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All writers should provide their address and phone number for verification. Letters should be signed by no more than two peo ple. Members of organiza tions must include their titles if the topic they write about is connected with the aim of their groups. The Collegian reserves the right to edit letters. The Collegian cannot guaran tee publication of all let ters it receives. Letters chosen also run on The Daily Collegian Online and may be selected for publi cation in The Weekly Colle gian. All letters become property of Collegian Inc. All voices UPUA’s new student life and diversity liaison pro gram is another step in the right direction for Penn State student organ izations. University Park Under graduate Association (UPUA) President Christ ian Ragland has contin ued to set up the pro grams he vowed to create during his campaign, and the liaison initiative is another piece of Ragland’s puzzle. The new program will involve student liaisons from various groups across campus that will report to UPUA’s Student Life and Diversity Direc tor Michal Bems. Through this program, 0 1 JUST ZAN'T SLEEP, Pbc, LIKPSAY IPHAN IS Loogf oM T\tE gTP£ETS.„ ,t ’ Weiner’s rant By Matt Fortuna Politicians are ladies and gentleman. They wear nice clothes. They shake hands. They talk smoothly. When we’re feeling down, they say just what we need to hear and assure us that everything will be all right. When they've really touched someone with their swagger, they get to kiss that person’s baby. Politicians are ladies and gentle man. That goes for Peter King, a Republican congressman from Long Island. I know this because he was constantly referred to as “the gentleman” on July 29 during what has to be one of the greatest rants by a politician in recent memory Seriously, if you haven’t already, go on Youllibe, immediately. You’ll see Anthony Weiner, a Democrat representing parts of Brooklyn and Queens, make his displeasure clear after the House’s rejection of a bill. The bill was set to provide up to $7.4 billion in aid to those who became sick from World Trade Center dust in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks. Weiner was unhappy that King, heard with liaisons Penn State students will have a greater voice and increased communication with UPUA. On Wednesday, 11 offi- cials were selected as liaisons, just short of Ragland’s proposed 12 to 15. Berns and Ragland recruited people to serve in those roles without a formal application or vot ing process. In most cases, the absence of an application or vote would raise eye- brows, but issues with the lack of applications received in the past make appointing people the best possible option. An appli cation process would have also pushed liaison selec tions well into the fall, set- shows rare passion for political position “I don’t know much about Weiner, but based on what I saw, I’d have to believe he is in his job for the right reason because it’s something he feels strongly about doing.” one of the few Republicans who supported the bill, had spent more time berating Democrats than he did trying to gain more GOP sup port of the bill. And he let him know about it. MY OPINION “You vote yes if you believe yes!” Weiner emphatically shouted. “You vote in favor of something if you believe it’s the right thing!” King then made the mistake of interrupting. “The gentleman will observe reg ular order!” Weiner shot back, angrily pointing right at King. “The gentleman thinks if he gets up and yells he’s going to intimidate people into believing he’s right. He is wrong! The gentleman is wrong!” Weiner’s tirade lasted more than a minute, including a giant “Sit down!” directed at King toward the end. It showed plenty of anger, char acter and instinct. It certainly creat ed some discomfort, and I wouldn’t count on too many mothers begging Weiner to hold their babies any time soon. Mi, P/M K CONFUSION AHPfAIX-OPS GEPONDSFCR . m I& fSfeR ting the process back months Furthermore, UPUA leaders are confident the best possible people were appointed liaisons. The liaisons chosen will serve an important role in ensuring that student life and diversity covers every aspect of student life at Penn State. It is the responsibility of those 11 liaisons to make sure they are performing their jobs and providing a greater voice for the student body as a whole. Through dedication and hard work, this initiative could be a unifying pro gram that helps UPUA to represent all student ideals at Penn State. www.cagiecactoons.coin fI DD °DC C !i< Weiner did not seem like a gentle man. He seemed more like a football coach trying out for the next Coors Light commercial. And yet, it was all so refreshing. This wasn’t politics as we know it, where figureheads smile and say the right things. There were no back scratching or false promises. No, this felt genuine. This was a man in power showing raw emotion in the heat of the moment over a job that he is clearly