The State Hornet
Sacramento State freshman guard Tiara Scott drives past Kristen Kramer of Northern Colorado at the Nest on March 3. (Photo by Matthew Dyer)
The only thing that separated the ninth-seeded Sacramento State women’s basketball team from a matchup with No. 1 seed Montana State was 2.9 seconds Monday in Reno, Nevada.
In only a couple of seconds, Weber State’s Deeshyra Thomas made a running jumper to defeat Sac State 98-97 in overtime to lead the eighth-seeded Wildcats (13-17) to the second round of the Big Sky Tournament.
Sac State coach Bunky Harkleroad, who failed to make the second round of the Big Sky Tournament for the first time in his four seasons at the helm, attributed the result to a season-long theme of not being able to close out games. The Hornets (10-20) lost despite leading in the game for 36 and a half minutes.
“Our team played hard, but we just couldn’t finish,” Harkleroad said. “Weber State’s go-to players stepped up and made shots when it mattered. The one thing we’ve been fighting all year — we’ve had a hard time helping ourselves consistently.”
The first quarter started off with a Sac State free throw from senior Gretchen Harrigan and two quick 3-pointers from junior guard Maranne Johnson and senior Emily Easom for a 7-0 lead within the first minute of the game. By the end of the first quarter, Sac State held a 26-14 advantage over Weber State.
Sacramento State junior guard Maranne Johnson drives past Montana State at the Nest on Feb. 18. (Photo by Matthew Dyer)The Wildcats pounced in the second quarter after Kailie Quinn made three 3-pointers in the quarter, and Weber State outscored the Hornets 26-14 in the quarter, even taking the lead for a brief moment before Sac State recovered to finish the first half 42-40.
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Tuesday, March 7, 2017
Women’s basketball team falls in first round of Big Sky Tournament
Tirumala, Sook to face off in SGA run-off
The Louisville Cardinal By Olivia Krauth–After an unprecedented number of candidates and votes, the 2017 Student Government Association election cycle will end in multiple run-off elections.Vishnu Tirumala and Georgie Sook will face off for the office of SGA President. Karen Udoh and Tirumala’s running mate ,Sarah Love, will compete for Executive Vice President, and Jonathan Fuller and Kyle Hornback will compete for Academic Vice President.Chris Bird won Services Vice President as the only top four race without a run-off.According to the SGA election rules, run-offs occur when no candidate in a top four race reaches 40 percent of the total votes – about 1,520 of the 3,800 votes cast. The top two candidates then enter a run-off election. Council seats don’t have run-off elections. Those results are:-A&S President: Michael Knopf-A&S Vice President: Mary Jane Shafer-A&S Senators: Hayden Combs, Jasper Noble, Bianca Velez, Brooke Shields, Milan Doan, Alisha Deshmukh, Lydia Burns, Rachel Benzing and Kristen Traylor-Business President: AJ Walters-Business Vice President: Mariana Juarez-Business Senators: Gabrielle Thornton, Savannah High and Garrett Kasey-Nursing President: Savannah Kelley-Nursing Vice President: Krista Fitzgerald-Nursing Senator: Kristin Aweimrin-CEHD President: Jazlyn Eddings-CEHD Vice President: Mallory Seidel-CEHD Senators: Ashleigh Rufus and Tanna Irvine-Music President: Jacqueline Brengelman-Music Vice President: Brooklyn Smith-Social Work President: Connor Moltzan-Social Work Senator: Mariah Likens-Public Health President: Mary Catherine Craft-Graduate President: Lily Assgari-Vice President of Internal Affairs: Luis Cardona-Vice President of External Affairs: Kelsey KahtSGA Chief Justice Sarah Pennington announced the run-offs and council results after SGA campaign hearings tonight. The court heard three cases, two involving the AVP race and one for the A&S President race. No sanctions changed the elections’ outcome.Myers filed two motions for campaign violations against Hornback and Jonathan Fuller. Myers’ legal counsel, Landon Lauder, said A&S Senator candidate Paige Goins illegally endorsed Hornback in a social media post, a violation which cost Hornback 1.5 percent of her votes. ...
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Roadrunners Ruin Lady Monarchs’ Senior Day
Michael L. HighContributing WriterLoryn Goodwin’s near triple-double helped The University of Texas at San Antonio spoil Old Dominion’s Senior Day with an 81-68 victory over the Lady Monarchs Saturday at The Ted.Jennie Simms led ODU (16-13, 11-7 C-USA) with 31 points and eight rebounds, while senior forward Annika Holopainen registered a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds.The Roadrunners led 59-58 at the end of three-quarters and went on to score 11 of the first 13 points to open the final period to take a 70-60 lead with 5:56 remaining in regulation. They would not allow Old Dominion to get closer than eight points for the remainder of the game and their largest lead came when Goodwin converted one of two at the charity stripe with 37 seconds remaining.UTSA went 8-of-13 (61.5 percent) from the field in the final stanza, while Old Dominion went cold, shooting 15.8 percent from the floor, making a mere 3-of-19 attempts.The Roadrunners opened the game making 8-of-18 (44.4 percent) from the floor while limiting the Lady Monarchs to just 5-of-17 (29.4 percent), which helped UTSA open up an 18-11 lead after the first 10 minutes.The Lady Monarchs flipped the momentum in the second frame and outscored the Roadrunners 20-14 to trail 32-31 at halftime.The Lady Monarchs most consistent play of the game spanned six minutes of game time over the end of the second and beginning of the third periods. With 2:14 remaining in the first half and trailing 28-21, Simms made a layup and started a 22-11 run, which helped ODU turn a seven-point deficit into a four-point lead after Destinee Young finished a 3-point play 2:26 into the third quarter. Her free throw gave the Lady Monarchs their largest lead of the game at 43-39. The teams traded baskets the rest of the quarter and UTSA took the lead heading into the fourth.Goodwin added nine rebounds and nine ...
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Alpha Xi Delta’s Hoops for Hope shoots to help charity
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Filed under NEWSAdvertisementMarshall University’s chapter of Alpha Xi Delta will be hosting Hoops for Hope at the Marshall University Rec Center Thursday.
Alpha Xi Delta’s Hoops for Hope will be a three-on-three basketball tournament in an effort to raise money for the chapter’s philanthropy, Autism Speaks, which, according to the organization’s website, works towards helping the needs of those with autism and their families.
