Dean vs Provost

After researching the jobs and responsibilities of both the provost and dean of a university, it has become apparent that the provost ranks higher in the campus hierarchy. A provost holds the highest rank at a university; they are concerned with issues that involve the curriculum and appointing faculty, while maintaining the integrity of the campus. The provost also supervises academic and financial planning as well as the expansion and future of the university. In contrast, a dean is usually in charge of a particular division of a university. A dean supervisors the students and has more interaction with the professors, along with other faculty members and students.

Marc Parry's Article

Three questions Marc Parry possibly asked were:
1. When did you move to the Capital Region and where did you move from?
-Response: "Arrived in the Capital Region from Syracuse three years ago."
2. What do you do within the Mosque?
-Response: "teaches Muslims, leads them in prayer, counsels them, marries them, visits them in hospitals and advocates for their rights with employers and teachers."
3. Are you leaving this community because you do not like it here in the Capital Region?
-Response: "I love this community, and I'm not leaving them because of looking for another community..."

Interview About Snow Storm

Hi How are you, My Name is Kristan Rowan and I am in a beginner journalism class here on campus, can I ask you a few questions about today’s snow storm?: Yea of course, My name is Nicole Gallo
Oh OK, what year are you here at UAlbany?: I am a Freshman, what about you?
Me too! So what do you think of the big snow storm we just had?: It's so beautiful here on campus but I wish we had a snow day or something from it. It was kind of a waste
Yea do you think we should have had a snow day?: Yea I really do, I almost peaced out on the sidewalk before it was so slick
Oh that’s not good, yea it was very icy still. So what do you think of the ice on all the trees?: I think it looks so pretty, its amazing how you can actually see the ice weighing it down, I hope it doesn’t break any of the branches
Yea me too, this cold is brutal though, don’t you think?: Yes I hate the bitterness of winter, as you can see I am in my scarf and gloves with my coat buttoned up and I still feel the cold coming through the layers
Yea, this snow was such a funny texture don't you think?: Yea it really was very icy and heavy. It was not light and powdery at all
OK well thanks for talking to me about the snowstorm: No problem
Would you mind if I took your number down incase I had any more questions about the storm, I definitely wont call you unless I have to: Yea it's 914-557-1936
Thanks.

Interview with Someone Different from Me

What is your name: Alex John Trataros
How do you pronounce your last name?: Tra-Tar-Is
What is a good number to contact at?: (914) 760-5925
Where do you live?: White Plains, NY since I was born (haha)
So did you go to White Plains High School?: Yes I did, Orange and Black baby!
Haha Very nice, did you play any sports in high school?: Yea I did, football and track for four years and wrestling for two
That seems like it was pretty time consuming, did you have anytime for after school jobs?: I worked the weekend with my dad
Oh that sounds fun, what does your dad do?: He's a landlord, he owns multiple buildings and rent out the apartments
Do you live in the apartments by yourself or do you live at home still?: I live at home, that's how I like it, it's the only way to get free food haha
Who lives in your house with you?: My mom, dad and sister, Kori
Did your family help you in your search to find a college?: No, they left it up to me
So what inspired your decision to attend UAlbany?: I felt like it offered a wide range to its student and it was a diverse campus, I also really liked its location
Oh, that's always important. How far is it from your home in White Plains?: About 2 hours, but when my dad drives about 3...he makes multiple restroom stops
Do you know what you plan on majoring here at UAlbany?: History with a minor in education
So do plan on being a teacher?: No, I plan on taking my history degree to law school
My sister graduated from here last May with plans on becoming a lawyer, do you know what law school you'd like to attend?: Either NYU, PACE or Columbia
Those are pretty tough schools to get into, how are your grades looking?: Well I worked hard last semester and got a 3.62 so I hope to keep that up for the next 3 and 1/2 years
Do you have anything else you would like me to know about you? Ya I am Jamaican and Greek...that's what's up mang.

