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There is a wealth of detail about public high schools in the Condition of Education 2012 report issued a few weeks ago by the National Center for Education Statistics.
This year's report looked at high school trends over the last 20 years. Among the interesting statistics: There has been a doubling of students taking math and science courses.
Of local interest, the statistical snapshot found that public high school enrollment increased by 35 percent in the South between 1989 and 2010, from 4 million students to 5.4 million.
Other striking stats: The number of high school students 16 and older holding jobs dropped from 32 percent to 16 percent between 1990 and 2010. Distance/online education is growing, from 222,000 students in 2002-03 to more than 1.3 million in 2009-10.
High school grads are more likely to go directly to college. In 1975, 51 percent of teens went off to a two- or four-year college in the fall after their high school graduation. In 2009-2010, 70 percent did so. (For a deeper look at this increase and why the news is not all cheery, take a look at this Ed Week blog.)
The Alliance for Excellent Education released a good summary of the Condition of Education 2012 report, which can be read in full here. Here is the summary from the Alliance:
In its analysis of high school completion, the report uses several different measures, including the number of high schools that are considered "low-retention." In these high schools, the senior class is 70 percent or less than the size of the freshman class that entered four years earlier. In School Year 1990–91, 3,112 regular public high schools (24 percent) were considered low-retention. That number increased to 4,581 high schools (32.4 percent) in SY 2000–01 before dropping slightly to 4,096 high schools (26.4 percent) in SY 2009–10.
The report also examines trends in the status dropout rate, which represents the percentage of 16- to 24-year-olds who are not enrolled in school and have not earned a high school credential (i.e., diploma or General Education Development certificate). It finds that the overall status dropout rate declined from 12 percent in 1990 to 7 percent in 2010. Most notably, the status dropout rate for Hispanic students fell from 32 percent to 15 percent. Even with the decrease, however, Hispanic students continue to have a higher status dropout rate than white students (5 percent) and African Americans (8 percent).
The final completion statistic the report examines is Averaged Freshman Graduation Rate, which is based on a ratio of diplomas conferred compared to an incoming freshman class from four years earlier. The report notes that the national rate increased from 73.7 percent in SY 1990–91 to 75.5 percent in SY 2008–09. During that time, 30 states saw an increase in their AFGR, including Vermont, which saw a 10-percentage-point increase. Twenty states saw their AFGR decline by more than 5 percentage points, including New Mexico (5.3 percentage points), Wyoming (6.0 percentage points), and Nevada (20.7 percentage points).
In addition to high school completion data, the report includes significant data on high school enrollment, finding large increases in enrollment from the School Year 1990–91 until 2010–11, followed by a period of slower growth that is driven largely by increases in the number of Hispanic students. According to the report, enrollment in grades nine through 12 increased from 11.3 million in 1990–91 to 15 million in SY 2010–11. By 2021–22, high school enrollment is projected to grow only slightly to 15.5 million.
By SY 2021–22, the report projects that white students will account for only 53 percent of the enrollment in grades nine through 12, down from 67 percent in SY 1995–96. Enrollment for African American students will remain steady at around 16 percent, while enrollment of Hispanic students will grow dramatically from 12 percent to 23 percent. The percentage of Asian students is expected to increase from 4 percent to 7 percent.
In its analysis of course-taking habits of high school seniors, the report finds that the percentage of high school graduates from the Class of 2009 who took science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) classes was higher than their peers from the Class of 1990 in nearly every subject studied, including geometry, Algebra II, biology, chemistry, and physics. The only subject in which a decrease was identified was Algebra I, which fell from 77 percent in 1990 to 69 percent in 2009. The report attributes the decrease to more students from the Class of 2009 taking Algebra I prior to high school.
The report also examines the explosion in the number of students enrolling in distance education courses. According to the report, distance education courses are "credit-granting, technology-delivered, have either the instructor in a different location than the students, and/or have the course content delivered in, or delivered from, a different location than of the students."
In School Year 2002–03, there were 222,000 high school students enrolled in digital courses; by SY 2009–10, that number had grown to 1.3 million. Among school districts, 53 percent had some high school students who were enrolled in distance education courses in SY 2009–10.
The report also examines increases in the percentage of high school graduates who enroll in postsecondary education in the fall after graduation and the growing gap between male and female graduates in the pursuit of higher education. According to the report, the percentage of high school graduates who immediately enrolled in a two- or four-year college increased from 60 percent in 1990 to 70 percent in 2010. A significant gap was identified between the percentage of students from low-income families (52 percent) electing higher education compared to those from high-income families (82 percent).
More troubling could be the slowing rate at which males pursue higher education after high school compared to their female counterparts. According to the report, 62 percent of females enrolled in higher education immediately after high school graduation in 1990 compared to 58 percent of males — a gap of 4 percent. In 2010, however, 74 percent of females pursued higher education compared to only 63 percent of males — a much larger gap of 11 percent. The pattern continued for students who planned to graduate from a four-year college, with 53 percent of males planning to do so in 2010 versus 66 percent of females—a gap of 13 percent in 2010 compared to a 5 percent gap that existed in 1990.
The Condition of Education 2012 includes various high school student achievement data, including the 2008 long-term trend National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), the main NAEP tests in civics, geography, and history, and the 2009 Programme for International Student Assessment. It also examines high school attendance and its impact on student achievement, school safety, and extracurricular activities and work. For example, it finds that the percentage of students participating in extracurricular activities changed little between 1990 and 2010, with the exception of sports, in which participation increased from 36 percent to 40 percent. What did change during that time, however, was the percentage of students aged 16 or older who were employed, which fell from nearly one-third (32 percent) in 1990 to just 16 percent in 2010.
In total, The Condition of Education 2012 includes 49 indicators of important developments and trends in U.S. education based on data that was available by March 2012, including participation rates in education, elementary and secondary education and outcomes, and postsecondary education and outcomes.
–From Maureen Downey, for the AJC Get Schooled blog
June 17th, 2012
3:47 am
Teaching is a highly overrated activity. Instead of schools, I think we should look into autodidactic learning or self-instruction. Very few geniuses or great artists were ever shaped by their attendance at school. With the arrival of the computer and virtual reality technology, there is more reason than ever to encourage self-instruction.
June 17th, 2012
3:58 am
I do believe the future will hold no more brick and motar buildings. Within 20 years all will be online learning, College tuition has gotten way out of line. Public education has been and will continue to take cuts no matter how much money keeps being thrown it's way!!! So very sad for our country. Take control of your own education don't depend on the gov't or anyone else to do it!!
June 17th, 2012
4:11 am
The human rights issue of the 21st century is the lack of first-rate learning opportunities for poor kids enrolled in public schools.
"You can't have good learning opportunities without good teaching opportunities." And "you" can't have good teaching opportunities in classrooms and schools where disrespect, disorder and detachment reign.
June 17th, 2012
5:35 am
Profling, if everyone were a genius or great artist, we wouldn't need schools, as you say. The reality is that most people benefit from being taught how to do things.
At the same time, as the report reveals, online learning is becoming more common, and will likely take an increasing share of the educational market. Whether people continue to learn online through formal classes that require tuition, or on their own using available sources, remains to be seen.
June 17th, 2012
6:45 am
STOP teaching to pass the government tests. Bring real problem solving, and real world skills back to schools. We also need to stop coddleing students and hold them accountable for their actions. Parents need to get a backbone and realize their kid is NOT perfect and does no wrong.
June 17th, 2012
7:47 am
Should be good news for those earning their living off the taxpayers.
But should we be concerned that NAEP and other achievement tests aren't mentioned until the very end? And that no comparative assessment scores are included—or even hinted at?
June 17th, 2012
7:51 am
Should be good news for those earning their living off the taxpayers.
But should we be concerned that NAEP and other achievement tests aren't mentioned until the very end? And that no comparative assessment scores are included—or even hinted at?
