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Environmental discussion to be webcast live today

2010-02-09T14:20:26Z

As part of Colgate's 13 Days of Green, a panel discussion featuring documentary filmmaker Chris Paine '83 will be webcast live today at 4:30 p.m.

Everyone is invited to go to Colgate's live webcast channel -- www.livestream.com/colgateuniversity -- to pose questions and interact with other participants during the free webcast.

]]> Paine, writer and director of the documentary, Who Killed the Electric Car?, will be joined by geology professor Bruce Selleck '71 and sustainability coordinator John Pumilio, both from Colgate, and Ron Alexander of Morrisville College.

They will discuss alternative transportation options before Paine screens his documentary. Timothy Mansfield, director of Alumni Affairs, will moderate the panel discussion, which is sponsored by the Sigma Chi Alumni Corporation.

The discussion is one of several events with a green theme held this week.

A Green Careers Forum is scheduled for Wednesday, and the 9th annual Green Summit is this Friday. A multimedia exhibition created by students in the Environmental Justice course will be on display from 4 to 7 p.m. on Friday in the Ho Science Center Atrium.

Check this listing for more activities and details.

Alumna leads green efforts at major NYC hospital

2010-02-08T14:38:14Z

Jessica Prata '01 took what she calls a nonlinear career path after Colgate, where she majored in history, to her current position as sustainability officer at New York-Presbyterian Hospital (NYP).

For Prata, it was about "accessing her passion" and discovering what kind of work environment best suits her.

]]> She found that environment at NYP, the largest employer in Manhattan with 18,000 people, where she is working in the forefront of the sustainability effort as it relates to health care.

"Healing environments and healing people are very symbiotic and should be reflected as such," she said. "It's exciting work."

Jessica Prata '01 secured her first job at New York Presbyterian Hospital with the assistance of a Colgate alumnus.

Prata talks about sustainability and the varied career opportunities it presents in the latest episode of Colgate Conversations, the podcast series that highlights members of the campus community.

There are no predefined paths for securing jobs related to sustainability, she said. In her position, it is her ability to relate to many different people and coordinate a multitude of details that helps her be successful.

She works with teams from throughout NYP on initiatives such as a mixed recycling program that is now saving the hospital $30,000 a month.

Monitoring such programs is important, and Prata helped establish an infrastructure that allows for better tracking. She also works on education efforts and on tapping into employees' grass-roots efforts.

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Prata was named the hospital's first sustainability officer in January 2009, a position that reflected a new need at the hospital and in health care in general.

"Hospitals and organizations need a point person to push forward what 'greening' is going to look like at that specific organization," she said.

An alumnus helped Prata land her first job at NYP, a story shared by many Colgate graduates. And like many alumni, she is eager to give back and help current students through such events as the Real World career conference, where she recently spoke to seniors.

"It's about taking advantage of the opportunity that Colgate consistently puts forward to students and alumni to get together, to mingle, to connect," she said, adding that she is an active member of the New York City alumni and Women at Colgate groups.

To hear the full podcast interview with Prata, click to listen now or right-click and "save target as" to download file. You also can go to the Colgate Conversations page or iTunes page for more download options.

Artist involves community in unique shapes project

2010-02-05T15:56:13Z

Just as each person in Hamilton is unique, so, too, are the more than 6,000 printed shapes that artist-in-residence Allan McCollum will be distributing to town residents in April.

The New York City-based artist has chosen Hamilton as the location of his newest project, meant to both represent individualism and unite the community. He visited campus this week, to give a history of his work during a Wednesday-night lecture and to meet with students who will be helping with the project.

]]> In 2005, McCollum designed a system through Adobe Illustrator to produce enough two-dimensional shapes that there can be a different shape for each person on the planet.

The system also keeps track of the hand-drawn computer images to ensure that no two will ever be alike and that no two people will ever share the same shape.

With the hopes that this project will continue even after McCollum is gone, he has organized the system to produce more than 31 billion different shapes -- more than enough to accommodate what is estimated to be the world's population peak.

