Week 8

Reading Log:
Mon:  20min  Tues: 20min Thurs: 30min  Sat: 15min  Sun: 15min
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This week I have continued to read articles about the Penn State sex abuse scandal that is all over the news. There are so many developments that continue to come up. There was also a timeline that was given about Sandusky, starting in 1977. There are several articles discussing the interview with Sandusky in which he admitted to showering with and touching young boys, but not "in a sexual way". The whole thing is so very sad. I just keep reading each and every article that comes out though. There have also been several articles about Joe Paterno having lung cancer.

I have also been reading about how the Natalie Wood case has been re-opened after nearly thirty years. I find this interesting because I know who she was from movies, but I never knew that she died in such a suspicious way. I will be interested to see if there can really be any new developments in such an old case. 

Another article I found to be interesting is the article about the students in California who were suing there school for violating their rights to freedom of speech. The group of students were asked to change out of shirts they were that had pictures of American flags on them. The students wore these shirts on Cinco de Mayo in an attempt to aggravate the Mexican students at the school. There have been past altercations between different groups of students. The administration sent home the students who refused to change clothes. A judge, last week, dismissed the case because he said that the administration was acting in accordance to their school rules. I hadn't heard about this law suit so I thought it was interesting to read about.

The last article I read, worth mentioning, was about an incident at The University of California at Davis. Students who were non-violently protesting were pepper sprayed at "point blank" range. The students were sitting on the ground with there arms linked. There is even a video showing the police pepper spraying the students. They were protesting against the tuition increases at the school. There has also been a letter from an assistant principle to the chancellor that was released in which he is asking for the chancellor to resign. The video was very disturbing and I'll be very interested to see what the police have to say in their defense. All that they have said so far is that they were concerned for their safety. After watching the video, it is obvious that nobody was in danger.