Current Events Quiz #2.4

1. Who is the new UT Athletic Director, or what school did he come from (first or last name)?

Steve Patterson he is from Arizona State

2. Did the affordable housing bond pass?

Yes

3. Why is the county about to pay almost $50,000 to move a tree?

Because it is a very old oak and their are not many old oaks left. 

4. What is the 15th state to allow gay marriage?

Illinois

5. What country just launched a mission to Mars?

India

Answer the questions below, please write at least a paragraph (3-5 sentences):

REMINDER - Some of you are not writing enough here. A single sentence isn't enough. I expect you to expand upon your writing. If you think you have written enough, you haven't, write more. Be sure to answer WHY you think something.

1. A Miami Dolphin football player, named Richie Incognito, was just suspended this week from the team for allegedly bullying a teammate, named Jonathan Martin, so much that Martin walked out in the middle of the day just before practice and has not returned to the team. Feedback from the league has been mixed. Some former players say that this kind of thing should never happened and that the severity of the bullying went way over the line, while others say that Martin needed to deal with the situation behind closed door and that he is a "sissy" and a "tattletale". Do you think that professional football players should be held do a different standard when it comes to these types of incidents because its a "Mans" sport or not? WHY? (MAKE SURE TO ANSWER WHY?) Do you think that Incognito should be allowed to play again? WHY? Do you think the other Dolphin players will welcome Martin back to the team with open arms? WHY?

I think it is just ridiculous that a grown man is being a bully. I mean come on your in the NFL grow up and quit living in high school! Seriously! People look up to NFL players and they should be held to higher standards because of it. And yes he is a grown man that should be mature enough not to bully another player. I think incognito should be suspended from playing because if he is not mature enough to not bully other players than how is he supposed to be able to work well with other players on the field. I think the team will be divided when Martin returns. As you said some thought Incognito went too far and others said he was being a sissy. So Some will welcome him back but he will probably receive some crap from the others.