Libel

A sophomore at Springfield University claims a chemistry professor has sexually harassed her.

Karen Hart, 123 Hill Hall, says the professor, George O.T. Jungle, has touched her during tutoring sessions in his office and has invited her to his apartment several times. She said she declined his invitations.

This passage falls under the criteria thats the statements is defamatory to the professor. Because of this I would consider the passage to be able to be sued for libel. If I were to change this passage I would wait until there was further progress in the situation until they name dropped the professor.

I would drop out completely the elaboration of what he did or his name to avoid libel.

Jungle denied having an improper contact with the student and threatened this newspaper with a libel suit if it publish.

I think they also made a mistake in this passage because this accusation could be deemed offensive and they didn't really give the professor time to elaborate on to why he was innocent.

The whole passage could be deemed libel in the sense that all of the accusations that are being made are being printed, which is main criterion for something to be libel.

Party with a Plan

Stuck drunk without a plan, never fear Party with a Plan is here!

Party with a Plan is a workshop, here at SJSU that provides information about the positives, negatives, consequences, and general information regarding laws and body ramifications that comes with drinking alcohol. These workshops in no way imply that one should not drink at all, but instead if you drink, drink with a plan.

When asked about why he runs this workshop, instructor David Emmert of the Psychology Department says, " I know just being a college student you're in a high risk group. Student well-being and safety is my goal. You want to drink, I want it to be a good experience."

In this workshop the instructor starts by asking what is good and bad parts of drinking. In this exercise different aspects of drinking were presented.

Student Myloe Esquirel gave many examples. He says, "Drinking is social. Sometimes people do it to unwind or to celebrate."

After this activity the instructor linked the class to a game the helps one figure out your BAC in various situations. It helped explain the effects that different quantities of alcohol have on different people in regards to their weight, gender and other outside influences on drinking. The website can be accessed here. From here he moved on to what seemed to be the crux of the presentation: sexual assault.

Emmert says of sexual assault, “90% of on campus sexual assaults are alcohol related. 9 people reported sexual assault on campus, 8 of which were alcohol related. It is one of the most unreported crimes.”

This fact reflects on the large fact that sexual assault is a huge problem on all college campuses. According to the AAUW, 20-25% of women are sexually abused in college and of that 95% don’t report their attacks. To read more on the issue you can read it here.

Emmert concluded his presentation by lecturing on signs of alcohol poisoning and some protective strategies while drinking. He gave the ABCED’s of drinking (awake, breathing, cold and clammy, do not leave alone and emergency) that help someone know some of the signs of alcohol poisoning and what to do about it.

Some protective strategies included counting and measuring you alcohol consumption, pacing and spacing beforehand, Designated drivers, avoid drinking games, and many more. To find out more on the topic go to one of David’s Party with a Plan workshops.

Profile: Aryn Wallace

When Aryn Wallace saw her best friend’s water break a month before she was due she panicked.

Aryn was enjoying a normal night in with her best friend Tracy watching movies when her water broke. When the water broke they both were freaking out because this was Tracy’s first pregnancy and neither knew if this was normal. They immediately called the doctor who told them to bring her in immediately and that everything was probably fine. The weather outside was stormy and the roads were chaotic.

“When I saw Tracy’s water break it was scary and exciting,” Wallace said. “I didn’t know what to do and everything was more stressful because of the weather!”

It was this instance of not having the medical know how, which is one out of two instances, which would lead Aryn to quitting her managerial position to pursue a nursing career. The second being far more traumatic.

A little over a year ago, Aryn received a call from her mother to come home because there was an accident with her brother. She got home and found out the ambulance had just left with her brother. Her brother had just attempted suicide. Luckily, he had been drinking so his blood thinned out which ultimately saved his life.

“When I got home my mother was bawling, it was just so unexpected” Aryn recalls. “When I was visiting him in the hospital and watched the nurses helping him get better, I realized that I wanted to know how to help people get through difficult situations. I never wanted to feel unprepared again”

It through these two events Aryn quit her job at Starbucks were she was making $37, 000 dollars a year to take out a $37, 000 dollar student loan to go back to school.

At Starbucks she was incredibly successful having made it to assistant management in only 2 years. Through this job she was able to afford a new car, clothes that she wanted and trips she wanted to go on; the sky was the limit. She had been incredibly independent, working since age sixteen, and with this decision she would have to give all that up and go in the opposite direction: debt.

“Leaving my job was scary because I didn’t know if I could even do nursing school because my grades were never great in the other schools I attended,” Aryn said. “I never reapplied myself, but I knew that because I wanted to do it, I would do it well.”

It is now almost May and Aryn is almost a nursing school graduate. She has done exceedingly well in all of her classes and has even found time to come back to Starbucks as a barista.

As she reflects on the past events and the past year she says, “I am so thankful that all of those things happened in my life. I truly believe that nursing is my calling. I have never been happier.”

Reporting with Numbers

1.

