PS3 sales are down

PLay station 3 is tanking while XBOX 360 Sales stay steady, and WII Sales are shooting through the roof. Any thoughts?!

Rob Lacey

India gears up for air-strikes against pakistan

This is just gonna be anothier crusade against terrorism that will fuel an outbreak of even more terrorism in India.

Rob Lacey-

Obama 08

this year the people of the United States of america has made history. We needed a change and now we got it. Barack obama is now my president and yours. The key to obama and his sucessis that he has the same people that clinton had when he was in office. so good choices will be made.
obama will do a good job because he will focus on in house issues. Why focus so much on foreign countries when everything is not right in your own house. How can you help foreign people, when u got people in your country struggle just as well. that where we are falling apart. we pay millions to help other countries, when the people you share land with needs assistants as well. you got to worry about your house first. and that is where obama comes in, because he is more interested in us the US people the taxpayers of this country. Why give a man a fish when u teach a man how to fish.

US troops should Leave Iraq in 2011

Its a done deal. the country's Council of Representatives had ratified a controversial security agreement that requires American troops to leave Iraq by the end of 2011. Shrugging off heated arguments about "national sovereignty," Iraq's lawmakers finally moved to redefine the country's relationship with the United States.
After months of negotiations and political theater, the two nations have an agreement that calls for U.S. troop withdrawal as well as establishes a framework for bilateral cooperation in the years ahead.

Rehab

Actress tara reid goes to rehab, probably for an alcohol problem.

Gas cheaper.

Even though gas is so cheap, its seems that i now make more trip to fill up now. could this be menital thing since gas is cheap i can drive alot more. When gas was 3.99 i would fill up once a week and itll last the whole week. nowi fill up twice a week. so really im spending jus as much. so they are still making jus as much money off of me.

Facebook the new Myspace.

Facebook has grown from a college based community system to a worldwide community such as myspace. maybe two years ago u had to a college email now anyone can be a facebook user. Facebook is growin because such include in the internet browser as a site listed to go to on. do companys pay facebook to advertise for them? probably because its used 24hrs and there is no limit on the people who can be a member. Only thing is now is to wait and see who will come next ot take the spot from Facebook.

Do you what we pay for books and what we get back is fair???

I just cant believe that i paid for a brand new Acct. book for this semester and now its not being used anymore so its only worth $15. how can u buy a book that was jus worth $210 now only $15. that highway robbery. the next edition will have the same information probably just worded differently. some of the books that i bought was a waste of money. didnt even have to pick up and read it for my law class. jus used in class notes given in class. some use out of that .

Do you what we pay for books and what we get back is fair???

Obama, the man in red

This situation reminds me of what is happening to our country. As you can see we are almost all the way in the shitter but not all of the way. Obama (man in red boxers) can either pull us out or just go ahead and let the heavier part of us fall straight in.

One of the many reasons we need healthcare

Do you think we would have people walking around with teeth like this if we had government health care? I think not. I don't even have to write anything else this picture says enough... you're welcome.

k rod

the mets signed k rod today. if this isnt a guaranteed world series, i dunno what is.

SCHOOL DAYS NUMBERED

A short note to thank Nikki for her work efforts in putting this blog on line. I look forward to the upcoming break, and I hope the best for each and everyone of you; exams, Christmas, New Years, and Holiday break, whichever is your pleasure or religous leaning. I plan on spending the break reflecting on the joy that I have had this past year. I returned to College after 39 years, and the experience has been truly rewarding, and exciting. The classes and student interaction have been educational(sic). I have met many fine young people , including the faculty. I wish for all of you a happy and prosperous New Year. Come 2009, you will witness an event that make's this country so great: a peaceful transition of power. God Bless America

Do you know someone effected by the lack of student loans?

Myself I went from being able to get a private student loans through places like chase bank.. to not being able to get a student loan at all from any non-government funded loan agency. Im hoping to make as much money as I can this summer in order to pay for next fall.. What are people who have to fund their own way through college suposed to do, esp. when its their SR. year

-Rob Lacey

Is bailing out GM really a good idea?!

