WSU students seek help for stress on a daily basis at the campus counseling center but that number seems to increase during dead week and finals, said Scott Case, WSU Counseling psychologist and coordinator of the Stress Management Program.
On average the WSU counseling services see about 5 to 10 students a day for stress, Case said. He said during dead week and finals, stress tends to be a main focus of counseling visits. Case said stress is caused by problems an individual is facing and the pressure to perform well academically isn’t any different.
Annie Althauser, an elementary education major, said she thinks students’ stress levels are higher during finals because the grade they earn on that last test can make or break their grade in the class.
There are many ways stress can manifest; it can affect our thoughts, bodies, and behaviors, Case said. People are as unique as finger prints or snowflakes causing everyone to be affected by stress a little differently, he said. Case said stress can cause an individual to experience trouble concentrating and trouble sleeping. He said stress can also affect ones emotional stability which can cause nervousness and irritability.
Students will often have trouble accessing memorized information and the ability to retain new information, he said. Case said this is caused by the hormones adrenalin and cortisol which are released into the body affecting the parts of the brain that control learning and focus. He said these hormones will also affect the limbic system which affects mood and the prefrontal cortex which affects judgment.
Stress can also affect an individual physically, Case said. Stress can cause an individual to experience muscle tension, headaches, and become more susceptible to illness, he said. Case said these all can affect a student’s ability to perform academically.
There are ways to help prevent and treat stress, Case said. He suggests eating healthy, working out, and getting enough sleep. He also suggests taking frequent breaks while studying and engaging in activities that the individual finds relaxing. Case said doing deep breathing exercises can also help because it lowers cortisol levels. He also suggests visiting www.counsel.wsu.edu for stress management techniques or participating in the WSU Counseling Services Stress Management Program.
Althauser said she works out to relieve stress because it allows her to get away from the books and release built up tension.
Economics professor Patricia Kuzyk said in order to deal with stress it is important to have friends to talk to.
“A feeling of isolation can make everything worse,” she said.
While following these steps will help with stress it does not replace good study habits throughout the semester, Case said. He said maintaining good study habits will help lessen the work load when it is time for finals.
Kuzyk agrees that good study habits can make finals much less stressful. If a student leaves a large amount of work till the end the work load could be impossible to accomplish, she said.
“At that point it is important to realize it isn’t possible and pick out what is most important and at least accomplish that,” Kuzyk said.
Althauser said good study habits she uses to prevent stress are planning ahead and making lists of what needs to be done and prioritize them.
“Crossing stuff off my lists gives me a sense of accomplishment,” she said.
Other habits Althauser said she has found affective are studying with others and studying in a quite place free of distractions. She also said to spread out study sessions and avoid cramming.
Kuzyk suggests taking an active approach to studying.
“Just reading is worthless,” she said.
Students need to be thinking about what kinds of questions they’ll be asked and be able to explain why the answer is correct, Kuzyk said.
If stress persists it can roll over into burn out which is when an individual feels as though any attempt to fix the problem is useless, Case said. Case explained when an individual is experiencing burn out they feel hopeless. Too much stress can be incapacitating, he said.
While it is clear that stress can have a negative affect on an individual it can also have a positive impact, Case said. Stress is a natural arousal response which helps us to function in a crisis or emergency, he said. A healthy amount of stress can help motivate an individual, he said.
Althauser admits that a small amount of stress helps her not to procrastinate.
Contacts:
Name: Counselor Scott Case (Interviewed in person)
Phone: 335-4511
Name: Instructor Patricia Kuzyk (Interviewed in person)
Email: pkuzyk@wsu.edu
Name: student Annie Althauser (Interviewed in person)
Phone: (425) 443-0418
Email: anniealthauser@yahoo.com
Outline:
Students seen for stress at the wsu counseling services
- Seen everyday for stress
- numbers tend to increase during the dead week and finals
- stress is induced by other issues students face
- Why finals cause stress
Repercussions of stress
Counselor
-affects on body
-affects on mood/ behavior
- how these affects have on academics
Prevent stress
Counselor’s advice
-eat healthy
- exercise
- take brakes
- hobbies
Instructors advice
-study along the way
- have a support system
What can we do to treat stress
Counselor
- Same steps to prevent
- Come talk to a counselor
Instructor
-talk to a friend
Student
-workout
Importance of study habits
Counselor
-doesn’t replace good study habits
Instructor
-study along the way
- Realize what you can and cannot get done in the time you are given
Student
- make lists and prioritize
When you experience too much stress
counselor
-tend to give up feel hopeless
Healthy stress
- positive affect on academics and personal drive
Monday, December 14, 2009
Monday, December 7, 2009
Ledes
With the current economic crisis facing Washington, higher education continues to be at risk, said District 9 Sen. Mark Schoelser.
President Floyd expressed his disagreement with Christine Gregoire’s plan to cut higher education by $99 million.
Zoology club discussed the probable causes of extinction of about 180 amphibian species and the 43 percent drop in amphibian populations.
President Floyd expressed his disagreement with Christine Gregoire’s plan to cut higher education by $99 million.
Zoology club discussed the probable causes of extinction of about 180 amphibian species and the 43 percent drop in amphibian populations.
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Speech Story
Tough times drew people to Coffee and Politics Tuesday night to hear Washington government leaders speak about the budget deficit we face and its possible solutions.
“We are in for some tough sledding,” Sen. Mark Schoesler said as he spoke to a room full of students and Pullman locals in the Honors College Lounge.
Washington state had increased its spending almost 34 percent and now the state is faced with a $9 billion deficit, said Schoesler. He said the state is at a point were there is a cost for inaction. He said the problem has been pushed to the side and now the longer we wait to address the problem the more expensive it will be.
Schoesler is the senate republican floor leader and is a self-employed farmer. He has been in office for 17 years. The senator was accompanied by Legislative District 9 reps. Joe Schmick and recently elected Susan Fagan. First term representative and Colfax business owner, Joe Schmick agreed with Schoesler that this is no new problem.
“We had the warning signs.” Schmick said, “Unfortunately we didn’t act.”
All speakers agreed that in order to address the deficit the state will have to watch spending, make budget cuts and stimulate the economy.
Many audience members in attendance voiced their concern of how the deficit will continue to affect higher education.
“Until the economy turns around higher education is always at risk,” Schoesler said.
Schmick explained that Washington state higher education costs are not as high as they seem. He said Washington state has one of the lowest rates of student debt in the country.
Audience member Maggie McKee was concerned with their comments. McKee, a WSU accounting major, said she doesn’t think higher education is being as valued as it should be. McKee said she doesn’t understand how the state can expect to have people for jobs when students can’t even afford the education they need. She believed the speakers didn’t focus on this concern as much as the audience would have liked. This is the topic that is really impacting students, she said.
The speakers emphasized the importance of a healthy economic climate. Schmick said the state has a lot of students who are earning great degrees but many of our businesses are leaving. He gave the example of Boeing and three local businesses that have left the state. Schmick emphasized the importance of these businesses on creating an effective economic climate. He said jobs allow people to spend money and the money people spend allows businesses to provide jobs. By losing these businesses we are losing tax payers, he said.
Audience members mirrored the senator’s and representatives’ concern with the business climate.
“We are losing businesses right through our fingers,” Nicholas Marshall, a WSU business administration major, said.
Marshall said he plans on becoming an entrepreneur but is afraid to enter the current business climate especially with the 7.6 percent increase of the labor industry worker’s compensation. He said this discourages people from starting their businesses in Washington. Fagan admits that it is a tough time to be a business owner and suggested making it cheaper for business owners to get health insurance to provide to their employees.
The speakers gave the audience a glimpse as to some of the possible solutions to the deficit. Schoesler said they are looking at all of the government funded programs to see what can and cannot be cut. Schmick agreed.
“I don‘t think you will see many stones unturned at the end of this year,” Schmick said.
Schmick thinks financial assistance programs need to be reevaluated. He said we need to reevaluate the standard of these programs to make sure only people who need the services are getting it. An example he gives of this is the General Assistance Unemployment program or the GAU. He explains that with the current state of the program it is harder for a single mother to get support than a capable single man. The speakers also talk about reevaluating the Department of Health and Social Services or DHSS but did not specify the changes that would be made.
The speakers also stated while tax increases are always a possibility they plan on avoiding income tax since they have found that the majority of the population is strongly apposed to the idea.
Questions to ask the speaker:
What was the objective of giving this speech?
Why are you informing students about this issue?
Why would attending this speech be beneficial to students?
What other places could budget cuts have been made other than higher education?
Do you believe the 13 percent cut was a justifiable amount? If not what would be?
Why did the state cut only 6 percent from community colleges and tech schools in comparison to four year colleges losing 13 percent?
What is the state doing to end the budget problem?
How can we avoid repeating this problem?
What are you doing to improve the budget problem?
What can students do to help?
Contact info:
Maggie McKee (Interviewed in person)
Phone: 509-723-3329
Email: Maggie McKee@mae.com
Nicholas Marshall (Interviewed in person)
Phone:435-876-2173
Senator Mark Schoesler
Phone: (360) 786-7620
Representative Joe Schmick
Phone: 360- 786-7844
Email: schmick.joe@leg.ws.gov
Representative Susan Fagan
Phone: 509-979-3083
Other Sources:
On the Issues. Susan Fagan for state representative. Nov. 30.
Rep. Joe Schmick. State Representative Joe Schmick. Nov. 30.
Senator Mark Schoesler Biography. Senate Republican Caucus. Nov. 30.
Outline
Intro. Speakers
- Senate Republican Floor Leader Mark Schoesler 17 years.
- 9th District State Representative Joe Schmick His first term Colfax business owner
- District State Representative Susan Fagan recently elected
Intro to budget crisis
- Cause: Over spending, lack of action
- What we need to do: watch spending, make cuts, stimulate the economy
budget cut and how it is affecting higher education
- Schoesler, high education is always at risk
- Schmick Wash. lowest rates of student debt.
-Susan is concerned about the middle student
- Maggie concerns: Higher education needs to be valued more cover more on the subject. How can we stimulate the economy when cant afford education need.
Affect on businesses
- Schick explains importance of businesses
- Concerns from Nickolas, “we are losing businesses right through our fingers”
Ideas to help the problem
- No rock unturned
-revaluating government support programs
- GAU
- DHSS department of health and social services, didn’t say how it would change
- income tax not supported so they wont implement it
“We are in for some tough sledding,” Sen. Mark Schoesler said as he spoke to a room full of students and Pullman locals in the Honors College Lounge.
Washington state had increased its spending almost 34 percent and now the state is faced with a $9 billion deficit, said Schoesler. He said the state is at a point were there is a cost for inaction. He said the problem has been pushed to the side and now the longer we wait to address the problem the more expensive it will be.
Schoesler is the senate republican floor leader and is a self-employed farmer. He has been in office for 17 years. The senator was accompanied by Legislative District 9 reps. Joe Schmick and recently elected Susan Fagan. First term representative and Colfax business owner, Joe Schmick agreed with Schoesler that this is no new problem.
“We had the warning signs.” Schmick said, “Unfortunately we didn’t act.”
All speakers agreed that in order to address the deficit the state will have to watch spending, make budget cuts and stimulate the economy.
Many audience members in attendance voiced their concern of how the deficit will continue to affect higher education.
“Until the economy turns around higher education is always at risk,” Schoesler said.
Schmick explained that Washington state higher education costs are not as high as they seem. He said Washington state has one of the lowest rates of student debt in the country.
Audience member Maggie McKee was concerned with their comments. McKee, a WSU accounting major, said she doesn’t think higher education is being as valued as it should be. McKee said she doesn’t understand how the state can expect to have people for jobs when students can’t even afford the education they need. She believed the speakers didn’t focus on this concern as much as the audience would have liked. This is the topic that is really impacting students, she said.
