FSU tries to stay informed

News is something that has become controversial in itself. Various news sources are biased, some things get coverage where others don't; even whether or not you watch the news is a thing to be debated.

Some opinions on news coverage at FSU, therefore, were not difficult to find.

Michael Bean, a sophomore and English major from Waldorf, MD, says that he is most interested in North Korea's exchange of freezing their missile tests for food from the US (http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-us-is-bribed-by-north-korea--again/2012/03/12/gIQAs1HD8R_story.html). He believes, "It is interesting to see how far Korea has fallen since the Korean War." Bean also thinks that there are some stories that need more coverage. He states, "We're at war with Korea, and no one knows it." (There was technically no treaty to end the Korean War, hence the continual arms race between the borders.)

Mark Smith, Director of Tutoring Center in the PASS Office, is engrossed in the potential Israeli/ Iran conflict because "it could lead to more unrest in the Middle East and could draw us into another war that we do not need to be involved in. It also could effect gas prices more so than it does now." Smith wants to hear more on the news about the Lost Children. He says that Kony is a brutal dictator who has done atrocious things, and it deserves more coverage. Smith mentions that it's just starting to get coverage because of the documentary released recently.

 

Clarice Weimer, who is Administrative Assistant II in the Admissions Office, is more interested in the coverage of Arlen Specter, former senator who switched from Republican to Democrat in order to get Obama's support. She says that it is interesting the way some politics work."Obama got his law passed, and [Specter] got shafted," she concluded. Weimer is of the opinion that rising gas prices are more newsworthy, since it is a direct impact on her day to day life.

 

All of these topics are important, and the FSU population may want to tune in to these stories.