Steve Bradley, Visual Arts, in the Baltimore Sun
The American Visionary Art Museum will sponsor “Public Moves Federal Hill,” a community art performance, October 26. The Baltimore Sun reported that Steve Bradley, an associate professor in the visual arts department, composed the soundtrack that will accompany the performance. “The score will consist of magnified and amplified sounds that naturally can be heard from (Federal Hill), such as the chirping of birds, the creak of a swing set and the roar of passing traffic,” the paper reported. The story, “Performance Art Movement,” appeared October 23.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/bal-li.gather23oct23,0,5852432.story
IRC in the News
An educational Web site developed in the Imaging Research Center, www.usdemocrazy.net, uses political cartoons, data and irreverent humor to illustrate how the Electoral College determines the presidential race. The project is a collaboration of students, faculty and staff in the IRC, led by IRC artist-in-residence Kevin “KAL” Kallaugher. The trade journal Editor & Publisher profiled the project October 20. The Baltimore Sun blog, “The Portal: A Guide to New and Cool Stuff,” featured the site in its October 21 update.
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/departments/syndicates/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003875686
http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/custom/today/bal-to.portal21oct21,0,1687073.story
Kriste Lindenmeyer, History, in the Orlando Sentinel
The current financial crisis has revived memories for those who survived the Great Depression. The generation that lived through it was the first American generation to fear it would wind up worse off than the previous one, Kriste Lindenmeyer, professor and chair of the history department, told the Orlando Sentinel. “I think that is why they worked so hard as parents of the baby-boom generation to make that middle-class ideal a reality for their children,” Lindenmeyer said. The story, “Younger Generation Wonders How They Would Cope with Great Depression Lifestyle,” ran October 14.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/custom/thrifty/orl-econflashback1408oct14,0,5561726.story
Don Norris, Public Policy/MIPAR, in the Baltimore Sun
Gambling opponents are hoping an alliance with black churches produces an upset defeat of the slots referendum when an expected record number of African-Americans turn up at Maryland polling booths next month. Don Norris, professor of public policy and director of MIPAR, told the Baltimore Sun that winning with African-American voters is crucial on statewide issues. “If you get that, you’re doing well,” he said. The story, “Slots Foes Seeking Churches’ Help,” ran October 21.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/politics/bal-slots1021,0,540516.story
Ed Orser, American studies, on WYPR-88.1 FM
A profile of Ed Orser, professor of American studies, aired during the October 20 broadcast of Maryland Morning with Sheilah Kast, the morning news and cultural affairs program produced by WYPR-88.1 FM in Baltimore. Orser discussed his new book, The Gwynns Falls: Baltimore Greenway to the Chesapeake Bay.
http://www.wypr.org/MD_MORNING.html (October 20 archive)
Tom Schaller, Political Science, in the News
Associate Professor of Political Science Tom Schaller’s latest column for the Baltimore Sun is harshly critical of recent Republican National Committee (RNC) tactics in this presidential election, including “the disgusting robo-calls and television ads sponsored by the RNC (and) incendiary statements made by (John) McCain, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and McCain advisers. The column, “Desperate Republicans are Sinking to New Lows,” ran October 21.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bal-op.schaller21oct21,0,5949139.column
Barack Obama is poised to become the first Democratic presidential candidate to carry Virginia since Lyndon Johnson. “Virginia got overrun with Maryland-style voters,” Schaller told the Media General News Service. The story, “Northern Politics Creeping South in Virginia,” ran October 17.
http://www.mgwashington.com/index.php/news/article/northern-politics-creeping-south-in-virginia/1936