— GwinnettParentz
June 17th, 2012
8:09 am
Some people earn their living off taxpayers? Say,how does that work?
June 17th, 2012
8:11 am
several things stuck out for me in this
-did the number of hispanic non finishers reflect the migrant nature of many lower income families?
-I'm not surprised the male – female ratio is what it is. for decades now socially the role and value of men has been under fire.
-of course the gap between lower/higher income is great when it come to going directly to college. lower income kids have less options and often have to work. and then factor in the skyrocketing costs of higher ed…
-distance ed/online courses are growing for a very simple reason. kids can do summer school from the comfort of their own home.
overall, seems to me the results are pretty straightforward for a society which places no real value on education and a highly overdeveloped sense of immediate gratification
June 17th, 2012
8:13 am
@ carlos
please don't feed the troll
June 17th, 2012
8:17 am
I think what 7:51 meant was those citizens/(non-citizens with citizen children) who receive welfare checks simply live off the earnings of taxpayers. They certainly don't "earn" anything.
June 17th, 2012
8:26 am
On-line teaching and learning is coming and will replace traditional school rooms. These changes are mind boggling now but will be the norm in about 15 to 20 years.
June 17th, 2012
8:31 am
Peter Smagorinsky, I agree with profling that self-instruction could be more of a factor in education. It does not rely on genius, but it does depend on self-motivation/ambition.
Promoting/teaching the skill of self-instruction is like teaching someone how to fish instead of providing them with fish (I think the Bible, the historical parable, states that somewhere).
Computers can be used to visualize mathematical and scientific concepts that help and inspire understanding. Another way computers help learning is actually development of ideas. Would a student learn more by reading a dull book/listening to a dull lecture or actually building a working robotic device?
History/Political Science…aren't they just "facts" in general. They say "if we don't understand the past we are doomed to repeat it". I'm not sure it works that way anymore, they're are too many variables in any historical context that the chance of history repeating itself is pretty low.
We need more innovative online teaching techniques and more educational material developed that drives home the point being presented clearly. I don't think one texbook for all always works. I look for alternative presentations when the current presentation is not working for me. The differences between authors can be dramatic in their impact on different students.
June 17th, 2012
10:06 am
Rick in Grayson and others, online learning takes place every day. It's available to high school students, both for school credit and for homeschooling (e.g., http://www.musthighschool.com/) or GED prep. Universities are now in the game as well; we're always being encouraged to develop online courses (credit-bearing, of course).
If gasoline continues to get expensive, as I'm certain it will, online courses may well take a bigger role in university learning. Because young people are so acclimated to computer-based learning, it's often a good option for them; and for working people getting degrees in the evening, it's also a good option.
As for becoming self-educated online–I do it all the time, and I suspect that you do too. I'm self-taught in much of what I do; but I also value the great teachers I've had along the way who helped me become an independent learner. Since when do we have to choose between formal learning and informal learning? It takes the two to tango intellectually.
So please don't paint me into an anti-online-education corner. I just don't belong there. Education is taking on hybrid forms, and that's the way it is.
There are plenty of alternatives for those who don't believe in public schools: private schools, online/GED self-instruction, learning on the job, homeschooling, etc. If you don't like what's there, try something else. But don't use your own choice to say that the rest of us shouldn't have ours.
June 17th, 2012
10:25 am
Students taking more math and science classes is a direct result of the raising of the graduation requirements from 3 units to 4 units. Were there any statistics on the number of students taking personal finance, Driver's education, family living courses? We may have one or two scientists, one or two mathematicians, coming from each graduating class. But also in that class, 100% of them will need to manage money for the rest of their lives. A high percentage of them will drive, and a high percentage of them will be sexually active and become parents..whether they marry or not. So, WHY then do we think math and science are so important to a person's success, when there is little chance most will use these advanced skills beyond high school or college? Why do we pay so little attention to helping people learn to manage money? Current evidence should tell us students are not learning these skills from their parents, because their parents do not know. Students graduate knowing mathematics, somewhat, but without the real application of how 18% interest rates on a credit card can
send one into horrible debt. Also, they don't know what buying a house means..the current foreclosure rate speaks to that. Why not teach a LIFE course that would cover the basics of all of these? I have many smart young friends who have no understanding of the simplest aspects of bill-paying, borrowing, any of these skills that are necessary for making wise financial decisions. Are they taught about saving? Not in school, they aren't. And if their parents are not savers, they are not seeing the example at home. I say we swap one of those math or science requirements for a course in making wise decisions in life.
June 17th, 2012
10:26 am
You know geniuses and great artists are usually born with unusual potential. It goes nowhere without instruction and nurturing. Usually over many years.
The levelling emphasis that all must be exposed to the same content. And nothing is to go on in the classroom unless it is accessible to all will result in a real loss.
Those with tremendous capabilities we could all benefit from will have to do without unless it comes from home or the parents can provide tutoring and special instruction.
Some equity. What a lousy way to close the achievement gap.
June 17th, 2012
10:39 am
Look up USMES, a math/science supplementary curriculum developed out of MIT in the mid 70's. I helped bring it to Fulton Schools, it is innovative, contemporary in teaching math/science in practical ways. Might be worth another look at, given the traditional curriculum is not making it. We need to reenergize math & science with students at an early age……USMES might be one cog in the math/science wheel..
June 17th, 2012
10:58 am
So let me see here… more students going to college, more students taking STEM classes in HS, more students completing HS, low retention HS's decreasing after a spike, distance learning becoming more accepted, less kids splitting time between school & work, yet we have a dire "crisis in education."
Maybe it isn't all doom & gloom as some would have us believe.
Are there local crises? Of course, APS, DCSS, Clayton Co., granted, but they are balanced by Gwinnett, Rockdale, Forsyth, Buford, Decatur. The problem areas always seem to get more press than the non-problem areas (better ratings I would guess) but there is a lot of good going on in public education that gets ignored. It is disingenuous to paint a picture of crisis blanketing everyone by cherry-picking problems.
Statewide there is a funding crisis but most other crises are locally created. Unfortunately, in the current social climate of instant gratification, fixes often are not given the time necessary to succeed, decision-makers are replaced by new decision-makers telling the electorate what they want to hear, fix-it plans are changed and when they don't show instant results, the cycle repeats. Perhaps the cycle will soon be broken.
June 17th, 2012
11:21 am
@wovoka: Kids don't learn to manage money because their parents don't teach them. Suze Orman does a wonderful job of teaching the fundamentals on cable TV but how many parents make use of this resource? I sat down with my son every few months beginning when he was 13 and went over our family finance spreadsheet. He learned how much our income was and how it was spent. He learned the real cost of our comfortable but not lavish lifestyle. He learned the power of using money to make more money ("Wow, you mean we get that much $ without working?") He learned the real cost of financing a car when I involved him in 2004 while I purchased my last car. I'd say that his knowledge at 21 matched mine at 35. This worked because it was REAL. All it cost was a little bit of my time.
June 17th, 2012
11:35 am
@wovoka…Thank you for saying the obvious. How is learning more science and math going to assist us in cutting down the number of copper thefts, weave thefts, car jackings, home invasions, muggings, and shootings at parties? What percentage of our young people get married before they have children any more? How much of the drop out rate can be attributed to young girls having babies in Middle school and 9th – 10th grades? How many young men join gangs, get killed and/or jailed and of course don't graduate? Foreclosures? You saw that Dekalb county neighborhood with the citations for not painting. The need for values education, socialization skills, personal finance (separate from part 5 of the Economics course) and mandatory driver's ed (so you use your blinkers, don't cut others off and stop and look before you make that right turn into traffic) is so obvious.
Distance Learning has its place. My high school piloted a program at least 10 or 15 years ago and the students enjoyed learning about "Etiquette" from a local college. Most of them were lower income and had no idea that you have to set a table for dinner. They did not know the difference between a saald fork and a dinner fork and what side of the setting your water glass went on. It was fun to see them try to eat soup with their new found knowledge. Just how do you get that hard boiled egg opened?
