Bill Gates

Why do we use Facebook? Are we seeking content or connections?

I think most people use facebook as a way to stay connected with their friends and see what everyone is up to. Since it is a social media site, many people use it to "socialize" with others. I think the main focus is connections because there are a lot of people on facebook. I think that people also look at the content such as status updates and such.

Who or Whom?

1. (Whom) did you go to the game with?


2. She’s the student (who) writes the best articles.



3. (Whom) did you vote for?




4. (Who) failed the quiz?




5. We know (who) pulled that prank.




6. We want to know on (whom) the prank was pulled.

The Libel Smackdown

I do believe that she has an adequate case for a libel suit because she can prove that she was injured through monetary loss. Because the tabloids posted something about her that was proven to be false after the judge issued a statement saying that she had been clean for three years. She could claim monetary loss because she was so humiliated at her job because of this story that she was forced to resign before she was fired. She could also claim loss of reputation, loss of standing in her community, or even emotional distress because it said she was "humiliated." They could have contacted her and asked how she was doing and if she was sober before they published that story.

Top Lede

16. Washington State University Crimson Girls have been known for their moves and grooves but not their faith. That was until Christianity turned from a default religion to a lifestyle for some of the 2010-2011 dancers.

Murrow Symposium

Charlie Tillinghast, the president of MSNBC, spoke about how the creation of the internet and online news articles changed the journalism industry. He said that being a part of this phenomenon was really something special but scary at the time because online journalism put many people out of their jobs. They used facebook and twitter as a way to advertise their sites and MSNBC was the biggest one they had. They had to balance getting people to look at their ad vs. getting people to visit the site. All in all, it was a very informative talk and interesting to think about a world without online news media sources.

Ayman Mohyeldin's talk

Lede: Ayman Mohyeldin, a Middle Eastern Correspondent, spoke to WSU students on Thursday about revolutions occuring in the Middle East.

Three Questions:
1. As a journalist in the Middle East, how do you use social media to your advantage?
2. Have you ever been in a situation that you felt your life was threatened?
3. What advice would you give to journalists who want to pursue careers in the Middle East?

Important Quotes:

"Success in journalism has to do with the line of preparedness and bit of luck. When those lines cross it is good journalism."

"Al Jazeera amplified the voices of the masses."

Nut Graph:

Ayman Mohyeldin came to Washington State University and talked to students about his experiences in reporting and focused on reporting in Eqypt. He started out at a desk job but one day changed all of this. That day was September 11, 2001. During this time there were very few people who knew about the Middle East and especially knew Arabic but since he had grown up in a Muslim home, he did. He left NBC and went to CNN, where he traveled to Iraq for two and a half years. Then he left CNN and joined a local news group called Al Jazeera. He said that because of the Egyptian revolution, revolutions are beginning to spring up all over the place. The emergence of Twitter and Facebook have also had huge impacts.

details from pictures

1. Photo Number 3: New Orleans, LA -- Dejon Fisher, 8, waited fearfully with Cavel Fisher Clay, 33, and Alexis Fisher, 14, in a hostile line for busses to the Houston Astrodome.
- There is sadness and misery in their eyes
- The woman in the foreground is only carrying 3 small items, thus telling the reader that she had lost virtually every possession she had in the hurricane.
- It is very crowded ( a lot of people are waiting for a very limited bus)

2. Photo Number 4: New Orleans, LA -- A patchwork of roofs push through the floodwaters east of downtown, one day after Hurricane Katrina's march through the Crescent City. Floodwaters left the city a horific mix of struggling humanity and swamped infrastructure.
- Ariel view of a suburban neighborhood, can barely see the rooftops of houses
- Can't see any people or streets and might leave readers to guess what happened to the people.


3. Photo Number 6: New Orleans, LA -- Ibry Smith (right) fell as he helped Norma Rankins out of a boat after they were rescued from a nursing home in the Ninth Ward.
- Falling down on the shore, thankful to be alive
- Hugging loved ones like they thought they would never see them again.
- Not many people could fit on the "rescue" boat

Trend Story

Social Media monitoring athletes on the rise:

1. How does the writer use personal accounts and anecdotes to enrich the story?
Isaiah Thomas and Reggie Moore story
UDiligence monitors student-athletes’ posts and Tweets and notifies the university as well as the athlete when it finds objectionable content.

