The Eagles of Boston College hosted the Black Bears of Maine and the bears stole a win by one point in Conte Forum in front of 4,116 fans. the game started off slow because the Eagles had the lead most of the game, then the Black Bears started getting confidence and motivation to win and they took the lead and never gave it up. The Eagles are in the ACC (Atlantic Coast Conference), which has teams such as Duke, Wake Forest, Clemson, and Maryland so the win for the Black Bears from the America East was a huge win. The Bears were led by junior Sean Mcnally who had 15 points in 34 minutes of play, and Junior Malachi Peay came off the bench and gave them a big boost of energy by putting up 6 points, 4 steals, 3 assists, and 2 rebounds in 20 minutes of play. The game got very intense when there was 3 minutes left in the game because there were so many lead changes. The crowd made the game even more interesting when they started to get into the game and cheer on the home team and boo for the away team, but the underdogs which were the Black Bears stayed together and came up with the win. This win was the biggest win of the season for the Bears and they felt proud but they didn’t get cocky just had more confidence in themselves. The Black Bears finished the season with a record of 19-11 and the Eagles finished the season with a record of 15-16. The Bears went back to Orono, ME feeling great about the win and the Eagles were left back in Boston with anger and guilt by losing. People saw the results of the game on ESPN the day after the game and knew not to doubt the Black Bears anymore, they proved themselves the rest of the season until their conference tournament losing to the 6th seed New Hampshire which they beat 2 times already during the season. The Bears are more motivated and ready for next season to start with the America East Championship in mind and in reach.


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Social Networking in Society

Social networking plays a major role in society today because the internet is like the main resource for information these days. On the website Twitter, they have trending topics that people talk about, or "Tweet" about, and the word spreads fast with the use of social networking such as Twitter, Facebook, Myspace, and other websites. I think Twitter and Facebook are the most used these days and are the most effective for spreading news because like I stated before people talk about it and not only do people have accounts for those sites, but companies and news programs such as CNN, FOX News, CBS, etc. have accounts so they keep people updated on what is going on. Those two websites have the ability to post as many messages as they want whenever they want so people know what is going on all the time with those websites. For example, I have a Twitter account and when Michael Jackson was in the hospital I knew before a lot of people knew because of Twitter. Michael Jackson finally passed and I knew the very second he passed away because of the communication with the people and news programs on Twitter. I feel that these are very helpful when such things go on in the world like earthquakes, floods, tornadoes, or other natural causes. I was on Twitter and read about the earthquakes that Haiti and Chile got and then I heard about it on the news. A lot of people have internet access on their phones so just about anybody has the ability to reach the internet and read about current events that are going on not only in the United States but in the world. People post things on Twitter and Facebook every second of the day and whether it's good or bad, people will know about it and if it is a big issue then it will be talked about a lot and everybody will know about what is going on. There are some negatives to having these sites though because people share too much information about themselves and make it easy for them to find. There was a video I saw online about a female that posted all of her information on Facebook her phone number, address, pictures, etc. and some guy tried to talk to her she then denied him. Since her information was online he was able to see her so he went to her house one night and killed her. That is the worse way to learn a lesson but that is definitely a negative about social networking.

Athletes for Sexual Responsibilities

Last Monday on the 22nd of March, the student-athletes that are in the A-S-R program which stands for Athletes for Sexual Responsibilities. The meeting was about how we can further educate students on campus about safe sex and other issues that are related to sex. We sometimes perform skits in dorms on campus and in the meeting last monday, we came split up into different groups to come up with different skits to perform. The program provides posters containing different sports and using it in a metaphor to relate it to safe sex. For example, on the basketball poster it reads, "When playing basketball you need good one-on-one defense.... Wear a condom." It is catchy and it sends a message about you and your partner about safer sex. These posters are very popular along with the bumper stickers that are offered. The stickers that the program provides are black and white and has a condom on it that reads, "Just Wear It." I have hosted a table in the union that has a bunch of the posters, stickers, candy, a few shirts, and little pamphlets of facts about sexual related issues that go happen on college campuses. Most people that walk past stop at the table and take what is being offered to them and it shows that the program is doing what it intended on doing which was to spread the word about safer sex and protecting yourself and your partner. There is another program similar to this one which is called M-A-A-V; it stands for Male Athletes Against Violence, I happened to be a part of that program last year and we did some of the same activities that A-S-R does. These programs will be out for a years to come and as technology gets better and there are more ways to get this program going in the right direction, then the program has done it's job. I enjoy every time we meet being able to come up with ideas to further educate other college students on issues involving sex.

