Leg. Help your peers

We’re a team. Help out your peers. Correct the following sentences.


1. Another issue with these beverages is the fact that they are marketed in stores terribly poorly.
 Others have issues with the poor marketing of these beverages in stores.

2. The team won its first -ever sweep of USC in eleven 11 years.

3. If the bill is passed by the committee, it will open up approximately a minimum of 1,092 intern positions state-wide for students in Washington state.

4. “Police guilds have a duty to defend their fellow officers,” said Sen. Jerome Delvin, R-Richland, republican from Richland., said. whether they are found being dishonest or not.”

5. “We're not requiring high-quality wine, but if you’re going to put Washington on the label, 95% of the grapes must be grown within the region,” said Lacey Hulbert, a 21-year-old enology major.

6. In September 2010, the wine-tasting endorsement will be available  to in stores, according to Jane Westman, culinary coordinator for Metropolitan Market.

Extra Credit: Martha Mendoza

Students packed into a crowded room of the Daily Evergreen Wednesday, March 3, to hear Martha Mendoza speak on winning the Pulitzer Prize in 2000.

Martha Mendoza, a writer for the Associated Press, covered a story about the Korean War. Traveling to Washington D.C. to view historical archives, Mendoza discovered that July 26, 1950 marked a day in which survivors should be recognized.

A story nobody wanted to tell, Mendoza wrote about how the U.S. military bombed hundreds of Koreans and claimed it never happened.

Mendoza's story explained to readers the truth of the Korean War, and most importantly, won her The Pulitzer Prize.

"On any given day one billion people will see one of my stories," said Mendoza. This reminds her to always be careful of what she writes, and to always find the truth within her stories.

Currently, Mendoza is covering narco trafficking in Mexico. She is writing to the public about how pointless it is for the government to fund a failing drug war.

Mendoza's life is busy, but she makes it work for her family with the help of her husband who serves as a stay-at-home dad. Writing for the Associated Press may be chaotic at times, she explained, but for those with a passion for writing, she wishes anyone to pursue her same career.

Section II and III

Using the online resource www.census.gov, answer the following questions:

II. Federal grants and insurance

1. How much did Whitman County farmers receive in Crop Insurance? $5,191,477
2. How much did Whitman County receive in grants (block, formula, project, etc.)? $122,982,596
3. Name three of the grants.

• HABITAT CONSERVATION
• AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
• FORENSIC CASEWORK DNA BACKLOG RUDUCTION PROGRAM

III. Population

a. What’s the 2010 project population for Whitman County? 51,349
b. What’s the 2030 projection? 67,031
c. What's the projected state population in 2030? 10,026,660
d. What's the percent increase for Washington state from 2000 to 2030? 59%
What's the increase in Whitman County during that same time period? 60%

Legislative Story

Engineering Programs No Longer Restricted

Washington State University (WSU) and the University of Washington (UW) will no longer have exclusive authority over engineering degrees and programs in the state of Washington.

On April 24, 2009, Washington state Gov. Christine Gregoire signed Substitute Senate Bill (SSB) 5276. Its companion bill, House Bill (HB) 1312, was reintroduced and retained in present status on Jan. 11, 2010, for further consideration of the 2009 readings.

“Currently, state laws stipulate that only the University of Washington or Washington State University may offer degrees in particular lines of study including civil, mechanical, chemical, aeronautic, and astronautic engineering,” said Debbie Driver, staff to the House Committee on Education Appropriations, in a recording by TVW, Mar. 26, 2009.

These fields of engineering were considered "major lines" at WSU and UW, and no other public institution could offer them, according to the final bill report.

SSB 5276 and HB 1312 state that undergraduate and graduate degrees in those fields of study may now be offered at any institution of higher education in the state of Washington.

“From my standpoint, when you look at the infrastructure of the engineering departments at WSU and UW, it seems like it would be a huge investment for other institutions,” said Glenn A. Johnson, mayor of Pullman and professor at WSU.

Looking at the many engineering classrooms, testing rooms, and equipment on the WSU campus, it makes no practical sense to offer the degrees at other institutions, especially with a limited amount of money in the state, Johnson said.

“There needs to be a cost-benefit analysis to see how much it would cost to set up programs at other schools.”

With a small amount of students in the state wishing to pursue the degree, and enough space at both UW and WSU to house the students, it doesn’t seem worth it, he said.

“If the demand was big, it might make sense.”

No fiscal note is reported for SSB 5276, and the companion bill, HB 1312, states no fiscal impact will occur.

Sen. Mark Schoesler, 9th Legislative District, said the bill has no fiscal note because it can be handled with existing funds, according to a recording by TVW, Mar. 26, 2009.

While this may not interest students in fields other than engineering, current engineering students at WSU feel the bill might be useless for future universities who try to compete with WSU and UW.

“I don’t think that [engineering] programs will get established at other universities because it takes a few years to start a good program,” said Eric Holland, about the already established reputation of engineering at WSU.