“We have athletes install an app on their Twitter accounts and Facebook page and when something harmful is said the system automatically notifies the athlete and either a head coach or media director,” Long said.

According to Long, UDiligence works as a computer system that uses a pre-set word list, and whenever one of those words is used in a post or tweet, the athlete and university are notified.

Texas A&M was one of the first clients of Udiligence.

2. What evidence does the writer provide to demonstrate the subject's story is part of a larger trend or problem?
While colleges have long monitored their athletes’ comments, the rise of social media – and Twitter and Facebook in particular – have raised new concerns for major college sports programs. Several universities have hired a private company to monitor the social media websites of their athletes.“We protect them from potentially harmful statements they make that could affect them for life after college,” said Kevin Long, CEO of UDiligence, which has worked with Nebraska, Texas A&M, and Louisville, among others.

housing info

d. Let's explore some of the data here on campus by checking in with the Washington Center for Real Estate Research (http://www.wcrer.wsu.edu/). Click on the 2010 Q4 housing report.

1. Look at Whitman County. What's the percent change in the number of building permits issued during the past year? dropped 12.5%

2. What was the median resale home price? 183,700
How much did it change in the past year? How much did prices decline statewide? dropped 37.1%

3. Which county suffered the biggest percent decline? Klickitat

Paper #3

Brynn Bogen
J305 #3
2.28.10
Fifteen-year-old Phoebe Prince suffered through three months of vicious verbal and electronic attacks at the hands of three classmates before hanging herself in the stairwell of her home. The verbal attacks consisted of insults, humiliation and escalated into threats. The court papers shone a bad light on school administrators because when they were notified of these threats, they didn’t take the action that they should have.
Three teens were charged with harassment and another three were charged in connection with Prince’s death.
Sadly, this is just one of the many suicides that have taken place over the past year because of bullying. On the front pages of many newspapers it seems like yet another young kid has taken their own life because of threats, bullying, and harassment by other students.
Washington State is number five on the list for the “worst states to live in to avoid bullies.” According to the statistics, one in four kids in the public school system are victims of bullying.
Abby Smith, a junior at a Washington state high school, said that the kids who were bullied and made fun of where those who were socially awkward and didn’t fit in well. She said that she witnesses a lot of verbal abuse between students in the form of bullying, taunts, and threats. “Some kids can be very cruel,” she said, “and those who don’t speak up to defend themselves get it the worst.”
House bill 1163 would create a work group that would set out to prevent bullying, intimidation, and harassment and would increase student knowledge on mental health and suicide.
The bill would protect those who are being bullied and would give students a safe place to their express concern.
“The updated school district policies and procedures are a step in the right direction for preventing bullying, intimidation, and harassment, but more steps are needed. An ongoing work group could help to maintain focus and attention on anti-bullying and anti-harassment, as well as monitor progress. In addition, students' knowledge and understanding of two key correlates of bullying and harassment, depression and youth suicide, could be enhanced through instruction and assessments that address mental health and suicide prevention,” said Washington State legislator Marko Liias, a supporter for bill 1163.
In 2003, Washington State passed an anti-bullying law which required schools to adopt a policy that prohibits harassment, intimidation, or bullying of any student. In 2008, they expanded the scope to include cyber-bullying, which is “when a child, preteen or teen is tormented, threatened, harassed, humiliated, embarrassed or otherwise targeted by another child, preteen or teen using the Internet, interactive and digital technologies or mobile phones.”
Even though those laws were passed to protect victims of bullying, suicide among young kids is still rampant today. Bill 1163 deals with bullying, intimidation, and harassment but it also reaches farther than that and proposes to teach kids about mental health, suicide and what to do if you have suicidal thoughts.
According to Representative Joe Schmick, HB 1163 passed the house on March 2, 2011 with a vote of 76-21.

