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Manifest Headliner: Sunflower Bean
This year the Manifest headliner is Sunflower Bean!
This year the Manifest headliner is Sunflower Bean!
Learn more about The Graduate Procession and the Great Convergence that kicks off Manifest 2017
Meet the Winner of this year's Biggest Mouth and Opener for Manifest 2017!
Congratulations to Melanie Vazquez and Shelby Gahm!
Check out the perks of being a #ColumAlum
Meet the Director of Equity Issues and Title IX Coordinator and how you had raise awareness during Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
Learn how you can get a stipend for your summer internship!
Apply now for the Summer Columbia Internship Award. The deadline is April 15, 2017.
Senior Graphic Design major Jared Sawdey recently used his design experience to land an internship at Cards Against Humanity.
Pick up your free Manifest T-shirt at the Workroom or the Loft!
Student Financial Services (SFS) invites you to submit a proposal to design a mural for the SFS office lobby based on the theme, An Emerging Success Story.
Manifest is looking for street performers and entertainers to showcase their talents!
This year Manifest is taking it to the streets!
Meet the students who are behind making this year's Manifest the best one yet!
The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Student Advisory Board would like to invite the Columbia College Chicago student body to share their perspective of the current climate in regards to diversity, equity and inclusion.
Nominate a amazing Columbia teacher you know for the Excellence In Teaching Award!
The results are in! Senior Illustration major, JJ McLuckie is your Manifest Creative Director 2017.
We are looking for an eager, talented, responsible, and dedicated songwriter to work with us on creating the music for this year's Manifest music video.
Spread some cheer this season by donating food items to the ColumbiaCares food pantry.
Columbia College Chicago has selected the first winners of the Engage Columbia contest. This contest encourages new students at Columbia to get involved not only on campus, but also in a variety of events in the Chicago community.
The final three have been chosen! Get to know the finalists and cast your vote!
DEPS and ShopColumbia are looking for student artists to showcase their work in galleries on campus. Interested?
Celebrate the grand opening of the Career Center at the Career Center Launch!
Did you know that there are over 70 Columbia College Chicago scholarship opportunities for continuing students? Get all the info here.
Columbia is excited to launch the Leap Semester program this Spring. This will be a new study abroad program that will give you work experience alongside your classroom learning.
The Workroom has recently moved. We talked to Leo Selvaggio '11, the Coordinator of the Workroom and the Department of Exhibitions, Performance, and Student Spaces, about the new location and how students can best take advantage of the on-campus service.
We're looking for Columbia College Chicago's best talent that can best portray the look and feel of Manifest Urban Arts Festival, Columbia's end of the year celebration.
The Wabash Arts Corridor is about to get a lot more colorful with the help of the first annual Big Walls Festival—a two-week long mural and art celebration that leads up to Manifest.
Columbia College Chicago student Scott Englert is the Creative Marketing Director for Manifest headliner Sir the Baptist.
RS Deeren came from Caro, Michigan to become a MFA candidate in Columbia College Chicago's Fiction Writing program.
Kate Wisel ('17) is finishing her first year in Columbia College Chicago's MFA Creative Writing Program for Fiction.
Grab your FREE Manifest t-shirt every Thursday throughout the month of April.
On May 12th at 6 pm, the Conaway Center will be hosting the Graduate Showcase, an event explicitly for the graduating students of the numerous graduate programs here at Columbia.
After an exciting and enthusiastic vote, the Manifest song committee decided to offer each of the three finalists a $1000 prize along with the opportunity to soundtrack a video for Columbia College Chicago.
Now open at the Hokin Gallery, the Field Notebook is inspired by the field notebooks of Columbia College Chicago professor and paleontologist, Robin Whatley.
SFS invites you to submit a proposal to design a mural for the SFS office lobby. We ask you to present your ideas based on the theme, Invest in Your Future
Do you have an idea for Manifest? We want to help you bring it to life. Performance, spectacle, visual art and installations welcome!
The top three finalists have been chosen, now it's your turn to choose the song to soundtrack this year's Manifest video!
Comedy Writing and Performance major Freddy-May AbiSamra has learned to think critically and academically about television and theater with her former position as Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Columbia publication, Watercooler Journal, as well as her interest in teaching acting to children.
A young boy's dream to be a superhero came true thanks to the help of the Make-A-Wish Foundation and a few of Columbia students.
Columbia College is excited to announce two new student competitions for the Wabash Arts Corridor, and for the upcoming exhibition Peoples Choice: Wabash Arts Corridor from Sketch to Street.
The new Career Center is now open for business.
Created by the new Career Center, the Columbia Internship Award of $2,500 per student was created to offset the many costs of obtaining an unpaid internship.
Last semester, Journalism student Andriana Bozovic ('17) went on a trip to Iceland to cover the music festival, Iceland Airwaves.
Led by Althea Legaspi, Covering International Fests: Iceland is a course within the Radio department.
The office of Student Activities is happy to announce a month-long celebration of love around campus for February called From Columbia, With Love.
Journalism major Bianca Smith ('17) is doing her part to keep active in the changing media landscape and credits Columbia with helping her develop her creative strengths.
Need a break from finals? Take our quick, 10-minute survey about Student Loop content to be entered into a drawing for one of five Peets gift cards!
Are you a musician/band/composer/spoken word artist/talent agent? We are looking for an eager, talented, responsible, and dedicated songwriter to work with us on creating the music for this year's Manifest music video!
With registration already under way for the Spring 2016 semester, many students might have questions about how the rest of their time at Columbia is going to unfold.
We are happy to announce that the Manifest 2016 Creative Director is Illustration major Cassidy Kapson ('16)!
Starting in 2011, Columbia College Chicago's exchange program with Bath Spa University in England has quickly become one of the most popular international programs that our school has to offer.
Vocal Performance and Cultural Studies major, Allie Rodriguez, spent the fall of 2014 as an exchange student at Bath Spa University.
ShopColumbia is seeking submissions for their annual Holiday Market, the biggest sales event of the year!
Nancy Salto ('16), an aspiring teacher from the South Side of Chicago, has excelled at Columbia and earned the honor of being a Golden Apple Teaching Scholar, a scholarship program for promising high school seniors and college underclassmen who want to work in high-needs schools.
We are excited to announce that Columbia's Board of Trustees has agreed to move ahead with the development of a construction proposal for a new student center.
From its beginning in 1988, the Columbia Poetry Review has been a strong part of Columbia's Department of Creative Writing. Now, 27 years later, the CPR is nationally distributed, has won the Illinois Arts Council Literary Award, and has contributed work to various collections of The Best American Poetry.
It's down to the final three, so click, like, and share your favorite submission!
Share your creative journal or notebook in an upcoming exhibition in the Hokin Project Gallery, opening this December.
24 Hour Night is Columbia College Chicago's 4 day Halloween Celebration.
October is LGBTQ History Month and Columbia's Office of LGBTQ Culture and Community started its series of events.
Have you seen the new students in the Conaway Center this semester? This is part of the revised First-Year Experience, Big Chicago.
Chicago native Abby Millner ('16) is currently studying abroad at Tongji University in Shanghai, China through Columbia's exchange program
Do you dream about learning about Chinese culture while still being able to earn credits toward your major? Learn more about the Tongji University exchange in Shanghai.
Looking to get a little spooky before Halloween? Join Columbia and the city of Chicago in its first Halloween Gathering on Saturday, October 24.
Learn what you need to know to get noticed for jobs on-campus, internships, and more!
Think you have what it takes to create the face of Manifest 2016? Read on to learn more...
Meet some of the new faces on campus and follow the story all semester long on our instagram @thestudentloop
Did you know a student activities fee is automatically calculated into the cost of enrollment? Read on to find out where that money goes!
Find out how to join and start a student organization on campus!
Spend Labor day weekend continuing Welcome Week to explore and enjoy the last breath of summer with your new friends.
All Columbia College Chicago students now have free access to the Art Institute of Chicago when using a valid college ID.
Check out Paintball, an interactive and creative experience developed, designed, and managed by the Event Management Practicum course.
Poetry and Nonfiction double major, Kyle Butler, is finding time to keep his finger directly on the pulse of today's creative writing world.
Your Manifest 2015 music lineup is here!
Dance/Movement Therapy and Counseling student, Ashlea Palalfox ( MA '15,) is celebrating her growth as a dance therapist at the Masters Showcase.
Learn about the night dedicated to graduate students sharing their innovative work manifested from the creative resources and opportunities at Columbia.
Find out where you can get your complimentary Manifest 2015 student t-shirt to rock the day of the festival!
Want to be a part of something bigger? Check out our volunteer teams and tell us how you can help make Manifest 2015 the best yet.
Dan Schwarzlose (MFA, Interdisciplinary Arts & Media, 2006) is collaborating with Chef Richard Farina to create salmon course with edible paper maki.
Fashion Business Major Jess Erthal ('15) puts herself in the world of fashion by designing her own brands and working as a manager at Urban Outfitters.
Columbia College Chicago and Harrington College of Design Agreement
This semester, Manifest Practicum courses are gearing towards the creation of bleeding edge exhibits and performances at Manifest.
Senior Animation student, Scott Wilson ('15), is creating a 2 ½ minute traditionally animated short for his Manifest project.
Columbia College is excited to announce WAC's newest competition, exclusively for CCC alumni.
