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Sacramento State is implementing Graduation Initiative 2025 in an attempt to raise the school’s graduation rates by that year. We decided to ask a few Sac State students how much of a priority it is for them to finish in four years. To join the conversation, post your thoughts online with the hashtag #SacStateSays.
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Saturday, March 4, 2017
#SacStateSays: How big of a priority is it for you to graduate in four years?
Mike Pence stomps on Obamacare, praises Wisconsin businesses in Janesville visit
News – The Badger Herald
In his first visit to Wisconsin since the election, Republican leaders welcomed Vice President Mike Pence to Janesville to tour Blain’s Farm & Fleet Supply’s facilities and lay out President Donald Trump’s economic plans for the near future.The vice president spoke to nearly 200 workers of the facility following a listening session with Janesville locals and business entrepreneurs.
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— Alice Vagun (@a_vagoon) March 3, 2017
Pence brought two main topics of discussion with him to Janesville: Health care and the economy. The administration plans to introduce the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act — also known as Obamacare — within the new few days.
The current administration plans to have an orderly transition to a new health care system, Pence said. Despite growing concerns for what will come to replace Obamacare, Pence dismissed nationwide protests over health care.
“Despite the best efforts of some activists at town hall meetings around the country, the truth of the matter is the American people know Obamacare has failed, and Obamacare must go,” Pence said.
Madison community uses 1,800-foot pink ribbon to show commitment to resistance movementAs part of nationwide protests inspired by former presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, Madisonians opposed repealing the Affordable Read…
But one main problem Republicans seem to ignore is that they have no “viable plan” to replace Obamacare, state Rep. Debra Kolste, D-Janesville, said in a Democratic Party of Wisconsin statement.
“The truth is that any of the Republican plans would leave Americans with worse care that is more expensive and harder to acquire,” Kolste said.
In a similar statement, DPW Chair Martha Laning said the ACA is “more popular than ever” and Republicans’ ideas for replacement would make care harder to get and more expensive.
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Bryanna Miller appointed as new student Board of Visitors member
Cavalier Daily
NEWSThird-year College student says past experiences have prepared her for her new role
by Anna Houghton
and Geremia Di Maro
and Yae Ji Cha
| Mar 03 2017 | 03/03/17 1:05am
Third-year College student Bryanna Miller was selected by the Board of Visitors as the next student member of the Board Thursday. Miller currently serves as the president of the Black Student Alliance and is a College representative on Student Council. She also holds positions on the Honor Audit Commission, the Committee on Undergraduate Admission and is a Meriwether Lewis Fellow. Miller said her experience with Student Council and the Black Student Alliance has prepared her for her new role.“I expect that I will use a lot of the tools that I’ve gained from those two experiences to represent the student body,” Miller said in an interview with The Cavalier Daily. “I’m really going to lean on my experience in attempting to represent the student body as best as possible.” While the student member is not a voting position, the member serves as a liaison between the Board and the student body.Miller will be replacing outgoing Law and Darden graduate student Phoebe Willis when her term begins June 1. Willis described the selection process as “tough” for both the student selection committee, who reviewed candidate applications, and Board of Visitors Executive Committee, who interviewed the finalists for the position.“All of the candidates that applied for this position were really qualified people. It was a really tough process not only on the student selection committee but then [also for] the Executive Committee when they interviewed finalists,” Willis said. “I think that at the end of the day Bryanna is someone who’s worked in a lot of different facets at the University — and she has a lot of different interests.”Willis said Miller has several strengths that will serve her well as ...
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Syracuse advances to quarterfinals of ACC tournament with 83-64 victory over North Carolina
The Daily Orange – The Independent Student Newspaper of Syracuse, New York
Alexis Peterson’s 29 points led sixth-seeded Syracuse (21-9, 11-5 Atlantic Coast) to an 83-64 victory over North Carolina Thursday night at the HTC Center in Conway, South Carolina. With the ACC Tournament second round win, the Orange will advance to face third-seeded Duke on Friday at 8 p.m.
Eleven 3-pointers, 32 points in the paint and 27 points off turnovers helped Syracuse spring out to a 30-23 lead. By the end of the third quarter, SU commanded a 25-point advantage. The Orange’s 32 second-chance points is its highest total since Dec. 4 against Central Connecticut State, a 21-game span.
“We had to rebound the ball,” SU head coach Quentin Hillsman said. “We really did a good job of crashing the boards and getting opportunities, second-chance opportunities and we were really aggressive.”
Peterson, who was named this week the ACC Player of the Year, added six assists and grabbed seven rebounds. Redshirt senior guard Brittney Sykes scored 16 points and had 12 rebounds while senior center Briana Day scored 11 points and had a game-high 15 boards. Senior forward Isabella Slim scored nine points on 3-of-7 from the floor, the most she has scored since Jan. 8.
Tip between the Orange and Blue Devils is set for Friday at 8 p.m. On Feb. 10, then-No. 14 Blue Devils handed Syracuse a 72-55 loss in Durham. In that meeting, Peterson and Sykes were held to a combined 30 points. SU committed 15 turnovers, shot only 25.4 percent from the field and got out-rebounded by nine. Duke’s 44 paint points were the most SU has allowed since December 2015.
“They attacked us in transition and when you don’t score, you can’t press, and that was big for us because we didn’t make enough shots,” Hillsman said. “We couldn’t get into our pressure. Hopefully we can get some shots to go in early and be able to press them.”
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Student organizations celebrate Holi
News – The Daily Cougar
Activities & Organizations
By Erin Davis March 3, 2017
Students gathered at Lynn Eusan Park on Thursday to participate in Holi, a Hindu tradition marked with fluorescent powdered paint. | Justin Cross/The Cougar
Several student organizations came together Thursday evening to host Holi at Lynn Eusan Park hoping to stir interest in their cultural roots.
The Council of Ethnic Organizations, Graduate Indian Student Organization and Indian Student Association educated students on the cultural context of Holi, which is a traditional Hindu celebration held in many parts of South Asia.
The event, which lasted two hours in the afternoon, began with a brief prayer signifying religious ties. Then, modern Indian and American music and brightly colored powder filled the air while friends and strangers participated in the festivities of the night.
“It’s a celebration of spring and good over evil,” said Sam Jain, a biomedical engineering senior. “It’s become popular all across college campuses that have a South Asian population. That’s why we find it really important to have Holi each year and make sure we have an event for the students.”
While a few of the attendees were there for fun, many were curious about the religious history of the event and its cultural ties.
“I don’t want to shy away from the meaning of the festival because I know it’s important,” said Laura Clark, an electrical engineering senior. “I’m hoping that I’ll learn more about what the whole festival means.”
T-shirts specially designed for the event were handed out to those who had wristbands, and students were urged to help clean up as they left.
“My heritage is Indian, but I’m actually Christian,” said Michelle Benjamin, an electrical power engineering technology junior who also served as the event’s head organizer. “I don’t get a lot of the actual religious festivals that come ...
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Clothing swap fosters equality
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On Tuesday Feb. 28, Laura Brendsel, an intern at the Western Michigan University LGBT Office, held a gender neutral clothes swap. The clothes swap provided clothes to anybody who needed them and offered students a chance to get rid of some of their own clothes.
