Peer Edit

Help a classmate. Correct the following sentences and publish to your blog.

1. California will be the first state to legalize cannabis use, Treasurer Alex J. Fortune said.

2. Public Works Director Mark Workman said the ordinance went into effect on Jan. 19.

3. The last three years have resulted in drastic cuts to WSU's budget.

4. Sen. Will Jones criticized the timing of the 5 percent increase in parking rates.

5. Twenty-one businesses replied.

6. The all-day event will allow the group to plan its agenda for the year.

7. “I think it would have been cool to do something like that as a freshman," Parsons said. "I know my parents would have loved it.”

8. More than 10,000 fans packed into Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Wash. to watch the Cougars take on the Huskies.

9. Entertainment, drink specials, and give-a-ways welcomed back the 21-and-older crowd.

10. “Turn your passion for social justice into action,” said Marguerite Medina, the UI GSA co-chair.

11. The legislation initiative was filed Wednesday, Jan. 26. The proposed initiative would legalize marijuana for Washington residents 18 years-and-older.

12. Mark Workman, the public works director, said police distributed 29 parking tickets last Veterans day.


Define the following acronyms. If you are unsure, guess.

EIS E... International Students?
SAAC - SA... Student Athletics committee?
WSURF - The Washington surf group? (Because there are so many places to surf in this state... especially in the middle of wheat fields.)
UI GSA - University of Idaho Gay Straight Alliance
IEW - Ewwwwwwwwww.
NORML - Marijuana group.
BSU - black student union
GIESORC - this is the ugliest looking acronym ever.
VIBES - The is the best-looking acronym ever.
DOLA - looks like the Spanish word for pain.