Students will be helping Allan McCollum (left) with his project, which involves distributing individual shapes to each resident in the town of Hamilton. (Photo by Janna Minehart '13)

"Each of his creations are unique, yet remain remarkably similar to one another, like us -- humans," said studio art major Gabe Rosen '12, who is helping with the project.

Although McCollum has used the shapes system in other projects, Shapes for Hamilton is the first time he will be distributing individual shapes to each member of a community.

Art and art history professor DeWitt Godfrey is coordinating the project with McCollum, the 2010 Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation Distinguished Artist in Residence in the Department of Art and Art History, through the Institute for the Creative and Performing Arts.

Other Colgate staff members, like Visual Resources Curator Jesse Henderson, also are devoting their talents.

Henderson developed the database that catalogs the shapes for Hamilton and has outlined the workflow required to produce each print.

"The end result is going to be very satisfying to see," she said. "People are curious and excited not just to see something, but also to receive something."

Allan McCollum, "The Shapes Project" 2005/2010, GROUP 1, COLLECTION 33-4610.

Mark Williams, art studio technician, helped Henderson devise a methodology to get the shapes into a printable format, and Michael Holobosky from campus document services will be the prepress technician who manages the printing.

Holobosky, who has worked on museum projects in the past, said he is excited to be part of something that involves the entire community.

"Especially a community that is so tightly knit as Hamilton," he added. "I hope Hamilton will take full advantage -- if they could see what went on behind the scenes, they would really appreciate what this artist has created for them."

Students involved with the project are currently working out the distribution details. McCollum has emphasized the importance of distributing the shapes in a community location, not on campus, because it is meant to be a town-wide event.

Before the shapes are given out, they will be on exhibit at the Clifford Gallery March 8-31. Stay tuned for more information about when and where Hamilton residents can pick up their 5″ by 7″ printed shapes, each signed by McCollum and provided free of charge.

Concert, fundraisers generate nearly $9,000 for Haiti

2010-02-04T14:37:47Z

The sounds of campus and community music groups have turned into some much-needed financial support for relief efforts following the devastating earthquake in Haiti.

More than two-dozen musical acts performed at Colgate's Hope for Haiti benefit concert Saturday night in Memorial Chapel, helping to draw a crowd of 600 and raise about $6,000. Additional fundraising efforts for Haiti by Greek life organizations raised $2,250, and the Colgate Bookstore raised more than $400.

]]> "A crisis like we are seeing in Haiti brings out a strong desire to help and, in this case, a strong desire to band together with a sense of common purpose," said Mark Shiner, Catholic campus minister and one of the concert organizers. "I was deeply moved to see everyone reaching out."

The concert lineup included Grammy award-winning artist Joanne Shenandoah, Hamilton schoolchildren, central New York musicians, and students, faculty, and staff from Colgate.

All the concert proceeds will go to the American Red Cross, Doctors Without Borders, and Partners in Health.

At least 200,000 people died and many more were left homeless after the Jan. 12 quake.

Students perform during the concert which raised funds for the American Red Cross, Doctors Without Borders, and Partners in Health. SEE MORE PHOTOS HERE. (Photo by Andy Daddio)

Documentary by Jon Alpert '70 earns Oscar nod

2010-02-03T19:54:06Z

Jon Alpert '70, an investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker, has been nominated for an Academy Award for his film about the 2008 earthquake in China that killed at least 68,000 people, including many children trapped in collapsed school buildings.

Alpert and Matthew O'Neill were nominated for best documentary in the short subject category for China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province.

]]> Alpert went to Sichuan province in May 2008 and soon discovered an emerging protest movement led by parents who could not get information from government officials about why so many schools were destroyed while other buildings remained standing.

Washington Post columnist Tom Shales said that the film, which aired on HBO in May 2009, "might pack more power per moment of any documentary in recent memory."

Alpert has won 15 Emmy Awards and four DuPont-Columbia Awards. He has traveled widely as a journalist, reporting from Vietnam, Cambodia, Iran, Nicaragua, the Philippines, Cuba, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

His many films and reports have documented some of the most important social issues and compelling stories of the past four decades. In 1974, he became the first American journalist in 10 years to produce a television program inside Cuba. In 1977, he made the first television program in Vietnam since the end of the war.

