ONLY 64!? WTF?!

A recent study by the University of North Carolina's School of Journalism and Mass Communication [suggests] nearly two-thirds of those surveyed would allow children diagnosed with AIDS to attend school with other children.

Kathy Kerr, health educator with the AIDS Control Program of the North Carolina Division of Health Services said it is encouraging to hear more than half those surveyed respond positively.

"More and more people are recognizing that AIDS is not transmitted casually," Kerr added. "You certainly don't get AIDS by sitting next to someone in class."

Only 23 percent of the North Carolinians surveyed said AIDS children should not be allowed to attend school with others. 13 percent did not answer. The margin of error is four percentage points.

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More than 23,000 students are enrolled at Washington State University, nearly doubling or more the enrollment of all other major universities and colleges aside from Western Washington University, 14,000, and the University of Washington, 39,000. In all fields of crime, WSU does not lead statistically. However, the university maintains a close relationship in frequency to the University of Washington, a school commonly referred to as Gotham. Most likely due the respective high enrollments of each university is the relationship more similar than others. The only category of crime which was cited more commonly at WSU was forcible rape. There were no offenses of murder and robbery throughout the year at WSU.

Representative Troy Kelley received the most donations in 2006 raising $305, 599. The greatest contributor to Kelley’s fund was the Washington State Democratic Party which raised $42, 974 for his campaign.

Senator Christopher J. Marr received the most donations in 2006 raising $565, 880. The greatest contributor to Marr’s campaign was the Washington State Democratic Party which raised $46, 615 for his campaign.

The Gun Owners Action League of Washington is contributing the most money of any anti-gun control advocate group. The Republican Party, at 76 percent, is receiving the most money from this group.

The largest contributor to Washington and Oregon in 2006 was the State Farm Mutual Automobile insurance Company. The company contributed no money to any political party but instead directed all of their funds toward ballot measures.

Anheuser-Busch donated the most money to California and Arizona out of any organization. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger received the most money of all the political candidates Anheuser-Busch contributed to.

Harrahs, a Rhode Island based company, spent over $17 million in 2006, the most of any organization. The measure they sent money toward intended to allow a privately owned and operated resort casino to be regulated and taxed by the state.

Stephen Colbert is the youngest of 11 kids. He grew up in Charleston, South Carolina. At Dartmouth College, Colbert majored in history and also sang a cappella in the group Sing Dynasty. Colbert now works as a host of a 30 minute television program on Comedy Central.

OSCAR

The eyes of more than a thousand watched him. He, a grizzled veteran of seven years, hugged the inside lane never breaking stride. And in just two seconds, he won.

urp

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/21/AR2007092101542.html
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-it is. to have someone to start thinking about the mind and consciousness is uber abstract. what better way to engage someone into the topic than by talking about sharks, one of the most-fear inducing creatures in the world. they even have their own week on tv.
-if there is a way to improve it, i'm not seeing it!
-no.
-this is somewhat of a contrast lead..shrug. still works well.. semi-narrative as well.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/21/AR2007092101542.html
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-the lead could be improved, but it makes good use of popular culture to explain exactly why ach needs you to read this article!
-no.
-its a mix between a contrast lead and a question lead.

CNN Breaking News, Top Story, Exclusive, Jesus Etc.

Police have intensified their search for a 4-year-old girl who has been missing since yesterday.

Police have knocked on every door within a six-block area of the Norton household asking if neighbors have seen the missing child, Angela Melissa Norton. She was last seen wearing pajamas with Mickey Mouse images printed on them. She has light brown curly hair.
Maria L. Norton, the mother, issued a statement outside her home to reporters.

She said, "We are begging anyone who might have seen our daughter to please call the police or us. She has never been away from home without us, and we are certain that she must be terrified not to be in her own home. Please, anyone who has information, please let us know."

G(eneral) M(anager)

[Under] the vision and goals of experienced advisors, this week, the International Students’ Council and ASWSU kicks off International Education Week.
International Center Coordinator Chad M. Goeden and Dan Maher, the Coordinator for Student and Organizational Development have [led behind the scenes to produce this weeks events.]
Goeden arrived this year at WSU after several years at the University of Wisconsin Green Bay campus. He is optimistic [IEW] can start a conversation.
“Maybe what this week will do is open up eyes and say maybe this is something I’m interested in,” said Goeden.
IEW typically starts with a keynote speaker to unify the week [under] a theme. Naomi Tutu, this [years] keynote speaker, [spoke] along the theme of, [“The differences that color life.”] Tutu is the daughter of Desmond Tutu, founder of the Tutu Foundation, which from 1985 to 1990, aided South African refugees. Tutu carries on the mission of peace and human rights that her father started, Goeden said. This week is about cultural competency, Goeden said. He [talks about] a world that is becoming increasingly globalized and international.
“We can hope that people will discuss [what Naomi talks about, that it] can spark a discussion,” said Goeden. Talking can raise questions. If things progress, the next step is active engagement, Goeden said.
[If Goeden is the [youthful enthusiast] leading the IEW, Maher is his [moderate counterpart.] For 27 years, Maher has worked at WSU year after year advising the International Students Council and coordinating events such as the IEW. His role this year centers on logistics and practicalities. Maher sees himself as a coach.
“My goal is to help students meet their goals,” said Maher.
Progress can be tough however. [Upperclassmen] normally take [on] leadership roles, making continuity difficult, Goeden said. Still, a lack of continuity does not stop Maher from his mission. There is a certain fulfillment that goes both ways, Maher said. What the student body does with the week is a question of how people apply it, Maher said. He asks though if it is time to change the week from a social to substantive event.
“Is it time to approach things on a more substantive level[,]” said Maher. “The deeper [people] get, it can get scary, even if [its] positive.”
[Yet,] he gets to see people succeed, [Maher said]
“Its not frustrating for me,” says Goeden.
He gets to see people succeed.

