Last night I watched Anderson Cooper’s Planet in Peril. It is the most amazing documentary special I have seen. I recommend that not only all budding journalists, but all students (who want to educate themselves on the environmental state of our world) should make an effort to watch this. It was on last night at 9 PM on CNN. It’s on tonight at 9 PM as well! Basically Anderson Cooper, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, and Jeff Corwin (Animal Planet biologist) cover aspects of climate change, vanishing habitats, disappearing species and human population growth across the globe. The documentary visits remote places, such as Madagascar and opens the viewers eyes to our planet in peril.

Do yourself a favor and watch this… I promise you won’t be disappointed. For those of you who know me, I think Anderson Cooper is the luckiest man alive… his job is my dream job! What more could you ask for: traveling around the world, visiting remote and untouched places, and at the same time making a difference (in his case, a significant difference).

I vote for Anderson Cooper’s return to Lynn University! To anyone arranging the upcoming May Graduation, may I just say that I think Anderson Cooper would be a fantastic candidate for guest speaker (again). He has achieved so much more since his last visit to Lynn University, and I think, given his international knowledge of global warming (keeping in mind our university is a very diverse and international melting pot of cultures and people) (and also how important environmental awareness is), he is the perfect match! Additionally, for all those English majors, his recent book – Dispatches from the edge – was a phenomenal success. For all those Fashion Majors, his mother is Gloria Vanderbilt. For all those Film students, his father was a Hollywood Actor. For all those Biology and Science students, Planet in Peril (need I say more). For all those International Relations students, he’s been throughout Africa, throughout the Middle East etc. And most obviously, for all those Journalism students.

And if he is unable to be a guest speaker at graduation, then he is most definitely a fine candidate for Dively Frontiers! But I would settle for Sanjay Gupta or Jeff Corwin, if push came to shove!

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