Alang814
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Hi, everybody!
About Me
I am an undergraduate living in western
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I play
ice hockey (
poorly),
racquetball, and have played in a few bands (mostly on the drums). In addition to my usual editing interests of politics, science and philosophy, I read and edit pop culture and entertainment articles from time to time. I love
music and
movies, and it is my firm belief that if there is a heaven, it would be something like a
Jimmy Eat World concert. I read a lot, mostly non-fiction political stuff (boring, I know). As far as authors go,
Noam Chomsky is a personal favorite, especially his book
Manufacturing Consent, which is an analysis of how propaganda exists in the United States even though the media is not directly controlled by government. I'm a licensed
diver, with some rescue and scientific diving training, and did an internship in the field, under a
marine biologist for the
National Museum of Natural History at the
Smithsonian Institution, collecting biological specimens in the
Caribbean Sea to help re-assess how diverse that part of the ocean is.
My political stances are generally liberal (in the American sense of the word), with some exceptions; but I have no problem with conservatives and I choose not to be involved with any political party. I see differences in stances as different opinions from different people with different minds and thought processes, and most of them are equally valid, even though I may disagree with them. Differing views are all means to the same end. The only things that bug me in politics are apathy, ignorance, intolerance and, by extension, Sarah Palin. I do my best to keep bias from getting into my edits of actual articles, though.
Okay, now I'm off my soapbox. That about sums it up. Any questions or comments, don't hesitate to post on my talk page. Thanks!
Pages I've Created
Baldwin-Reynolds House
20 June, 2010
2009-2010 Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act (aka the "Brown Bailout")
23 June, 2010 in collaboration with: P@ddington
Userboxes
- User:UBX/PSU26 June, 2010
Works in Progress
- If you feel like helping out with any of these don't hesitate to let me know. I usually start them on a sub-page on my userpage
- A Sub-section on the Wikipedia page on Criticism of Wikipedia, linking to the main article to be started here
- Considering expanding an article on Chicago-style politics
Pages I've Edited