Monthly Archives: December 2013

Split

December 29, 2013 at 7:34 pm

I am not a procrastinator by nature; actually quite the opposite. But I have been putting off writing this blog entry for months. When Edward Snowden became perhaps our country’s most famous whistleblower of all time, I should have been all over the story. Despite some discussion in class and off-line with students, I have […]

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Students’ Choice

December 11, 2013 at 10:45 am

In the last couple days I have had several students share current events that range from the meaningful to the very, very silly. All are fun, and a continual reminder of the relevance of law and ethics in our world. I decided to share all the links here, and more importantly, it inspired me to […]

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Picture with Tom Brady

December 3, 2013 at 6:31 pm

This security guard from Reliant Stadium in Texas, home of the Houston Texans, claims that he was fired for taking this picture with Tom Brady. The stadium owner, the guard’s employer, has a rule against employees taking pictures with any players. This makes sense; players don’t want to be annoyed by every hot dog vendor […]

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Slightly Obsessed

December 3, 2013 at 6:17 pm

It must be a slow news week, because I am not the only one slightly obsessed with Amazon’s announcement on 60 Minutes that it is developing delivery drones. Drones will soon be dropping off your book, DVD, or new shoes. I don’t know if this is a veiled attempt to pump up Amazon’s stock price, […]

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