The clothes swap was held in Britton-Hadley hall. It allowed students to come in, look at clothes and donate some of their own. The focus of this event was gender neutral because members of the LGBT community are trying to take away the boundaries of the labels, Brendsel said.
The goal was to create a safe and comfortable place for LGBT students to gather. Sometimes students are uncomfortable buying the clothes they want to wear because they are not specific to their gender. LGBT members can feel lost when going clothes shopping, Brendsel said.
A small event like this creates a safe place for somebody who does feel lost to go and meet other people who might feel the same way.
There was not a lot of foot traffic at the event, but small events like this matter because they create a community for people to gather in, Brendsel said.
“One event could be ho-hum to somebody, but it could be a big difference to somebody else,” Brendsel said.
If just two students showed up, that means that the event helped those two students., Brendsel said.
With further events, the LGBT office wants to advertise more to the LGBT community and to any student on campus.
The clothing swap was sponsored by Pride Alliance, a LGBT group on WMU’s campus, and they are hoping to do more events like this. They want to create a relaxing atmosphere for all students to enjoy.
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Friday, March 3, 2017
UW hosts world language day
News – The Branding Iron Online (Photo courtesy of Mollie Hand)
The University of Wyoming will host World Languages Day (WLD) today and tomorrow to celebrate language education for 6-12 grade students.
The day will expose Wyoming students to experts in their language from around the world as well as UW’s campus, and will allow students an opportunity to meet peers with similar interests.
“It’s a way for secondary students in the state to experience different languages and cultures that they would otherwise not be exposed to,” Mollie Hand, academic advisor for UW’s department of Modern and Classical Languages, and organizer of the event, said.
Pictures taken at last years World Language days. The University of Wyoming will host World Language Day for the Wyoming secondary students. (Photo courtesy of Mollie Hand)The events included in the competition portion of the event consist of a range of slam poetry, songs, and storytelling, all according to this year’s theme of “Festivals.”.
“The main event is a competition wherein students will compete against other students of the same skill level in tasks involving their respective languages,” Hand said.
Some students already enrolled at UW said that had they known about WLD before they had chosen to attend, it would have provided more incentive.
“If I would have heard about it when I was in high school I think it would have made me consider Wyoming even more,” Victoria Ramos, UW multicultural recource center student, said. “I speak multiple languages, and speaking native Spanish, I think it would have felt more accepting here.”
Hand said she believes the event will allow students to see the how much UW has to offer culturally, as well as the number of languages spoken on campus.
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Softball Sweeps Day One of LSU Invitational
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Clyde VerdinAssociate SID
BATON ROUGE, La. – LSU junior pitcher Carley Hoover threw a two-hitter while Emily Griggs earned three of LSU's eight hits in a 5-1 win over Florida Atlantic to earn a sweep of day one action at the LSU Invitational Friday at Tiger Park.
Facing a scrappy FAU (12-5) side that was looking to bounce back after suffering a loss earlier in the day, the Tigers (15-3) proved to be the stronger side on the night getting a pair of runs in the second inning and the fifth, while adding an insurance run in the sixth to put the game out of reach of the visiting Owls.
Hoover (3-0) struck out 12 in earning her third win of the season on Friday, going the distance allowing just one run in the top of the seventh. The Clemson, South Carolina, native tossed 132 pitches, working out of numerous jams with FAU runners on base in the latter stages of the contest.
Griggs was the only player in the game with multiple hits, going 3-for-4 with a pair of RBIs and a run scored, adding a stolen base. Solo hits from Bailey Landry, Sahvanna Jaquish, Amanda Doyle, Sydney Springfield and Aliyah Andrews accounted for the team’s other five hits.
Florida Atlantic’s Amanda Wilson suffered the loss and fell to 4-3 on the year as she gave up four runs, two earned, on six hits with three walks. Fayth Davis’ solo home run in the seventh proved to be the only run for the Owls on the night. Florida Atlantic stranded nine runners on base over the course of the game.
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After Florida Atlantic stranded a pair of runners on base in the top of the second, LSU took to the bottom half of the frame with a Sanchez walk and wild pitch putting the Tiger runner ...
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Major Pain: why choosing a major should not be hard
News – The All State
MAHALIA SMITH | CONTRIBUTING WRITER
For many students, one of the hardest things about college is deciding what to major in. The National Center for Education Statistics found that 80 percent of college students in the U.S. change their majors.
APSU has a low number of undecided students, who are put on academic tracks called Academic Focus pertaining to their area of interest. The national term for this is meta majors. APSU was the first institution in the Tennessee Board of Regents to implement this.
“Several years ago, we moved away from students having an undeclared path,” Loretta Griffy, associate provost for student success, said.
At APSU’s main campus, 130 students are in the Academic Focus program, which does not delay graduation time.
“The courses that they are advised to take are common to all the majors that [the focus] fall into,” Griffy said.
In Academic Focus, students take a variety of classes, and often find a major they like.
“Gen-ed core can really get students an opportunity to find something new,” Griffy said.
Being undecided is not a bad thing, Beverly Boggs, associate provost for enrollment management and academic support, said.
“Sometimes it just takes a year for a student to get their feet wet and figure out what they really love.” Boggs said.
Students also struggle with parental pressure to pursue a certain major.
“They want to make their parents happy,” Boggs said, “but it’s not what they love.”
Boggs said parents often push their students towards a major because they believe it will make them a lot of money.
“It is not going to matter what the national average salary is, if you don’t love what you are doing.” Boggs said.
Ultimately, Boggs said, the major students choose is not a permanent life choice.
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There’s more to Mizzou athletics than football and basketball
The Maneater: Latest Stories Ask a Tigers supporter about their life as a Mizzou sports fan, and you’ll likely hear a lot about the school’s recent struggles. The football team hasn’t recorded a .500 season since 2014. The men’s basketball team hasn’t reached the .500 mark since their 2013-14 campaign. And yet, hidden beneath the surface of revenue-sport mediocrity, there is a hidden world where being a fan of the black and gold is — fun?
In a television-dominated college sports landscape, it can be easy to forget about the little guys. The revenue sports are the ones that grab our attention, and when they go bad, fans sour. But the Tigers are excelling in the non-revenue sports. Mizzou wrestling, women’s basketball, softball and even women’s tennis are just a few of the teams who have dominated recently.
While most fans are more in tune with the ups and downs of football and men’s basketball, it’s important for Mizzou fans and students to remember that all athletes, in every sport, are a part of the Mizzou community and should be supported as such.
There is no better example of a great Mizzou sports story than wrestler J’den Cox. Cox hasn’t lost a match since Dec. 13, 2015, a winning streak of 40 matches. He’s also won two national championships for the Tigers. And in between the 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons, Cox not only qualified for the Rio Olympics, but won the bronze medal for freestyle wrestling in the 86 kg weight class while representing the United States.
On top of his success on the mat, Cox has become staple of the Columbia community. He has appeared often at Mizzou sporting events, even singing the national anthem (and very well, I might add) before Mizzou football’s game against Georgia last fall.
