Something that amazes me is the emphasis the media gives Anti-war rallies due to their numbers. 100,000 people is a significant amount, mind you, however I note that organizations like Louis Farakhan, or Promisekeepers, or NOW can rally larger numbers in peacetime without gathering equivalent attention. Although 100,000 individuals is a non-insignificant number, in this modern age of suberbia and mass-transit into urban centers, is it really as impressive a number as it would have been even 20 years ago? NYC draws not just on the population of the city itself, but that of surrounding areas in NJ, Long Island, etc.

I think part of the reason for the percieved liberal slant of the media is media’s emphasis on covering “what’s happening now” which has been translated into changes. Despite the fact that the status quo is an equally important part of the total picture, there’s a wide bias that if it’s not new, it’s not news.

Lets hear it for nice weather. Such a relief compared to the last few weeks of snow, storms, and everything else. It seems like a good way to end Spring Break.

I’ve posted the slides from the ROTC class on financial management online here: financialmanagement.PPT for anyone who missed the class and who wanted to read up on the material.

I’m not going to be able to make it to the CNBAM conference in Miami next week. Unfortunately, I had some Army training which I won’t be able to miss. I trust our 2003-2004 Business Manager and Marketing Director will hold us in good stead as far as representing the Targum goes, though.

Good luck on all the awards, and make sure you bring back somethign for us stuck in NJ types.

Event: Raw: Score:
PU 67 96
SU 76 97
RU 15:42 63

Total Score: 256

That’s pretty much my personal all time high, so I’m pretty psyched about it. I’m a little disappointed that all the time spent running over the past couple of weeks hasn’t translated into a greater improvement in my run time, though.

Just wanted to let everyone know that I had a good time seeing everyone at Andy’s… even the strange veggie food place. Especially seeing Tejal & Ankur’s engagement pics and video… though I must say that you have far more patience with all that garb and the picture taking than I ever could.

Happy Birthday Andy. Even if your room is a Star Trek shrine, you’re still a pretty nice guy

Congratulations to Jennifer Vandertoorn and Christopher Sisti, the new Business Manager and Marketing Director for the Targum Publishing Company. Congratulations to both of you as well as the many other excellent candidates who came out to interview, and best of luck for next year and at the CNBAM conference next week.

It should be interesting to meet everyone’s parents. CNBAM in Miami is coming up real soon as well.

Also, invitations for the wedding went out recently, so if you got one… mail back the response card before I have to track you down…

Things are going well with interviews, and hopefully I’ll be done soon. Meanwhile, I have a DBMS exam on Monday, but so far studying is going well.