Drake comes to Syracuse

SU's University Union has book hip-hop star Drake for this year's Block Party. The Canadian artist will headline the annual Block Party on April 30th at the Carrier Dome.  Tickets for students will be $15, and $25 for non-students. Tickets will begin selling sometime in March at suathletics.com. 

Opening for Drake will be another Canadian singer, K-os, and a New York City based group, Francis & the Lights. A fourth performer will be announced to fill the middle of the bill in the future, someone not involved in the "Home Away from Home" tour. 

This concert is part of Drake's Home Away from Home tour that began February 9th. 

The 23-year-old singer is known to U.S. television audiences as "Jimmy Brooks," a character in "Degrassi: The Next Generation." He appeared on the show from 2001-2009. Read the whole artcle at The-Post Standard.

Ethics panel says trips to caribbean are gifts. 

The House ethics committee said on thursday that Representative Charles Rangel violated congressional gift rules when he went on corporate-sponsored trips to the Caribbean in 2007 and 2008, The New York Times reports. 

Rangel, who leads the House Ways and Means committee, was one of five members of the Congressional Black Caucus to go on these trips organized by the Carib News Foundation. However, these trips were largely funded by corporations such as Pfizer, Verizon, and AT&T, and sponsorship was present at the events. 

The Ethics committee admonished Rangel even though he didn't know of the sponsorships, saying he is still responsible because two of his staff members knew. The report says Rangel is responsible for the actions of his staff and the performance of their duties.

Randel disputed the findings, saying "members of Congress should not be held responsible for what could be the wrongdoing of staff unless there is reason to believe the members knew or should have known." The Representative also said the ethics committee should be some-what responsible because they approved the trips in advance. 

100 year-old doctor will not retire

Dr. W.G. Watson of Georgia will turn 100 years-old this year, he is the oldest known practicing physician in the United States according to CNN.com. He says he has delivered between 15,000 - 18,000 babies. He stopped delivering babies and doing surgeries in 1996, but he continues to make house calls and treat patients. His partner, Dr. Michael McDonough was also delivered by Watson. McDonough says Dr. Watson's work ethic "is unsurpassed by anyone."