December 2012
December 19th, 2012
Written by Verena Dobnik -... in Latest News, Our Daily Walk with 0 Comments
NEW YORK (AP) - The family and friends of an Asian-American soldier who committed suicide after being hazed by fellow soldiers said Tuesday that the punishment the soldiers have received was only a slap on the wrist.
"Our son died, and there is no reason why he should have died," said Suzhen Chen, the mother of Pvt. Danny Chen. "These sentences do not give justice to his life; we want the system...
December 19th, 2012
Written by Seanna Adcox - ... in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Gov. Nikki Haley appointed Rep. Tim Scott to the U.S. Senate on Monday, making him the South's first black Republican senator since Reconstruction in a state whose politics is steeped in the history of slavery and Civil War.
"It speaks to the evolution of South Carolina and our nation," Scott, 47, said of his appointment to fill the seat vacated by Sen. Jim DeMint, a...
December 18th, 2012
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - Marshall University is getting a $10,000 grant to support diversity efforts in its pharmacy program.
The Huntington school says the funding is from Walgreens' Diversity Donation program.
Half of the funding will be used for scholarships for underrepresented minority students and a student who embraces diversity and promotes inclusion initiatives on campus.
Officials say...
December 18th, 2012
Written by The Associated Press in Latest News, Stereotypes & Labels with 0 Comments
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - The Christina School District has reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Education following a civil rights investigation over discipline of black students.
The department says its investigation found that African-Americans in elementary, middle and high schools were disciplined more harshly and more frequently than white students in similar situations.
Under...
December 17th, 2012
Written by Oskar Garcia - ... in Latest News, Our Daily Walk with 0 Comments
HONOLULU (AP) - A high school on Hawaii's Big Island was temporarily closed after officials say racial tension and multiple fights culminated in a brawl involving 20 to 30 students, with eight arrests.
Police and state education officials said Kealakehe High School in Kailua-Kona was closed as teachers and administrators figured out how to get control of problems with students as they began...