Good Morning Comm 422 students, I’m Ashley Dingus, bringing you today’s news.

In today’s political news, Illinois Democrats pressure lieutenant governor nominee, Scott Lee Cohen, to step down.

Cohen won the primary Tuesday, but has since been hit with allegations of domestic abuse, steroid use and adultery.

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn, along with other Democrats, has suggested, he withdraw.

In today’s weather news, the snow cleanup for the East coast is going to be an extended process.

On top of a record snowfall for the D.C. Area, officials are calling for an additional 5-12 inches.

Two teams who weren’t cold this weekend were the New Orleans Saints and the Indiana Colts who were in Miami preparing for the Super Bowl.

The New Orleans Saints stole the show at the Super Bowl last night finishing with a score of 31-17.

Although the St. Louis Rams didn’t get an invite to the Super Bowl this year, Quarterback Kyle Bowl-er was giving out an invitation of his own.

Boller, 28, asked the Ex-Miss California, Carrie Pray-jeen, to marry him on Saturday in San Diego.

In other news from North Carolina, early college high schools, have seen impressive results for at-risk students.

In North Carolina, half of the early college high schools had a 0 percent dropout rate.

Early college high schools have two goals.

ONE: reduce the high school dropout rate, and TWO: Increase the number of people who have degrees.

As of now, there are more than 200 schools apart of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s Early College High School Initiative.

This system does raise a question.

Who is to judge how one student will succeed academically.

There are students who come from families with college degrees, but fail out of high school or college.

Who is to say these students shouldn’t get to attend early college high schools.

It’s about providing a path for students, instead of who in their family has a degree.

That’s all from me on Monday, February 8, 2010.