Alpha Xi Delta’s Philanthropy Chair, Lakin Hitt, said this one event will lead into the rest of the events in April, which is Autism Awareness Month.
“We just started it I think last year and it’s just to raise money for Autism Speaks, leading up into our April events, which is Autism Awareness Month, and that just helps us get a foot on fundraising for all of the events in April,” Hitt said.
Alpha Xi Delta President Sasha Tackett said that it’s important for Marshall Greek life to hold events that deal with raising money for philanthropy.
“So, like, you just see everyone else’s philanthropy events so you know what they’re supporting and why they’re raising so much money,” Tackett said.
Hitt also said she thinks events like this are important for Marshall Greek life.
“Just to get more involved with each other overall and just to get to know each other, make more connections and raise awareness and support for all of the different philanthropies on campus,” Hitt said.
This is just one of the many different philanthropy fundraising events that Alpha Xi Delta is planning on doing throughout the course of this academic year. Earlier in the year the organization held the event “Taco ‘bout Philanthropy” as a fundraiser and they are planning on hosting many more throughout the remainder of the year.
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‘Letting Tony be Tony,’ Robinson lawyers publish trial evidence
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Lawyers who represented the family of Tony Robinson in a recently settled federal civil rights lawsuit gave a detailed news conference on the events surrounding the 19-year-old’s death, which occurred exactly two years ago. Anand Swaminathan, one of the two presenting lawyers, said the conference’s objective was to provide the transparency needed to enact reform within the Madison Police Department. The presentation covered inconsistencies between forensic evidence and testimony given by the officer responsible for shooting Robinson.
Swaminathan along with lawyer David Owens presented the audio, visual and ballistic evidence he used to secure the $3.35 million settlement with the city of Madison in February. He said the evidence conflicts with the narrative Kenny provided in four ways.
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Specifically, Swaminathan said evidence disputed the location of the first three shots fired, Robinson’s proximity when the first three shots were fired, Kenny’s account for three shots fired from a distance and the necessity of the last three shots fired during the incident.
“There are two stories about what happened in that stairwell and this is not a ‘he-said she-said,’” Swaminathan said. “This is a ‘he-said she’s dead,’ so there’s no one to tell the other side of the story.”
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In providing the details, which are published online, Swaminathan said he hoped to let “Tony be Tony” in the wake of the the unflattering narratives presented in the wake of the shooting.
Using the same forensic evidence, Swaminathan presented an alternate timeline ...
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'Volcano' serves as complex work of art
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British group Temples’ latest LP impresses
by Henry Hollandsworth
| Mar 06 2017 | 4 hours ago
Of all the colorful, acid-fueled psychedelic rock acts out there, there are few with such astute production that stand out from the competition. The foremost of these are Tame Impala, Animal Collective and the four fellas from Kettering, England known as Temples. With the release of their latest record “Volcano,” they have built on the success of their 2014 debut “Sun Structures.” “Volcano” is a quality pop-influenced album in which one can get lost — a delicious blend of near-flawless production, satisfying melodies and curious little aural meanderings hidden within the tracks. “Certainty” starts the album off strong, featuring a seamless blend of saturation between a cosmic, beepy sounding melody over a harder garagey backbeat. The wistfulness in lead vocalist James Bagshaw’s verses and chorus lends itself to the thought of a journey not yet taken, with lines such as “We land upon the parallelogram / On the sand of another land.” Such bombastic themes continue in “All Join In” — a spacey, uncertain cut sounding like it’s right out of a rock opera. “I Wanna Be Your Mirror” uses clean, broad synth sounds and impressively ties robotic flute noises to an ever-switching backbeat. It’s exciting, elegant and reaches a level of regality almost unheard-of in Temples’ brand of psych rock. The rolling flow of the album includes a nice contrast between the brooding, evil sounding “How Would You Like To Go?” and the clear, introspective “Open Air.” Despite these high points, there were a few missteps. “Oh the Saviour” is excessively mundane, redeemed only by the epic falsetto at its bridge. “Volcano” is undeniably enjoyable, but the obvious critique must be made — these guys sound a lot like the Beatles. The similarity is glaring on the more whimsical tracks. For example, in the song “In My Pocket,” Bagshaw ...
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Humans of New York super fans model project off Brandon Stanton’s work
The Daily Orange – The Independent Student Newspaper of Syracuse, New York
Abigail Hamilton has followed Humans of New York since she was 12 years old, before she was technically allowed to create a Facebook account — the social network’s guidelines say users must be at least 13.
Eight years later, the sophomore marketing, retail management and political science triple major still checks Humans of New York’s Facebook page every day. When she was 12, he had about 200,000 followers, but now his numbers are climbing past 18 million.
Hamilton pulled these numbers off the top of her head.
She was one of many students attending Brandon Stanton’s lecture at a sold-out Goldstein Auditorium Monday night.
A self-described superfan and photographer, she pursued her own Humans of New York-style venture. Over the summer, Hamilton, who is the director for Camp Kesem — a weeklong summer program run by Syracuse University students for children of cancer patients — created “Why I Kesem.” Rather than taking standard photos of campers, she chose to feature snippets of interviews from every person she photographed. The series revolved around what Camp Kesem means to the campers and their counselors.
“Having that background of Humans of New York pushed me to go beyond my comfort zone and what I ever thought I could capture via photography,” she said.
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On the other side of the globe in Spain, freshman magazine journalism major Marina Fernández De La Cuesta did her own project: Humans of the Academy.
For her high school senior project, Fernández De La Cuesta reproduced Stanton’s idea but within the community closest to her — her boarding school.
“It just makes you so happy,” Fernández De La Cuesta said. “It was such a good feeling at the end of the day knowing that you listened to what all these people had to say.”
She added that people love talking about themselves, and that all you have to do ...
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Man on the Street: New marijuana policy in Harris County
News – The Daily Cougar By Isabel Pen March 7, 2017
“I had a friend who got caught. He got pulled over, he had a little teeny tiny piece of weed and he actually got arrested and spent the night in jail for it,” said math sophomore math Amber West. “So I’m glad they’re doing something about that.” | Isabel Pen/ The Cougar “People shouldn’t spend time in jail for marijuana possession at all, but Ogg’s program is a good step,” said liberal studies and economics sophomore Mason Malone. “Opponents shouldn’t call this legalization because you can still face jail time if you possess too large of an amount. Marijuana is still illegal. Ogg is just cutting some slack for low-level offenders.” | Isabel Pen/ The Cougar
Stoners in Harris county can now breathe a sigh of relief with the implementation of a new policy that will keep marijuana users from clogging up county courts and jails.
