After 149 days of a lockout the NBA will continue their season with 66 games beginning on Christmas Day. The new labor contract agreed that NBA Players will now receive an even 50-50 split with basketball related income (BRI) instead of the 57% they received prior. With the cuts that reach over $300 Million dollars, NBA players will still be the highest paid athletes in the United States. Fans are ecstatic to continue watching their players dominate the season.
Pregnant Women Gets stampeded on at a Black Friday Opening at Walmart. The 31 year old women was taken to the hospital. The family blames the Wal-Mart Store for the lack of security.
Due to earlier shopping times, countless doorbusters on promoted products, and online deals, shoppers particularly eager to participate in this years Black Friday then ever before! Stores across America will be opening as early as 9pm on Thursday this year and ranging to 5am the next day. A wide variety of door busters will be available to customers (most involve receiving cash back or gift cards from the retailer) after buying certain products. Popular electronics (Ipod's, Iphones, GPS's, laptops, gaming systems, etc) that have recently released upgrades will be at their lowest prices for the year. New to Black Friday this year is how retailers have extended their offers from outside the store onto their websites. If you are unable to attend the crowded lines and store mayhem, you can check out the retailer's website to see which date they will be giving their online sales/discounts.
Openings:
1. Before Midnight Openings- Toys R Us (9pm) KMart (10pm) Walmart (deals start at 10pm)
1. Midnight Openings: Best Buy, Kohls, Macy's Wal-Mart, Target, And Select Old Navy, Gap, and Victoria's Secret stores
3. After midnight openings: JC Penneys (4AM) Staples (6am)
Great 2011 Deals:
Xbox 360 4GB with Kinect and a $50 gift card -- $199.96 at Wal-Mart
Kindle with special offers and $10 gift card -- $79 at RadioShack
8GB iPodTouch and $40 off your next visit -- $195 at Target
The Ipad 2 -- $539 Apple (rumored), $599 Radio Shack
The Iphone 4S -- $199 with new contract or upgrade
Lenovo Dual Core E-300 -- $179.99 at Best Buy
HP laptop with i5 processor with Turbo Boost 2.0 -- $480 at Office Depot
Vizio 42-inch 3-D LED Wi-Fi HDTV with 1080p, 240 hertz and four pairs of 3-D glasses-- $598 at Wal-Mart
Glasshouse Radio Show "Forerunners, Fashion, and Football" A Discussion about the GOP Candidates for the 2012 Election, Fashion to Grab on Black Friday, and How men/women wish to be treated during Football Time"
Radio Show Date: Tuesday, November 15th Featuring Ray Baker, Senior Brittney Butts, and Junior Michelle Rashad.
Glasshouse Radio Location G Floor of the John H. Johnson School of Communications at Howard University
Students at the Pennsylvania State University are concerned that the public holds false conceptions about the university at large as the scandal continues to be a rising topic amongst thousands of other campuses, social websites, and news mediums. Opinions on why the bashing needs to cease all ties into one thought: the football team is NOT Penn State.
Overtly, American’s can be honest- when “Penn State” is brought up the term “football” is usually conjoined. The Division 1 Football Team is reputable for its top rankings in the nation. Thousands of people drive through State College on weekends, painted in dark royal blue and white anticipating wins for their favorite college team. In the past month however, when “Penn State” is brought up “Joe Po” or “scandal” is affiliated. The long-going battle for justice that Penn State dealt with lost them a university president and loved coach.
While both of these focuses are morally correct in the eyes of the public, those who attend still glance at their school in a different light. What about the term “academia?” Or the fact that Penn State is 45th best university in the nation (according to U.S News’ “Best Universities in 2010” List.) While Penn State is seen with a few corrupted faculty members third, and as owner of a prestigious college football team second, attendee’s will agree that Penn State is an excellent university first.
PSU Sophomore Elizabeth Rutere found one good in the recent exploit that Penn State has been enduring. “The scandal gives Penn State the opportunity to educate people who do not know about the positive credentials of the university.”
Large concerns from the public are whether the scandal will affect recruitment for football, other athletic teams, and overall admissions into the university. Rutere recalls on universities such as Virginia Tech and University of Indiana (institutions that were able to overcome the excessive media when issues rose on their campuses) and adds, “In time, this shall pass too.” Hopes for Penn State to become even better of a school after the scandal is a shared goal amongst the university.
Of course, students, team players, and faculty alike will miss their coach of 50 years Joe Paterno. There was no questioning his love for Penn State athletics. Before being relieved from his job, he announces, “[This] is one of the great sorrows of my life. With the benefit of hindsight, I wish I had done more.”
-- Reporting on the Penn State Scandal, Emmy Victor
