Daily Archives: May 27, 2011

Law School Admissions dropping

May 27, 2011   Nicole Scott   1 Comment

It has recently been reported that the number of students applying for law school has reached its record dropping this year. The reason is that the legal scene has not been the “booming career profession” that it has been known to be throughout the years. When the recession hit the economy, it hit  the legal profession and created the downfall of the business. Many lawyers got laid off and people who were graduating law schools we given contracts to start working for firms 1-year after the date they graduated. When this happened it pushed all potential students who could have been hired into firms back and left them with no jobs because at this point no firms were hiring due to the fact that they had already hired for the year. This is certainly discouraging but does not mean that once the economy gets back to a better state, lawyers won’t be back and booming again. Lawyers are always needed, they help interpret the law and make it work in  favor or against people depending on who they are representing. Law rules the universe, and with its complexity never changing, lawyers will always be needed.

So for all my prospective lawyers, do not be discouraged. Their is still hope and light in the field.

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Heat Fans Happier than Ever

May 27, 2011   Alexa Diaz   No comments

Outside of the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida, more then 10,000 Miami Heat fans screamed in excitement as they witnessed the game that will lead their team to the NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks.

The party in Miami started even before the game against the Chicago Bulls ended. Game 5 was shown outside the American Airlines Arena on a giant 3,400-square-foot video screen on the side of the arena. When Miami brought the heat and had a huge comeback to win 83-80, the crowd exploded with excitement.

The Chicago Bulls were not able to handle Dwayne Wade and LeBron James’ heat, and when they brought their team to an amazing victory, their longtime girlfriends, Union and Brinson, started the party in Miami.

“I think it’s absolutely amazing,” Brinson said.

After the game ended, more people appeared at the fenced-off area outside of the arena and joined the party.

T-Mobile brought Ludacris for a 40-minute concert outside of the arena before the game started, Miami’s dance team and more entertainment during the game as well. The party was free for all, no cost at all to attend.

The loyalty of Miami fans has often been criticized by commentators who point out that all seats in the arena are rarely filled. Heat fan Mario Pollazo told SI.com, “How dare people say that about Heat fans? Look at this crowd. We waited 45 minutes for food in that line. Everyone I know is here. And you know what? We’re coming back for a parade.”

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American Universities Go Green

May 27, 2011   Alexa Diaz   1 Comment

Gowns made from eco-friendly materials? It’s true! Colleges in the United States are beginning to graduate students in gowns made from recycled plastic bottle or wood pulp.

More than 250 Universities have ordered these new gowns from Virginia-based Oak Hall Cap & Gown. Last year, only 60. Vice President of the company Donna Hodges has said it takes about 23 plastic bottles to make each recycled gown.

Some U.S. based companies that are interested in an eco-conscious world of higher education have entered this market and even donated a small fraction of the proceeds to colleges involved.

In the effort to go green, the distributors have to up the costs of the gowns. Richard Spear, the owner of American Cap and Gown, says that the new recycled gowns cost much more than the regular polyester ones which he sells for about $30. Despite this increase in price, most students still buy them rather than rent them.

Last week, George Mason University graduated 7,392 students in the GreenWeaver gowns.

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Chinese Prisoners Forced to Play World of Warcraft

May 27, 2011   Jacob Blanchard   No comments

Computer games seem like the last thing to expect at a Chinese labor camp. But a 54 year old prisoner at the Jixi labor camp in the northern province of Heilongjiang claims that he was forced to play World of Warcraft for up to 12 hours at a time in order to build up in-game credit for the guards. The built-up credit is then sold for real money. The practice is called “gold farming”.

Although technically illegal, gold farming is widespread. Many players in developing countries will play the game and sell their credit to Western players.

“Prison bosses made more money forcing inmates to play games than they do forcing people to do manual labour,” the prisoner said in an interview with the Guardian. “There were 300 prisoners forced to play games…We didn’t see any of the money. The computers were never turned off.”

An anonymous prison camp official denied the story, saying he had never even heard of such a thing.

“We do not have large numbers of computers. And we do not allow our prisoners to have any contact with the outside world. If they were playing these online games they could easily communicate with other people. We would never allow that.”

 

Contains information from The Telegraph.
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