I'm reviewing Grabriela Guadarrama, "Toll talk, we need a small loan of 30 billion dollars" article. Guadarrama's article focused on tolls and how Texas is wanting to build more even if it means being 30 billion dollars in debt, or more. Guadarrama focuses her view on how she doesn't agree with adding more tolls because of how costly it gets for us who pay weekly for them. She did a great job stating her opinion from the beginning and keeping that opinion throughout her blog. This story interested me because i never really thought of tolls as a bothering thing, but more as a better choice to skip traffic and go at 85mph. Although i agree with tolls being pricey, and the option of less stops, i don't quite agree on removing all of them. Mainly because if we decide to remove them and open them to everyone for free, tolls will be another I35 and honestly i wouldn't want that. Tolls have been a life saver for me in the sense that it only takes me 30 min to get to Buda and visit my pregnant sister on rush hour, instead of an hour and a half in I35. For this, i wouldn't mind paying my 11 dollars a month for the 6 trips back and forth to Buda.
This blog was great in teaching others of the pros and cons of tolls and where the toll money that we pay each month go to. I agree with there being enough tolls and how tolls should lower on how many times we should get charged on for one road.
Thursday, April 21, 2016
Thursday, April 7, 2016
Murder of Haruka Weiser on UT campus should shake us all.
On April 7, 2016, Statesman writer Tara Trower Doolittle, released an article mentioning the freshman UT student who was murdered on April 3, 2016 near Waller Creek on Sunday night. The investigation was turned to the Austin Police Department on Wednesday who notified the victims family and publicly named the victim as "Haruka Weiser, an 18-year-old dance major from Portland, Ore., was murdered on her way home from the Winship Drama Building, according to police." Her information was given out in hopes of identifying a man on a bike in a video taken nearby.
This tragedy that happened to the female victim "was likely to rock the feeling of safety and security on the Austin campus." Although a lot hasn't been said about the incident the university called for an "overall security evaluation of the campus by the Department of Public Safety. The university has also increased patrols and is offering escorts for anyone on campus who feels unsafe moving around on campus."
The University of Texas and Texas overall did a good job in warning its students through text, email, and UT website of what was happening. I remember being with my cousin when she received a text from UT saying that one of the student was murdered on campus. The next day they followed with another message saying they're working with UTPD and other law enforcement agencies to locate the suspect. Having family members work and go to UT made me sick to my stomach to think that someone's life could be taken so easily. UT's president made sure its students were aware of all time what was happening as well as making sure they felt safe. I loved hearing that the university increased patrol for those who needed escorts who felt unsafe while on campus. As well as adding shuttles wo take dance students to their destinations, which is were Haruka Weiser was last seen.
The Austin Police Department did a good job themselves by giving a statement warning the students to always "walk in groups, specially at night. Don't walk distracted by your phone, and be aware of your surroundings at all time." Although UT didn't mention this but the Statesman post did, mentioned that this kind of stuff distressing lot of women, who must look over their shoulder's in dark places. Statesman stated, "Although this particular incident represents a first for the University of Texas campus, it only punctuates the grim reality that women, in particular must always be on their guard." I would of liked UT to have included this but besides that, Texas did a good job informing the students and its faculties of new evidence as its being presented.
This tragedy that happened to the female victim "was likely to rock the feeling of safety and security on the Austin campus." Although a lot hasn't been said about the incident the university called for an "overall security evaluation of the campus by the Department of Public Safety. The university has also increased patrols and is offering escorts for anyone on campus who feels unsafe moving around on campus."
The University of Texas and Texas overall did a good job in warning its students through text, email, and UT website of what was happening. I remember being with my cousin when she received a text from UT saying that one of the student was murdered on campus. The next day they followed with another message saying they're working with UTPD and other law enforcement agencies to locate the suspect. Having family members work and go to UT made me sick to my stomach to think that someone's life could be taken so easily. UT's president made sure its students were aware of all time what was happening as well as making sure they felt safe. I loved hearing that the university increased patrol for those who needed escorts who felt unsafe while on campus. As well as adding shuttles wo take dance students to their destinations, which is were Haruka Weiser was last seen.
The Austin Police Department did a good job themselves by giving a statement warning the students to always "walk in groups, specially at night. Don't walk distracted by your phone, and be aware of your surroundings at all time." Although UT didn't mention this but the Statesman post did, mentioned that this kind of stuff distressing lot of women, who must look over their shoulder's in dark places. Statesman stated, "Although this particular incident represents a first for the University of Texas campus, it only punctuates the grim reality that women, in particular must always be on their guard." I would of liked UT to have included this but besides that, Texas did a good job informing the students and its faculties of new evidence as its being presented.
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