Los Angeles (CNN) — Officials have ruled the death of a 10-year-old girl who got into a fight last week to be a homicide, authorities said Monday. Joanna Ramos, a fifth-grade student at Willard Elementary School, died of blunt force trauma to the head six hours after an altercation with a female classmate that lasted [...]
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Death of 10-year-old involved in school fight declared a homicide – CNN.com
Posted by Evan Trowbridge on February 28, 2012
http://evantrowbridge.com/2012/02/28/death-of-10-year-old-involved-in-school-fight-declared-a-homicide-cnn-com/
Drum Major Sent Joyful Photo Hours Before Hazing Death – ABC News
The Florida A&M drum major who allegedly died from a violent hazing texted a joyful photograph to his parents on the day he died. The shot is a photo of Robert Champion with a young boy from a children’s marching band, posing in their uniforms on the field. “This picture says so much, it’s like [...]
Posted by Evan Trowbridge on November 28, 2011
http://evantrowbridge.com/2011/11/28/drum-major-sent-joyful-photo-hours-before-hazing-death-abc-news/
David Osama Haddad, Indiana Teen, Bullied, Beaten Over Middle Eastern Ethnicity
The parents of a 17-year-old Indiana high school student say the constant bullying their son suffered due to his Middle Eastern ethnicity culminated in a beating that injured his brain, and are suing the school district for failing to intervene as his physical and verbal abuse escalated. David Osama Haddad, a junior at Lake Central [...]
Posted by Evan Trowbridge on November 15, 2011
http://evantrowbridge.com/2011/11/15/david-osama-haddad-indiana-teen-bullied-beaten-over-middle-eastern-ethnicity-lawsuit-video/
NEARI teachers union official challenges admissibility of evidence in stalking case
By Katie Mulvaney Journal Staff Writer Leidecker PROVIDENCE — A state teachers union executive charged with stalking a former state lawmaker by e-mail is challenging the admissibility of evidence seized from his home as well as any statements he made to investigators. John A. Leidecker, an assistant executive director with the National Education Association of [...]
Posted by Evan Trowbridge on April 26, 2011
http://evantrowbridge.com/2011/04/26/neari-teachers-union-official-challenges-admissibility-of-evidence-in-stalking-case/
Five myths about church and state in America
Five myths about church and state in America By David Sehat, Friday, April 22, 2:42 PM Liberals claim that the founding fathers separated church and state, while conservatives argue that the founders made faith a foundation of our government. Both sides argue that America once enjoyed a freedom to worship that they seek to preserve. Yet neither [...]
Posted by Evan Trowbridge on April 25, 2011
http://evantrowbridge.com/2011/04/25/five-myths-about-church-and-state-in-america/
Bias charge leveled against roommate in suicide of gay Rutgers University student – The Washington Post
By Associated Press, Wednesday, April 20, 10:59 AM TRENTON, N.J. — A grand jury has charged a former Rutgers University student with bias intimidation for allegedly using a webcam to spy on his male roommate’s intimate encounter with a man. A 15-count indictment was handed up Wednesday by a grand jury in Middlesex County against [...]
Posted by Evan Trowbridge on April 20, 2011
http://evantrowbridge.com/2011/04/20/bias-charge-leveled-against-roommate-in-suicide-of-gay-rutgers-university-student-the-washington-post/
Good Job!…? — Wisconsin Democrats May Return Soon – WSJ.com
Mr. Miller declined to say how soon the Democratic senators, who left for Illinois on Feb. 17, would return. He said the group needed to address several issues first—including the resolution Senate Republicans passed last week that holds the Democrats in contempt and orders police to detain them when they return to Wisconsin. “We are [...]
Posted by Evan Trowbridge on March 7, 2011
http://evantrowbridge.com/2011/03/07/good-job-wisconsin-democrats-may-return-soon-wsj-com/
This Should Be GREAT for Recruiting — BYU says Brandon Davies’ honor code dismissal not criminal in nature – ESPN
Brandon Davies was dismissed from BYU’s basketball team after he admitted to having sexual relations with his girlfriend, the Salt Lake Tribune reported Wednesday. BYU’s honor code forbids students from having premarital sex and instructs them to “live a chaste and virtuous life.” via BYU says Brandon Davies’ honor code dismissal not criminal in nature [...]
Posted by Evan Trowbridge on March 3, 2011
http://evantrowbridge.com/2011/03/03/this-should-be-great-for-recruiting-byu-says-brandon-davies-honor-code-dismissal-not-criminal-in-nature-espn/
Youngstown fraternity shooting suspects in court Tuesday | Reuters
(Reuters) – Arraignments for two suspects in the shooting of 12 people at a fraternity house in Youngstown, Ohio were postponed on Monday because of the need for further investigation, officials said. The suspects will be arraigned Tuesday, according to the city prosecutor’s office. Jamail Johnson, 25, a student at Youngstown State University, was killed [...]
Posted by Evan Trowbridge on February 7, 2011
http://evantrowbridge.com/2011/02/07/youngstown-fraternity-shooting-suspects-in-court-tuesday-reuters/
Law School Economics – Job Market Weakens, Tuition Rises – NYTimes.com
WITH apologies to show business, there’s no business like the business of law school. The basic rules of a market economy — even golden oldies, like a link between supply and demand — just don’t apply. Legal diplomas have such allure that law schools have been able to jack up tuition four times faster than [...]
Posted by Evan Trowbridge on July 17, 2011
http://evantrowbridge.com/2011/07/17/law-school-economics-job-market-weakens-tuition-rises-nytimes-com/