His more recent work includes Baghdad ER and Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery, and films about street gangs in New York, crack drug use in Lowell, Mass., and the impact of auto industry layoffs in the Midwest.

Jon Alpert '70 and more than a dozen other alumni involved in documentary filmmaking returned to campus for a special film series.

The Port Chester, N.Y., native also is the co-founder and co-director of the Downtown Community Television Center, a nonprofit community media center in New York City.

John Knecht, Russell Colgate Distinguished University Professor of art and art history and film and media studies, said this about Alpert:

"Jon is a filmmaker who stands alone in the world of video documentarians. His work, like all great art, exists somewhere in between the usual genre classifications. His work is in the spirit of Vertov in that it is devoted to unpacking any surface dressing and getting to the real.

"His pieces expose layers of power that are sometimes corporate and sometimes governmental. The work sometimes crosses over to traditional journalism but usually has a sharper edge to it than the processed things seen on the networks or cable news venues. As an artist, I have always respected him for that.

"It is nice to see the academy recognize his work. It is so well deserved."

The Oscars will be presented Sunday, March 7.

Video: Professors offer views on recession's impact

2010-02-02T20:05:08Z

Persson Hall Auditorium was filled to capacity last week as students and economics professors discussed the recession and its implications for the long-term health of the U.S. economy.

The panel discussion was the second in a series sponsored by the Economics Department, with the first session held last spring.

]]> Nicole Simpson, associate professor of economics, said it is important for the department to provide a forum for students to take what they hear in the news every day and combine that with what they learn in the classroom.

A wide range of viewpoints was shared by participants, which sparked a series of questions from students in the audience.

Regulation of financial markets, the potential resurgence of Keynesian ideas on fiscal policy and government spending, and a historical look at past recessions and the Great Depression were among the topics discussed.

For Max Krasilovsky-Revell '11, the Jan. 26 forum was the perfect setting to discuss the economic situation that affects so many people.

"I can't say I agreed with everything that was stated, but it was a really good forum to ask questions that you had about the economic crisis and to hear a wide variety of views on what we should do going forward," he said.

The faculty members on the panel were Michael Haines, Jay Mandle, Thomas Michl, Ulla Grapard, Dean Scrimgeour, Simpson, and Don Waldman.

Geology professor weighs in on gas drilling debate

2010-01-29T18:50:16Z

Regional news outlets and community members are turning to Bruce Selleck '71, Harold Orville Whitnall Professor of geology, for his expert analysis of one of the most controversial topics on the environmental front in years: the proposed drilling of the Marcellus Shale formation.

On Monday, Selleck weighed in as one of four panelists during a debate about the topic, broadcast on WAMC Northeast Public Radio. To listen to the discussion click here.

]]> Local community groups have also relied on Selleck to explain the issues surrounding the drilling of wells to produce large quantities of natural gas from the Marcellus Shale.

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"We are in the midst of a natural gas expansion," Selleck said during a recent presentation to the Madison County Board of Supervisors. "We need to be aware of it, take advantage of it, and realize the trade-offs involved."

He believes the current "gas boom" provides an economic opportunity for landowners, but also involves environmental risks.

Environmentalists oppose it, fearing the drilling process used to reach the gas will pollute groundwater and pose a public health threat.

Gas drillers say billions of dollars' worth of natural gas is in the shale formation, and New York state stands to reap millions in revenues by licensing the drilling, which they say can be done safely.

Video: Colgate celebrates legacy of MLK

2010-01-27T19:23:02Z

Colgate has been celebrating the life of Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy the past week, and more events are coming up.

Nearly 50 students and staff members volunteered at four different community agencies on Friday as part of a King Day of Service, organized by the Center for Outreach, Volunteerism, and Education and the ALANA Cultural Center.

]]> Students helped out at Hope House, a soup kitchen in Utica; Johnson Park Center, an outreach center in the Cornhill section of Utica; The Undergound Cafe, which is part of the Utica Safe Schools Healthy Students program; and the Municipal Housing Authority in Utica.

More events are planned in the coming weeks.

Webcams offer views of village in addition to campus

2010-01-26T15:49:21Z

A new webcam location gives you a bird's eye view of the village of Hamilton.