Effective March 1, offenders caught with less than 4 ounces — a misdemeanor offense according to Texas law — will not be taken to jail, fined or charged with anything, if they agree to take a voluntary four-hour drug education program.
The program costs the offender $150 and the person must not break the law before completing the class.
Not everyone is eligible to take this option if caught with marijuana. Those that are out on bond, currently on probation, caught in a school zone or those who are under the age of 17 do not have the option to take the class.
If the offender does not complete the class, called “Cognitive Decision Making,” within 90 days of being caught, an arrest warrant will be issued and charges will be filed by the Harris County District Attorney’s Office.
The new policy, unlike the previous one established by the former HCDA Devon Anderson, does not limit eligibility to first-time offenders. Anyone who is ...
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Monday, March 6, 2017
UC to vote on proposal to limit nonresident enrollment to 20 percent
Daily Bruin International and out-of-state student enrollment could be capped at 20 percent under a proposal the University of California Board of Regents will debate next week.
UC President Janet Napolitano proposed the cap to satisfy a provision in last year’s budget that required UC to adopt a nonresident limit by May 1.
“This is to receive $18.5 million in state funds to grow California resident enrollment by 2,500 this fall, which we are on track to do,” said UC spokesperson Claire Doan.
According to the proposal, nonresident undergraduates helped support California resident enrollment when the UC received less state funding.
For example, between 2007 and 2008 and 2016 and 2017, state funding for UCLA declined by $152 million and UCLA increased the number of nonresident undergraduates it enrolled.
Some have criticized the UC for lowering admissions standards for nonresident undergraduate students. A state audit from March 2016 found the UC relaxed admission requirements for nonresidents in 2011 and admitted about 16,000 nonresidents whose standardized test scores fell below the median and grade point average for admitted residents at the same campus.
Doan said nonresident students do not replace resident students.
“Nonresident undergraduates may only be enrolled in addition to California undergraduates, never in place of them.” Doan said. “At the same time that we’re capping nonresident enrollment, we are increasing enrollment of California residents by 10,000 students over three years.”
Under the proposal, the three most popular campuses would be able to keep, but not increase, their proportions of nonresident students. UC Berkeley had 24.4 percent nonresident students, UCLA had 22.8 percent nonresident students and UC San Diego had 22.9 percent nonresident students.
UC Berkeley, UCLA and UC San Diego would lose $56 million total if they had to reduce nonresident enrollment to 20 percent. According to the proposal, $56 million is equivalent to the salary and benefits of about 340 full-time faculty positions.
The proposal said that the supplemental funds nonresidents pay have been key to UC’s ...
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Hollywood and Representation: An Unfinished Journey To Inclusion
Opinion – UNLV Free Press When actress Viola Davis took the stage prior to winning the Oscar for “Best Supporting Actress,” she seized the opportunity to emphasize the importance of creating dynamic, complex and genuine characterizations of the human experience through film. Davis’ declaration, while poignant and well-articulated, begs the question: Do the film and television industries truly celebrate and illustrate what it means to live a life as an immigrant, person of color, transgender man or woman, etc.?
Despite the progress made after this year’s Academy Award ceremony, film and television industries still have a significant issue when it comes to recognizing and including minorities. Hollywood does not accurately capture the diversity of the American people as it often fails to portray the complex stories of people of color, women, LGBTQ+ individuals, and other minorities who make up America.
Hollywood’s primary use and recognition of white male performers over performers of color continues the historic cycle of rewarding those in privilege while overlooking performances from minorities. According to a USC study, of the top 100 films of 2014, nearly three-quarters of all characters were white, and only 17 of the top movies that year featured non-white lead or co-lead actors.
After two consecutive years in which no actors of color received Oscar nominations, the hashtag “#OscarsSoWhite” gained traction. People use the hashtag to bring attention to the lack of recognition for people of color at the Oscars. The backlash forced the academy to invite new members, primarily more women and people of color. Before this year, the Academy’s membership was 73 percent male, and 89 percent white.
The 2017 Academy Awards took a positive turn in the right direction by including the most diverse nominee list in history. People of color were represented in all of the acting categories. Three of the nine Best Picture nominees told stories of African-American experiences in the United States, as did 3 ...
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Celaya-Hernandez, Suchla, Punch NCAA Ticket
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COLUMBIA, Mo. – Three LSU divers notched automatic qualifying bids for the 2017 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships on day one of the NCAA Zone ‘D’ Regionals at the Mizzou Aquatic Center.
All seven divers had a chance to collect a bid after both teams for the men and women finished in the top-18 during the preliminary round.
The diving squad will return to action tomorrow morning with men’s three-meter prelims at 11 a.m. CT. Women’s one-meter prelims and finals will follow, starting at 4:45 p.m. CT.
“Today was a great day. I’m most proud of Andrew (Suchla) who made his first NCAA berth in his senior year, and that is special and rewarding as a coach,” said head diving coach Doug Shaffer.
“We have two more days of competition left, and some of our best events are ahead of us. There is definitely an opportunity for more Tigers to qualify moving forward and that is our focus.”
Three-time school record holder Juan Celaya-Hernandez earned a two-list score of 828.00 on one-meter to take first in the finals, picking up an NCAA bid in his first season.
Sucha also garnered his first-ever spot at NCAA’s with a two-list score of 700.45 on one-meter, tallying eighth overall in the finals. Matt McClellan just narrowly missed the top-eight, coming in on the heels of Suchla at ninth overall with a final score of 696.55.
Matthew Phillip, a sophomore from Frisco, Texas, rounded out the men’s team, taking 17th with a score of 595.45.
On the women’s side, Lizzie Cui garnered her second consecutive NCAA bid on three-meter, diving to a two-list score of 720.70 for second place.
Freshman Makayla Robillard and sophomore Rileigh Knox finished 16th and 17th in order, compiling two-list scores of 587.50 and 578.55 respectively to close out first day.
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A voters’ guide to the 2017 MSA presidential election
The Maneater: Latest Stories Voting for the Missouri Students Association presidential election opened Monday. Through debates and platforms, the slates have made many statements on what they hope to accomplish if they win the election. Here is our comprehensive breakdown on the two campaigns: Tori Schafer/Riley de Leon and Nathan Willett/Payton Englert.Students can vote in the election at vote.missouri.edu.