Learn about our various social media handles to get Columbia College Chicago student events, news, and updates delivered right to your newsfeed!
Fashion Business major Jasmine Deiri ('15) discusses moving to a different city and starting from scratch to make new connections and a name for herself in the fashion world of Chicago
A Live and Performing Arts Management Major, Liam Manglano is currently working at Reggie's Music Joint, has already landed an internship, and was even a runner for the band Fun.
On May 15th, 2015 Manifest Urban Arts Festival will be the nexus of all things Columbia, all things creative, and all things art.
Are you a DJ or electronic artist and would like a chance to perform on SPB's Crossfade Stage during Manifest 2015?
Marcus Carter ('17), a music business student and DJ, is making Chicago dance one event at a time.
Join Big Ideas Columbia for a documentary short, alumni Q&A panel, and free food as we begin to bridge the gap between alumni and current students by discussing the one goal we're all reaching for...success!
Is your favorite band in the running? Vote for them now!
Miles Barrett ('17) may have reluctantly discovered his love for acting, but now he is expanding his audience with each role he plays.
Would You Like To Be The Next Blood Ball King or Queen?
Planning an event on campus? Here's everything you need to know!
Music Business major, Angelica Delgado ('15) was thrilled when she discovered that Columbia College Chicago has programs that offered her a chance to visit a country she had been dreaming about since she was a young girl, Spain.
All graduating seniors are invited to enter this competition.
Cultural Studies major, Christina Parchem ('15), has applied her studies to the real world by studying abroad in Seoul, South Korea and London.
Columbia College's Library is here to help you during this final's season
We are pleased to announce that the Creative Director for Manifest 2015 is Monique Doron '17!
Latino Cultural Affairs is one of five offices in Multicultural Affairs that dedicates a space for the diverse cultures that make up Columbia College Chicago.
Senior Emily Madigan is taking her Photojournalism experience to a new level by studying abroad in Florence, Italy.
ShopColumbia is looking for new artist submissions for this year's Holiday Market.
It's down to the final three, so click, like, and share your favorite submission!
There are many spooktacular ways to celebrate Halloween with the Columbia College community!
A journalism major at Columbia College, Lynsey Mukomel '15 is taking full advantage of the professional experience offered inside and outside of campus.
If you are doing poorly or failing one or more of your classes, you will be notified you have an APR—or academic progress report—via email. But fear not, get all you need to know here.
Whether you're looking to make some extra cash, or ways to advance your career, Columbia College Chicago offers search options and tips to land an internship.
The Study Abroad Fair is coming soon! Whether you're looking for a short-term or semester long program, International Programs offers college and department sponsored trips and exchange programs to explore your major on an international level.
Are you Creative? Think you can design the face of Manifest 2015? Get all the details and submission information here!
Enjoy an evening of visual and performing arts while exploring the Wabash Arts Corridor
As the one-stop-center for navigating your career, The Career Center offers a plethora of opportunities and outlets for students to explore resources, build your portfolio, and find a job.
Never forget an important Columbia date again. Choose from one of these six Columbia College wallpapers to make sure your computer screen is fresh and you are in the know.
Whether you're a new student to Columbia, in the midst of your academic experience, or trying to finish up to get that degree, college advising is a crucial resource to be a successful student here at Columbia.
Business & Entrepreneurship major Jennifer Boylen ('15) gains valuable music industry experience through internships and regular writing gigs.
Brock Burczyk ('16) hones his creative voice by collaborating in comedy productions.
Traditional Animation student Scott Wilson ('15) gains real-world experience with enriching internships and stays active with the college's club sports organization.
As the events coordinator for AEMMP Records, Kelsey Hayenga ('15) plans events, makes valuable connections with faculty and participates in Columbia's vibrant arts culture.
It's that time of year again! Registration for Fall 2014 is currently open to all continuing students. If you haven't yet registered, now is the time! Registration will open to new students starting on May 20th. This is earlier than in previous years, so it may be to your advantage to go ahead and lock in your fall schedule prior to then.
Friday is almost here so before you know it, the semester will be over and it will be time to celebrate a new class of graduates with a Manifest that's bigger than ever. To show off this year's Master's of Flight theme, alum Erin Cramer and members of Columbia's Urban Music Association built a 12-foot paper airplane. That's right: a 12-foot airplane!
Thanks for checking out The Loft Sessions this semester! We're wrapping up until next fall but in the meantime, check out a few unreleased videos from our sessions with The WIld Family and Flashburn Beatbox. See you in the fall!
This year at Manifest, the Radio Department will be filling the South Loop with live sound! From their live WCRX Radio broadcast to their DJ Club Practicum classes bumping beats all over campus, the radio performances are something you don't want to miss!
Columbia Cinema Art + Science MFA student Robert Forney was selected as a finalist in the Sprite Films Competition! His film "Thirsty Enough" is currently in second place in the competition and needs a few more votes to take home the grand prize.
Rebecca Brunner has been singing her whole life. Taking hold of a microphone at an early age, music has always been the center of her life. A fact that is totally apparent in this weeks episode of The Loft Sessions. Performing two original songs "Where Am I Now" and "Now I Know", it is hard to not recognize the talent in her voice.
Rev up for the Photography department's motorcycle shoot which will be in the front of 820 South Michigan Avenue from 3:00pm-7:00pm the day of Manifest! With a variety of 10-15 motorcyclists arriving throughout the day to have their portraits taken on a fully loaded commercial set, photography students will create quite the spectacle with their live photo shoot.
The Student Programming Board (SPB) is one of many Columbia student organizations that play a big role in coordinating Manifest each year. Combining their creative ideas, hosting auditions, and booking bands, SPB works tirelessly to coordinate spaces all day and bring you the Mainstage bands at Manifest!
New at Manifest this year, Columbia will be hosting nine local food trucks and several performers in the Taste of Convergence. With the help of some talented students and alumni, we hope to create a festival-like atmosphere that continues to capture the excitement of Manifest. On the day of Manifest, Wabash will be closed from 9th St. to 11th St and the street will be lined with mouth-watering cuisine.
This week's Loft Sessions takes a look at Austin Chin, better known as Flashburn Beatbox, who has captured a large following through YouTube, competitions, and live beatboxing performances. At any given moment, something can come along and change your life forever. That moment was April 4th, 2011 for Flashburn.
Do you have any leftover art supplies lying around that you'll probably never use? If so, those supplies can have a purpose after all, so your money won't go to waste! Columbia College Hillel, Intervarsity and CRU are sponsoring an Art Supplies Drive to support Arts of Life, an organization helping people with and without disabilities express themselves creatively.
The weather is finally warming up so it's perfect that this week is Bike2Campus Week. During the week-long event series, prizes will be awarded to students, groups, and colleges that work on supporting efforts on biking on campus. Healthy living and free gifts? Sign us up!
Are you a super social someone who loves meeting new people? Have you ever wanted to be a production assistant? Do you want to help make the biggest urban arts festival in the world happen? Sign up to be a volunteer for Manifest! With several different volunteer opportunities available, there's something for everyone.
A multitude of musical styles and genres are always to be expected at Biggest Mouth. This year's competition will be no exception. The Wild Family is part of the 2014 line-up, and they are also the featured artists in this week's installment of The Loft Sessions, a weekly video series that features some of Columbia's best bands who ditch their amps for a stripped down acoustic performance.
As you walk to class on Wabash Avenue, it's hard to ignore all of the art and culture that surrounds you on the street and you're not the only one who has taken note. Civic Artworks has recognized the Papermaker's Garden and the Wabash Arts Corridor in their annual awards.
April marks Sexual Assault Awareness Month in the United States and Columbia is doing its part to raise awareness about sexual violence and educate students on how to prevent it.
Many students dream of getting a high-profile internship. Alum Jess Mattison and seniors Alex Cox and Abby Young have achieved just that! They interned at CNN for the documentary series Chicagoland. We asked them about their work with CNN, how Columbia prepared them for their roles, and about what they hope to do in the future.
Congratulations, Seniors! You have made it to the end of your undergraduate career. It was a long and trying journey, but you did it! There were surely people along the way who helped you achieve your success. If you haven't had a chance to thank them, or didn't know just how to do it, Columbia is here to help!
This week's Loft Sessions features an acoustic performance by Columbia's own Earl. If you've been involved with the music scene around campus, you've likely already heard their music. Having performed at last year's Biggest Mouth and Manifest, the band has made an impressive mark with nearly every opportunity. This week is no different; as the band sat down to perform two golden songs.
Tic Toc, a group of street entertainers, will again be a part of the Manifest excitement this year but they're switching it up by presenting performance art centered on food. (Yes, that means there will be free food involved.) We interviewed Ania Greiner, the brain behind the Tic Toc excitement.
The Loft has always been a great place to relax and rewind on campus. They have computers, comfy couches, flat screen televisions, and beanbag chairs. Now they're adding one more cool thing to the list: The Loft Sessions, a new weekly YouTube series that has both upcoming and well-known Columbia artists ditching their amps for a stripped down, bare bones set of strings.
The Wabash Arts Corridor is hosting a campus-wide competition that will award each winner a $1,000 prize and a prime spot for their artwork. Current students and recent alumni can submit up to three images to be considered for large-scale banners that will be hung on the 72 E. 11th Street and 33 E. Congress buildings.