Homelessness

Affordable housing
In Washington, it can be especially difficult for low-wage workers to find affordable housing. A full-time worker earning minimum wage ($8.07 per hour) in Washington would need to work close to 80 hours per week for 52 weeks a year in order to afford a two-bedroom apartment at Fair Market Rent.

Education
Less than 25 percent of homeless high school students in Washington graduate,which has a significantly negative impact on their lifetime earning potential.

Math

When we look at politics, we need to have a baseline understanding of … math. Let’s do a quick quiz of the basics.



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?

$8,300 x .05=415.00,
8300.-415.00.=$7,885.00


2. The spelling and grammar test was taken by 217 students. Thirty-seven failed. What percent passed?

37/217=0.17 180/217=0.82
83%


3. We have a company. We make crap. Some people get paid more than others.
* The CEO earns $150,000 a year. She has a nice office and thinks big ideas.
* Two top managers earn $100,000 a year for attending meetings, writing memos, etc.
* The company has three security guards. They bust heads and carry Tasers. They earn $40,000 a year.
* Finally, we have two designers/engineers. They do the actual work. We pay them $35,000 and put them in cubicles like zoo animals.


Mean salary? $67,500.00
Median salary? $40,000
Which is more accurate? Median


4. Desperate for revenue, the government decides to increase the tax on beer. The tax on food is 5 percent. But if you buy beer, you pay an extra percent, or a total of 6 percent. Supporters of the tax say this is only a 1 percentage increase; critics say this is a 20 percent increase. Who is right?

it is a 20% increase because it is 5% to 6%

1/5=20%

$1 divided by 5%=20% increase

5. a. The city’s budget was cut from $2 million to $1.5 million. What was the percent decrease?

$500,000

Percent decrease=25%

b. The city’s budget increased from $1.5 million to $2 million. What was the percent increase?

33%

6. Last year, your property tax bill was $1,152. This year, it rose to $1,275. What’s the percent increase?

10.7%


7. We want to look at home sales in October.


* House 1 costs $225,000.

* House 2 costs $207,000.

* House 3 costs $129,000.

* House 4 costs $192,000.

* House 5 costs $3.2 million.

What’s the mean price? What’s the median?

mean price? =$800,000
median?=House 3 costs $207,000.

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?

3.1 pieces


9. Let’s say someone wants to establish a University District. To gain support, he/she needs to establish that safety is a problem in the area. Assume the following:


* Pullman had 183 assaults last year. Spokane had 502.
* Spokane has 200,000 people. Pullman has 25,000.

Is the average person more likely to be assaulted in Spokane or Pullman? What's the per capita assault rate in each city?

10. House prices increased 40 percent this year to a median price of $210,000. What was the median house price last year?

$150,000

political story work bill 1163

3 Questions:
1. If passed, what would change in the public school system?
2. What would a work group look like?
3. How do you plan to make people aware of the bill?

2 sources:
1. Mark Liias
2. Norm Johnson

First sentence:
(Phoebe Prince?)

Edit Your Peers

1. The government has controlled public messages to Arab countries in the past. However, social medias can’t be regulated.

2. The first nation to revolt against its government was Tunisia on Jan.14.

3. Dr. Lawrence Pintak, founding dean of the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication described the beating of a man who had taped an illegal police activity.

4. A Tunisian fruit vendor who lit himself on fire in protest of police seizing his fruit cart was broadcast online via cell phones, creating conflict throughout Arab nations.

5. If people became politically active than they could change government policy, said Reverend Jesse Jackson. He also talked about lessons learned from the civil rights movement.

6. The 18 day revolution in Egypt was not an unplanned event. The oppressed lower class Arabs had been preparing for years, Pintak said.

7. The Egypt government pulled the plug on the Internet in January.

8. “I loved the 90s,” Smith said. She said the 1990s resulted in more technological innovations that any decade in the 20th century.

SB 5621

What would it do? Establish the voting age for school board elections.

