DOING TIME RIGHT In October, a Harvard University debate team (three-time recent champions of the American Parliamentary Debate Association) lost a match to a team of prisoners from the maximum-security Eastern New York Correctional Facility. Prison debaters “are held to the exact same standards” as college debate teams, according to the director of Bard College’s Prison … [Read more...] about NOTW: The shameless NFL, idiot crooks and the best debate ever
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US Senator Brian Schatz of Hawaii wants more from NFL Commish Roger Goodell on domestic violence & sexual assault
As if NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell doesn't have a enough bad news to deal with (concussions leading to serious brain damage, sexual assault and domestic violence by players, not paying cheerleaders proper wages), now he has to deal with criticism from Hawaii's own Democratic US Senator Brian Schatz. “You should consider using all tools at your disposal to hold team owners … [Read more...] about US Senator Brian Schatz of Hawaii wants more from NFL Commish Roger Goodell on domestic violence & sexual assault
Hawaii Won’t Be Able To Pray At The NFL’s Pro Bowl Altar Until 2016
Woe is us–the NFL just announced that they'll play the 2015 Pro Bowl in Arizona. They also said that the game would return to Hawaii's Aloha Stadium in 2016, but that hasn't stopped our state's official boosters from genuflecting before Father Football. "We are pleased that the NFL Pro Bowl will return to Hawaii in 2016 and look forward to welcoming the fans, players and their … [Read more...] about Hawaii Won’t Be Able To Pray At The NFL’s Pro Bowl Altar Until 2016
Frontline Eviscerates NFL On Players’ Brain Injuries – Long Live Football!
Football is a major part of life in America, and especially here in Hawaii. Our state lacks pro teams in any of the major leagues, so the University of Hawaii provides sports/entertainment uniting threads that help bind our islands together. Here on Maui, high school football carries the same near-mythic importance as that of just about all the other small towns on the … [Read more...] about Frontline Eviscerates NFL On Players’ Brain Injuries – Long Live Football!
By the Numbers: Pro Bowl Ratings and UH Enrollment
13.4 million Number of TV viewers who watched last weekend’s NFL Pro Bowl, which returned to Honolulu’s Aloha Stadium after a one-year hiatus 42-0 Score of the game in the second quarter; the NFC went on to win 55-41 56,716 Number of students enrolled in the University of Hawaii system for the spring 2011 semester, an all-time high 22.5 percent Portion by which UH’s … [Read more...] about By the Numbers: Pro Bowl Ratings and UH Enrollment