Alcohol = No Prom

Any teens planning on drinking before prom this year better think again, as some schools are putting breathalyzer tests into action at prom. Kids in Cedarburg High School, WI are among those receiving the tests. The tests will be given to randomly selected students upon arrival, and if any trace of alcohol is discovered, students are not admitted. This is not new to students of nearby Germantown High School, who are breathalyzed at many school sponsored events. Here, punishment is more extreme, as anyone with alcohol on their breath may be expelled. Many parents are fans of these tests, as they hope it will help to keep their children safe, but some are saying that it is distrustful and an invasion of privacy. Will this help keep teens sober?

 http://schoolsofthought.blogs.cnn.com/2012/04/11/been-drinking-forget-prom/?hpt=hp_c2

Where did our social networking sites go?

The population of young people in the U.S. is in an uproar this afternoon, as all popular social networking sites have become unexpectedly unreachable anywhere in the country. United States government has released a statement announcing an "indefinite ban on all social networking and personal information sharing websites." The reason behind the abrupt ban has not been determined, however many news stations have been reporting on a leaked source stating that the ban has been places after government sources have reported alleged revolts forming on these social sharing sites. The revolts have talked of taking over the current government system to form a "better" government. U.S. government hopes that the elimination of these sites will render the wide spread revolt impossible. However, it may have just sped up the revolt as young people across the country are growing increasingly angry with the elimination of their favorite pastime.

Town for Sale?

Ever wanted to buy yourself a nice piece of property, but didn’t like the thought of annoying neighbors and busy traffic? Well, now there is the perfect property for you! Buford, Wyoming , the "nation's smallest town" is now up for sale. Buford is located along Interstate 80 and is about 28 miles west of Cheyenne, Wyoming. It only has one resident, Don Sammons, and he has decided to put the town up for sale. Buford is the second-oldest town in Wyoming. Bidding on the town is to start at $100,000. This includes about 10 acres of land, on which a convenience store and gas station, U.S. post office boxes, a wireless cellular tower, and five other buildings are located. Get bidding!

Urban Outfitters Apparel Anger Irish

In preparation for Saint Patrick's Day, Urban Outfitters clothing company has released their new line for the holiday. Of the 33 products, including apparel and other trinkets, 23 referenced drinking alcoholic beverages. One shirt reads “Irish I Were Drunk” and many include pictures of beer or drunken figures. Seamus Boyle, president of the Ancient Order of Hibernians in America, which is a large Irish-American organization, wrote to Urban Outfitters, demanding that they "immediately remove the disgusting products for sale in your stores depicting the Irish as drunks and defaming the Irish Nation and the Patron Saint of Ireland, St Patrick." He says that they would not be able to get away with similar degrading images of African Americans, Muslims, or Jewish people, and thusly it is not appropriate to have it of Irish. Ten members of Congress' Ad Hoc Committee on Irish Affairs agree with this opinion, and wrote a letter to Urban Outfitters CEO Tedford Marlow, calling on the store to pull the items. However, not all are considering the products to be terribly offensive, as they say that the Irish “often revel in self-deprecating and blunt humor.” Are these products being taken too seriously, or did Urban Outfitters cross the line into distastefulness?

http://inamerica.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/06/kiss-me-im-irate-st-pattys-line-irks-some-irish/?hpt=hp_bn8