Reading Blog Week 8

Monday:
Today, I thought there were some interesting things in the paper. Really, I thought the most interesting thing was that the chairman of G.M. has reportedly resigned from his position. It says that it was kind of expected, but really I’m quite surprised. It just seems that maybe, to me, he didn’t really need to lose his job. It’s a top to bottom thing, not just him. Though, at the same time, I can’t feel too sympathetic- he has A LOT more money than I do and he has mismanaged a company, though it might not be all his fault. I don’t know, I’m undecided on this one.

Tuesday:
Quite surprisingly, I’m quite enticed by the newspaper today. A couple good stories right on the first page, including a stirring picture that I feel is quite powerful. A Pakistani man is being brought away, staring right into the camera when no one else is. Eerily provocative. Also, there was a good story on people being admitted to colleges if they are able to pay in full for tuition and room/board, and not have to take out loans. This is kind of disturbing. I do get it, I get it completely. Colleges want to make money and they want the best for their students- they don’t want them to default on their loans while they are trying to get through life. Still, I feel it’s terrible. I know several people who deserve to be in college but can’t because of monetary concerns, and its only going to increase with this development. It really is too bad.

Wednesday:
After 2 days of good stuff in the paper, I think that today was a little lackluster. Still good stuff, but a little lacking from the past 2 days. I thought that the best story was how 3rd party groups have been reselling tickets, marking up their prices significantly. I just feel it is good because of how much I think it affects my life. I spent a ton of time waiting for Red Sox tickets online, only to be out of luck after waiting several hours. Then, I go directly onto StubHub and find there are tickets already for sale. Disgusting. People are trying to turn a profit on things that are for the people. I do get that you can make a lot of money doing this, but I do also like how the NY Times has paid attention to this.

Thursday:
Yeesh. Can I get some good stories here? Something interesting? Jeeze, 3 days in a row where there is at least something interesting going on here, but goodness, nothing at all today. Come on NY Times, give me something to go with here!