The candidate’s backgrounds
Tori Schafer is the current MSA vice president. Before assuming the vice presidency, she was the Senate Academic Affairs Committee chairwoman. She is also the regional advisor for the White House’s It’s On Us campaign, an initiative that seeks to address campus sexual assault, and she leads the Mizzou branch of It’s On Us. She is a member of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority.
Riley de Leon is Schafer’s running mate and the current social media and technologies coordinator for the Department of Student Communications, the MSA executive department that handles public relations and engagement. De Leon has also published two novels and is a keynote speaker who presents on the issues millennials face. He also serves on the campus It’s On Us task force with Tori.
Nathan Willett has served on the Rocking Against Multiple Sclerosis Steering Committee and the executive board of his fraternity, Sigma Chi, where he has said he coordinated the largest philanthropic event in his fraternity’s history. Willett has also been a senator for MSA.
Payton Englert, Willett’s running mate, was named director of Greek Week for 2017 and has served on the steering committee. She has also served on the Mizzou Wishmakers executive board and in MSA as a senator. She is a member of Delta Delta Delta.
Willett/Englert is running under the slogan “Tigers Together” and Schafer/de Leon under “Make It Matter, Mizzou.” The slates can be referred to by their ...
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Irish take home fifth straight conference championship with win over Duke
The ObserverThe Observer Top Stories Through the second quarter of Notre Dame’s ACC semifinal clash with No. 14 Louisville, senior guard Lindsay Allen did something she didn’t do often: She stayed seated on the bench and remained there for the entire quarter, after getting into early foul trouble.
With the Irish (30-3, 15-1 ACC) only leading the Cardinals (27-7, 12-4) by a point, having trailed for much of the quarter and not being able to count on sophomore backup point guard Ali Patberg due to injury, it was a less-than-ideal situation for Irish head coach Muffet McGraw. Not least because of the way it resembled the beginning of Notre Dame’s 90-84 NCAA tournament defeat to Stanford the previous year.
Irish senior guard Lindsay Allen dribbles past a defender during Notre Dame’s 79-61 win over Florida State on Feb. 26 at Purcell Pavilion.
For the final minute the Irish played in this year’s ACC tournament, Allen was on the bench. But it was not against Louisville, and it was not because of fouls.
Allen came off the court because the Irish had secured a fifth consecutive conference championship and fourth in the ACC thanks to an 84-61 victory over No. 13 Duke, after beating Louisville 84-73 and Virginia 76-59 before that.
And Allen was at the center of it all, recording 33 assists in the three games and breaking the Irish and ACC career assist records along the way, as well as picking up the MVP award to close out her ACC career.
In the quarterfinal clash with Virginia (19-12, 7-9), the Irish made a 13-3 run between the first and second quarters giving the Irish a 23-14 lead. Although the Cavaliers quickly tied the score at 23-23, the Irish regained the lead by halftime, holding a 36-32 advantage.
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TCU’s Spectrum organization holds first ever LGBTQIA rally
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Print ArticleTCU’s campus organization Spectrum held its first ever LGBTQIA rally and parade last Wednesday as a part of TCUnity week.
TCU Spectrum is a club with a mission to establish LGBTQIA visibility on campus by providing resources on gender identity, sexual identity and expression to undergrad and graduate students.
Students and faculty that are a part of the LGBTQIA community or advocates of it gathered in the commons to listen to speeches and march in a parade supporting the club and the community.
Students and faculty gather around to listen to an opening speech to kick off the rally.LGBTQIA stands for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex and asexual communities. According to the Spectrum Vice President, Rachel Heffelfinger, the LGBTQIA community on TCU’s campus wants everyone to know that “we are here, we are queer, and we are frogs.”
“There is a stereotype that TCU is a closet campus, and I want to shatter that idea and tell people that it’s not true,” said Heffelfinger.
The main goal of the rally was to establish LGBTQIA visibility on campus and to make it known that students who identify as such are welcomed, valued and respected.
Spectrum’s president Isaac Portillo said the rally “is a way to let anyone else who is in the closet and is questioning coming out know that they have a community here at TCU they can go to.”
“I think that’s really important because when I came here, TCU was called a ‘closet campus’ and I knew that had to change,” Portillo said.
Chuck Dunning, Spectrum’s faculty staff advisor, said that most students experience apprehension of coming out when they first get to school because they aren’t sure if it is going to be welcomed.
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Men’s Basketball: After tears, Sanjay Lumpkin shines in Senior Day send-off
The Daily Northwestern Sanjay Lumpkin looks to pass. The senior forward went a perfect 5-for-5 from the field in Northwestern's Senior Day loss. Colin Boyle/Daily Senior StafferColin Boyle/Daily Senior Staffer Sanjay Lumpkin looks to pass. The senior forward went a perfect 5-for-5 from the field in Northwestern's Senior Day loss. Ben Pope, ReporterMarch 5, 2017
Sanjay Lumpkin said he cried when coach Chris Collins gave Northwestern a pre-game speech in the locker room. He cried when he, accompanied by his family, was honored prior to tip-off as part of Senior Day festivities.
The senior forward looked like he might start crying again when talking about his mentor Drew Crawford in the postgame press conference, but he held it together.
“I was honestly just trying to soak in everything today,” he said. “I think I used up all my tears.”
In between the emotional moments of his final game at Welsh-Ryan Arena, Lumpkin scored 13 points on 5-of-5 shooting and pulled down seven rebounds, including five on offense.
The scoring breakout for the Wildcats’ (21-10, 10-8 Big Ten) defensive stalwart, who had scored just 6 total points in his previous four outings, kept NU competitive to the final horn in a 69-65 loss to the No. 16 Boilermakers (25-6, 14-4).
“It was nice to see the ball go in,” Lumpkin said. “We knew where we’d be able to attack them, and especially with their bigger guys (I could) use my quickness, and that was all our gameplan.”
Although he has the Big Ten and, in all likelihood, the NCAA tournaments left to play, Sunday’s game closed the final chapter in Lumpkin’s basketball career in Evanston.
He joined the program in 2012 a year before Collins became coach. The team has seen much turnover throughout Lumpkin’s five years.
“He’s been a rock for me,” Collins said. “Whether he scores 13 and 7 or not, just his ...