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What to binge on Netflix over spring break
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Black MirrorThis British sci-fi series depicts the unforeseen consequences of advanced technologies. The first season was broadcasted on British television. Netflix picked up the show and added two more seasons, each with six hour-long episodes. Each episode is a new storyline so it’s perfect if you’re not looking for a commitment. If you’re feeling particularly satirical or dystopian, this show is for you.
A Series of Unfortunate EventsBased on the beloved children’s book series, Netflix brought the first four books to life in 2017. With Neil Patrick Harris as the infamous Count Olaf, this show follows three siblings who are sent to live with their distant relative who is bent on claiming the kids’ fortune from them. So far, only one eight-episode season is available, but Netflix is currently working on a second.
Trevor Noah: Afraid of the DarkThe “Daily Show” host brings just over an hour of comedy in his newest stand-up filming. Tackling everything from race, sexism, politics, and various societal norms, Noah finds the balance between hilarity and poignancy.
Hip-Hop EvolutionThis Netflix-original documentary series presents the origins and evolution of hip-hop as a culture and music style through interviews with various originators and influencers of the style, such as LL Cool J, Grandmaster Flash, and Afrika Bambaataa. With only four episodes, this is a quick watch and a must for fans of music or documentaries.
The People v. O.J. SimpsonChronicling the (in)famous court case of Orenthal J. Simpson, FX’s newest hit crime-drama provides an in-depth portrayal of the supposed crime, the proceedings leading to the hearing, and the verdict. Considering the gravity of the case, its prevalence in pop culture, and the fact that most Vandy students were fetuses at the time of Simpson’s acquittal, this series is worth the watch.
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Softball opens Red & Black Tournament with two wins
The Louisville Cardinal By Dalton Ray–In the first day of the annual Red & Black Tournament, softball (10-6) defeated Indiana State (6-5) and Wisconsin Green Bay (1-4). In day two, Louisville plays Wisconsin Green Bay at 12:30 p.m. and Bowling Green at 3 p.m.Even though the Cards walk away with two wins, coach Sandy Pearsall sees room for improvement.“Obviously I’m happy with the wins but I don’t think we were real good today. We did some good things here and there but I don’t think our pitching was particularly sharp,” Pearsall said. “We relied on their mistakes and I don’t want to rely on their mistakes.”Pearsall said the team plays best when they’re playing loose and she doesn’t want to have a let down as the team opens up their home slate.Indiana State, 9-6Stat leaders:Redshirt junior Nicole Pufahl bats 4-for-4 with seven RBIsSenior Tiarra Sanabria hits 3-of-4 with four RBIs and a home runSenior Maryssa Becker (7-4) threw 88 pitches in five innings with two strikeoutsRundown:Louisville jumped up 5-1 after two innings. Scoring another run in the third, the Sycamores claimed the lead during a four-run fourth inning.Not to be outdone, the Cardinals answered with five runs in the bottom of the inning, making the Louisville lead 10-6.After ISU went scoreless in the top of the fifth, Sanabria finished the game with a four-run walk-off homer. Up 14-6 in the bottom of the inning, the Cards won due to the eight-run rule.Wisconsin Green Bay, 8-0Stat leaders:Pufahl goes 2-for-3 with two RBIsFreshman Caitlin Ferguson records three RBIs going 2-for-3Sophomore Megan Hensley (3-2) throws 110 pitches in 5.2 innings, recording six strikeouts and no earned runsRundown:At the bottom of the first inning, sophomore Lillie Goetz followed Beckers single with a double. With two outs, Pufahl collected her eighth ...
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Women’s Basketball: Turnovers doom Northwestern in ugly Big Ten Tournament loss
The Daily Northwestern Ashley Deary struggles against her defender. The senior guard committed five of the Wildcats' 21 turnovers in Friday's loss to Ohio State.Allie Goulding/The Daily NorthwesternAllie Goulding/The Daily NorthwesternAshley Deary struggles against her defender. The senior guard committed five of the Wildcats' 21 turnovers in Friday's loss to Ohio State. Cole Paxton, Assistant Sports EditorMarch 3, 2017
INDIANAPOLIS — Northwestern players traveled seeking paths around Ohio State defenders. They were flummoxed by the Buckeyes’ press break. They committed charges left and right.
In short, the Wildcats gave the ball away. A lot.
NU (20-11, 8-8 Big Ten) committed 21 turnovers, tying a season high and leaving the Cats in a huge first half hole they never recovered from in No. 9 Ohio State’s (26-5, 15-1) 99-68 win Friday in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals. Sixteen of those giveaways came in the opening two quarters.
Foul trouble compounded NU’s woes. Senior guard Ashley Deary, the Cats’ only consistent ball handler, picked up her third foul early in the second quarter and was forced to the bench for the remainder of the half. Depth issues have forced Deary into playing all 40 minutes in several recent games; freshman guard Byrdy Galernik saw her most significant action in weeks on Friday.
“It’s hard to be on the floor without her. And (her) picking up three fouls put us in a bind,” coach Joe McKeown said. “The things we probably needed to do against Ohio State, we just couldn’t get done today against the press.”
Senior forward Nia Coffey also tallied three first-half fouls, forcing another valuable veteran off the court and leaving the Cats to rely on a cast of less experienced players.
NU’s woes against the full-court press were somewhat of a surprise, as the Cats broke it effectively in the opening minutes. The turnovers started flowing shortly thereafter, however, against a Buckeyes ...
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‘Forward under 40’ honors young alumni
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On behalf of the Wisconsin Alumni Association, I’m proud to recognize the 2017 Forward under 40 Award honorees — eight alumni under the age of 40 who are living the Wisconsin Idea. In other words, they’re leveraging the benefits of their UW education to better their cities, states, nation, and even the world.
UW–Madison has long been known for its emphasis on public service, but I honestly can’t recall a group of recipients who have had such a strong thread of public service running through their young careers. From starting an organization to overcome national-government gridlock, to fighting the Zika virus on a global scale, to directing a large social-services agency in San Diego, these Badger alumni are finding fulfillment in using their talents to help others.
I was inspired and energized to learn about the accomplishments of all of our nominees this year, so as usual, it was hard to narrow down the honorees among such an exceptional group of alumni.
If you feel equally inspired by a young Badger grad and would like to nominate him or her for next year’s award, visit http://www.uwalumni.com/about/alumni-awards/forward-under-40/nominations/.
On, Wisconsin!
Paula Bonner MS’78WAA President and CEO
2017 Honorees
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Can Slam donates food to needy
The Appalachian Online Sixteen teams of three competed last Friday in the second annual Can Slam, a basketball tournament in the Student Recreation Center that asked for donations of canned food in exchange for entry.
Admission required three cans per person, all of which were donated to the Watauga County Hunger and Health Coalition. The event was organized by Phi Gamma Delta and Alpha Omicron Pi.
Anthony Moleta, a sophomore marketing major, said he has been involved with Phi Gamma Delta since the fall of 2015 and feels the Can Slam is successful because it gives participants a fun activity while also working to meet the needs of the community.
Samantha Daniels, a junior psychology major, acted as a referee during the event and said her experience in basketball made her qualified for the role.
Daniels said she was happy to see Greek organizations partnering with each other outside of mixers.
