Tragedy hits Fort Hood

According to CNN.com The Fort Hood army base in Texas is under lock down after a fatal shooting occurred earlier this afternoon. 12 have been confirmed dead including the shooter, who has been identified as Major Nidal Hasan.

31 more are injured, two are in serious condition and CNN.com has confirmed that all involved were adults. 

There were two other shooters that are believed to be involved, they are being held in custody. All three shooters were wearing military uniforms. It is yet to be confirmed if the shooters were actually members of the armed forces.

Fort Hood is one of the largest army bases in the world and has 25,000 to 30,000 people on base at any particular time. Fort Hood is also one of the last stops for soldiers before they head overseas to either Iraq or Afghanistan.

President Obama has called the shooting a “tragedy” and sends out his condolences to the injured and the families of the fallen.

My Take: This comes as a complete surprise to the American public. The most interesting fact about this story is the fact that the shooting occurred at Fort Hood, which is normally the last stop before soldiers are shipped overseas.  Questions are surfacing about the motive for the shooting, however at this time the answer to that question is unknown. This truly is a tragedy and all of my peers should be versed on these happenings.

Grandpa Bandit might be involved in Syracuse bank robbery according to FBI

A man the FBI is referring to as "the Grandpa Bandit" is a suspect in a bank robbery that occurred a couple of months ago in Syracuse. On September 22, the Solvay Bank Office in the State Tower Building caught a man on camera that resembles the Grandpa Bandit.The Bandit is described as overweight, middle-aged man who was wearing glasses and was balding.

According to Syracuse.com the bandit handed the bank teller a post it note demanding money and then left the bank rather quickly.

The FBI would not comment on how much the Bandit took but told Syracuse.com that it was a “significant” about. According to the AP wire, "the Grandpa Bandit" robbed banks in eight cities, including Houston, Atlanta and Dallas.

Marcus Jordan, Michael Jordan’s son may have cost his college millions of dollars by wearing his father’s shoe brand during an exhibition game last night.

My Take: Even though the FBI is still looking for, and following leads in this case, the fact that this man has already robbed banks in eight different cities and is still at large is an interesting story. I think my peers would be able to appreciate this story just out of sheer intrigue. It's not everyday that you hear of a link of bank robberies in major cities around the country; but having the bandit being an old, overweight balding man catches attention.

Marcus Jordan is the reason UCF may be loosing its deal with Adidas 

Marcus Jordan, Michael Jordan’s son may have cost his college millions of dollars by wearing his father’s shoe brand during an exhibition game last night.

According to ABC.com The University of Central Florida has a multimillion-dollar sponsorship deal with Adidas although the company has now refused to follow through on a 6 year 3 million dollar contract.

This is big for UCF because deals like this have made a lot of money for the University.

According to the article on ABC.com "The amount of money you can make from your sports team can rival the amount you can make in tuition," said Boyce Watkins, a finance professor at Syracuse University.”

Regional Adidas representatives have come to an agreement however higher ranking Adidas officials disagree.

My Take: I think this is relevant because Syracuse University is also a Division 1 school and gets a significant about of money through sports apparel endorsements. The better our teams play, the more exposure we get on national media which in turn makes more money for the University.  I also thought it was interesting that an article written for ABCnews.com would have a Syracuse professor quoted. I think it is important for my peers to know that wearing that orange tee-shirt with the Nike logo on it does more for SU than some may think.