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The Daily OrangeBob Costas to address university
By Shayna Meliker
Posted: 9/24/08, 12:28 AM EST Section: News
Brooks cited space limitations as the reason for not promoting to the whole university. The auditorium holds 350 people, and seating is on a first come, first serve basis. There will be overflow viewing in Newhouse II's studio A and some designated classrooms.
Aamir Noorani, a sophomore television, radio and film major, said he's looking forward to this year's event, especially after hearing Costas speak last fall.
"Because he was the main broadcaster for the Olympics, I definitely think he'll get into the politics and free speech issues," Noorani said. "After all these years and all his success, he still comes back here to motivate students."
Noorani said the fact that promotion is directed toward Newhouse students is unfair to the rest of the university.
"He's a guy of all cultures," Noorani said. "I would say he impacts a lot more people than just those going into the media."
Some students said that his experience relates directly to what Newhouse students learn in their classes. Davis Reiter, a freshman broadcast journalism major, said she'll be able to use what she learns from Costas in her first Communications in Society research project. Her assignment is to discuss how the media portrayed China during the summer Olympics.
"I've heard his name so many times on campus," she said. "He'll probably go into a lot of politics, but I'm really excited for him to talk about the culture aspect of the Olympics."
shmelike@syr.edu
Aamir Noorani, a sophomore television, radio and film major, said he's looking forward to this year's event, especially after hearing Costas speak last fall.
"Because he was the main broadcaster for the Olympics, I definitely think he'll get into the politics and free speech issues," Noorani said. "After all these years and all his success, he still comes back here to motivate students."
Noorani said the fact that promotion is directed toward Newhouse students is unfair to the rest of the university.
"He's a guy of all cultures," Noorani said. "I would say he impacts a lot more people than just those going into the media."
Some students said that his experience relates directly to what Newhouse students learn in their classes. Davis Reiter, a freshman broadcast journalism major, said she'll be able to use what she learns from Costas in her first Communications in Society research project. Her assignment is to discuss how the media portrayed China during the summer Olympics.
"I've heard his name so many times on campus," she said. "He'll probably go into a lot of politics, but I'm really excited for him to talk about the culture aspect of the Olympics."
shmelike@syr.edu
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David Marc
posted 9/24/08 @ 9:42 AM EST
"Bob Costas to address university" is a misleading headline, made worse by its inappropriate tone. An "address" is a speech, and when "address" is used as a verb, it usually is reserved for a political or administrative leader who is speaking on a specific subject, often in a crisis situation (e. (Continued…)
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