Thursday, September 2, 2010

Giants return to Albany August 1st

June 13, 2010 by Bill Sobel  
Filed under Events & Shows, People, Rants & Raves

Albany, N.Y. — The University at Albany announced on Tuesday, June 9 the 2010 New York Giants’ summer training camp schedule. The Giants, who have trained on the UAlbany campus since 1996, begin workouts on Sunday, August 1. The camp concludes on Friday, August 20. https://admin.xosn.com/attachments1/82024.pdf With the current agreement in place, the New York [...]

Giants Training Camp Coming Back to Albany in August

July 11, 2009 by Bill Sobel  
Filed under Rants & Raves

For the past 12 Summers, The New York Giants have called UAlbany their home for training camp. And while it looks like this might be the last season in the Capital District (the Giants announced they are building a facility in NJ,) I have been up there every year and its a blast. For real [...]

Why NPR is the Future of Mainstream Media

June 15, 2009 by Bill Sobel  
Filed under Technology

I have been a huge fan of NPR for as long as I can remember. While an undergraduate at UAlbany I interned at one of the best public radio stations in the country, WAMC. Here in the NYC area I listen to WNYC…both on the radio and on the web, plus Ira Flatow of NPR/Science [...]

Jillian Pasco: An undergrad on a mission!

May 10, 2009 by Bill Sobel  
Filed under People

Last week I was invited to an event at my alma mater,  The University at Albany, and had the pleasure of sitting with one of the student ambassadors, Jillian Pasco, who was absolutely awesome. She was articulate, intelligent and incredibly well grounded for a young girl 20 years old. I was so taken by Jillian [...]