Politics on a College Campus

Everyone has their opinion on politics on a college campus, yet when students are asked how much they follow; most of them answered with not very much. This confuses me, because if your going to make such a big deal promoting one political party or trash another, shouldn't you at least be informed  on the issues at hand. Instead what I notice most students doing is taking things they have heard other people say, and just repeat that, and usually misquoting the original phrase.
The coming of age to vote should be very important for most college students. The only thing is from what I have seen is that, these people aren't making the decisions for themselves on what party to join. They are simply just voting on whoever their parents have talked about all the years they have been are. This can't be the biggest complaint that I have, because at least these people are voting. If you vote then you have the right to complain about political issues.

When do the Patriots start?

The Boston Red Sox and Los Angles Dodgers completed a nine player trade freeing up about a quarter of a billion dollars in salary over the next five years. Departing from Boston will be four starters in first baseman Adrian Gonzales,  pitcher Josh Beckett, outfielder Carl Crawford and third baseman Nick Punto. The Dodgers will send over first baseman James Loney, relief pitcher Rubby De La Rosa, pitcher Allen Webster, second baseman Ivan De Jesus, and outfielder Jerry Sands.

For the time being this trade may have saved first year Red Sox coach Bobby Valentine's job. Only seven games under .500 the Sox are still sitting 13.5 games out of first in fourth place in the American League East with little hope of making the postseason. With both teams giving up so much, and Boston giving up the big names. People are to wonder if this was a good trade. 

For the Dodgers it seems like it will be the better deal, because they still have a chance to win the division in the National League West. Being only two games out of first place behind the San Francisco Giants. The Dodgers have made some smart baseball moves this season, trading for outfielder Shane Victorino and shortstop Hanley Ramirez. Adding the big four from Boston, should give the Dodgers the power and depth to make a considerable run through the postseason. They are already a favorite for the Wild Card if they can't take the division from San Francisco. 

Unloading the big contracts to L.A. in some ways could have been good for Boston. Carl Crawford was always dealing with injuries, and Josh Beckett seemed to struggle for a lot of the time he was in the American League. With those big guys gone it will wipe the slate clean in a sense, and take all the distractions surrounding the clubhouse away.

Advanced News Writing. I have high hopes for this class this semester. With everything that I learned last semester in my intro class, and working on The Torch; this should be a good step forward in getting me to becoming a sports journalist someday. The blogging this semester is what seems the most interesting, as long as we get to pick the topics we write about. I know that I need to widen my variety of writing to more than just sports, but it is what interests me. There are a lot of new changes going on around the campus, and it will be interesting to write about those, and getting the students opinions. This is what makes journalism so interesting to me, and part of the reason I am pursuing it as a career, because there is always new things to write about and changing, and it is always interesting.