Assignment for Friday, 12/5

As a reminder, there is NO CLASS on Friday, November 28, thanks to the Thanksgiving holiday.

For the following week, read "The American City in the Age of Terror," by Peter Eisinger. Feel free to summarize.

Also, please note that final papers are due on the 5th as well. Let me know by e-mail if you have questions before then.

Assignment for Friday, 11/21

Next week we will host our second and last guest speaker, Courtney Gross of the Gotham Gazette. She will discuss next year's mayoral election, as well as the recent battle over term limits in New York City.

In order to prepare for this talk, please read the article, "I, Bloomberg," from New York magazine, available here. The article is short, but a good overview of some of the issues and personalities involved. Despite its short size, you can use this article as a basis for a summary.

Also, please remember that drafts of your final paper, if you choose to submit one (it's optional), are due on Friday as well.

Assignment for Friday, 11/14

For next time, read the following two articles:

• "Urban Sacrifice," by Buzz Bissinger
• "Regionalisms Old and New," by Dreier, Mollenkopf, and Swanstrom

You can summarize one of these (and many of you really should).