Jiarui Wu, Xiaoyue Wu, Aleesha Martin

The most powerful nation declared that pizza is now a vegetable. Congress is trying to launch a new bill about the nutrition requirements of school lunches in public schools. The new bill states that the frozen pizza that they serve is healthy as long as the sauce contains two servings of tomato paste. The article explains the reasoning behind the bill despite the current push for generally healthier American standards. What do you think? Should the government make this distinction? Are vegetables the right classification for pizza? Is there an ulterior motive for the government? How does this relate to ketchup being declare a vegetable in 1981? How does this issue help or hurt Congress's popularity or the people's confidence in Congress?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2062056/Pizza-vegetable--covered-tomato-paste.html?ITO=1490

Chi Ho Tung, Aaron Waltman, David Weiskittel

South Park has made a name for itself over the last 15 years as one of the funniest yet most offensive shows on television. The creators of the show spare no one on their endless quest to bash every famous person or group of people in America they don't like. Do you think the show is offensive? Do you think it is OK for the writers to make fun of anyone they want, as long as it is purely for the comedy of the show and it's "all in good fun?" Do the writers have the right to bash anyone they please? Below is a link to an article describing why some people might find the show offensive and refuse to watch it, and why the show is hilarious despite the show's vulgar nature (in the author's opinion).


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/7671750/South-Park-The-most-dangerous-show-on-television.html

Clay Strawser, Stephanie Zimmerman, Surui Sun, Chunyao Tang

With more scandals involving college athletes getting improper benefits coming up, there will always be the question of whether or not they should be paid. This article explains the reasons why they should be paid for playing. What do you guys think? Is there any fair way that they can come up with a system to fix this?

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/184556/should_college_athletes_be_paid_pg2.html?cat=9Post Options