I am leaning toward the former, but it is an interesting idea. The graduating journalism class at the University of Nevada-Reno took an ethics pledge before graduating. Students promise to “uphold and apply the highest standards of integrity and ethics. This includes helping others by minimizing harm and showing compassion…. I will act independently and be accountable for my actions.”

When I graduated, I drank some whiskey. But I guess it is the same thing.

In other words, they attended one day of a journalism class. But, at least the students did something. Also, why can’t WSU have a dean who is the former executive editor of the Mercury News and VP for news at Knight Ridder?

So, just a few days ago I donned a cap and gown and went through commencement from WSU.

Now, I am sitting in the WSU library computer lab with a librarian telling me how to use the library. I have done this so many times. I know what an e-journal is.

via Salon

This blogging thing takes a lot of time. I don’t have much to say, so here are a couple tidbits.

• I’m pretty sure Lisa hates trying to interview me and take a mug.
• My brothers semi caught on fire today. He made it out OK but it got on the news. Look here.
• Here is a video of a song I can’t stop listening to. (The National: Apartment Story

That is all.

I got an e-mail in the editor inbox today from a woman who said she worked with my mom in the early 80s in North Dakota. They hadn’t talked since my mom moved to Spokane in I think 1984/5. The woman moved to Richland and came to Pullman last weekend to see Elton John. While in Pullman, she picked up the Mom’s Weekend Evergreen and saw the column I wrote about my mom. She contacted me and wanted to get in touch with my mom.

Kind of a weird coincidence, but my mom was excited.

Disclaimer: I found this via the College Newspaper Editors group on Facebook. I don’t watch MTV.

But, apparently MTV is airing a reality show about a high school newspaper. It looks incredibly stupid. But, I wish my high school newspaper was so intense.

Apparently Russian squirrels aint nothin to mess with.

In other news, mothers invaded Pullman this weekend. It was my mom’s last Mom’s Weekend, which his kind of weird to think about. She has been coming down to WSU for 7 years in a row (my sister and I – I’m not Mike.). Now, it’s over. Another uncomfortable reminder that college is ending.

Also, WSU brahs are very rude to moms.

After taking crap from Lisa, who constantly calls my blog boring, I thought I would post something in my no-sleep-up-all-night-Preston-class haze.

First of all, staying up all night doing a paper sucks. Especially when you can’t concentrate. (Wow, that came from the depths of the internet).

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Wow. I am blogging from an Apple Store in Portland. It has been a long day. I woke up at 6 a.m., and drove to Portland. Got a bit lost, and tried to hide it. Herald people are nice, my suit is uncomfortable, and malls are dumb.  

Allison came across the other version of my personal hell. Here it is, in German. Good luck sleeping.