Media Mentions

On April 13, Messiah College hosted The Compassion Forum, an event that brought Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama to campus for a conversation about how their faith informs compassion issues. (Senator McCain was invited, but unfortunately could not attend.) Here’s what various media outlets are saying about the event:

Nationally:
CNN
New York Times
Washington Post (log-in required)
USA Today
Wall Street Journal
Hartford Courant

Locally:
Harrisburg Patriot-News
Carlisle Sentinel
York Dispatch
York Daily Record

Regionally:
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Philadelphia Inquirer

An April 6 “Carlisle Sentinel” article about the challenges in the student loan industry quoted Messiah College Financial Aid Director Greg Gearheart about the appeal of direct lending.

Read “Local colleges explain student loan issues.”

Emeritus Professor Clyde A. Ross explored the concert of “just war” in relation to the war in Iraq in a April 6 “As I See It” column for the “Harrisburg Patriot-News.”

“Insisting Iraq war is ‘just’ corrupts Christian tenets” is not available online.

James LaGrand, professor of American history, commented on Senator Barack Obama’s recent “A More Perfect Union” speech in the popular op-ed column “As I See It” in the April 7 “Harrisburg Patriot-News.”

Read “Obama suggests moving past racial divide.”