T E M P L E TIPSHEET
A LOOK AT THE WEEK AHEAD
NOVEMBER 19 - NOVEMBER 26, 1999
UNIVERSITY NEWS BUREAU (215) 204-7476 Fax: (215) 204-4403 [email protected]
"THE INSIDER," SMOKE SIGNALS AND FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS -- Disney's new blockbuster film, "The Insider," chronicling Mike Wallace's "60 Minutes" interview with tobacco industry whistleblower Jeffrey Wigand and CBS's subsequent decision not to air it, is as much about cowardice as heroism, says Temple professor Terry Halbert, who teaches business ethics in Temple's Fox School of Business and Management. "Fearing a lawsuit, corporate counsel for CBS prevailed upon their own news team not to air the interview." And the beat goes on, according to Halbert, whose course "From Pocohontas to Virginia Slim, " uses the tobacco industry as a vehicle for a study of ethical issues. Brown & Williamson -where Wigand headed research and development--is now preparing to sue Disney over the movie itself, arguing it defames them. "What's become of first amendment freedom of the press if the objects of media scrutiny are powerful enough to threaten and direct media content?" Reach Professor Halbert t
BRADLEY NUDGES OUT GORE? -- Presidential candidate and former U. S. Senator Bill Bradley is closing in on his nearest rival, Vice President Al Gore. "The surprise so far is the success of the Bradley campaign, which appears to defy most of the conventional wisdom about running for president and to ignore journalists' traps (e.g., "pop quizzes")," says Temple history professor James Hilty, pointing out that Bradley's nipping at Gore's heels is paying off. "The distinguishing differences between the candidates are largely obliterated, at this point, by the inordinate attention paid to the styles and mannerisms of the candidates and their tactics. Vice President Gore and his campaign, for example, are criticized for their attention to Gore's image, or persona, and second-guessed about the hiring of an image consultant (Naomi Wolf)," says Hilty. "Perhaps we know too much these days about the inside tactical maneuvering of campaigns and not nearly enough about the candidates' qualifica
A FOREHAND VOLLEY, A THRUSTÖAND A SCIENCE LESSON -- What's the best way to teach fifth-graders about momentum and trajectory, speed and force, center of gravity and balance? Start them off with a tennis racket or a fencing foil and then teach the complex scientific principles behind the sports, says Temple science education professor Penny Hammrich, whose Sisters in Science (SIS) Saturday Academy program is doing just that during a unit on sports science. "We're using sports as a vehicle for science and math learning," says Hammrich, whose NSF funded program works to increase young girls' interest in science and mathematics through a host of hands-on, interactive activities. "Kids are always playing sports. There's never been a stigma behind sports as being difficult, the way students think of math or science as being difficult. This is an enticing avenue for them to learn about math and science." The unit starts Nov. 20 with tennis and continues Dec. 11 with fencing. Girls in th
This Week at Temple ...
Friday and Saturday, Nov. 19 and 20, 8 p.m.: STUDENT DANCE CONCERT --
Student dancers will take center stage at a concert at Temple's Conwell Dance Theater. The show is part of the dance department's 1999 fall concert series. Tickets are $10 for general admission, $5 for students with identification and free with a GAF sticker. (Conwell Dance Theater, Broad St. at Montgomery Ave.)
Tuesday, Nov. 23, 7:30 p.m.: TEMPLE STUDENT COMPETES ON HOLLYWOOD SQUARES -- Sophomore Jerald Bennett competes in the "Hollywood Squares" College Tournament. Students from 14 colleges nationwide are taking part in the week-long tournament. The nationally syndicated game show airs locally on KYW TV3.
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