Join live studio audience for Seminole Night Life taping

Be a part of the live-studio-audience for the third episode of Seminole Night Life on Thursday, March 15, at 7 p.m. Seminole Night Life is the first and only student-run television variety show at FSU! Entertainment acts include performances by the band Tenebrist and an interview with Dr. Andy Opel on his documentary, “Beating Justice: The Martin Lee Anderson …

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Zeigler to speak at faculty luncheon on 'Why We Still Teach'

Mark T. Zeigler, a research associate and instructor in the School of Communication and the recipient of the 2008 University Distinguished Teaching Award, will speak Feb. 14 at the Spring 2012 Faculty Luncheon Series at the Presbyterian University Center, 548 W. Park Ave. The topic for this spring’s series, “Why We Still Teach,” is being …

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FSUComm's Opel to read his children's book at fundraiser

Dr. Andy Opel, an associate professor in the School of Communication, will be reading his children’s book, The Witches:  A Winnipesaukee Adventure, at 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, at the Books-A-Million store at 3521 Thomasville Road. The Witches recently won the top prize in the Children’s Book category at the New England Book Festival. The …

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3-Day Startup seeking tech entrepreneurs, sponsors

Students, do you have an idea for a new technology company but aren’t quite sure how to get it started? If the answer is “yes,” have we got an opportunity for you! FSU 3-Day Startup is an entrepreneurship education program designed for university students with an emphasis on learning by doing. The weekend is designed …

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Extended deadline looms for UDC conference submissions

Feb. 1 is the final deadline for abstract submissions to the Union for Democratic Communications 2012 international conference. Hosted by The Florida State University’s School of Communication, the conference will be held May 10-12, 2012, at the Turnbull Conference Center and will address the intersection of new technology, economic inequality and global environmental instability. THE …

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Veteran political journalist John Harwood to speak Feb. 7

John Harwood, chief Washington correspondent for CNBC and a political writer for the New York Times, will give a public lecture on Tuesday, Feb. 7, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. titled “Fragmented Politics, Fragmented Media: Challenges to American Journalism.” The lecture, sponsored by the Laird B. Anderson and Florence H. Ashby Lectureship on Public Policy …

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