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The Boston Labor Conference
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Event Date: April 01, 2017 - 9:30 a.m.
Event Type: Open to public |
Location: Wheatley Hall, 4th Floor, Labor Resource Center (Room 151)
The Labor Resource Center will host the Boston Labor Conference on Saturday, April 1 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
University of Massachusetts Boston, Wheatley Hall, 4th Floor, Room 151
The conference will explore the challenges faced by working-class people in the greater Boston area, workers’ struggles to organize and advance their interests, attempts by the business class to gut the public sector and redistribute wealth upwards, and the research and education necessary for advancing the interests of the working people.
The conference is free and open to the public. Register: https://tinyurl.com/LRCboston2017
For the conference program, visit: https://www.umb.edu/lrc/events
For more information, please contact us: laborresourcecenter@umb.edu or 617.287.7267
The conference is co-sponsored by the MA AFL-CIO and the Greater Boston Labor Council.
For disability-related accommodations, including dietary accommodations, please visit www.ada.umb.edu two weeks prior to the event.
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Information Sessions on Graduate Programs in Gender, Leadership, and Public Policy
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Event Start Date: April 18, 2017 - 3 p.m.
Event End Date: April 18, 2017 - 4 p.m.
Location: Campus Center, 2nd Floor, Room 2540
To learn more about the Gender, Leadership, and Public Policy (GLPP) graduate certificate and Master of Public Administration-GLPP track at UMass Boston, attend this upcoming information session.
Please RSVP here to attend.
For disability-related accommodations, including dietary accommodations, please visit www.ada.umb.edu two weeks prior to the event.
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Information Sessions on Graduate Programs in Gender, Leadership, and Public Policy
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Event Start Date: March 21, 2017 - 6 p.m.
Event End Date: March 21, 2017 - 7 p.m.
Location: Campus Center, 2nd Floor, Room 2540
To learn more about the Gender, Leadership, and Public Policy (GLPP) graduate certificate and Master of Public Administration-GLPP track at UMass Boston, attend an information session on March 21 at 6 or April 18 at 3.
Please RSVP here to attend one of these sessions. (*Location TBA)
For disability-related accommodations, including dietary accommodations, please visit www.ada.umb.edu two weeks prior to the event.
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Information Sessions on Graduate Programs in Gender, Leadership, and Public Policy
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Event Start Date: March 06, 2017 - 5 p.m.
Event End Date: March 06, 2017 - 6 p.m.
Location: Campus Center, 2nd Floor, Room 2540
To learn more about the Gender, Leadership, and Public Policy (GLPP) graduate certificate and Master of Public Administration-GLPP track at UMass Boston, attend an information session on March 6, March 21 at 6, or April 18 at 3.
Please RSVP here to attend one of these sessions.
For disability-related accommodations, including dietary accommodations, please visit www.ada.umb.edu two weeks prior to the event.
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Equal Pay Coalition Educational Panel
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Event Start Date: March 21, 2017 - 4 p.m.
Event End Date: March 21, 2017 - 6 p.m.
Location: Campus Center, 3rd Floor, Room 3540
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Bill would require profs to disclose politics
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NICOLE BAXTER, Staff WriterMarch 6, 2017Filed under News
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An Iowa bill requiring Regent universities to hire nearly equal numbers of Democratic and Republican professors has been referred to the Senate Education Committe on Capitol Hill in Des Moines. State Senator Mark Chelgren, R-Ottumwa, introduced Senate File 288, which “prohibits such a university from hiring a person as a professor or instructor if the percentage of the faculty belonging to one political party would exceed by 10 percent the percentage of faculty belonging to the other political party.”
This proposal has been met with strong opposition by UNI faculty across campus. Joe Gorton, president of UNI United Faculty, called the proposal “un-American, unconstitutional and stupid.” Gorton labeled the bill fascist and in violation of the First Amendment.
“This is an attack against American democracy. It is an attempt to restrain people’s political ideas and identities,” Gorton said.
Many members of the faculty at UNI have called the bill unconstitutional, claiming that it is in clear violation of the Fourteenth Amendment, which states, “No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States.”
Donna Hoffman, department head of political science, said the bill in question, if it were to become law, would infringe upon one’s right to association, of which political association is included.
“I’m under the understanding that right now they can hire people because of diversity,” Chelgren told the Des Moines Register on Feb. 20. “They want to have people of different thinking, different processes, different expertise […] so this would fall right into category with what existing hiring practices are.”
Chelgren did not return the NI’s requests for comment.
Associate professor of political science Christopher Larimer believes this requirement would undermine the hiring process significantly.
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Softball goes 3-2 against top competition at Judi Garman Classic
Daily Bruin Preseason games aren’t exactly exhibition games.
But for No. 7 UCLA softball (16-5), they serve a similar purpose: helping the team discover its identity and improve.
The Bruins took the field at the Judi Garman Classic weekend in Fullerton, California, and faced off against multiple top teams, looking to continue their refinement before the start of Pac-12 play. They finished the weekend with a 3-2.
UCLA commenced its part in the classic with a Thursday night matchup against No. 14 Michigan, which the Bruins won 4-0.
Top performers in the contest included redshirt freshman pitcher Rachel Garcia, who hurled 5 1/3 scoreless innings in relief to preserve the Bruin lead.
On Friday night, UCLA faced the No. 3 team in the country in Florida and fell 9-4.
The Gators tacked on four runs in both the first and second innings against the Bruins.
Down 8-1 after two, UCLA mounted a two-run rally in the top of the third but was unable to cut into the lead significantly after that juncture.
“They outhit us, straight up,” said head coach Kelly Inouye-Perez. “They hit our misses. … If we put balls over the plate against a team that has the ability to do some damage, then you’re going to see that type of result.”
Rebounding from the loss the night before, the Bruins blanked the Cal State Fullerton Titans on Saturday by a score of 2-0. Junior pitcher Johanna Grauer pitched a four-hit complete game, improving her record on the season to 4-0 in the process.
Sunday brought the challenge of a doubleheader for the Bruins. UCLA beat South Carolina 5-2 but then fell to No. 22 Baylor 11-6.
Junior pitcher Selina Ta’amilo, who threw four innings of no-hit ball and got the win in relief against South Carolina, thought the up-and-down weekend provided many lessons for the team.
“We did some great things, and we ...
