the deadline for a.s. applications has already passed, but campaigning begins march 20th and students are encouraged to vote. "this year, not only do you vote on your candidates for direct positions in a.s., but also you'd be voting on increasing your own fee--the a.s. fee. and having a smoke-free campus." elections commissioner aguirre says joining a.s. brings leadersip experience and learning from mistakes. the voting period for the a.s. campaigns takes place between april 8th and april 10th. after that, any student may apply for the vacant positions. the incoming president must be contacted and he or she will decide who to appoint from there. on campus, this is jessica melcher, update news." a lot of events on campus this past week....and our arts and entertainment editor ashley cunha has a recap of all the activities. ashley........ thanks, carla. let's get started. students partied their way to wellness at 'spartapalooza'...an event held to raise student awareness regarding their health and well-being

a.s., the american summit, aladi, unosur, fao, unicef, and the u.n. d. p.m. we would also like to express our special appreciation to all of the dear friends of commander hugo chavez who came here to bid one final farewell including mr. sean pe penn. [applause] we will now hear some words from nicolas maduro, vice president of the republic of venezuela. [speaking in native tongue] >> dear children, grandchildren, brothers, family members of our commander, president, father and guide. dear heads of state, prime min officers -- ministers, princesses, from all four corners of the globe who have come here to express with their love and their presence, their full support, and to the glorious people of venezuela, to our commander, hugo chavez. we would like to thank you all from the bottom of our hearts for having come here from your own countries to render this tribute and to reflect on your words of encouragement and comfort that we so, we need so much during this very tragic moment in the 21st century. dear esteemed leaders, who are here representing social move

smith, the fourth wall street veteran and founder of a.e. smith associates. he's also the great grandson of the four-time governor of the state of new york, serving as chairman of the famed annual dinner, named after his great grandfather and his son. maybe he lead the new york st. patrick's day parade as grand marshal. good to see you, al! thank you so much. i know your parade is on saturday. al, let me ask you, back to the floor, what feels different to you? and you've seen and participated in lots of rallies and lots of sell-offs if your decade, multidecades on wall street. how does this rally feel to you versus past rallies? >> this market just has a great feel to it. the united states seems like the only place to put money. and i left here, it was 14,000. came back five years later, it's 14,000. so we've come full cycle plp >> and you still see buyers? >> yeah, looks all good to me. >> gordon turlock with me here on set. what are you seeing? >> first off, maria, i've got to tell you, what an absolute honor it is to be on with my good friend, al smith. al

a.e. r.m. w.?ow they describe these songs that get stuck on stuk in your head. the song that gets stuck in my head, sweet caroline. >> gretchen: the song that gets stuck in my head, is the one, the dance craze one, i can't remember now. ♪ ♪ gangnam style. >> and the harvard baseball team that stuck with me for quite a while. you end up recycling songs in your head. people that engage us in conversations, that is the best way. >> if you ever get a song stuck in your head, according to western washington university, do something tough with your brain, figure out an anagram, driving a car isn't going to do it. you have to engage your brain. you can read a novel. that might help you. >> gretchen: i think the thing still stays in your head. if you can't fall asleep you should count back word from 300 by 3's. i got way below 200. this the snow working. let us us know if it works for you. >> 12 hints m interests after the hour. a stunning report on the fast and furious scandal. why in the world didn't any

we always tell new employee, we have p .a.s who want to become producers at tmz, we say how many phone calls did you make. well i called this person. they said they will give me a call back. okay, what are you doing? why are you waiting for a them to call you back? you will lose the story to the other person who's actually making the phone call. there's always more than one way to skin a cat. don't wait. our thing is make as many phone calls as it takes and in a short period of time, time is necessary, and get the information when you have it. when we have confirmed it with multiple sources then we publish it. you can't wait but that's the new environment of journalism, you wait you lose. >> you've won enemies, awards, anchor of abc world news now. before that had a long career in television in seattle. in this -- i'm curious what you think. this moment where people get their information, their more likely -- if you're covering a campaign, you're more likely to see a candidate on an entertainment show and in front of you. asking and answering detailed questions and an open interview ab