WMCB is sponsoring a clothing/needs drive for the Buffalo City Mission! You can help by bring in donations to WMCB or Lisa VanValkinburgh. We will be bringing all donations to the mission on DECEMBER 5TH. Below are word files that you can open to see whatthe needs and wish lists are. Please contact the site administrator at info@medaillecommunication.com if you have problems viewing these documents.

Other than clothing, some immediate needs are:
DIAPERS, PLASTIC BABY BOTTLES (NEW), DISPOSABLE PULL UPS, BABY WIPES, WOMEN’S SANITARY NAPKINS, WOMEN’S PAJAMAS AND SLIPPERS, WET ONES FOR SWIFFER MOPS AND CLOROX DISINFECTANT WIPES, DEODORANT, BRAS AND PANTIES OF ALL SIZES

MONETARY DONATIONS ARE ALSO ACCEPTED.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

Immediate Needs
Wish List

A friend of mine has a post on blogging, privacy and whether or not we’re just added to the internet trash. Read it and check out the video then come back here. What are your thoughts on blogging? Are some blogs more worthwhile than others? Why?

We will be hosting our first annual Medaille Media Day on Friday, November 9th! Are you registered? Stop by Lisa VanValkinburgh’s office (M028) to sign up for a session, or several. We are looking forward to hosting a number of local professionals who will be able to give you a “real world” perspective on the communication field.

Look for upcoming postings on each session and who will be there!

There is a movement in Dallas to get youth to stop “saggin’. ” This movement brings about a few questions:
1) Is it your right to wear clothes the way you want, or is this racial profiling?
2) Where did sagging come from anyway?

Those organizing the movement in Dallas say that sagging started in prison and indicated that one was sexually available. But according to Snopes.com–a website that aims to dispel Urban Ledgends–this is incorrect. It was really due to prison clothes that didn’t fit properly. You can read more about that argument here.

My question to you: Is sagging a fashion statement or just annoying? If you do it yourself, why?

~Sarah Whitehead

On Monday, October 29th, 2007 Matthew Kushner will interview our president, Dr. Jurasek for the Medaille Magazine. This will take place in the TV studio (M006). Taping will begin at 11am. Feel free to stop in and watch or help out with the taping!

Contact Lisa VanValkinburgh for more information at lvanvalkinburgh@medaille.edu

Web sites like facebook and myspace are wonderful social networking tools for keeping in touch with your friends, but those spaces aren’t the most appropriate for professional networking with potential employers and job leads.

With LinkedIn, you can set up a profile that focuses on your academic and work experience, linking you to a growing web of professionals who are looking for the same things as you are. Get a head start on your search for a post-college job by creating an account and connecting with internship supervisors, faculty, and friends.

~Kara Kane

I want to give a very big thanks to Natalie Schiavone and Mindi Smith, our Promotions Directors.  I asked them to do something for the station that hasn’t happened here for the last 4 years that I’ve been here. They went out and talked with a wide variety of businesses and currently we have Anderson’s Custard and Louie’s Texas Red Hots.  We currently have commercials playing on our station for these businesses and are looking for more.  Very good job ladies, keep up the good work.

If anyone knows of a business that wants to advertise with WMCB, please contact  Natalie Schiavone, Natalian87@msn.com, Mindi Smith, DI7165@aol.com, or me Kyle Skoney, kskoney@medaille.edu.

We are streaming online so ads are can be heard all over the world.  We put up links websites on our page where we are streaming from and we plug businesses throughout our broadcasting day.

~Kyle Skoney, Station Manager

From the Health Center

On Monday, October 22, 2007, Independent Nursing Care will be offering FLU SHOTS from 12 to 2 p.m. on the second floor of the Sullivan Center. Here is a list of the accepted insurances for 2007-08:

AETNA

ANTHEM BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD

BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF WNY

EMPIRE BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD

CIGNA HEALTHCARE

HEALTHNOW

NOVA( IHA only)

INDEPENDENT HEALTH

UNIVERA HEALTHCARE

PREFERRED CARE

BLUE CHOICE ROCHESTER

MEDICARE

MVP

RAILROAD MEDICARE

TODAY’S OPTIONS

The cost will be $30.00 for those participants without proper insurance. If you have any questions please call the Health Center at 880-2133/2112.

 WMCB has a couple of events that we are proud to do.

1. October 31st the Lizzard will be holding our annual Halloween Remote. We will be playing music on a stage set up in the Sullivan Center

at 12:30. There will be a Pumpkin Toss, yes we will be throwing actual pumpkins. Also, we will be trying to gross out contestants with our What’s in the Pumpkin contest. Our Prize wheel will be spinning for fabulous prizes including gift certificates to Anderson’s and Louie’s Texas Red Hots.

2. Starting October 31st and running through Thanksgiving is our WMCB clothing drive. We will be collecting donations in the Sullivan Campus Center starting on Halloween until Friday November 9th. Donations will be excepted up to Thanksgiving break at the station room M010 or Lisa VanValkinburgh’s office room M023. Money donations will also be excepted, but only in Lisa V.’s office. Please DO NOT bring money donations to the Station.

WMCB members will be loading up all donations collected and will be taken downtown to a shelter before the end of the semester.

~Kyle Skoney, Station Manager

From Marsha Glose, Director of Health Services:

Due to the recent news coverage about MRSA, I have received many questions regarding MRSA and staph infections.  This problem is not really new and there have been a few cases appearing on campuses in the area for about the past two years. For more information, please visit: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/ar_mrsa.html.  The following information applies to both Staph and MRSA.

Staphylococcus aureus or MRSA infectiont is Staphylococcus

Staph is a type of bacteria. It may cause skin infections that look like pimples or boils. Sometimes it is mistaken for a spider bite. Skin infections caused by Staph may be red, swollen, painful, or have pus or other drainage. Some Staph (known as Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus or MRSA) are resistant to certain antibiotics, making it harder to treat.

Anyone can get a Staph infection. People are more likely to get a Staph infection if they have:

• Skin-to-skin contact with someone who has a Staph infection
• Contact with items and surfaces that have Staph on them
• Openings in their skin such as cuts or scrapes
• Crowded living conditions
• Poor hygiene are infections?

Most Staph skin infections are minor and may be easily treated. Staph also may cause more serious infections, such as infections of the bloodstream, surgical sites, or pneumonia. Sometimes, a Staph infection that starts as a skin infection may worsen. It is important to contact your doctor if your infection does not get better.reated?

Treatment for a Staph skin infection may include taking an antibiotic or having a doctor drain the infection. If you are given an antibiotic, be sure to take all of the doses, even if the infection is getting better, unless your doctor tells you to stop taking it. Do not share antibiotics with other people or save them to use later.  Some ways to prevent a Staph skin infection include: How do I from spreading?

- Wash your hands often or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer

- Keep your cuts and scrapes clean and cover them with bandages

- Do not touch other people’s cuts or bandages

- Do not share personal items like towels or razors

 ~Contact Marsha Glose, Director of Health Services at mglose@medaille.edu