I thought is article was very well written. The reason I read it was the lead. The sentence catches your attention right away because it goes right into a baby dying. That sentence might turn some people away because the thought of a baby dying can be disturbing, but I think it requires a double take when you read it. The story doesn’t give you a lot of information about the situation but it is short and to the point.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39812143/ns/world_news-europe/

The article I read was about an anit-Obama billboard taken down in Colorado. I think the billboard was offensive and should have been taken down, but I also know that the area the area where it was and it doesn’t surprise me that the billboard was there. I agree with the comment the woman made about defending the right to freedom of speech, but she was thrilled it was gone.

Indoor tanning is growing rapidly in the United States.  According to the American Academy of Dermatology, about one million people will tan every day.

Morningside had a tanning salon ten minutes away from campus. “I like that it is so close, because it doesn’t take very long to get there, tan, and come back,” said Ashley McConnell.

Almost 70 percent of those who go tanning are Caucasian woman from 16 to 29 years old said the A.A.D. McConnell was not surprised by this, “White girls want to look tan, I know I like to look good and being tan helps me with that.”

There are many dangers that come with tanning. One of the dangers of tanning is the connection to skin cancer. The UV light in tanning beds can also cause skin aging and eye damage.

 Although tanning can be dangerous, there are some positives. A local tanning store owner said, “I get a lot of younger woman who are still in their teens go tanning to help with acne. Also, in the winter people get depressed when the sun is gone, and they go tanning to cure their depression.”

Seasonal depression is common in places where the season go from one extreme to the other. It is more common in woman then men, but seasonal depression can drastically affect people.

Doctors do not prescribe people to go tan at a salon; they just recommend getting more sunlight throughout the day. It may be hard for some get more sunlight, so they decide the next best thing is a tanning bed.

“I know in the winter I miss the heat of the sun, and even though I only lay in the tanning bed for fifteen minutes, I get the feeling I was sitting in the sun all day,” said McConnell.

Although tanning can help with depression, the cost of tanning can keep people away. Stasia Ott commented, “Tanning cost so much money, I am broke from college and would rather buy food. I also don’t want to ruin my skin and have wrinkles in the future.”

President Obama recently put a ten percent tax on tanning. The tanning store owner said she was a little worried the tax would affect her business, but so far there had been no impact.

McConnell said, “I know that tanning is expensive, so I save up all summer and have the money to spend in the winter. I have to tan, and the ten percent tax pissed me off, but it doesn’t make me want to stop.”

The A.A.D. predicts the year of 2010 is estimated to bring 2.6 billion dollars in revenue. “I am not surprised by this number. When you have T.V. shows like the Jersey Shore and their G.T.L., I think it influences people to go tanning in order to look good,” comments Ott.

The tanning store owner stated, “The tanning beds are not the only option, we also have spray tanning that has no health effects. There is the rumor that spray tanning can turn you orange, but if you go to the right place and know what shade your skin can handle, people can save money and their risk for skin cancer.”

McConnell says she is worried about the long term effects of tanning, but right now she is still young and can’t worry about the future too much.

I loved this article!!! I think it’s funny and yet informative at the same time. The beginning catches your eye right away, and made me want to read the rest of the story. Breast Cancer Awareness is growing rapidly and it is nice to know if all the  promoting is working or not.

            Indoor tanning is growing rapidly in the United States.  About one million people will tan every day. Many people argue that tanning is dangerous, while others seem to ignore these dangers. 

            Morningside had a tanning salon ten minutes away from campus. “I like that it is so close, because it doesn’t take very long to get there, tan, and come back,” said Ashley McConnell.

            Almost 70 percent of those who go tanning are Caucasian woman from 16 to 29 years old. McConnell was not surprised by this, “White girls want to look tan, I know I like to look good and being tan helps me with that.”

            One of the dangers of tanning is the connection to skin cancer. The UV light in tanning beds can also cause skin aging and eye damage.

            Stasia Ott commented, “Tanning cost so much money, and I don’t want to ruin my skin and have wrinkles is the future.”

            Although tanning can be dangerous, there are some positives. A local tanning store owner said, “I get a lot of younger woman who are still in their teens go tanning to help with acne. Also, in the winter people get depressed when the sun is gone, and they go tanning to cure their depression.”

            President Obama recently put a ten percent tax on tanning. The tanning store owner said she was a little worried the tax would affect her business, but so far there had been no impact.

            McConnell said, “I know that tanning is expensive, so I save up all summer and have the money to spend in the winter. I have to tan, and the ten percent tax pissed me off, but it doesn’t make me want to stop.”

            The year of 2010 is estimated to bring 2.6 billion dollars in revenue. “I am not surprised by this number. When you have T.V. shows like the Jersey Shore and their G.T.L., I think it influences people to go tanning in order to look good,” comments Ott.

            The tanning store owner stated, “The tanning beds are not the only option, we also have spray tanning that has no health effects.”

            McConnell says she is worried about the long term effects of tanning, but right now she is still young and can’t worry about the future too much.

            The warnings about tanning are out there, now it’s a matter of people listening to them.

My search began with a simple task, to find a paper clip that is not silver. I was shocked that I had to do such a pointless task. I began asking simple people in the library and got nothing but confused and odd looks. Some man must have been so confused by my question he gave me a silver paper clip. I just walked away.

I decided I needed to get serious about this task. So i climbed my way up those creepy, dark stairs. There was a faint scent of cherries. I asked four more people and still no non-silver paper clip. Then, I found Donna Galati. She was petite and quiet in her little corner office, but she pulled out her jar of paper clips, and these magical blue and yellow paper clips were there.

I aske her why she had colored paper clips, and her response was, “I get them off my kid’s papers, and I just don’t throw them away.”

The article I chose to write about this week was about colleges starting a car sharing program. The article caught my eye first because I can relate to it, and the concept of sharing a car sounds a little off.

The story did  a decent job in explaining what the program was about. Boise State is now “renting” cars out to students for eight dollars an our. They don’t have to pay for insurance or gas. I think the idea is great, a lot of freshman do not have a car, and also students from out of state do not need to bring their car with them. It’s also to help cut down the number of cars in the parking lots.

It also said the Colorado University has started a program like this, and I have heard of it before. I think Morningside could benefit from renting cars out because so many people complain about the parking, especially the people in the dorms.