** 2008 Knight Lecture: Blogger Josh Marshall **

7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 28
Jordan Hall Lecture Hall 041
Free to the public
Talking Points Memo founder to give Knight Lecture

Josh Marshall, founder of the influential blog Talking Points Memo, will give the 20th annual Knight Lecture at Stanford.

In the seven years since Marshall created the blog, during the 2000 election Florida recount, it has grown into a major enterprise, including TPMMuckraker, TPM Election Central, and TPMCafé. Its coverage has often been ahead of mainstream news media, which was recognized this year when Marshall became the first blogger to win a George Polk award. The award was given for his coverage of the politically motivated dismissals of United States attorneys across the country, which ultimately led to the resignation of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.

The title of his talk is "New Frontier: Journalism's Opportunity in Web 2.0." The talk will be given at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 28, in Jordan Hall Lecture Hall 041. It is free and open to the public. The lecture is sponsored by the John S. Knight Fellowships for Professional Journalists.

** COIN 63 / 70A Midterm Exam this Weekend **

Sometime this weekend, log on to Etudes NG and choose Test Center. Check the Week 7 Online Guide for your class for times and details.

Good luck!!

** Network Outage Tonight/Tomorrow AM **

Some of you may have been aware of a network outage at Foothill Campus last evening, Tuesday May 20th around 6 PM. ETS needs to replace failed equipment tonight in order to restore full redundancy to the network.

• The first outage will be TONIGHT, Wednesday May 21st starting at 11 PM and last until 1 AM.
• The second outage will be TOMORROW, Thursday morning, May 22nd starting 6 AM and last until 7:30 AM.

During the outage, NO NETWORK SERVICES will be available.

** Great Read! **

I just finished a fabulous new book by Cory Doctorow, who is a science fiction writer. He is also co-editor for the popular website www.boingboing.net and the former European director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
Synopsis:

Marcus, a.k.a “w1n5t0n,” is only seventeen years old, but he figures he already knows how the system works–and how to work the system. Smart, fast, and wise to the ways of the networked world, he has no trouble outwitting his high school’s intrusive but clumsy surveillance systems.

But his whole world changes when he and his friends find themselves caught in the aftermath of a major terrorist attack on San Francisco. In the wrong place at the wrong time, Marcus and his crew are apprehended by the Department of Homeland Security and whisked away to a secret prison where they’re mercilessly interrogated for days.

When the DHS finally releases them, Marcus discovers that his city has become a police state where every citizen is treated like a potential terrorist. He knows that no one will believe his story, which leaves him only one option: to take down the DHS himself.

Little Brother is a "rousing tale of techno-geek rebellion"
-Scott Westerfield, author of Uglies, Pretties, and Specials.
A worthy younger sibling to Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four, Cory Doctorow's
Little Brotheris lively, precocious, and, most important, a little scary."
-Brian K. Vaughan, author of the graphic novel, Y:The Last Man.

Doctorow will be discussing his book at the Los Altos Library and books will be available for purchase. BTW, you won't be able to check it out from the library because I have it!!

Time: Thursday, May 22, 2008 4:00 p.m.
Location: Los Altos Library, 13 S. San Antonio Road, Los Altos, CA 94022
Phone: 650-948-7683

You can also download the book here.

** Voter Registration Deadline Today! **

Today is the last day to register to vote for the June 3 primary.

Forms are available at the registrar's offices or can be printed off the web site:

http://www.sccvote.org

Forms are also available at libraries, post offices, city halls and the state DMV. To register to vote, you must be at least 18 years old by election day, a US citizen and a California resident.

REGISTER!!

** COIN 61 Midterm Exam this Weekend **

If you are in COIN 61, you have a midterm exam due this weekend. Sometime between 8:00 am today and 10:00 pm Saturday, log on to Etudes NG and choose Test Center. You can review test taking in the Modules > Student User Guide 1.3 Taking Tests or click the My Workspace tab and then choose Learn how to take tests in the system (on the right under Tips and Information).

Think clearly and breathe deeply! Good luck!

** Summer Session Classes Start June 30 **

Summer Session Classes Start June 30
June 03, 2008 - June 29, 2008

Foothill's Summer Session classes begin the week of June 30 and run through Aug. 8, unless otherwise noted in the Schedule of Classes. The schedule is now posted online. In addition, the printed version of schedule will begin arriving in local homes after May 23.

California residents pay just $13 per unit for Foothill classes. A full range of student support services is available, including financial aid, academic counseling, child care and tutoring.

Continuing students (those who were enrolled in spring classes at Foothill) can register online or by phone June 3-29. New and former students can register online or by phone June 9-29.

New and continuing students can register for classes, review the class schedule, pay enrollment fees, purchase parking permits and buy textbooks online at www.foothill.edu. To register by phone, call (650) 917-0509 or (408) 777-9394.

Foothill College in Los Altos Hills can help you earn a specialized certificate, associate degree or upgrade your current job skills. Foothill can also help you complete the general education course requirements you need to transfer to a four-year university. Most Foothill College courses are transferable to California State University and University of California campuses as well as private colleges and universities.

For more information, access the class schedule online at www.foothill.edu or call (650) 949-7325.