Brigham Young University's honor code revisited
Brigham Young University was widely praised last month for invoking its honor code barring fornication and alcohol use against basketball star Brandon Davies, even though his suspension torpedoed the Mormon school’s championship hopes. But an analysis shows that nearly 80 percent of the student athletes suspended under its provisions since 1993 were representatives of racial minorities, and more than 60 percent were black men, who are far less likely than BYU’s white students to be Mormon.
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Where does 1 percent of the nation's electricity go?
Indoor marijuana cultivation consumes about 1 percent of the nation’s electricity.
The New York Times
Statue of Liberty anniversary stamp takes image from a replica
The U.S. Postal Service has admitted that a special stamp commemorating the 125th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty drew its image not from the real thing but from a 14-year-old replica statue at the New York-New York casino in Las Vegas. After a stamp collector alerted the USPS to the error, spokesman Roy Betts insisted, “We still love the stamp design and would have selected this photograph anyway.”
The New York Times
Taxpayers overpay to get hefty refund
Taxpayers are more disposed than ever to overpay their taxes throughout the year in order to get a heftier annual refund from the IRS. Last year’s average refund was $3,003, almost twice the $1,698 of 1999. The IRS expects the trend to continue this year.
The Wall Street Journal