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Public Radio Rock Star
By Mallory Passuite
November 18, 2009 - 1:06am
'This American Life' host Ira Glass offers Syracuse advice on storytelling and winning audiences back from 'commentary' shows.

The crowd applauded, waiting for Ira Glass, producer and host of Chicago Public Radio’s This American Life, to appear. The applause eventually faded to a brief, awkward silence, with Glass still nowhere in sight. Suddenly, the lights shut off. Someone shouted “Ira,” as if he were a rock star about to take the stage.

Ira Glass: Twitter updates
By NewsHouse Staff
November 17, 2009 - 1:33pm
See the conversation on Twitter (#IraGlass) as the popular host of 'This American Life' speaks at Syracuse University.

Following are the Twitter updates from Ira Glass' lecture at Hendricks Chapel on Tuesday, Nov. 17. To join the discussion, add #IraGlass to your Twitter updates.

A night not to be missed
By Brenda Bee
November 16, 2009 - 11:33pm
Music ensembles, rockers, famous radio hosts and comedians converge on Syracuse during an event-packed Tuesday.

Before the campus becomes a ghost town for Thanksgiving break, there will be a surge of life in the next week, providing alternatives to final papers and projects.


Tuesday is especially notable with at least six major speakers, concerts and performances in Syracuse. Make plans to attend at least one of these and keep yourself safely distracted from studying for a night.


Ira Glass, 7:30 p.m. at Hendricks Chapel, Free

Khaled Hosseini's Humility and Sincerity
By Carren Jao
October 6, 2009 - 7:55pm
Khaled Hosseini kick starts the Rosamond Gifford Lecture Series with his thoughts on writing and Afghanistan.

Hendricks Chapel was filled to the brim last night.  In its pews sat a cross-section of Syracuse society with only one objective in mind: to hear from Khaled Hosseini. Yesterday marked the beginning of the Rosamond Gifford Lectures.  It kick-started the yearlong series with Hosseini’s participation.