Final current events i am so tired :)

1. The Labay family wants to demolish an old house with historic value that belongs to them and is too expensive to repair and is adding to their taxes. The Labay's are in the right. It's their house and if it's costing them unnecessary money. If they want to demolish their own property then let them do that? I honestly don't see the problem. Chairman Scott Marks proposed a compromise, "One possibility might be subdividing the lot to preserve the home while allowing development on the other portion." I guess this makes sense, but I still think they should be able to do what they want with their property. 

2. UT and A&M have agreed to compete for the contract to operate one of the nations nuclear weapons labs. The University of New Mexico is also a part of this partnership. The partnership is in place because people think that for some reason it's a good idea to get more knowledge and know-how about a weapon that has killed thousands of people. It's unnecessary and a waste of our time. I hate weapons and everything associated with them. This is just like America to do. I am angery.

3. Cosby is back on trial for drugging and raping women. I think that the judge needs to keep an unbiased approach to this trial. They should not have told Cosby "good luck". You can't have a fair trial when the judge is clearly biased. Cosby's lawyers refused the use of old complaints and things of the sort on the basis that it was outdated and that the persecution should just call the women in as witnesses. I don't really agree with that. It doesn't matter how old the complaint is, it still matters and anything no matter how long ago needs to be brought up. I think this story needed to be on the front page. I know that sexual assault has been getting more attention lately, but it still isn't enough. People of all genders are being harassed daily and terrible things are happening, and we need to get rid of the opinion that the woman was asking for it, and victim blaming as a whole, and you do that by talking about it, no matter the media. The story has proximity and controversy, which always merits front page placement. 

4. The school board at the former Robert E. Lee Elementary has decided to change the name to Russell Lee as asked for by students and the parents involved in the school. Russell Lee was a pretty big photographer, and started the photography dept. at UT. That name was chosen because he lived in the neighborhood and was important. A compromise was made for the kindergarten hall to be named Bettie Hall, for the first Black kindergarten teacher at Lee. There was only one dissenting vote, by Paul Saldana, so it was a little bit awkward. I am very much in favor of the name change. We don't need to praise and commemorate confederate generals who condoned slavery and the thought that poc are inferior. 

5. There are a lot of sexual assault charges and arrests in the football program, and the University President Ken Starr is said to be getting fired because of all of this controversy. I don't know if there is really anything you can do except educate people about rape culture and what comes with that messed up way of thinking. You can't predict who is going to be a rapist, but if the person does have charges on them for that, don't let them into your school. They will be a danger to potential victims.