Did you know more than 25% of bottled water comes from a municipal water supply—the same place that tap water comes from? Sustain Columbia, the college's sustainability program, will be handing out free reusable mugs at locations on campus every Wednesday throughout the month of April.
Gender Fusions is an annual night of queer performance and community dialogue, offering up a luminous, tantalizing, mind-stretching spectacle of drag, burlesque, spoken word, theater, dance and song within a context of creative and critical thought.
Are you a super social someone who loves meeting new people? Have you ever wanted to be a production assistant? Do you want to help make the biggest urban arts festival in the world happen? Sign up to be a volunteer for Manifest! With several different volunteer opportunities available, there's something for everyone.
Joining The Hood Internet on the Manifest Main Stage on Friday, May 16, 2014 is Youngblood Hawke, an up and coming indie-pop band based out of Los Angeles. Making waves with their debut single "We Come Running," the group has made a name for themselves with their entrancing harmonies, vivid imagery and uplifting hooks.
Finally, a bit of relaxation for you this semester. Spring break is on the way! But don't go buck wild just yet; we have a few tips to make your spring break safe! Let's face it, you're young and you're more inclined to take risks. And we just want you to be as educated as possible so that your actions have favorable consequences.
Lupe Fiasco. Detroit Cobras. OK Go. Each has headlined Manifest. This year, the tradition will be carried on by The Hood Internet. The Chicago-based band is this year's Manifest headliner, and they'll be bringing their hip-hop/indie rock mash-ups music to Manifest on Friday, May 16.
Columbia's Student Government Association, or SGA as you've probably seen it on posters around campus, is a great way for every department to come together and get involved. SGA is an elected body of student representatives whom act as advocates for Columbia by working with faculty and administration.
Are you a super social someone who loves meeting new people? Have you ever wanted to be a production assistant? Do you want to help make the biggest urban arts festival in the world happen? Sign up to be a volunteer for Manifest! With several different volunteer opportunities available, there's something for everyone.
Since receiving a grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to expand its composting program, Columbia has done just that! Composting is decomposing organic materials, like food waste, into soil fertilizer that is rich with nutrients and beneficial to the environment. Columbia's compost program has added compost bins around campus.
Starting college means freedom, independence and new experiences. All are so exciting! What's even better is having someone there to guide you through the very beginning. So if you're interested in making someone's college transition amazing, you should apply to be an Orientation Leader! OLs are ambassadors to incoming students prior to the fall and spring semesters.
Every year, thousands of students, faculty, and alumni join together to plan and execute one of the most sacred events that Columbia hosts. From the Great Convergence, to the headliners, to over 100 hundred student showcases, the Columbia community works together every year to put on an even bigger, better Manifest that enlivens the streets of Chicago.
Besides being a creative college campus, Columbia is also one of the greenest! As a finalist in the 2014 Second Nature Climate Leadership Awards, Columbia has embraced sustainability on campus. There are a few programs coming up this month to encourage you to join the green effort.
Big Mouth is back and it's the last one of the semester! Feeling sad? Well, cheer up! This one is going to be unforgettable and will hold you over until the next one. We promise! AEMMP Records, Columbia's student-run record label, is taking over. There will be two special performances by Marina City and Martin $ky, plus the regular 12 open mic slots.
Apply to be a part of the Orientation Leader staff!
It may feel like the spring semester just started, but it's never too early to start making plans for the next one. The summer and fall semesters will be here before you know it and it's good to have a plan in place. Columbia has many academic and career opportunities for you to consider! Take a look now so you won't miss the application deadlines.
It can be stressful to finally graduate, only to find yourself with a ton of student loan debt. But don't have to worry, there's free money out there that you don't have to pay back. Yes, that's right! Here's how you can get more of it to help pay for those tuition costs.
Do you remember when you first arrived at Columbia? You didn't know many people. You were just trying to find your way and maybe a few people to hang out with. Columbia understands how overwhelming incoming students can feel so they created the Peer Support Program.
If you're a graduating senior, it's likely you've already started planning for Manifest and Commencement. But have you started preparing for Industry Events yet? Industry Events are a great opportunity for graduating students to show their work and engage with Industry Professionals. There are twelve industry-specific events and they'll be here before you know it. (The first one is March 18th!)
It's time to vote for your 2014 Blood Ball King and Queen! Voting ends Friday, February 28th at midnight. Your new King and Queen will be announced at Blood Ball on March 7 from 7–10 p.m. at 1104 S. Wabash. Make sure you dress to impress! Come enjoy some mocktails, refreshments and dancing. Don't miss it.
Are you're an illustrator? Do you have passionate opinion about the historical, political or cultural issues in the world? Do you want to win a cash prize? Then enter to win the Paula F. Pfeiffer and Cheryl Johnson-Odim Political Cartoon Contest!
There's still something appealing about the traditional art making process! Columbia's Anchor Graphics is a non-profit fine arts press that allows students to explore new and different ways to make art. Although the workroom has customary art tools, it also incorporates digital art making using programs like Photoshop and tools like inkjet printers.
To build a welcoming and inclusive community, Columbia College Chicago now allows students to use preferred first names on campus.
I bet you thought when you came to college you would have to say goodbye to school dances. Not the case! Columbia wants to keep that tradition alive again this year with the Mary Ann Blood Ball. The Blood Ball is an annual celebration in honor of Columbia's founder Mary Ann Blood!
If you are the type to forget about deadlines unless they are right in front of you, we've got you covered. Download a Columbia wallpaper for your computer's desktop and never forget those add/drop dates again.
Given the weather conditions that we have faced so far this winter, I think it would be helpful to communicate our institution's general policy on school closures to the wider college community.
It's that time of again! The 2014-2015 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is ready and waiting for you. Even if you haven't filed your 2013 income taxes yet, it's still important that you apply during the month of January.
Matt Dunne is a senior Graphic Design major, a writer and designer for nahhhhh.com, a bass guitarist in the band Churchkey, and he works at Columbia's Office of Student Communications. If that wasn't enough, he is also the 2014 Manifest Creative Designer.
President Kwang-Wu Kim is pleased to offer Student Office Hours for the Spring 2014 semester. You are invited to sign up for a one-on-one appointment to discuss whatever topic is on your mind as a Columbian.
Elizabeth Moss is a senior illustration major and is also Columbia's first Biology minor. She's got skills in scientific illustration, comic illustration and has entered the science world with research on antibiotic resistance that garnered serious interest at the Argonne Undergraduate Symposium. Not to mention, she teaches science to middle school kids. How does someone marry science and art? We ask Elizabeth to tell us.
Sophomore Brendan Babinski has already sold a commercial for Minute Maid, worked as a freelancer at ESPN and isn't slowing down. Not every aspect of video production is "fun", he admits, but there are some essentials every creative person should know before embarking on a career, contest or job.
It's registration time again! Getting into the classes you need and want to take can decide whether you graduate on time…or at all. After reading this you'll know what you'll need to do in order to complete registration successfully and you'll be one step closer to getting that degree.
The international student population is growing at Columbia, so it makes sense that the International Student Organization (ISO) is also growing. The members aim to promote cultural exchange on campus and create connections between foreign students and the general population.
Looking for something exciting to do during the winter break and maybe need a few more credits? You might want to consider taking a J-Term course. These aren't your regular Columbia classes. Many will take you to destinations as far away as Peru, Italy and France. J-Term takes place during January 5-25, 2014.
Anthony Soave is a senior photography major with a concentration in commercial photography. He's landed some great professional experience and tells us how using the resources at Columbia helped him put together a professional level portfolio.
For many students, school can be a stressful environment with little opportunity for relaxation. Columbia's Student Affairs Department and Campus Environment decided to make five new "family rooms" to make a more comfortable student environment on campus.
Senior David Sim Wei Lun is a dual major in fiction writing and game design originally from Singapore. He talks about the difference between his new and old country and how to integrate another two foreign areas: creative fiction and video games.
There are many reasons a student could choose, and fall in love with, Columbia. Your career takes shape, your skills are fine-tuned, and you meet people you'll connect with for a lifetime. According to DJ Valera, a senior majoring in broadcast journalism, the Asian Student Organization is a perfect representation of these aspects on campus. As president of ASO, he explains what students can expect from joining the org, or attending an ASO event.
It used to be that a solid resume and cover letter was enough to breach the basic needs of job seeking and interview. This is no longer enough. Employers and collaborators in any profession now need to see your work before meeting you and a bullet point on your resume isn't going to cut it.
Many of us have had our traditional health class. But just in case it was incomplete and left you feeling a little confused, we're going to expand on it…well, on the sex part and how important it is to do it the safe way.
It's that time of year—crisp air, colorful leaves, pumpkin-flavored everything and…the flu. Nothing came make life more miserable than a cold that doesn't die or the "death" flu. Here's how you can stay healthy this flu season.
Marketing communications professor, Laurence Minsky, is an expert on the subject of marketing yourself as a creative professional, something every Columbia student should learn how to do. He offers solid advice based on his lengthy experience in the advertising field that is focused on how to start a career, build a portfolio and create a network of likeminded people to help propel you to the top of the competitive job heap. Minsky talks to us about his latest book, The Get a Job Workshop, which offers career tips to emerging creatives.
