My name is Kyle Watkins. I am now a college student @ the University of Memphis. I will be blogging about items such as my personal/college life, philosophy, politics, music, and other things of the sort. So, lets begin.
Yesterday I moved into my dorm room. I said goodbye to my parents and sister. Some of the things I do not care for that I can already tell is that I am not going to be able to download music (shite), which throws a wrench in my plans since I was considering upgrading my iPod with my refund money to 160 gigs. Since I only have painfully slow Verizon Wireless internet at home, that hindered my downloading abilities. So, instead I will probably continue buying CD's and hope I have better internet to download underground (<1000 copies) when I get back home for winter break.
Well, in politics, Obama and McCain are both very close to choosing their VP's. Let me start out by saying this: I do not support either candidate, be it the flip-flopping of Obama or the continuation of Dubya's policies of McCain. There, I said it. Obama has said he has already decided his choice, and that he would send a text message to all his supporters on who he/she is. McCain on the other hand, will wait until twelve hours after Obama presents his acceptance speech @ the DNC, which just so happens to be his 72nd birthday. That just sounds sinister to me.
As for the Olympics, the US is still ahead in medals, with China owning a commanding lead in gold medals. However, I feel that China has been cheating, specifically in their gymnastics games. Their very own state media reported that their birth certificates made them too young to participate. They reported that some of the athletes were fourteen years old, when IOC rules state you must be sixteen. Some of these athletes are gold medal winners. The Int'l Olympic Cmtee. however, is going simply by their passports, which state that they are sixteen. I think their should (no, must), be an independent investigation into this matter.
However, this story also shows what journalism can do if it is not restrained by repressive forces, such as governments, armies, religions, or corporate interests. Much like the Vietnam War was back in the 1960's-70's, and with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. This is just one of the benefits that journalism reform can have, and that we must continue the struggle to make journalism hold our institutions accountable.
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