Broadcrast Script

[Malachi Peay]

A student-athlete in the program/class called ASR which stands for Athletes for Sexual Responsibilities. This program does events and hosts workshops on and off campus to promote safe sex and to provide information for college students to be aware of as far as sexual responsibilities go.

[Take VO]

[CG: Residents of York Hall watching a performance by the athletes or ASR]



The residents of York Hall were impressed with the skits that the student-athletes put together to present to others on campus. There was free pizza and drinks at the event, and many were in attendance for the performance. The audience gave a standing ovation after the performance.



[Take VO SOT]

[CG: Anonymous student]

[TRT 0:10]

I had a great time at the performance! I learned from the skits that were performed and I had a lot of laughs from the funny skits. The food was good and overall I enjoyed myself.

[Malachi Peay]

Next Monday the student-athletes in ASR will meet again, either to do another performance or to gather ideas for more skits as well as find other ways to spread the word about their program.


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Converge and Consolidation in Journalism

Technology is expanding and getting much better as time goes on. The media gets all the latest technology and they use it all the time to release information or get news across fast. The most used technological piece of equipment that is used by the media is the computer. Approximately 10 years ago you couldn't get access to as much information on the computer as you can today, and it is very helpful not just to the media it is helpful to society as well.
Just about everybody has a cell phone these days and cell phone companies know what people want so they make their phones the way people like it these days. The iPhone from Apple is not just an ordinary cell phone, it can access the Internet quickly, you can download over 75,000 applicantions which include games, social networking, utilities, and a bunch of other categories. This phone was compared to other phones and came out to be one of the best phones to ever come out and to ever come out in the future. There are commercials to promote this phone and it's many applications and the things you can do with it are amazing, it's like a computer that does more for you and fits into your pocket. Millions of people are tuning into NCAA March Madness on CBS and the iPhone offers an application where you can keep up with scores and latest updates from the tournament.
On the topic of CBS hosting the whole NCAA March Madness Tournament, ESPN and CBS are joining forces during the whole month of March and beginning of April. On the top of the screen of the television it reads "ESPN on CBS" and I feel that is a good idea for both television stations because people will tune into ESPN for highlights they missed or scores of other games and CBS will show commercials for other shows on that channel because they realize so many people are watching that channel and either way both of the television stations benefit from the collaboration.



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Bad Roads in Maine

Source: http://www.usatoday.com/weather/news/2008-04-06-new-england-potholes_N.htm



Bad roads in the New England region has been a problem for many years, and it will continue to be a problem mainly because of the snow that the region gets. For example, the state of Maine uses the whole summer to fix the roads because of the snow that the state usually gets. Potholes, cracks, large holes, etc. are what the snow creates and when the weather changes to a nicer climate the roads are terrible to drive on because they are not repaired yet from the snow. Throughout the whole month of March, Maine’s state Department barely spent a record of $3.2 million on roads by spending $3.1 million from the winter of 2005-06. Not only in Maine is this problem occurring, the whole New England region is known for its intake of snow and as a result it takes so much money to repair the roads.

There were obviously many complaints from people that commute by car because running over potholes or riding into a big hole in the street or even riding over a crack, if the road is really bad that can affect a person’s vehicle and can cause problems. I’m sure the state department recognizes the issue and they are working to the best they can, but there is only so much they can do. Maine almost broke the record for money spent on a road because of heavy snow that they got in one single winter, which was recorded as the worst winter that the state has ever witnessed. Spokesman Mark Latti said, “We’ve had a dozen calls from different regions of the state all proclaiming their roads are the worst, the reality is it’s been a record breaking year-both for snow and for potholes.” Like I stated before, the issue is recognized and is a process that is slowly progressing but being that Maine and other states in the New England region get tons of snow that messes up the roads and takes million dollars and the whole summer as well as spring to repair.


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