Sep 11 2023
Fact Set Assignment
Deadly Plane Crash Kills 5, Two Backwater State Professors Live
Earlier this week, two professors from Backwater State University were returning Thursday night from separate conferences in New York City and boarded the same TWA jet on their returning flight.
Along with forty-three other passengers and crew members, the plane crashed on takeoff at Kennedy National Airport. Five people were killed in total, but the two professors miraculously survived.
University President Announces Upcoming Curriculum Changes
Backwater State University President, David French, decided to change the requirement for graduation to include more math and foreign language courses.
Students entering next fall (2023) must take one math, computer science, and foreign language course. French says,
“We feel that these new course requirements will allow us to turn out better–educated persons.”
This comes after a recent study that showed only 15 percent of students took a foreign language course and only 20 percent took a math course while at Backwater State University.
Daughter of Jim Wensen receives 3rd DUI in 6 Months
Last night, 22-year-old senior Cathy Wensen was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, the third time in six months.
The teen’s father is Jim Wensen, a prominent attorney in the area. Her mother, Sharon Wensen, lives in Ontario, Canada.
Cathy was this year’s homecoming queen and was a cheerleader and straight–A Student. She was planning on going to Vanderbilt University for graduate study in biology.