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Arkansas Lottery Poses Dilemma for Colleges
Arkansas Lottery Poses Dilemma for Colleges
The recent introduction of the Arkansas lottery was good news for most citizens of the state. Lottery tickets went on sale September 28th at over 1550 locations throughout the state. The lottery has not been without controversy. Harding University, a Christian college in Arkansas made a decision to allow its students to purchase lottery tickets and play the newly introduced Arkansas lottery. Despite a student ban on gambling at the college affiliated with the Church of Christ the university made an exemption for the lottery.
The exemption was originally made because revenues generated by the Arkansas lottery go towards funding college scholarships. The scholarships are available for students at both public and private colleges including Harding University. David Crouch, the university’s public relations director cited the funding of scholarships as the main reason for the lottery exemption. Students at Harding are forbidden to gamble. Crouch stated, “We are opposed to gambling. It is part of our code of conduct,”
In October Harding reversed course and banned students from playing the Arkansas lottery. Harding University President David Burks said that the University would include the Arkansas lottery in its student gambling ban. Burks said that the exemption was a mistake. Burks stated, “My intention was to express in our policy the reality that it will be very difficult to enforce any prohibition against the lottery. In an attempt to avoid one appearance of hypocrisy, I made a decision that has itself come to be viewed as hypocritical.” Burks said that students caught playing the Arkansas lottery would face a written or verbal warning. Burks said, “It is important to me that all people, both here and away from campus, know that Harding University stands firmly against gambling.”
The Arkansas lottery has posed a dilemma for other private colleges. Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia has banned students from playing the lottery. Arkansas State University, the University of Central Arkansas and the University of Arkansas ban students from gambling on campus but said that the gambling ban would apply to the purchase of lottery tickets on campus.
While a few states are still arguing about the morality of state lotteries others are joining the 21st century and now allow the purchase of online lottery tickets. Players no longer have to trek to the nearest lottery retailer to purchase lottery tickets. In addition players can check for winning numbers. States with large budget deficits hope the availability of online lottery tickets will boost lottery generated revenues and fill state coffers. Purchasing online lottery tickets has been very popular in Europe and states are hoping for similar results in the US.
Is Need For Speed: The Run, The Top Racing Video Game?
Prepare yourself for the next generation of video games, the next edition of the wildly popular Need For Speed series, named The Run. Running is literally what youll be doing too, across the country from the West Coast all the way to Broadway. Theres plenty of good reasons why this is one of the most leading video games ever produced. This is one of the few places where you can drive daringly without killing someone, or yourself. Still, its believeable enough to make you look behind you to check for the police and other guys who want you dead.
Need For Speed: The Run- Gameplay!
Electronic Arts (Origin) hasnt held back with exceptional graphics in Need For Speed: The Run, and like its predecessor Hot Pursuit, theres plenty of gameplay. Maybe because theyve made the graphics so sharp, youll also notice occasional gltches in the game, especially if you go out of boundaries or during cut scenes. Sterring your car also can be troublesome, and a sleek vehicle can feel more like a tractor trailer in handling on some of the open road.
Some of the buzz surrounding Need For Speed: The Run is that the game is relatively limited in achievement milestones and can be completed in a short period of time by serious gamers. While this may be the case for some, like other video games, Need For Speed: The Run isnt necessarily made for finishing, but instead, for driving. Like the previous versions of Need For Speed, The Run offers you a wide variety of hot cars to pick from. Some of these vehicles handle true-to-life and others, well, handle more like a grocery store shopping cart.
The track is perhaps the largest selling point for Need For Speed: The Run and takes you directly from San Francisco all the way to New York. The course is divided into ten different sections, each with different events for earning trophies and moving to the next level. A couple of the campaigns are simply a race between your automobile and other drivers, which is really what racing is all about, right? To add some fun at the beginning and the end of this game, EA adds mobsters following you in hot pursuit in cars and helicopters. If this doesnt get your adrenaline pumping, I dont know what will.
Our Take On The Video Game Need For Speed, The Run!
Need For Speed: The Run affords you with several opportunities for hitting a “reset” button. This means if you crash, fall off a cliff, or die in any way, you can “reset” yourself to a certain point. Hitting a re-do does cause the game to lag for about 15 seconds but it also gives you another chance to score big. If youd rather plod on through, you can also choose to restart the entire event and save reset points for experience at the finish.
Need For Speed: The Run is intense, fast and a blast to play. If youre into a pure racing game without fluffy tangent games, this is perfect game for you. If youre looking for a game that is pure entertainment, The Run wont disappoint.