Today's kids can get almost everything off YouTube but any Sociologist or Anthropologist will remind you that we are social animals. The trending toward solo all electronic learning will have its own consequences. A virtual trip through the woods identifying plants for medicinal purposes doesn't quite have the same flavor as actually walking with the students through the woods. Its time for the 8th grade prom…ok lets tune in. Oh, so everyone watches each other on a screen? Oh, or do we have our own little avatars at a simulated dance that we move around like we are really there?
There are billions and trillions of dollars to be made reforming education for the likes of who ever controls the purse strings of the now and the future. Meanwhile, none of these "great minds" as yet has found a solution for stopping murders, armed robberies, hate crimes, wars, poverty, sexually transmitted diseases, girls' poor self image and racism.
Just, more technology, and more technology in the classroom please. "These kids only understand technology…this is the 21st century and we must meet them on their own terms." That is our mantra now. Yes, we've created a monster…one we can't control because we've lost sight of the true meaning of life? You decide.
June 17th, 2012
11:40 am
@ William Casey…excellent!
June 17th, 2012
11:53 am
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June 17th, 2012
12:21 pm
@ William Casey..I agree, the parents don't know how to manage money. But how are these kids gonna find out about Suze Orman? Most of them don't get beyond Snooki. Maybe schools could bring her program into the classroom. It would certainly be better than a curriculum some poor, over-worked teacher who had little experience with money management was forced to work up at the last minute. It is the responsibility of the schools to produce a more educated (all-around) prepared-for-the-world citizen. It would be great if the parents would teach their children to drive, how to manage money and make it work for you, and basically how to live in a family, do one's part, and raise children to lead responsible lives, get it through their heads that if they have babies they are responsible for them (financially and otherwise) until those babies turn 18. I have tried to do these things with my children. But some parents are so woefully inept in these areas that you HOPE they do not pass these traits to their children. The children need outside help. I hope some progressive middle schools see your post. Many they will incorporate Suze Orman's instructions. She is good.
@Teacher Songs 2012.. I Laughed at your descriptive, accurate post. But it is not the school's fault that kids are stealing weaves and growing up to be so antisocial. Society has dictated that more time be spent preparing for tests and such. Helping children with rotten home lives learn to like themselves and do better in society, and rise above to become productive citizens is not a priority. So many teachers are not really prepared to deal with some of the students they are given. I don't know that there would be a way to prepare them for some of the products of these awful home lives that are entering our schools. Still, some schools have totally cut out recess..which is one of the craziest things I have ever seen. Children de-stress through play time, running, exercising and getting their aggressions out. No wonder we are seeing so much more violence in the classroom and in society among young people. If they are not allowed to get their aggressions out one way (a safe way) they will get them out in a bad way.
June 17th, 2012
12:22 pm
Online/distance learning certainly has its place for CERTAIN TYPES of learning. This technology has vast implications for the next twenty years, certainly for students who must juggle post-secondary education with paid employment. However, there are limitations. One of the most valuable aspects of my living on campus education was exposure to people quite different from myself. Another was it's "halfway house" approach to independent living. I'd hate to see the day arrive when there was no RESIDENCY requirement for a college degree.
June 17th, 2012
12:23 pm
@wovoka: life skills are parental responsibilities, not public schools.
June 17th, 2012
1:26 pm
William: Very important point, largely missed by many.
redhousecat: true about life skills, but the public schools already do 70% of parental tasks as it is.
June 17th, 2012
2:21 pm
This and all of the reported statistics should end with a disclaimer saying " The Republican Party and its many supporters have a strong desire and intent to Abolish the Department of EDUCATION for Amercia's children, in a time when many of the Industrial Nations of the WORLD are increasing support and financing of their children's Primary , Secondary and Post Secondary Educational goals."
June 17th, 2012
2:24 pm
profling @ 3:47 am – Your comment is a PERFECT example, as to why we should not take that particular course of action! TRULY!
June 17th, 2012
2:30 pm
Regarding personal finances, all you have to do is to listen to a few car ads to recognize the problem:
"Bad credit? No credit? No problem. We'll get you into the LUXURY car you DESERVE."
"A customer came in the dealership with a recent bankruptcy and a credit score of [??] and we were able to get him into a new Tahoe."
and my personal favorite:
"ZERO percent financing"
June 17th, 2012
2:43 pm
Lee @ 2:30 pm – Lee, I bet neither you and/or your co-worker refused that commission either!
June 17th, 2012
2:45 pm
@LEE: And, the really SAD thing about it is that there are many dumb-a$$es out there that fall for those lines.
June 17th, 2012
3:05 pm
@ Bernie: Nice day like this, and there isn't an Obama-Biden-Pelosi rally somewhere you could be attending along with the rest of your fellow sophomores?
June 17th, 2012
4:02 pm
I'm glad to see the AJC do an article on "equalization grants." It would be instructive to also include info on how much each system contributes to the fund, the school millage rate, and the % free lunch. Perhaps also the % of citizens receiving "transfer income" which I understand to be welfare, SS, food stamps, etc. Perhaps also the percent of land privately held–important for those of us with much land as national forest. Could the database gurus work this up into a searchable database for us? I think it would expose quite a few "inconsistencies" that should be re-thought. And, yes, Mr. Millar, we base much of our school money on property taxes, but the state, which also contributes to our educational system, runs largely off income taxes.
I know UGA produces the Georgia County Guide with some of this in there..
Perhaps the authors might also examine these issues in followup, and get the attention of the citizens who might be shocked to find out "their" money goes to places like "poor Gwinnett."
June 17th, 2012
4:18 pm
GwPt – 3:05 pm, NaaaaaH, Somebody has to stay here and respond to the many lies, and half-truths that are falsely stated as fact
A lot of the republicans comments here, unfortunately have a little bit of problem determining the difference between what is Truth and what is a bold face LIE!
I do not blame them at all, after watching FOXNEWS hour upon hour, I too have found , I was starting to hate on my own self too!
June 17th, 2012
5:26 pm
Online learning is great if you know how to manage your time (you must turn in assignments on time), organize information, and have great research skills. Who is going to teach students to do these things? Also, for online learning a student must have a computer connected to the Internet, not dial-up. Who is going to pay for that? The majority of my students in my school do not have a computer or Internet access. Plus, guess what, there is a professor, with a degree in the subject matter, creating the online class and scoring the assignments. There is no way to get away from educators or learning. Also, who is going to pay for the online classes? My online class this semester is $1,161.45 at the University of West Georgia. Just because it is online learning does not mean it is cheaper or easier.
June 17th, 2012
5:41 pm
So educators will have to learn how to use a computer?
June 17th, 2012
6:04 pm
This year at my high school we did not offer AP Calculus AB. 6 students took it online and by the end of the school year, only one made it to the AP exam (he struggled). Unless the student can think really abstractly, hold a lot of knowledge and know to recall, and is discipline, AP Calculus should not be taken online.
June 17th, 2012
6:09 pm
Unrelated to topic, I think it's ironic that Suzie Orman's credit card has one of the highest interest out there when she advocates saving money. I think kids could learn a great lesson by reading our credit card offers in the mail and analyzing. If I knew in my teens what I know now about credit, I would of made wiser choices.
June 17th, 2012
6:18 pm
On-line education is the wave of the future.
No more buildings needed.
June 17th, 2012
6:20 pm
The only solution to this problem is to pour more money into the failing government schools.
June 17th, 2012
6:26 pm
Off topic?????
The "equalization" fund's biggest check this fall will go to ( poverty stricken?)
June 17th, 2012
6:38 pm
I only watch MSNBC so I know and understand every issue.
June 17th, 2012
6:57 pm
online learning
Just because it is online learning does not mean it is cheaper or easier.
or better??????????????
June 17th, 2012
7:52 pm
June 17th, 2012
6:38 pm
I prefer PBS Newshour
June 18th, 2012
1:20 pm
"And in the South, more students."–and more cuts to teachers' salaries.
June 18th, 2012
3:32 pm
@APCalculus Online: Assuming those kids took it through GA Virtual it would have been difficult to complete on top of regular school work. They changed the structure of assignment timelines last fall, giving kids 2 weeks to work through a series of assignments (assignments due by midnight every other Friday). If you let it all pile up it would be really hard to get it done, especially AP Calc. The other problem comes from the quizzes and exams. It is not like a paper test where you can do the problems you can solve quickly first and then go back and work on the harder ones. You can only work on one "page" at a time, once you send it and go on to the next page it is done. They are also timed tests, so if you are afraid to spend too much time on a problem you have to move on and hope you will do better on the next page. Not saying GA Virtual is all bad, but kids need to think about this before they enroll and they don't really advertise this on the website.


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I'm a big believer that actions speak louder than words. Here's an article that relates to Ron Paul's actions (through his legislative voting) on issues of civil liberties.
Imagine a candidate who, more than 15 years ago, fundraised and attempted to garner financial and political support from a group of people based on a letter taking a political position offensive to many U.S. voters. That letter was sent from "Friends of" the candidate, contained the candidate's name and signature, and misstated a position that offends many U.S. voters today, 15 years later.
Over a decade later, that formerly obscure candidate starts to matter in politics. And in an attempt to deflect attention from that letter, the candidate's communications director suggests that the document from the 1990s was a fake, "filled out by someone else," not the candidate.
Ron Paul?
The candidate from 15 years ago is now President Barack Obama.
Specifically, the letter, dated Feb. 15, 1996, addressed by "Friends of Barack Obama," signed by "Barack Obama, Candidate for State Senate, 13th District," supported equal marriage rights for lesbian and gay couples.
But as recently as June 17, 2011, President Obama's communications director, Dan Pfeiffer, stated, "If you actually go back and look, that questionnaire was actually filled out by someone else, not the president."
Regarding Rep. Paul, a number of people are implying that Ron Paul may be racist for what was written years ago under Paul's name.
Yet history shows that in 1979, Rep. Paul was the only Texas House Republican to vote in favor of making Rev. Martin Luther King Day a national holiday — hardly a racist use of political power.
Compared Rep. Paul's vote with that of the most recent GOP presidential nominee, Sen. John McCain. Despite no racist newsletters appearing under his name, John McCain voted against recognizing a national holiday for Rev. King.
Which matters more: newsletters or votes that carry the force of law for millions of people?
And what's written under Ron Paul's name relative to queer people should disgust any reasonable person. But as President Obama demonstrated, what's written under a candidate's name simply doesn't equate to that candidate's ultimate use of power: how the candidate votes.
Examining Votes Ron Paul Has Cast on Political Issues Important to Many Queer Advocates
Federal Marriage Amendment (FMA)
Ron Paul voted against the George-W.-Bush-pushed FMA in both 2004 and 2006. If unfamiliar, think of the FMA as a nationwide Prop 8, nullifying all marriages between persons of the same sex in the U.S, regardless of where a couple lived or married.
Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)
While Ron Paul stated that he supports DOMA, DOMA is a complex law. Evidencing DOMA's complexity is the pro-queer legal community's general strategy of attacking DOMA Section 3, not DOMA's entirety.
Because I could find nothing in which Paul specifically addressed DOMA Section 3 rather than DOMA in its entirety (including legislative history, as Paul wasn't a member of Congress during the DOMA vote), I requested comment from the Paul campaign on short notice. I did not receive a response prior to submitting this piece. (I'll include an update should I receive a response.)
My guess is that if specifically asked regarding support for DOMA Section 3, Paul would answer no. My further suspicion is that since he supports most of DOMA, Paul can justify saying that he supports DOMA, enabling him to pander to the party primary base.
Even if Paul supports DOMA entirely, President Clinton signed all of DOMA into law, despite being hailed as possibly having "courted the gay vote" more than any other prior candidate. President Clinton's campaign messages didn't equate with his "voting" as president.
Don't Ask Don't Tell (DADT)
Of 167 Republican House members voting on the repeal DADT in May 2010, Ron Paul was one of only five GOP members to break with his party and vote for DADT's repeal. Thus, independent of 97 percent of his party's House delegation, Ron Paul supported DADT's repeal, even before the Pentagon survey that many GOP members demanded prior to permitting a vote on DADT. Following release of the report, which allowed DADT to receive a vote in the full Congress, of 179 Republican House members at that time, Ron Paul was one of only 15 who voted to repeal DADT last December.
Unlike 91 percent of his party's House delegation, unlike Sen. John McCain, the GOP's "moderate" presidential candidate in 2008 (and unlike President Clinton, who signed DADT into law), Ron Paul's vote helped queer advocates achieve a landmark victory for many (albeit not enough) people wishing to serve this country openly and honestly.
What gets written under a candidate's name or signature doesn't necessarily reflect that candidate's views or how that candidate will govern.
Paul's voting record shows where he stands on issues relating to tolerance. So why are most media outlets paying more attention a newsletter he didn't read and publicly disavowed?


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Labor Day Tournaments
All U 9 through U 14 WUP teams began their 2014 fall season this past weekend by participating in Labor Day tournaments in Connecticut and Massachusetts. The weekend tournaments provided all players and coaches an opportunity to tune up for NEP League play which begins Sunday September 7.
Congratulations to the Boys u 11 red (Jij Mercer) and the Boys U 12 red (Andrew Serafino) teams for capturing their division Championships in the Bernie Ward Labor Day Tournament. Congratulations to the u12 girls red team who were semifinalist and u13 girls red team who were finalist in their respective divisions.
Preseason Coaches Clinic
UMASS men's coach Devin O'Neill presented the third annual preseason coaching clinic at Lusitano Stadium to help WUP coaches prepare for the 2014 fall season. His topic dealt with defending players between the lines. In presenting the clinic, Devin used u 16 through u 20 WUP players as demonstrators to help illustrate his points for the coaches. Teams and coaches are eagerly preparing for the NEP fall season which kicks off September 7.
Sam Koch
WUP joins the Western Mass soccer community in mourning the loss of UMASS Men's soccer coach Sam Koch. Coach Koch was a friend of Western Mass youth soccer and a valuable asset to all. Our condolences go out to his family and the entire UMASS soccer community.
Four WUP Players Invited to UMASS Preseason
Four Western United Pioneer players have been invited to attend the UMASS Men's Soccer Team's Preseason. The four Alex Disantis, Brandon Vazquez, Matt Mooney and Tyler Szymkowicz have been WUP teammates since u 13. The boys were recruited to UMASS by Men's Assistant and WUP staff member Devin O'Neill.Read More
Region 1 Championships
WUP's u16 Massachusetts State Cup Champion Boys Red Team begins play in the Region 1 Championships this weekend at the University of Rhode Island. The boys face teams from Vermont, Pennsylvania and Virginia. You can follow the action here
Good Luck Boys
WUP U 20s In Summer Action
Three Western United Pioneers teams are in action this summer participating in the inaugural NEP u 20 summer league. WUP has two men's teams and one women's team in the league. The sides are made up of college players (many who are WUP alumni) as well as a current WUP players and other western Mass talent.Read More
NEP Winners
Three WUP teams capped stellar regular seasons by winning their respective NEP Final Four Championships.
Congratulations teams and coaches, read more for details.
Summer campsVisit the Pioneers Website to learn about summer camps. Great WUP discounts available!
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Ask the Referee #6
Situation:It is bad weather day and the wind is howling. It's Team A's turn to kick off, and Number 11 is the kicker. He tries to drive the ball down field. Unfortunately, the ball gets held up by a wind gust and blows back toward midfield. While players for both teams stand bewildered, Number 11 runs and meets the ball and starts to dribble the ball up the field. Can number 11 do that? If no, what would the call be?
- Play on!
- Goal kick for Team B
- The kick-off is retaken.
- C) Indirect free kick to Team B
- Dropped ball
Ask the Referee #5
Situation:The blue goal keeper is taking a goal kick. Before the ball leaves the penalty area, a red player enters the penalty area to intercept the ball and is violently pushed to the ground by another blue player. You stop play and show the red card to this blue player and restart with a penalty kick to the red team.
Is issuing a red card and awarding a penalty kick the correct call?
- Correct
- Incorrect
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Situation:Team A is setting up for a free kick. A defender goes to kick the ball, but he realizes that his kick isn't very powerful. He turns around and passes back to the goalkeeper. The goalkeeper, caught off guard is unable to save the ball as it rolls into the goal. What's the call?
- No goal; a goal kick is taken
- An own goal. Time for a kick-off!
- No goal. A corner kick is taken
- No goal; a dropped ball is given
Ask the Referee #3
Theres a corner kick for team A. Team B's keeper makes the save and in doing so gets tangled up with a player from team A. After the two players seperate, Team B's keeper distributes the ball down field. While the ball is now clearly down field and in team A's penalty area Team B's keeper punches team A's attacking player in the head. What would the restart be?.
- Immediately stop play and award and indirect free kick from where the ball is for team B and eject the keeper for violent conduct.
- Let play continue until the next stoppage and then eject the keeper for violent conduct.
- Immediately stop play, award a indirect free kick from the spot where the keeper struck the player from team B and caution the keeper.
- Immediately stop play, award a penalty kick and eject the keeper for violent conduct
Ask the Referee #2
An offensive player dribbles away from their opponents' goal trying to create space for a shot. The offensive player is fouled outside the box but the ball was clearly on the 18 yard line.
The player was going away from the goal, they were fouled outside the box but the ball was clearly on the top of the 18 yard line.
What are the restart and caution/red card?
- A direct kick from the top of the box and red card to the defender for denying a goal scoring opportunity.
- A direct kick from the top of the box and caution to the defender for a reckless challenge.
- A penalty kick from the spot and caution to the defender for a reckless challenge.
- A penalty kick from the spot and a red card to the defender for denying a goal scoring opportunity.
Ask the Referee #1
Situation:A goal has been scored. Before the kickoff, the referee finds that the scoring team had more than 11 players on the field at the time the goal was scored. What is the appropriate action to be taken?
What is the Answer?a) The goal shall be disallowed, the offending team player and coached shall be cautioned and the game restarted with a goal kick.
b) The goal shall be disallowed, the game restarted by kicking off again. The extra player is sent off the field with a caution.
c) The goal is allowed as it is the coaches of both teams' responsibilities to police the number of players on the field. The opponent's coach failed to live up to his responsibility.
d) The goal is allowed but the extra player is red carded and the offending team must play the rest of the match with ten players.
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|Despite missing the regular-season finale with right hip irritation, Dee Gordon has been cleared for Friday's NL Division Series opener against the Cardinals at Dodger Stadium (3:30 p.m. PT on FS1). He was a full participant in the Dodgers' workout Tuesday and insists the ailment is behind him.More» Gordon makes a diving stop, throws to first
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|Infielders Alex Guerrero and Erisbel Arruebarrena, pitchers Yimi Garcia and Daniel Coulombe and outfielder Roger Bernadina were trimmed from the Dodgers' squad as the club whittles its roster leading up to Friday's Game 1 of the National League Division Series vs. the Cardinals at Dodger Stadium (3:30 p.m. PT on FS1).More» Mattingly, Uribe on postseason matchup
|In the nine years that Ned Colletti has been the general manager, the Dodgers have reached the postseason five times, four as National League West champions. In those nine seasons, the Dodgers have the third-best record in the league behind St. Louis and Philadelphia.More»Ned Colletti joins The Mad Dog to talk Dodgers
|Voting is underway through Sunday exclusively at MLB.com to help decide the 16th annual winners of the Hank Aaron Award, given by "The Hammer" himself during the upcoming 110th World Series to the outstanding offensive performer in each league.More»
|The Dodgers on Tuesday announced a multiyear renewal of AM 570's broadcast rights that includes an equity position in the station for the team.More» Scully on returning for his 66th season
|With the Dodgers and Cardinals set to open their National League Division Series on Friday at Dodger Stadium with two of the best pitchers in baseball on the mound in Clayton Kershaw and Adam Wainwright, we take a look at each position on the diamond for both teams.More»Cardinals clinch second consecutive NL Central crown
|After holding off the rival Giants by six games to claim their second National League West title in as many seasons, the Dodgers roll into the postseason having won five straight games. Up first will be a Cardinals team that ousted Los Angeles from the postseason last year, albeit in the NL Championship Series, not the best-of-five NL Division Series.More» Kershaw on celebrating division title at home
|Former Dodgers outfielder George "Shotgun" Shuba died on Monday at his home in Youngstown, Ohio. He was 89. Shuba is most famous for what became dubbed as "A Handshake for the Century," when he congratulated Jackie Robinson, his Montreal Royals teammate, after Robinson hit a home run on Opening Day 1946, his first season of professional baseball in the Dodgers organization.More»
|The Dodgers' return to the postseason via a second National League West title in as many seasons is proof that there's more than one way to build a winner.More» Dodgers crowned 2014 NL West champs
|Led by the incomparable Clayton Kershaw, the Dodgers had their share of record setters and league leaders this year. Kershaw became the first pitcher ever to win four consecutive ERA titles and also led the league with 21 wins, an .875 winning percentage, six complete games and a ratio of 10.8 strikeouts per nine innings.More» Kershaw triples, backhands comebacker
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|Rematch. That's what the Dodgers get now that the St. Louis Cardinals are locked in as the opponent in the National League Division Series, which opens on Friday at Dodger Stadium.More» Dodgers crowned 2014 NL West champs
|The Pirates' loss on Sunday did more than just clinch the National League Central for the Cardinals. It also set us up for one of the best playoff pitching matchups you could possibly imagine. When the Dodgers host the Cards on Friday in Game 1 of the NL Division Series, Clayton Kershaw is set to take the hill against Adam Wainwright at Dodger Stadium.More» Kershaw triples, backhands comebacker
|The Dodgers and Cardinals resume their brewing playoff rivalry Friday in the opener of the National League Division Series, with Clayton Kershaw to oppose Adam Wainwright in a duel of aces.More»Magic thinks Dodgers have grown
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|Ownership partner Magic Johnson doesn't view this postseason as World Series or bust for the Dodgers.More»Magic thinks Dodgers have grown
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Gas users require a safe, reliable, fit-for-purpose product. Gas Industry Co's Gas Quality work aims to ensure that industry arrangements will meet that need and so promote a confident and efficient gas market.
Gas 'quality' has three main aspects:
Gas is transported from gas treatment facilities, through the 'common pool' of transmission and distribution pipelines, to each end user's gas metering facility. Gas quality is controlled by parties in that physical supply chain. However, gas wholesalers and retailers also have legal responsibilities for the quality of gas they sell.
There are many legislative and contractual arrangements that relate to gas quality and a number of agencies with regulatory powers in relation to gas quality. Gas Industry Co has a particular responsibility under the Gas Act to ensure that industry arrangements provide for gas quality in a manner that facilitates the safe, efficient, and reliable delivery of gas.
Gas industry has investigated gas quality issues and consulted on those. In our August 2012 Investigation Update, we concluded that we had:
'…no reason to doubt that that gas quality is being managed by parties in the physical supply chain in a rigorous and professional manner. However, we believe that the small possibility that a gas quality incident could cause serious economic and reputational harm, coupled with 'common pool' features of gas pipelines, puts a particularly heavy onus on the industry to ensure a high degree of transparency. Also, the introduction of the Gas (Safety and Measurement) Regulations 2010 (Safety Regulations) has clarified the responsibility gas wholesalers and retailers have for gas quality. Demonstrating compliance with this responsibility will also require greater transparency.'
Since then industry participants have been discussing how best to demonstrate that they meet their various regulatory and contractual obligations. In particular a group of wholesalers and retailers proposed introducing a 'Gas Information Exchange Protocol' to give them added confidence that service providers in the physical supply chain were meeting their obligations. From these discussions a view has emerged that the document might be more usefully designed as a pan-industry resource aimed at giving stakeholders an understanding of how gas quality is managed and of the availability of information about gas quality.
Further details of Gas Industry Co's investigations and consultation on gas quality issues can be viewed under the consultation tab.
Workshops were held in September 2013 to discuss the merits of the 'Gas Information Exchange Protocol' proposed by a group of gas wholesalers and retailers. Having considered stakeholder feedback obtained during and after those workshops, the group has been working with Gas Industry Co to reposition the protocol as a pan-industry resource aimed at giving stakeholders an understanding of how gas quality is managed and of the availability of information about gas quality.
The resulting document has now been issued in draft, and stakeholders are invited to provide comment by Friday, 29 August 2014.
Gas Industry Co and a working group of industry representatives have developed a draft Gas Quality Information Protocol (the Protocol). Stakeholder workshops on the Protocol were held in Auckland and Wellington in September 2013 and the resulting feedback has been very useful in structuring the latest version of the Protocol.
Essentially, the Protocol describes the legal requirements for gas quality, the technical standards that apply, the main obligations on market participants and the ways of complying with those obligations. The concept is that the Protocol will be a resource that is useful for all participants in the industry, and can be helpful to each organisation in a number of ways.
In particular, the Protocol may be used to:
The intention is that the Protocol will be a 'living' document that accurately reflects gas quality arrangements. Gas Industry Co will be responsible for keeping the document up-to-date, including managing the processes that allow stakeholders to propose changes, and to have those proposals considered by other stakeholders.
Submissions were invited on the Protocol by Friday, 29 August 2014.
Gas Industry Co's earlier Gas Quality work identified concerns that the arrangements for managing gas quality are complex and obscure. We concluded that further investigation of contractual and operational arrangements was required. In this Investigation Update paper we present the results of our investigation, and identify some opportunities for safety and reliability improvements to promote more confident and efficient gas markets. In particular, we propose that industry participants support the development of a Gas Information Exchange Protocol currently being proposed by gas retailers.
Submissions on the Investigation Update paper closed on Friday 31 August 2012
The purpose of the Gas Governance Issues in Gas Quality: Issues Paper is to review New Zealand's arrangements for managing gas quality, identify areas for more detailed evaluation, and suggest next steps.
The paper has been written in response to industry concerns about the responsibility and liability for gas quality in New Zealand. Some participants believe responsibilities are unclear, or not well aligned with liabilities. This has been a point of contention between producers, transmission companies, distributors, and retailers.
To view the Gas Quality Issues paper, click below
We have considered submissions and have repsonded in an Analysis of Submissions paper. The paper identifies further work Gas Industry Co will undertake in relation to gas quality arrangements.
Gas Governance Issues in Quality: Issues Paper- Analysis of Submissions
In December 2010 Gas industry Co advised the Minister on its work related to gas quality. The advice can be found below.
Advice to the Minister on Gas Quality Arrangements.


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I've been horrible about my Monday, Wednesday, Friday blogging schedule. A few of you have contacted me to make sure I'm still alive...thanks for caring enough to check...maybe you were just hoping to cash in on my life insurance policy, but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt. Besides, my policy leaves everything to
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- I was insanely sick for the first half of November. What started as a cold somehow turned into me coughing up blood and ending up in urgent care. I only tell you that because it adds some color to the story. I asked Brandon if he thought it was sexy (in a Twilight/vampire kind of way) and he ignored me. I'll assume that means he was so turned on that he couldn't speak.
- I've been working on a non-blogging related project. It's top secret right now, but I will say that it's revolutionary and will change the way ordinary folks breathe. (All of that is true except for the revolutionary, ordinary folks, breathing part). I'm hoping to get this project launched sometime soon, so I'll be sharing details shortly.
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Janelia scientists are learning how the brain switches between random and strategic modes.
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Christmas came a little early for Frank Ocean fans Saturday night when the singer finally decided to share the song he wrote and recorded for the film Djancho Unchained, which ended up not making the final cut of the soundtrack. "django was ill without it," Ocean wrote on his popular Tumblr page, along with the song.
Despite passing it up, director Quentin Tarantino recently called the unused track a "fantastic ballad that was truly lovely and poetic in every way." Because of that and because — hey, it's Frank Ocean — we've been not-so-patiently waiting to hear it, and it comes as no surprise to find that "Wise Man" is solemn and stunning. Listen after the jump.
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For the location, really good! Further than that not really. We didnt have real beds, just matras on the floor. No tawls, no blankets, no toiletpaper, no working wifi and dont eat the breakfast!! We saw insects everywhere in the food. so expensive for what you get. But if you wanna have a good location and party a lot than yes its okay. You pay for the location.
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01.24.2013| By Allison Wolcott|
On Tour With Shure Winter 2013 Issue
Mumford & Sons headline this issue, in which editor Cory Lorentz contemplates what it takes to hold onto a music career for the long haul, and balancing the need to make a living with doing what you love. View and download the full On Tour With Shure Winter 2013 Issue …tagsChino Y NachoCultsDelta SpiritFear FactoryFoster The PeopleGomezIngrid MichaelsonJason MrazJohn CooperMumford & SonsOn Tour With ShureThe Dear HunterTobyMacShare: Facebook Twitter Google Plus Email
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Schedule of events for alumni and parents below.
Alumni, students, family, and friends: everyone is invited to come out and enjoy a morning of fun and exercise! A fundraising event for UC Riverside student scholarships, the Spirit of the Tribes 5k Run is hosted by the Native American Student Programs office, honoring the Native American spirit and culture. Visit the Spirit of the Tribes website for more information and to preregister.
Location: Rivera Lawn
*Fee event
This very challenging guided hike to UCR's famous symbol is a great way to "C" the campus from a different perspective.
Location: Trailhead
Mathematics connects us to science, technology, engineering and the arts. For people to participate fully in society they must know mathematics or they will be cut off from a whole realm of human endeavors. This high-energy presentation with audience interaction is suited for anyone who wants to explore the power of mathematics as a vehicle for personal success and workforce productivity.
Location: HUB 302
All alumni (especially Lothian alumni!) are invited for tours of Lothian Hall including a special visit to the basement where generations of residents signed their names. Join us for a '60s themed Brunch and/or Dinner during this year's Homecoming. Brunch is served from 10 a.m.–2:30 p.m. for $9.95 and dinner is served from 4:30–8 p.m. for $11.95. Great meals are all-you-care-to-eat!
Location: Lothian Residence Hall
From some of UCR's most distinguished faculty, learn about the latest in brain research and practical information you can use if confronted with these disorders.
Location: HUB 379
This very challenging guided hike to UCR's famous symbol is a great way to "C" the campus from a different perspective. Allow two hours for this activity.
Location: Trailhead
Designed to enrich students' academic experiences and develop the valuable communication, problem-solving, and intercultural skills necessary to succeed in today's global society, representatives from Off Campus Academic Experiences will explain the options available for enhancing the UCR experience with a wide range of study abroad programs or internships in Washington, D.C. or Sacramento.
Location: HUB 265
A hands-on activity presented by a graduate student from the Gluck Program that will be fun for the whole family.
Location: ARTS 166
Autism is a high incidence disorder, one that most people will encounter at some point. This presentation will include a snapshot of the latest research about autism, including data from a recent campus-wide study of autism awareness at the University of California, Riverside, and the implications of these findings for Southern California.
Location: Sproul Hall 1340
Professor Walker works in the area of water quality and security, applying fundamental sciences to understand the fate of bacterial pathogens and emerging contaminants in water, allowing for the assessment of key infrastructure protecting public health. She will discuss her recent work as the part of the University of California Center for the Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology on nanoparticle presence in water and assessment of the hazards they may pose.
Location: HUB 355
This talk will explore how depictions of aliens have changed throughout the history of science fiction television, responding to shifting contemporary anxieties. It will focus in particular the parallels between extraterrestrial aliens in science fiction and discourses of difference in immigration, which differently employs the term alien.
Location: HUB 302
Take the trolley to the Botanic Gardens for a guided tour that will showcase UCR's living plant museum with more than 3,500 plant species from around the world.
Location: Botanic Gardens
Learn the ways insects react to predators; you'll even get to watch them in action!
Location: HUB 260
The 6th Annual Highlander Scot Fest will feature a food truck festival, student performances, games for the whole family, interactive college booths, photo booths, caricature artists, live music from KUCR, inflatables, and much more!
Visit the booths for Bourns College of Engineering, College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Graduate School of Education, School of Business Administration, and College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences.
Alumni Association Members: Show your membership card at the alumni booth and receive a free gift!
Location: HUB Plaza
Wear your blue and gold, don your tartan, and show your UCR pride as you cheer on the Highlanders to victory as they take on the Montana State Bobcats. Get your tickets at www.gohighlanders.com or call (951) 827-4653.
Location: Student Rec Center
*Fee event
Alumni and friends of CNAS are invited to an alumni presentation, "Extinction! What Disappears and Why?" by Michael A. Arthur (Geology '71, M.S. '74), Professor of Geosciences at Penn State University. A wine and cheese reception will follow, along with a special research poster display by CNAS undergraduate students from all the majors. Visit cnas.ucr.edu/alumni for more information and to RSVP.
Location: Genomics Building Auditorium
Come home and reconnect with friends, classmates, and faculty while sampling wine and delicious appetizers to the wonderful sounds of jazz music. The event is free of charge for you and a guest, but reservations are required.
Location: HUB 302
Alumni Association board members past and present are invited to meet new Chancellor Kim A. Wilcox and the new Assistant Vice Chancellor for Alumni & Constituent Relations Jorge Ancona.
Location: The Barn
*$25 per person
Reconnect with friends at a casual reception and meet fellow alumni, students and APSP staff past and present.
Location: HUB 268
*$10 per person Now free
Please visit the School of Business Administration booth at Scot Fest and visit the dean.
Business alumni are invited for casual event featuring great music and libations! Network with alumni and learn more about the business school.
Location: Anderson Hall Lawn
Open to all former players, former coaches, staff, and friends. Includes ticket to the game, pre-game hospitality, and reunion reception at Yellow Chili Tapas Kitchen & Bar. RSVP by November 1 by to email email@example.com or phone (951) 827-5432.
Location: Yellow Chili Tapas Kitchen & Bar in the Canyon Crest Towne Center
UCR Parent Day package is $15 per person which includes parking on campus, UCR Parents Association Meeting, Homecoming and Scot Fest activities, plus a ticket to the Homecoming Men's Basketball Game.
The meeting will feature a welcome from Chancellor Kim A. Wilcox, performances by the UCR Spirit Squads and a Faculty Keynote Presentation from Dr. Pam Clute, Executive Director of the Alpha Center.
For more information visit parents.ucr.edu or call (951) 827-2586.
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Owners of a Westland restaurant have agreed to pay $50,000 in damages to a Garden City family as part of a settlement to a discrimination lawsuit.U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade accused the Golden Corral in Westland of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act and filed suit against the restaurant back in February.McQuade says Danielle Duford took her four girls to the buffet restaurant in May 2011. The lawsuit said they paid but soon were asked to leave when other customers noticed the skin of Duford's 14-month-old daughter.Three of her children have a disease that causes skin blisters from just slight friction. Duford told the manager it's not contagious, but the manager insisted they leave because customers were uncomfortable.McQuade says restaurant owners and operators also agreed to pay $10,000 in civil penalties to the United States."We hope that today's settlement will help prevent discrimination based on unfounded fears by raising awareness of the duties to accommodate individuals with less common disabilities," said McQuade.The settlement must still be approved by U.S. District Court Judge Stephen J. Murphy.
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Data estimates 3 in 10 NFL retirees face cognitive woesSteve Fainaru and Mark Fainaru-Wada
Nearly three in 10 former NFL players will develop at least moderate neurocognitive problems and qualify for payments under the proposed $765 million concussion settlement, according to data prepared for ex-players' lawyers and made public Friday.Story | Conversation | September 12, 2014
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Seven retired NFL players ask judge to reverse ruling on NFL conc...Lester Munson
Seven retired players launched on Monday the most aggressive attack yet on the proposed NFL concussion litigation settlement.Story | Conversation | July 21, 2014
U.S. District Judge Anita Brody gives preliminary OK to NFL concu...
A federal judge has granted preliminary approval to a deal that would compensate former NFL players for concussion-related claims.Story | Conversation | July 07, 2014
New court filing by players says most seriously injured ex-NFL pl...Lester Munson
Seven former NFL players filed a court motion Monday to challenge the $765 million NFL concussion settlement, arguing that the deal struck between the league and thousands of ex-players who sued it falls short.Story | Conversation | May 05, 2014
NFL settlement awaits preliminary approval as concern arises over...Mark Fainaru-Wada and Steve Fainaru
When the NFL concussion settlement was announced, the more than 4,500 players who had sued were assured that no part of the $765 million deal would go to lawyers. But a recent dispute involving the players' lead negotiator confirms otherwise.Story | Conversation | December 16, 2013
CTE present when Ryan Freel killed self, report says
Ryan Freel, a former Major League Baseball veteran who committed suicide last year, was suffering from the degenerative brain disease CTE, his family said Sunday, according to The Florida Times-Union.Story | Conversation | December 15, 2013
Leonard Marshall leads the concussion charge against the NFL - ES...Peter Keating
In ESPN The Magazine's Interview Issue, Peter Keating writes that after testing positive for CTE, Leonard Marshall is now leading the concussion charge against the NFL.Story | Conversation | December 12, 2013
Five ex-Kansas City Chiefs sue team over head injuries
Five former Kansas City Chiefs players are suing the team, claiming it hid the risks of head injuries.Story | Conversation | December 03, 2013
Tony Dorsett and CTE in hockey and footballKen Dryden
The unfair question we ask of athletes with brain injuries.Story | Conversation | November 18, 2013
I Suck at Football 2.10: Where I Was DrunkAlex Pappademas
I fly to New York with Lonely Bunny in my pocket. Lonely Bunny is one of my daughter's finger puppets. He makes the tip of your finger look like a white rabbit popping out of a gray top hat. I document Lonely Bunny's trip and send the pictures to my ...Blog | November 14, 2013
Researchers inundated with requests from former college, pro foot...William Weinbaum
The researchers who say they can determine whether a living person has chronic traumatic encephalopathy say they have been inundated with requests from former college and professional football players to undergo testing for signs of the disease.Story | Conversation | November 14, 2013
Pop Warner youth football participation drops; NFL concussion cri...Steve Fainaru and Mark Fainaru-Wada
Pop Warner youth football saw participation drop 9.5 percent between 2010-12. Officials said several factors played a role, but the organization's chief medical officer cited concerns about head injuries as probably "the No. 1 one cause."Story | Conversation | November 13, 2013
Might golf be a safer suggestion than pushing kids to play footba...Farrell Evans
After all the talk of concussions, CTE and suicides around football these days, would parents be better off pointing their kids toward sports like golf and tennis that don't take such a physical toll on their children?Story | Conversation | November 12, 2013
OTL: Ex-Miami Dolphins star Mark Duper shows signs of CTEWilliam Weinbaum and Steve Delsohn
Former Miami Dolphins All-Pro wide receiver Mark Duper is the ninth living former NFL player to be diagnosed with signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE.Story | Conversation | November 08, 2013
Dallas Cowboys legend Tony Dorsett's issues with CTE hit homeJean-Jacques Taylor
Safe or sorry: Tony Dorsett's signs of CTE raise questions at home about football.Story | Conversation | November 07, 2013
Former NFL stars Tony Dorsett, Leonard Marshall, Joe DeLameilleur...William Weinbaum and Steve Delsohn
Pro Football Hall of Famers Tony Dorsett and Joe DeLamielleure and NFL All-Pro Leonard Marshall have been diagnosed as having signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative condition caused by head trauma and linked to depression and dementia.Story | Conversation | November 05, 2013


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The car that VW brought back from the dead.