Look at the past... they have been bailed out before havn't they? I think that spending 15 billion dollars to help out a failing automaker is a bad Idea... Maybe instead we should use 15 billion dollars to come up with new ways to run our vehicles and stop foreign dependance on OPEC. or use 15 billion dollars to clean up inner cities and stop homelessness, and poverty in our own country, since we do a good job helping to stop the spead of poverty in other parts of the world

The use of both democrats and Repulicans in O'Bama's Admin.

I think that O'Bama putting both Democrats, and Republicans in his Cabinet is a great idea. Such a thing has not been done since Ab. Lincoln did it. If change is what we want, it looks like change is what were going to get. I hope that both Democrats, and republicans alike can come together and act like "Americans". Maybe save our economy and subside terrorism in the process.

-Rob Lacey

Coastal Carolina

I guess the campus cops needed those brand new dodges trucks and chargers.I love how many golf carts there are rolling around campus with chrome rims and lifts. Who ever oversees Coastal's budgets is doing a crappy job and the teachers and students are paying for it. How are they accepting freshman with below a 2.0 and that is a fact i know they just did last semester. I like how they accept more and more people without hiring teachers or building more facilities.

Reply to be careful what you wish for.

Gas prices getting this low actually makes me worry. It only cost me $100 to drive home AND back over the break. The last time I remember gas being this cheap is in 2004 and it isn't making sense to me. How can gas prices recess this much in a matter of less than 3 months. When I get gas now I feel like that poor guy who can only afford to put $10 in my tank (which I am) and in reality I am getting a half of a tank. Is this just the beginning of the economy leveling itself back out?

OJ Simpson

So, OJ Simpson is sentenced today for 15 years behind bars and he must serve at least 9 before he is considered for parol. If this recent event is anything its Karma. He should have been in prison ten years ago and he actually had the nerve to wirte a book "If I did it." This fait was waiting for OJ his entire life. He will never be remembered as a talanted football player, but only a criminal. The wheels of justice turn slowlly. I only hope that the jurors in his murder trial take heed of a true verdict and not one that was racially motivated.

Be Careful What You Wish For

Art, I think this is very ironic, people like myslef couldnt wait for gas prices to come down, but know we got what we wished for with a crappy economy. Now every time i see gas prices go down at the local gas station i dont even have to check the news, I know the market has gone down. Be careful what you wish for...huh...

MEAT EATERS

You have to admit with your arguement that a humans teeth is not ment to eat animals is obsuured. I am all for your choice to not eat meet, but I do not agree with this arguement. For one if you saw a person eating a rabbits raw flesh you would think they were crazy because as humans we were designed to think and reason. We were also given to hands to remove the animals skin and the ability to use fire to cook. I understand were that arguement was going but humans can not be compared to animals.

As far as the stomach acids goes...A typical vegetarian will have much lower amounts of meat digesting bacteria in their gut than the average person.This also helps explain why people who eat relatively low fat diets often get sick from greasy foods, or why spicy foods cause upset stomach in people who have not acclimated themselves to such a diet.

Gas Prices

With the recent drastic decrease in gas prices the American people will have more discretionary income.  This will help in the short run because eventually supply will catch up with demand and the prices will level off. So we should enjoy this now while it lasts and not be surprised when the prices go back up.

Quality of the food we consume

On the topic of animals, hens are so mistreated. I am glad we spoke about this today in class. People usually make fun of Kosher, but if they really understood it they would be more accepting. Kosher food such as hens, are blessed by a rhabi. Other then that, they are made sure if an animal that it is killed with out any suffering and it was raised in a comfortable environment. Why would you want to eat a chicken or its egg that has been confined to a small cage with six other hens. These hens are so pent up they would peck each other to death except for the fact we debeak them. Can a person honestly think that this animal is healthy enough to be eaten. Science has shown when an animal is killed brutley it releases certain hormones when it is dying.

Tuition Prices

We go to a relatively cheap college. Relative is the key word. Tuition prices have skyrocketed in U.S. universities. This is outrageous because without a college degree it is unlikely that a person in todays generation will be able to accomplish their dreams. Instead the people that take out student loans are put in a huge financial hole before starting adulthood. With a huge burden on students to pay back loans it is hard to find ways to save money for a house etc. This country needs to focus on providing affordable education.

