Considering an excellent education and respected alma mater is critical for career opportunities, it is important that the administration, alumni and the student body work together to rehabilitate Miami’s tarnished reputation. Miami University’s student body president Heath Ingram is on the right track. Blaming just a couple sororities as many defending Miami as a whole have done, isn’t the answer … considering an atmosphere with ‘potential for embarrassment’ is blatantly obvious almost every weekend in the college town of Oxford. As an alum, it is good to see a student leader recognizing the value of a positive Miami reputation and inspiring other students to do the same.
Miami University’s student body president on Tuesday called the drunken behavior of sororities last spring that made national headlines “ridiculous.”
He challenged all students to help the school regain the respect it lost when two greek organizations made Miami a punch line due to excessive drinking and partying that included destroying property.
“I’m asking us to work harder and play smarter,” Heath Ingram said.
“I’m not advocating that students not enjoy themselves. But I would hate it if when people think Miami that they think of Green Beer Day. …
“If you don’t want to do it for the sake of Miami, do it for the sake of your own educational background.”
Ingram spoke during his State of Miami address at the Farmer School of Business before more than 100 students.
During the speech, he stressed school pride, ways the school is working to attract the best students and strengthen its bond with alumni.
Ingram said few Ohioans are aware that Miami competes with the nation’s elite institutions and ranks higher academically than Yale, is tied with Princeton and is behind only Darthmouth.
“I want to inspire students here to recognize that Miami has a remarkable reputation as an institution and to play a role in making the university better,” Ingram said.
I continue to be impressed with the Canon DSLR cameras and their ability to capture some pretty impressive video. Alexandra Erickson added this to her Vimeo blog in January when northwest Oregon was experiencing flooding.
Although many in our government advocates for green or sustainable transportation, something tells me that driving a sailboat on the roadways around here … with sails up … would not be applauded by our city police or state highway patrol. This nationalclass.ruYouTube video clip made me smile
Volkswagen’s new 2011 Jetta model suffers a voluntary anti-theft and horn safety recall: “to reconfigure a wiring layout.”
VOLKSWAGEN ANNOUNCES VOLUNTARY SAFETY RECALL OF 71,000 2011 MODEL YEAR JETTA VEHICLES
March 28, 2011 – Herndon, VA – Volkswagen of America, Inc. today announced a voluntary safety recall of 71,043 2011 model year Jettas in order to reconfigure a wiring layout associated with the anti-theft alarm system and horn. No injuries or accidents have been reported as a result of this condition.
The recall affects sixth generation Jetta sedan vehicles built between March of 2010 and March of 2011.
Affected owners will be notified via first class mail regarding the corrective measures and anticipated repair timeline.
Customers with questions or concerns should contact Volkswagen Customer Care at 1-800-822-8987.
How much of Volkswagen’s unique ‘transparent’ Phaeton factory in Dresden, Germany will be found in their new Chattanooga, Tennessee operation? (The VW Phaeton is Volkswagen’s flagship ‘premium class’ automobile)
Although I’d be hard pressed to convince anyone that spring is here based on the long winter and the cold temperatures we have been having, our Star Magnolia is telling us that winter is over and that spring weather is here or suppose to be here. Let’s hope the latest cold weather will be our last. (full sized photo below)
Magnolia stellata, sometimes called the star magnolia is a slow growing shrub or small tree native to Japan with large showy white or pink flowers in early spring before the appearance of the leaves.
It does seem a little early, but it is nearing the time we’ll find out who is a viable and electable 2012 Republican candidate for President.
As I look at the current field of previous GOP presidential candidates, a couple of them seem to be getting their names out early. One well known political hopeful is Newt Gingrich, and his 10 second sound bite this weekend resonated with me (above). I think it is well past time for politicians to curb their borrowing and looking for new places to tax … and “to quit spending.”
If our elected representatives need something to do, how about addressing entitlement reform since the majority of Americans of all ages and political parties see it as a major problem – Medicare, Social Security, etc.
After 13 years battling blood cancer, the “political trailblazer” Geraldine Ferraro past away today at age 75. She was best known for breaking the glass ceiling in presidential politics after being selected as a vice presidential running mate in 1984 by Walter Mondale. After losing to the incumbent, then President Ronald Reagan, she continued to remain in the public eye although her campaign for senate in 1992 ended in defeat. Many believe it was most likely due to the legal problems of her husband and son.
Ferraro is more recently remembered in offering her thoughts and commentary on Sarah Palin after she was chosen to be John McCain’s running mate … many saw similarities to her being on the presidential ticket some 20+ years before.
Geraldine Ferraro also campaigned for Senator Hillary Clinton in her bid against then Senator Barrack Obama in 2008. She unfortunately created a controversy by bring up race; she suggested that “Senator Barack Obama achieved his status in the presidential race only because he is black.” These poorly chosen remarks caused her to step down from her honorary post in the Clinton campaign. She later insisted that she meant no slight against Senator Obama.
President Obama commented today, "Geraldine will forever be remembered as a trailblazer who broke down barriers for women, and Americans of all backgrounds and walks of life," and said that his own two daughters would grow up in a more equal country because of what Ferraro had done.
Geraldine Ferraro August 26, 1935 – March 26, 2011