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Disappointing ending to Mountaineers senior night
The Appalachian Online Appalachian State women’s basketball’s senior night blew a 19-point lead against Coastal Carolina on Saturday in their final regular season game before heading into the Sun Belt tournament next week.
The Mountaineers (11-18, 6-12 Sun Belt) used the emotions of senior night to jump out to a 7-0 run in the first quarter, thanks to the three senior starters Bria Carter, Ashley Bassett-Smith and Joi Jones, but after pulling ahead by 19 in the first half, the Mountaineers couldn’t hold on and fell 56-53 after a late game Chanticleers comeback.
“We wish the outcome would have been different,” Bassett-Smith said. “We definitely played hard, and we know our team gave its all for us.”
Senior Bria Carter scored 7 points against Coastal Carolina. Carter also played 26 minutes of the game against Coastal Carolina.
App State was able to dictate the pace of the game forcing Coastal Carolina to seven turnovers and capitalizing on them getting eleven points off turnovers, but despite leading the whole game, Coastal took their first lead of the game with 2:06 remaining in the game.
It seemed that the Mountaineers were going to put Coastal Carolina away before half time, but Coastal had a little run that gave them confidence heading into the second half.
“I didn’t like the way we ended the second quarter,” head coach Angel Elderkin said. “We gave up a 4-0 run that was really unnecessary.”
Starting off the second half, Coastal Carolina had more energy, playing a press and picking up the tempo.
The press was effective against Appalachian State, and they were not able to handle the physicality of the game, similar to the last time this season when the two teams faced off.
Senior Joi Jones also scored 13 points against Coastal Carolina on Saturday. Before this game, Joi received a memorabilia for scoring 1000 ...
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Women's Tennis keeps winning
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The Georgia Southern women's tennis team improved to 9-2 this season as they took down Bethune-Cookman and Kennesaw State at home. The Eagles have won four straight games since losing to now-No. 5 Georgia Tech in straight sets.
"Our goal is to win a conference championship," GS women's tennis head coach Michelle Stanford said. "I knew our girls were ready when we lost to Georgia Tech and they said we can win the Sun Belt [with confidence]."
The Eagles beat Bethune-Cookman on Friday winning 4-3 and KSU on Sunday 6-1. They are undefeated at home, sporting a 6-0 record, and their only losses have come from UCF (10-2) and Georgia Tech (12-2) on the road.
Their next game is next Monday, March 13, at Florida Gulf Coast.
Photo cred: Marqus Williams
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Textbook retuns
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Textbook retunsMarch 6, 2017Please encourage your students to come to the store to purchase the textbook for your course. We are clearing the shelves making room for the summer and fall terms. If your course has started late and we need to hold your books, please contact us.
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UW CSE sets up new endowment for machine learning and artificial intelligence research
www.dailyuw.com - RSS Results in news,news/* of type article The UW computer science and engineering department (CSE) recently announced the creation of the Guestrin Endowed Professorship, a $1-million endowment to be applied to UW CSE research related to the critically important and booming fields of machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI).The endowment is named after CSE professor Carlos Guestrin, a leading expert in the field of machine learning who joined UW CSE faculty in 2012, before which he was at Apple on their machine learning team. Guestrin is the Amazon professor of machine learning as well as an adjunct professor in the statistics department. He is also the co-director of the MODE (Machine Learning, Optimization, Distributed Systems, Statistics) Lab, along with Emily Fox and Ben Taskar, which focuses on developing models and algorithms for large-scale time series analysis.“Seattle and UW are near and dear to my heart, and it was incredibly important to me and our team that we continue supporting this world-class institution and the amazing talent coming out of the CSE program,” Guestrin said in the press release. “We look forward to strong collaboration between Apple, CSE, and the broader AI and machine learning community for many years to come.”
According to Ed Lazowska, Bill & Melinda Gates Chair of CSE, this endowment will be particularly crucial to the success of the CSE department as it provides internal recognition to all the other faculty members, external recognition of the machine learning research that UW CSE engages in, increases collaboration between UW CSE and Apple, and allows faculty members like Guestrin to use this money earned from such an endowment for any scholarly purpose.Today, machine learning, which refers to the ability of computers to learn through supervised and unsupervised learning algorithms without being explicitly programmed, is considered necessary to be at the upfront of CSE research. It forms an integral part of artificial intelligence research, which deals ...
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University Police investigate vandalism of candidates’ campaign signs, ASB officers release statement
The Daily Mississippian The University Police Department is investigating an incident Friday night involving the vandalism of Associated Student Body candidates’ campaign signs.
Some candidates running in the ASB executive officer race had their campaign signs pushed over, damaged or painted on. The signs were set back up later that night.
Pictures circulating on social media showed secretary candidate Dylan Wood’s signed defaced with green and black paint. Green paint spelled the letters “BLM!” on the sign, and black paint covered the top of the Mississippi state flag, marking out the Confederate emblem.
Wood found out his sign was defaced Saturday morning when his friends texted him photographs of it.
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Wood said he was in disbelief and saddened when he found out what happened to his sign. He said everyone is entitled to his or her own opinions and those opinions should be expressed, but he would never deface someone else’s property to express his opinion or dissatisfaction with someone else’s opinion.
“I was just sad because I feel like anyone who knows me knows that black lives do matter to me and that being proud of being from Mississippi does not have to mean that I do not care about others,” Wood said.
He said ASB is doing everything it can to handle the situation.
“The attorney general, Brent Ferguson, is doing his very best to help me in whatever ways he can,” Wood said.
Wood said he wants a conversation to come out of this incident.
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“I don’t even want the student who did it to be punished for their actions, but I would like the opportunity to sit down with them face-to-face and explain how just because I support my state’s flag, that does not mean that any life is less valuable to me,” Wood said. “I’d also like the ...
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Classifieds – March 6, 2017
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Men’s tennis team defeats Idaho State 6-1, snaps losing streak
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Sacramento State junior Kasparas Zemaitelis forehands a ball against Idaho State Sunday at the Spare Time Indoor Tennis Center. (Photo by Michael Zhang)
After a month on the road, the Sacramento State men’s tennis team defeated Idaho State in a Big Sky Conference matchup Sunday at the Spare Time Indoor Tennis Center.
The Hornets (6-6, 4-2 Big Sky) snapped a streak of four straight losses and moved back up to a .500 winning percentage.