The speakers emphasized the importance of a healthy economic climate. Schmick said the state has a lot of students who are earning great degrees but many of our businesses are leaving. He gave the example of Boeing and three local businesses that have left the state. Schmick emphasized the importance of these businesses on creating an effective economic climate. He said jobs allow people to spend money and the money people spend allows businesses to provide jobs. By losing these businesses we are losing tax payers, he said.
Audience members mirrored the senator’s and representatives’ concern with the business climate.
“We are losing businesses right through our fingers,” Nicholas Marshall, a WSU business administration major, said.
Marshall said he plans on becoming an entrepreneur but is afraid to enter the current business climate especially with the 7.6 percent increase of the labor industry worker’s compensation. He said this discourages people from starting their businesses in Washington. Fagan admits that it is a tough time to be a business owner and suggested making it cheaper for business owners to get health insurance to provide to their employees.
The speakers gave the audience a glimpse as to some of the possible solutions to the deficit. Schoesler said they are looking at all of the government funded programs to see what can and cannot be cut. Schmick agreed.
“I don‘t think you will see many stones unturned at the end of this year,” Schmick said.
Schmick thinks financial assistance programs need to be reevaluated. He said we need to reevaluate the standard of these programs to make sure only people who need the services are getting it. An example he gives of this is the General Assistance Unemployment program or the GAU. He explains that with the current state of the program it is harder for a single mother to get support than a capable single man. The speakers also talk about reevaluating the Department of Health and Social Services or DHSS but did not specify the changes that would be made.
The speakers also stated while tax increases are always a possibility they plan on avoiding income tax since they have found that the majority of the population is strongly apposed to the idea.
Questions to ask the speaker:
What was the objective of giving this speech?
Why are you informing students about this issue?
Why would attending this speech be beneficial to students?
What other places could budget cuts have been made other than higher education?
Do you believe the 13 percent cut was a justifiable amount? If not what would be?
Why did the state cut only 6 percent from community colleges and tech schools in comparison to four year colleges losing 13 percent?
What is the state doing to end the budget problem?
How can we avoid repeating this problem?
What are you doing to improve the budget problem?
What can students do to help?
Contact info:
Maggie McKee (Interviewed in person)
Phone: 509-723-3329
Email: Maggie McKee@mae.com
Nicholas Marshall (Interviewed in person)
Phone:435-876-2173
Senator Mark Schoesler
Phone: (360) 786-7620
Representative Joe Schmick
Phone: 360- 786-7844
Email: schmick.joe@leg.ws.gov
Representative Susan Fagan
Phone: 509-979-3083
Other Sources:
On the Issues. Susan Fagan for state representative. Nov. 30.
Rep. Joe Schmick. State Representative Joe Schmick. Nov. 30.
Senator Mark Schoesler Biography. Senate Republican Caucus. Nov. 30.
Outline
Intro. Speakers
- Senate Republican Floor Leader Mark Schoesler 17 years.
- 9th District State Representative Joe Schmick His first term Colfax business owner
- District State Representative Susan Fagan recently elected
Intro to budget crisis
- Cause: Over spending, lack of action
- What we need to do: watch spending, make cuts, stimulate the economy
budget cut and how it is affecting higher education
- Schoesler, high education is always at risk
- Schmick Wash. lowest rates of student debt.
-Susan is concerned about the middle student
- Maggie concerns: Higher education needs to be valued more cover more on the subject. How can we stimulate the economy when cant afford education need.
Affect on businesses
- Schick explains importance of businesses
- Concerns from Nickolas, “we are losing businesses right through our fingers”
Ideas to help the problem
- No rock unturned
-revaluating government support programs
- GAU
- DHSS department of health and social services, didn’t say how it would change
- income tax not supported so they wont implement it
Monday, November 30, 2009
corrections
1. Even though the Seattle Sounders’ FC inaugural season ended Sunday with a 1-0 loss to the Houston Dynamo, the Sounders still have a lot to be proud of, according to.
2. Tommy Sullivan was one of the many fans who were able to attend a game this year.
3. With the work of improvement in mind, Pullman residents feel the comfort of a clean, high-quality, diversified neighborhood.
4. “People will come in and buy them by the case,” said Ryan Jones, a senior management operations major and employee of Bob's Corner Market for three years. “It’s not uncommon for them to run out at the warehouse. Sometimes I think they just can’t keep up.”
5. Yagiz started school as an undecided major but after taking geology her sophomore year she had knew what she wanted to study.
6. If enacted, the plan will positively affect the neighborhood of College Hill and the collegiate experience of WSU students, he said.
7. More than 60 percent of off-premise establishments provided at least one type of beer promotion.
8. A fleet of camouflage, army cargo trucks sits in a parking lot while men from the National Guard use forklifts to load supplies into the truck beds.
9. Potential employers are increasingly likely to view social-networking Web sites such as Facebook and Myspace when screening applicants for a position.
10.The biggest misconception out there is that setting your Facebook to private will protect you from allowing people to view your profile, said Stefany Unda, Career Development Program Coordinator for CACD.
11. He said he expects a number of transit systems to turn to voters to try and increase revenue.
12. With more traffic on the Web site than in the department, digital technology must be very organized and has allowed the public to access archives.
13. “We just buy and sell real estate," she said. "It is what we do, but the market doesn’t dictate the price. The price is the price and I haven’t seen a noticeable change.”
14. These bales are then sold to a processing center in Tacoma, Wash., for $24.
15. “In five or 10 years something else will be cool and texting while driving will be a primary offense, but it’s going to take a little time,” said Tennant
Underline the subject and verb of the following sentences:
Another impact that increases the purchasing of alcohol is the premises that sell alcohol on and off the WSU campus.
The best advicethe CACD can give is, do not post things that you would not want people to see.
Comma splice? Yes or no.
“We just buy and sell real estate, it is what we do but the market doesn’t dictate the price,” she said.
yes
In 2007, while the average income in Washington was $55,628, the average income for Whitman County was $36,438.
no
Going green took on new meaning this year when WSU Waste Management announced dramatic changes to the recycling program in an effort to save money across the university, the city plans to follow suit.
yes
“Take a little out of athletics, take a percentage out of athletics so a whole department doesn't have to be terminated,” Converse said.
yes
The WSU Theatre cut has made an impact on both students and staff.
2. Tommy Sullivan was one of the many fans who were able to attend a game this year.
3. With the work of improvement in mind, Pullman residents feel the comfort of a clean, high-quality, diversified neighborhood.
4. “People will come in and buy them by the case,” said Ryan Jones, a senior management operations major and employee of Bob's Corner Market for three years. “It’s not uncommon for them to run out at the warehouse. Sometimes I think they just can’t keep up.”
5. Yagiz started school as an undecided major but after taking geology her sophomore year she had knew what she wanted to study.
6. If enacted, the plan will positively affect the neighborhood of College Hill and the collegiate experience of WSU students, he said.
7. More than 60 percent of off-premise establishments provided at least one type of beer promotion.
8. A fleet of camouflage, army cargo trucks sits in a parking lot while men from the National Guard use forklifts to load supplies into the truck beds.
9. Potential employers are increasingly likely to view social-networking Web sites such as Facebook and Myspace when screening applicants for a position.
10.The biggest misconception out there is that setting your Facebook to private will protect you from allowing people to view your profile, said Stefany Unda, Career Development Program Coordinator for CACD.
11. He said he expects a number of transit systems to turn to voters to try and increase revenue.
12. With more traffic on the Web site than in the department, digital technology must be very organized and has allowed the public to access archives.
13. “We just buy and sell real estate," she said. "It is what we do, but the market doesn’t dictate the price. The price is the price and I haven’t seen a noticeable change.”
14. These bales are then sold to a processing center in Tacoma, Wash., for $24.
15. “In five or 10 years something else will be cool and texting while driving will be a primary offense, but it’s going to take a little time,” said Tennant
Underline the subject and verb of the following sentences:
Another impact that increases the purchasing of alcohol is the premises that sell alcohol on and off the WSU campus.
The best advicethe CACD can give is, do not post things that you would not want people to see.
Comma splice? Yes or no.
“We just buy and sell real estate, it is what we do but the market doesn’t dictate the price,” she said.
yes
In 2007, while the average income in Washington was $55,628, the average income for Whitman County was $36,438.
no
Going green took on new meaning this year when WSU Waste Management announced dramatic changes to the recycling program in an effort to save money across the university, the city plans to follow suit.
yes
“Take a little out of athletics, take a percentage out of athletics so a whole department doesn't have to be terminated,” Converse said.
yes
The WSU Theatre cut has made an impact on both students and staff.
Monday, November 16, 2009
WSU takes on new journalism mediums by storm
Washington State University and McCormick Foundation will be hosting a virtual journalism workshops April 6, 2009. The workshops will be lead by leading technology executives and journalists such as Helen Thomas, former White House bureau chief and Bob Scheiffer, CBS News' chief Washington correspondent.
WSU President Elson S. Floyd "We're excited to bring together many of the leaders in technology and journalism to discuss and explore this new media channel for storytelling. These and other emerging forms of digital news distribution offer both promise and potential for our students and for the future of journalism."
They will discuss and explore new media outlets and the 3D virtual world such as Second Life and Club Penguin. This workshop will cover virtual reporting that is both commercial and citizen created.
Many of the 3D worlds have large following. Some of the content creators of these sites are adding streamed videos of news and entertainment for their in-world audiences.
Washington State University and McCormick Foundation will be hosting a virtual journalism workshops April 6, 2009. The workshops will be lead by leading technology executives and journalists such as Helen Thomas, former White House bureau chief and Bob Scheiffer, CBS News' chief Washington correspondent.
WSU President Elson S. Floyd "We're excited to bring together many of the leaders in technology and journalism to discuss and explore this new media channel for storytelling. These and other emerging forms of digital news distribution offer both promise and potential for our students and for the future of journalism."
They will discuss and explore new media outlets and the 3D virtual world such as Second Life and Club Penguin. This workshop will cover virtual reporting that is both commercial and citizen created.
Many of the 3D worlds have large following. Some of the content creators of these sites are adding streamed videos of news and entertainment for their in-world audiences.
feature story
Outline
student account
- When and how they found out
- their reaction
What happened
- what programs were cut
- how many students and faculty were affected
- amount they had hoped to save in the cut
How the staff will be affected
-losing jobs
Affect on students
-financially
-class schedule
-value of degree
Opinions on the cut
- what could have been done differently
-why cutting the program was a bad idea
Horror, anger, demoralized, are just a few words used by Theatre Professor Terry Converse to describe his reaction to the WSU decision to cut the department of Theatre and Dance from its curriculum as part of the budget cuts in July of 2009.
Nick Fitzgerald, a sophomore theatre major at WSU, said he was shocked and frustrated by the news. Before the final decision was made Fitzgerald didn’t take it too seriously because he figured they wouldn’t cut a program with so much history and awards, he said. Before the final decision had been made Fitzgerald along with many other WSU students rallied on Glenn Terrell Mall and asked students to sign their petition. Fitzgerald said the rally was unsuccessful because he believes the administration had already made up their mind.
Converse agreed. “Even through the whole dialogue (between the department and the faculty senate) it seemed that they already made up their mind,” Converse said, “It was pretend dialogue.”
The decision to phase out the theatre major was done as a part of the WSU budget cut. According to the Seattle Times the budget cut also included the termination of the department of Community and Rural Sociology as well as the German major. The theatre program would continue until July of 2011 to provide certified theatre majors and minors ample amount of time to finish the program. The program is no longer certifying. Converse said the cut was estimated to save the college about $325,000.
“In the great scheme of things it isn‘t that much money,” he said.