Sponser? Senator White

No Fiscal Note

Government

1. SB 5749.
a. Let's look at the Senate Report.
1. What does GET do? GET is a self sustaining program and its assets may only be used for payment of tuition and fees, refunds and normal
operating expenses of the program
2. Since 1998, how many GET accounts have been opened by families? 119,000
3. If the bill passes, name one way the program will change? Have to pay fees on time. S&A fees.
2. Find HB 1325
1. re-organize school districts and minimize the number of school districts by half.

Sponsor:
2. Representatives Hunt, Dammeier, Darneille, Liias, Carlyle, Roberts,Jinkins, Orwall, Kenney, Hasegawa, McCoy, Fitzgibbon, and Tharinger

Bill summary:
3. If passed, the number of school districts would be reduced to what? half the current number

4. Why does the sponsor believe the bill is necessary?

5. Look at the fiscal note. What are the total estimated expenditures for 2011 to 2013?



3. Search for a bill by topic (e.g. salmon, cougar, cancer, etc.)

1. What does the bill propose?
2. Who is the sponsor? List a phone number for the legislator's office.
3. What is the cost of the bill?
4. What groups or individuals may be opposed to the bill? In support of the bill?



4. That's great if we already know the bill number. But what if we want to see general topics be addressed by the Legislature?
a. Find the Senate Transportation Committee. Who chairs this committee?
b. Click on "Recent Reports and Publications."
c. List one bill passed in 2010.
d. List one bill from the Feb. 22 agenda. What would the bill do?

to publish or not to publish?

In my opinion, I don't think it would be good to publish this story. The blogger has no facts other than claiming that he has an unnamed source confessing to have had a sexual relationship with the Senator. Not only would such claims ruin his marriage, it could potentially ruin his career. Unless the blogger had some cold, hard facts that his claim was true and his "source" wasn't making this up, I wouldn't publish it. His claims are potentially libelous and career-ruining.

Homecoming Lede

This year's theme for homecoming week will be "enough quack, it's a cougar attack," and will feature President Floyd as a judge. Because of the lack of interest, there will be no homecoming king or queen this year, announced Student Entertainment Board Programmer Karen M. Jones.

Top Ledes

5. Getting an interview for a job or internship can be a daunting task but Jen Mueller, creator and founder of Talk Sporty to Me, gave some of her success tips to students who attended the Association for Women in Communication meeting on Tuesday night.


4. Everything a person needs to feel confident in their relationships can be found in the sports pages, said Fox Sports Northwest Contributor Jen Mueller, at an Association for Women in Communications meeting Tuesday night.

New Lede

"Sure, I made up parts of my book. I've never admitted that before, but I am willing to say it now. The truth should not stand in the way of a good story. In fact, the most accurate stories are fragments of a person’s imagination. Writers who place emphasis on the truth do so at the expense of great stories. My best stories are completely false.”

When asked, award-winning journalist Jonathan Fabulist said that he made up parts of his book because he believes that the "truth should never stand in the way of a good story."

Peer Edit, redux

1. Some in-state students were given over $2,000 by washington state.

2. “The $13.5 million is the tip of a larger iceberg,” said coordinator of Arts and Culture, Jerry McCollum.

3. "The system is broken right now, we can’t live in a world with fourteen percent tuition increases,” President Floyd said.

4. A new club for people interested in hiking was announced today by the co-presidents.

5. “There are still new things to say with art music. It’s hard to stop and listen, but when you do, it can be an extremely pleasant surprise,” Williams said.

6. The wine-tasting endorsement will be available in stores by September 2010, Culinary Coordinator for Metropolitan Market Jane Westman said.

7. He died of a heart attack in September 1996.

8. The club has its own audio engineer.

9. The shock of excitement from the cannon added to the emotion of the game.

10. Sleep becomes less of a priority for many students.

11. There is a new workout routine.

Roger Clemens

1. Used specific examples of what his trainer said and quoted McNamee throughout the interview.

2. "Why would Brian McNamee want to betray you?"

3. Interview was at his house so the person being interviewed would feel more comfortable.

4. Nothing that Clemens said surprised Wallace. Already knew the answers before he asked him.

5. "What did McNamee gain by lying?"

