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The Dispatch: Haisong Jiang and the Airport Kiss

Newark Airport (CC Flickr: _hlian)

Newark Airport (CC Flickr: _hlian)

In January 2010, a graduate student named Haisong Jiang crossed a Newark Liberty International Airport security line in order to say goodbye to his girlfriend one last time.  The breach (which came less than a month after the apprehension of the so-called “underwear bomber“) caused more than travel delays.  For Jiang, a Chinese national, it brought a personal introduction to the American justice system.  In March, he pleaded guilty to defiant trespass.  His punishment?  Community service and a $500 fine (plus court fees).  A bill to tighten airport security is now advancing through the New Jersey Legislature.

Although the incident was covered by a number of media outlets, Jiang has been shy about interviews.  We wanted the story straight from him.  Rosy Yang reports.

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Script by Aku Ammah Tagoe and Rosy YangFlora Thomson-Deveaux and Nikki Leon contributed editing. Senior Producer was Aku Ammah Tagoe. Executive Producer was Nikki Leon. Special thanks to Ian Auzenne and Jon Solomon. Music from Chad Crouch and Evgeny Grinko.

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The Dispatch: Recidivism in New Jersey

CC Flickr photo by Lisa Andres: The Atlantic City Boardwalk at Night

CC Flickr photo by Lisa Andres: The Atlantic City Boardwalk at Night

In New Jersey, the re-arrest (recidivism) rate for adult offenders is about 55%. We’ve got a lot of people ending up in jail more than once here—about 31% of all adult prisoners.

Who do these numbers represent? We sit down with one prisoner from Atlantic City to learn more. Tasnim Shamma reports.

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Naomi Nix contributed editing to this story.  Aku Ammah-Tagoe was Senior Producer.  Executive Producer was Nikki Leon.

Music from Chad Crouch.

The Dispatch: Voices on Same Sex Marriage Part II

photo credit: Abulic Monkey

photo credit: Abulic Monkey

Tune in now (12pm-1pm EST) to hear The Dispatch: Voices on Same Sex Marriage, Part II

This week, Naomi Nix takes a look at the first same-sex commitment ceremony performed in the University Chapel. Scholars Stephen Macedo and Robert George share their thoughts on the issue. And WPRB Contributor Connor Carreras sits down with lawyers on both sides of Perry v Schwarzenegger, a case challenging California’s voter-instituted ban on same-sex marriage that is set to go before a US District Court in January 2010.

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The Dispatch: Voices on Same Sex Marriage Part I

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This week, WPRB News is airing a two-part series Oct 25 and Nov 1.  The Dispatch: Voices on Same Sex Marriage takes taking a look at how different groups have engaged the issue of gay unions.  This week, Leif Johnson explores what happens when a University is asked to take a political stance, Sophie Jin visits a march in Washington DC, and historian Neil J. Young explains how one particular religious denomination, the Church of Latter Day Saints, became involved in the passage of California Proposition 8 last year.

CC-Licensed music from Evgeny Grinko, Learning Music, Sagan, Bomba Estereo.

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Show segments:

Show Promo
Introduction
The Issue Comes to Campus
Scenes from a March

The show also included an interview with historian Neil J. Young, originally featured here on Discourse.

Full Dispatch line-up on China

Here’s the full line-up from our recent program on China policy:

Princeton University and China
Sebastian Jones reports on the ties that bind Princeton University and China– and the potential conflicts of interest that come with them.

E. Perry Link
Professor E. Perry Link, a distinguished scholar of East Asian and China Studies who, until recently, was based at Princeton University and currently teaches at UC Riverside, joins Sebastian Jones for an interview about the challenges academics and universities face in balancing relations with China. Link also touches upon the recent Summer Olympics and tells the story of how he was blacklisted by the Chinese government, preventing him from entering the country.

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Ken Silverstein
Ken Silverstein, The Washington Editor of Harper’s Magazine, joins Sebastian Jones for a discussion of how China policy is shaped in Washington by foreign policy consultants whose actions raise serious ethical questions.

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Anne Marie Slaughter
Dean of Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School, Anne Marie Slaughter, sits down with Ashley Schoettle to share insights from her stint in China while on sabbatical and her thoughts on the current state of and future possibilities for China.

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Slaughter and Silverstein on the Olympics– Web Exclusive
In a WPRB web-exclusive, Ken Silverstein of Harper’s Magazine and Princeton University Woodrow Wilson School Dean Anne Marie Slaughter share their differing views on the recent Olympic games in China.

The Dispatch: E. Perry Link on China Policy

Professor E. Perry Link, a distinguished scholar of East Asian and China Studies who, until recently, was based at Princeton University and currently teaches at UC Riverside, joins Sebastian Jones for an interview about the challenges academics and universities face in balancing relations with China.  Link also touches upon the recent Summer Olympics and tells the story of how he was blacklisted by the Chinese government, preventing him from entering the country.

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The Dispatch Preview: China Policy

This week we take a look at China policy at the crossroads of business, government and academia.  Sebastian Jones reports on Princeton’s delicate relations with Beijing, and we feature interviews with Harper’s Ken Silverstein,  Professor Perry Link from UC Riverside and Anne-Marie Slaughter, Dean of Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School, all with three different takes on China policy.

Audio plus exclusive reported posts to come soon…