While this year seems unaffected by the decision next year, people will start to see a change, Converse said. He said many professors won't have jobs to begin with. Aggravated he said it’s really murky right now; we aren’t even sure who all gets to stay for the last year.
“No one has really been straight forward as to what will happen as of yet,” he said. With a sarcastic laugh Converse said “It’s the great unknown.”
Many of the faculty are scrambling to find new jobs and after the last year is done everyone will have to, he said.
Six professors and at least 100 students will be affected by this cut, Converse said. Kristen Nagel, a theatre major and a former student of WSU, said this decision has completely reshaped her life. Nagel is now attending the University of Idaho. Nagel said because there was no guarantee that there would be plays to perform her senior year she had to transfer.
“There is no point in being in a program in which you can not get experience,” she said, “That is kind of the point.”
Nagel said the transfer was more than the inconvenience of moving and paperwork. She said the move affected her financially as well as socially. The move was expensive and all of her friends are at WSU she said.
While Fitzgerald stayed at WSU, he was still affected but the cut. He said he is having to take all of his classes for his major now while they are still available and he fears that he isn’t getting the quality education he should.
“If the classes seem just thrown together I will go somewhere else to get the education I need,” he said.
Fitzgerald is also concerned that the phase out will devalue the degree. He said he is worried that employers won't find his degree valuable because it seems as though the program wasn’t important to the college.
Some people said the budget problem could have been handled differently.
“Take a little out of athletics, take a percentage out of athletics so a whole department doesn't have to be terminated,” Converse said.
Nagel said she understands the motive of WSU but disagrees with their method.
“I'm not naive, I understand that the school needs money,” Nagel said, “I just don’t think the whole department should have been cut.”
“This was the most drastic plan of action and I feel that it was the wrong one,” Nagel said.
Travis Perks, a chemical engineer major, who claims to have not been affect by the cuts said he disagrees with the way the budget cuts were done. He said it doesn’t seem fair to take away everything from some students and nothing from others. According to the Seattle Times President Floyd did not want to do a cut across all the programs because he did not want to take away from the stronger programs.
Some believe this decision will affect WSU negatively. Nagel believes the school is losing students because of cutting theatre. Now students who are interested in majoring in theatre wont even consider WSU, she said. Fitzgerald said the college is loosing a part of its culture and will never be the same.
Sources
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009350439_apwawsubudgetcuts2ndldwritethru.html
Theatre Professor Terry Converse (interviewed in person)
Phone: (509)335-5161
Email: converse@wsu.edu
Nick Fitzgerald
Phone: (253)732-0051
Kristen Nagel
Phone: (360)870-8838
Travis Perks
Phone: (509)539-9389
student account
- When and how they found out
- their reaction
What happened
- what programs were cut
- how many students and faculty were affected
- amount they had hoped to save in the cut
How the staff will be affected
-losing jobs
Affect on students
-financially
-class schedule
-value of degree
Opinions on the cut
- what could have been done differently
-why cutting the program was a bad idea
Horror, anger, demoralized, are just a few words used by Theatre Professor Terry Converse to describe his reaction to the WSU decision to cut the department of Theatre and Dance from its curriculum as part of the budget cuts in July of 2009.
Nick Fitzgerald, a sophomore theatre major at WSU, said he was shocked and frustrated by the news. Before the final decision was made Fitzgerald didn’t take it too seriously because he figured they wouldn’t cut a program with so much history and awards, he said. Before the final decision had been made Fitzgerald along with many other WSU students rallied on Glenn Terrell Mall and asked students to sign their petition. Fitzgerald said the rally was unsuccessful because he believes the administration had already made up their mind.
Converse agreed. “Even through the whole dialogue (between the department and the faculty senate) it seemed that they already made up their mind,” Converse said, “It was pretend dialogue.”
The decision to phase out the theatre major was done as a part of the WSU budget cut. According to the Seattle Times the budget cut also included the termination of the department of Community and Rural Sociology as well as the German major. The theatre program would continue until July of 2011 to provide certified theatre majors and minors ample amount of time to finish the program. The program is no longer certifying. Converse said the cut was estimated to save the college about $325,000.
“In the great scheme of things it isn‘t that much money,” he said.
While this year seems unaffected by the decision next year, people will start to see a change, Converse said. He said many professors won't have jobs to begin with. Aggravated he said it’s really murky right now; we aren’t even sure who all gets to stay for the last year.
“No one has really been straight forward as to what will happen as of yet,” he said. With a sarcastic laugh Converse said “It’s the great unknown.”
Many of the faculty are scrambling to find new jobs and after the last year is done everyone will have to, he said.
Six professors and at least 100 students will be affected by this cut, Converse said. Kristen Nagel, a theatre major and a former student of WSU, said this decision has completely reshaped her life. Nagel is now attending the University of Idaho. Nagel said because there was no guarantee that there would be plays to perform her senior year she had to transfer.
“There is no point in being in a program in which you can not get experience,” she said, “That is kind of the point.”
Nagel said the transfer was more than the inconvenience of moving and paperwork. She said the move affected her financially as well as socially. The move was expensive and all of her friends are at WSU she said.
While Fitzgerald stayed at WSU, he was still affected but the cut. He said he is having to take all of his classes for his major now while they are still available and he fears that he isn’t getting the quality education he should.
“If the classes seem just thrown together I will go somewhere else to get the education I need,” he said.
Fitzgerald is also concerned that the phase out will devalue the degree. He said he is worried that employers won't find his degree valuable because it seems as though the program wasn’t important to the college.
Some people said the budget problem could have been handled differently.
“Take a little out of athletics, take a percentage out of athletics so a whole department doesn't have to be terminated,” Converse said.
Nagel said she understands the motive of WSU but disagrees with their method.
“I'm not naive, I understand that the school needs money,” Nagel said, “I just don’t think the whole department should have been cut.”
“This was the most drastic plan of action and I feel that it was the wrong one,” Nagel said.
Travis Perks, a chemical engineer major, who claims to have not been affect by the cuts said he disagrees with the way the budget cuts were done. He said it doesn’t seem fair to take away everything from some students and nothing from others. According to the Seattle Times President Floyd did not want to do a cut across all the programs because he did not want to take away from the stronger programs.
Some believe this decision will affect WSU negatively. Nagel believes the school is losing students because of cutting theatre. Now students who are interested in majoring in theatre wont even consider WSU, she said. Fitzgerald said the college is loosing a part of its culture and will never be the same.
Sources
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009350439_apwawsubudgetcuts2ndldwritethru.html
Theatre Professor Terry Converse (interviewed in person)
Phone: (509)335-5161
Email: converse@wsu.edu
Nick Fitzgerald
Phone: (253)732-0051
Kristen Nagel
Phone: (360)870-8838
Travis Perks
Phone: (509)539-9389
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Lena Seino’s future is what drives her to work hard and an attempt to obtain as much knowledge as possible.
Lena quest for knowledge is influenced by figures in history such as Einstein. “I just want to talk to him and see how his brain works,” Seino said. I just want to hear all he would have to teach me, she said. Seino is no stranger to overcoming a challenge. She said since she moved around a lot she was forced to adapt to different environments. Over coming this challenge has added to her confidence and drive.
Lena quest for knowledge is influenced by figures in history such as Einstein. “I just want to talk to him and see how his brain works,” Seino said. I just want to hear all he would have to teach me, she said. Seino is no stranger to overcoming a challenge. She said since she moved around a lot she was forced to adapt to different environments. Over coming this challenge has added to her confidence and drive.
Focus on: commas
1. We looked through the church and searched outside the building.
2. These lights would be funded by ASWSU, he said.
3. His car is black, yellow and orange.
4. Gunnell said everything is still in the early stages of planning, but he hopes the project will be underway by next summer.
5. For breakfast, he had juice, bacon, and ham and eggs.
6. In July, the grassroots organization Protect Marriage Washington turned in thousands of signatures in order to stall the bill and bring the issue to a statewide vote.
7. She was tired, so we stayed home.
8. “This is not a bill for gay marriage, I just want to save some money on my taxes and live my life.”
9. Elected to the council were Mark Roberts, 19, a sophomore from Miami, Fla.; Suzanne Idley, 20, a junior from Nashville, Tenn. and Alberto Greenberg, 21, a senior from Hartford, Conn.
10. We wanted to leave to the old house, but something held us there.
1. We looked through the church and searched outside the building.
2. These lights would be funded by ASWSU, he said.
3. His car is black, yellow and orange.
4. Gunnell said everything is still in the early stages of planning, but he hopes the project will be underway by next summer.
5. For breakfast, he had juice, bacon, and ham and eggs.
6. In July, the grassroots organization Protect Marriage Washington turned in thousands of signatures in order to stall the bill and bring the issue to a statewide vote.
7. She was tired, so we stayed home.
8. “This is not a bill for gay marriage, I just want to save some money on my taxes and live my life.”
9. Elected to the council were Mark Roberts, 19, a sophomore from Miami, Fla.; Suzanne Idley, 20, a junior from Nashville, Tenn. and Alberto Greenberg, 21, a senior from Hartford, Conn.
10. We wanted to leave to the old house, but something held us there.
Monday, October 26, 2009
1. Last year, the school spent $8,300 for office equipment. This year, it will spend 5 percent less. How much will it spend this year?
7,885
2. The spelling and grammar test was taken by 217 students. Thirty-seven failed. What percent passed? 83%
3. One out of 12 students at WSU are in the Greek system. What percent are in Greek system?
8%
4. Bruce Springsteen was born on Sept. 23, 1949. How old will he be in May 2016?
66
5a. The former assistant manager was demoted to sales clerk. His pay was cut from $12 to $8. What was the percent decrease? 33%
5b. The sales clerk was promoted to assistant manager. Her pay increased from $8 to $12. What was the percent increase?50%
6. Last year, your property tax bill was $1,152. This year, it rose to $1,275. What’s the percent increase?11%
7. Joe Smith wants to build a 2,500-square-foot house for him. The builder tells him it will cost $110 a square foot to build. How much will the house cost?275000
8. You and your four roommates have ordered a 16-slice pizza. Because you skipped lunch, it is agreed that you should have a 1/4 share of the total. The roommates divide the remainder equally. How much does each one get?3
9. The Poynter Institute’s budget for computer programs jumped from $5,500 to $7,300. By what percent did it increase?
10. Checkers at a grocery store earn the following salaries: $10,000, $12,500, $5,890, $16,453, $14,000. The median salary is: 12500
7,885
2. The spelling and grammar test was taken by 217 students. Thirty-seven failed. What percent passed? 83%
3. One out of 12 students at WSU are in the Greek system. What percent are in Greek system?
8%
4. Bruce Springsteen was born on Sept. 23, 1949. How old will he be in May 2016?
66
5a. The former assistant manager was demoted to sales clerk. His pay was cut from $12 to $8. What was the percent decrease? 33%
5b. The sales clerk was promoted to assistant manager. Her pay increased from $8 to $12. What was the percent increase?50%
6. Last year, your property tax bill was $1,152. This year, it rose to $1,275. What’s the percent increase?11%
7. Joe Smith wants to build a 2,500-square-foot house for him. The builder tells him it will cost $110 a square foot to build. How much will the house cost?275000
8. You and your four roommates have ordered a 16-slice pizza. Because you skipped lunch, it is agreed that you should have a 1/4 share of the total. The roommates divide the remainder equally. How much does each one get?3
9. The Poynter Institute’s budget for computer programs jumped from $5,500 to $7,300. By what percent did it increase?
10. Checkers at a grocery store earn the following salaries: $10,000, $12,500, $5,890, $16,453, $14,000. The median salary is: 12500
Political Story
Outline
1) What is the lighting initiative
a) who is involved
b) where will the lights be placed and how did areas qualify for lighting
c) what stage are we at
d) When will they be done
e) What is the cost
2) Necessary?
a)how savvier is the need for lighting (decade of trying to address lighting)
b) are all the lights necessary
c) are the decorative lights necessary
3) Safety
a) is it an issue around campus
b) will this make campus safer
C) how will students effected
While many students tend to steer clear of dark, unlit areas around campus Chase M. Gunnell, ASWSU director of Greek affairs, along with others where trying to do just the opposite. At 8:00 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, the group searched around campus for poorly lit areas to create an updated lighting proposal.
