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Vanessa’s Last Show

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

On tonight’s edition of In the Know, we bid farewell to one of our show’s founding mothers: Vanessa Castañeda!
Yes, after all those years of hard work, Vanessa is leaving us to go on to bigger and better things. That’s why we’ve decided to dedicate this show to her!
We’ll be talking about any and everything that […]

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In The (k)News 7/30/08

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

900 American Airlines are taking early retirement or going on leave.
Because of that the airline won’t have to furlough 900 workers like it was planning to do.
Rising gas prices forced the airline to start cutting costs… and flight attendants were first on the list. The next cost to be […]

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In the (k)News 07/16/08

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

TOP STORIES

About 2500 student here on U-T’s campus had sensitive information exposed online according to a Washington-based watchdog group.
 
U-T learned of the problem all the way back in January and immediately restricted access to the information…which included things like personal tax returns, test scores and social security numbers.
 
However…the Liberty Coalition says that […]

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Sex Ed

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

Let’s talk about sex, baby…sex education that is!
Back in 1995, the state of Texas decided to approach sexual education by adopting abstinence-only programs. Now, over a decade later, many are challenging the current curriculum saying it’s unrealistic and counterproductive.
With teen pregnancy on the rise, can abstinence-only programs be partly to blame? Or is promiscuity and […]

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In The (k)news July 9, 2008

Friday, July 11th, 2008

July 9th 2008

 

Japan hosted the Group of Eight’s most recent policy meeting.
On the docket… figuring out climate change…fighting hunger…and helping Africa.
Advocacy groups say that Africa isn’t getting as much aid as it used to. G-eight nations gave three of the twenty-five billion dollars pledged to African nations. Without addressing how to fix […]

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Leaving on a jet plane!

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

Ibiza, Spain
The Euro Show
We had to do a summer travel episode. I’m gettin’ off this continent immediately after I graduate; so, I want to find out which areas in Europe house delicious wine producers, which beaches are highly recommended and what it takes to hang out there. […]

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Star-Spangled Extravaganza!

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

Forget the hot dogs and the hamburgers, what you need is a big bite of In the Know kids! Join us this week as we celebrate our nation’s birth. Can you believe that the U-S-of-A is 232 years old?! Man, have we come a long way since then…or have we?
Tonight we will be talking about […]

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In The (k)News 6/18/08

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

U-T’s student government met yesterday to talk about stuff they want to do next year. About 25 students, including SG reps, showed up to the meeting. They didn’t come to any conclusions except that they intend to talk about health care and tuition sometime soon.

City Council is changing the curfew (for minors) from 10PM to […]

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June 4, 2008: In The (k)News

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

 
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For those of you who missed our show, here it is in print for you.
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The readers were in this show were written by Vanessa Castaneda, Aaron Aiken, Abhinav Kumar, and Xorje Olivares. Brian Genchur and Melinda Merola helped research. Vanessa Castaneda stacked the show.

Today is Wednesday, June 4th, 2008. You’re reading the […]

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