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- Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) radio personalities and executives, and national and local politicians and celebrities congratulate WKZO Radio, owner John E. Fetzer and the city of Kalamazoo on completion of a new broadcast studio. Fetzer declares radio the messenger of freedom and democracy and dedicates his radio station to the service of the community.
- Date Issued:
- 1949-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Michigan State University Professor Sara Fingal (Lyman Briggs College) moderates, "The Flint Water Crisis: A Panel Discussion." Panelists include Dr. Susan Masten, professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at MSU, Bishop Bernadel Jefferson, of the Faith Deliverance Center Church and the Democratic Defense League of Flint, MI, Jennifer Carrera, professor of Sociology and Environmental Science at MSU, and Melissa Mays, founder of "Water You Fighting For?" of Flint, MI. Masten presents a timeline of events surrounding the crisis and discusses the chemical imbalances and additives currently found in the the Flint water supply. Jefferson discusses the decision by the city of Flint to move from using the Detroit water supply to water from the Flint River, and the community coming together to fight the switch. Carrera examines the sociopolitical issues surrounding the crisis, the legal environment that allowed the crisis to arise in the first place, and the importance of the struggle as an example of the power of organized communities to bring change. Mays discusses lead and copper poisoning, organizing citizens to fight government injustice, and bringing the Flint struggle to national attention. Fingal is introduced by Anne Ferguson, co-director of the MSU Center for Gender in Global Context. Panelists answer questions from the audience. Co-sponsored by the MSU Center for Gender in Global Context, the MSU Gender Justice & Environmental Change Program, the MSU Department of Community Sustainability, and the MSU Lyman Briggs College. .
- Date Issued:
- 2015-11-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- C. Patrick "Lash" Larrowe, Michigan State University professor emeritus of economics talks about his association with Jack Stieber, director of MSU's School of Labor and Industrial Relations, about several other persons with whom he worked, some of the classes he taught, and his many students over the years. He recalls the shift on the MSU Board of Trustees from Republican to Democratic and the role played by the UAW and the state Democratic party in MSU affairs. Larrowe also recalls his involvement in various MSU administrative initiatives and criticizes what he calls an "aloof" administration and a "compliant" faculty. Larrowe candidly discusses fellow faculty, what he calls their lack of motivation, why they stay at MSU, their failure to publish, and their salaries. Ends abruptly. Larrowe is interviewed by John Revitte, MSU professor of Labor and Industrial Relations.
- Date Issued:
- 1989-07-12T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Poet and fiction writer Joe Matuzak explains how he started his career in arts administration, and the community knowledge project at the Clinton Township Library in Lenawee County, Michigan, where he served as an artist-in-residence. He talks about the political concerns surrounding the cover art of his book "Eating Fire," the theme of his poems, his relationship with his poet wife, his emotional links to Flint, and his works in progress. Matuzak is interviewed by Stephanie Mathson of the Michigan State University Libraries. Part of the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2002-10-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Wright describes her first days on campus, her roommates, and her course of study. She also talks about leading the student effort to support the change to MSU, lobbying President John Hannah, and dealing with the state legislature. Wright explains the turf battle with the University of Michigan over the change and its fear that MSU would gain in the competition for state funding and prestige. Wright is interviewed by MSU Archivist, Whitney Miller.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-09-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Lansing autoworker Gary Watson, president of UAW Local 652, discusses his career at the General Motors Oldsmobile Main Plant in Lansing, MI. He talks about being born near Lansing, starting at the GM Fisher Body plant in 1957, moving to Oldsmobile after a series of layoffs and recalls, becoming a journeyman tinsmith and active in the union, efforts to desegregate the skilled trades, and bringing women into the trades. Watson also talks about being a local president, training new committee people, teaching existing members about unionism and the UAW, how his local and the international UAW function, how decisions are made, and why the union conducts political action efforts, and community projects. Watson is interviewed by John Revitte, MSU professor of Labor and Industrial Relations.
