The event is held at the Prairie Capitol Convention Center (1 Convention Center Plaza, Springfield, IL, 62701), September 24, 2011 from 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. Michael Jordan’s speech will be at 6 p.m. along with light refreshments, 30-minute speeches, child daycare, and a drunk-goggles crash course all day long.

WHAT IS GOING ON?!

SPRINGFIELD, IL – With the Holiday season fast approaching, Mother’s Against Drunk Driving will be touring the U.S. and stopping here in Spring-field. Every year, MADD sponsors a campaign aimed at preventing drinking and driving, supporting those affected, and preventing underage consumption. This year MADD is teaming up with the one and only Michael Jordan, which will make a guest appearance. Michael will be signing autographs, and giving a personal testimonial that many people don’t know about.

M.J & M.A.D.D VISIT SPRINGFIELD

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MICHAEL

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GHOST HUNT-

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Come out and join us and help support a good cause to get drunk drivers off of the streets. Mothers Against Drunk Driving was founded in 1980 by Candice Lightner. Candice’s daughter was killed in a hit and run drunk driving accident just outside their California home. She will be attending this event signing autographs, answering questions, and giving personal testimonials of how one drunk driver changed her life forever. Candice will be giving two speeches, the first at 1 p.m. and the other at 7 p.m. which are a must-see.

“The Mission of Mothers Against Drunk Driving is to stop drunk driving, support the victims of this violent crime, and prevent underage drinking”

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NOV.16

, 2011

SPRINGFIELD, IL – All of

us at Benedictine know that

Brinkerhoff is haunted…Well

it’s time the student govern-

ment did something about it!

Join Benedictine University

faculty and students, and

Ghost Hunters Monday,

October 31st, 2011 to help

hunt down Chris Farley’s

ghost in Brinkerhoff!

Ghost Hunters has received

many calls over the years

regarding Brinkerhoff being

haunted. There have been

plenty of sightings, but

nothing has ever been done

about the occurrences. It is

time we all come to terms

with our school being

haunted!

Benedictine University

at Springfield dedicates

itself to the education of

undergraduate and

graduate students from

diverse ethnic, racial and

religious backgrounds.

As an academic commu-

nity committed to liberal

arts and professional

education – distin-

guished and guided by

its Roman Catholic tra-

dition and Benedictine

heritage – the University

prepares its students

for a lifetime as active,

informed and re-

sponsible citizens and

leaders in the world

community.

Chris Farley & Ghost Hunters Visit

Benedictine University

Ghost Hunters will be at

Benedictine University,

Springfield on Monday,

October 31st, 2011 from

6p.m – 1 a.m. There will be

light refreshments, food,

music in the cafeteria, and

ghost hunting on the 2nd,

and 3rd floors of the

building.

Chris Farley has been

the most common ghost

seen at Brinkerhoff and

has been seen the past

10 Halloween nights be-

tween the hours of 8-

12! If he comes out

again, you’ll be able to

interact with Chris Far-

ley’s ghost! His ghost is

known to give words of

advice and even some-

times quote some of his

all time favorite say-

ings!

A HEALTHY

BALANCE

(Springfield, IL)… In

today’s society, it is very

difficult for young college

students to work, go to

school, pay bills, and

balance everyday life. Many

students may not have the

funds to survive day-to-day,

which is why credit cards

have had an increased

usage. When students

usually get there first credit

card, many times they will

impulse buy and max out

the card, which usually

leads to a much bigger

problem for them when they

get out of college. Nellie

Mae, a large student loan

provider, found that college

freshmen carry an average

balance of $1,585. That

average balance swells to

$2,864 by their senior year.”

The amount of interest on

credit cards can be

devastating for a student

when he/she gets out of

college. Along with the high

interest rates, students may

also have to worry about

finding a job, developing

their career, student loans,

and much more.

With this said, I think

college students need to be a

little more aware of what

they’re getting into when

signing up for a credit card

by following these 7 tips

for handling a credit

card. Although you may

not like to read the small

print on the terms and

conditions, you should

still do so to fully under-

stand what you are get-

ting yourself into.

A

HEALTHY

BALANCE

Next, play with the

interest rates and

hypothetical amounts

you charge to the card to

determine how much

how much an item will

cost when interest is

incurred. Third, always

set a budget no matter

what, and stick to it.

Always make your

payments on-time, even

if you can’t make the

payment in full you will

still get charged less

interest. Lastly, never go

over the authorized credit

amount of the card be-

cause it will lead to addi-

tional charges.

What are the big reasons

gas prices have gone up

and are staying up? You

may also ask yourself,

what can I do to help the

prices go back down?

The single larg-

est reasons that affect

the price of gas are the

supply and demand of

the economy. If people

aren’t using as much

gasoline, then the whole

economy suffers. From

the technology of cars

and new gas as well as

efficient hybrids coming

out on the market, peo-

ple are using less and

less gas these days. Jobs

have been cut throughout

the automotive industry

including the refineries,

transportation jobs and

the manufacturing jobs.

Logistics are also being

improved so that

companies aren’t using

as much gas, airlines are

cutting flights, and

people are finding

alternative means to

travel due to the high gas

prices. This, in turn,

affects the demand of the

economy. Consequently,

Americans should still

keep purchasing gas as if

nothing were wrong.

This would then not have

such an effect on the

demand of the country.

Another large

role in the price of gas

prices staying so high, is

increased taxes on gas.

These taxes are up to

19% now! The EPA has

started to regulate the

amount of CO2 that

refineries are emitting.

This requires the

refineries to do more

work to purify the oil

even more.

Therefore,

causing the prices to rise.

Believe me, I am a firm

believer in global

warming, but there has

got to be another way to

stop all of these increases

in fuel.

I really hope

there is something that

can be done about this

pressing issue of the

times. For now, I will

continue to exercise my

right as an American and

continue supporting

buying gas while still

getting my word out

there for others to hear.

I’ve touched base a

couple times on my blog

about the steep gas prices

and economy in today’s

times. Gas these days is

extremely over-priced;

with the national average

still at $3.91 a gallon, it’s

time for the prices to

start moving down.

When I’m driving down

the road now, I, literally,

feel like there is money

being guzzled through

my car. With summer at

an end, there doesn’t

seem to be much hope

for the prices to drop…

So I’m sure you’re ask-

ing yourself, as many

others have…,

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Cool’!!

WRITE THEM:

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By: Andrew Cole-