The 36th Legislature is working hard to ensure that the students are getting the best representation at SUNY Buffalo State . This is a blog that will convey personal and passionate weekly excerpts about different United Student Government positions to create a unique real time relationship with the BSC Community. Scroll down to the link Contact to view official webpage.
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
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Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Kindness is a very BIG thing!
Every one of our greatest
national treasures, our liberty,
enterprise, vitality, wealth,
military power, global
authority, flow from a surprising
source: our ability to
give thanks.
-Tony Snow
When we are angry, it is easy to
complain and project our aggressions
and frustrations onto someone
else so that they may carry the burden
instead of us. We are quick to
judge, and even quicker to make a
great noise, sometimes without
stopping and appealing to the logic of
a situation.
I ask of us all, where is that
same intensity when another human being
shows the most virtuous of
characteristics: kindness. Where is our call
to arms to show someone that
their actions or words of thoughtfulness
and caring are truly appreciated?
When do we go out of our way to
show compassion and encouragement
to our fellow man and woman?
The reality that we live in is
that negativity and positivity must coexist,
they are the catalysts for
change, but imagine this scenario if you will:
If we all committed one act of
appreciation every day for every act
of depreciation we carry out.
Accentuate the positive people and
experiences of our lives; make
the good with the bad.
Outstanding leaders go out of
their way to boost the
self-esteem of their personnel.
If people believe in
themselves, it's amazing what
they can accomplish.
– Sam Walton
Signed, Andrea Gustafson, Speaker Pro Tempore
Friday, March 1, 2013
Thursday, February 28, 2013
How to improve your writing skills: For College Students
I recently found an article on how to improve your writing skills for college students. Many of these mistake that are listed in this article are ones that I often make. I
thought this might be helpful to some students to help them with writing.
Here are some tips...
1. Trying to sound like a dead person: This jsimply
means trying to mimic the original author’s style. Find your own style of writing!
2. Expecting someone to hand you a prompt: Professors
shouldn’t find a need to give you a prompt on your papers.
3. Writing long paragraphs: Trying to shove too much
information into one paragraph could make your paper seem elementary or not as good as it could
be.
4. Avoiding profanity at all costs: When writing a paper you
should probably still avoid this but when writing a novel or poem, profanity could get
your point across better. Use your judgement.
5. Leaning on Source: Try to put a little bit of your opinion, even if it's a
research paper. Drowning a paper with quotations and sources might get you the page
requirement but will give you one dull paper.
6. Staying detached: This is simply not engaging in what you
are writing.
7. Listening to “Authority” too much: This means losing your
focus and your mind set because of what others think is best for your paper or novel
or anything you are writing!
Of course, listen to the guildelines and don’t fail, but
don’t put too much thought into what our professor says about what works. Follow what works
for you!
I hope some of this incite helps you become a better writer!
Signed, Jamie Fryer, Senator
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