Top intellectual to speak at YSU

Top intellectual to speak at YSU

YOUNGSTOWN

Kwame Anthony Appiah, the Laurance S. Rockefeller University Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University, will speak at 12:30 p.m. Thursday in the Chestnut Room of Kilcawley Center at Youngstown State University.

The lecture, free and open to the public, is part of the Dr. Thomas and Albert Shipka Speaker Series of the YSU Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies.

Appiah’s presentation is titled “The Honor Code” and explores the long-neglected engine of reform. Examining moral revolutions in the past — and campaigns against abhorrent practices today — Appiah shows that appeals to reason, morality or religion aren’t enough to usher in reform.

Appiah is one of Foreign Policy’s Top 100 public intellectuals and the author of numerous books.

Brookfield shooting

BROOKFIELD

A shooting at a nightclub in Brookfield early Sunday injured one man, police say.

Dispatchers said the shooting took place about 3 a.m. at Club Topsy on Lorrain Street, according to 21 WFMJ-TV, The Vindicator’s broadcast partner,

Police say they believe one person was shot in the leg. Police also say a fight outside the club led to the shooting. Brookfield detectives are investigating.

Baby boutique

BOARDMAN

Boardman Park will have its annual Baby Bargain Boutique from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Admission is a canned good or nonperishable item for the Second Harvest Food Bank. The Baby Bargain Boutique gives people the option to buy good, usable baby, children’s and maternity clothing, toys, books, furniture and more for children under age 8.

McGuffey Society to honor Beeghlys

YOUNGSTOWN

Valley philanthropists Bruce and Nancy Beeghly will be honored at the Founder’s Day/Pioneer Award ceremonies at 2 p.m. Sept. 28 with a school assembly and storytelling program at the William Holmes McGuffey Elementary School, 310 S. Schenley Ave.

The event is presented annually by the William Holmes McGuffey Historical Society, which named and sponsors the school, in honor of “America’s Schoolmaster.”