Peer Edit

1. California will be the first state to legalize marijuana use, said Treasurer Alex J. A. Fortune.

2. The ordinance went into effect on Jan 19, said Public Works Director Mark Workman.

3. The last three years resulted in drastic cuts to WSU’s budget.

4. Sen. Will Jones criticized the timing of the five percent increase in parking rates.

5. Twenty-one businesses replied.

6. The all-day event will allow the group to plan its agenda for the year.

7. “I think it would have been cool to do something like that as a freshman, I know my parents would have loved it,” Parsons said.

8. More than 10 thousand fans piled into Beasley Coliseum to watch the Cougars take on the Huskies,in Pullman, Wash.

9. Entertainment, drink specials, and giveaways welcomed back the 21 and over crowd.

10. “Turn your passion for social justice into action,” said Marguerite Medina, UI GSA Co-Chair.

11. The legislation initiative, which was filed Wednesday, Jan 26 would legalize marijuana for Wash. residents 18 years or older.

12. Police distributed 29 parking infractions last Veterans Day, Mark Workman, Public Works Director, said.

Speech Ledes

1. Because of a $54 million budget cut at Washington State University, higher education remains at risk during this tough economy, said District 9 Sen. Mark Schoesler.

2. Amphibians are having a hard time surviving through the warmer climate changes, said Andrew Storfer, an associate professor at the WSU School of Biological Sciences.

Best Ledes

8. Pullman City Council welcomed a presentation on the progressive research efforts of Washington State University despite the statewide budget cuts to higher education.

24. Washington State University continues to achieve excellence in the field of agricultural and global animal health despite major budget cuts.

Pullman City Council Meeting

Brynn Bogen
J305 Meeting Paper
1.27.10
The Pullman City Council met on Tuesday to discuss a revolutionary technology called “clean tech.” Resident expert and the head of technology commercialization at Washington State University Keith Jones was invited to share his innovative new findings and plans for the future.

Clean technology is "a rapidly emerging investment area defined as products, services, and processes that harness renewable materials and energy sources while dramatically reducing the use of natural resources, emissions, and wastes.” Keith Jones went on to give some practical examples of how clean technology will benefit us as consumers.

At the Washington State University research lab they are in the process of developing a natural, safe, and organic ingredient that is meant to replace the herbicide that is sprayed on potatoes. This new ingredient will make the pesticides that come on normal potatoes and that linger in the air nonexistent.

By eliminating these pesticides, it will make the air less polluted, better for our lungs, and better for our overall health.

Sierra Foutch, a junior at Washington State University who was at the meeting, said that she is “concerned with the current use of pesticides because we aren’t sure about the long term effects of using pesticides, such as the possibility of cancer and other diseases.”

When Jones proposed the idea of developing a safe and natural ingredient to replace the pesticides and herbicides used, she said that she was “very intrigued and excited by the possibility of being able to use organic substances that are less harmful for the environment, the farmers, and the people who eat their products.”

Also, he talked about a new technology that, in theory, would be able to turn seawater into clean drinking water. If this were made possible it would further our limited resources and extend our water supply.

Keith Jones said that “We can generate clean drinking water from seawater if we had the resources. There is a danger that this resource could be exhausted.” The technology for this and things like it would be local yet valued by large companies in India and China, thus generating revenue.

It’s no secret. Washington State is in desperate need of money as is the rest of the United States. With this new technology, revenue would be generated for Washington State University, Washington State as a whole, and the rest of the United States. Also, people from all over the world would benefit from the ability to turn seawater to clean drinking water.

John Sherman, the Pullman City Supervisor, said that he thought the presentation and the research was “impressive and cutting edge” and encouraged him to keep on in his endeavors. He also thanked him for “his leadership on the subject and for engineering all the research to make incredible things like extending the water supply possible with the right amount of financial support.”

