Current Events Quiz

1. UT is under fire because the two men they hired committed a hate crime against a gay man back in 2004. He wouldn't talk about the hiring of Darren specifically, but he did say that all employees have background checks done and are researched pretty well, and that if it turned out a teacher or staff member was indeed charged of something a full scale investigation would follow. I'm not exactly sure what I think right now, because if UT is supposed to have such a thorough background check and etc, why they wouldn't have figured it out before they hired them. But on the other hand, I don't think that UT would willingly hire people who have done such horrible things, but that just might be wishful thinking

2. The deal was a 6.4 million dollar settlement for the death of Freddie Gray. The Mayor, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, said that the settlement would be in the best interest of the city, and that they would "avoid costly and protracted litigation." There aren't any other pending cases going on in Baltimore according to the article

3. Vice Chancellor Sig-Mar Gabriel announced yesterday "that the Migrant flow is only escalating amid a humanitarian crisis that has sharply tested European cooperation and fundamental policies such as open borders." Some people have criticized Germany for "offering benefits so lucrative that they had become an incentive for asylum seekers to risk their lives over land and sea."Germany, in response, said that they would reduce the cash handouts, and instead focus on offering more food stamps and in-kind aid. Most of the migrants are from the war between Iraq and Syria. Germany is taking the "Lion's share", which is an estimated 8,ooo dollars. 

4. Sen. Ted Cruz invited Donald Trump to his anti-Iran nuclear deal rally. Ted Cruz and Donald Trump are friends, but the other candidates really don't like him. Ted Cruz invited him because Donald can draw in crowds and get the attention of people pretty easily. I understand that they are rivals when it comes to the campaign and what not, but Donald isn't really a target at all. They have a pretty decent relationship.

5. Hillary Clinton used a personal email connected to a privately owned server, so that her emails would not be as easily accessible then if she were to have used her government email. The two republicans are considering seeking immunity orders for a former Clinton aide. Co-mingling means to join, blend or mix. Hillary's apologies and reasons were pretty inconsistent, things were apologized for and then all of a sudden, she felt to regret or guilt for any of it. Hillary was also very slow to admit her mistake when she voted for the invasion of Iraq.

6. Two High School students hurt an official at a football game. The assistant coach for the team has also been suspended for telling players that "this guy need to pay for cheating us." Allegedly the person injured had been using racial slurs against the players, and it made them angry.

FREE RESPONSE ESSAY

"Donald Trump's nonexistent problem with GOP women"

So, I'm pretty sure we can all agree on the fact that Donald Trump is a misogynistic idiot who has no idea what he's doing. I feel like that's something everyone should understand, but apparently Republican women find him refreshing. That him not being political correct EVER is a good thing. Which to me makes absolutely no sense whatsoever, because they are the people he is disrespecting! He makes an enemy out of everyone who isn't white, cis, or male etc, every time he opens his mouth, that much is crystal clear. So, why is it that people continue to find him funny, or "refreshing" like so many of the Republican women do? He isn't particularly smart, he doesn't know how to debate anything, and is one of the most petty people I have ever had the displeasure of knowing about. He would be a terrible president and I don't understand why anyone would vote for him! Then again I'm not a Republican

The reporter does a nice job. The event is current and relates to me very well on many levels. The topic also brings up controversial topics, such as racism, sexism, and just everything bad about America in general. I think the most important news value would probably be either human interest or conflict. The reporter used polls, crowd sourcing, validity, research, secondary sources, and a survey maybe. I think they did the topic justice. Really, I think that anything against Donald Trump is good, BUT they were pretty thorough with research and staying pretty unbiased.