Sacramento State junior Kasparas Zemaitelis celebrates after winning a set against Idaho State Sunday at the Spare Time Indoor Tennis Center. (Photo by Michael Zhang)“We were happy to be back at home and we prepared really well all week,” Sac State assistant coach Kevin Kurtz said.
The Hornets had a week off due to the postponement of their game against Saint Mary’s on March 3 due to rain. Sunday’s match was scheduled for the outdoor court at the Rio Del Oro Raquet Club, but was rescheduled the morning of the match to the Spare Time Indoor Tennis Center in Gold River.
“We’re a little bit more aggressive as far as getting to the net when we’re indoors,” Kurtz said. “Some guys can do that off their serve or off their ground strokes since they don’t normally do that outdoors — but they can finish off the net if the opportunity is there.”
Doubles play began as the No. 1 Sac State duo of junior Kasparas Zemaitelis and sophomore Mikus Losbergs defeated seniors Sebastian Edin and Josh Goodwin, 6-2. The Hornets’ No. 2 team of junior Christopher Clayton and freshman Louis Chabut jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead and finished their doubles match with a 6-2 win over senior Bjorn Scheepbouwer and junior Keegan Sullivan. Sophomore’s Donald Hall and Dom Miller took a 3-1 advantage over No. 3 seniors Haseeb Khan and Quentin Wacquez, ...
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Twenty One Pilots polarizes Louisville
The Louisville Cardinal By Briana Williams–Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun are men of many talents and perhaps one of their best is putting on a show. The duo, known as Twenty One Pilots, took the stage at the KFC Yum! Center on Mar. 5.Alternative band Judah and the Lion and rapper, singer and songwriter, Jon Bellion, opened the show with an array of guitar solos, head-banging and song mash-ups. Bellion sang his top 10 hit “All Time Low” minutes before closing out his performance and leaving the stage for the headliners.Since the band’s 2009 formation, Twenty One Pilots has reached fame and success with a number of singles released and four albums and EPs.Their Louisville show comes as the last arena U.S. show in their Emotional Roadshow Tour. The tour began last year and will end in June at the Firefly Music Festival.The sold-out concert began with a pounding, short rendition of “Fairly Local.” Joseph and Dun donned ski masks for the first few songs, before taking them off when Joseph is revealed to be among the audience. Then they continued the show with their ecclectic “Heavydirtysoul.”Thoughout the show, the LED screens behind them projected animations of various art that centered around the “Blurryface” album them. The sporadic and exhilarating light show was overwhelming, but only enhanced the already exciting show.About halfway through, the duo moved to the center stage, among the venue’s pit. They slowed it down, singing a heart-wrenching performance of “Cancer” and a medley of songs from previous albums. Later, the group invited the opening acts back on the front stage with them to sing covers of songs from The Black Eyed Peas and Blackstreet.Joseph broke away from his mic plenty of times throughout the night to crowd-surf. At one point, Joseph jumped in a giant inflatable ball and rolled around the ...
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Miranda Lambert delivers good vibes
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'Highway Vagabond Tour' makes pit stop at JPJ
by Paul Rohrbach
| Mar 05 2017 | 4 hours ago
The faces at Miranda Lambert’s show at John Paul Jones Arena were not the usual ones seen at a Charlottesville music venue. Harley Davidson tank-tops and Cabela’s hats were proudly on display, Southern accents were flashed and Bud Light was flowing. Whatever bubble University students inhabit was memorably burst by the Lambert crowd. The audience’s enthusiasm for the show was both electric and profoundly mystifying for neophytes to country music. The show included two opening acts — Aubrie Sellers and Old Dominion. Sellers admitted in the middle of her set that she was a “sarcastic lady,” and she performed several funny songs, mocking the overwrought affectations of standard love tunes. This humor was especially relevant once second act Old Dominion took the stage. This is the sort of band capable of writing a book about country songwriting clichés. It should be a warning sign if, in one song, a band sets aside time for an acoustic piano solo in which the pianist repeats the song’s four chords as block-chords. Such a solo is rarely appropriate — even in the context of an especially tear-jerking Adele song. Old Dominion, for its part, included at least three such piano solos. However, the band’s prevailing song structure soon caved in under its own weight. The repetition and sheer predictability of this structure belied the enthusiasm feigned by its performers. These glaring flaws could, have been redeemed by imaginative songwriting. In reality, the songs were an unbroken chain of empty-calorie love songs, resting nearly exclusively on hackneyed country affectations. The music begged, and then answered the question: How many car metaphors is too many car metaphors?It was a great relief, then, when Lambert finally took the stage. Her songwriting and general stage presence were down-to-earth. Her ...
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SU student integrates hip-hop and fashion culture into photography
The Daily Orange – The Independent Student Newspaper of Syracuse, New York
For Larson Bodden, life has always looked better through the lens of a camera.
The New York City native was first introduced to photography in high school while working on the yearbook staff. Now Bodden is an active fashion photographer at Syracuse University, but he didn’t realize his hobby was actually a passion until his sophomore year.
“I started off shooting places and then transitioned to people,” said Bodden, a senior exercise science major. “It gives me the opportunity to meet new people and experience new places and new things and make a connection with people.”
With the passion came a need to practice. Since New York City hosts a significant artistic landscape, standing out among up-and-coming photographers took more than just snapping a nice picture. He practiced portrait photography in his city and with the diverse people who live in it.
“When I go back to the city, sometimes I leave the house 8 in the morning and don’t come back until 9 at night, and I just roam the city going around and shooting,” Bodden said. “I’ve met people while shooting. It’s like a connection. You have a camera, I have a camera — it’s an automatic conversation right there.”
It is that desire for a connection that made Bodden shift his creative inspiration from architectural structures to people. He started taking portraits of friends and has had the opportunity to photograph University Union concerts with artists like MadeinTYO and Russ. Since changing his vision, Bodden has started to expand his portfolio by practicing photography whenever and for whoever wanted to collaborate on his photography explorations at SU.
But for Bodden, it was hard to deny the realm of fashion photography. There was an overwhelming demand for photographers from models and fashion enthusiasts on campus. It took only a few photoshoots for his inbox to be ...
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Sunday, March 5, 2017
Students dust off ’90s grunge trend to express individuality
Daily Bruin Saraia Driver does not wear cutesy dresses.
Instead, the first-year neuroscience student’s closet consists of Dr. Martens, chokers and fishnet tights, which she likes to layer under shorts. Her outfits are heavily influenced by the grunge style from the ’90s era, she said.