ASWSU along with the city of Pullman and Avista are working together to provide surrounding areas of campus with ample lighting in highly trafficked areas Gunnell said. They also are looking to make sure that there is nothing obscuring the already provided lighting he said.
Gunnell said ASWSU hopes to add Avista common street lights to the corner of Garfield, Indiana, and Oak streets. One street Gunnell said that greatly needs addressed is B Street because of its insufficient lighting and excessive tree cover. He said the proposal also includes lighting between Oak and Opal streets as well as between Oak and Ruby streets. Lighting is also needed between Oak and Ash streets. Other places ASWSU wants to address is Maiden Lane between Spaulding and Maple streets. Gunnell said currently lighting for these areas will be funded by the city of Pullman.
ASWSU strongly believes that alleyways are lacking lighting the most and needed to be addressed, specifically between Colorado and Campus streets and between Ruby and Howard streets Gunnell said. He said while the city will not be funding lighting in alleyways these two areas need to be addressed. Gunnell said ASWSU is working with Avista and local Greek houses, landowners, and property managers to put up flood lights to light these areas. These lights would be funded by ASWSU he said.
Decorative lighting would also be installed. One would be placed across from the President’s Mansion on Campus Street and on Colorado Street between Adams Mall and Monroe Street Gunnell said. These areas will be surveyed by Avista and depending on the ground conditions of the location, the decorative lights can cost anywhere from 1,000 to 4,000 dollars he said. The cost will help decide the locations and the number of decorative lights that will be put up he said.
ASWSU plans to use about 31,000 dollars earned at last years Safety Banquet on improving lighting Gunnell said.
The lighting initiative is currently in the stages of getting all of the locations approved by the city and Avista Gunnell said.
“We are finally getting all of the players at the table and getting things done,” Gunnell said.
Mark Workman, Pullman Public Works director, said they are currently looking at all of the locations and making sure the proposal is meeting the needs and requirements of the city. He also said the city is working on the memorandum agreement with WSU and Avista.
Gunnell said everything is still in the early stages of planning but he hopes the project will be underway by next summer.
Lighting around campus has been a topic of concern for decades said Workman. He said the lighting initiative is a priority of the city.
“We are very aggressive about lighting on campus,” Workman said.
While the lighting initiative is important, Workman believes that not all the lighting requested may be necessary. He said there were some areas that seemed to be sufficiently lit but agrees that B Street is a concern.
Gunnell said all the lights requested are necessary. He said ASWSU wants to tackle this issue fully so they can prevent it from becoming and issue again in the future.
“I don‘t think when it comes to student safety you can be too safe,” Gunnell said.
ASWSU Executive Intern Jessica Hart agreed. “Safety isn’t a luxury it is a necessity,” Hart said
When asked if the decorative lights were necessary Gunnell said yes. By putting a plaque about the project on them the public is aware of what ASWSU is doing. Hart said by adding the decorative lighting around campus they would be adding property value.
Hart said she does not believe safety is an issue around campus but by adding more lighting they would be preventing it from becoming an issue. Both Hart and Gunnell agree that poorly lit areas promote crime and are a safety hazard for students. Gunnell said by adding more lighting they would be improving the climate for students. Hart said implementing the lighting initiative would allow students who travel on and around campus at night and feel safe.
Contacts
Chase M. Gunnell, ASWSU director of Greek affairs (Interviewed in person)
chasegunnell@wsu.edu
www.aswsu.wsu.edu
Mark Workman. Pullman Public Works director
509-338-3213
mark.workman@pullman-wa.gov
ASWSU Executive Intern Jessica Hart
509-496-7582
jesshart@wsu.edu
1) What is the lighting initiative
a) who is involved
b) where will the lights be placed and how did areas qualify for lighting
c) what stage are we at
d) When will they be done
e) What is the cost
2) Necessary?
a)how savvier is the need for lighting (decade of trying to address lighting)
b) are all the lights necessary
c) are the decorative lights necessary
3) Safety
a) is it an issue around campus
b) will this make campus safer
C) how will students effected
While many students tend to steer clear of dark, unlit areas around campus Chase M. Gunnell, ASWSU director of Greek affairs, along with others where trying to do just the opposite. At 8:00 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, the group searched around campus for poorly lit areas to create an updated lighting proposal.
ASWSU along with the city of Pullman and Avista are working together to provide surrounding areas of campus with ample lighting in highly trafficked areas Gunnell said. They also are looking to make sure that there is nothing obscuring the already provided lighting he said.
Gunnell said ASWSU hopes to add Avista common street lights to the corner of Garfield, Indiana, and Oak streets. One street Gunnell said that greatly needs addressed is B Street because of its insufficient lighting and excessive tree cover. He said the proposal also includes lighting between Oak and Opal streets as well as between Oak and Ruby streets. Lighting is also needed between Oak and Ash streets. Other places ASWSU wants to address is Maiden Lane between Spaulding and Maple streets. Gunnell said currently lighting for these areas will be funded by the city of Pullman.
ASWSU strongly believes that alleyways are lacking lighting the most and needed to be addressed, specifically between Colorado and Campus streets and between Ruby and Howard streets Gunnell said. He said while the city will not be funding lighting in alleyways these two areas need to be addressed. Gunnell said ASWSU is working with Avista and local Greek houses, landowners, and property managers to put up flood lights to light these areas. These lights would be funded by ASWSU he said.
Decorative lighting would also be installed. One would be placed across from the President’s Mansion on Campus Street and on Colorado Street between Adams Mall and Monroe Street Gunnell said. These areas will be surveyed by Avista and depending on the ground conditions of the location, the decorative lights can cost anywhere from 1,000 to 4,000 dollars he said. The cost will help decide the locations and the number of decorative lights that will be put up he said.
ASWSU plans to use about 31,000 dollars earned at last years Safety Banquet on improving lighting Gunnell said.
The lighting initiative is currently in the stages of getting all of the locations approved by the city and Avista Gunnell said.
“We are finally getting all of the players at the table and getting things done,” Gunnell said.
Mark Workman, Pullman Public Works director, said they are currently looking at all of the locations and making sure the proposal is meeting the needs and requirements of the city. He also said the city is working on the memorandum agreement with WSU and Avista.
Gunnell said everything is still in the early stages of planning but he hopes the project will be underway by next summer.
Lighting around campus has been a topic of concern for decades said Workman. He said the lighting initiative is a priority of the city.
“We are very aggressive about lighting on campus,” Workman said.
While the lighting initiative is important, Workman believes that not all the lighting requested may be necessary. He said there were some areas that seemed to be sufficiently lit but agrees that B Street is a concern.
Gunnell said all the lights requested are necessary. He said ASWSU wants to tackle this issue fully so they can prevent it from becoming and issue again in the future.
“I don‘t think when it comes to student safety you can be too safe,” Gunnell said.
ASWSU Executive Intern Jessica Hart agreed. “Safety isn’t a luxury it is a necessity,” Hart said
When asked if the decorative lights were necessary Gunnell said yes. By putting a plaque about the project on them the public is aware of what ASWSU is doing. Hart said by adding the decorative lighting around campus they would be adding property value.
Hart said she does not believe safety is an issue around campus but by adding more lighting they would be preventing it from becoming an issue. Both Hart and Gunnell agree that poorly lit areas promote crime and are a safety hazard for students. Gunnell said by adding more lighting they would be improving the climate for students. Hart said implementing the lighting initiative would allow students who travel on and around campus at night and feel safe.
Contacts
Chase M. Gunnell, ASWSU director of Greek affairs (Interviewed in person)
chasegunnell@wsu.edu
www.aswsu.wsu.edu
Mark Workman. Pullman Public Works director
509-338-3213
mark.workman@pullman-wa.gov
ASWSU Executive Intern Jessica Hart
509-496-7582
jesshart@wsu.edu
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
paper rewrite
The Pullman Fighting Ordinance, which was put into place in April 2008, is getting mixed opinions about its impact on the community.
In order to measure the impact of the ordinance the Pullman Police Department look at the reports of assault, citizen disputes, and disorderly conduct, according to the 2008 annual report. The Pullman Police Department has five months of monthly activity statistics that are accurately reported for 2009. So far the number of reported assaults is only about 19 percent of the total assaults in 2008. Since nearly half of the year has passed this shows a possible drop because of the ordinance.
The number of citizen disputes may also drop in 2009. As shown in the reports the number of reported citizen disputes for 2009 is only about 20 percent of the total amount of reports of the previous year.
There may be a slight increase in the number of disorderly conduct reports since there is about half as many reports as 2008 in only five months of recordings, according to the reports.
Since all of these factors are used to measure the impact of the ordinance and the rest of the statistics for 2009 are unknown it is unclear if the there has been a change.
The Fighting Ordinance was put into place because of an increasing number of violent behavior reports, according to the Pullman Police Department. The annual report for 2008 shows the number of assaults had steadily increased since 2000. The report states that the number of assaults nearly doubled between 2007 and 2008 alone, with 134 assaults in 2007 and 254 assaults in 2008. The ordinance states that someone who causes, invokes, or engages in violent behavior will be punished with a fine no less than $250 for first-time offenders and no less than $500 for second-time offenders.
Don Heroff, a Pullman police senior patrol officer, said the intent of the ordinance was to give Pullman police officers a non-criminal option for controlling violent behavior. One classic example of when the ordinance would be applied is when there is a physical altercation and neither parties claim to be the victim or want to press charges, he said. Heroff said the ordinance enforces consequences for their actions.
But the ordinance has had little impact on the number of reports, Heroff said. That’s because most of the people who are reported for violent behavior are drunk and aren’t thinking clearly, he said.
“I think if there are boys, pretty girls, and alcohol, there is going to be problems,” Heroff said.
Even with no change in the number of reports, Heroff said while there is no scientific measurement, he has seen a slight change in the public’s overall behavior. He also said he thinks there are less secondary offenses because of the ordinance.
Kevin Graham, a 23-year-old WSU economics major, said he has seen less fighting than in previous years but that the change could not be credited just to the ordinance.
Valhalla bouncer Ross Larson said he has not observed a change in the public’s behavior. The majority of the problems that arise involve alcohol, Larson said. He said this causes people to ignore the ordinance. Larson also said that if someone is angry enough to cause physical violence the ordinance won’t stop them.
Larson said he does not think that violence is an issue for Pullman. He said every town has its own problems, but Pullman just has a large population of young people.
Heroff strongly disagrees. Violence is definitely an issue in Pullman, he said.
“Anytime someone is assaulted it is a big deal and shouldn’t be taken lightly,” Heroff said.
One punch can lead to serious injuries, he said.
Even though Larson said that violence isn’t an issue for Pullman he still thinks the ordinance is a good thing. Larson said it will help prevent second-time offenders because the consequences for their actions are significantly higher.
Graham agreed, the fighting ordinance is a good law but probably isn’t making a dramatic impact on the community.
“I’m not a big fighter but if I was going to fight I’d think twice,” Graham said.
Heroff said the ordinance is not the answer to preventing violent behavior.
“I think it’s an answer, not the answer,” Heroff said.
In order to measure the impact of the ordinance the Pullman Police Department look at the reports of assault, citizen disputes, and disorderly conduct, according to the 2008 annual report. The Pullman Police Department has five months of monthly activity statistics that are accurately reported for 2009. So far the number of reported assaults is only about 19 percent of the total assaults in 2008. Since nearly half of the year has passed this shows a possible drop because of the ordinance.
