Gov. Corbett dishes sparing helping to Cherry & White

Gov. Corbett dishes sparing helping to Cherry & White

On March 8, 2011, after months of speculation, Corbett announced his budget cut plans for higher education. He is planning on cutting Temple University's funding by 50%. This will effect current as well as future Temple students drastically. While many students do not rely on government funding on school, many other students, like myself do.
I came to Temple as an out of state student, which meant i gave up all state funding from New Jersey. If I had stayed in NJ, i would have been fully funded by financial aid.
I gave that up to go to Temple, Where the tuition was double and my new financial aid package was less than half the years tuition. I did this to "invest" in my future. I went out of state to go through Temples Journalism program, to have that name on my resume as well as meet the contacts I would need to succeed in this field. I took on this burden of loans thinking that tuition would not change (much) during my two years at Temple, I was even expecting more in financial aid this year due to my newer "independent" status.
Now Governor Corbett may have ruined my investment, and made me waste a year at Temple. If I get less in financial aid this year, i will not be able to afford the difference after maxing out federal student loans. This may force me to transfer back to Jersey and have to restructure my curriculum to do this.
Temple students are scared-we should be.
Corbett should be investing money in the future, not cutting from it. When he retires, it is us, current college students that will be running the show. We need to be qualified and not angry about what our older population allowed to happen.

Everything Japan.....So Far

On March 11, 2011, Japan experienced a 8.9 earthquake, which also triggered a tsunami. Originally the death toll was expected around 1000, but now days later the number may be at 9000 or higher. Many people are still missing at this time, the search will still continue.
Northern Japan has been devastated by these series of natural disasters, and there is no safe bet on what there is to come.
Radiation has began to leak from nuclear power plants, since power was cut off to the plants after the tsunami. Electricity is needed to keep the coils cool to prevent nuclear meltdown.
Since the first tower caught fire, many people have been evacuated while others are being ordered to stay in their houses.
As this story develops, the death toll will certainly rise, and if a nuclear meltdown does indeed occur, this series of catastrophic events will be the most harmful and awful thing i have ever seen in my lifetime.

Kolb demand is on the horizon

http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/blogs/birds-nest/Kolb-a-Valuable-Commodity-in-Todays-NFL-115567954.html

Kolb is now being called "the quarterback of the future" (QBOTF). The Eagles have 2 franchise worthy quarterbacks currently, Kolb and Vick. It is still unclear where Kolb will be next year. Teams like Arizona are interested, as well as any team that doesnot currently have their ideal player. Predictions of the demand will raise, after this years draft. The teams that do not get who they want in the draft will have to consider the young quaterback, since his projected potential is high.

Green Bay packers win super bowl

http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/sports/DFW-Super-Bowl-XVL-in-Photos-115446069.html
Green bay Packers win super bowl XLV against the steelers 31 to 25. It was a close and exciting game to watch.
Green Bay claimed its 4th championship title in Dallas, Texas and named quarterback Aaron Rodgers this years MVP.
Both teams put up a hard fight, and in the end, Packers took it all.

"Super Squibb" wins Wingbowl for the third time

http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local-beat/Wing-Bowl-19-the-Recap-115286399.html

Earlier this morning Jon "Super" Squibb, of New Jersey claimed his third title of Philadelphia's wingbowl.
It was not an easy win, Squibb won by only 1 wing against The popular Wingador.
Squibb ate 295 wings and an estimated 30,000 calories.
Congrats Squibb! You have made Southern New Jersey proud!

Cuban Woman celebrates 126th Birthday!

http://www.comcast.net/video/cuban-woman-celebrates-126th-birthday/1778301368

Woman from cuba has just celebrated her 126th birthday. She has documentation to prove that she was born in 1885. She has not recieved the credit of being the oldest person in the world, due to misbeliefs that she is truely as old as she is.
The cuban government bought her a cake in honor of her special day, and she celebrated it with her large family, including her great-great grandchildren.
It is hard to believe that anyone can make it to that age, especially since the documentation is only a piece of paper, but I believe her. So I say, happy birthday Juana Rodriguez, lets make it to 127!

New food pyramid released Jan 31, 2011

The U.S. government has released a new food pyramid in efforts to promote a healthier lifestyle. This promotes things like exercise, portion control  and keeping your plate as colorful as possible. It seems to be slightly similar to the Mediterranean food pyramid.
Below is a link to a picture of the new pyramid.
http://www.mypyramid.gov/downloads/MyPyramid_Anatomy.pdf