The Nineteenth Annual Spring Speech Festival 2010
About this Episode
Student speakers include:
Benjamin Cuozzo, No Country Left Behind: The Failure of U.S. Renewable Energy Programs
Myroslava Fedoronchuk, The Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Will Help U.S. Companies Prosper in China
Jonathan Felix, The Last Star on the American Flag
Sharon Wong, Carbon Cap and Trade: Encouraging Renewable Energy Development
Herbert Zea, The Reluctance of U.S. Information Providers to Complete in the Chinese Market
Michael Senders, The American/Chinese Symbiosis: It's a Good Thing
Jonathan Batista, The Fattening of China
The Chief Judge, Professor Denise Patrick, Department of Communication Studies announces the winners of the competition. Professor Susan B. Goldstein, Department of Communication Studies, makes the closing remarks.
The event takes place on April 22, 2010, at the Baruch College Newman Conference Center, Room 750, moderated by Jonathan Batista.
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