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My first thought for a story was to pick one of the several construction stories on campus, and I settled on focusing on the construction around the Newhouse building. I knew John Roberts was coming here on September 19 to deliver the keynote address at the opening ceremony for Newhouse III, so I wanted to do a story on if the construction would be completed in time. I eventually changed my mind and decided to focus completely on the Chief Justice's visit to SU. I called newspaper chair Steve Davis and I was able to set up the interview for 12 pm on Thursday afternoon. I talked to him for about 7 minutes about Roberts' visit, his impressions of the new building, and how much significance this visit carried. He said that it might be the second most significant event in Newhouse's history, behind President Lyndon Johnson's dedication of the original Newhouse building in 1964. He also talked for a little bit on the "Bong Hits for Jesus" case which was heard by the Supreme Court. He mentioned that Roberts's ruling may have gone against the principles of free speech, and of course the First Amendment is etched on the outside of the new building. We both agreed that that fact was a bit humorous and ironic. In the end, I took a quote that related directly to Roberts' importance and signficance in visiting Newhouse.
1 comment:
Got to love Syracuse, the only place where someone who votes against the first amendment, speaks at the communications school. Awesome. I would love to know what Davis had to say about the "BONG HiTS 4 JESUS" case, especially the Supreme Court's position on the case. Overall, it seems like you got everything going well
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