Another installment from the N.F.L. was in today's New York Times about how the league looks to try and prevent players from making their situations worse after suffering head injuries during games. The league announced that if a player is to suffer a head injury during a game and show the slightest signs of a concussion, then they are to remain out for the entirety of the game, regardless of whether or not the feel apt to coming back in or not. My feeling is probably the same as just about everyone else's on this subject, and came be summed up in three words: it's about time. For years, players have experienced serious mental and cognitive disabilities, which can easily be blamed on traumatic head injuries suffered during their playing days. They probably didn't get the proper treatment, and went right back in as soon as they felt up to it, which in turn only made it worse for themselves. This way, they can prevent any long-term damage by not experiencing head injury after head injury out on the field, only making the situation worse.
Also somehow, and I'm not totally sure how, a story made it on the front page about the types of gates department stores and shops in New York City use when they shut down at night. It doesn't seem like this story would be that big of a deal, but apparently the city wanted to switch all closing security gates to the ones you would typically find in malls that allow a passerby to see into a store. They want to do away with the old-fashioned garage door gates, because vandalizers have taken advantage of them by covering them in street art, making the city look trashier and run-down. The matter was voted upon on Monday, and the Council elected to get rid of the old gates completely. It seems like a very random front page article with little relevance to anything.
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