Sarah Brody, a sophomore history major, said both organizations worked outside of their designated philanthropy for this event to help the local community.
Elise Crawford, a junior hospitality and tourism management major, coordinated the event and said she felt the event had grown since last year.
Crawford said the event collected 475 cans of food to be donated to the Watauga County Hunger and Health Coalition. Teams who participated also pledged to volunteer with the coalition in the near future.
According to the Hunger and Health Coalition website, the organization strives to provide support for struggling families in the High Country.
Crawford said events like the Can Slam provide a platform and create stronger ties to service organizations in the Appalachian community.
“We hope use our organization to reach to a greater part of the community, for the good of the community as a whole,” Crawford said.
Story by: Caroline Comer, News Reporter
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Women's basketball looks to avenge early season loss to Georgia State
The George-Anne - sports
Fresh off a win over Arkansas State, Georgia Southern (13-15, 9-8) has given itself a chance to finish the regular season 5th place if they defeat Georgia State this weekend.
The Eagles defeated the Red Wolves 84-76 behind senior Patrice Butler’s 28 points (11/22) and seven rebounds. Fellow senior Angel McGowan also grabbed seven boards to go along with 20 points (6/12).
The Eagles will look to win their final regular season game of the season when they travel to Atlanta, to face the Georgia State Panthers. Earlier in the season, Georgia State escaped Hanner Fieldhouse with a nail-biting 58-54 win. That was the first conference game for both teams—a lot has changed since that New Year’s Eve matchup.
Georgia Southern turned a disappointing 4-8 start to the regular season, into their best campaign since joining the Sun Belt Conference. After tying for the worst record during their inaugural Sun Belt season, and ending 2016 solely in last place, the Eagles will not finish worse than their current 6th place spot. Should they fall to Georgia State on Saturday, the Eagles will finish conference play at .500.
The Panthers are coming off a loss to newly-crowned Sun Belt regular season champions Arkansas-Little Rock, in which they were outrebounded 41-29. If the Eagles can win the rebounding battle, it could go a long way in determining whether they leave Atlanta with a victory or not.
In the first matchup of the season, Georgia State rode Tiffany Holston’s 17 rebound performance to victory. However, she recorded just four rebounds in their loss to Little Rock. Angel McGowan was the only Eagle to hit double figures in scoring (14) when the Panthers visited Statesboro.
Patrice Butler mustered just three points, an anomaly for the consistent senior. But just as Georgia State can’t count on Butler having another off game, Georgia Southern can’t expect Holston to ...
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With love, the answer is no — People assume all English majors are aspiring teachers
The Argonaut As a child, people always ask, “What do you want to be when you grow up?”
The older a person grows, the more pressing the issue becomes. By the time a student is in college it’s no longer a question — it’s something set in motion.
The question then becomes, “What’s your major?”
Most students will snap out an answer quickly. As an English major, when I say as much, no one asks me what I want to be. People only ask, “So do you want to be a teacher?”
The answer to that is “no.”
It’s not like it’s necessarily a bad thing. The question itself is harmless. However, when it’s the only question that comes up, it starts to feel annoying. There is so much more an English major can do aside from teaching.
Advertising, business writing — they could be the bestselling authors of the future. While being a teacher is a noble calling, it feels limiting when people assume that is the only thing English majors can be.
No, a teacher is not all I could be.
The problem is that when I was told I could be anything I believed it. I know it to be true. While I smile and gently correct people by telling them the possibilities I might pursue, the question itself does wear me down.
I know I’m not the only one who is asked this question. English majors aren’t the only ones who have some apparent career choice that’s obvious to everyone but them.
Why create these misconceptions? Why even ask if the answer is already known?
If someone were to tell a child that they would be this or that when they grew up, that child would rebel. They would then start listing off all of the other things they could be. ...
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Editorial: Marijuana needs to be legalized in Georgia, for more than one reason
NEWS – The Signal We’ve reached that point again where we’re hopeful. Maybe they might change their minds and legalize weed… besides, they’ve got nothing to lose.
According to Forbes, New Frontier Data projects that by 2020 the legal marijuana market will have created more jobs than the manufacturing industry. In fact, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there will be more jobs created in that field than in the utilities and government industry as well.
Sadly, the majority of those jobs will not be coming to Georgia. Why you ask? Who knows.
Marijuana sales in 2016 totaled to $6.7 billion, according to Forbes. Think about how much money the state of Georgia could make off taxing this industry that has proven to be a money-maker. Instead of regulating the recreational use of marijuana, we have completely said the use outside of certain medical conditions is prohibited. Our state is doing this for the sole reason of “we don’t want our people getting high.”
Sure there are what some view as “legitimate reasons” that marijuana legalization is bad for us. According to a 2016 Georgia State School of Public Health study, “the longer a person smokes marijuana or cigarettes, the more likely they are to experience metabolic disorders that increase the risk of heart disease and diabetes.”
But here’s what’s funny about the study: while both products seem to have the same effects after prolonged periods of usage, one has been legal since the founding of America and one continues to haunt us with is prohibition.
And furthermore, marijuana’s often proved itself a noteworthy medical advance.
We’re not saying that weed’s a miracle worker: it is not concluded that cannabis cures cancer, and that is not the notion that is being suggested. There are claims and evidence, however, that cannabinoids (THC, CBD, CBG and CBC) help and improve ...
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The U.S. needs a “trap house” to fight the war on drugs
Opinions – The University Star Illustration by: Flor Barajas | Staff Illustrator
The darknet is home to illegal forms of pornography, stolen credit card information, commercial hacking services and more. But if the darknet is doing anything right, it is the commercial selling of drugs—and the United States government should take note.
Online dispensaries are not new, but imagine a weed.gov site that would create an online market for people who don’t want to go through shady doctors or street corners for recreational cannabis and medical prescriptions.
When Gallup first polled Americans about marijuana legalization in 1969, 12 percent surveyed said it should be legalized. Now, approximately 58 percent of Americans surveyed are in support of legalization and decriminalization of marijuana, suggesting that we are only a “stoner’s throw” away from state-to-state legalization.
Buying online from the darknet is a safer way to purchase drugs, and eliminates most risks associated with buying on the streets. People are often unknowingly sold synthetic drugs, which sent 11,000 people to emergency rooms across the country in 2010.
Consumers skip the middleman when they buy online, ensuring their product is as pure as the dealer says it is. Drugs like “spice” or “K2” are literally weeded out, along with other substances that are chemically or synthetically laced.
Most site users and dealers use pseudo names but often build a reputation for quality and consistency by way of positive customer service and reviews. The darknet is a good alternative for unsatisfied Amazon customers because every email is answered, shipping times are fast and drugs are cheap.
Constant competition among vendors results in a certain level of purity and consistency, which is vital to individuals who take drugs. “Fake stuff” does not usually come in when you order drugs on the darknet, because in order to survive, sites and dealers have to be great or risk their consumers clicking on another page.