Columbia's own singing club, XC3ND Show Choir, has seen their membership increase due to the soaring popularity Glee and the cult movie hit, Pitch Perfect. But, it also means a bit of misinformation about what it's actually like to be in an actual performance group as opposed to a fictional one. So we decide to set the record straight.
Senior Omar Villalobos started as a film major at Columbia, but soon discovered it wasn't for him. It was a tough decision and wasn't easy to transition, but he decided to follow his heart and change to a fashion business major with a concentration in marketing. Now, he's started his own fashion line after interning at Vogue, CS Magazine and Burberry.
It's that time of year again…24-Hour Night! Wondering what to do this Halloween? Columbia has a slew of events for you to choose from and there's something for everyone! Check out the full listing of events!
It's the 21st century and social media is everywhere. However, it's not just for you and your friends anymore. These days, the minute you have an interview or potential job opportunity, your future boss will likely look you up online and see what they can find. Scary, right? But, you can actually craft an online presence that helps your career. Here are the top Do's and Don'ts to use social media to leverage your job-hunt.
Entering college is a rough transition. But, entering college after service in the military is a whole different animal. We talk to student veterans at Columbia about their student experience and how they are able to bring a unique voice to campus. "Coming to Columbia brought back parts of me that I felt like I strayed away from," confides ex-marine Shawn Riley, a senior majoring in public relations. "I have to create things spontaneously; that helped me get back to where I felt like I was before the military."
Senior Jolie Greenstone grew up in a household of food-loving Italians, and is spinning a childhood of delicious dishes into a career in food photography. She hooked up a gig this summer with HGTV magazine as a photo intern and tells us all about how she got it and where she's going.
It's that time again: the mid-semester slump. Energy levels are low and free time is scarce. You could find yourself reaching for an energy drink to just get through the afternoon…or stay up all night. But energy drinks and shots definitely have their drawbacks and can have lasting effects on your health. Here are a few things to keep in mind the next time you want to down three Red Bulls in one night.
Working out has several health benefits, not least of which is to give you more energy, motivation and focus, which is something that will come in handy with all that classwork. The key to committing to a regular workout schedule is finding the workout that fits you, not trying to fit yourself to the workout. Here's a list of workouts mapped to your personality type.
Want to feel more calm, think with a clear mind and react thoughtfully to problems? Who doesn't? There is something you can do to achieve this state of awareness and calm: meditation. You have to commit to about 5-10 minutes a day in order to start seeing benefits. So, let's explore what those benefits are and you can decide if it's something that might be worth your time.
Creative expression in your appearance is your right. Be unique, but do it safely. Here's what you should do, and what you shouldn't, when you're looking to try something new with your appearance.
Freelancing can be a great opportunity for emerging professionals to build up experience and strengthen a thin portfolio. It can also end up leading to a full-time career where you're the boss, or help you get that first full-time gig. Creatives of all stripes are in demand as freelancers—photographers, film and video editors, graphic and web designers and writers are popular freelance positions. Before starting your solo career, there are a few things you should know about the ups and downs of the freelance life.
Your senior year is usually a major turning point in the development of your career. You're in advanced classes, so your skills are more polished. You're creating more work—better work. And you may have completed an internship, started freelancing, or both. All in all, you are a much different person than when you started at Columbia, so you shouldn't be using the same resume you did in your first year. Make sure you've made the top four changes that differentiate a part-time job resume from a career-launching resume.
The Black Student Union (BSU) is a diverse student organization, welcoming anyone and everyone to join their family, act as a voice for the black community and help promote equality and diversity around Columbia. President Alayna Bell-Price sat down with us to tell us about membership, activism and how to get involved.
If you're an up-and-coming artist it can be a daunting task trying to find places to show your work. However, being a Columbia student, there are some places right on campus that specifically show student work or are student-friendly. You can get a head start on getting your work seen (and sold) before you leave school.
After having the obligatory "what-am-I-going-to-do-with-my-life" breakdown her freshman year, senior fashion major Nicole Stockman discovered her true calling: weddings. "The idea of becoming a wedding planner, or at least somehow involving myself in the bridal industry, was incredibly appealing. I made an appointment with my advisor and switched my major from fashion design to fashion business. The rest is history."
Overwhelmed in class? Have zero to little idea what's happening or just need help on a weak subject? You don't have to go it alone. The Learning Studio is a resource for all students who need some academic support. From tutoring to computer lab space to supplemental instruction, they got you covered. We get the scoop on the best way to use this amazing resource on campus.
Columbia is full of creative students who are talented in so many ways. If you often find yourself torn between two different fields, maybe it's time you consider a double or interdisciplinary major.
Even the most creative and ambitious students bite off more than they can chew once in a while. If you are doing poorly or failing one or more of your classes, you will be notified you have an APR—or academic progress report—via email . But fret not! APRs are not punitive and getting one does not mean the end of your college career. In fact, APRs are meant to be helpful notifications. Here are a few things to keep in mind when you receive an APR.
Lauren Gallagher, junior graphic design major, tells us about her inspiration, her internships and how to score free fro-yo. (Hint: interning at a frozen yogurt franchise doesn't hurt).
So, you're considering getting a minor? Not a bad idea. Declaring a minor can complement your major area of study by narrowing your career goals. If your major doesn't cover or expand on an area that interests you, a minor might be the way to include more than one area of focus in your degree.
You're starting to settle in and know your way around. Your teachers love you. You are owning it in your studio space. And you know all the good places you would go out to eat if you just had a little more cash. What you really need is someone to show off all this newfound insider information to. How about those parents of yours? Parent's Weekend is October 18-20 and might just be the perfect time to invite them up to your campus. Need more reasons? Okay.
The WAC Crawl brought a ton of energy to campus with all the open galleries, performances and even a serious thunderstorm. Check out the video.
You're starting to settle in and know your way around. Your teachers love you. You are owning it in your studio space. And you know all the good places you would go out to eat if you just had a little more cash. What you really need is someone to show off all this newfound insider information to. How about those parents of yours? Parents Weekend is October 18-20 and might just be the perfect time to invite them up to your campus. Need more reasons? Okay.
We know, as students, that you are constantly looking for experience to put on your resume. What if gaining that experience was a fun learning opportunity that helped you make connections and spend a semester in the warm sunshine? Sounds pretty enticing, right? It gets better.
Maybe you're new to Columbia this year, new to college in general or just wanting to meet some new people. It's not always easy to meet people but, luckily, it's not that hard in a creative community like Columbia. We identify some top ways make some solid connections, during school and beyond.
To show our new president what we're all about, we made this little vid about Columbians and how to work the Nine Principles of Success. Check it out.
The student government association (SGA) makes sure that the student voice is heard on campus. The cool thing most people don't know is that it's really easy to get involved and become an elected official to represent your department. We interview the SGA prez and VP to get the inside scoop on how to get involved.
Whether you're a new student to Columbia, in the midst of your experience or trying to finish up to get that degree, college advising is a crucial resource. "Students who visit us for the first time their junior year are more likely to be surprised, in a bad way, on what remaining requirements they need to graduate," says Brian Marth, Director of College Advising.
Meet your student body president, Nicole Carroll. Yeah, she represents you, but she's also one of you. A junior in fiction writing with a minor in teaching as an artist, Carroll is a creative Columbian with aspirations to use her writing to connect to underserved youth. I guess service is just part of her personality. Lucky us!
The rumors are all true. Columbia students now have access to an indoor basketball court at facilities shared with Roosevelt University. Grant Park is nice and all, but not so much in the middle of frigid winter. So, get the ball rolling and head over to your newly open facilities.
You may have seen some construction in the Papermaker's Garden on Wabash and 8th St. The raised beds and bike parking area have been, well, razed. And a big gravel pit has taken their place. But, that's all about to change for the better. The new-and-improved garden is going to expand its growing space and include a rain-water collection system and a performance stage.
Common Ground is Columbia's LGBTQ organization on campus. They sponsor events that make inclusivity and acceptance something every student comes to expect as being a member of the student body here. They're also a very thoughtful, fun and thought-provoking group. We ask Common Ground president Sebastien Spiegel, a senior majoring in film and video, to give us the deal on what it's like to be a member of one of Columbia's most active student groups.
Convocation was a success, despite scorching 100-degree temps. Check out pix of the day including Dr. Kim's first speech to students, the hell yeah liturgy and a student org expo that was hott.
There are more fun things to do this week than you can shake a stick at — open houses to find out more info, concerts, parties, free stuff, contests, movies, shopping nights — the list goes on and on. Actually, the list starts here.
Never forget an important Columbia date again. You can download wallpaper images for your desktop that include every important academic and financial date. Huzzah!
Megan Purazrang is senior journalism major, just finishing up an internship at NBCChicago.com. She tells us about her work at Columbia and how that's helped launch her career plans.
Here are some great resources available to Columbia students looking for a job on campus, as well as a few steps to help you land that student job.
U-Pass is a totally amazing benefit of being a full-time student at Columbia. You get to go anywhere in Chicago on the CTA, for free! Find out more about how to get your U-Pass.
Expand your mind and consider signing up for these unconventional classes that could only happen at Columbia.


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Christie Talks About Seaside Boardwalk Fire Cause – Questions Remain
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The investigation into this month's Seaside boardwalk fire continues, and many questions remain unanswered.