Holland, a junior chemical engineering student, came to WSU from Anchorage, Alaska, primarily for the chemical engineering program at WSU.

“Just because they have the ability to have the engineering programs, doesn’t mean they have the capabilities,” said Rhyan Russell, a junior mechanical engineering student at WSU.

“Once they do have the program, it brings up the question of its quality.”

Russell came to WSU because it provided the highest education for a relatively good cost. It is better to pay a little more for a higher quality education, he said.

Although Holland and Russell, along with other students, feel it might be impossible to establish a quality engineering program at other institutions, they don’t disagree with the bill.

“I don’t think it should be required by law that UW and WSU be the only ones to have these programs, I think it should be up to the school to decide if they want to hold the program,” Holland said.

Russell also agrees that offering certain fields of study should be up to the school. It will attract more students to other schools, he said, but it will take time and money to establish the quality curriculum, and by doing so it might sacrifice the budgets and programs of other fields.

“If someone can get the same degree closer to home, people would do it,” said Johnson, “It would be cheaper, but you also have to look at the reputation of the school.”

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Outline:

Lede: What is the issue? WSU and UW no longer have exclusive rights to engineering degrees.
Intro: What bill? When did it pass? Companion bill? What is its status?
Nut Graf: What is SSB 5276 and HB 1312? Why is the bill important to WSU? Quote Debbie Driver
Quote: Glenn Johnson--It would be a huge investment.
TVW: Fiscal note, Sen. Mark Schoesler, 9th district
How are students responding? Do they think it will be affective?
Quote: Eric Holland, junior chemical engineer student
Quote: Rhyan Russell, junior mechanical engineer student
Wrap-up: Glenn Johnson--look at the reputation

Sources:

• Substitute Senate Bill 5276
• http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5276&year=2009
• House Bill 1312
• http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1312&year=2009
• Final Bill Report
• http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2009-10/Pdf/Bill%20Reports/Senate%20Final/5276-S%20SBR%20FBR%2009.pdf
• TVW.org (17:45)
• Debbie Driver, staff to the House Committee on Education Appropriations
• Sen. Mark Schoesler, 9th legislative district
• http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?evid=2009030201&TYPE=V&CFID=5420201&CFTOKEN=36211813&bhcp=1
• Glenn A. Johnson
• Mayor of Pullman, Professor at WSU
• Phone:509-335-3068
• Mechanical Engineering student
• Rhyan Russell, junior
• Phone:360-927-2604
• Chemical Engineering student
• Eric Holland, junior
• Phone: 509-592-8170

Help your peers

Help your peers with their grammar and style. (Note: These are your sentences, but I’ve also inserted some errors.)

1. Washington State provided a subsidy of over $2,000 for in-state students.

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

3. “What I know if the system is broken right now," said President Floyd, "We can’t live in a world with 14 percent tuition increases.”

4. The co-presidents announced a club to meet more people who are interested in hiking.

5. Floyd announced his support for Senate Bill 6562, which is sponsored by Sen. Derek Kilmer.

6. The Legislature has made no verdicts on budget cuts.

7. The bill would give Washington State University the authority to set its own tuition.

8. Sen. Jessica Smith presented the proposal at the committee's meeting, which was held in the auditorium on Feb. 4.


Floyd and budget

Key questions

1. How much has tuition increased in the past few years?

2. What do ASWSU leaders think of the bill that would give tuition-setting authority to the Board of Regents? Why is it that some ASWSU members oppose the bill
would change from legislature (elected officials currently sets it) to the Board of Regents

3. Who currently sets your tuition?

4. Why would the Board of Regents be more accountable than elected officials?

5. Bernardo said WSU may lose $27 million in research money – that’s twice as much the budget cut facing WSU. Should we mention that in our story?

Legislative Party

E2SSB 6562 Higher Education Access

1. Name and phone number of two sponsors

Senator Derek Kilmer
Olympia Office:
(360) 786-7650
District Office:
(253) 858-6716

Senator Jerome Delvin
Olympia Office:
(360) 786-7614

Senator Curtis King
Olympia Office:
(360) 786-7626

2. One sentence explaining what each bill would do
Allow Washington State University to set its own tuition

3. A link to televised debate on the bill at tvw.org
http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?evid=2010020115D&TYPE=V&CFID=5420201&CFTOKEN=36211813&bhcp=1

4. A list of three sources (non-legislative) that may be interested in the bill
Sam Shaddox ASWSU director of legislative affairs
President Floyd
Students affected by the tuition increases

Speech Story

Girls Get Advice at Girls' Night Out

Our culture today has cheapened sex and made women believe that one-night stands and hook-ups are okay, said Marian Jordan at Girls’ Night Out Thursday, Feb. 4, in the CUB Auditorium.

“When you’re in college, you’re almost in this bubble where some of these activities seem okay and normal because everyone’s doing it, so you feel foolish to go against the grain,” Jordan said.