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2016 Annual Security & Fire Safety Report revised
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2016 Annual Security & Fire Safety Report revisedMarch 3, 2017An independent review of the University's 2016 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report was conducted to ensure that it reflects the most accurate policies and procedures that were in place at the time of this report.Specifically, the process for making a determination in a Sexual Assault/Sexual Violence, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, or Stalking hearing has been revised as a result. The changes have been added to section II. Determination and Disciplinary Outcome section on page 47 Bullet B of the 2016 Annual Report.Students, staff and faculty are encouraged to review the document.The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report can be found at http://www2.indstate.edu/pubsafety/pdf/2016%20Annual%20Security%20&%20Fire%20Safety%20Report.pdf The 2017 report will be published and ready to view this upcoming fall semester.
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Sun Belt’s Texas teams too much to handle for Troy
Sports – The Tropolitan Sophomore Filip Mansson and the Trojans shut out UT-Chattanooga on Friday before coming back to beat Jacksonville State on Sunday. (PHOTO/ Troy Athletics)The men's basketball team struggled on the road, dropping road games at UT-Arlington and Texas State. The Trojans now return to Trojan Arena for two conference games that will be broadcast on ESPN3.
Wesley Kirchharr
Staff Writer
The Troy men’s basketball team had a winless weekend road trip to the Lone Star State, as they fell short to both Texas State and conference leader UT-Arlington.
The Trojans (16-14, 8-8 Sun Belt) rode in on a four-game win streak before Texas State escaped with a 63-59 victory and UT-Arlington won convincingly, 82-67.
The Trojans and the Bobcats, neck-and-neck in conference standings, battled it out until the final seconds on Saturday night, ending with a pair of Texas State free throws to seal the deal.
Both teams’ offenses were evenly paced throughout the first half, as the largest lead was an eight-point Trojan advantage. As the first half expired, Ojai Black sunk a three point for the Bobcats to bring them within three as they headed to the locker rooms, 30-27.
Texas State came out of the intermission firing on all cylinders, as it jumped out to a nine-point lead, the largest of the game.
Troy began to chip away at the deficit behind the work of Jordon Varnado. Varnado pitched in 24 points in his 37 minutes of play. The Trojans drew a fair amount of offense from the bench, as Jeremy Hollimon and Wesley Person chipped in 12 and 11 points, respectively.
After a pair of free throws from Hollimon, Troy was right back in the game, only trailing by four with four minutes left to play.
The game continued to be up for grabs even within the final minute. Kevin Baker hit a shot from behind the arc with 17 ...
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Fairy tale opera shines light on student talent
Arts & Entertainment – The Tropolitan
(PHOTO/ Pratiksha Joshi)Sarah Hunt (front), senior theater major from Huntsville, (left to right) Taylor Jordan, Julie Wells, and Lorren Shaffer perform in “The Magic Flute” at Claudia Crosby Theater on Friday, Feb. 24.Draven Jackson
Staff Writer
Students of Troy’s Opera Workshop class performed a fairy tale opera in Claudia Crosby Theater on Friday, Feb. 24.
In “The Magic Flute,” an opera written by Mozart around 1791, Prince Tamino is saved from death by three dark ladies who work for the Queen of the Night. The queen promises Tamino he can marry her daughter, Pamina, if he can save her from Sarastro, her father, who has captured her.
Sarah Hunt, a senior theater major from Huntsville, portrayed the character of Princess Pamina. She said she found many similarities and differences between herself and her character.
“She is so dramatic and so am I, but I’m definitely not as dramatic,” Hunt said. “Also, a lot of things happen to her that I feel like wouldn’t happen to me, partially because I am not a princess and partially because magic isn’t a real thing.
“Beyond that, I also feel like she is a little hopeless sometimes. But I think she is kind and I think she cares about the people she meets, and I like to think that we have that in common as well.”
Christina Amonson, an assistant professor of voice, is the director of Opera Workshop. She began the class when she started working at Troy in order to introduce opera to students.
Opera Workshop tries to put on a different operatic piece each semester.
“I always look for shows with a lot of characters or a big chorus so that I can give the most people the most time onstage,” Amonson said. “I also don’t want the same people singing leads every semester, that way a ...
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Changes to Campus Recreation building access to take place in March
Penn State News - Top News
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State Campus Recreation buildings have been going through changes to better align with best practices and serve the Penn State community. Visitors to Rec Hall, White Building and the Natatorium on the University Park campus will start to see some changes to how they access the buildings this spring.Beginning March 13, Campus Recreation, a unit of Student Affairs, will staff desks at the entrances to Rec Hall. They will begin staffing desks at the entrances to the White Building and Natatorium on May 8.
Visitors to Rec Hall, the Natatorium and White Building will not experience any major changes, but students, faculty and staff should be prepared to show their Penn State ID card upon entering the buildings.
Community members will still have access to these buildings, but non-Penn State users will need to stop at the registration desk to provide some basic information to the staff, including their name and contact information. Campus Recreation staff will issue a temporary access card at no cost for non-Penn State users.
Anyone under the age of 18 will no longer be permitted into any Campus Recreation buildings unless they are a Penn State student or enrolled in an approved Penn State program, such as swimming lessons or sports camps.
By monitoring how and when people are using recreation facilities the Campus Recreation staff will be able to better monitor traffic in and out of the building, and also gain a better understanding of usage trends, which will help with future improvements. In addition, monitoring entrances to the facilities helps keep the buildings safe and in compliance with Penn State policy AD73 Accessing Athletic and Recreational Facilities.
“These changes are part of a larger initiative to take a holistic look at our campus recreation facilities and memberships to ensure we are offering the best recreational experience to our students,” said Josh ...
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A MASTER MYSTERY FOR IDAHO TEACHERS
Opinion – The Bengal
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If you are a teacher who feels a little lost about the Master Teacher Premium–which is now also apparently being referred to as the Master Educator Premium–don’t feel bad. The legislature is equally lost in the program of their own making.
A survivor of the shipwrecked tiered licensure, the master teacher premium was hatched as a way to get some educators closer to the original sixty thousand salary goal line after the legislature capped the career ladder salary allocation short at just fifty thousand. When implemented in 2019, qualifying teachers will receive an additional four thousand per year for three years.
Some problems: the rubric which will be used to assess which teachers are Jedi quality and which are still padawans has not been developed. Teachers will be required to submit a portfolio of artifacts covering at least three of the previous five school years, but the evaluation tool and process to evaluate selected evidence to determine the superhero variety of teachers from their sidekick colleagues has not yet been determined.
Because, as teachers know, best practice is to assign work to students by only giving them a vague idea about what is expected. Make sure to avoid generating a rubric prior to giving the assignment. When asked by students for an assessment tool that is little more specific, best practice is to shrug and let students know a rubric should be available in the next year or two. Hopefully. Foolproof pedagogy!
Keep in mind that the legislature really has no idea this test of teacher awesomeness is going to cost the state. Sen. Thayn went so far as to call the plan a “house of straw” that has a shaky financial foundation at best.
Idaho Ed News reported the State Dept. of Education estimating that only a shockingly small ten percent of ...
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Cows may offer clues to improving fertility in women
MSUToday - Featured stories A Michigan State University researcher has received a $1.65 million grant that looks to bring a better understanding about fertility treatments in women by studying the effect of hormones on ovulation and reproduction in cows.