- Date Issued:
- 1993-04-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Michigan State University Professor Sara Fingal (Lyman Briggs College) moderates, "The Flint Water Crisis: A Panel Discussion." Panelists include Dr. Susan Masten, professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at MSU, Bishop Bernadel Jefferson, of the Faith Deliverance Center Church and the Democratic Defense League of Flint, MI, Jennifer Carrera, professor of Sociology and Environmental Science at MSU, and Melissa Mays, founder of "Water You Fighting For?" of Flint, MI. Masten presents a timeline of events surrounding the crisis and discusses the chemical imbalances and additives currently found in the the Flint water supply. Jefferson discusses the decision by the city of Flint to move from using the Detroit water supply to water from the Flint River, and the community coming together to fight the switch. Carrera examines the sociopolitical issues surrounding the crisis, the legal environment that allowed the crisis to arise in the first place, and the importance of the struggle as an example of the power of organized communities to bring change. Mays discusses lead and copper poisoning, organizing citizens to fight government injustice, and bringing the Flint struggle to national attention. Fingal is introduced by Anne Ferguson, co-director of the MSU Center for Gender in Global Context. Panelists answer questions from the audience. Co-sponsored by the MSU Center for Gender in Global Context, the MSU Gender Justice & Environmental Change Program, the MSU Department of Community Sustainability, and the MSU Lyman Briggs College. .
- Date Issued:
- 2015-11-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Part 1: Michigan Supreme Court Justice Patricia Boyle talks about her childhood, the influence of family on her life, and her college years at the University of Michigan, an institution which she says was woefully lacking in diversity during her time there. She also says that she "fell into" the practice of law, describes law school, and says that she was ill treated by her male classmates. After law school, Boyle says that she had an almost impossible time finding a job in a male dominated field and that the job interview process itself was often sexist. She says that early in her career she was naive about sexism in the legal field, cites the disparity in pay between genders, and says that women are denied equal opportunity and that most women in the field work as secretaries or "helpers". Boyle also recalls the tensions between her career and family life, her eventual divorce, her second marriage and the impact of her career on her children. Part 2: Michigan Supreme Court Justice Patricia Boyle discusses being considered for the position of U.S. Attorney General during the Clinton Administration, other job opportunities, how selections are made for high profile jobs, and the incredible personal scrutiny candidates face. Boyle also says that the Court was remarkably "clean" during her tenure, even in the face of party politics and that she simply tried to "do what was right" at all times. Boyle also critiques the other Chief Justices who served with her, including Justices Riley and Levin and describes how gender, race and ethnicity affected the Court's decisions. Boyle concludes by describing her appointment to the Court by Governor Blanchard. Part 3: Michigan Supreme Court Justice Patricia Boyle describes her relationships with Michigan Governors Milliken, Blanchard and Engler and discusses the differences in their politics. Boyle also discusses several high profile decisions made by the Court during her tenure, such as in the "Baby Jessica" and Dr. Jack Kevorkian cases and the contentious legal issues faced by the Court, including the Duty to Aid or Protect Doctrine, unintended harm, negligence and liability, grandparent visitation rights, Miranda rights, criminal sentences and probation, and the cost of incarceration versus treatment for drug offenses. Boyle also comments on liberal and conservative influences on the Court, the principles under which the Court operates, Court authority in relation to the state legislature, single party domination of the branches of government, and the U.S. Justices she admires.
- Date Created:
- 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Interviews with Michigan State Supreme Court Justices
- Description:
- Lansing autoworker Gary Watson, president of UAW Local 652, discusses his career at the General Motors Oldsmobile Main Plant in Lansing, MI. He talks about being born near Lansing, starting at the GM Fisher Body plant in 1957, moving to Oldsmobile after a series of layoffs and recalls, becoming a journeyman tinsmith and active in the union, efforts to desegregate the skilled trades, and bringing women into the trades. Watson also talks about being a local president, training new committee people, teaching existing members about unionism and the UAW, how his local and the international UAW function, how decisions are made, and why the union conducts political action efforts, and community projects. Watson is interviewed by John Revitte, MSU professor of Labor and Industrial Relations.
- Date Issued:
- 1993-04-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Wright describes her first days on campus, her roommates, and her course of study. She also talks about leading the student effort to support the change to MSU, lobbying President John Hannah, and dealing with the state legislature. Wright explains the turf battle with the University of Michigan over the change and its fear that MSU would gain in the competition for state funding and prestige. Wright is interviewed by MSU Archivist, Whitney Miller.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-09-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection