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College admission scandal grew out of a system that was ripe for corruption [Click here to view this message in your web-browser](. Edition: US 13 March 2019 [The Conversation]( Academic rigor, journalistic flair Editor's note When prosecutors charged several celebrities, coaches and others in a large-scale college admission scandal yesterday, they claimed that there is “no separate admissions system for the wealthy.” But isn’t there? Sociologist Rick Eckstein says a close look at youth sports shows that even when students are legitimately admitted to college as athletes, the system [still favors parents who can pay](. Direct-to-consumer genetic testing company 23andMe is now offering a new report that [reveals your risk of developing Type 2 diabetes](, which affects almost one in 10 Americans. But can the company really read our genes to predict who is predisposed to this complex disease? Are our family physicians ready to interpret this genetic data? Physician-scientist Mylynda Massart, of the University of Pittsburgh, explains the issue. In an executive order, Donald Trump struck down a rule requiring the government to release information about the number of people killed by U.S. drones outside of active war zones. [This is a serious step backward](, writes Daniel R. Brunstetter, who studies the ethics of war at the University of California, Irvine. It makes the U.S. less transparent and could open the door to disproportionate use of drones. Jamaal Abdul-Alim Education Editor Top stories Recruited athletes often get a leg up in the admissions process. Catwalk Photos/www.shutterstock.com [College admission scandal grew out of a system that was ripe for corruption]( Rick Eckstein, Villanova University The college admission scandal that involved big bribes, coaches and Hollywood actors grew out of a system that favors rich parents and gives coaches too much leeway in admissions, a scholar argues. A woman uses a lancet on her finger to check her blood sugar level with a glucose meter. Behopeful/Shutterstock.com [Can a genetic test predict if you will develop Type 2 diabetes?]( Mylynda Massart, University of Pittsburgh Direct-to-consumer genetic testing company 23andMe is now offering a new 'polygenic risk score' that reveals your risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. Does it work? Are our family physicians ready? An unmanned U.S. Predator drone flies over southern Afghanistan. AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth [Trump’s executive order on drone strikes sends civilian casualty data back into the shadows]( Daniel R. Brunstetter, University of California, Irvine Civilian casualty counts are a powerful tool for propaganda – and for establishing peace. 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