For news at UB, it's been one hell of a year.We've been blasted by a freakishly early snowstorm and graced by the presence of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.Alleged Bike Path Rapist Altemio Sanchez was arrested and we passed the 30th anniversary of the Blizzard of '77.
In 2003, Jayson Blair scared mass media in a way that it will never fully recover from. He wrote one fabrication after another, and they were put into print as fact - by The New York Times, no less.Now, in 2007, a shock jock who hit it big with an on-air routine of name-calling and bipartisan political bashing has been fired for an off-the-cuff racist statement.What do these two cases have in common?
This week, both The Spectrum and Generation continued a long-time tradition for our respective publications: we printed our endorsements for the Student Association elections.After interviewing and examining the entire field of candidates vying to be our next leaders, our editorial boards decided on who we believe to be the best men and women for our collective future - and we shared our opinions with our readers.Even though we both went through a similar process, SA saw our two publications very differently; The Spectrum was considered an approved organization to endorse candidates, Generation was not.Here's why.SA policy mandates that candidates running for office may only be endorsed by groups that have SA's prior approval.
Ten votes.Last year, that's all it took.As one of the lead reporters covering the 2006 Student Association elections, finding out that the next president and vice president were elected by only a handful of students took me by surprise.And I wasn't alone.After the announcement that Viqar Hussain and Leslie Meister's 1,017 votes beat out Greg Stern and Marquis Whitmore's 1,007 votes, emotions erupted outside the SA office on the third floor of the Student Union.
I'm not going to get mad. I'm not going to yell or scream. I'm not going to curse anyone out.I certainly won't cry... in public at least.
Even though he's in his late 40s, on-air personality Ira Glass is known for the fresh and innovative - youthful, even - energy he brings to the airwaves.
On Thursday, an opportunity to connect the student body to safety and law enforcement on campus will be born.
Three times a week for pretty much the entire school year, I - along with a team of 20 or so other editors and staff - spend upwards of 14 hours straight together.
This is a moment I have not been looking forward to.After a great month off - Christmas, New Year's, a week in Las Vegas - here I am again.Back at my computer, back to a class schedule... back to the same old grind.I actually had to clean a thin layer of dust off of my alarm clock over the weekend and remind myself to get to bed at a reasonable hour.This is definitely a moment I have not been looking forward to.Or rather, was a moment I have not been looking forward to, until Monday night.When I'm not sitting here in my office, editing stories and pontificating through my keyboard, I'm at work.
Not so much songs about taking over the world as good music to listen to while doing it.1.) Tears for Fears - "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"2.) Richard Wagner - "Ride of the Valkyries"3.) Queen - "I Want It All"4.) Survivor - "Eye of the Tiger" 5.) Black Sabbath - "War Pigs"6.) The Who - "We Won't Get Fooled Again"7.) Tenacious D - "City Hall"8.) John Parr - "St.
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