User talk:PaulAtlanta

I'm Paul Hale, Alumni of Clayton State University, and the Founder, Alumni Editor-in-Chief, of The Clayton State Independent TM and The Independent TM.

Three times, I have matriculated at Clayton State; LPN, RN, receiving a Degree in Health Sciences, December 2005.

My contributions to the CSU listing on Wikipedia include:


 * Highlighting CSU's achievements, using correct grammar and action verbs;


 * Detailing the correct history of CSU, especially, its four name changes, four presidents, and correcting "five lakes" to the correct, "four ponds and one lake";


 * Correcting "Master's awarded, then University Status" to the correct, "University status, then Master's"


 * Adding the Achievements of CSU's Sports Programs;


 * Highlighting CSU's Spivey Hall and Downs Center, the programs and benefits these two world-class venues contribute to the communities served by CSU.


 * And listing CSU's First, Independent News Service.

12 January 2006

Wikipedia

helpdesk-l@wikimedia.org

Dear Sir or Madam:

On September 30, 2005, The Clayton State Independent TM came into being as the lone alternative news and information voice for students, alumni, faculty, and the communities served by Clayton State University located in Morrow, Georgia.

During the nearly forty year history of the university, only one student newspaper has existed. Due to recent court rulings, and due to influence of others, our university directed student paper, has had almost no change in its format and presentation of news of importance to students and their parents.

The Independent sm made its first news post on September 30, 2005, with the announcement of a yearly, local, cultural event. The Independent sm first provided a link to its web site on Wikipedia, on November 11, 2005.

Recently, The Independent sm has been under attack by persons who do not wish to have made available to the public, news, facts, information, and events that would not be otherwise known to the university student body, parents, and communities affected by Clayton State. The Independent's sm commentary is frank, biting, and vital, at our campus, where historically, there has only been one side of the news presented.

One objector to The Independent sm, appears to be a member of the university community, which is to be expected in any pluralistic community; the other, a person(s) not affiliated with the university community, rather, a seller of used computers, whose selling techniques and grossly inflated prices, were revealed in several Internet postings made by The Independent sm. That person, is known to law enforcement agencies, has been served with several cease and desist orders, and their Internet Service Provider notified.

The Independent sm desired to contact Wikipedia earlier today regarding continuous removal of our link on the Wikipedia site, however, breaking news and educational obligations, prevented my earlier contact Wikipedia. Tonight, I completed a scholarship packet for myself, for Medical School, due tomorrow afternoon in Chicago. It bears the recommendations of MD’s and PhD’s all whom know me intimately. Writing this letter prevented me from taking my scholarship application to the airport for overnight delivery. Accordingly, I will take the packet personally to Chicago, in the Morning.

Accordingly, The Independent sm asks Wikipedia to consider the following:

When The Independent sm first posted its link of Wikipedia, there were several untrue claims about the university on the Wikipedia / CSU page, among them our university has "five lakes," instead, it has a lake and four small ponds, and campus population statistics were grossly incorrect for diversity and population.

The Clayton State Office of Image boasts CSU as being the third university in the nation to mandate laptop ownership for all students. In a recent article, The Independent sm revealed the facts behind mandated laptop ownership, under the guise of "access to" or "shared use of a laptop."

The Independent sm illuminated deceptive practices used by Clayton State University, Dell, and Gateway Computers, to sell students and their unsuspecting parents laptops costing $1000 to $1500, when a computer costing only $50, would work just as well.

In recent articles, racial discrimination by Blacks against Asians, Caucasians, Latinos, Asian-Indians, Middle Easterners and Native Americans, have been presented to the university body. The Independent sm was able to present these articles, due to my election to the University Student Government Association, as the Senior University Senator.

During my tenure, I learned a Gay student was severely beaten by three men– Under the direction of a SGA Officer - And this week, because of The Independent’s sm efforts, the university has witnessed the resignation of the SGA President, a thirty year old man, following The Independent sm running an article on his assaulting a female on campus - As stated by three university police officers.

At Clayton State, there is a history of deception utilized by university administration to promote the hidden curriculums of the University.

Clayton State University is located in Clayton County, Georgia, where the average combined SAT score is 860. The Independent sm firmly believes that to raise SAT scores, requires The Independent’s sm, independent voice, to increase awareness of the low scores and serve as the impetus for improving the quality of primary, secondary, and higher education, making all known information available, to persons seeking complete information about the Clayton State campus.

I have matriculated at CSU three times and am a fourth-generation Atlantan. I have also served as Director of Student Life and Campus Security for a private university concern, and as a Campus Facilities Management Assistant, at a private university.

I kindly request Wikipedia would allow the posting of The Independent’s sm link on its pages: http://Groups.Msn.Com/ClaytonStateStudents.

Outside of The Independent sm, there are no additional, external links of relevance, other than a link to the University System of Georgia web site: www.usg.edu; all student organization links can also be found at www.clayton.edu.

Our independent voice, is becoming recognized as one of the most important University web sites in America, as we are not politically affiliated, logically-oriented and seek only to publish truth and genuine commentary.

Please contact The Independent sm with any questions or comments you might have. And I will be pleased to answer any questions you have. Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,

Paul Hale

Founder, Alumni Editor-in-Chief

The Clayton State Independent TM

The First Student and Alumni Operated Independent Newspaper at Clayton State, Where you are the Reporter sm

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Clayton_State_University&action=history