Pullman City Council Meeting Outline

Brynn Bogen
Outline for J305
1.30.10

1. Pullman City Council met to talk about Clean Tech
• Keith Jones
• What is Clean Technology?
• Washington State University research lab
• Safe Ingredients
• Sierra Foutch
2. Water supply
• Seawater into drinking water
• How will it help?
• Technology
• John Sherman

Outline for Seattle Budget Cuts

1. What will happen?
1. The city of Seattle plans to close its libraries for a week during the summer and lay off 30 city workers
2. midyear budget shortfall
3. Nickels announced his plans to cut $13.3 million out of the 2009 general-fund budget.
4. said he will spend $5 million of the city's rainy-day fund to close a budget gap caused by lower-than-expected tax revenue.
2. In all, the city is cutting 59 positions in July, but only about half are filled.
1. Those 30 employees learned Friday their jobs are in danger
2. About 100 other employees will take an unpaid week off this year, and executives with the city will take pay cuts.
3. The mayor himself said he wrote the city a check for about $5,000, returning the cost-of-living raise he got this year.
4. It's no secret that we are in the worst economic crisis in decades here in Seattle," Nickels said during a news conference.
5. Nickels said he will make no cuts to direct human services or to police officers.
3. The cuts the mayor announced Friday, along with money left over from 2008, will cover this year's $29.5 million shortfall.
1. Most city departments will take between a 1 and 3 percent cut
2. Some will delay purchases of computer equipment. Others will reduce expenses for travel, interns, postage, office supplies.
3. The mayor plans to cut $400,000 he set aside for public toilets when the city's automated public toilets were declared a failure and removed from downtown. He will close the Atlantic Street Nursery, which provides plants for parks, and cut some parks maintenance.
4. The Seattle Public Library initially proposed shorter branch hours, but the mayor reinstated $500,000 to its budget to allow it to keep its regular hours and avoid layoffs.
4. The reaction
1. Linda Averill of Organized Workers for Labor Solidarity said the city should cut more deeply from executive salaries and consider tax reform to avoid affecting front-line employees. She said it's not enough to avoid cuts to human services, and that in hard times the city should increase spending.
2."When you look at the picture overall, it's pretty grim. So even if they cut one whatever percent, what they need to be doing is actually boosting spending," she said.
3. The city's budget cuts won't be over then.
4. Budget director Dwight Dively projects the city will be about $40 million short in 2010. There is still $25 million in the rainy-day fund to help close that gap.

Corrections

1. He looked through the door, but he did not see anyone inside the church.
2. "We could wait to see if anyone else came, or we could go back home," she said.
3. Reed, a graduate of Washington State University, was elected Secretary of State in 2000.
4. The organization paid the speaker $1,000, but its officers were unable to attend the event.
5. According to Washington state law, bars will become smoke-free on Feb. 15.
6. He saw Karen and they had coffee.
7. The bales are then sold to a processing center in Tacoma, Wash., which ships them to Moscow, Idaho.
8.It was raining, we stayed home. (Correct)
9. Later he phoned again. (Correct)
10. This will end up having an effect on consumers, she said.
11. He introduced the speaker to Floyd, Moos and Wulff.

tragedy on ice- Brynn, Jenna, Kristin

Four boys age 7 to 11 drowned when a group of seven boys plunged through thin ice. 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. The ice was one to two inches thick where they ventured off the river bank. 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. 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. Because of the steep embankment, rescuers were forced to use ladders to bring the children up off the river to the waiting ambulances. 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. 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. 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. 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. "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. 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." "Then we all fell in," Francis said. "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." It was the worst local Merrimack River tragedy in nearly a century.

Order

The council discussed public intoxication, the threat to student health, and whether any laws prevented the council from banning the drinks. The meeting began at 7 p.m on Wednesday. First, the city council discussed its consent agenda. Then it discussed whether local residents should be able to buy energy drinks that contain alcohol..“These college kids are out of control and caffeinated booze is the only cause,” said Councilman Arlen Judge. “A ban will solve all our problems at once.” Students planned to protest the meeting, but only two students attended the meeting. “We’re being hit with tuition increases and more debt. Please don’t take away our cheap buzz,” said Will Wilson, a 24-year-old undeclared sophomore. Finally, after 45 minutes of debate, the City Council voted unanimously to ban alcoholic energy drinks within city limits. “This ban will finally restore order to College Hill,” said Judith Peterson, a 44-year-old podiatrist who lives near campus.

