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...supporting illegal and unsafe drinking. Furthermore, the suggestion that because the NCAA is a college tournament such advertising could lead to an increase in binge drinking is founded on a misconception: The NCAA basketball tournament is not primarily watched by those under 21. According to Nielsen ratings, 88 percent of those watching the tournament were 21 or older, and the median age of viewers was 47. Furthermore, studies have shown little correlation between beer advertising and overall alcohol consumption—instead, such advertising typically changes the brand or type of alcohol people consume. It would be an overreaction...
...Petrou said. AP Computer Science AB will be survived by AP Computer Science A, which tests less material. According to Topiel, the number of students taking the AP Computer Science AB test in the last five years has decreased every year by an average of 8 percent, leading to the decision to stop offering it. A new committee is also working to determine if changes need to be made to the AP Computer Science A exam so that it parallels corresponding college courses. If any changes are made, they will be announced before fall 2009, Topiel said...
...Council to really wake up and stand up for women, especially low income women who have been losing health care services,” she said. The cutbacks come at a time when CHA is facing serious budgetary problems. In March, the health care provider cut 9 percent of its workforce, according to the Boston Globe. Other councillors said that they were not convinced of the need or the usefulness of the proposed measure. When Councillor Craig A. Kelley suggested that the information Decker sought could be obtained by requesting more detailed records from CHA’s chief executive...
Although most Houses rallied more than 50 percent of participation from their residents, McKinnon said some students opted to not sign the pledge because they considered it a merely symbolic...
...consolidating power. The restive lowland plains that border India still smolder with ethnic unrest. Nepal's economy is a shambles: fuel shortages routinely paralyze the country, while more than a third of the population lives below the poverty line. The country's pitiful growth rate hovers barely over 2 percent as unprecedented numbers of Nepalese are quitting the country for jobs in the Gulf, India and Southeast Asia. An estimated 10,000 women who leave each year end up as sex workers in Indian brothels, and that number is now skyrocketing...