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...heard the news first in a text message from Shawn Carpenter's brother, who had flown to Albuquerque, N.M., for the closing arguments in his brother's trial, and then from Carpenter himself. Carpenter called from the courthouse and said he had been overwhelmed as the jury read the verdict aloud: "I lost it at the first question, the one I really cared about - 'Do you believe that Shawn Carpenter was terminated in violation of public policy?' When the jury said yes, I just started bawling." In all, he was awarded nearly $4.7 million in damages, almost double what...
...ends - at least until appeals - Shawn Carpenter's quest for justice. Carpenter, whose story was first written about in TIME magazine in August 2005, was a network security analyst working at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque when he discovered that the lab's network was coming under a methodical series of attacks emanating from Chinese IP addresses. When the Navy veteran found out that dozens of Army bases and defense contractors around the country had been suffering identical Trojan horse attacks on their secure networks, he went to his bosses to present the evidence he had collected...
...still unclear whether this verdict will do anything to actually chasten Sandia into changing its management culture. But for all those in favor of government accountability, and for anyone who likes to see a David occasionally win against Goliath, Shawn Carpenter's victory in court is worth cheering...
...Steffan Wilson, whom Baseball America named as the Ancient Eight’s preseason player of the year and top professional prospect. Wilson, who batted .331 with 17 doubles, six home runs, and 43 RBI’s in 2006, has received both honors the last two seasons. Juniors Shawn Haviland and Matt Vance were chosen as members of the preseason all-conference team. Haviland was last season’s Ivy League Pitcher of the Year, and Vance batted .318 with 25 stolen bases while recovering from shoulder surgery. The Crimson opens its 2007 season the weekend of March...
...perseverance is inspiring those closest to him, as well. On Monday, his older sister started classes to get her GED. Shawn thinks his brother will likely follow suit. "Yeah," says Shawn. "This feels pretty good...