2009 NFL Draft

The defensive end group is a solid one, featuring several speed-rushing ends and a couple of bigger physical specimens who would fit nicely in either a 4-3 or 3-4 scheme.But the 2009 NFL Draft is not a deep one for defensive tackles/nose tackles. Players with the bulk to control a center or guard and the quickness to disrupt QBs and rushers in the backfield are not plentiful.

TYSON JACKSON, LSU Has been rising up the charts in the past couple of weeks. Has the size to play in either a 4-3 or 3-4 scheme. Had 27 1/2 sacks in 38 college starts.

EVERETTE BROWN, Florida State
Rating: 7.2
Vitals: 6-1 1/2, 255 pounds, 4.68 speed
The skinny: Isn't strong at point of attack playing the run, but can he ever get after the QB. Had 23 1/2 sacks for Seminoles, including 13 1/2 as a senior. Might be best suited to be a 3-4 LB.

5 - CONNOR BARWIN, Cincinnati
Rating: 7.1
Vitals: 6-3 1/2, 255 pounds, 4.61 speed
The skinny: Intriguing prospect was a TE until senior season. Moved to DE and was a natural pass rusher (12 sacks). Not yet instinctive on defense, but eye-popping talent who can be groomed.

DEFENSIVE TACKLES

1 - B.J. RAJI, Boston College
The skinny: Former Westwood Regional High star is from Washington Township. Stout build is ideal for run-stuffing and has quickness to harass QBs,

Salma Hayek

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Tuberculosis Symptoms

High-school officials Friday tried to reassure parents of students that it is safe for their children to go to school after a student tested positive for tuberculosis.
Alfredo Vazquez, a Canutillo Independent School District spokesman, said the teachers and students were in the same classes as the student with the disease. He said the students would be tested as a precaution and preventive measure.

Senior Elizabeth Garcia, 18, said rumors about a student infected with tuberculosis began Monday and were confirmed in a letter school officials sent to parents Friday.
The student with the disease, who was not identified, was diagnosed on April 14 and has not been in school since then. The student is undergoing treatment, health officials said.

"I don't know if we're safe. I thought it was a rumor, but now I would prefer to know about it," she said.

Marie P. Villa, tuberculosis program manager for the city of El Paso Department of Public Health, said tuberculosis can start as an infection with no symptoms and can develop into a disease causing chest pain, weight loss, fever, night sweats and a bad cough.

The disease is diagnosed in an average of two or three high-school students in El Paso every year.

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Jennifer's character, Nancy's sister Jill, hits the scene in very big way, but as of now she won't be sticking around very long. Jenji dishes on that and also spills who may be giving her some loving.

Just because Jill's related to Nancy doesn't mean she'll be Nancy 2.0. "There's the same sort of damage and oddness to both of them, but they manifest it in different ways. While Nancy is acting out, Jill is repressing everything, but bursting at the seams," says Jenji.

Speaking of trouble, Andy could be finding himself in some deep waters when he realizes it would be tough going after his bro's widow, but the sister may be fair game. Jenji tells us, "I think they might use each other to work out some of their issues." Sexually use each other? "I can't say," adds Jenji.

"Right now we've written two that she's in, but as we write, we'll see where she fits in and if she wants to come back and play," says Jenji. "She's doing a movie, so her schedule is kind of crazy right now. It's a great piece of guest casting. We love having Jennifer here; we'd love her to do as many as she wants to do, but by no means does it edge out Mary-Louise."

So how does Nancy's big sis come in the picture? "She doesn't show up. The mountain comes to Muhammad. She gets pulled in and then pushes back," teases Jenji. "I think Nancy views her sister as a safe harbor for her children. I don't think Jill has that in mind." That means trouble is definitely brewing for the Botwin family.

Carrie Prejean

The biggest nonstory of the week, however, was the case of Perez Hilton versus Carrie Prejean, who represented California in the Miss USA pageant Sunday. Hilton (ne Mario Armando Lavandeira Jr.) is a blogger and TV personality who made his name by posting snarky comments on photos of tabloid celebrities, outing gay celebrities and calling attention to homophobic actions or remarks made by celebrities.

Prejean answered: "Well, I think it's great that Americans are able to choose one or the other. We live in a land where you can choose same-sex marriage or opposite marriage. And you know what, in my country, in my family, I think that I believe that a marriage should be between a man and a woman. No offense to anyone out there, but that's how I was raised, and that's how I think it should be between a man and a woman."

Never mind that Prejean, a Christian, didn't seem terribly invested in seeing her beliefs legislated. As she stood in the high-wattage, 15-minute glare that illuminates nonstories everywhere, she became the newest poster girl for the sanctity of heterosexual marriage. As for Hilton, in attempting to strike down his enemy, he managed to empower her.

No, my guess is that the saga of the blogger and the beauty queen managed to crystallize everything that's irritating about "news" today. It combined pseudo-celebrities, Twitter, political sanctimony, inarticulateness and Internet-enabled vulgarity and dressed it up as the latest battle in the culture wars. We weren't embracing the story; we grabbed on to it to shake it by the shoulders and smack it in the face. Somehow, though, all we managed to do was allow it to rub itself -- repeatedly -- in our faces.