The webcam, one of five available that provides live images from around Colgate University, is perched atop the Nichols and Beal building, which houses a restaurant and the university's institutional advancement offices.

]]> Hamilton Initiative, a for-profit limited liability company launched by Colgate supporters in 2000, manages the building and seven others. Funded by gifts from alumni, parents, and friends, the initiative has invested more than $11 million in the restoration of downtown in a program cited by the American Institute of Architects as a model of adaptive reuse.

The downtown webcam points toward Broad Street, or Route 12B, as it heads toward Colgate's campus.

The Village Green, focal point of many activities including the summer farmers market, festivals, concerts, and Fourth of July celebrations, is at left. Last summer, the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra performed a free concert on the green.

The steeple at left marks the First Baptist Church, which was founded in 1796. To the right of the green are a variety of shops and restaurants.

Performers line up for Haiti relief concert

2010-01-22T20:58:22Z

Members of the local and campus communities are invited to join together to offer support for the people of Haiti who continue to grapple with the aftershocks and aftereffects of the massive Jan. 12 earthquake.

A benefit concert will be held 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30, in Memorial Chapel.

]]> Performers will include Joanne Shenandoah, a Grammy-winning artist, area schoolchildren, musicians from the village of Hamilton, and students, faculty and staff from Colgate (See list below).

Tickets are $5, though organizers are hoping for additional donations. All proceeds will go to the American Red Cross, Doctors Without Borders, and Partners in Health.

Haiti Red Cross volunteers and staff assist a child hurt in the magnitude 7.3 earthquake. (Photo courtesy of American Red Cross)

The massive earthquake killed tens of thousands of people and left 1.5 million homeless.

"We have had so many people step up to help us organize this benefit concert," said Mark Shiner, the Catholic campus minister who has been working closely with David Levy, the university's Jewish chaplain.

Tickets will be available at the O'Connor Campus Center (the Coop) starting Monday or at the chaplain's office in the garden level of the Chapel. Some tickets will be available at the door on the day of the concert. Those interested in performing should contact Lorraine Joseph at ljoseph@colgate.edu.

Here is a list of other scheduled performers:

Sarah Crovella

Isabella Crovella

Sojourner's Gospel Choir

The UC Worship Band

The McDowell Brothers

Not Quite Ready

Fuse

Testostertones

Zlatko Grozl

Jargo Radley

Kathleen Armenti

Joanne Shenandoah

The Colgate Resolutions

Jeff Taylor

Scott Douglas Reu

Experimental Theatre

Earthman Embassy

Diandra Rivera

Phoebe Rotter

Emily Smith

Aquapod

Colgate Dischords

Naledi Semela

Chris Shenkel/Sarah Wider

Eliza Gomez

Dangerboy

Ed Vollmer

Caitlin Grossjung

The Andrew Wylie Project Experience Band

Tommy Ho and the Barncats

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Simonds '10 looks to catch NFL scouts' attention

2010-01-19T15:16:11Z

Raiders wide receiver Pat Simonds '10 has his hands full this week as he prepares to play in the East-West Shrine game, the longest-running college all-star football game in the nation.

The game, which will be televised on ESPN2 at 3 p.m. Saturday, features some of the highest-rated players in the projected NFL draft.

]]> Simonds is considered by several draft analysts a potential sixth- or seventh-round NFL pick, and he is hoping to bolster his status this week in Orlando, Fla., where the all-star game will be played.

"The practice week leading up to the game is really where the scouts put their emphasis," said the star wide receiver. "If I can have a good week of practice and interviews I feel that I can answer a lot of the unknowns about my game and hopefully increase my draft status."

Pat Simonds, No. 80 for the Raiders, set a school record this year with 14 touchdowns.

Simonds is one of only three players selected to play in the game from the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS, former Division IAA). The others are Fordham quarterback John Skelton and The Citadel wide receiver Andre Roberts.

"There might be some pressure being a small school guy at the East-West game but I actually enjoy the pressure," said Simonds, who is from Sidney, N.Y. "Hopefully I can give a good performance and represent the FCS and Colgate well."

