Identification Crisis
We here at smashcast have come across a little problem.
When we work at conferences, what will be our identifying features? Will it be our charisma? Will it be our t-shirts? Will we have i.d. badges? Or, will we just blend in?
Megan
- Megan Gage was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Somehow, by some fateful chain of events, she came to live in San Jose, California where she now attends school at Evergreen Valley High School as a junior. She is a SMASH scholar, as well as a member of the elite group of smashcasters. She is working on maintaining her GPA, participating in sports and making her community a better place, whether it be by volunteering, or by informing you on current problems and happenings of the world.
College Bound
March 27, 2009
Hello all,
This post is going to serve as more of a journal entry rather than the expositive writing you have gotten used to from me (don’t worry, if you’re looking for an editorial, check out The Healthcare Scare) Well, this Sunday, a group of SMASH scholars are embarking upon an adventure to Southern California. We have a set of schools we are going to visit, as well as other interesting activities along the way. This coming week is definitely going to shape up into an awesome time with intelligent people and important information. Among the schools we are planned to visit are Harvey Mudd, UCLA, California Institute of Technology, and California Polytechnic University at San Obispo Luis. The most exciting part: everything planned for the following week was planned for the utmost relevancy to our lives. We will be looking at school with a special interest in STEM related fields (science, technology, engineering and math). We have events planned with people of color (just like us) who work in these fields of interest as well! The staff here definitely planned this with the students in mind. I promise to keep you updated with the happenings of the gang along the way. Look for more updates as the adventure continues!
This is Megan, signing out.
The Healthcare Scare
This last Sunday, legislature of historic proportions passed through the Senate. Universal healthcare, which has been one of our president’s chief campaign promises, took one giant step towards becoming reality with a vote of 219-212. While it still had to undergo some minor revisions, this bill represented the largest reform in healthcare since Johnson’s formation of the medicare and medicaid programs.
Shadow on the Olympics
Winter is upon us in full swing and many expectant sports fanatics know what that means: the Winter Olympics. Many will tune in to NBC, the sole network with the rights to air the 2010 Olympics, to watch figure skating, downhill skiing and curling, as well as some of their other favorite snow-time sports; but among the snowboarding and hockey, there is a deeper issue plaguing this year’s festivities.
New News at Smashcast!
Hi,
This is Derek, I wasn’t here last weekend with smashcast, so I missed out on the first day back. I’ve been updated with the new projects and other smashcast secrets waiting for us to reveal soon! As Selina mentioned we’re busy with Ice Story videos from our Exploratorium visit back in April, One Web Day videos for the big day on September 22, and getting ready for the Momentum Conference event in San Francisco that will take place on the 7th-9th that we will be documenting and producing some media of what happens.
New Background
As you may have noticed, smashcast has been doing a bit of renovating. Not only have we moved to this new amazing website, but we’ve alo been trying to edit this website to reflect the smashcasters a bit more. At todays meeting, I was fooling around in photoshop a bit, trying to find the perfect backgroung for the new site.
Prom Night In Mississippi
In this day and age, where equality is the word of the year, can it be true that America is still holding on to the racist roots of its previous generations? Although it may be a hard fact to face, places, like Charleston, Mississippi, continue the abomination that is racial segregation. In this interview, we talk to two of the students from Charleston High School in Mississippi, where, believe it or not, they still hold segregated proms!