“Cattle are a useful model because they have a relatively long reproductive cycle similar to women and they ovulate a single egg at the end of each cycle,” said James Ireland, a professor of reproductive physiology. “Plus, a cow with a smaller egg reserve typically doesn’t respond to fertility methods as well as cattle who have more eggs stored, a phenomenon women often experience too.”
With funding from the National Institutes of Health and United States Department of Agriculture, Ireland will lead the five-year study with Keith Latham, co-director of the Reproductive and Developmental Sciences Program at MSU. Richard Leach, chair of MSU’s Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, will also contribute to the project.
Although many fertility techniques used today have been developed using cows as a model, Ireland and his research team are the first to try and establish how increased doses of a certain fertility hormone given to women during in vitro fertilization can positively or negatively affect live birth rates.
Follicle stimulating hormone, or FSH, is produced by the pituitary gland and controls the ovaries in women and testes in men. It’s essential for reproduction and physicians often use it to stimulate as many follicles as possible in a woman’s ovaries, so a larger number of eggs can be recovered for IVF treatment.
Ireland said that evaluating the impact and mechanisms of excess FSH levels on ovarian function and egg quality could lead to developing better, assisted reproductive technologies in the future, something the team will also try to accomplish as part of its research.
According to 2014 data reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 33 ...
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Women’s basketball can’t overcome Cal
Daily Trojan
The women’s basketball team’s season ended on Thursday morning, as they lost 71-58 to Cal in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament at the KeyArena in Seattle. Cal forward Kristine Anigwe was the x-factor in a tightly contested game. She scored 34 points with 13 rebounds, dropping 11 points in the final quarter.
“Just a hard-fought game for 40 minutes,” head coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke said. “Kristine [Anigwe] was tough to stop. I thought Cal made crucial baskets in the important moments of the game, and we couldn’t necessarily get the stops we needed.”
Before Anigwe’s impressive fourth quarter shifted the game’s momentum, USC was neck and neck with Cal. They led by 1 point after the first quarter and trailed 30-28 at halftime.
“We missed some defensive assignments when we were supposed to trap [Anigwe],” Cooper-Dyke said. “Then we allowed her to get too deep in the paint, whereas before we were very physical with her. There were some early fouls called that I thought made us tentative defensively against Kristine. And it was tough to stop her once she got into an offensive rhythm.”
Junior forward Kristen Simon came back strongly after playing only 11 minutes against Arizona due to injury. On Thursday, she played 22 minutes, scoring 17 points on an efficient 8-of-14 shooting.
While Simon produced a solid outing for her team, the 3-point shooting struggles that plagued the Trojans against Arizona State and Arizona continued. USC shot under 30 percent from long range for the third game in a row, this time going 3-of-14. Over the last three games, senior sharpshooter Courtney Jaco has shot a surprising 4-of-18 from long distance. She is the second all-time 3-point scorer in school history.
After trading blows in the first half, Cal went on a quick 7-0 run to start the third quarter. The Bears led by as many as nine in ...
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Baseball team off to hot start in 2017
The State Hornet
Sacramento State sophomore James Outman celebrates with teammates after scoring a run against Northern Kentucky at John Smith Field on Feb. 26. (Photo by Cameron Leng)
Despite initial cold and rainy weather, the Sacramento State baseball team has been heating up the John Smith Field as it begins the 2017 season.
After hosting its two opening series this season, Sac State has won five of its six total games. The Hornets took two games out of their three-game series against Power Five school Washington State — despite rain delays — and swept the four-game series over Northern Kentucky from Feb. 23-26.
Weather dampened the excitement of opening night under the lights after the first game of the season was postponed against Washington State to the following afternoon as a part of a doubleheader on Feb. 18.
“It was a disappointment for the players — to have the lead up and anticipation of opening day — then for it to get rained out,” Sac State coach Reggie Christiansen said. “I was more worried about getting here on Saturday (and) getting the field ready to play two games.”
The Hornets won the first game of the doubleheader against the Cougars 10-2 after right-handed senior pitcher Justin Dillon allowed only one hit. Sac State won the second game 6-4, but failed to complete the sweep after falling 4-3 despite freshman pitcher Parker Brahms only allowing one run on four hits in six innings during his collegiate debut.
The series with Washington State was supposed to be a four-game affair, but heavy rain came back and the first game was cancelled. Clear skies returned on Feb. 23 as Dillon — who struck out a career-high 13 batters — threw the first NCAA Division I no-hitter in program history en route to a 2-0 series opening win against Northern Kentucky.
Sacramento State senior right-handed pitcher Justin Dillon pitches the ball towards home plate for the final ...
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Women’s basketball blows by Clemson in ACC tournament
The Louisville Cardinal By Dalton Ray–After receiving a bye in the first round of the conference tournament, No. 14 women’s basketball (26-6, 12-4) dismantled Clemson (15-16, 3-13) 68-46. The Cardinals shot 17 percent from three, but held the Tigers to 28 percent shooting from the field.With 17 points from junior Myisha Hines-Allen and sophomore Asia Durr, U of L shot at least 50 percent in three quarters.Louisville dominated Clemson in the first quarter, outscoring the Tigers 24-4. The Cards scored eight points off six forced turnovers and finished the quarter with 14 points in the paint.From the seven minute mark to the four minute mark, Clemson went on a 9-1 run to make the score 29-13. Nelly Perry scored six points in the quarter. At the half, Louisville led 34-18.Like in the first quarter, Hines-Allen and Durr accounted for 14 points. Shooting 7-for-13 from the field, Louisville allowed Clemson to score 10 points in paint.Entering the fourth with a 52-36 lead, the Cardinals forced Clemson to 3-for-14 shooting to secure the win.Perry, Aliyah Collier and Danielle Edwards combined for 20 points for Clemson, but shot 7-of-34 from the field.For U of L, freshman Jazmine Jones scored 12 points and grabbed five rebounds off the bench.The Cards have a rematch against North Carolina State (22-7, 12-4) in the quarterfinals March 3 at 11 a.m.
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Marshall unveils new marketing, advertising campaign
NEWS – The Parthenon
Filed under NEWS, ShowcaseAdam Stephens Ginny Painter, senior vice president of communications, at the podium, discussing Marshall’s new “I am a son/daughter of Marhsall” campaign. AdvertisementMarshall University administrators hope a new marketing campaign implemented this year will increase interest and boost enrollment to the university. The marketing campaign features numerous types of advertisements, such as billboards, signs in airports and shopping malls and pages printed in magazines and newspapers.
Each advertisement includes a single photo of a student or faculty member, a quote such as “I’m proud,” “I’m strong” or “I’m inspired” and either the phrase “I am a daughter of Marshall” or “I am a son of Marshall.”
“The new marketing campaign is one way that we can spread the news about Marshall and what it has to offer and get our name in front of a lot of people that have not heard about us before,” said Marshall University President Jerry Gilbert.
The marketing firm hired by Marshall conducted focus groups with students and faculty members before creating the campaign. Ginny Painter, Marshall’s senior vice president of communications, said the references to being sons and daughters of Marshall were suggested by participants in several groups.
“They knew that there was something there that wasn’t typical, that’s not something you hear at other institutions,” Painter said. “That really became the hook that we’re hanging this campaign on and it reinforces the concept of family, tradition and pride that were really the cornerstones of this campaign.”
