http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ucla-gift-20110126,0,6822484.story
This wasnt much of an article but it did catch my eye. This huge donation was a gift from Meyer Luskin. According to this little article, half of it is to go to the School of Public Affairs to support teaching and research in public policy, urban planning and social welfare. The other half will go to an on campus hotel (which is weird) and a conference center.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
Two Teens found dead in Huntington Beach with empty can of Four Loko
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/01/two-teens-found-dead-in-huntington-beach-with-empty-can-of-four-loko-and-other-alcohol-drugs.html
Two teens, Aaron Saenz, 15, and Chelsea Taylor, 16, were found dead in a vacant Huntington Beach appartment with an empty can of Four Loko, a caffeinated alcohol drink on Friday just after 10 in the morning. Police Lt. Russell Reinhart stated that the two died of drug- and alcohol-related causes, but the coroner's office won't confirm this. Further information was not released because the investigation was ongoing. Four Loko has been banned in certain states because of health warnings, but California is not one of them.
Two teens, Aaron Saenz, 15, and Chelsea Taylor, 16, were found dead in a vacant Huntington Beach appartment with an empty can of Four Loko, a caffeinated alcohol drink on Friday just after 10 in the morning. Police Lt. Russell Reinhart stated that the two died of drug- and alcohol-related causes, but the coroner's office won't confirm this. Further information was not released because the investigation was ongoing. Four Loko has been banned in certain states because of health warnings, but California is not one of them.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Health Care
I do not have an article or a video for this one because I am basing this more off of the video we watched in class.
While I was sitting there watching the video, it really opened my eyes to how expensive health care is in the U.S. When that man said that he had a heart attack in Vegas and it costed over $60,000 to stay in a hospital for 8 days. I think that is ridiculous, especially considering that in Japan it costs TEN DOLLARS to stay the night in a hospital. I know there was the constant reminder that no country's health care was perfect but, boy, that sure seems a lot better than ours. I mean yea, their taxes are higher, but you don't hear about anybody going bankrupt over across the pond in England or even way over there in Japan. I would definately like to give their health care plan a shot.
While I was sitting there watching the video, it really opened my eyes to how expensive health care is in the U.S. When that man said that he had a heart attack in Vegas and it costed over $60,000 to stay in a hospital for 8 days. I think that is ridiculous, especially considering that in Japan it costs TEN DOLLARS to stay the night in a hospital. I know there was the constant reminder that no country's health care was perfect but, boy, that sure seems a lot better than ours. I mean yea, their taxes are higher, but you don't hear about anybody going bankrupt over across the pond in England or even way over there in Japan. I would definately like to give their health care plan a shot.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Jon Stewart
"Tonal Recall," Jon Stewart. January 17, 2001.
So in this little piece from his show yesterday he talked about how the Republicans and the Democrats are now going to sit together at the State of the Union. I liked how Jon Stewart made the comment "how many of us have to get shot for you guys to go to lunch?" I think he makes a great point. I also thought it was silly when how instead of calling the health care reform "job-killing" they Democtrats wanted to change it to "job destroying" because thats soooo much better. (sarcasm.)
http://www.thedailyshow.com/
(because i could not figure out how to make the link part of the title.)
So in this little piece from his show yesterday he talked about how the Republicans and the Democrats are now going to sit together at the State of the Union. I liked how Jon Stewart made the comment "how many of us have to get shot for you guys to go to lunch?" I think he makes a great point. I also thought it was silly when how instead of calling the health care reform "job-killing" they Democtrats wanted to change it to "job destroying" because thats soooo much better. (sarcasm.)
http://www.thedailyshow.com/
(because i could not figure out how to make the link part of the title.)
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