Astrophysicist Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson at Syracuse University.
Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson (pictured above), who granted SIF an interview in 2004, remains one of the public faces of intellectual cool.
Archive for February, 2013
Throwback Thursday: Black is the new Smart
Thursday, February 14th, 2013Stage Conversation
Wednesday, February 13th, 2013Here’s part two of the Tim Bond interview from last week.
Pivot Play
Tuesday, February 12th, 2013
Syracuse Stage Producing Artistic Director Timothy Bond talks about the impact of writer August Wilson, specifically Two Trains Running, which is playing this month at the theater. Syracuse Stage has run seven of Wilson’s ten plays that chronicle African American life in each decade of the 20th Century.
Bond, who is the director for Two Trains, said Wilson’s plays are “poetic blues operas.”
Dynamic Tension
Monday, February 11th, 2013
Chihwa Kao competed in forms at the Syracuse University Karate Open Tournament sponsored by the Excel Martial Arts Center last weekend.
Throwback Thursday: Backstage
Thursday, February 7th, 2013
Friends & Legends: Doug E. Fresh and Big Daddy Kane backstage during a concert at Syracuse University
Revolution of the Mind
Wednesday, February 6th, 2013“Diverse voices matter in media, and we need more, not less”
-Roland Martin (via Twitter, this afternoon)
Author, Commentator and TV Host Roland Martin: one of the hardest working men in journalism
Journalist Roland Martin led a discussion at Syracuse University this evening about his career and current issues in journalism. During his opening Martin stressed the importance of personal credibility, diverse voices to tell stories and taking advantage of multi-talents as a journalist/business person.