The Department of Communication Studies of Baruch College, in collaboration with the Fuchsberg Family Foundation and the Herman Lissner Foundation presents the Nineteenth Annual Spring Speech Festival. The competition topic is "Where are U.S.-Chinese Economic Relations Heading in the Next 5 Years?"

Student speakers include:

Benjamin Cuozzo, No Country Left Behind: The Failure of U.S. Renewable Energy Programs

Myroslava Fedoronchuk, The Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Will Help U.S. Companies Prosper in China

Jonathan Felix, The Last Star on the American Flag

Sharon Wong, Carbon Cap and Trade: Encouraging Renewable Energy Development

Herbert Zea, The Reluctance of U.S. Information Providers to Complete in the Chinese Market

Michael Senders, The American/Chinese Symbiosis: It's a Good Thing

Jonathan Batista, The Fattening of China

The Chief Judge, Professor Denise Patrick, Department of Communication Studies announces the winners of the competition. Professor Susan B. Goldstein, Department of Communication Studies, makes the closing remarks.

The event takes place on April 22, 2010, at the Baruch College Newman Conference Center, Room 750, moderated by Jonathan Batista.