Ypulse Essentials: Kanye’s ‘Air Yeezys,’ Teen Obesity Stats, Community Colleges Add Dorms
Posted by meredith on 04-07-2009
Kanye’s new kicks for Nike ( the Hip Hop personality’s ‘Air Yeezys’ debuted in stores this past weekend sparking a feeding frenzy among sneakerheads and Kanye fans alike. Also, both the actual DS1 commercial featuring Beyonce as well as a behind-the-scenes video have become YouTube hits) (MTV News) (Brandfreak)
- Students in Maryland fight for their right (to screen a pornographic film on campus. And a Republican state senator fights back, threatening to cut the university’s capital budget. In other censorship news, a parent in Florida rallies to get certain YA novels, including Gossip Girl, removed from the Young Adult section) (Washington Post) (Orlando Sentinel)
- Licensed full-length films on YouTube (care of Sony Pictures. A deal is currently in the works, and as ars technica points out, can’t happen quickly enough for the video hub. Also, Slate weighs in on “The Rotten Tomaotes Show” on Current TV ) (ars technica)
- When zero-tolerance is not the best policy (a high school student in Virginia faces two-week suspension and possible expulsion for taking her birth control pill at school. And parents of another teen in the county blame the policy, and its lack of discretion, for contributing to the factors that led to their son’s suicide) (Washington Post, reg. required)
- Scholastic Book Fairs stay strong (in spite of the downturn revenues from the fair remain virtually unchanged from last year. Plus, the Cooperative Children’s Book Center notes an increase in diversity among children’s book authors and illustrators) (GalleyCat) (Black Threads in Kid’s Lit)
- Tween and Teen Lifestyle Report (GenDigital offers a sneak peek at findings on tweens and teens’ gaming, TV and movie-going habits)
- Stats on teen obesity (research shows schools’ proximity to fast food restaurants is linked with an increase in overweight students. Plus, a study conducted among college students shows that placing one healthy item among unhealthy options won’t lead to better eating habits) (Redding Record Searchlight) (New York Times, reg. required)
- ‘Teen Truth Live’ film series (in case you missed it, Time Warner and Comcast announced a contest for California schools that will incorporate student created films in an effort to educate stu about bullying, school violence, drugs and alcohol abuse)
- Using virtual worlds in therapy (therapists experiment with virtual roleplaying as a means to engage troubled kids. Plus, a pilot program in the UK puts Second Life in the classroom) (Virtual World News)
- Community colleges add dorms (to attract new students, particularly athletes and international students. And, The Wall Street Journal asks if our current system of college tuition and financial aid formulas punishes good economic behavior) (Los Angeles Times, reg. required)
Correction for Newsletter Readers: Yesterday’s Essentials featured a Los Angeles Times story on job cuts at Disney with a link to an older story on the same topic. Here is the correct link.
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April 7th, 2009 at 12:24 pm
RE “When zero-tolerance is not the best policy.”
Decent people strive for tolerance.
Rotten people strive for zero-tolerance.