What's in the News?

FSU students were asked what recent news story they find most interesting and what under-reported recent news story they thought deserved more attention. 


Dylan Hidey, a junior studying Information Technology, admitted that the only thing he’s been interested in paying attention to in the news lately is the presidential primary race. "I like to keep up with who's winning which states," Hidey stated.


However, the KONY 2012 campaign has caught his attention. He said that it has been all over his Facebook lately, but he hasn’t heard all that much about it in the media. He thinks it deserves more attention. “It’s basically mass genocide,” he said.


Christina Murphy, a senior studying Business, is happy the Kony story has been getting at least some attention in the media. “I feel like [the media] is getting people involved to help others,” she stated.


Murphy felt that the recent story involving Towson University deserved more attention in the media. The Youth for Western Civilization group was accused of being racist towards many different minority groups. Christina heard that the group accused a Muslim organization of being involved with terrorists. She first became aware of the story on Facebook.


Debbie Wiles, a senior Mathematics and Creative Writing major, said that she has found the story involving a U.S. Army Staff Sargent in Afghanistan who allegedly killed 16 Afghan civilians on Sunday to be most interesting lately. “He went door to door killing men, women and children,” she commented. Debbie found this story especially interesting because the 38 year old sergeant came from a base in Washington State that is known for being troubled. 


A story Wiles thought was deserving of more coverage is of the travesty of mathematics being taught at K-12 grade levels. This story is near and dear to her heart since she is a math major and developmental math tutor. “Kids are underprepared for college level math, and they get stuck in developmental courses," she stated. Wiles feels strongly that more awareness needs to be raised about this issue or it will just continue getting worse.