On tonight's Ask the Governor, Chris Christie had more details on the fire – explaining in part why it's so difficult to get answers.
"The wires [that reportedly started the fire] were inaccessible without removing the boardwalk and the building, to inspect them."
He added: "But there's no question that if anyone was going to inspect them, it's a municipal responsibility. I'm not going to meddle in getting us involved in inspecting all this wiring."
Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph Cornato has determined the fire, which was caused by old wires under Kohr's Frozen Custard stand in Seaside Park, was accidental, but it's unclear who had inspected those wires, and when the inspection was done.
Calls made by Townsquare Media News to Seaside Park officials have not been returned, and a spokesman for JCP&L insists they don't own the wires.
Tonight, Christie said he's been told "right near the site of the fire there was a 16 foot easement that was given to the municipality by the private property owner. It's very difficult to figure out where all that stuff is located because everything's burnt. They'll be able to find out eventually."
It is believed storm surge from Sandy damaged the wiring that sparked the fire.
The blaze, which took several hours to control, destroyed more than 50 boardwalk businesses.

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A MAJOR route into West Somerset is now fully open, just into for the busy summer season.
A new roundabout on the A39 at Sandford Corner, near Cannington, has been completed ahead of schedule.
The roundabout is part of series of upgrades to local roads linked to the planned construction of a new power station at Hinkley Point.
Further road improvements are planned for the autumn.
Cllr Tim Taylor, leader of West Somerset Council said: "The A39 is a major artery that helps keep the heart of our economy beating.
"It is excellent news that the roundabout is now operational just as we head into the summer season when so many visitors come to West Somerset.
"It is also good news for local residents and businesses who need to use the A39.
"I would like to thank everyone for their patience while this essential work was carried out - we can now enjoy the benefits."


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Businesses Are Reacting to ObamaCare — And It's Not Good
It seems some of the big restaurant chains are getting ready for Obama' new healthcare plan -- by cutting employees hours. Wow! Currently, the law states that employers with more than 50 full-time equivalent employees will be charged a penalty for any employees over 30 full-time employees that they don't cover.


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Not sure how to spend that afternoon after Saturday morning sports and before Saturday night gatherings? We have the perfect solution at the library! Monthly, visit the library for popcorn* and a free movie! All ages, no registration required. This summer we're showing favorites from the 60s!
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Crowning a new Champ; AMD's Opteron 165by Tuan Nguyen on 11/5/2005 2:20 PM EST
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mlittl3 - Sunday, November 06, 2005 - linkThe only thing I learned by reading these comments are how uninformative some anandtech readers are becoming.
* didn't know about 1xx 939 opterons (news flash: 1xx opterons are also going to use the M2 socket which is 940 pin, no this is not the same as the current 940 pin and yes this is going to be the same socket for desktop cpus)
* didn't know how the HT links on opterons work...whoever asked about the opteron being faster because it has 3 HT links over athlon 64s giving 3x bandwidth should be banned from this forum
* didn't know how much L1 cache AMD cpus have...most likely the dude who read the 256K L1 cache somewhere was not smart enough to realize that this was total L1 cached between two cores (128K cache per core) which means dual-core opterons and dual-core athlon x2s have the exact same L1 cache. Wow 1+1=2.
Jarrod, Kristopher, Anand, someone please give an opteron refresher course before my brain shrivels up and dies. :) Thanks. Reply
Madellga - Monday, November 07, 2005 - linkThanks Einstein for the clarification.
Unfortunately I posted my question without checking at AMD. The online store I looked at posted the L1 wrongly, my mistake was not to check it.
It is good to know that there are perfect human beings walking around us. You don't do mistakes, do you? Reply
Madellga - Monday, November 07, 2005 - linkMy post refers to mlittl3 , not to Kristopher's. Reply
KristopherKubicki - Monday, November 07, 2005 - linkHehe OK - where to begin.
These DENMARK Opterons are pretty much identical to the X2 4200+, but clocked at 1800MHz instead. They are pretty much identical to Toledo. Furthermore, this spin only has a single HT link. They used to put 3 on each Opteron/Athlon64, but only MP Opterons would ever use the additional links, so they are removed. There are some better diagrams of how the HT links work, but I can only find this one right now:
This chip is an Athlon 64 X2 3800+, but they call it an Opteron for whatever reason -- probably some marketing that is way over my head.
Usually the caches are written 128k + 128k or 2x128k, but sometimes not -- again probably some marketing that is even further over my head. Reply
rgreen83 - Sunday, November 06, 2005 - linkYou guys are using the wrong AMD pricing page, I would kinda expect you guys to be a little more up to date on these things. Heres the right one http://www.amd.com/us-en/Corporate/VirtualPressRoo...">http://www.amd.com/us-en/Corporate/VirtualPressRoo... notice pricing effective 10/31 not 9/28 like the one you guys linked to, and true to form it lists the 165 at $278. Reply
Madellga - Sunday, November 06, 2005 - linkHey, you are all saying that the 165 is based on the Toledo, but I saw somewhere that the 165 has 128Kb L1 cache. The Toledo has 256Kb L1 cache.
We all know that the 1024Kb L2 cache brings a little advantage (San Diego x Venice), but what about the L1 cache being smaller?
How important that is? Any benchmarks available?
I bought yesterday a X2 3800 Manchester (box not yet opened), know I wonder if I should return it and get a 165.
What is the big advantage of the 165 over the X2 3800? Can it overclock better?
The way I see now:
X2 3800 has L1 256Kb L2 512Kb (per core)
Multiplier 10x
165 has L1 128Kb 1024KB (per core)
Multiplier 9x
Price being similar, I would think the X2 would still be better for most of people (specially without a DFI board).
What I am missing here?
Please let me know, I would hate opening the X2 3800 and finding out that the 165 was the beast to get. Reply
quasarsky - Sunday, November 06, 2005 - linkare you sure about this??? Reply
Live - Sunday, November 06, 2005 - linkAMD Opteron™
Product Data Sheet
64-Kbyte 2-Way Associative ECC-Protected
L1 Data Cache
– Two 64-bit operations per cycle, 3-cycle latency
• 64-Kbyte 2-Way Associative Parity-Protected
L1 Instruction Cache
– With advanced branch prediction
• 1024-Kbyte (1-Mbyte) 16-Way Associative
ECC-Protected L2 Cache
– Exclusive cache architecture—storage in addition
AMD Athlon? 64 X2
Product Data Sheet
64-Kbyte 2-Way Associative ECC-Protected
L1 Data Caches
? Two 64-bit operations per cycle, 3-cycle latency
? 64-Kbyte 2-Way Associative Parity-Protected
L1 Instruction Caches
? With advanced branch prediction
? 16-Way Associative ECC-Protected
L2 Caches
? Exclusive cache architecture?storage in addition
to L1 caches
? Up to 1 Mbyte per L2 cache
to L1 caches
http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/white...">http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content...e/white_... Reply
JarredWalton - Sunday, November 06, 2005 - linkL1 cache sizes for all K8 chips are 128K. From Sempron through Opteron they all have the same L1 and internal structure. Only the number of cores, extension like SSE3, and L2 cache sizes vary. There's a reason L1 cache sizes are smaller than L2 - it is very difficult to get a large cache with a latency as low as L1. (Actually, it's almost impossible.) Reply
Pete84 - Saturday, November 05, 2005 - linkYou can use normal memory. It is just like a normal X2, except it is called an Opteron.
The extra hypertransport links on Opterons are only on the MP variants. Reply
quasarsky - Saturday, November 05, 2005 - linkisn't it true athlon 64 chips only use one hypertransport link? opteron's use 3? so this chip would have more bandwidth than a athlon64? Reply
Jep4444 - Sunday, November 06, 2005 - linkdepends on which Opteron model, a 1xx series only has one HT link, a 2xx series has two links
i'm not sure the exact amount of links on an 8xx but it might be 3 HT links Reply
JarredWalton - Sunday, November 06, 2005 - linkEach link serves a purpose. One link goes to the Northbridge/chipset (always). The second and third links go to additional CPU sockets. Basically, unless you're running a dual or quad socket motherboard, additional HT links won't ever be used. Reply
quasarsky - Saturday, November 05, 2005 - linkwhat i meant was non ecc memory :-D Reply
quasarsky - Saturday, November 05, 2005 - linki can use ddr 1 unbuffered memory? low latency stuff too? :-D. Reply
johnsonx - Saturday, November 05, 2005 - linkWhat's with NewEgg asking $475 for these things? Usually when I bother to check up on NewEgg's pricing, I find I'm wasting my time. About the only time I actually get any better pricing than NewEgg is with a real distributor like Ingram Micro, and even then it's rare to get any meaningful savings... sometimes ZipZoomFly is a little better on a few items as well.
But $475 vs. $299?
Anton74 - Thursday, November 10, 2005 - linkJust to follow up, I noticed today that newegg dropped the price to $289 for the OEM version, and $359 for the retail version. However, they're both out of stock with an ETA of 11/11 (tomorrow as of the date of this post). Reply
Anton74 - Saturday, November 05, 2005 - linkAs I recall, newegg was also rather high at first with the X2 3800+, but only for a short while. I suspect this one too will come down sooner rather than later - they can't expect to sell very many with that much of a differential.
