Ted Charles spend election night witnessing history and shooting this soundslide. He also posted his photos on the News Tribune blog.
Archive for December, 2008
Ted’s excellent election adventure
Posted in Uncategorized on December 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Let it snow!
Posted in Uncategorized on December 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Here’s some snow shots taken at my SeaTac residence. We received about 5 inches of snow last night and our dog is having a great time navigating through the winter wonderland. If anyone wants to submit photos from their neck of the woods, hop on the blog and throw them up so we can all [...]
Football Commemoration
Posted in SPORTS, tagged Brady Freeman, Eric Fergen, Football, Lutes, Pacifc Lutheran University, PLU, tragedy on December 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This goes out to the hearts and memories of Brady and Eric’s families.
The video was compiled much earlier than posting.
Does Facebook get you Hired or Fired?
Posted in Uncategorized on December 4, 2008 | 4 Comments »
You may want to think twice about posting photos from your last bachelor party or Cancun vacation on your Facebook profile. It may affect you in more ways than you presume.
Reporting About Sex in High School
Posted in SOUTH SOUND FEATURES, tagged disclosure of private facts, Emerald Ridge, First Amendment, Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier, high school, invasion of privacy, Jagwire, Journalism, prior review, Sex, Student Press on December 4, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Is there sex in high school? What happens if student journalists write about it?
The Emerald Ridge High School (Puyallup, Wash.) student newspaper, the Jagwire, ran a story in February 2008 that gave intimate and personal details about the sexual encounters of four students. The newspaper included the names of the students. The four students from [...]
PLU recruiting needs no money to prosper
Posted in SPORTS, tagged baseketball, Beth Hanna, division I, Division III, Kyle MacTaggart, Lutes, national championships, NCAA, Pacific Lutheran, PLU, Victor Bull, Volleyball on December 4, 2008 | 4 Comments »
As a Division III program, Pacific Lutheran University athletic department has a small budget. In 2008, Division III schools were allocated $19,525,000 by the NCAA, while Division I schools received $420,379,675, according to a report issued by NCAA.org.
This lack of funds makes it hard for PLU athletes to enjoy the simple pleasures that Division I [...]
Higher education in wake of a recession
Posted in LUTEDOME HAPPENINGS, POLITICS, tagged Economics, employment, Higher Education, labor force, PLU, Recession, unemployment, Washington on December 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »
For the United States the first Monday of December couldn’t have started on a sourer note. The National Bureau of Economic Research announced that the U.S. economy had experienced its second consecutive term of decline. Otherwise known as a recession.
Cleaner College Campus Cafeteria
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged campylobacter, Communicable diseases, cryptosporidia, E. coli, Enteric Diseases, Erin McGinnis, food and culinary services, Giardia, Murray Stopherd, NACUFS, Pacific Lutheran, PLU, Salmonella, Shigella, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department, The National Association of College and University Food Services, University of Puget Sound, UPS on December 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
PLU will soon be adapting its dining procedures to the National Association of College and University Food Services guidelines. NACUFS is an organization with goals to “assists members and advances the collegiate foodservice industry by providing insight, education, services, and knowledge exchange,” according to their mission statement located on their website.
Opinion: Cheating is easy, facing the truth isn’t
Posted in COMMENTS FROM THE STAFF, Uncategorized on December 8, 2008 | 2 Comments »
We all remember the kids who cheated in high school and the ingenious ways they got away with their acts.
The Pythagorean Theorem scribbled on the hand. A peek over another classmate’s shoulder. And for the technologically savvy, the surreptitious use of calculators to solve all those impossible trigonometry problems.
However wrong or bad we thought those [...]
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