National Review editor Rich Lowry to visit campus Oct. 29

The Skidmore Young Republicans will sponsor a campus visit by National Review editor Rich Lowry at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29 in Gannett Auditorium, Palamountain Hall. Admission is free and open to the public.

Lowry will address questions surrounding the 2008 presidential election and its possible outcomes. Among the issues he plans to cover: how possible is change in Washington, D.C., and whether reform is a realistic goal.

Lowry graduated in 1990 from the University of Virginia, where he studied English and history. While there he edited a conservative monthly magazine called the Virginia Advocate. He went on to work as a research assistant for Charles Krauthammer, then as a reporter for a local paper in northern Virginia.

He joined National Review in 1992, after finishing second in an NR young writers contest. He became NR's articles editor before moving to Washington in the summer of 1994 to cover Congress. He was named editor of National Review in 1997. He has written for TheNew York Times, TheWashington Post, TheWall Street Journal, TheLosAngelesTimes, and a variety of other publications. He is a syndicated columnist and a commentator for the Fox News Channel. His book, Legacy: Paying the Price for the Clinton Years, was a New York Times bestseller. He lives in New York City.

Besides the SYRA, other sponsors of Lowry's visit are the Speakers Bureau, the Department of Government, and the Young Americas Foundation.