I'll think about putting one on my wishlist until then. :) Reply
Furen - Saturday, November 05, 2005 - linkMwave has it for $305, here's the link:
http://www.mwave.com/mwave/viewspec.hmx?scriteria=...">http://www.mwave.com/mwave/viewspec.hmx?scriteria=... Reply
SynthDude2001 - Saturday, November 05, 2005 - linkI've wanted one of these things ever since I first heard about it a few months ago. (Well, the lower-end single-core 939 Opterons caught my eye then too, since the 165 was very expensive at the time.)
With any luck I'll have one of these by the month's end... Reply
ksherman - Saturday, November 05, 2005 - link
Opteron 165, a dual-core socket 939 processor had indeed started shipping.
I thought Opterons used 940 pins and also needed fully buffered memory... Reply
ksherman - Saturday, November 05, 2005 - linkwell, according to Monarch, these things are 939... strange. do they still require the special memory and are their multipliers locked like they X2 couterparts?
KristopherKubicki - Saturday, November 05, 2005 - linkSingle socket opterons now come in Socket 939. Only the 2xx and 8xx series are Socket 940 these days.
This chip is basically the "Athlon 64 X2 3600+" part. You can use regular DDR1 memory.
Kristopher Reply
Skyhanger - Saturday, November 05, 2005 - linkMore like a X2 3600+ with DOUBLE the cache of a X2 3800+
Thinks it's closer to a X2 3900+ =) Reply
ViperV990 - Saturday, November 05, 2005 - link3600+ is right if you look at how the other X2's are named (e.g. 4200 vs. 4400 & 4600)
The 1.8 GHz 512k part would be 3400+. Reply
phaxmohdem - Saturday, November 05, 2005 - link*message to ASUS* FVCK YOU AND YOUR NON SK8N BIOS UPDATING HIPPIES!!! */end message to ASUS*
On another note, I sure whish I had a nice 939 board right about now for a dual core upgrade path. Perhaps I'll be able to snag one of those sexy ASUS a8n32-SLI boards and one of these babies if the prices come down a tad during the Christmas shopping rush. Reply


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Trees and Weather:
The giant sequoia is the most massive living organism on Earth. It is a tree, magnificent in dimension and awe inspiring in its longevity and durability.
To a primary student, the oak on the corner, the pines at the park, and the mulberry tree at school are all giants. Systematic investigation of trees over the seasons will bring students to a better understanding of trees' place at school and in the community. Students will observe day-to-day changes in weather over the year, as well as the impact weather has on living things. The Trees and Weather Module provides students with solid experiences to help them know plants and their place on Earth. In this module, students will:
Materials in our World:
The Materials in Our World Module provides experiences that heighten primary students' awareness, curiosity, and understanding of the physical world and provides opportunities for young students to engage in scientific and engineering practices. Students observe and compare the properties of a variety of kinds of wood, paper, and fabric, and discover what happens when they subject the materials to a number of tests and interactions. In this module, students will:
Animals Two by Two:
The Animals Two by Two Module provides early-childhood students with close and personal interaction with some common land and water animals. Appropriate classroom habitats are established, and students learn to care for the animals. In four investigations, animals are studied in pairs. Students observe and care for one animal over time, and then they are introduced to another animal similar to the first but with differences in structure and behavior. The firsthand experiences are enriched with closeup photos of animals, some related to animals that students have observed in class and some to animals that are new. This process enhances observation, communication, and comparison. In this module, students will


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52 Weeks To Better Genealogy – Challenge 40
Week 40: Investigate how to order an SS5. When someone applies for a Social Security Number, he or she fills out form SS5. When that person (or any other with a Social Security Number) dies, the public can request a copy of the SS5. This document can be a genealogy gold mine of information including parents' names, applicant's address and occupation at the time of filing, and birth date. Halfway down the page of the SSA's Guide to the Freedom of Information Act is information on requesting a deceased person's SS-5 application. Check out the mail-in request form SSA-711 and the online form SSA-714 (both are PDF format and require Adobe reader to view). This week's challenge is to explore the ways to order a SS5. You do not have to actually order one unless you want to. If you are participating in this challenge from outside the United States, you may investigate how to order a similar type of document from your own government. If you write a genealogy blog, share with readers information you have found through requested SS5 records.
This challenge runs from Saturday, October 2, 2010 through Friday, October 8, 2010.
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Here are the latest posts from GeneaBloggers members on this week's challenge:
52 Weeks To Better Genealogy by Amy Coffin is a series of weekly blogging prompts that are a bit more challenging and are geared towards those new to the field of genealogy and family history as well as those who want to brush up on some skills which might be a bit rusty. Please include an attribution link if you participate.
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Young French Rapper Diam"s, a.k.a. Mélanie Georgiades (born July,1980) who is the daughter of a Cypriot father and a French mother, converted to Islam and and adopted a black covering and hijab.
Diam's is best known as 'the princess of rap' and received a great deal of public attention after becoming a Muslim.


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March has come to an end and it's time to submit another update on the activity here in the clinical simulation labs. Every day of this past month, except during spring break, we had students learning in our sim spaces. Here are a few highlights:
This month we welcomed newcomers from the School of Pharmacy. Ninety-seven students practiced their respiratory assessment skills to rave reviews. "Great experience to provide us with an idea of a real clinical setting and the possible role of the pharmacist." "This was a great learning experience. I was very impressed by the facilities and the quality of the artificial environment."
Not newcomers to simulation, but here for the first time this year, Occupational Therapy students returned to the simulation labs to demonstrate their skills for evaluating instructors. At one point, all four of simulation theaters were occupied as student pairs took turns playing the role of the therapist or the client. Each session was captured and uploaded to our sim server. Students can access the recorded sessions to review.
Actors and faculty gathered in the simulation labs for the filming of vignettes that will be shown at breakout sessions during Spring Symposium on April 7th. Three brief scenes were filmed and edited by Ryan. Physician Assistant, Occupational Therapy, Nursing and Social Work faculty collaborated with actors from Adverb Productions to create compelling case studies for symposium participants to discuss.
Shelley Cohen Konrad has developed unfolding case studies for her social work students and this month brought the return of the actors to their roles of the pervious month. The students have been working with the same "clients" throughout the semester and have used their therapeutic skills to provide counseling and emotional support for this couple in crisis.
Cynthia and Dawne-Marie Dunbar were honored to be chosen to participate in the Health Information Technology Scholars (HITS) program which is a faculty development collaborative partially funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HERSA). The focus of the program is to expand integration of technology into the nursing curriculum. Cynthia and Dawne-Marie have developed a technology project, completed a series of online modules and recently went to Johns Hopkins to attend a workshop designed to provide an opportunity for HITS scholars from across the country to collaborate on technology projects.
Nursing students from our Adult Medical Surgical clinical groups and specialty nursing courses (Maternity, Pediatrics and Psych) have continued to clock many hours with SimMan, Simbaby, Pediatric Hal and our volunteer actors.
What do you do if the power goes out during a surgical procedure? MSNA students had a chance to experience this occurrence during their weekly practice sessions and open labs offered throughout the month. "This experience gave me a feel for the OR and the flow of events during induction, emergence and power failure" "I think the sim lab was extremely helpful in preparing all of us for real life situations."


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Health Care Reform
> What it means to a medical school
The whole country is buzzing about health care reform—and with good reason. After months of debate, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was signed into law on March 23 to decidedly mixed reviews. But what are the implications of the reform on today's medical students as they prepare to enter practice? Can reform counteract the shortage of primary-care physicians? Could it affect medical research? Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine professors weigh in on the topic.
Meet the experts:
George Kikano, MD, Dorothy Jones Weatherhead Professor of Medicine at the School of Medicine and chair of the Department of Family Medicine at University Hospitals Case Medical Center
J.B. Silvers, PhD, John R. Mannix Medical Mutual of Ohio Professor of Health Care Finance at the Weatherhead School of Management and professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at the School of Medicine
Kurt Stange, MD, PhD, Gertrude Donnelly Hess, MD, Professor of Oncology Research and professor of family medicine, epidemiology and biostatistics, sociology and oncology at the School of Medicine
medicus What are the biggest problems in the current health care system that today's medical students face as they prepare to move forward into residency and practice—and does the new act do anything to address these issues?
kurt stange Our current health care system is full of perverse financial incentives that can distort the focus of medical education. We don't have a health care system as much as we have a wealth-generating system for the health care sector.
As it stands now, we have an unsustainably expensive, fragmented, depersonalized, low-value health care system. The new act provides some helpful insurance reforms. On the surface, it does little to address the fundamental problems of fragmentation and lack of solidarity. However, by increasing access in a system whose trajectory already was unsustainable, the health care reform act creates some powerful incentives for multiple sectors to work together to emphasize the integrating, personalizing, prioritizing functions of primary care. Now the real work begins to develop systems focused on improving the health of the population.
jb silvers There are too many quality-control-type errors being made in the medical community today and part of the reason is the system is not organized to make sure they don't happen. The doctor is treated as an all-knowing person, which isn't realistic because no one always does the right thing. Errors occur because the system fails, not one individual.
