Keeping current

You'd be smart to make sure you know the answers to these questions before class tomorrow.

1) What are believed to be Al-Qaida terrorists detonated a truck bomb outside a Marriott Hotel, killing 16 people and injuring scores more. In what country did this occur?

2) What do investigators think may have been a contributing factor in a commuter train collision near Los Angeles that killed 25 people?

3) Sen. John McCain says he wants to postpone the first presidential debate, scheduled for Friday. Why?

4) Kaimin reporters and photographers have been barred from dorms on campus without the express permission of the head of Residence Life. What is UM's stated reason?

5) What famed baseball stadium had its last game there this week?

Identification (and why are they in the news)

Antonin Scalia

Merrill Lynch

David Petraeus

Clay Aiken

Joe Biden