Supreme Court Upholds Drug Testing for Oregon Student Athletes
The 6 to 3 ruling allows Oregon school districts to require drug tests for student athletes. Justices state the need to deter youth drug use and cite the role model effect. The decision notes athletes have lower privacy expectations as schools act as surrogate guardians and athletes undergo physicals and communal undress.
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United States Supreme Court
Oregon
Antonin Scalia
Drug testing in schools sparks unintended consequences debate
The column argues that drug testing for student athletes could invite privacy and due process controversies, scandals, and political pressure. It ponders how districts would punish positives, who would be affected, and whether public support for high school sports would endure amid costs and alternative leagues.
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Darryl Strawberry
Supreme Court
Minority success not always heard
A syndicated column critiques superficial praise of minority groups and the use of ethnicity as symbols. It questions programs labeled ethnic studies and urges focus on hard facts about real outcomes, citing Harlem, Broadway, and global immigrant success as key examples. Lowell at Hoover Institution is noted.
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Harlem
Poland
China
Lowell
Hoover Institution
Stanford University
Promise Keepers rallying to reform men and families
Bozell argues Promise Keepers shows a positive national movement under Bill McCartney amid media scrutiny. Attendance climbs from 72 to 50,000 per rally. budget reaches $65 million with 400,000 members. Critics accuse the group of gender exclusion and political bias, which supporters deny.
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Jesus
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ABC
Linda Pattillo
Houston
Astrodome
Pattillo
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NBC
Washington
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Kerry Lobel
National
Gay and Lesbian Task Force
David Wade
O'Neil
Bozell
Media Research Center
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