Fortunately, the act has some provisions to change this kind of thinking. The first is a pay-for-performance provision that will hopefully get hospitals more organized. The second is the creation of two new centers. The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute will conduct large-scale comparative-effectiveness research based on real-life data that will give doctors important feedback and help them make treatment decisions. And the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation will look at novel ways to pay for chronic conditions. These two entities were a big part of the bill that didn't get any play in the media whatsoever.
m Why is there a shortage of primary-care physicians in our country, and did the reform act address this shortage?
george kikano It takes more than 10 years for a student to complete a medical education and establish a practice. The average student debt is $150,000—equivalent to a mortgage for most working families. There is a large differential in compensation between procedurally oriented specialties and primary care, which accounts for the huge drop in the number of recent graduates going into primary care. There is a modest provision for additional pay for primary-care physicians, but this doesn't go far enough to make a real difference for students.
While the reform does call for coverage for an additional 32 million people by 2014, it does little to address access to much-needed medical care. The recent bill does not call for changes to any of the workforce distribution in terms of mix of primary-care physicians and subspecialty, or address any of the care to be provided in offices as opposed to the emergency room.
jbs In the 1960s, '70s and '80s, people were drawn to primary care as a way to do good. Not many of them can afford to do that anymore because of the huge gap between primary-care and specialty incomes coupled with large student debt.
The stop-gap terms in the act will help. Physicians in primary-care practices doing evaluation and management billing codes will get an increase in Medicaid primary-care rates to Medicare levels, plus a 10 percent bonus above normal Medicare reimbursement rates and another 10 percent extra if they practice in an underserved area. Because most insurance companies copy Medicare payment rates, this will have a leverage effect.
In the longer term, the codes for billing that drive net incomes for doctors will be re-evaluated so that surgical and interventional-medicine codes will be brought down and that money would be reallocated to primary-care codes. This will hopefully mean that the incentive for medical students to choose a relatively small set of extremely highly paid specialties will decrease and people will be more attracted to primary care. In the national residency match this year, primary care went up by 9 percent, which is encouraging because it had been going down for a long time.
m Will the act have an effect on medical research, and what further reform would you like to see to aid medical research?
ks We need to focus not just on molecules, but on how to generate new knowledge to advance the health of whole people and communities. The act's call for comparative-effectiveness research, if it becomes more broadly conceptualized, may help us to make good choices about what the most effective treatments are for different conditions. And hopefully that will help us prioritize how health care can be focused to get the most bang for our buck.
jbs Yes, the new, independent Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute will begin conducting comparative research and there will be hundreds of millions of dollars available for that.
The reform act also will help promote the expanded use of electronic medical records, which I think is as much a research tool as it is a patient-care tool. It will help us do the kind of things we used to attempt through registries, and it will allow us to do research in a community setting, as opposed to very tightly controlled, and therefore limited, clinical trials. So we'll be looking at larger populations of people, in a real setting, the way they actually behave. That makes it a much more robust kind of research.
gk At this point, most of the National Institutes of Health budget, outside of the Clinical and Translational Science Center, is directed to basic science research. There is little research funding that is earmarked for primary-care or public-health research. The newly created comparative-effectiveness research office has the potential to generate data that will result in lowering costs.
m Do you feel generally optimistic or pessimistic about whether this new act will improve our health care system and whether that system will undergo significant improvements in the near future?
gk I think it's a small, expensive step in the right direction, but it doesn't go as far as we need to go. We're spending a trillion dollars for little return. I would still like us to have major reform to address how care is delivered: timely access to medical care in the right setting, better coordination of care for chronic diseases, strong emphasis on prevention and wellness, reduced waste, improved quality and an end to the practice of defensive medicine.
ks I think it's up to us to work together to create space for dialogue about the common good. Right now we don't have enough places for real dialogue about the difficult choices and tradeoffs involved in health care reform. We haven't been having true conversations; we've mostly had sound bites designed to elicit an immediate, visceral reaction that puts us in one of two camps. However, I think the medical school and its partners are in a great place to move beyond ideological debates to start to create space for considering and working toward the possibility that a bit of giving by all sectors can result in a larger good.
There will be much wailing and gnashing of teeth along the way, but it is up to us to take responsibility for fostering a shared vision and to develop sustainable systems focused on the larger societal good. I suspect there will be a difficult transition period, when things will seem to get worse before they get better. But I'm optimistic that change will happen.
jbs I'm far less pessimistic—and I'm a gloomy economist by training! Including everyone under some form of coverage is the first step to changing the system. Better comparative research, electronic patient information and incentives are next. A system focus on quality is the third. And major reorganization of delivery is the final step in creating a real health care system. We are well on the way. Medical research will help us along by eliminating the need for some of our most expensive and poorest outcome approaches. I expect things will keep getting better.


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Fremantle coach Ross Lyon said the Dockers would only review the first 30 minutes and ''a little bit'' of the second quarter from their 58-point loss to Hawthorn, which the club would put behind it.
Lyon said the Dockers had no excuses and that absent midfield guns Nathan Fyfe and Michael Barlow were important but ''not irreplaceable.'' While disappointed, he said that past results were irrelevant to what a team did next week, and the Dockers would move on.
''We certainly came to play, we had really good preparation, there's no excuses here for particularly our first half, so we're really disappointed, we're licking our wounds at the minute and all credit to the opposition. Hawthorn really won the ball incredibly well, they spread, we couldn't find them....all kudos to the opposition."
Lyon said Fyfe and Barlow - missing from suspension and injury respectively - were ''significant players, you know, but we're a no-excuse football team. We've won without those guys last year, but certainly their midfield was way, well on top of ours... look Mick's not going to be there for five weeks or six weeks and Nathan's still got another week to serve, so... but they're not irreplaceable. We need to stand up, there's plenty of people with opportunities. We certainly felt we picked a team to do that".
''It won't be a long review. We just look at the first 30 minutes and a little bit of the second, just to show like the areas we got well beaten in.
''I thought they dominated us all over the ground.'' The Hawks led 6.1 to nil after 17 minutes and by 57 points at half-time.
''We're 2-1 and we'll take that, and we'll get another opportunity against Essendon that probably could have or should have beaten Hawthorn the week before.''
''You leave behind wins, you can leave behind losses. Past results are irrelevant to be honest, they don't determine the next result, they're independent of each other. But you certainly lose them as a learning tool, so that's our model.''
Garrick Ibbotson dislocated a shoulder - which was put back in place - while Chris Maybe and Michael Walters suffered ankle injuries, which Lyon said would be assessed.
While the loss was one of the heaviest of Lyon's career, he said he had ''been in bigger holes than this'' adding, ''I'll certainly never forget 2007 (at St Kilda), and people coming over fence then, it was a pretty difficult time. You learn a lot of lessons about a lot of things, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger.''
He compared the defeat to the round 15 loss to Geelong on the road.
''Round 15 last year was very similar to this - you know, conditions, attitude, effort, coaching performance, certainly as coaching group it starts and stops with us and our players. We win and lose together.
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The food store had chuck roast on sale last Friday. So I picked up a roast that was a llittle over 3 1/2 lbs. When I got it home I spread a liberal amount of a beef based rub on it and let it sit.
Saturday morning I fired up the smoker and brought my temp up to aprx. 250. Put the roast on at 11:30 and let smoke for 2 1/2 hours while I made my mop (also beef based). Started basting every hour after that. In between I made a potato casserole. Took it of at about 6:15 when the internal temp read 173 (my instant read said it was 180). I wasn't looking to shred it so this was perfect for slicing.
Man the flavor it had from the rub and mop along with a short hit of mesquite was outstanding. Can't wait to use this combo on a brisket.
Sorry I don't have pics, but since it rained all day and never gave me enough of a break to get the camera out.
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ST. LOUIS -- For the Cardinals it was an out-of-the-park experience. Again. On Tuesday night, Kolten Wong yanked a two-out homer in the ninth for a 5-4 walk-off over the Pirates.
Manager Clint Hurdle went for the out-of-body experience. His Bucs had fallen victim to the walk-off in consecutive games, and the baseball purist inside him fought to get out.
"Great crowds. Exciting games -- one swing of the bat at the end changing them," Hurdle said. "Not the first time this season we've had tough losses back-to-back, and probably won't be the last. It's what makes the season so interesting."
The Pirates' and Cardinals' share of the last two seasons has certainly been interesting. In 2013 they split 24 games -- including the Cards' five-game conquest in the National League Division Series. So far this season, they split the first 10 games and the first eight innings of No. 11 before Wong smoked a full-count pitch from reliever Ernesto Frieri into the right-field stands.
So it may not be Red Sox-Yankees, but it's even better, definitely on the field. This rivalry may not have the history, but it definitely has the present, and on Tuesday the two teams gifted another sellout crowd at Busch Stadium with a doozy, as the Cardinals hit their second walk-off homer in as many nights for their first such back-to-back wins since 2011.
The Pirates had won the last nine times they'd scored at least four runs, and overall were 37-8 with that production.
"[Wong] saw my fastball too many times," Frieri said. "I tried to keep the pitch down, but I missed with that last one. It was a good at-bat for him."
"Once I got to 3-2, I was definitely sitting dead-red fastball," Wong said. "I was either going to get that pitch or strike out, because I was swinging at something hard. If he would have thrown something else, I probably would have been in trouble."
