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This Unfortunate Holiday
I usually have a grand time on April Fools’ Day, checking out all of the pranks from my favorite sites like Google, Smashing Magazine, and Gizmodo. I can’t remember the last time somebody pulled one on me, but James McCauley just hit me with a great one. Context: James and I have been working over…
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Moving Forward
What happens to a dream deferred?Does it dry uplike a raisin in the sun?Or fester like a soreAnd then run?Does it stink like rotten meat?Or crust and sugar overlike a syrupy sweet?Maybe it just sagslike a heavy load. Or does it explode? Langston Hughes
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SGA Presidential Debates Online
I am running for President of the UMBC Student Government Association along with Sonia Siddiqui (who is in fact quite awesome). The other day we have the opportunity to debate with the other candidate, which was kindly recorded by UMBCtv and posted online. I encourage you to check out the video and let us know…
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SteelWolf on Digital Freedom
This past Friday I had the unique opportunity to take a trip to Washington, D.C. with several members of EDUCAUSE, a higher education organization dedicated to the “intelligent use of information technology.” Representing UMBC students and the UMBC Student Government Association along with SGA President Jay Lagorio, we presented a student perspective on a very…
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Student Government Meets Federal Government
A guest blog from MichaelA A. Castello, Assistant Speaker of the Senate at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. This past Friday I had the unique opportunity to take a trip to Washington, D.C. with several members of EDUCAUSE, a higher education organization dedicated to the “intelligent use of information technology.” Representing UMBC students and the…
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Personal Record
Well, by getting this in before midnight I’ve set a new personal record for blog posts in a month, whatever that means. Whether or not anybody actually reads it, I find the practice a helpful way for me to get a lot of the things that bounce around my head all day out—plus at times…
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Changing the World, Starting with UMBC
Something I recently realized wasn’t inherently obvious in the posts—the title is actually a link to something I found interesting or in some way relevant (sometimes remotely) to the content of the post. Today got off to a horrible start when I opened my eyes and realized I had slept through both my alarm and…
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Just a li’l bit excited…
Yesterday Governor O’Malley came to UMBC to talk about his plan for the state budget to resolve Maryland’s current $1.6 billion structural deficit. Many SGA members were invited to be there including Jay, Elani, Josh (who gave the first introduction), Steve, Gabe, Brady, Brian, James, and myself. As I mentioned in my previous post, we…
Matter, Energy, and Life of Michaela A. Castello.