67% from the state- The most

5% from tuition- The least

28% from fees, grants and gifts

A local college releases figures showing that its total budget is $120 million. Of that total, a little more than two-thirds of funding comes from the state, a little less than one-third comes from fees, grants and gifts and barley contributing to the total budget wass student tuition.

2.

Mean/Average: 22 months

Median: 1 year

The median figure is the most accurate description of prison terms because it will provide you with a good half way point. Peoples sentences vary significantly so the chances of there being extremes is to be expected. Due to those extremes, the mean will give you a distorted result and inaccurate findings.

3.

California sales tax- 8.25%

Californians would save $21.45 a year if they spent $5 per meal once a week. (.0825x5x52)

Californians would save $85.80 a year if they spent $20 per meal once a week. (.0825x20x20)

AP Style Exercise (S-Z)

1) When he heard the building plan for the new high school had been rejected, Bill pulled out his stationery to write a letter of protest. (2)
2) Ben really knows his Scriptures, but he knows little about the Talmud or the Shariah. (3)
3) Her home in upstate New York is surprisingly ultramodern and unique for its middle-class neighborhood. (4)
4) To celebrate Veterans Day, the anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I, troops of former soldiers will march down Main Street carrying U.S flags. (3)
5) Word-of-mouth has it that Ellen will wind up with the only “A” in the class. (2)
6) When Sara spotted the Louis L'Amour paperback, she asked whose book it was. She couldn't believe it was John's; after all, nobody reads Westerns anymore. She had no idea he was so weird. (4)

BONUS: The man was arrested on a charge of brandishing a twelve-gauge shotgun outside his home. (1),

Fact set 2

Firemen and birthday cake, what more could you ask for on your birthday?

TULSA, Olla.--The First United Methodist Church women's group held a birthday party of Mabel McCullough who is about to turn 95. They had a carrot cake for her birthday cake, on it there were 95 candles. With help, McCullough blew them all out and created a big cloud of smoke.

Eddi Carlin, one of the guests, said, "There wasn't an inch to spare. By the time we had them all lit, it looked like a torch." She goes onto say, "We had just sat down to eat when we saw them in the doorway." By "them" she is referring to the 24 firefighter party crashers.

The smoke from the blown-out candles set off a smoke alarm. As a result, five engines and two ladder companies arrived. Fire Chief Lonnie Lamb said, "In my 23 years on the job, I've seen a lot of things set off a fire alarm, but I don't think I've ever heard of one going off because of a birthday cake."

The firefighters didn't stick around to eat birthday cake, but they did have their pictures taken with McCullough.

News Story 5

A 10-wheel hauler overturned on Moeser Lane in El Cerrito today, causing mass power outages, a fire and leaving the driver in serious condition.

The runaway asphalt truck left a scene of chaos. The truck took out the power in El Cerrito, and some neighboring cities, including Berkeley and Richmond, but the true chaos was on Moeser Lane, El Cerrito. The truck left a path of destruction in its wake: a snapped power pole, five badly damaged vehicles and most unfortunately, a home on fire. El Cerrito police Detective Sgt. Shawn Maples, one of the first rescue workers to arrive on the scene, says he heard cries coming from the burning truck and house, and stated digging through the debris.

Sgt. Maples spotted the driver lodged between the wheels of the truck, which had flipped on its side. The diver's legs were mangled and he couldn't move. Maples was able to grab his hand and, with some help from Police Chief Scott Kirkland and Detective Ken Zinc, he was able to pull the driver to safety. Maples said, "We dragged him out in a heartbeat while the truck went up in flames. I just wanted to get him out of there."

Another witness, Ruben Sharma, lives across the street from the single-story home that was destroyed. He was just about to head back to work around 1:30 when the crash occurred. He said, "First, I thought it was a major earthquake. This is unbelievable." His front yard is littered with bricks, broken glass, car parts, splintered wood and palm fronds.

A Honda sedan was also hit by the truck and was so crumpled that the driver was trapped inside. Rescue workers sliced into it, peeling back the roof to free the trapped driver. A sport utility vehicle that apparently had a man and boy inside ended up stuck in some shrubbery beside the burning house.

The driver of the truck, whose name was not released, broke both his legs in the crash. He's listed in serious but stable condition at John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek.

AP Style Exercise (M-R)

1) He hopes to make a billion dollars by the time he's 40. Already he figures his net worth is between $2 million and $3 million, depending on current stock prices. (3)
2) Ever since she joined the U.S. Navy on June 15, 2005, she has been a vocal proponent of naval practices and policies. (3)
3) It was a one-sided game, and he was a poor loser. After losing the play-offs when his ball went out of bounds, he made an off-color remark that could be heard in the stands. (4)
4) Hundreds of people attended Sunday's race to watch 75 top bicyclists pedal across the finish line. (4)
5) Every summer the Joneses and the Kinneys pore over travel brochures, planning their winter trip together. This year they're hoping to vacation in PANAMA CITY, Fla. (4)
6) The 5-year-old girl was born in Canton, OH, but she now lives in Fremont, Calif. (3)