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Occupy D:F/M — Part 2
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011Occupy D:F/M — Part 1
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011[Soon to be a Major Motion Picture — ]
The following screed was posted on Hunter-L, a Hunter College listserv, in response to a petition posted to support OCCUPY WALL STREET. Hunter-L is used by faculty and students and staff for disseminating information and has a long history of turbulence and relevance . The petition can be found much further down in this blog.
The WORD at the Services for the UnderServed Press Conference November 7
Monday, November 7th, 2011
Services for the UnderServed – A WORD Project
Monday, November 7th, 2011Will be attending a press conference today with several students about the SUS program for a campaign to help present and former U.S. military folks dealing with serious issues.
Each day 18 current or former military personnel take their own lives. Over 2,300 active duty members of the U.S. Armed Forces have killed themselves since January, 2001.
Services for the UnderServed to Unveil Campaign About the Continuing Epidemic of Military Related Suicides and Other Issues Facing Vets
Saturday, November 5th, 2011
SUS is introducing a series of public service announcements focusing on significant issues facing U.S. military members, such as the epidemic level of suicides by active and former members of the U.S. military.
Each day 18 current or former military personnel take their own lives, according to SUS. The public service campaign will feature personal pictures and home videos provided by the suicide victims families. Over 2300 active duty members of the U.S. Armed Forces have taken their own lives since January of 2001. Listen here.
Former WORD Senior Editor Walking on Water & Cloud 9
Sunday, October 23rd, 2011
Click here for her blogtalkradio episode.
“Seeking Writers for The Envoy” – The Never Ending Lament
Friday, July 1st, 2011This intended spring 2011 post, below, is just seeing the light of day.
From: “Ming Fearon, Chui-Hung Wong”
To; Hunter-L@HUNTER.LISTSERV.CUNY.EDUDear Hunter students + staff:
I’m trying to get the word out about The Envoy, Hunter College’s print newspaper.
The complete lament of the Envoy Editor-in-Chief rests at the end of this post. In between this sentence and that lament is a succinct accounting of student journalism at the College and undergraduate journalism in D:F/M, both waddling in a bad states of affairs.
Student journalism and subsequently D:F/M undergraduate journalism were hijacked many years ago, dumped in a septic tank of woe, essentially for students serious about journalism as a career or interest. It didn’t have to be that way.
The Perils of Bovine Text Messaging: The Issue Continues
Friday, January 21st, 2011Self-inflicted Outing:
This Semester
Wednesday, January 12th, 2011The WORD Blog (and maybe the WORD) plans to test the boundaries of: Academic Freedom. Free Speech. The First Amendment.