favor Santa Over Cuomo
Gov. Andrew Cuomo isn’t the only public figure whose popularity varies around New York State. A Nov. 18 Siena College Research Institute survey found that more upstate residents believe in Santa Claus than do other New Yorkers. According to the… Read More ›
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Videos from our ‘Songs, Statues and Solutions’ Forum
“The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,” the iconic song from the Band’s self-titled 1969 album, served as a starting point for the Jandoli Institute’s Nov. 16, 2020, forum on music and social justice. Presentation by Jandoli Institute Executive Director… Read More ›
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Thanks to Donald Trump, it is a good time to be a journalist
By Paul Wieland It’s a difficult and surprising assessment to make, but the years of Donald Trump in the White House have benefitted American journalism. For the first time in my life, media outlets specifically point to lies, untruths and… Read More ›
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The role of religion in the 2020 presidential race
By Michael P. Riccards The election of Joseph Biden as president is a dramatic and much needed end to the Trump Administration. At times I must say I wondered if the current president wanted to win after all or was… Read More ›
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St. Bonaventure Town Hall on Presidential Election
A panel of St. Bonaventure University faculty members discussed the presidential election on Friday, Nov. 6, during an online Town Hall meeting organized by Mary Rose Kubal, chair of the university’s Department of Political Science. Faculty from several different disciplines… Read More ›
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Debate Two: How closely did the responses match the questions?
The tone of the discussion was not the only thing that changed in the two presidential debates. Students in an elections honors class at St. Bonaventure University graded the candidates on how closely their responses matched the questions at the… Read More ›