The number of citizen disputes may also drop in 2009. As shown in the reports the number of reported citizen disputes for 2009 is only about 20 percent of the total amount of reports of the previous year.
There may be a slight increase in the number of disorderly conduct reports since there is about half as many reports as 2008 in only five months of recordings, according to the reports.
Since all of these factors are used to measure the impact of the ordinance and the rest of the statistics for 2009 are unknown it is unclear if the there has been a change.
The Fighting Ordinance was put into place because of an increasing number of violent behavior reports, according to the Pullman Police Department. The annual report for 2008 shows the number of assaults had steadily increased since 2000. The report states that the number of assaults nearly doubled between 2007 and 2008 alone, with 134 assaults in 2007 and 254 assaults in 2008. The ordinance states that someone who causes, invokes, or engages in violent behavior will be punished with a fine no less than $250 for first-time offenders and no less than $500 for second-time offenders.
Don Heroff, a Pullman police senior patrol officer, said the intent of the ordinance was to give Pullman police officers a non-criminal option for controlling violent behavior. One classic example of when the ordinance would be applied is when there is a physical altercation and neither parties claim to be the victim or want to press charges, he said. Heroff said the ordinance enforces consequences for their actions.
But the ordinance has had little impact on the number of reports, Heroff said. That’s because most of the people who are reported for violent behavior are drunk and aren’t thinking clearly, he said.
“I think if there are boys, pretty girls, and alcohol, there is going to be problems,” Heroff said.
Even with no change in the number of reports, Heroff said while there is no scientific measurement, he has seen a slight change in the public’s overall behavior. He also said he thinks there are less secondary offenses because of the ordinance.
Kevin Graham, a 23-year-old WSU economics major, said he has seen less fighting than in previous years but that the change could not be credited just to the ordinance.
Valhalla bouncer Ross Larson said he has not observed a change in the public’s behavior. The majority of the problems that arise involve alcohol, Larson said. He said this causes people to ignore the ordinance. Larson also said that if someone is angry enough to cause physical violence the ordinance won’t stop them.
Larson said he does not think that violence is an issue for Pullman. He said every town has its own problems, but Pullman just has a large population of young people.
Heroff strongly disagrees. Violence is definitely an issue in Pullman, he said.
“Anytime someone is assaulted it is a big deal and shouldn’t be taken lightly,” Heroff said.
One punch can lead to serious injuries, he said.
Even though Larson said that violence isn’t an issue for Pullman he still thinks the ordinance is a good thing. Larson said it will help prevent second-time offenders because the consequences for their actions are significantly higher.
Graham agreed, the fighting ordinance is a good law but probably isn’t making a dramatic impact on the community.
“I’m not a big fighter but if I was going to fight I’d think twice,” Graham said.
Heroff said the ordinance is not the answer to preventing violent behavior.
“I think it’s an answer, not the answer,” Heroff said.
Hurricane Katrina victims camped out on a roof top waiting to be rescued. They waved American flags and spray painted calls for help to draw attention. Their message said “The water is rising please” and the word “help!” The stranded victims had waited for the rescue teams with a couple of blankets and a few minor possessions. Many people camped out in large groups on interstate 10 unsure of their next move. While some had chairs many sat on blankets and the hard pavment. Everyday necessities were not being met as a man tries to create shoes out of strips of cardboard packaging held to his feet by three rubber bands.
Monday, October 19, 2009
1. List two of the bill's sponsors.
Senators Murray, McDermott,
2. Who sponsored companion bill 1727?
Representatives Pedersen, Walsh,
3. On what date did Gov. Gregoire sign the bill?
May 18
4. How many pages in the original bill?
110
5. In the Senate Bill Report, find the names of two people who testified in support of the bill and two who opposed the bill.
Senator Murray AND Phillip Irvin
6. Based on the report's synopsis of public testimony, list one argument in support of the bill and one argument in opposition.
PRO: This legislation will equalize domestic partnerswith civil marriage. Registered domestic partners are buying homes, they are raisingchildren. Registered domestic partners need legal protection.
CON:As a citizen I am concerned that this bill will impose a value system on our publicschools that is in conflict with my values and the values that I try to teach my children.
7. Find the fiscal note for the bill. Look at the most current estimate of cost.
a. What are the estimated receipts from 2009 to 2011?
606,039
b. What are the estimated expenditures during the same period?
$1,670,070
Senators Murray, McDermott,
2. Who sponsored companion bill 1727?
Representatives Pedersen, Walsh,
3. On what date did Gov. Gregoire sign the bill?
May 18
4. How many pages in the original bill?
110
5. In the Senate Bill Report, find the names of two people who testified in support of the bill and two who opposed the bill.
Senator Murray AND Phillip Irvin
6. Based on the report's synopsis of public testimony, list one argument in support of the bill and one argument in opposition.
PRO: This legislation will equalize domestic partnerswith civil marriage. Registered domestic partners are buying homes, they are raisingchildren. Registered domestic partners need legal protection.
CON:As a citizen I am concerned that this bill will impose a value system on our publicschools that is in conflict with my values and the values that I try to teach my children.
7. Find the fiscal note for the bill. Look at the most current estimate of cost.
a. What are the estimated receipts from 2009 to 2011?
606,039
b. What are the estimated expenditures during the same period?
$1,670,070
SEB Washington Referendum 71 Forum
WhenTue, October 20, 6pm – 7pm
WhereCUB Ballroom (map)
DescriptionDan Savage and William Stetson will make an appearance and the event begins at 6pm
ASWSU Executive Meetings
WhenTue, October 20, 7:30pm – 8:30pm
WhereCUB 310 (map)
DescriptionASWSU Executive Meetings are open to the public. Come and voice your opinion about what you want to happen in ASWSU, or come just to stay informed.
ASWSU Senate Meetings
WhenWed, October 21, 5:30pm – 6:30pm
WhereCUB 204 (map)
DescriptionASWSU Senate meetings are open to the public. Come and learn what is happening around ASWSU!
Student Veterans Committee Meeting
WhenWed, October 21, 4pm – 5pm
WhereCUB LL37 (map)
The city council meets Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. in the city council chambers of Pullman city hall
WhenTue, October 20, 6pm – 7pm
WhereCUB Ballroom (map)
DescriptionDan Savage and William Stetson will make an appearance and the event begins at 6pm
ASWSU Executive Meetings
WhenTue, October 20, 7:30pm – 8:30pm
WhereCUB 310 (map)
DescriptionASWSU Executive Meetings are open to the public. Come and voice your opinion about what you want to happen in ASWSU, or come just to stay informed.
ASWSU Senate Meetings
WhenWed, October 21, 5:30pm – 6:30pm
WhereCUB 204 (map)
DescriptionASWSU Senate meetings are open to the public. Come and learn what is happening around ASWSU!
Student Veterans Committee Meeting
WhenWed, October 21, 4pm – 5pm
WhereCUB LL37 (map)
The city council meets Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. in the city council chambers of Pullman city hall
Monday, October 12, 2009
1. What’s the population of Whitman County? 41,664
2. Percent white? 86.6%
3. Percent with bachelor’s degree? 44.0%
4. Median household income? 2.31
5. Persons below poverty? 26.7%
2004 21,793,767
2005 40,062,508
2006 34,549,367
2007 31,922,839
2008 14,007,013
Most recent 7,170,166
The amount of residential construction done in Pullman has dropped about 56% in comparison to the previous year, according of the U.S. Census Bureau.
Crop insurance 134,236,720
Grants 122,982,596
CANCER CAUSE AND PREVENTION RESEARCH 1,072,950
CANCER DETECTION AND DIAGNOSIS RESEARCH 604,702
CANCER TREATMENT RESEARCH 1,616,362
San Juan County, Washington 30.0
Whitman County, Washington 29.2
a. What’s the total population change in Whitman County from 2000 to 2007, according to OFM?
1,960
b. What’s the natural increase? 1,324
c. Explain the difference between “total change” and “natural change.”
Natural change has to do with deaths and births while the total change also takes into account migration.
a. Based on this projection, how many people will live in Whitman County in 2025? 46,786
2. Percent white? 86.6%
3. Percent with bachelor’s degree? 44.0%
4. Median household income? 2.31
5. Persons below poverty? 26.7%
2004 21,793,767
2005 40,062,508
2006 34,549,367
2007 31,922,839
2008 14,007,013
Most recent 7,170,166
The amount of residential construction done in Pullman has dropped about 56% in comparison to the previous year, according of the U.S. Census Bureau.
Crop insurance 134,236,720
Grants 122,982,596
CANCER CAUSE AND PREVENTION RESEARCH 1,072,950
CANCER DETECTION AND DIAGNOSIS RESEARCH 604,702
CANCER TREATMENT RESEARCH 1,616,362
San Juan County, Washington 30.0
Whitman County, Washington 29.2
a. What’s the total population change in Whitman County from 2000 to 2007, according to OFM?
1,960
b. What’s the natural increase? 1,324
c. Explain the difference between “total change” and “natural change.”
Natural change has to do with deaths and births while the total change also takes into account migration.
a. Based on this projection, how many people will live in Whitman County in 2025? 46,786
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Is it libelous?
1. “Up until the day he died, he was a brilliant writer. But the drugs made him a thief, a pimp and a liar,” said friend Karen Smith, who was with Johnson at the time of his death.
This is not libelous becuase this is a direct qoute that is attributied.
2. “Megan Fox is a man!” Headline on Weekly World News Web site
I think this is libelous because the qoute is not attributed and is not true, done to hurt her reputation.
3. “In my opinion, Kevin is a murdering rapist.”
this is not libel becuase it is someones opinion.
This is not libelous becuase this is a direct qoute that is attributied.
2. “Megan Fox is a man!” Headline on Weekly World News Web site
I think this is libelous because the qoute is not attributed and is not true, done to hurt her reputation.
3. “In my opinion, Kevin is a murdering rapist.”
this is not libel becuase it is someones opinion.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Justice Story
Outline:
Topic: Effectiveness of the fight ordinance
1) general information of the fighting ordinance
A) original goal of the ordinance
B) when was it placed
C) brief description of what the ordinance entails
2) Has the ordinance made a difference (Don Heroff Pullman police senior patrol officer )
A) how often is violent behavior reported and when are they reported
B) Has there been a change in the number reports/behavior since the ordinance
C) How is the ordinance affective (Student Kevin Graham kind of agrees Valhalla Floor Security Ross Larson does not)
3) Is violent behavior a issue for Pullman
A)Valhalla Floor Security Ross Larson says no
B)Don Heroff Pullman police senior patrol officer says yes (quote)
4) Overall feeling of the ordinance
A) each sources opinion
Don Heroff Pullman police senior patrol officer (quote, it being an answer)
Valhalla Floor Security Guard Ross Larson (good thing as long as they are strict)
Student Kevin Graham (not making a large impact but is logical)
The Pullman Fighting Ordinance that was put into action April 2008, is getting mixed opinions about its impact on the community.
According to Ordinance No. 08-6 from the Pullman Police Department web site the Fighting Ordinance was put into place because of an increasing number of violent behavior reports. The ordinance states that someone who causes, invokes, or engages in violent behavior will be punished with a fine no less than $250 for first time offenders and no less than $500 for second time offenders.
Don Heroff, a Pullman police senior patrol officer, said the intent of the ordinance was to give Pullman police officers a non-criminal option for controlling violent behavior. One classic example of when the ordinance would be applied is when there is a physical altercation and neither parties claim to be the victim or want to press charges, he said. Heroff said the ordinance enforces consequences for their actions.
