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A Plot Reveled… Three seven-year-old girls were planning to kill a classmate this past week in a small-town Indiana, USA town. The girls devised a well-thought-out scheme where they hoped to shoot her in a wooded area near the school. Also discussed were the possibilities of using a knife or hanging the girl. A small map depicted the chosen spot. The girls admitted to the plan after being suspended Wednesday. They had formed a "hate club" and were actively recruiting members to join. The sole purpose of the club was to harm the girl. No criminal charges are expected to be filed and counselors are working with the small school of under 200 children. Still, the news is shocking and disturbing, especially considering the alarming trend that seems to have emerged in recent years. Nike Responds to the Workers Rights' ConsortiumNike, Inc. has decided to end its contract supplying uniforms and equipment for the men's and women's hockey teams at one Brown University. This announcement comes after the university joined the Workers Rights' Consortium. Nike are concerned that the university may require them to comply with a code of conduct whereby they would not be informed about which of their factories making collegiate apparel would be monitored for working conditions. The decision by Nike is a signal to other universities considering signing into the Consortium. Student activism against sweatshops and other workers rights' issues is pushing schools in one direction while big corporations such as Nike, Inc. pull them in the other
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