passionate about. And he sounded like one of us. When differences of opinion exist in the real world, we yell and argue. We often act on impulse and let it be known that we are upset. We’re not ladies and gentleman; we’re girls and guys. Kids look up to athletes and rock stars because most are doing what they love for the public to see. There are no filters at football games or concerts. I don’t know much about Weiner, but based on what I saw, I’d have to SNAP, CRACKLE, POP Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work I haven’t really been exposed to Joan Rivers too much every once and a while I would flip past her while chan nel surfing. I had no idea how much of a career she’s had and that’s what’s good about “Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work.” The documentary chronicles her past career, as well as following her through a year of her life, and it is a entertaining portrait of a celebrity that shows the darker side of show business without getting too sappy.... What the movie does best is get past the persona Rivers has created for her self. The first scenes of the film include up-close shots of Rivers putting make up on, and that’s what the movie does for Rivers as a person. We see her on stage being hilarious and showing off her polished jokes. But there are a ton of scenes where Rivers lays her life bare for the camera. We see her signing checks for all her unbelievable expenses; her lifestyle is absolutely insane. Rivers says in the movie, “This is how Marie Antoinette would live if she had had money.” We see her desperately trying to book work, and every chance at work she gets, she takes. We even see her with her grandson (who is adorable) and her dog (also adorable). [...] She comes off as a very tough, calcu lating woman, with some deep insecuri ties that make her more interesting. She is frank about her plastic surgery, her husband’s suicide and her advanc ing age. Sometimes, she just seems sad. But there is also a mixture of humor. A lot of Rivers’ jokes are raunchy really raunchy. She jokes about abor tion, sex, Nazis, the Holocaust, prosti tutes and adultery, just to name a few of the off-color topics. She at 75 shocked me with some of the dirtiest humor I’ve ever heard. So don’t avoid this movie if you think it’s going to be sappy or sad, because there’s a lot of humor, too. I actually wished there were more jokes, to be honest. Because Rivers is known as a comedian, I wanted to laugh more.... Read more of The Daily Collegian's blogs at psucollegian.com/blogs. Wanted: Web Intern The Collegian is seeking a web intern for the fall semester to join its award-winning web team. This position offers a merit based $l,OOO scholarship per semester. We are diving into several new web ini tiatives this fall including a brand new website, and are looking for applicants with a working knowledge of HTML, CSS and proficiency in at least one of the fol fowing: Javascript, Flash, PHD Perl, ASPnet, or C#. We are also looking into mobile applications, as well, so a knowl edge of or interest in learning about mobile development is encouraged but not required. You will be working with the Web Editor, who also has a knowledge of these tech nologies. This position requires a flexible but steady time commitment. Your respon sibilities will vary based on your skills, but could include designing pages and/or interactive pieces for our site, writing scripts to parse and reformat old stories or communicate with public APIs (Twitter, TUmblr, etc), or designing back-end man agement systems, among other things. To apply, send a resume and cover letter to Editor in Chief Elizabeth Murphy at edttorinchlef@psucolleglan.com. believe he is in his job for the right reason because it’s something he feels strongly about doing. That was confirmed to me Wednesday when he wrote an Op- Ed piece for The New York Times under the headline “Why I Was Angry,” in which he acknowledged his celebrity status on the web, but he continued to push for what he believed in. In the closing para graph, Weiner reiterated that he’s “still angry” and called “playing pol itics on important issues” an “out rage.” Matt Fortuna senior-journalism Weiner’s demeanor is far differ ent from that of the big players like Barack Obama, who remains just a little too cool in having his back ground questioned not to men tion while running a country in the middle of war, disaster and a floun dering economy. It’s far different from Sarah Palin, who on Sunday questioned Obama’s “cojones” in tackling illegal immi gration. At least her choice of a vulgar Spanish word when talking about the Arizona situation proves it’s really not about race. And that she’s certainly no lady or gentleman, either. Matt Fortuna is a senior majoring in jour nalism and is the Collegian’s Friday colum nist. His e-mail address is m|fs2l7@psu.edu. The Daily Collegian Sky Friedlander Collegian candidate
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