Navigating agendas and minutes

2. a.)Palouse Basin Aquifer Committee meeting.
b.)(509) 397-5240 by 5:00 p.m

3. a.)Chairman Greg Partch

4. a.) 4
b.) 600,000 doses
c.) 360 doses
d.) Dr. Moody feels we should wait to distribute the vaccine until there is enough injectable vaccine to offer to the majority of residents
e.) Whitman County's top health officer recommended that the county should wait to distribute an H1N1 vaccine until it is available for more residents.

Active Vs. Passive

1. Police in riot gear fired rubber coated bullets intot the crowd.
2. The boss informed the employees of the layoffs later in the day.
3. LeBron James missed a three-point shot with five seconds left in the game.
4. Participants in the survey were asked about their changes in political affiliation.
5. Raoul avoided tall buildings and mountain roads because he was afraid of heights.
6. The Legislature is considering the bill.
7. The earthquake destroyed the tiny island.
8. The class is reading the book.
9. The doctor at the hospital performed an experimental operation yesterday.
10. The downed airliner covered the wheat field with debris.

Fire Story

Four local victims died on Tuesday as a result of an apartment fire.

The fire broke out at 7:30 a.m on Tuesday at an apartment on 1172 S.Columbia Ave in Pullman. The Pullman and Moscow fire departments were called after flames broke out.

Carolyn L. Carothers, 13, and Samantha M. Jones, 17, were pronounced dead after being rushed to the Pullman Medical Center.

The two other victims were found in the front bedroom of the first-floor apartment and were pronounced dead at the scene. Their names have not been released yet.

There was a gasoline canister found on the first floor of the apartment and according to Whitman County Prosecutor Paula T. Doe, they are investigating whether the fire was accidental or intentional.

The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office is offering up to a $10,000 reward for details on this fire. Fire officials said that the damage caused by the fire has cost more than $1 million.

John Wilson, a 19-year-old Journalism student and resident of the apartment complex, said that he saw headlights in the driveway early this morning but he didn't hear anything that led him to think there might be trouble.

Det. William Miles, a detective for the Pullman Police, said that they have opened an initial investigation into this fire and cannot comment further until their 4p.m press conference.

Players in White

They passed the ball 15 times.

Code of Ethics: What would you do?

1. Yes, you do need to attribute this article to the other media.

2. You technically "could" use them but you shouldn't. If you were to write a story that included "top secret" information that you illegally obtained, the evidence will be inadmissable in court, which would result in a loss of valuable information.

3. I don't think it's a good idea to create a caricature of a child who is sniffing harmful things and call them "typical". This would create a panic among parents and cause unnecessary problems. While it is very important to make parents aware of the situation, I think it would be a better idea to think of something to spread the word that will create less of a panic.

4. I think that it would be important to go. Right now, the public has such a negative opinion of the military and the work they are doing over in Afganistan and it would be valuable to show the public the humanitarian side.

Top 10 Code of Ethics

This is the order that I have found to be most important:

1. Seek the Truth and Report it: Test the accuracy of information from all sources and exercise care to avoid inadvertent error. Deliberate distortion is never permissible.

2. Seek the Truth and Report it:  Never plagiarize

3. Seek the Truth and Report it: Give voice to the voiceless; official and unofficial sources of information can be equally valid.

4. Minimize Harm: Show compassion for those who may be affected adversely by news coverage. Use special sensitivity when dealing with children and inexperienced sources or subjects.
5. Minimize Harm: Recognize that gathering and reporting information may cause harm or discomfort. Pursuit of the news is not a license for arrogance.

6. Be Accountable: Admit mistakes and correct them promptly
7. Be Accountable: Abide by the same high standards to which they hold others.
8. Act Independently: Refuse gifts, favors, fees, free travel and special treatment, and shun secondary employment, political involvement, public office and service in community organizations if they compromise journalistic integrity.
9. Act Independently: Be vigilant and courageous about holding those with power accountable.
10. Minimize Harm: Balance a criminal suspect’s fair trial rights with the public’s right to be informed.

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