Japanese College Giving Out Free iPhones

Japanese College, Aoyama Gakuin University is giving out about 500 iPhones to its students and faculty for free as a part of the school's Mobile & Net Society Education and Training Program. The program will be begin as a trial and may be expanded later. The phone, with GPS, will be able to track students to ensure that they are attending classes. Softbank Mobile provided the school with the free iPhones for students. There are also plans to hand out homework and have exams on the phone. [Engadget]

Marcus Jordan and the Jordannaires Win Championship

Marcus Jordan's game-high 19 points carried Chicago Whitney Young past Waukegan 69-66 to win boys Class 4A championship Saturday.

As Jordan and his teammates celebrated on the court after the final buzzer, father Michael Jordan stood quietly, clapping his hands with tears in his eyes.

Marcus is No. 5 (orange) with the headband and goggles. Fast forward to 3:47 to see a quick shot of His Airness just being Marcus's dad.

"Crying?" the NBA legend said in response to a reporter's question. "I'm not crying. Not for me, anyway."

[AP]

FLHS: Been Changin' Transcripts Since '03

This is my high school. I graduated 6 years ago. And now, I know why I may have gotten into Fordham and why I might have not gotten into other colleges. According to the Bergen Record, school administrators and guidance counslors have been altering transcripts for at least the past 6 years to help students get into certain schools. Fudging the letters as it were. What a bunch of jerks! [Bergen Record]