Simonds earned third-team honors on the Sports Network All-America team for the FCS, making him the third wide receiver in school history to achieve All-America status. Corey Hill was named to The Associated Press' first team in 1998 and Luke Graham was named to the third team by Football Gazette in 2002.

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A first-team Patriot League all-star, Simonds finished the 2009 regular season with 66 catches for 1,012 yards and a school-record 14 touchdowns. He is the third wide receiver in school history to have consecutive 1,000-yard seasons.

He spent his winter break training at the Fischer Sports Facility in Phoenix, Ariz. He worked on his overall football skills, with an emphasis on improving his speed and agility.

Simonds, who is 6'6" and about 226 pounds, plans to return to the facility before the NFL scouting combine for prospective pro players that will be held in Indianapolis starting Feb. 24. The draft will be held April 22-24.

Alumni offer advice and reassurance at career event

2010-01-18T21:59:26Z

(Editor's Note: Senior Kate Preziosi shares her impressions of the Real World career conference)

Right around this time four years ago, I walked into the senior lounge of my high school to find that my teachers had planted a brief message in each student's mailbox: "You have 100 days of high school left. Enjoy them!"

As Gus Coldebella '91, president of the Alumni Council, welcomed hundreds of Colgate seniors back to campus for Real World 2010 on Friday, he unknowingly repeated this reminder that had been passed on to me during my transition from high school to college.

]]> "One of the best parts of being president of the Alumni Council is not only interacting with the 55 alums who are part of the Alumni Council, but representing the 30,000 plus Colgate alums that are out there in the world," said Coldebella. "That number is going to increase by about 700. And if my calculations are correct, that's going to happen in 120 days, 22 hours, and 15 minutes."

As he spoke, a ripple of nervous whispers passed through the Hall of Presidents.

While I still have not become completely comfortable with the idea of leaving Colgate at the end of these short months, Real World served as a valuable reminder of the exciting opportunities that are waiting for my classmates and me.

Every alumnus in attendance was generous with dispensing advice and fielding questions.

"It is so important that you know how to ask someone for help," said Linda Havlin '72 at the Creative Job Searching Tips and Networking Techniques panel. "Simply ask an alum to spend time with you in a brief, and compelling way."

Liz Buchbinder '77 takes part in one of the many panel discussions held for Real World 2010. (Photo by Andy Daddio) SEE MORE PHOTOS HERE

Jeff Oberg '76 told the seniors at the Beyond the Colgate Bubble panel that we need to be passionate about the profession we choose: "You have to find nobility in what you're doing, otherwise you should leave. Your perfect career will meld your skills with your interests."

On Saturday, we were able to choose three career-specific panels to attend from among 24 options. I found this format to be helpful because it gave alumni the chance to share their experiences living the professions that we hope to break into.

Patrice Chang Bey '94 described at the Government/Public Policy panel how she came to see herself as a global citizen through her work in Africa, St. Lucia, and now in Syracuse.

She urged us to be fearless in our job searches: "You've only got one life to life. This is your shot," she said. "Think of yourself as a work in progress at all times."

By the end of the 48- hour whirlwind of panels and networking receptions, I felt optimistic and excited about my options for the future.

I believe the alumni in attendance effectively communicated to us all that, while there are no guarantees, there is a very strong net of people willing to catch us when we leave this beautiful place.

Keynote by alumnus at career event to be aired live

2010-01-14T18:14:01Z

Sports Illustrated senior writer Austin Murphy '83 will deliver the keynote address at this year's Real World career conference and his remarks will be broadcast live over Colgate's video streaming channel.

Murphy will speak about careers and his work covering college football for the magazine and SI.com at 12:45 p.m. Friday. Live coverage of his talk -- available at www.livestream.com/colgateuniversity -- begins at 12:30 with informal interviews of alumni and seniors in the Hall of Presidents.

]]> Alumni, parents, seniors who can't attend, and others are invited to take advantage of the free livestream channel and its interactive chat tool that allows participants to talk online with each other.

More than 400 seniors have signed up to attend Real World, which involves networking events and more than 30 panel discussions led by alumni involved in careers from environmental sustainability to finance. Other alumni-led discussions will focus on creative job searching techniques, evaluating job offers, and first year success on the job.

