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Faculty Voices

Faculty Voices highlights the opinion writings recently published by members of the University community. Faculty or staff wishing to learn more about writing and publishing op-eds can contact News Services at 443-9038, semortim@syr.edu.

Ruth V. Small and Marilyn P. Arnone: "Information literacy is essential for the 21st century"
"Access to information is no longer an issue for most people, but being able to evaluate and manage the extraordinary amounts of information available to us is a major challenge."

Lynne Foster: "Supporting local food entrepreneurs helps Central New York economy"
"In Central New York, our local farmers' markets markets — spanning from Liverpool to the South Side to Camillus — are a colorful array of our local bounty. And the farmers themselves are some of our region's most successful food entrepreneurs."

Tom Lumpkin: "Wanted: entrepreneurial thinking on health care"
"While politicians argue the nuts and bolts of a national health care plan, few are tapping into our nation's entrepreneurial strengths to help achieve reform. Perhaps entrepreneurial thinking has been absent from this debate because we don't want to think of doctors as risk-takers or prescription drugs as "creative solutions." But health care reform involves more than doctors and pills, and fresh thinking and innovative remedies are needed."

Arsalan Kahnemuyipour and Ebrahim K. Soltani: "Iran's religious dictatorship cannot survive the swelling democracy movement"
"With the beginning of the fall, a new academic year resumes in Iran, an event typically colored with feelings of joy and excitement for students. This year, however, both the ruling elite and the public approach the occasion with a sense of both fear and hope over their future. These conflicting sentiments are rooted in the aftermath of the highly disputed June 12 presidential election, which led to a second-term presidency for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the formation of a large-scale social uprising known as the Green Movement."

Mitchel B. Wallerstein: "Time is right to fight global warming"
"With the news of colleges and universities releasing their plans for implementing and funding their carbon-reduction initiatives, the question many are asking is whether, given the current economic situation, this is really the right time to make such an investment? We believe the answer to that question is yes."

LaVonda Reed-Huff: "Clear Channel radio games hurt Syracuse listeners"
"Access to the media and diversity of ownership have been crippled since passage of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and other congressional and Federal Communication Commission actions."

Terry Turnipseed: "Fair or Foul? Inheritance-Driven Adult Adoption Within Same-Sex Partnerships"
"There is a growing trend in this country—startling to many—of adopting one's adult lover or spouse for various (although mostly inheritance-based) reasons. Courts all around the country are struggling to figure out whether or not these adoptions should be upheld."

Kevin B. O'Neill: "Car dealerships helped to track life's journeys"
"In just a few weeks, one of America's great industrial migrations will be under way: The new 2010 car models will begin rolling into the nation's car dealerships. While this is typically accompanied by a figurative flourish of trumpets, this year's fleet arrives to the funereal drumbeat of dealerships slamming shut."

Robert Thompson: "Let History Repeat Itself"
"Medieval artists in the Dark Ages were mostly oblivious to the achievements of their ancient forebears. Watching the television industry's attempts, over the last 10 years, to come to grips with advancements in digital and online technologies brings to mind these artists."