{"371641":{"#nid":"371641","#data":{"type":"news","title":"\u0027Serial\u0027 Source Visits Campus","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EListeners of \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/serialpodcast.org\/\u0022\u003ESerial\u003C\/a\u003E,\u201d the world\u2019s most downloaded podcast, can get an in-person update on the case of Adnan Syed on campus next week with a visit from Rabia Chaudry.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EChaudry, a lawyer, first contacted \u201cSerial\u201d producer Sarah Koenig asking her to look into her friend\u2019s murder case from 15 years ago. Koenig, then a producer with NPR\u2019s \u201cThis American Life,\u201d took on the story, which became its own 12-week series exploring the death of a teenage girl, Hae Min Lee, in Baltimore and whether her accused killer got a fair trial. (Serial began as a spinoff of This American Life.)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhat\u2019s so thrilling about having her is that it makes the story real,\u201d said Sameera Omar, a psychology major and president of the Muslim Student Association, which is hosting the event. \u0022It\u0027s necessary for students to realize that this isn\u0027t just a glamorous show with a fascinating plot and complex characters.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESyed, at age 19, was sentenced to life plus 30 years in prison for the murder of Lee, his ex-girlfriend. Serial spent much of its time exploring the evidence in the case and trial itself. One episode explored how Syed\u2019s Islamic faith may have been a factor in the case.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt\u2019s really necessary to bring someone like her to campus with all the coverage going on \u2014 not just in terms of \u2018Serial,\u2019 but world events,\u201d Omar said. \u201cIt\u2019s beneficial for students to understand there are very different perspectives for looking at a certain faith or culture.\u0026nbsp;I hope that bringing Chaudry to campus allows us all to recognize that it\u0027s our duty to speak out against injustice and seek to understand others.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EChaudry will give an overview of the case and the podcast\u2019s reach (it\u2019s been downloaded more than 5 million times), updates on the case, and time for questions and answers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe event begins at 7 p.m. in room 152 of the Clough Commons. Tickets are $10. \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/serial-updates-discussion-with-rabia-chaudry-tickets-15510189394\u0022\u003EPurchase online.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EListeners of \u201cSerial,\u201d the world\u2019s most downloaded podcast, can get an in-person update on the case of Adnan Syed on campus next week with a visit from Rabia Chaudry.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Listeners of \u201cSerial,\u201d the world\u2019s most downloaded podcast, can get an in-person update on the case of Adnan Syed on campus next week with a visit from Rabia Chaudry."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2015-02-02 18:41:56","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:01:50","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-02-02T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2015-02-02T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"371661":{"id":"371661","type":"image","title":"\u0027Serial\u0027 Discussion at Tech","body":null,"created":"1449245867","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:17:47","changed":"1475894347","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:39:07","alt":"\u0027Serial\u0027 Discussion at Tech","file":{"fid":"75021","name":"serialflyer.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/serialflyer.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/serialflyer.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":387521,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/serialflyer.jpg?itok=shIcsPID"}}},"media_ids":["371661"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/serial-updates-discussion-with-rabia-chaudry-tickets-15510189394","title":"Purchase Tickets"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/845956408777041\/","title":"Facebook Event Page"},{"url":"http:\/\/serialpodcast.org\/","title":"Serial"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"7843","name":"campus life"},{"id":"17391","name":"guest speaker"},{"id":"1976","name":"Media"},{"id":"117311","name":"MSA"},{"id":"60821","name":"Muslim Student Association"},{"id":"88601","name":"podcast"},{"id":"167097","name":"serial"},{"id":"166847","name":"students"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:sameeraomar@gmail.com\u0022\u003ESameera Omar\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMuslim Student Association\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:kristen.bailey@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EKristen Bailey\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}