Gilbert said these advertisements show the Marshall campus is a tight-knit community.
“I think that the son and daughter terms create a sense of family and a sense of being an affirmed member of a family,” Gilbert said. “Not just a distant relative but an actual son or a daughter, a strong, viable and valued ...
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Mary’s Tailoring closes its doors after more than three decades
News – The Badger Herald
After three decades of serving the Madison’s community, the family-owned shop Mary’s Tailoring has officially closed.With only a small sign to note its departure off the 100 block of State Street, the business officially closed after the current owner decided to pursue other interests.
Mary Toki, the wife of World War II veteran Akira Toki, started the shop at 132 State Street in the mid-1980s. Toki later passed on ownership to Shoko Narita, who continued the tradition of “dedicated service” and “quality workmanship” until her death in 2012.
Mariko Narita, Shoko Narita’s daughter, closed the shop Feb. 24 and said she intends to to pursue other business, personal and family interests in the future.
Ayumi King who worked at Mary’s Tailoring for 17 years, said she would like to re-open the business in a different location, but will determine details at a later date.
“Mary’s wishes to thank all of the vendors, customers and friends that have supported the business over the years,” Mariko Narita said.
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Stanford enhances its focus on mental health
Stanford News
March 3, 2017Stanford enhances its focus on mental health As part of Wellness Week, three campus health professionals describe ways the university is enhancing its responsiveness and expanding its outreach to ensure people in distress get the help they need.
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Mental health is a continuing priority at Stanford and many of its peer institutions. Three university health professionals describe how Stanford responds to people in distress and how the university is enhancing its services for those with urgent needs.
Jim Jacobs is executive director of Vaden Health Center.
Rosan Gomperts is director of the Faculty Staff Help Center.
Doug Noordsy is associate chair for clinical integration and coordination in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.
Access to mental health services on college campuses has become a subject of concern nationwide. Some students at Stanford believe the university is not doing enough in this area. What is the status of mental health services at Stanford?
Jacobs: This is an area where there will always be more we can do to support our students, and the needs are indeed increasing, ranging from substance issues to the everyday stresses of university life. Stanford students do have broad access to licensed mental health staff through the Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) program, on the second floor of Vaden Health Center. In the fall we will also initiate some new services in the renovated Kingscote Gardens building. We also have a team of confidential counselors specifically to assist victims of sexual violence. We are also fortunate to leverage relationships with Stanford’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and with many mental health professionals in the greater Palo Alto area to expand care options for students.
Gomperts: Faculty, staff and postdocs all have access to the Faculty Staff Help Center, which provides counseling and consultation services. The FSHC is available by appointment ...
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Leaders for Democracy Fellows arrive on Grounds
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NEWSCenter for Politics to host fellows for five weeks
by Mairead Crotty
| Mar 01 2017 | 03/01/17 1:33am
Twenty-three nonprofit, journalist and civic leaders from 11 countries in the Middle East and North Africa arrived in Charlottesville Feb. 18 to participate in the Leaders for Democracy Fellowship. The University’s Center for Politics Global Perspectives on Democracy Program operates the fellowship in Charlottesville.The goal of the fellowship — sponsored by the Department of State’s U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative — is to provide civic leaders with experience and practical skills they can use when they return to their home countries. For five weeks the fellows participate in workshops and design a civic action plan for Charlottesville that will serve as a model for projects in their own communities. The fellows remain in Charlottesville until March 26, and after they go to Washington, D.C. to participate in internships for eight weeks. The internships are coordinated by World Learning, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering people, communities and institutions around the world. The fellows will be placed in organizations related to their interests. Maram Suleiman, from Amman, Jordan, works for Oxfam and volunteers with the World Youth Alliance. She said her passion is working for youth and women’s rights, and she applied to the program to learn different advocacy strategies. “I’m hoping to gain more tools to work with youth and gender, especially men’s enrollment in women’s rights projects,” Suleiman said. “ I’m hoping I will have some new ideas and initiatives that I can work on as a personal level and in my community with youth and the people in my network. Maybe our project will open more doors for grants or sponsors and donors.”The fellows have participated in workshops and seminars, such as a briefing on U.S. politics by Center for Politics Director and Politics Prof. Larry Sabato Tuesday. ...
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Clinicians, dietitians visit for National Eating Disorder Awareness
News – The Daily Cougar By Claire Andersen March 2, 2017
The week’s activities included presentations from clinicians, dietitians and CAPS counselors. | Claire Andersen/The Cougar
Local clinicians and dietitians visited campus this week to provide an understanding of eating disorders and guidance for healthy eating to University of Houston students in an effort to bring attention to National Eating Disorder Awareness Week.
UH is hosting events throughout the week that promote awareness of eating disorders and display resources available on campus for students to receive help. Rebecca Wagner, the clinical director of the Eating Recovery Center, spoke on the causes and treatments of eating disorders at CAPS Monday. Wagner addressed the myths that often surround eating disorders, particularly the idea that eating disorders simply stem from the desire to be skinny.
“There’s so much more underneath going on that maintains the eating disorder,” Wagner said, “that it really does eating disorders a disservice to think that it’s all about looks.”
As an ambassador for eating disorders, Wagner strives to redefine how society thinks about eating disorders and those who suffer from them. Wagner stressed the importance of understanding that eating disorders are not just a physical illness. Instead, eating disorders are commonly rooted in deeper issues, like the need to control emotions.
UH dietitian Danielle McFeron spoke about the importance of a balanced diet and mindful eating on Tuesday afternoon. McFeron emphasized that dieting is neither a beneficial or healthy way of eating. Instead, mindful eating, or eating with close intention and pleasure, is a way to maintain both mental and physical health.
McFeron also discussed the psychological effects of healthy eating and its ability to relieve anxiety and balance moods. Echoing Wagner’s lecture on Monday, McFeron shared that eating is not just a physical function but also an emotional act. While society glorifies fad dieting that assigns shame to specific food ...
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Party culture can be factor in sexual assault, but is not the culprit, WMU police say
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When Deputy Chief of Police Carol Dedow was a student at Western Michigan University over 30 years ago, the drinking culture was more relaxed. Alcohol was easier to get for underage students and the Minor in Possession by Consumption law didn't exist yet.
The national survey on drug use and health revealed that 59 percent of college students drank within the last month of the survey and 39 percent binge drank. This is the difference between then and now, Dedow said. What she describes as black-out binge drinking, and continuous partying every weekend is a newer practice among today’s students.
According to the Department of Justice and the National Collegiate Date of Acquaintance Rape Statistics, the perpetrator was intoxicated in one-third of sexual assaults, and 90 percent of acquaintance rapes involve alcohol. Today’s heavy drinking culture can make the already risky party scene far more difficult to navigate for students and police alike. However, alcohol is not to blame for the perpetrator's behavior, Dedow said.
“Just because the suspect had been drinking doesn't negate the fact they committed a crime,” Dedow said. “They can’t use that excuse. People try and say ‘I wouldn't have done it otherwise.’ Yes, you would have. It’s a crime of power and control.”
