Comments for The Mount Holyoke News

Comment on The Politics of: “Bullying Legislation” by Steven Woda

Steven Woda — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:40:24 +0000

I am skeptical that new laws are the answer to the bullying problems. Bullying is obviously a serious subject that parents need to better understand.

When we were kids, the bullying stopped when we left the playground. Today’s kids have to deal with bullying 24/7 because they are connected 24/7. The average kid today sends or receives almost 4,000 text messages per month, and they are online 1 in every 4 waking hours. 80% of kids say that they sleep with their mobile phones so that they won’t miss any important messages.

Here is a collection of excellent articles on the subject of cyberbullying that might be helpful for your readers… http://www.uknowkids.com/blog/category/cyberbullying/

I highly recommend that parents consider using a parental intelligence tool such as uKnowKids (http://www.uknowkids.com).

Parental intelligence tools are designed to help parents keep their kids safe from bad guys and bullies online and on the mobile phone by enabling parents to stay actively engaged in their kids’ digital world. uKnowKids has a free version of its service, and so parents can try out the parental intelligence tools for free.

Full disclosure… I am the CEO of uKnow.com… the company that powers uKnowKids.

I hope this is helpful to your readers.

Comment on Romney’s campaign prospects no walk in the park by Rusty

Rusty — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:55:24 +0000

Woof! *wag* *wag*

Comment on Coffee: bad for your health or bad for the earth? by Chris @ Coffee Health Benefits

Chris @ Coffee Health Benefits — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:39:11 +0000

That’s it, a lot of people think that coffee is bad for you health, I myself am a constant coffee drinker. Though some of them people are right, because in large doses coffee is harmful. But, a cup or two a day isn’t so bad, and should we care anyways, It tastes great, and there are positive health benefits. Cheers, have a cup of coffee with me.

Awesome post,
Chris.D

Comment on The Politics of: “Glee, Pot O’ Gold” by The Falling Curtain: An Introduction « The Falling Curtain

The Falling Curtain: An Introduction « The Falling Curtain — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:00:56 +0000

[...] we also know from newspapers and even recent episodes of “Glee” that schools everywhere are threatening to cancel art programs and funding is getting more [...]

Comment on Harry Potter & the power of music by Ananya Shr

Ananya Shr — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:50:15 +0000

Cheers! *clinks bottle of Butterbeer*

Wrock rocks! Have you tried Ministry of Magic’s songs? I love their vids as much as Harry and the Potters’ lyrics :D

Hope you had great fun at the Yule Ball! :)

Comment on Spanish cuisine: delicious and healthy by Carl Corbin

Carl Corbin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:24:15 +0000

Hi, Rachel. I’m still a big fan of my best student ever.
Keep on writing. I’m proud to have been your math and science teacher in 2004. Best of luck in all of your future endeavors. As for Spanish cuisine, I love it. But, then again, I love German, Italian, Mexican, Chinese, Korean, Thai, French, Japanese…

Comment on China’s one-child policy widens the gender gap by Tony

Tony — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:52:45 +0000

While the issue is real, the article is clearly schlok. Want “solid proof”? See the sentence… ” But Johnson says there is no solid proof that the family planning policy had boosted the economy of China. ”

There is never “solid proof” of anything in economics or social sciences. There was never “solid proof” of global warning (which now looks like a scam), and despite the consistency of the theories and evidence, there is no “solid proof” that high taxes harm the economy or that high minimum wages reduce employment of the marginally-employable.

Comment on Musical maturity means bringing back the punk by John

John — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:52:53 +0000

I just stumbled across this article by googling “western mass punk” and I could not agree with the last sentence more. That being said, please do not lump all of MA in with Western MA. I hail from the eastern side of MA and Boston has one of the best Punk scenes ever. Sadly I have relocated to Amherst, the irony being I relocated out here to play punk, (our drummer goes to UMass) and the scene is definitely lacking the angst. I do suggest digging a little deeper, you’ll find some punk but mostly just more hipsters.

Comment on The Politics of: “The Holyoke Confessional” by Sukriti Singh

Sukriti Singh — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 23:08:57 +0000

I agree with this! The Confessional is currently just a hellhole of negativity. I go on it every day, and try to bump the positive threads, or try to contribute positively. I haven’t given up on it, and I don’t think everyone else should either. The Confessional is a MEDIUM, and its tone will always be determined by the dominant material on it.

Comment on Only buy what you want, what you really really want: why you buy by GJB

GJB — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 02:54:35 +0000

Yes, after first purchase, viewing sale items before checkout
usually makes me add another thing…can’t pass up a good buy!