Over the first two games of the series, a total of 85,610 fans watched the Cardinals end consecutive games with good at-bats, the honors on Monday night belonging to Matt Adams, whose two-run shot off Justin Wilson had beaten the Bucs, 2-0.
The Cardinals, who were phenomenal a year ago in hitting with men in scoring position, are rocking the other side of that coin and keeping foes from doing that. In the first two games of this set, the Bucs are 0-for-17 with men on second and/or third.
Pittsburgh's offense consisted of two-run homers off St. Louis starter Carlos Martinez in consecutive innings by Pedro Alvarez and Andrew McCutchen -- both with a teammate on first base, hence no RISP stats.
"We've come off five, six weeks of good offensive baseball," Hurdle said, "and we're just not getting the hit to pop something loose, to add on some runs."
Alvarez's homer in the fourth got the Pirates even, matching Wong's two-run double off Vance Worley in the second. McCutchen's homer in the fifth gave them a two-run lead that was gone four batters into the bottom of the inning.
Worley retired the leadoff man, then Matt Carpenter and Jon Jay singled, and both romped home on Matt Holliday's double up the left-center alley.
"For the most part, [the problem was] two pitches, for the doubles," Worley said. "Those pitches just ran back over the plate a little bit. I was OK with the elevation on Holliday's, but Wong's was more middle-middle. Otherwise I didn't see them hitting the ball that hard off me."
At five innings, the start was the shortest of Worley's five. And with nine hits and four runs allowed, it was his most permissive.
"His fastball was up in the zone more than in the previous four outings," Hurdle said. "The overall command in the strike zone probably wasn't as sharp as it had been. Still, two big swipes drove in the four runs."
Tom Singer is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog Change for a Nickel. He can also be found on Twitter @Tom_Singer. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Intel will be investing between $6 billion and $8 billion to develop and upgrade facilities at its Arizona and Oregon plants.
The investment, which was announced by Intel today, will create 6,000-8,000 construction jobs and 800-1,000 permanent high-tech jobs. The company says the investment also will allow Intel to maintain its current manufacturing employment base at its U.S. sites. Intel's operations in Arizona are located in Chandler
The investment also will pay for a new development fab in Oregon, as well as upgrades to Intel's four four existing fabs to manufacture the next-generation 22-nanometer (nm) process technology. The first 22nm microprocessors, codenamed Ivy Bridge, will be in production in late 2011.
"The most immediate impact of our multibillion-dollar investment will be the thousands of jobs associated with building a new fab and upgrading four others, and the high-wage, high-tech manufacturing jobs that follow," said Intel President and CEO Paul Otellini.
This new capital expenditure follows a U.S. investment announcement made in February 2009 to support state-of-the-art upgrades to its manufacturing process. Those upgrades resulted in 32nm process technology that has already produced computer chips being used today in PCs, servers, embedded and mobile devices around the world.


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Shouldn't we make an article for this thing? It's mentioned in no less than three articles and while its nature is kinda ambiguous, would be kind of dumb to miss out on the giant MacGuffin of this arc. --Hawkeye2701 (talk) 22:20, December 20, 2012 (UTC)
Only thing keeping me from creating it is my own laziness :p. No, seriously, I would make it, but I have no idea what to make of it. Is it a tool, a location? Do we have a translation for its name or are keeping it in Japanese like we did with Saezuri? Limited research points in the direction of that thing being called "Spear of Heaven". Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 22:45, December 20, 2012 (UTC)
That's exactly what I thought. As far as I can tell, it's based on the spear used by Izanagi and Izanami to create the islands of Japan. Honestly I would count it as an object since it was buried beneath a location and has an item name. No idea about the name. Other than that I'd say just approach it like other mega-deathy objects like the Box of Infinite Bliss and the like. --Hawkeye2701 (talk) 22:55, December 20, 2012 (UTC)
It's weird to me that we didn't create an article of this "thing". I don't know what exactly is it? As Omnibender said. I asked Seelentau before about this and he answered me that the literal meaning of this thing is "Spear of Heaven". The summary of the next episode's trailer called it as Seelentau said (Spear of Heaven (天の矛, Ama no Hoko)). So we have to wait two weeks to see more about this thing. —Shakhmoot (Talk) 09:14, December 21, 2012 (UTC)
Alright, really, the arc is over, we need to make a decision on this thing. I think at the least it needs its own article, because if we just note it in like the Hole or Tonika village's article people will go searching for this thing and take forever to find the info. At least that way we have it all nice and neatly explained in one place instead of people hopelessly searching for it all over the Chikara arc. Also, since I've already said it's located somewhere already, if nothing else we should probably treat it like an object, like a building or something, ya know? I mean from everything we've seen it does appear to be a kind of weapon anyway so that simplifies things. --Hawkeye2701 (talk) 18:20, January 10, 2013 (UTC)
If we made an article for the Saezuri, then this should have one as well, since one serves as the control panel for the other. It seems kinda silly not making an article for the key treasure of this arc. It's full abilities are still a bit shaky but one can pretty much piece together that it's a giant energy-generating tower. Darksusanoo (talk) 18:33, January 10, 2013 (UTC)
I'll make an article for it, just need to go scare up a template for weapons. If someone could get a good picture for this thing I'd appreciate it. --Hawkeye2701 (talk) 18:38, January 10, 2013 (UTC)


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Copyright Case Study: Sculptor vs. US Postal Service
While artist Richard Prince continues to wage his highly publicized appeal against photographer Patrick Cariou, another dispute over copyright — this one involving the federal government — has reached a milestone ruling. A Federal circuit court decided last week that the 87-year-old sculptor behind the Korean War Memorial in Washington, D.C. may be eligible to recover royalty payments from the U.S. Postal Service, which used a photograph of the memorial on stamps and related merchandise without his permission.
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Bismarck, N.D. -- Chattanooga, Tenn.-based CBL & Associates Properties announced Thursday that it plans to acquire Kirkwood Mall, located in Bismarck, N.D., from Radiant Partners.
In December 2012, CBL completed the acquisition of a 49% non-controlling interest in Kirkwood Mall. Additionally, CBL has executed an agreement to acquire the remaining 51% interest. CBL anticipates closing on the remaining 51% interest within 90 days (subject to lender approval), including the assumption of a $40.4 million non-recourse loan secured by the property, which bears a fixed interest rate of 5.75% and matures in April 2018.
"The acquisition of Kirkwood Mall will add a high-quality and growing property to our portfolio of market-dominant regional malls," said Stephen Lebovitz, president and CEO of CBL. "Similar to Dakota Square Mall in Minot, N.D., which we acquired in 2012, Kirkwood Mall is enjoying remarkable growth."
The 850,000-sq.-ft. Kirkwood Mall was originally developed in 1971 and was last renovated in 2002. The mall is anchored by Herberger's, Keating Furniture, J.C. Penney, Scheel's All Sport and Target.


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Everyone knows that "The Big One" is coming but, no one knows when. That's part of the excitement in the grandstands each time we go to Talladega. This year was no disappointment but, the lack of control frustrated many drivers.
Matt Kenseth spent most of his time Sunday afternoon running at the front of the field and that strategy played out in his favor as most of the cars behind him crashed in the last turn for his 23rd career Cup Series win.
"As you saw today, and you've seen a lot of times, there is no safe place," commented the race winner after the dust settled. "You've got to race sooner or later. The last lap is the last lap. Everybody's trying to get to the front. I'd rather already be there if we can be."
Jeff Gordon finished second, but wasn't a big fan of this type of racing.
"It's just part of racing here at Talladega. You have to accept it," said Gordon after the race. "You put a lot of faith in your safety equipment and you kind of white-knuckle, hold on tight."
Tony Stewart claimed credit for causing the accident that damaged so many cars on the final lap, and offered an apology to his fellow drivers.
"I was trying to win the race and trying to stay ahead of Matt," explained Stewart on his ill planned move. "It was just a mistake on my part, but it cost a lot of people a bad day because of it."
Gordon was one of those drivers that used to enjoy strapping into the cockpit on the high banks of Talladega, but those days seem long past for the four-time champion.
"I remember when coming to Talladega was fun. I really do," continued the multi-Talladega winner. "I haven't experienced that in a long, long time. I don't like coming here, and I don't like the type of racing that I have to do."
Gordon wasn't alone in his frustration as his sentiments were echoed by his teammate, Dale Earnhardt Jr.
"Somebody was going to wreck," Earnhardt said. "There's been a last-lap wreck in like 90 percent of these things for the last four years with this car."
Earnhardt and his father made their reputation of being the best in these restrictor plate races. However, his desire to continue in the current format is quickly fading away.
"I can't believe anybody is sensible enough to realize how ridiculous that was," continued NASCAR's most popular driver. "It is ridiculous that all those cars got tore up, but everybody's just, ho-hum. No big deal. I don't even want to go to Daytona and Talladega next year, but I ain't got much choice."
The drivers might be frustrated with this type of action, but they understand the fans' point of view as well.
"If I'm a fan, I would love that," said Gordon when asked. "I think it is incredibly intense. It's wild, and it's crazy."
NASCAR is hoping the new Cup Series car for 2013 will find a balance between satisfying the driver's position on safety and the fans' desire for excitement. We won't know if that will happen until next February in Daytona.
Until then, all we can do is shake our heads and admit that it's just Talladega.
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