I get to work with people who’ve had different cultural experiences. We’re all working toward a common experience. No one says that was a nightmare. We were a part of this.

Dan Maher
dmaher@wsu.edu
509-335-2284

Chad M. Goeden
cgoeden@wsu.edu

A Moscow man died Monday when his car collided into a utility pole.

John Frazier, 20, was driving 20 mph over the speed limit at Broad Street when he lost control of the car due to rain. He was thrown through the car's windshield and died instantly. He was not wearing a seatbelt.

An accident occurred.
It happened yesterday. Today is Tuesday.
The accident was a car accident. It happened in Moscow where Main Street and Broad Street intersect.
One person was killed. The person was John Frazier. He was 20 years old and lived in Moscow at 212 Moore Court.
He was driving a blue 1998 Ford Mustang. He was driving northwest on Broad Street at about 5 p.m.
He lost control of the car. It was raining, and the road was slick. He was also driving about 20 mph over the speed limit.
He was the only one in the car.
The car smashed into a utility pole along Broad Street. The impact crushed the whole front of the car.
Frazier was thrown through the car's windshield. He landed on the pavement some 20 feet away. He wasn't wearing a seat belt.
He was killed instantly.

summary lews nead

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/19/world/asia/19cnd-cambo.html?ref=world

Trois

1.) With so many gadgets, including people, vying for our attention, where is human communication headed, especially at an institute of supposed higher learning of all places?

Imagine the 1960s. The image of WSU doesn’t consist of Ipods, cellular phones, computers, blackberries, et other devices competing for our love. Today each is unavoidable on any college campus, even the quiet isolated town of Pullman. Who then is losing out on our love? What impact, if any do these new technologies have on seemingly outdated human behavior?

What is on the horizon in terms of technology? Will traditional forms of communication someday be wiped out? Okay maybe that’s extreme but you can’t tell me you’re not annoyed or mildly interested when you see throngs of collegians walking up and down the mall with some sort of device?

2.) Any homeowner takes their living room for granted. It is just there and it doesn’t plan on moving without permission. Just two years ago, I remember what a living room was like. Then like a rug, it was lifted from under this collective community, and all future cougar cubs.

Students have never formally been asked about this decision to renovate the CUB. Do students notice the big hole in the house? How do they feel about it? Who made the decision? When new students or even veteran students walk through the mall, what are they to think of the fences and construction? Are they not paying the same money previous students have paid to have access to the same living room? How does the increase in student enrollment compare with the renovation?

I will explain to readers how WSU came to decide there would be a CUB renovation. Additionally, I will talk about student life and what it is like to have the heart of the campus cut out during their tenure.

3.) Bob Dylan and John Lennon, amongst others, captivated a whole generation of young people. Almost 45 years later, there is no voice of the people, musically speaking.

Today, students have no common voice to rally to. What has happened in the years since the 1960s when student activism and music were united? With the political climate as high as it is now, it seems appropriate now more than ever that universities should be centers of musical and student activism. College is historically and supposedly a time for higher learning.

So why is this not the case today? I will address the question of music and its absence to activism. I may approach scholars of music or politics. I may ask students how music impacts their political views at all or if it even has a place in politics like it had in the 1960s.

fair and balanced

Typically, stories which impact a large audience receive priority over others. The New York Times, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal are three of the top newspapers in the United States and more often than not, the top story is on Iraq. And when the top story is not Iraq, its almost always about politics, American or not. The Times and Post tend to be homogeneous with their front pages but both still maintain a local feel to each. After the obvious top stories, the Post will cover additional stories from Pennsylvania Avenue. The Times, obviously, stays with news from New York. Yesterday, the front page picture of the times displayed tennis superstar Maria Sharapova because of the opening of the U.S. Open. The Wall Street Journal focuses in on business news almost as much as major political and world news because it caters to their audience.
Audience is a major factor, whether people like it or not, in determining the news judgement of each online newspaper. Based on reputation, people whose lives are dependent on Wall Street certainly look to the Journal for news pertaining to the ebbs and flows of the business world. People who are fixated on all things Capitol Hill and The White House will lean towards the the Post to find the news of the hour. Many others tend to look to the Times as a default because of the sheer size and influence of the paper. The Times is circulated around several universities around the country where others are not. College students may be a major piece of the Times audience.
I try to read each newspaper equally as time permits but sometimes life only permits time for one. By default, I will read the Times because it is readily available in print five days of the week.
while the Journal often advocates Though, given each papers reputation and history, the Post seems to be the most 'fair and balanced.' I would prefer to read the Post over the times for news, but that is not always an option for me. The Post helped expose the Watergate scandal of the 1970s and has yet been known to openly endorse political candidates of both sides of the aisle. Of course, no paper is perfect because each is controlled by humans. Whether the Times' and Journal's reputation as respectively left-leaning and right-wing is valid is debated. That is in the eye of the beholder, but recent history would suggest these assumptions as true given each pages Editorial page. Almost every Times op-ed columnist voices on the whole liberal views (sans David Brooks)conservative economic ideals. They did at one point get behind Reaganomics.
Fair and balanced is an impossibility in todays media, even if it were truly ever achieved.

Rick Astley was here.