Have you ever thought, "Man, I have time to finish this." This thought swelled my mind in January. I had time to complete my articles, papers and job assignments. I was severely mistaken. It is April, I have one week left till finals roll around and everything is due. 3 papers, a test, 2 benchmarks, a manual and a final all before "Finals" begin.
Obviously procrastination has taken its toll on my life. I know I have let this little thing grow into some serious stress and not the good kind. What happened to the last 3 months. "Time flies" is not just a colloquial statement rather that the absolute truth. All I can take into account now is that I only have a week till finals. There is no other choice than to do it all now and do it well.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Friday, April 17, 2009
A Week of Unruly Conduct
Former Congressman and Presidential candidate, Tom Tancredo, came to speak at UNC-Chapel Hill about Illegal Immigration. This was cuts short due to protesters chanting in the auditorium. With the First Amendment Rights on every one's mind, free speech, the guest was only able to speak for 5 minutes. Maybe it is just me but, no matter if you agree with his opinions or not, shouldn't he be allowed to speak. He was asked to come and speak and was denied the opportunity by student who felt the need to deny him his right to free speech. Police officers entered the room to remove some of the boisterous students while keeping back the crowds in the hall.The Police did draw mace and taser to keep the crowds back after trying to ask them to move back from the doors. After the removal of the students, someone threw a rock through the window in which ended whatever the former Congressman was going to say. Police escorted students out of the building after Tancredo left. Chancellor Holden Thorp issued an apology to the former Congressman Tancredo and voiced his disappointment in the student body for their conduct. It is amazing how quickly they allowed themselves to get to the point of possibly harming others.
The next event of the week was when a Reporter was denied access to see Katie Couric receive an award from the University of South California. The reporter accepted the fact that he was not going to get in and was standing outside the building filming. While filming a campus officer came up and asked him to move. When the Reporter asked if why he had to move and when he did not two of the officers hand-cuffed him and escorted him 7 feet away from where he was standing before. The reporter had done nothing wrong but film at a public institution about the awards ceremony. He never protested anything and yet was treated like he was disrupting or infringing on others First Amendment Rights. The campus is a public institution funded by grants from the government. No matter how much they say it is private property it really is not.
Theses two events seem to show that Freedom of Speech and Press is not what it used to be. To possibly harm someone by infringing on their rights are one thing. To just speak or film in a public area and almost get arrested for it is a little absurd. Maybe I am taking this a little to far but it seems that things this week just seem a little out of whack.
The next event of the week was when a Reporter was denied access to see Katie Couric receive an award from the University of South California. The reporter accepted the fact that he was not going to get in and was standing outside the building filming. While filming a campus officer came up and asked him to move. When the Reporter asked if why he had to move and when he did not two of the officers hand-cuffed him and escorted him 7 feet away from where he was standing before. The reporter had done nothing wrong but film at a public institution about the awards ceremony. He never protested anything and yet was treated like he was disrupting or infringing on others First Amendment Rights. The campus is a public institution funded by grants from the government. No matter how much they say it is private property it really is not.
Theses two events seem to show that Freedom of Speech and Press is not what it used to be. To possibly harm someone by infringing on their rights are one thing. To just speak or film in a public area and almost get arrested for it is a little absurd. Maybe I am taking this a little to far but it seems that things this week just seem a little out of whack.
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