All alumni donate their time and energy in returning to campus to talk with the seniors about their post-Colgate options.

Murphy is among those alumni. He is Sports Illustrated's lead college football writer, providing stories and features on the sport's most important games, trends, and personalities. In the off-season he covers a range of sports including golf, hockey, and the Tour de France.

He has been covering college football for more than 15 years, after having covered the National Football League for six years.

His 2007 book, Saturday Rules, provides an insider's look at the Notre Dame and USC football programs and their former coaches, Charlie Weis and Pete Carroll.

Series of events to honor Martin Luther King Jr.

2010-01-13T19:28:07Z

To honor the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., Colgate is hosting a series of discussions, keynote addresses, workshops, and other campuswide activities Jan.18- Feb. 24.

At noon Monday in Memorial Chapel, the celebration kicks off with remarks from campus administrators as well as music and dance from several student groups.

]]> "During the month-long series of events, we hope the campus and local communities take time to remember King's vision and the legacy of civil rights that he left behind," said Keenan Grenell, vice president and dean of diversity.

Several workshops, including a discussion about Barack Obama's Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance, also will take place Monday.

"The events have been designed to be of interest and relevance to the entire community, so we encourage full participation from the Colgate campus and beyond," said Michelle Stephens, associate dean of diversity and one of the organizers of the celebration.

In addition, there will be two keynote speakers this year: Tricia Rose, professor of Africana Studies at Brown University, and Kenji Yoshino, professor of constitutional law at New York University School of Law.

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"King would want us to not focus on him but reach out to our fellow brothers and sisters in their time of enormous need," said Keenan Grenell, vice president and dean of diveristy.

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Rose is known for her book, Black Noise: Rap Music and Black Culture in Contemporary America, which chronicles the emergence of hip-hop culture.

Yoshino's recent award-winning book, Covering: The Hidden Assault on Our Civil Rights, blends memoir and legal argument to explore the intersection of personal identity, politics, and the law.

All activities are free and open to the public. Here is the complete list of events:

Monday, Jan. 18

• Noon, Memorial Chapel, opening ceremony
• 1 p.m., Alana Cultural Center multipurpose room, workshop - Fulfilling the Dream: King and Obama's Competing Visions of America
• 1 p.m., Alana Cultural Center lounge, panel discussion - Covering: The Hidden Assault On Our Civil Rights
• 4 p.m., Alana Cultural Center conference room, film screening - Freedom on My Mind
• 4 p.m., Alana Cultural Center multipurpose room, workshop - Revisiting Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance

Wednesday, Jan. 20

• 7 p.m., Love Auditorium, keynote address - Tricia Rose, professor of Africana Studies at Brown University

Saturday, Jan. 30

• 9 a.m.- 4 p.m., Coop conference room, workshop - Welcoming Diversity and Prejudice Reduction Skills

Tuesday, Feb. 9

• 4:30 p.m., Ho Science Center room 101, panel discussion I - Faculty Perspectives on Diversity

Tuesday, Feb. 16

• 4:30 p.m., Ho Science Center Room 101, panel discussion II - Faculty Perspectives on Diversity

Wednesday, Feb. 24

• 7:30 p.m., Love Auditorium, keynote address - Kenji Yoshino, professor of constitutional law at New York University School of Law

Alumnus's work as a lawyer featured in Times blog

2010-01-11T22:09:40Z

Chris Reid '03 is highlighted in a popular New York Times blog that focuses on recent law school graduates affected by the recession.

Reid, who majored in chemistry and philosophy while at Colgate, graduated from Fordham Law School in 2009.

]]> He was recruited by Ropes & Gray to work in their patent litigation practice. But when his firm gave him the option of finding a public interest job in lieu of his first year, he ended up working with the Legal Aid Society in Brooklyn housing court, keeping families in their homes, according to The Times.

Reid appears in a video on today's blog entry that shows him working with clients and with his bosses at Legal Aid.

Readers of the City Room blog are invited to ask Reid questions about his experiences in the unusual new program organized by the New York City Bar Association. His responses will be posted on the blog at the end of the week.