Animals

I don't know why groups like PET exist, or that we have to learn about it in class. With the country in a recession and  pending economic doom I find this topic ridiculous. I wish that groups like this would focus resources into helping the country and not a few rats. God gave us animals and nature to enhance our earth experience. These people want to make animals equal to humans. This notion is out of this world.

Plaxico

As a Giants fan this is just more bad publicity for black athletes. He ruined his career at its peak over a stupid mistake. His mistake has distracted the team and has destroyed a promising career. I wish that athletes would think how priveleged they are before they make these stupid choices.

Election

I am glad that Obama won so that this country can see real change.  It is not about race anymore and I am glad that Al Sharpton and Jessie Jackson have no platform to stand on.  Obama will bring this country change and help make it better over the next 4 years.

Animals

There are many arguments as to what is right/wrong or good/bad when it comes to the treatment of animals. Most times when I tell people I am a vegan they tell me what animals they are going to kill with their bare hands and eat. This does not bother me because in SOME sense I think it MIGHT be okay to eat animals. Let me explain - People often argue that it is the food chain, circle of life, etc and that we are carnivorous and we were indeed designed to eat animals. Fine, I can see that. BUT if you think about it... were we really designed to eat animals? One particular book I read on the topic says "If you were meant to eat animals then go out, catch one with your bare hands and kill it with your bare hands. This might not be too hard to do with a bunny if you can catch it, but unlike any other animals we have to cook it. Is this evolution? Did someone somewhere just say one day "Hey lets make our dinner take longer and put it in the fire!" ???? Your teeth are not designed to bite through raw flesh. Although capable, our teeth are much more similar to a horses than a tigers. Say you eat the bunny you caught and killed... go ahead take a big nice yummy bite out of his side with your nubby ass teeth. Now, you have finished your bunny, but it takes quite a long time for meat to digest in the human stomach. (Don't believe me try NOT eating it for 2 days) This is because your stomach acids must work much harder to break down tissue. (skin tissue, muscle tissue, etc) If you believe you are supposed to eat them then fine, I mean you're not playing Charles Manson here. Unfortunately, many people believe that they should eat animals, thus buying more product and making farmers look for new ways to cut cost and sustain maximum profit. We will take cows for example. Your average dairy cow last for 3 years before it is sent to the slaughter house. Since cows are forced to take medicines that make them lactate year round, they are also hooked up to those lovely milking machines year round too. There is not always someone with these cows and many DO stop lactating and are left with the machines still running and trying to suck every bit of milk from them. This causes pain and infection on the cows, and many are left like this - with infection in their nipples, increased dead white blood cells, blood, and puss getting into your milk... but who cares its homogenized lol.

Okay just so I can whip all you boys into shape... Here is what we have so far... we need 128 posts and we have 39 not including comments.
Jay - 8
Brian - 4
Tom - 13
Jose - 0 wtf jose?
Carl - 11
Mattie -1
Jake - ?
Art - 5
Me - 14

Enough of Britney

Somehow, I can't help but think that all of the craziness we saw from Brittney Spears over the last year or two was nothing more than a publicity stunt. Think about it, if not for all of the crazy antics over the past year or so, would anyone be paying attention to her at this point ? Would anyone really care about her new album ? Probably not.

Our society treqats her as a public freak show. I am suprised she keeps comming back for more, and the saddest thing about it is her album wont sell at all. People dont truley care about her talent they just care abuot the laffable character she turned into. She is nothing more then a public circus.

Auto Bailout

so the largest auto makers in the country are asking us to bail them out so they won't go bankrupt. Their will be a tremendous cut in jobs extending to every supplier that contrinutes to the cars beeing built in america. And their case is that people dont want to buy their cars, but im sorry it sounds like they dont need to stay in business. It very ironic that the american compnaioes had hybrid technology years ago but never develpoed it, the Japanese found out we were studying hybrid technology and became scared so they dove head first into it. Know look at the place were in.

I truely think the middle eastern oil companies should bail out the auto makers since they are so loyal to each other. They wouldnt be in this mees if they produced cars people actually wanted to buy.

Someone who has worked at GM for 10 years or more receives $140,000.00 severance. And I'm supposed to feel sorry for them? Yet they want more. The seem to never be satisfied.