Tucked among Volkswagen's lineup sits the Scirocco, but you won't find it on a US dealer lot. CNET got behind the wheel of a European-spec Scirocco R to see what a real hot hatch was like.
With the Scirocco R's low roofline, front-wheel-drive architecture, and turbocharged engine, Volkswagen shows Europe, but not the US, what a hot hatch should be.
Volkswagen and Fish Labs have partnered to create an iPhone/iPod Touch game featuring the Scirocco R.
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New VW Scirocco takes a bow.
At the 2008 Geneva auto show, Brian Cooley takes a look at an old favorite that's been redesigned and is ready to roll: the 2009 Volkswagen Scirocco. Unfortunately, unlike its predecessor, this Scirocco will not be hitting U.S. shores anytime soon.
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Giugiaro, the designer behind the original Scirocco and DeLorean, brings you the Ford Mustang Concept. Get a first look from the 2007 LA Auto Show.
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Superintendent finalists selected
Four finalists were named in the Pequot Lakes School District's search for a new superintendent.
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Arizona State Sun Devils
Sendek: Despite big game, Jordan Bachynski still developing
Center Jordan Bachynski did just about everything you can do on a basketball court during the Sun Devils' 79-64 season-opening win over Central Arkansas.
ASU's junior big man scored 17 points on 8-of-10 shooting from the field, grabbed 12 rebounds and recorded a school-record nine blocks.
Still, head coach Herb Sendek would like to see his team utilize Bachynski even more.
"Obviously, he had a great stat line," Sendek said Monday of Bachynski's multifaceted performance. "As impressive as that stat line is, certainly highlighted by his career-breaking nine blocked shots, I still think we have to do a better job of taking advantage of what we have inside.
"We threw it in, but we have to throw it in even more and understand good basketball is played inside-out for our team."
Just a game into their 2012-2013 campaign, ASU is still trying to figure out exactly what they have inside. While Bachynski, the tallest player in school history, definitely stole the show Saturday, he didn't exactly dominate in the post during his sophomore season -- seventh-best on the team in scoring (6.0 points per game).
But with three of their top four scorers from a year ago transferring -- Keala King, Trent Lockett and Kyle Cain -- the Sun Devils would be wise to center their offense around Bachynski and sophomore forward Jonathan Gilling.
For now, Sendek isn't trying to read too much into one game, especially when it comes to his up-and-coming man in the middle.
"When we recruited Jordan, we knew it was going to be a journey," said Sendek. "You don't go from not playing for three years, let alone not working out, to Pac-12 basketball."
Bachynski was recruited to play at ASU, despite the fact the Calgary native took two years off for his Mormon mission. Before coming to Tempe, Sendek had never seen him play in person.
But, what he's seen so far in 2012-2013 has to get him somewhat excited about the potential Bachysnki has yet to even tap into.
"Like many of our front court players historically, he continues to get better," said Sendek. "You look at the succession of guys with Pendergraph and his continued improvement, followed by Boateng and what he was able to accomplish with his development. I think Jordan is on a very similar trajectory."
Bachynski and the Sun Devils next take the court on Sunday when they play host to Florida A & M at 1 p.m.
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Anthony Bourdain asks chefs to impress his 'jaded palate'
No stranger to television, celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain takes on judging full-time alongside Nigella Lawson, Ludo Lefebvre and Brian Malarkey for "The Taste," which pits home cooks against professional chefs in a contest where every dish is sampled blind in a single bite. To get the conversation started about this latest entry in the cooking competition genre, we sat down to lunch with Bourdain for a meal of dishes inspired by the judges' recipes, including Bourdain's coq au vin — which was fine but not outstanding, though Bourdain didn't prepare it himself, so we can't really judge him on it.
With all the shows you're already involved with, why take on this one as well?
I think because it seemed like such an uncharacteristic and foolhardy thing. I travel with a crew of four people [for "No Reservations"] — more or less the same four people for the last 10 years. I never knew any other way of making television, so to go from that into this gigantic set that looks like the end of a Bond film — you know, inside the volcano — with a giant crew, a big network thing, to say it was a challenge would be an understatement.
How did the home cooks measure up against professional chefs?
The people that did well were aggressive with their seasoning. They were looking to make an impression and they were very forward with their flavors. We were fooled all the time with that. "Oh, this is a professional." No, it turned out. We were four very jaded palates, and I think that the cooks who figured that out were the ones who did well. These are people who've eaten a lot of food. Truffle oil is not going to work with these people. People who cooked looking for an emotional response, I think, were the ones who did well. I think we were all very emotionally involved in the progress of this show.
Were the challenges designed to take into account both types of contestants?
The challenges were all designed beforehand, and there were a couple that were geared more toward home cooks. A comfort food challenge is obviously in a zone where a home cook is just as likely to be good at it as a professional. I'm not going to say which one, but there was one challenge where it was just a slaughter-fest, where everybody across the board just really had a hard time with it, and there was a lot of weeping and rending of garments. I'm talking about the judges. [Laughs]
What did you think of the team you ended up coaching?
I love my team. I would stand there that first day and think, 'I don't want any of them to ever go home. I don't think I could bear it if any of them ever go home.' Of course, even in the best-case scenario, at least three of them are going to have to. It's horrible. I hated it. I became the biggest wuss immediately. That was the biggest surprise to me, that I ended up giving a s—. Like, a lot — like, in a really big way.


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You'll hardly be surprised to hear there are very few changes to report with regards to the 2012 Elantra. After all, the all-new 5th generation Elantra was only introduced last year (as a 2011 model), and when a company's doing so well with its current offering, there seems little reason to alter a winning recipe; year-to-date, Elantra sales in Canada are about to surpass those of the Honda Civic.
However, there are one or two improvements worth mentioning.
All 2012 Elantra models equipped with automatic transmissions receive Hyundai's ActiveECO function, a system which modifies engine and transmission response to improve real-world fuel economy by up to 7%. Also, XM satellite radio is now included in the GL model.
That's about it as far as updates go, so perhaps I can now share my thoughts on why this vehicle has become so successful here in Canada. After all, any vehicle which appears poised to knock the Honda Civic off its top perch is worth looking into, not to mention that my editor typically seeks more than a 100-word submission from yours truly!
The Elantra is perhaps the most important vehicle in the current Hyundai line-up and accounts for a large part of the company's success story in Canada. Elantra sales so far for 2011 totals 32,937 units and is going a long way in helping the company achieve its #1 position in Canadian passenger-car sales (year-to-date). Hyundai is currently sitting in the #5 position in total Canadian sales, which is mainly due to its lack of truck products.
Obviously, the award-winning Hyundai Genesis has gained a considerable amount of attention for the brand, but it's actually the lower-priced Elantra & Accent models which are propelling the company forward at such an impressive rate.
The Elantra, like most Hyundai products, offers great value for money (the L trim starts at just $15,849, while the top-of-the-line Limited with navigation lists at $24,699).
There was a time in days gone past when being frugal meant giving up on style & quality. Those days are thankfully gone, and in my experience it's difficult to find what you might call a cheap car from any manufacturer today. Buyers simply expect more than basic transportation nowadays. Hyundai understands this, and the company has built a reputation for offering its customers more than they might expect for the money being laid out.
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