by Brandon Perry
For New Pittsburgh Courier

(Editor’s Note: This is part three of a four-part series from the Indianapolis Recorder dealing with the abuse of power)

(INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.)—You go to school to be educated—at least that’s the plan. But the fact is that corruption is one of the last things families expect when a loved one is enrolled in an educational institution.

Educators and the faculty they work with—whether at the grade school, high school or university level—are expected to conduct themselves with integrity and fairness.

CHARGED—Former dean Cecilia Chang is charged with abusing students and embezzlement at St. John’s University.

by Brandon A. Perry
For New Pittsburgh Courier

(Part three of a four-part series from the Indianapolis Recorder.)

“These are arrogant public officials who play by their own rules,” assistant U.S. Attorney Gary Bell said at a courthouse in Northern Indiana.

Bell wasn’t talking about the Taliban or North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il. He was referring to East Chicago Mayor George Pabey and his city supervisor, Jose Camacho. Last week, a jury found the two politicians guilty of conspiracy and theft. They were accused of using city funds and workers to renovate a lakeside property in Gary that Pabey owned.

•Students, from the elementary to the university levels, should report ALL cases of abuse of power. It is never OK for an instructor or administrator to harass, humiliate, intimidate or discriminate against students. It also is illegal to demand payments and “favors” for grades, materials or anything that should be provided by the school for no charge.

by Sonya Ross

BOWIE, Md. (AP)—On the corner of Collington Road and Route 301, a bright blue poster screams the Democratic Party’s wishful thinking at passing cars: “We’ve got your back President Obama.”

The poster, not quite big enough to qualify as a billboard, reflects an unspoken bargain between Obama and Black voters: He asks, they deliver.

On Oct. 7, Obama asked.

Polls indicate many minority voters are discouraged and won’t turn out Nov. 2 as they did for Obama two years ago, yet a solid showing among Blacks could still swing several House, Senate and gubernatorial races, according to some analysts.