To fat to Graduate

I read in the news that a College, Lincoin University, are forcing their students if they have a Body Mass Index of 30 or above they are being forced to take a fitness course that meets three hours per week. Also if the students that do have a BMI of 30 or above that don't finish this course are not allowed to graduate.
They interviewed students who are both for and against this new change at Lincion. The girl that was forced to take the fitness class was angry at first then confused. she didn't go there to change her weight, she went there to get an education and to get a degree.
The one girl that had "tested out" of the fitness course said that she had no problem with the new course even though she didn't have to take it. In my opinion i think she didn't mind it because she didn't have to take it.
This course requirement i think is discriminating because it doesn't apply to everyone. Now if the college made it required for everyone then it wouldn't be so bad. Then the school would be wanting all their students to be fit and not just a select few.

Japans problem with too many dogs

In Japan their problems with too many dogs is scary. When a dog is takin in to a shelter it is only given a week to find a home if they do not find a home then the dog, 8 at a time, are but in a box and then it is filled with CO2. The man showing the reporter around said that it is very painful and is also one of the most economical ways for them to put the animals down even though it is not the most human way. Cat at the shelter are sadly only given a day to find a home so the death of cats and kittens are much higher.

People in Japan are looking for the next best thing with the dogs. Looking for the next cute and adorable instead of looking in the local shelters. The people of Japan the man said just dont understand the problem that is going on around then in the animal world when it comes to the dogs and cats on the street.

The people in Japan in my opinion need a wake up call if they have that many animals a week that are being destroyed just because non of the people want to adopt from a shelter. Instead they go to breeders which shouldnt be there because the animal percentage is already to high. The people there should be limited to the animals that can get and buy, also where they buy the too.

I just find it a sicking thought that dogs are given less than a week and the cats are given less than a day to find someone to adopt them. It just shows that people caring about the animals has decreased in some parts of the world more than others.

blog 11-8-09

I found out more information about the 15 year old girl who was raped out side her homecoming dance. There is a law in Cali saying that it is illegal to not report a crime against a child, but the sad part is that the law only applies to child 14 and younger so the police are not allowed by law to arrest the people who did nothing but watch.

Also someone did call into the police, it was a 18 year old girl from the school who heard about from other people and she called into 911 and made the police aware when no one else would. she said she was proud of what she did and that she is not worried about being called a snitch. she also said that she was proud because if she didn't make that call that girl might have been left out there for who knows how long.

I'm happy that this girl was able to call in but it also makes me very mad that it someone who wasn't even there, who had only heard of what was going on was the one that called in and not someone who had actually watched it.

Who knows maybe after this incident people will be more willing to stand up and make a difference if they witness something.