Marian Jordan, founder and president of Redeemed Girl Ministries, and author of Sex and the City Uncovered, Wilderness Skills for Women and The List, spoke to about 200 women of the WSU Greek community about relationships, alcohol and religion.

Jordan is a graduate of Stephen F. Austin State University and received her master’s degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. She resides in Houston, Texas, where she serves at Second Baptist Church of Houston.

Jordan travels the world telling women at universities about her life story and of the fallacy that society shapes who we are supposed to be. She encourages women around the world to know their true identity, aside from what others define them as.

In undergraduate school, Jordan was in a sorority and made many mistakes along the way of finding her true identity.

“My whole hope and identity as a women was being put on who this guy says I am, being seen with him and being known as his girlfriend,” she explained about dating a guy her freshman year of college. The relationship became sexual, she lost her virginity, and two weeks later he moved on to someone new.

“I’m dealing now with hurt, regret and shame, but all around me everyone’s acting like this is no big deal, it’s just sex,” she explained. If she was a “cool” girl, she felt like she wasn’t supposed to care that he moved on. Jordan used alcohol to get through the pain and emotions while continuing to hook-up with others.

“My college years became a downward spiral, which almost killed me,” she said. It took more and more substances to convince herself that she was okay and that she was happy.

“But something in my soul told me that it wasn’t supposed to be this way,” said Jordan. She finally hit a point where she couldn’t feel anymore. She broke down and asked God to help transform her. She now considers herself a “redeemed” girl and hopes others will follow in her footsteps.

Jourdan Burks, singer and song-writer, accompanied Marian Jordan by singing inspirational songs to the women, while CUB Catering served beverages and cookies. Resonate Church hosted the entire event.

A woman from Resonate planned and proposed the event to Dominique Mesick, vice president of programming and development for the Panhellenic Association at WSU. Mesick promoted the event and got the women of the Greek community to attend.

“A new focus on becoming a wholesome person has emerged and this seemed like the perfect opportunity to begin this new tradition,” said Mesick.

Mesick said educational programs are hosted each year for the benefit of community members. She believes this is the first time that the Greek community partnered with Resonate.

“I would love to see something like this happen each semester as the feedback we received was extremely positive,” she said.

“I liked how Marian gave examples on the things girls go through,” said Nicole Corwin, a student who attended the speech.

Corwin, as well as other audience members, thought Jordan was very inspirational. Jordan offered a short break where students could leave if they didn’t hold the same opinions as her, or for those who just didn’t want to stay, but no one left the room.

“I thought she had a good viewpoint and solution to everything,” said Corwin.

Mesick also enjoyed both presentations by Jordan and Burks.

“They shed light from their own personal experiences on issues that many college women face and brought an air of humor to the serious discussions, as to lighten the mood without taking away from the sincerity of the issues at hand,” said Mesick.

In 2006, after writing Sex and the City Uncovered, Jordan felt a calling to speak to women about her life story, in hopes to prevent some of the things she went through. In 2009, Jordan traveled to about 30 different places to speak of her story; however she lost track of how many it really was.

Jordan felt more vulnerable to tell about her life because she lived through her mistakes. She hopes others will learn from her.

“I am passionate about what I believe in,” said Jordan, “so I wanted to share my story.”


Outline:
I. Lede: Most important thing said? Sex is cheapened by society, girls think hookups are the norm, girls believe they shouldn’t mix feelings with sex
II. Quote: “If you don’t respect yourself, how do you expect others to respect you?” –Marian Jordan
III. Nut Graf: Who is she? What is she here for? How many attended? Who hosted? Marian Jordan, founder/ president of RGM and author of three books, Feb. 4, 2010, 200 sorority girls attended, here to teach women about their true identity
IV. Background: All about her life growing up, joined a sorority, “down-ward spiral” of college, now a redeemed Christian trying to teach women not to make the same mistakes she made
V. Who brought her here? And why? Connection between Resonate and Greek community
VI. Quote: Reactions? Nicole Corwin, student, liked how Marian gave examples of her own life, and how she gave solutions about how to fix ourselves, Mesick also enjoyed

Sources:
1. Marian Jordan (speaker, founder and president of Redeemed Girl Ministries and author of three books)
• Phone: 832.230.0998
• Email: info@marianjordan.com or info@redeemedgirl.org
• Website: www.redeemedgirl.org and www.marianjordan.com
2. Dominique Mesick (organizer) Vice President of Programming and Development for the Panhellenic Association
• Phone: 206.850.1698
• Email: Dominique.Mesick@email.wsu.edu or panprogramming@wsu.edu
3. Nicole Corwin (student)
• Email: Nicole_corwin@hotmail.com

Questions for the speaker:
• Where do you give speeches? Around the world? Or just U.S.? To who?
• What makes you a good candidate to tell these girls how to respect themselves?
• What made you decide to give speeches about your life? Why do you do these speeches?
• How many have you done?
• What do you hope these girls will take away from your speech?
• What have you learned from other girls at different universities while doing these speeches? Are all girls the same?