An industry has sprung up around the demand for Chinese students by U.S. universities. Chinese students pay top dollar to go to American colleges. In China, hundreds of agencies have sprung up to help students get into US schools. Fees run into the thousands of dollars. But some students find that when they get here, they've been misled. Bloomberg News reporter Daniel Golden has been investigating this business of bringing Chinese students to the U.S., and he joins us from Boston.
Two-time presidential candidate John Edwards was indicted today over massive sums of money spent to keep his mistress in hiding during the peak of his 2008 campaign for the White House. Campaign donors provided the funds. Prosecutors in North Carolina say that violates federal election laws, while Edwards lawyers maintain that the money was kept separate from campaign expenses and his only wrongdoing was hiding an affair from his wife.
Los Angeles police have yet to charge Giovanni Ramirez in the beating of Bryan Stowe at Dodger Stadium. While police Chief Charlie Beck says Ramirez remains their primary suspect, he concedes that detectives are still gathering evidence. Frank Stoltze came into the studio to discuss the case with Madeleine.
Most colleges have had their commencement ceremonies, and many high schools will have them in the coming weeks. Our producer, Steve Proffitt put together a collection of moments from some of the best graduation speeches of 2011. In the piece you'll hear: Arianna Huffington, Bill Clinton, President Barack Obama, actors Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington and Amy Poehler, and House Speaker John Boehner.
As the class of 2011 graduates, a new batch of freshmen are waiting to take its place. For the University of California campuses, more and more freshmen are from somewhere other than California. This year up to 6 percent of all students at UC schools will come from out-of-state or foreign countries. The UC Board of Regents is looking to increase that number to 10 percent over the next few years. Sanden Totten reports.
Luke Burbank is back for his weekly conversation with Madeleine about what is both awesome and not awesome. Intactivists, or people who want to make circumcision illegal, have pushed to pass legislation in San Francisco. But, the real news maker is the comic that they put out titled Foreskin Man and its anti semitic representation of a Mohel. Also in the news, the Scripps National Spelling Bee has taken the country by storm once again. But, are the young contestants throwing away their childhoods? Will the skills they gain translate to any usable life skills?