Women are thought to be the typical victims of sexual assault, as one in five college aged women face it, according to the DOJ. However, male students also face assault, but it typically involves couples as opposed to acquaintances and strangers, Director of Title IX Compliance for WMU Felicia Crawford said.
“When we see female students that are respondents and males as complainers, it’s usually intimate partner violence,” Crawford said.
Intimate partner violence, like sexual assault, is also against University policy and illegal. Crawford said student safety is important to WMU administration and assaults both types are taken seriously.
“We put ...
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Thursday, March 2, 2017
Softball defeats Michigan 4-0 in first game of Judi Garman Classic
Daily Bruin A pair of two-run innings and a seven scoreless innings gave No. 7 UCLA (14-3) a 4-0 win over No. 14 Michigan (10-5-1) Thursday night in the first game of the Judi Garman Classic.
The Bruins scored the first runs of the ballgame in the bottom of the third. Senior center fielder Gabrielle Maurice led off the frame with a walk, then back-to-back RBI doubles by senior shortstop Delaney Spaulding and sophomore left fielder Zoe Shaw put UCLA ahead 2-0.
UCLA added another in the pair in the sixth, when sophomore right fielder Paige Halstead and junior catcher Madeline Jelenicki each singled and advanced to second on fielding errors. Sophomore infielder Brianna Tautalafua added another single to put the Bruins up 4-0.
Pitcher Johanna Grauer started for UCLA and did not allow a run in 1 1/3 innings of work. The junior did not allow a hit, and retired five of the nine batters she faced with two strikeouts and three walks before redshirt freshman Rachel Garcia took over in the circle.
Garcia walked two and threw a wild pitch in the second, but got a groundout and a pop up to end the frame. She would go on to pitch 5 1/3 innings, striking out six and walking none to earn the victory.
Michigan second baseman Faith Canfield broke up UCLA’s no-hit bid in the top of the fifth with a leadoff double, with Garcia retiring the next three batters she faced.
The shutout was threatened in the sixth, when the Wolverines started the inning with a single and a double, but momentum swayed back in the Bruins’ favor when the lead runner was cut down at the plate.
UCLA continues its weekend at the Judi Garman Classic with No. 3 Florida on Friday, Cal State Fullerton on Saturday and a double header with South Carolina and No. 22 Baylor on Sunday.
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ASUW discusses programmatic fees
News – The Branding Iron Online
Tuesday night’s ASUW meeting featured Robert Godby, chair of the programmatic fees committee, and ASUW senator Daniel Kerbs, to give an update on the status of the implementation of programmatic fees.
Originally, there would have been two fees: one for the college and one for the specific program. Now both fees have been combined into one fee.
“One of the changes that was recommended by the president and a subcommittee of trusties was to combine some fees to make it simpler,” Godby said.
Health Science fees were also changed. Nursing will now pay the same fee that kinesiology and communication disorders will pay.
“There was a $5 difference,” Godby said. “To keep them simple, they suggested those three fees in Health Science be the same.”
The disabilities studies minor will not be affected by the Health Science fees.
Godby spoke about student feedback in the form of a recent survey that was completed by over 850 students. Over 1,000 were started and not completed.
“With over 8,000 students on campus. it was pretty good penetration over one week,” Godby said.
Four focus groups were also conducted along with ten town hall meetings.
The results of the survey were divided. 45 percent reported they were against the programmatic fees, while 55 percent responded as for the fees or maybe for the fees. Each college had separate findings on the fees.
“Not surprisingly, a large number of students are against it,” Godby said. “It differs by college significantly.”
46 percent of students in the College of Business responded maybe, 25 percent said yes and 34 percent said no. On the other hand, in the College of Engineering, 10 percent of students responded yes, 35 per cent said maybe, 53 percent said no.
“You might think that as the fees went up, people would be more likely to be against it. But we’ve actually found that’s not the case,” Godby said. “Maybe ...
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Lady Tigers Advance With Win Over Rebels
LSUsports.net
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Jennifer RodriguesSr. Assoc. Communications Director
GREENVILLE, S.C. --- Chloe Jackson powered LSU with a double-double of 22 points and a career-high 14 rebounds as LSU advanced to the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament with a 65-49 win over Ole Miss here at Bon Secours Wellness Arena Thursday evening.With the win, LSU improved to 20-10 overall, marking head coach Nikki Fargas’ fourth 20-win season with the Lady Tigers.The Lady Tigers face No. 2 seeded Mississippi State (27-3) on Friday at 5 p.m. CT. The Lady Tigers lost to the Bulldogs on the road in this year’s SEC opener, 74-48, and are 4-0 against MSU in the SEC Tournament.
Pam Ward and Gail Goestenkors will handle the commentary for SEC Network, and Steffi Sorenson will report from the sidelines. The game will be available on www.WatchESPN.com and the Watch ESPN app. The LSU Sports Radio Network will carry the game on its flagship station Talk 107.3 FM in Baton Rouge. The radio broadcast featuring Patrick Wright, the voice of the Lady Tigers, also will be available for free at www.LSUsports.net/live.
“Well, we're excited to see another day here at the SEC tournament,” said LSU head coach Nikki Fargas. “This is the most competitive conference in the country. Every game here, the feel in this gymnasium, has felt like an NCAA tournament. I can't be more proud of my group for digging deep and really finding a way to beat a very good Ole Miss team, who has gone on and had great wins and put up a great season.
“But the play of our team on the defensive end, their effort to really try to reach our defensive goal of holding our opponent to under 50, they reached it,” added Fargas. “Again, we're excited that we're continuing to play.”
Jackson, who recorded her second double-double of the season ...
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“It Starts With Us,” say MSA candidates Stockton and Gulati
The Maneater: Latest Stories Running behind their campaign motto of “It Starts with Us,” Josh Stockton and Shruti Gulati prioritize inclusivity, sexual assault prevention, MSA reform and collaboration with Greek Life.Stockton, who is studying finance, and Gulati, who is studying marketing, aim to incorporate their business knowledge in their campaign. Stockton was a Missouri Students Association senator and founded the MU chapter of the Delta Kappa Epsilon. Gulati and Stockton are both members of Alpha Kappa Psi.
WIth regards to inclusivity, the slate wants to develop a student outreach program through the Department of Student Communications, have senators reach out to other groups, and make the chief inclusivity officer a permanent, paid position.
Gulati, who will spend the summer interning at J.P. Morgan, has offered her summer MSA salary if elected as a way to pay this position. For more long-term solutions, the slate has considered cutting “$500 or $1,000” from the Department of Student Activities budget to fund this position, Stockton said.
In addition, the pair plans to work with the city of Columbia to increase the number of gender-neutral bathrooms in Columbia.
“We think it wouldn’t be the most difficult thing to add them in everywhere so that people don’t have to wait 45 minutes and go home to go to the bathroom,” Gulati said.
The slate also wants to increase the frequency of meetings between the presidents of joint session governments, which currently occur once monthly. In addition, they want to assign each of the student governments a senator as a representative.
“Obviously this decision would require a lot of MSA support, but I see much more of a voice coming from LBC or Greek students, or Four Front, rather than journalism versus business majors,” Stockton said.
The slate’s second major goal is sexual assault prevention. They plan to bring a campus speaker to discuss sexual assault on campus ...
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