Easy A?

I think a lot of people in our class (including me) assumed this would be an easy A. and wow, it's not. I sort of wish I had written more on the blog and paid attention to when I had to do my blog summary because just that one low grade from doing it a couple weeks late dropped my average by quite a bit. Well here I am writing more on the blog. maybe I should post like 10 posts tonight and catch up to the people with 20-something posts. I don't think that would help, but oh well. I'm sort of glad it's not just a class where everyone gets an A, I never liked commie classes like that when it doesn't matter what you do, all I wish is that I had done more.
and in case you were concerned for me, my neighbor moved his sub to the other side of the room so now it blasts more into the room on the other side of his. One can still hear it from the other end of the hall...but it made a difference to me. :)

what makes music pleasant?

It is definitely not having 50 speakers that blast the baseline of your r&b music into your neighbors room through the wall because half of the speakers and the 2 subs are placed conveniently right next to her desk, separated only by a thin wall.

Do I sound peeved?? because I am. I don't understand how people think making music much louder and making the base vibrate the entire floor makes music any more enjoyable. My neighbors just brought back with them from home last night more speakers, and now I think they have more speakers than I have post-it notes, and trust me I use a lot of post-it notes.

Isn't music supposed to be pleasant? enjoyable? I understand sometimes having the need to turn up music loudly and rock out or get your emotions out. but not at the expense of studying neighbors. or sleeping neighbors. or neighbors in general. does increasing dB's really help much though when trying to enjoy music? I may be biased, I like original baselines in rock music instead of just incessant booming, and I much prefer folk or punk or rock or oldies to pop, rap or r&b. but even if I did like whatever music is being listened to in my neighbors room at this moment, I can't tell what it is, I just hear what could be mistaken for a very nearby thunderstorm.

*SIghhhhhhhhh....*

FYS

I really liked the idea we discussed in class of a current events class. I feel like most freshman don't read or watch the news and being in Morris like Kat said is like being on an island. So if freshman aren't in the habit of reading the news, then they probably continue to be uninformed through the rest of college...but with a current events class I think people would get in the habit and be informed throughout their college career.
Doing the FYS like this would solve the problem of nonuniformity too...people would all have similar discussions and the topics would be something that most professors would feel comfortable teaching.
I say...bring it up at the planning meeting. I think it would be a positive change.