So this is my first non-anonymous blog. I’m trying to ENHANCE my online “presence”.
Really, I’m just procrastinating. I have to write an article for The Courier (Centennial College’s newspaper). Due TOMORROW. And it’s just not coming.
I accidentally pitched the idea to the feature’s editor Dan Heyman. One Sunday evening I was reading The Saturday Star (my backwards tradition). And I came upon this article about Michael Ignatieff that was just fascinating. And I couldn’t stop thinking about it. Then I realized…HEY! There’s a story here! But WHERE! But HOW?
So I texted Heyman, basically telling him to check the article out, that it was really interesting, and could make a great feature in the student newspaper.
He texted back. ‘Great. Write it for me!’
Baaahhh…I was NOT prepared for that!
And now here I am. Such a PRO-crastinator. That instead of my usual work-evasion technique of blog-hopping, I’ve created my own! AND instead of actually writing my article, I’m telling randoms in the virtual-realm about the article that I’m not writing.
It’s OK tho. I’m in my parent’s basement, and my brother keeps telling me to get back to work. Now that he hears the clickity-clack of the keyboard, he figures that I’m actually being productive. Veronica, you tricksty minx.
So the Star article? Here’s the part I found interesting:
Ignatieff went on a cross-country tour of university campuses. In an online Q&A he mentioned the IDEA (NOT platform!) of
FORGIVING STUDENT DEBT ENTIRELY.
IN EXCHANGE.
FOR A YEAR OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE.
AT HOME. OR ABROAD
Holey Moley. I’d do it.
That’s what she said.
Link to original article:
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/754807–ignatieff-hitting-the-books
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