Six Word Biography

A Warwickian who loves new experiences.

Compound Interest

Compound interest is useful while saving money. The interest rate that is given to you at the time of your savings deposit accumulates over the time your money is in savings. When you remove your money from savings the interest rate collected is then profit. For example say you deposited $10,000 with 10% interest per year. After five years your savings is now worth $15,000. That is a 50% profit from your original deposit, not to bad. However, 10% is a pretty generous interest rate usually they are much lower causing less of a profit. Compound interest encourages people to save their money with banks or investments by providing them with an incentive, accumulating compound interest and making some extra money!

Ideas for Paper!

Two ideas I have so far for my paper are:
-My friend was stabbed in the leg on campus last weekend. I am interested in what happened and how the police handled the situation. I would have to interview my friend, the police officers involved, and maybe other kids who saw the incident
-Why the keep the dorms so warm and how much the university spends on heating. I would ask the students if they feel the rooms are to warm. I would talk to housing directors. It might be hard to find out how much the school spends on heating because that is personal information

Thank you!
I'm sorry this is late I am in the process of switching roommates.

Open Blog

Throughout my high school years I really enjoyed my journalism class. Since 10th grade I worked on my school newspaper and by senior year I became editor-in-chief. This was a very nice surprise and I was honored to have received this title, it really led me to my future decision to minor in journalism at SUNY Albany. Throughout my three years in my high school journalism class I had the same teacher, she was so much fun! However, after three years I am looking forward to working with a professor who has a new approach to writing and teaching. Even though I plan on being a business major I feel journalism will be very useful in the business field, and in every day life. I am very excited for this course and for improving my writing skills!

How to Make an Idea a Bill

When a person wants to make an idea into a law in New York State they must first make a proposal to the State Assembly or to the State Senate. If the Senate or Assembly endorses the bill they make a proposal, an Assembly-introduced bill is labeled (A), a Senate-introduced bill is labeled (S). On few rare occasions both the state and the assembly agree on endorsing a bill, this is known as a Uni-Bill. Whichever chooses to endorse the bill then makes the proposal to the other branch (Senate to Assembly or Assembly to Senate.) A vote is then cast and the majority wins. The Senate or Assembly can introduce and pass as many bills/laws as they want within a given period of time, there is no limit.

John Merrill

As many great journalists know, plagiarism is a big no. Many would think that one of the oldest professors in journalism at the University of Missouri would know better. This is why a controversy was been sparked regarding John Merrill, a great journalist whose work has been published throughout the country. This past November, Merrill turned an objective article written by a student, into a column full of his own ideas about women's and gender studies. Yet, what raised the plagiarism flag was the fact that he used every quote from the article and did not give the original writer credit for the source of the quotes.
I personally believe that Merrill did not plagiarize. He used quotes; a quote has to be exactly the same because it is what the person said. I also feel it was inappropriate for a student to a attack an established professor, I feel that she over stepped her boundaries by making such a big deal out of the article. I feel bad for Miller that he was fired and that his name will be branded forever as being a person who plagiarizes instead of just being remembered as a great professor and journalist.

What is the Electoral College?

After doing a little research on the internet about what the electoral college is, I feel I now have a greater understanding of this aspect of our government. As most Americans know our government is based on the principals of democracy, the people chose who they would like to see in office. This power come to the people in the form of voting and in many cases the vote for a presidential candidate is the most important, the president is the executive leader of our country. So it is no surprise that this decision does not only sit in the hands of the American people, the electoral college also plays a major roll in deciding our next leader.
The electoral college is comprised of representatives from each of our 50 states, bigger states having more and smaller states having fewer representatives. So , it is key that the prospective candidates win over the bigger states with more representatives because this increases the number of votes from the electoral college. For example, if the state of New York has 70% democrats and 30% republicans, the vote from the electoral college is going to the democrats. It is with both the vote of the people and the vote of the electoral college that our country is able to function as a democracy.