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For information: LATROBE, PA - The Center for Political and Economic Thought in cooperation with the Alex G. McKenna School of Business, Economics, and Government at Saint Vincent College presented a Civitas Forum on Principles and Policies for Public Life called "Alternative/Conservative Media" Wednesday, October 4. Saint Vincent College President Jim Towey said forums like Civitas at SVC are where "the pursuit of truth and culture meet." He said the College will continue to offer opportunities to learn about life through various opinions. The forum featured Dr. Jay Richards, Mr. Michael Anton, Mr. Nick Schulz and Mr. L. Brent Bozell. The participants addressed media concerns from a number of perspectives not often explored on college campuses in America. Dr. Richards is a research fellow and director of Acton Media at the Acton Institute in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Mr. Anton is the chief speechwriter for News Corporation chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch. Mr. Schulz is the editor of TCSDaily.com and has worked in media circles and the ideas industry as a writer, editor, television producer and policy analyst. Mr. Bozell is the founder and president of the Media Research Center, the largest media watchdog organization in America. In his presentation, Mr. Bozell explained that 25 years ago the American public did not believe in media bias and today most of America agrees that the media do not present a neutral stance. He alleged that liberals control network news broadcasts, but cable, AM radio and the Internet have helped convey a more conservative message. Mr. Bozell predicted, "Television as we know it will not exist in 10 years and the news media will be different." He gave examples of inroads conservatives have made in American media, but he believes the liberal media still dominates America. Mr. Bozell said broadband capabilities will keep conservative media on the cutting edge and will help change the way news is presented in America in the future. "The forum on alternative and conservative media was important in that it allowed our students and guests the opportunity to consider the way that news is packaged and distributed to them," Dr. James R. Harrigan, assistant professor of political science and director of the Civitas Forum, said. "The Civitas Forum at Saint Vincent College is important because it bridges the gap between the academic and civic worlds." He said the forum allowed the audience to "see the interior workings of the press, and we are all more well-informed as a result." After the forum Mr. Schulz wrote, "Two things were striking about Saint Vincent: The faculty and students there are serious about ideas and scholarship; but they also like to have fun. Too many schools lack the first or have too much or too little of the second. Saint Vincent seems to have found a balance of which Aristotle would approve. If Martians visited Washington today they'd think our species nuts. If they visited Saint Vincent, they'd think we are both wise and good."
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College Senior Kathleen Rauscher is completing a summer internship at
Siemen's Energy in Shanghai, China....Read more... 8-11-2006: SVC has completedcooperative agreements with eight Chinese colleges and universities to give its students the opportunity to learn about the Asian culture and experience the largest and most quickly growing economy in the world....Read more... For Alexandra Brunory, 21, or Latrobe, the successful completion of her internship could possibly help land the job of her dreams....Read more... by Casey Goodman, 8-4-2006 St. Vincent College has been named one of 50 colleges and universities selected for inclusion in a new college guide for students and parents, All-American College: Top Schools for Conservatives, Old-Fashioned Liberals, and People of Faith,...Read More... 7-14-2006: Michael Schreck, a 2006 St. Vincent College graduate of the Alex G. Mckenna School, thinks that economics provides an "exciting opportunity to study another side of any issue."...Read More... 5-5-2006: 10 members of the St. Vincent college Finance club recentlyspent 3 days in NYC touring the financial district....Read more... 6-1-2006: The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (FDD), a non-partisan policy institute headquartered in Washington, D.C., has named Richard Saccone, assistant professor of political science at St. Vincent College, as an Academic Fellow for 2006....Read more... North Korea -- from deadlock to wedlock? Sunday, April 30, 2006: Washington must not blow this rare opportunity, says Korea expert RICHARD SACCONE, to kick-start the nuclear negotiations 6/13/2005: Dr. Peter Hutchinson, Professor of Economics, was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to do research this summer in Hong Kong and the Guanzho Province of People’s Republic of China. The program was in conjunction with ASIANetwork and the Hong Kong American Center and is designated the Pearl River Delta Program. Funding was provided by the Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program of the U.S. Department of Education.
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(Cutline: The Civitas Forum at Saint Vincent College on Wednesday,
October 4, organized by director of the Civitas Forum and SVC professor Dr.
James Harrigan (second from right) included speakers Michael Anton, Nick Schulz,
L. Brent Bozell, and Dr. Jay Richards.)
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