There has not really been a change in the number of reports since the ordinance has been put into place, Heroff said. He said the reason the number of reports have not changed is because most of the people who are reported for violent behavior are impaired and aren’t thinking clearly.
Heroff took into account that Pullman is a college town. “I think if there are boys, pretty girls, and alcohol there is going to be problems,” Heroff said.
Even with no change in the number of reports, Heroff said while there is no scientific measurement, he has seen a slight change in the public’s overall behavior. He also said he thinks there are less secondary offenses because of the ordinance.
Kevin Graham, a 23 year old WSU economics major, said he personally has seen less fighting than in previous years but that the change could be accredited to a number of reasons.
Valhalla Floor Security Ross Larson said he has not observed a change in the public’s behavior. Majority of the problems that arise have alcohol at the source affecting people’s decision making abilities, Larson said. He said this causes people to ignore the ordinance. Larson also said that if someone is angry enough to cause physical violence the ordinance wont stop them.
Larson said he has not seen a change in behavior but does not think that violence is an issue for Pullman. He said every town has their own problems but Pullman just has a large population of young people.
Heroff strongly disagrees. Violence is defiantly an issue that Pullman is faced with, he said. “Anytime someone is assaulted it is a big deal and shouldn’t be taken lightly,” Heroff said. All it takes is getting hit in just right way for someone to experience serious injuries, he said.
Even though Larson said that violence isn’t an issue for Pullman he still thinks the ordinance is a good thing. Larson said it will help prevent second time offenders because the consequences for their actions are significantly higher.
Graham agrees that the Fighting Ordinance is a good law but probably isn’t making a dramatic impact on the community. He said the law is logical and because of its consequences would personally effect his decision making. “I’m not a big fighter but if I was going to fight I’d think twice,” Graham said.
Heroff said the ordinance is not the answer to preventing violent behavior. “I think it’s an answer, not the answer,” Heroff said. He said the ordinance is a step in the right direction to lowering the number of assaults.
Contact Information: (All interviews were done in person)
Don Heroff (Pullman police senior patrol officer)
Phone: (509) 432-6834 or (509) 334-0802
Email: don.heroff@pullman-wa.gov
Ross Larson (Valhalla Floor Security)
Phone: (360) 420-2222
Email: rosswilliamlarson@gmail.com
Kevin Graham (WSU student)
Email: grkevin@gmail.com
Topic: Effectiveness of the fight ordinance
1) general information of the fighting ordinance
A) original goal of the ordinance
B) when was it placed
C) brief description of what the ordinance entails
2) Has the ordinance made a difference (Don Heroff Pullman police senior patrol officer )
A) how often is violent behavior reported and when are they reported
B) Has there been a change in the number reports/behavior since the ordinance
C) How is the ordinance affective (Student Kevin Graham kind of agrees Valhalla Floor Security Ross Larson does not)
3) Is violent behavior a issue for Pullman
A)Valhalla Floor Security Ross Larson says no
B)Don Heroff Pullman police senior patrol officer says yes (quote)
4) Overall feeling of the ordinance
A) each sources opinion
Don Heroff Pullman police senior patrol officer (quote, it being an answer)
Valhalla Floor Security Guard Ross Larson (good thing as long as they are strict)
Student Kevin Graham (not making a large impact but is logical)
The Pullman Fighting Ordinance that was put into action April 2008, is getting mixed opinions about its impact on the community.
According to Ordinance No. 08-6 from the Pullman Police Department web site the Fighting Ordinance was put into place because of an increasing number of violent behavior reports. The ordinance states that someone who causes, invokes, or engages in violent behavior will be punished with a fine no less than $250 for first time offenders and no less than $500 for second time offenders.
Don Heroff, a Pullman police senior patrol officer, said the intent of the ordinance was to give Pullman police officers a non-criminal option for controlling violent behavior. One classic example of when the ordinance would be applied is when there is a physical altercation and neither parties claim to be the victim or want to press charges, he said. Heroff said the ordinance enforces consequences for their actions.
There has not really been a change in the number of reports since the ordinance has been put into place, Heroff said. He said the reason the number of reports have not changed is because most of the people who are reported for violent behavior are impaired and aren’t thinking clearly.
Heroff took into account that Pullman is a college town. “I think if there are boys, pretty girls, and alcohol there is going to be problems,” Heroff said.
Even with no change in the number of reports, Heroff said while there is no scientific measurement, he has seen a slight change in the public’s overall behavior. He also said he thinks there are less secondary offenses because of the ordinance.
Kevin Graham, a 23 year old WSU economics major, said he personally has seen less fighting than in previous years but that the change could be accredited to a number of reasons.
Valhalla Floor Security Ross Larson said he has not observed a change in the public’s behavior. Majority of the problems that arise have alcohol at the source affecting people’s decision making abilities, Larson said. He said this causes people to ignore the ordinance. Larson also said that if someone is angry enough to cause physical violence the ordinance wont stop them.
Larson said he has not seen a change in behavior but does not think that violence is an issue for Pullman. He said every town has their own problems but Pullman just has a large population of young people.
Heroff strongly disagrees. Violence is defiantly an issue that Pullman is faced with, he said. “Anytime someone is assaulted it is a big deal and shouldn’t be taken lightly,” Heroff said. All it takes is getting hit in just right way for someone to experience serious injuries, he said.
Even though Larson said that violence isn’t an issue for Pullman he still thinks the ordinance is a good thing. Larson said it will help prevent second time offenders because the consequences for their actions are significantly higher.
Graham agrees that the Fighting Ordinance is a good law but probably isn’t making a dramatic impact on the community. He said the law is logical and because of its consequences would personally effect his decision making. “I’m not a big fighter but if I was going to fight I’d think twice,” Graham said.
Heroff said the ordinance is not the answer to preventing violent behavior. “I think it’s an answer, not the answer,” Heroff said. He said the ordinance is a step in the right direction to lowering the number of assaults.
Contact Information: (All interviews were done in person)
Don Heroff (Pullman police senior patrol officer)
Phone: (509) 432-6834 or (509) 334-0802
Email: don.heroff@pullman-wa.gov
Ross Larson (Valhalla Floor Security)
Phone: (360) 420-2222
Email: rosswilliamlarson@gmail.com
Kevin Graham (WSU student)
Email: grkevin@gmail.com
Monday, October 5, 2009
justice lede
A Spokane bishop was arrested by local police for sexual abuse of a male prostitute in Chicago.
Read your sentences and edit them. Post answers on the blog. (Five minutes)
1. The guest speaker Kimberly Robertello, a clinical assistant professor at Washington State University, also teaches courses in human anatomy and biomechanics at WSU.
2. The group decided to start a voter registration drive for the Nov. 03 election. This will help qualify more students to vote. The group has to work quickly because the last day to register is Oct. 05.
3 “how many people are serious about going so we can reserve hotel rooms for everyone?” PRSSA President Tara Wyman said.
4. “It's not always the most fun thing to do on a Wednesday night, but once I graduate I’m going to reap the rewards,” Parker said. “Nothing gets you further than contacts in the field.”
5. Candidates Derrick En’Wezoh, ASWSU representative, and Jason McConnell, GPSA representative, wanted to share the chairman position.
6 While they seem unified, representatives proposing to go against the grain are often intimidated.
7. A rush of new Homecoming ideas from Student Entertainment Board’s meeting Monday, constructed a bright path for Homecoming 2009 and discussed ways to improve participation level.
8. Director of Student Affairs, Joshua Hart highlighted the program's lack of volunteers and asked the executives to sign up to volunteer.
1. The guest speaker Kimberly Robertello, a clinical assistant professor at Washington State University, also teaches courses in human anatomy and biomechanics at WSU.
2. The group decided to start a voter registration drive for the Nov. 03 election. This will help qualify more students to vote. The group has to work quickly because the last day to register is Oct. 05.
3 “how many people are serious about going so we can reserve hotel rooms for everyone?” PRSSA President Tara Wyman said.
4. “It's not always the most fun thing to do on a Wednesday night, but once I graduate I’m going to reap the rewards,” Parker said. “Nothing gets you further than contacts in the field.”
5. Candidates Derrick En’Wezoh, ASWSU representative, and Jason McConnell, GPSA representative, wanted to share the chairman position.
6 While they seem unified, representatives proposing to go against the grain are often intimidated.
7. A rush of new Homecoming ideas from Student Entertainment Board’s meeting Monday, constructed a bright path for Homecoming 2009 and discussed ways to improve participation level.
8. Director of Student Affairs, Joshua Hart highlighted the program's lack of volunteers and asked the executives to sign up to volunteer.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Put the quotes in the correct location. Post to your blog.
1. “Mary is trying hard in school this semester,” her father said.
2. “No,” the taxi driver said curtly, “I cannot get you to the airport in 15 minutes.”
3. “I believe that the best time of year to visit Europe is in the spring," Jack said, "At least that's what I read in a book entitled Guide to Europe.”
4. My French professor told me that my accent is abominable.
5. She asked, “Is Time a magazine you read regularly?”
6. When did Roosevelt say, “We have nothing to fear but fear itself"?
7. “Can you believe that it has been almost five years since we've seen each other?” Dot asked me.
Adapted from the University of Purdue’s Owl Resources.
1. “Mary is trying hard in school this semester,” her father said.
2. “No,” the taxi driver said curtly, “I cannot get you to the airport in 15 minutes.”
3. “I believe that the best time of year to visit Europe is in the spring," Jack said, "At least that's what I read in a book entitled Guide to Europe.”
4. My French professor told me that my accent is abominable.
5. She asked, “Is Time a magazine you read regularly?”
6. When did Roosevelt say, “We have nothing to fear but fear itself"?
7. “Can you believe that it has been almost five years since we've seen each other?” Dot asked me.
Adapted from the University of Purdue’s Owl Resources.
story ideas
The first idea is the fight ordinance in Pullman and whether it is effective or not. I would talk to the Pullman police, bar owners, and students.
I would write about the Washington Click It or Ticket Campaign. I would ask police why the campaign was conducted in the first place and whether it has made the public safer. I would also get the public’s opinion.
I would write about the Washington Click It or Ticket Campaign. I would ask police why the campaign was conducted in the first place and whether it has made the public safer. I would also get the public’s opinion.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Questions for Howard Berkes
1)What helps you decide if a story is worth pursuing?
2)When is it appropriate to add color and detail to a story?
3)What has been the biggest challenge you have faced when conducting an interview and how did you cope?
2)When is it appropriate to add color and detail to a story?
3)What has been the biggest challenge you have faced when conducting an interview and how did you cope?
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Meeting Story
Outline:
Meeting issue: Fundraising ideas
1) Background information of the group
A) what the group is exactly
B) a brief history
C) goals of the group
2) Types of fundraising
A) volleyball tournament
B) Panda Express sponsorship
C) posole feed
3) The groups reason for fundraising
A) to help establish themselves in the Greek community
B) cover costs of the club such as membership fees, and cultural awareness events (Día de los Muertos)
C) Provide underprivileged children a chance to earn a laptop scholarship
Members of the Multicultural Group of Equality were seeing dollar signs Monday as they discussed fundraising ideas for this school year.
Jose Garcia, co-founder and president of the student interest group, eagerly expressed the importance of fundraising. “The biggest challenge for MCE is fundraising,” he said. Co-founder Gerardo Galeana also said he was concerned about the groups lack of funds and that the group needed to find more methods for raising money.
The Multicultural Group of Equality or MCE is currently a student interest group which plans to establish itself as a culturally aware, Latino based fraternity through Sigma Lambda Beta International Fraternity, said Garcia. Jesús Mora, a MCE freshmen member, said the group hopes to provide students with more options when choosing a culturally based fraternity.
The group brainstormed many fundraising ideas for this semester ranging from putting on sports tournaments to doing concessions at the WSU home basketball games.
