CE 3.2

1. What are the unusual requests made by the defense attorney for VonTrey Clark's murder arraignment? Page A1 "Ex-Austin cop pleads...."
The unusual requests were to prevent VonTrey from being charged in the media instead of the courtroom. 
2. Why are students at Princeton sitting in the president's office? Page A7 "Students sit in president's office" Some students at Princeton were sitting in the President's office and refusing to leave until their demands to improve the social and academic experiences of black students were met.
3. Who are the current four teams that are predicted to play in the college football play-offs, according to the article on page C4 "Power four plus more"? According to the article, the four teams that are predicted to play are Clemson, Alabama, Ohio State, and Oklahoma.
4. Who are the five "platinum" biker-friendly cities in the United States? Page D3 "Austin earns gold status..." The five platinum cities are..
- Madison, Wisconsin
- Fort Collins, Colorado
- Boulder, Colorado
- Portland, Oregon
- Davis, California

5. What other films where compared to the final Hunger Games film out this week, for their lack of....really exciting viewers at the end? Page D6 "Hunger Games finale...." Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn- Part II, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.


Read the story on page B1 "Ed Board rejects new fact checking".

1. Is this a good decision by the board? Why or Why not?
I think the board's decision is a bad move on their part. They should be trying to minimize conflict when it comes to state education issues. Majority of the board sees it as waste of time, but the truth is they will end up spending more time trying to deal with the backlash of not fact checking their textbooks. People will catch mistakes, and now that more are aware of other issues like this, they will speak out against whatever miscommunication they feel the book has expressed.

2. What do you think about the example set forth, where a world geography book had a caption that read that slaves who were brought over from Africa were "workers"? Is that acceptable? Why?
I learned about this incident in Geography last month. In fact, my teacher had this book. It is an unacceptable mistake because it states that slaves were "workers." This implies they were paid and the labor was optional. The slaves brought over from Africa were mistreated with no pay, bad travel conditions, poor working conditions, etc. It isn't a factual statement to call them "workers."

3. Should textbooks be re-checked by experts in the field or by a group of people selected by the board which includes, parents, educators, and other experts? I think the textbooks should be reviewed by a selected group of people. The group the board will select will most likely be reading the books from the same perspective as a student. The experts might get a tad to know-it-all-y. The diverse group can pick up more important mistakes.

4. Do you think your textbooks are accurate?