Current Event Quiz 1.1

1. The two men assaulted a gay man back in 2004. Officials say that federal law prevents them from explaining the hiring of the two men despite their crime. Although it is never directly stated that UT knew about Darren Gay's arrest, it is implied that they did not, based on the inclusion of the statement "Hiring departments are permitted to request an exemption to this rule (inclusion of arrest records), which can only be granted by senior ‍university leadership in rare cases if they determine the hiring would not compromise campus safety.

2. The city of Baltimore reached a settlement of 6.4 million dollars last Tuesday with the family of Freddie Gray. The mayor supports it because "it is in the best interest of the city, and avoids costly and protracted litigation that would only make it more difficult for our city to heal and potentially cost taxpayers many millions more in damages." The related trial is still pending because, as says the press release concerning the matter, "the settlement does not resolve any factual disputes, and expressly does not constitute an admission of liability on the part of the city, its police department or any of the officers."

3. Vice Chancellor Sig-mar Gabriel has announced that Germany will accept 500 thousand refugees a year. Some people have accused Germany of causing immigrants to risk their lives at sea in order to receive the great benefits that Germany offers. Germany has responded to the criticism by reducing the amount of the cash handouts that refugees will receive. People are fleeing countries such as Syria and Iraq due to the war in the Middle East that has endangered their lives. Germany is one of the most generous countries that is accepting refugees, offering to take the most people (800k by the end of the year) and provide emergency housing and relief.

4. Ted Cruz invited Donald Trump to his anti-Iran nuclear rally. ted Cruz stands out among his fellow conservative presidential contenders with his refusal to criticize Trump. He says that his reason for inviting Trump is that his presence will bring media attention to the rally. Trump is not a "standard target" for Cruz because he has never held office, a type of politician which Cruz has frowned upon in the past.
 
5. Hillary Clinton apologized for her use of a private email account as secretary of state. This issue will likely continue to be in the news, as two Senate chairmen are entertaining the idea of seeking immunity orders for a former Clinton aide. Clinton has been co-mingling, or mixing, her personal and business life with the use of one singular account for both types of emails. She was also reluctant to admit her mistake back in 2002 during her time in the Senate, when she voted in support in the decision to invade Iraq.

6. The two John Jay High School football player had been suspended for attacking a game official. An assistant coach was also suspended for telling the two players “This guy needs to pay for cheating us.” The attack against the official was allegedly prompted by him using a racial slur towards the players and the assistant coach's comments.

7. In Olathe, Kansas, convicted killer of three and white supremacist, Frazier Glenn Miller Jr., was recommended the death sentence by a jury for his antisemitic crimes at a Jewish community center back in April 2014. Miller stated that he didn't care what his sentence was and that he wanted to kill Jews before he died of his chronic emphysema. It is currently unclear whether Miller will actually be subjected to the death sentence or not.
The story is strong in human interest (it was a shooting), unusualness (extreme display of antisemiticism in modern times), and currency (the article was published in today's paper). It is not strong particularly in proximity because the crimes and trial happened in Kansas and there is to mention of a relation to Austin. The article includes quotes from the District Attorney and other people who witnessed the trial, so first hand sources. I think that the story was well written but could've included more details.