MCE hopes to put on a volleyball tournament that is open for the student body to participate in. In order to participate teams would have to pay a $30 entry fee. The tournament would be from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, in Smith gym 117.
While the time and location for the event has been organized and prepared for, MCE members are in a hurry to find more teams to partake in the tournament. Garcia said as of the Monday meeting, there was only one team signed up for the tournament. The group is going to have to find at least three more teams to participate or the tournament will have to be canceled, said Garcia.
Another fundraiser the group plans to implement is the Panda Express sponsorship. MCE plans to hand out informational flyers about the group to students and staff waiting in line at Panda Express. The event is scheduled to take place during lunch time Sept. 28 through 30 and Oct. 8 through 11. Garcia said if students show the flyer while they are paying for their food, 20 percent of the purchase will go to MCE.
At the meeting the group ruled in favor of putting on an all-you-can-eat fundraising event in November. The event would have an authentic Latino dish called Posole. MCE plans to charge people an $8 fee for the all-you-can-eat. Garcia said he expects this fundraising event to be a hit because it will draw in anyone who loves Mexican food.
MCE plans to use the funds for club operational expenses. “We need to raise a minimum of $2,000 or close to that to cover membership fees for SLB,” said Garcia.
Funding will also allow the group to put on cultural awareness events such as Día de los Muertos or Day of the Dead displays and informational tables in each of the WSU cultural centers later this fall. Garcia said these cultural awareness events are what will help the organization to make an impact on society.
These funds will not only benefit the club, said Garcia. The MCE plans to give underprivileged minority high school students the opportunity to receive a free laptop notebook to help them succeed in college. He said while the details have not yet been planned out this is a goal of the group.
Contact Information:
Jose Garcia
Phone: (509) 985-6845
Email: jose.garcia@email.wsu.edu
Gerardo Galeana
Phone: (509) 331-3447
Email: galeana89@yahoo.com
Jesús Mora
Phone: (509) 895-9694
Email: quickace2468@yahoo.com
Meeting issue: Fundraising ideas
1) Background information of the group
A) what the group is exactly
B) a brief history
C) goals of the group
2) Types of fundraising
A) volleyball tournament
B) Panda Express sponsorship
C) posole feed
3) The groups reason for fundraising
A) to help establish themselves in the Greek community
B) cover costs of the club such as membership fees, and cultural awareness events (Día de los Muertos)
C) Provide underprivileged children a chance to earn a laptop scholarship
Members of the Multicultural Group of Equality were seeing dollar signs Monday as they discussed fundraising ideas for this school year.
Jose Garcia, co-founder and president of the student interest group, eagerly expressed the importance of fundraising. “The biggest challenge for MCE is fundraising,” he said. Co-founder Gerardo Galeana also said he was concerned about the groups lack of funds and that the group needed to find more methods for raising money.
The Multicultural Group of Equality or MCE is currently a student interest group which plans to establish itself as a culturally aware, Latino based fraternity through Sigma Lambda Beta International Fraternity, said Garcia. Jesús Mora, a MCE freshmen member, said the group hopes to provide students with more options when choosing a culturally based fraternity.
The group brainstormed many fundraising ideas for this semester ranging from putting on sports tournaments to doing concessions at the WSU home basketball games.
MCE hopes to put on a volleyball tournament that is open for the student body to participate in. In order to participate teams would have to pay a $30 entry fee. The tournament would be from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, in Smith gym 117.
While the time and location for the event has been organized and prepared for, MCE members are in a hurry to find more teams to partake in the tournament. Garcia said as of the Monday meeting, there was only one team signed up for the tournament. The group is going to have to find at least three more teams to participate or the tournament will have to be canceled, said Garcia.
Another fundraiser the group plans to implement is the Panda Express sponsorship. MCE plans to hand out informational flyers about the group to students and staff waiting in line at Panda Express. The event is scheduled to take place during lunch time Sept. 28 through 30 and Oct. 8 through 11. Garcia said if students show the flyer while they are paying for their food, 20 percent of the purchase will go to MCE.
At the meeting the group ruled in favor of putting on an all-you-can-eat fundraising event in November. The event would have an authentic Latino dish called Posole. MCE plans to charge people an $8 fee for the all-you-can-eat. Garcia said he expects this fundraising event to be a hit because it will draw in anyone who loves Mexican food.
MCE plans to use the funds for club operational expenses. “We need to raise a minimum of $2,000 or close to that to cover membership fees for SLB,” said Garcia.
Funding will also allow the group to put on cultural awareness events such as Día de los Muertos or Day of the Dead displays and informational tables in each of the WSU cultural centers later this fall. Garcia said these cultural awareness events are what will help the organization to make an impact on society.
These funds will not only benefit the club, said Garcia. The MCE plans to give underprivileged minority high school students the opportunity to receive a free laptop notebook to help them succeed in college. He said while the details have not yet been planned out this is a goal of the group.
Contact Information:
Jose Garcia
Phone: (509) 985-6845
Email: jose.garcia@email.wsu.edu
Gerardo Galeana
Phone: (509) 331-3447
Email: galeana89@yahoo.com
Jesús Mora
Phone: (509) 895-9694
Email: quickace2468@yahoo.com
Monday, September 21, 2009
Gun Ban
Tempers flared at the Pultown Public meeting Monday concerning the ban of concealed-weapons on public property.
Carla Worthingham, whose 10-year-old daughter was blinded by a drive-by shooting at the Pulltown Public Library last June, testified in favor of the bill. “My daughter lost her eyesight in the name of some idiot’s right to take a gun to the library? That’s unreasonable.”
Events such as last year’s Pulltown Center’s Northwest Wheatberry festival shooting have drawn the issue of public safety to the council’s attention. While public safety is the motivation for the passing the law many citizens believe their constitutional rights are in jeopardy.
Bertrand Birch, 43, a local gun shop owner voices his opposition of the law. "[the ban] opens the door to tyranny and squashes liberty" Birch said, "We will mount a legal challenge. This ain’t Canada.”
Carla Worthingham, whose 10-year-old daughter was blinded by a drive-by shooting at the Pulltown Public Library last June, testified in favor of the bill. “My daughter lost her eyesight in the name of some idiot’s right to take a gun to the library? That’s unreasonable.”
Events such as last year’s Pulltown Center’s Northwest Wheatberry festival shooting have drawn the issue of public safety to the council’s attention. While public safety is the motivation for the passing the law many citizens believe their constitutional rights are in jeopardy.
Bertrand Birch, 43, a local gun shop owner voices his opposition of the law. "[the ban] opens the door to tyranny and squashes liberty" Birch said, "We will mount a legal challenge. This ain’t Canada.”
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Peer editing
1. Gym Class Heroes will perform on Oct. 18. The concert is being held by the WSU Student Entertainment Board.
2.Cheap piercing and the hypnotist will likely be repeated because of past emthusiasm, said Caron.
3. Head of the Spokane, which is an all-day-event, will feature teams from Gonzaga University and Washington State University.
4.Willams said the team is off to a good will 40 new members to the team and will start with 35 returning players who will make up the varsity roster.
5. “Then one day Cupid’s Chokehold came on the radio and I thought, ‘That’d be cool.’”
6. “I didn’t hear about the décor contest, but I bet I would win if I submitted a picture of my roommate's room.” said junior Carlie Halstrom, “Maybe I will check it out.”
7.“I think it would have been cool to do something like that as a freshman." Bobson said, "I know my parents would have loved it.”
8. A new year has started at Washington State; classes have begun, homework is being assigned, and the spirit for Coug football now hovers around Pullman.
9. Whitmore said there has been talk of taking away the money used for free parking at the Student Recreation Center.
10. The Education Abroad Offices at Washington State University will hold it's semi-annual education abroad fair at 10:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2. The event takes place outside of Terrell Mall.
11. More than 22,000 fans piled into Martin Stadium in Pullman to watch the WSU Cougars take on the Stanford Cardinal.
12. Kaitlin N. Norton, a freshman agricultural education major, has been waiting for this game for a long time. Though she has always gone to Cougar games in Seattle, this will be Norton’s first game at Martin Stadium.
13. Entertainment, drink specials and giveaways welcomed back the 21-and-over crowd.
14. “I want to keep it exciting,” Goldfinger said, “I have been with Stubblefields a long time, and sometimes you just have to try a new position.”
15. Registration for this and future events is through the University Recreation Web site.
2.Cheap piercing and the hypnotist will likely be repeated because of past emthusiasm, said Caron.
3. Head of the Spokane, which is an all-day-event, will feature teams from Gonzaga University and Washington State University.
4.Willams said the team is off to a good will 40 new members to the team and will start with 35 returning players who will make up the varsity roster.
5. “Then one day Cupid’s Chokehold came on the radio and I thought, ‘That’d be cool.’”
6. “I didn’t hear about the décor contest, but I bet I would win if I submitted a picture of my roommate's room.” said junior Carlie Halstrom, “Maybe I will check it out.”
7.“I think it would have been cool to do something like that as a freshman." Bobson said, "I know my parents would have loved it.”
8. A new year has started at Washington State; classes have begun, homework is being assigned, and the spirit for Coug football now hovers around Pullman.
9. Whitmore said there has been talk of taking away the money used for free parking at the Student Recreation Center.
10. The Education Abroad Offices at Washington State University will hold it's semi-annual education abroad fair at 10:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2. The event takes place outside of Terrell Mall.
11. More than 22,000 fans piled into Martin Stadium in Pullman to watch the WSU Cougars take on the Stanford Cardinal.
12. Kaitlin N. Norton, a freshman agricultural education major, has been waiting for this game for a long time. Though she has always gone to Cougar games in Seattle, this will be Norton’s first game at Martin Stadium.
13. Entertainment, drink specials and giveaways welcomed back the 21-and-over crowd.
14. “I want to keep it exciting,” Goldfinger said, “I have been with Stubblefields a long time, and sometimes you just have to try a new position.”
15. Registration for this and future events is through the University Recreation Web site.
Monday, September 14, 2009
Four boys age 7 to 11 drowned when a group of seven boys plunged through thin ice.
The catastrophe left four boys dead, their families crushed and rescue workers shaken following an afternoon of fighting a river of broken ice, the steep mud-covered bank and driving rain.
As seven boys finished their snack run from the Lawrence Boys & Girls Club to Hanson's Market yesterday afternoon, a sudden urge to slide around prompted 11-year-old William Rodriguez to dash for the serene expanse of river ice.
Police said the four dead boys were trapped under the ice at least 10 minutes.
Dead are William Rodriguez, 11, of 292 Howard St.; Christopher Casado, 7, of 18 Jasper Court; Mackendy Constant, 8, of 7 Clinton St.; and Victor Baez, 9, 46 Bernard Ave.
Surviving the incident were Francis Spraus, 9, 14 School St.; Christopher's brother Ivan Casado, 9, 18 Jasper Court; Jaycob Morales, 10, 4 Winslow Place.
It was a playful impulse that ended with his plunge through the ice, setting off an ill-fated rescue attempt that deteriorated into a mass of desperate children clinging to each other in 35-degree water.
Ivan and Francis were released from the hospital last night, and recalled the story from its quiet start.
"Willie said he wanted to go down to the river, to slide on the Ice," Ivan said. “We tried to stop him.”
"He was in the middle of the river," Francis said, Ivan finishing the sentence: "Then the ice broke and he fell down in the water."
The ice was one to two inches thick where they ventured off the river bank. Four inches is considered the minimum to support more than one person, and river ice may not be safe even at that thickness because of currents and other factors.
"Then we all fell in," said Francis. "I thought I was going to drown."
"My legs started to get stiff, and I had a freezing headache," Francis said. "I was hanging on to Christopher, but he started to slip under. I tried holding on to his hand, but it was like he let go."
