~op-ed blog~

www.montanakaimin.com/index.php/articles/article/theres_more_to_homeless_than_dogs/896

- This article was from the Montana Kaimin and written by Breanna Braaten. It was about how we look at a homeless person and judge them based on what we assume about all homeless people. It talked about how when we look at a homeless man that has a dog the only person were feeling sorry in the situation is the dog. We wonder how someone who can't afford a home can afford a dog but yet needs money for dog food. It also says that there are many different reasons that people are homeless these days and with our environment and the job market how it is today there are over 350 people that come to the homeless shelters every day for help. The average American looks at a homeless person and assumes they're poor because of substance abuse, when over 25% of the homeless are veterans or mentally ill. Basically it says that we are all people and we all deserve a second chance. So when your looking through your wallet and wondering if you should give them money, just put yourself in their shoes.

online.wsj.com/article/SB100001424052748704117304575137731273060788.html/mod=rss_opinion_main#articleTabs%3Darticle.

This article was really short, but you had to subscribe to the Wall Street Journal if you wanted to read more. Basically it talked about how as soon as March Madness starts in NCAA basketball, all political thoughts are replaced by brackets and teams. It says that it shouldn't be this big of an upset in the world and that sports broadcasters basically only get their shine when the basketball games come on. Though this was written from the view of someone who is, most likely, very political it was very interesting to read.


www.montanakaimin.com/index.php/articles/article/the_red-headed_stepchild_concerts_are_more_enjoyable_if_people_follow_a_few/990.

This article was actually really funny to read. It was about a person that wasn't from Montana that was so used to having elbow room and space at concerts. He recently attended Vampire Weekend at the Wilma and was shocked to find that there was room to enjoy the concert, so he layed out a couple rules. One was to please not yell how much you love the band before the band is even on. Number two is that if your going to dress up to be "like the band" and tell people that you discovered the opening band, then the writer asks you to please stay home. The third is that with little room there isn't enough space for everyone to be front row, so he asks people to please stop pushing. And his last rule is that if you find yourself at a show like this, to just sit in the back row with enjoyable adults who are there for the show, where you can enjoy it more too.