Toni Harris is making history by becoming the first female football player in a non kicker position to sign a letter of intent to play at Central Methodist University in Missouri. Becca Longo, from Basha High School in Chandler Arizona, was the first woman to sign a letter of intent back in 2017 as a kicker with Adams State University in Colorado. Unlike Becca Longo though Toni Harris will be playing defensive back. Toni Harris hopes to one day play for the National Football League. With female players gaining momentum in sports she just might make it.   

Did you know it is a crime to pretend to commit a crime? It may seem strange that not actually doing something is a crime but when you really stop to think about it, it makes sense. If you report to police that something happened that didn't they will not know that you are not telling the truth. The police will then investigate the crime as though it really happened. This takes valuable time and resources from the police department that could have been used to help someone who is in need. If you lie to the police it is called False Reporting. Recently a man in Chicago told the police that he was a victim of a crime. This man is now under arrest and is being tried for false reporting among other things. In Arizona if you file a false report you could be charged with a class 1 misdemeanor or a class 6 felony for a second offense. What if you lie about a crime in school? Learn more about what can happen to you at school.

A new law is in effect for Glendale and all of those who travel through it. The City of Glendale has passed a distracted driving law. This new ordinance states that you can be, "pulled over for using your phone, even if you're at a stop light." There are two exceptions, you can use your phone to turn on your hands free device and in cases of emergency. You can read the entire city ordinance here, including all the exemptions. 

Do you spend too much time on your phone, the internet or your computer? Do you feel anxious when you are without your preferred device? Technology is everywhere and psychologists are now in the process of studying if people can actually become addicted to their devices or if our prolonged use is just a habit. Psychology Today states that an, "Addiction is a condition in which a person engages in the use of a substance or in a behavior for which the rewarding effects provide a compelling incentive to repeatedly pursue the behavior despite detrimental consequences." People who believe that technology can be an addiction, similar to gambling or even drug use, are concerned that it can cause depression, anxiety, sleep deprivation and lower life satisfaction. In fact there are now treatment centers to help people with their technology addiction. However, others believe that our use of technology is just habit formation defined as, "the process by which new behaviors become automatic." Those who believe it is a habit think of it as something people can easily control and see the term "addiction" as extreme moniker especially when comparing it to drug use. According to Christopher Ferguson, "Technology use causes dopamine release similar to other normal, fun activities: about 50 to 100 percent above normal levels. Cocaine, by contrast, increases dopamine 350 percent, and methamphetamine a whopping 1,200 percent." Is technology addiction the most recent scapegoat for societies problems? Whatever your personal stance be habit, addiction or somewhere in the middle the only thing that scientist agree on is that there isn't enough real statistical information yet to tell them either way.