Lawrence and Andover firefighters equipped with ice rescue suits arrived and after a search of the area where the boys went in, found the four remaining boys under the ice, 25 feet from shore in 15-20 feet of water.
Because of the steep embankment, rescuers were forced to use ladders to bring the children up off the river to the waiting ambulances.
"I threw the rope out once and it landed too far away, so I threw it out again, and again it was too far for them to reach," said Jacques Fournier, a retired maintenance worker.
Members of the state police, Lawrence Police and Merrimack Valley dive teams entered the 38-degree water and conducted an area search to be sure no one was left behind.
It was the worst local Merrimack River tragedy in nearly a century.
The catastrophe left four boys dead, their families crushed and rescue workers shaken following an afternoon of fighting a river of broken ice, the steep mud-covered bank and driving rain.
As seven boys finished their snack run from the Lawrence Boys & Girls Club to Hanson's Market yesterday afternoon, a sudden urge to slide around prompted 11-year-old William Rodriguez to dash for the serene expanse of river ice.
Police said the four dead boys were trapped under the ice at least 10 minutes.
Dead are William Rodriguez, 11, of 292 Howard St.; Christopher Casado, 7, of 18 Jasper Court; Mackendy Constant, 8, of 7 Clinton St.; and Victor Baez, 9, 46 Bernard Ave.
Surviving the incident were Francis Spraus, 9, 14 School St.; Christopher's brother Ivan Casado, 9, 18 Jasper Court; Jaycob Morales, 10, 4 Winslow Place.
It was a playful impulse that ended with his plunge through the ice, setting off an ill-fated rescue attempt that deteriorated into a mass of desperate children clinging to each other in 35-degree water.
Ivan and Francis were released from the hospital last night, and recalled the story from its quiet start.
"Willie said he wanted to go down to the river, to slide on the Ice," Ivan said. “We tried to stop him.”
"He was in the middle of the river," Francis said, Ivan finishing the sentence: "Then the ice broke and he fell down in the water."
The ice was one to two inches thick where they ventured off the river bank. Four inches is considered the minimum to support more than one person, and river ice may not be safe even at that thickness because of currents and other factors.
"Then we all fell in," said Francis. "I thought I was going to drown."
"My legs started to get stiff, and I had a freezing headache," Francis said. "I was hanging on to Christopher, but he started to slip under. I tried holding on to his hand, but it was like he let go."
Lawrence and Andover firefighters equipped with ice rescue suits arrived and after a search of the area where the boys went in, found the four remaining boys under the ice, 25 feet from shore in 15-20 feet of water.
Because of the steep embankment, rescuers were forced to use ladders to bring the children up off the river to the waiting ambulances.
"I threw the rope out once and it landed too far away, so I threw it out again, and again it was too far for them to reach," said Jacques Fournier, a retired maintenance worker.
Members of the state police, Lawrence Police and Merrimack Valley dive teams entered the 38-degree water and conducted an area search to be sure no one was left behind.
It was the worst local Merrimack River tragedy in nearly a century.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
The Preview Story
Headline: International Up All Night Promises Endless Entertainment
Summary Sentence: The event I previewed is the International Up All Night that is at 8 p.m. to 12 p.m. Friday September 11 and what students can expect.
The WSU International Up All Night kicks of Friday September 11 in the CUB. The event lasts from 8 p.m. to 12 p.m. and has something for everyone. Stephanie Caron, Up All Night programmer, said students can expect a wide range of events from live bands to piggy bank decorating. Even the music covers a wide range of genres. One band Caron mentioned was The Coyote Bush Band which is an Australian folk group. Caron also said students will get the opportunity to see WSU cultural groups’ performances such as the Japanese steel drums and many more. Up All Night is a great outlet for the college multicultural groups and 90 percent of the entertainment is put on by these students, Caron said. The groups will also be running tables as well which will be giving free food such as tacos, spring rolls, and Hawaiian food.
At the International Up All Night students can also expect an opportunity to win free stuff. Caron said students will be given a passport that will be stamped as they go to different parts of the Up All Night and after filling up the passport about half way they can enter it into a raffle to win prizes. Prizes include a video camcorder, digital camera, and mp3 player. “The big things for this event will be the food and the passport event because it will get people in the competitive spirit,” Caron said. Megan Wilson, a freshman neuroscience major, admits that in the past the free food and stuff was a major draw for her and her friends to go to the events. Food and prizes aren’t the only things that will be free. Students will also be given the chance to get belly dancing lessons and henna tattoos.
Students can participate rather than just observe. The event will be holding board game tournaments with games such as Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego. Students can also decorate their own piggy bank.
These events were started so students would have a fun, safe gathering place, Caron said. Some students feel the Up All Nights are making a positive impact on the student body. “They are giving students something positive to do other than get drunk,” Wilson said. She also said it is a good way to engage the student body so they can meet new people. Bryan Kiefer, a sophomore international business major, agrees. Many students drink but this gives students who aren’t into that kind of thing something to do on the weekend, Kiefer said. He also added that Up All Nights give students a chance to get to know their community and is a fun place for students to gather on the weekends.
Up All Nights were first put on by the Campus Involvement but through constant collaboration with the Student Entertainment Board or SEB the event is now put on by them, Caron said. The International Up All Night has been worked on by the SEB since about the end of July and is expecting to have about 2,500 to 3,000 students, she said. The SEB is able to draw in these amounts of students because they pay attention to what students want, Caron added. The students are asked to take polls and surveys asking what they would like to see in up and coming events. Caron said these polls are done at the CUB, on Facebook, and basically all over Pullman. She said they also look at what was successful in the past and what was not. Caron gave the example of the cheap piercing and the hypnotist which they will probably repeat because of the students past enthusiasm for these events.
Students will also have the chance of looking forward to a circus and Fear Factor themed Up All Nights in the future.
Contacts:
Stephanie Caron
(425)894-5386
Sacaron.17@gmail.com
Megan Wilson
(425)231-7666
Megan_Wilson90@yahoo.com
Bryan Kiefer
(206)697-6940
Bpkiefer90@gmail.com
Summary Sentence: The event I previewed is the International Up All Night that is at 8 p.m. to 12 p.m. Friday September 11 and what students can expect.
The WSU International Up All Night kicks of Friday September 11 in the CUB. The event lasts from 8 p.m. to 12 p.m. and has something for everyone. Stephanie Caron, Up All Night programmer, said students can expect a wide range of events from live bands to piggy bank decorating. Even the music covers a wide range of genres. One band Caron mentioned was The Coyote Bush Band which is an Australian folk group. Caron also said students will get the opportunity to see WSU cultural groups’ performances such as the Japanese steel drums and many more. Up All Night is a great outlet for the college multicultural groups and 90 percent of the entertainment is put on by these students, Caron said. The groups will also be running tables as well which will be giving free food such as tacos, spring rolls, and Hawaiian food.
At the International Up All Night students can also expect an opportunity to win free stuff. Caron said students will be given a passport that will be stamped as they go to different parts of the Up All Night and after filling up the passport about half way they can enter it into a raffle to win prizes. Prizes include a video camcorder, digital camera, and mp3 player. “The big things for this event will be the food and the passport event because it will get people in the competitive spirit,” Caron said. Megan Wilson, a freshman neuroscience major, admits that in the past the free food and stuff was a major draw for her and her friends to go to the events. Food and prizes aren’t the only things that will be free. Students will also be given the chance to get belly dancing lessons and henna tattoos.
Students can participate rather than just observe. The event will be holding board game tournaments with games such as Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego. Students can also decorate their own piggy bank.
These events were started so students would have a fun, safe gathering place, Caron said. Some students feel the Up All Nights are making a positive impact on the student body. “They are giving students something positive to do other than get drunk,” Wilson said. She also said it is a good way to engage the student body so they can meet new people. Bryan Kiefer, a sophomore international business major, agrees. Many students drink but this gives students who aren’t into that kind of thing something to do on the weekend, Kiefer said. He also added that Up All Nights give students a chance to get to know their community and is a fun place for students to gather on the weekends.
Up All Nights were first put on by the Campus Involvement but through constant collaboration with the Student Entertainment Board or SEB the event is now put on by them, Caron said. The International Up All Night has been worked on by the SEB since about the end of July and is expecting to have about 2,500 to 3,000 students, she said. The SEB is able to draw in these amounts of students because they pay attention to what students want, Caron added. The students are asked to take polls and surveys asking what they would like to see in up and coming events. Caron said these polls are done at the CUB, on Facebook, and basically all over Pullman. She said they also look at what was successful in the past and what was not. Caron gave the example of the cheap piercing and the hypnotist which they will probably repeat because of the students past enthusiasm for these events.
Students will also have the chance of looking forward to a circus and Fear Factor themed Up All Nights in the future.
Contacts:
Stephanie Caron
(425)894-5386
Sacaron.17@gmail.com
Megan Wilson
(425)231-7666
Megan_Wilson90@yahoo.com
Bryan Kiefer
(206)697-6940
Bpkiefer90@gmail.com
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Questions for Jonathan Randal
Why do you think the Taliban leaders harbored Osama to the extent they did when they could see that he was a mounting threat?
Were there warning signs eluding to the 9/11 attack the American government missed?
Do you think there is anything the American government could have done in order to prevent the attacks of 9/11?
Why do you think Al-Qaeda was allowed to grow and expand without much challenge?
For what reason do you think Osama withheld his plans for 9/11 from Mullah Omar?
Were there warning signs eluding to the 9/11 attack the American government missed?
Do you think there is anything the American government could have done in order to prevent the attacks of 9/11?
Why do you think Al-Qaeda was allowed to grow and expand without much challenge?
For what reason do you think Osama withheld his plans for 9/11 from Mullah Omar?
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Fake news report
There are four deaths at a local apartment fire. The apartment fire broke out at 7:30 a.m. today at 1172 S. Columbia Ave.Officers at the scene found four victims on the first floor of the building. The two victims who were shot were 13 year old Janice L. Carothers and 17 year old Samantha M. Jones where rushed to Pullman Medical Center. Both were pronounced dead. The other two victims were pronounced dead at the scene. Eight escaped uninjured Earlier that morning an unidentified person entered the apartment building and had an altercation with someone. After the individuals entry multiple gunshots were heard and the fire was reported shortly after. All victims were found on the first floor. The investigation remains on going.
There are four deaths at a local apartment fire. The apartment fire broke out at 7:30 a.m. today at 1172 S. Columbia Ave.Officers at the scene found four victims on the first floor of the building. The two victims who were shot were 13 year old Janice L. Carothers and 17 year old Samantha M. Jones where rushed to Pullman Medical Center. Both were pronounced dead. The other two victims were pronounced dead at the scene. Eight escaped uninjured Earlier that morning an unidentified person entered the apartment building and had an altercation with someone. After the individuals entry multiple gunshots were heard and the fire was reported shortly after. All victims were found on the first floor. The investigation remains on going.
Monday, August 24, 2009
ap
1. The California Governor will announce his cabinet appointments next week at the capital.
2. A top advisor to the Senator promised the bill would have it's intended affect.
3. Upon walking further into the woods, the state police officer found the doctor laying under a tree.
4. As head coach, Tom Johnson's salary grew 1.5 to 3 million from 2006 to 2008.
5. Public Works Director Mark Workman for the city of Pullman said the source of the discarge had not been identified, however, the city will continue to investigate the problem.
2. A top advisor to the Senator promised the bill would have it's intended affect.
3. Upon walking further into the woods, the state police officer found the doctor laying under a tree.
4. As head coach, Tom Johnson's salary grew 1.5 to 3 million from 2006 to 2008.
5. Public Works Director Mark Workman for the city of Pullman said the source of the discarge had not been identified, however, the city will continue to investigate the problem.
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