For the past couple of days, I’ve had to prepare for presentation (more about that later) by pouring over the press reports from the months following the murder of Katie McCarron. Unlike most of my work, there’s little in the way of emotional distance – even now – as I read over the events of 2006. It makes me sad and angry at the same time. It’s not a good combination.
So, today, for my benefit, I’m turning to something a little lighter. Hot off the press from the Tiger Weekly, the student newspaper of Louisiana State University, is a fun little piece that made me smile today. OK, I even giggled at one point.
With students all over the country graduating this month, the U.S. is eager to observe the effects of a new law which eliminates 30 percent of the graduating student population.
President Obama’s 2009 Job Market Fairness Act serves to create a less stressful environment for new graduates who would otherwise struggle in the current recession.
This year, the bottom 15 percent and top 15 percent of all graduating classes will be removed from the job market via lethal injection, giving mediocre college graduates a better chance at employment on their own merits.
Studies show that the top 15 percent of college graduates are not as immediately beneficial to the economy as the middle 70 percent, who will spend more money rather than save it. Conversely, the bottom 15 percent are nine times more likely to borrow more money than they can afford. Eliminating both extremes will allow the economy to stabilize within the next year, supporters said.
However, while an online poll indicates the new law has an 80 percent approval rating, many students are outraged by the initiative.
Read the rest of the article here. –Stephen Drake