Grunge culture originated from the Seattle music scene, which included bands such as Pearl Jam and Nirvana, before designers such as Marc Jacobs popularized the fashion style in the sartorial sphere in the early ’90s, said Glenda Ronduen, a library reference specialist at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in downtown Los Angeles.
The style was associated with a sense of rebellion and anti-establishment. In the ’90s and the decades prior, people were defined by what they wore and the values their style embodied, Ronduen said.
[Related: UCLA students find nostalgia in casual, edgy ’90s fashion throwbacks]
Driver said her grunge style fits her dark personality and humor. She dislikes dressing up and feels most comfortable in muted colors. Even blue jeans are too bright of a hue, she said.
“It’s comfortable because I’m comfortable in it,” she said.
Grunge is also an outlet for her to express a fresh style. In her first two years of high school in Arkansas, she was required to wear a uniform to school, one that her mom would try to dress up with different socks and cardigans. However, after moving to California in 2014, Driver found she could wear whatever she wanted.
“If you see someone whose outfit is different from yours, you appreciate it,” she said. “It’s not a judgement.”
First-year English student Molly McMillen went through a similar transition. For her, college was an opportunity to reinvent herself and her style.
It was a departure from the stereotypes and labels in high school, a time when she wore more feminine and casual attire, she ...
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Crime blotter Feb. 21–26
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Feb. 21
Criminal mischief IIParking Structure 1A vehicle’s driver door window was smashed. Nothing was taken.
TheftSmith Memorial Student UnionA 25-pound, yellow, hand-shaped chair was stolen out of the third floor hallway.
Feb. 22
Criminal mischiefBlumel Bike GarageSecurity bolts from a bike rack were removed. It is uncertain if any bikes were stolen.
Vehicle window brokenMarket Center BuildingA vehicle’s driver door window was smashed. No items were noted as missing.
Feb. 23
VandalismShattuck HallGraffiti was found on all four walls in the men’s bathroom in the basement. Most of the graffiti was racist and close to it were swastikas.
Possible masturbationMillar LibraryA male, described as in his 30s, wearing a gray sweatshirt, blue hat and headphones was possibly masturbating on the second floor.
Bike theftCramer HallA red Specialized mountain bike was stolen from the east side of the building.
Feb. 24
ExclusionSmith Memorial Student UnionA non-student previously warned not to be inside Portland State buildings was reported as sleeping on the second floor. Campus Public Safety issued an exclusion.
Feb. 25
Vehicle break inParking Structure 3A vehicle was broken into and $800 worth of clothing was reported as stolen.
ExclusionBlackstone BuildingA transient—previously warned not to enter and sleep in PSU buildings—ghosted inside behind a student. CPS issued an exclusion.
Feb. 26
Impersonating law officerSW 5th and HallA male confronted females and told them he was a federal officer.
False information given to police officerParking Structure 1Two people, watched entering on the ground floor, were questioned by CPS on the fifth floor. The two people stated they were looking for a vehicle they had loaned out and which had been left in the parking garage because the person who had borrowed it had been drinking. One of the two people showed identification to CPS. The other person claimed not to be carrying any and gave a name, but a check found that it ...
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Justin Jackson named 2017 ACC Player of the Year
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North Carolina wing Justin Jackson (44) has been named the ACC Player of the Year.
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North Carolina wing Justin Jackson was named the 2017 ACC Player of the Year on Sunday. Jackson is the 14th Tar Heel to win the ACC Player of the Year honor and the first since 2012. He joins a short list of North Carolina players to win the award under Roy Williams. In 2008, forward Tyler Hansbrough earned ACC Player of the Year honors. A year later, guard Ty Lawson took home the award. Finally, Tyler Zeller won in 2012.
“It’s an honor and a blessing by my God,” Jackson said in a press release. “My teammates are a huge part of this award, and I can’t thank my coaches and them enough.”
Jackson is still in the running for a number of national awards, including the Wooden Award, the Naismith Trophy and the Julius Erving Award.This season, Jackson has averaged 18.3 points and 4.7 rebounds per game. He leads the Tar Heels in made 3-pointers (85) and is setting career highs in scoring average, 3-point percentage, 3-pointers and rebounds.This honor in Jackson’s breakout junior campaign comes after a quieter sophomore season. In the 2015-16 season, Jackson ranked fourth among the Tar Heels in scoring with 12.2 points per game and shot 29.2 percent from beyond the arc.Jackson was also named to the All-ACC first team along with Duke’s Luke Kennard, Wake Forest’s John Collins, Notre Dame’s Bonzie Colson and Louisville’s Donovan Mitchell. UNC placed one other player on an All-ACC team, as guard Joel Berry earned second team honors. Berry was named National Player of the Week twice and ACC Player of the Week four times this season.“I’m just ecstatic for Justin, Joel and our team,” head coach Roy ...
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Commission promotes increased collaboration between UM System campuses
The Maneater: Latest Stories The University of Missouri Review Commission recommended that the UM System develop more shared programs and classes across campuses in a report addressing shortcomings and outlining solutions to budget issues.Commission Chairwoman Jeanne Sinquefield and Vice Chairman Gary Forsee presented the report the the Board of Curators at their Feb. 10 meeting. The state legislature created the commission to review the UM System in response to criticism of the handling of race-based protests at MU in Fall 2015.
“As they always say, necessity is the mother of invention, and if any time there is a time to be more collaborative across campus, it’s right now,” commission member Dave Spence said.
The commission investigated a variety of topics in groups of two, with Spence and his fellow commission member Michael Williams assigned to look at “Workforce Readiness, Program Analytics and Articulation.” The sharing of programs and classes across campuses falls under that section.
The pair met with leaders from each campus and the UM System and examined the efficiency of various programs.
“Each college and university probably has a reason that they’re doing things the way they’re doing it,” Williams said. “But we tried to give them steps we thought would make the system stronger so that all campuses are all pulling in the same direction.”
Some examples of shared courses and programs already exist, such as the Intercampus Course Sharing initiative, which allows for students to take courses taught at other UM System campuses through eLearning technologies, according to the UM System website.
The goal of the current course sharing program is to expand course offerings, give faculty more time to conduct research or teach other courses and allow courses with low enrollment to be offered by enrolling students at other campuses, according to a document on the UM System website.
But for the spring 2017 semester, only 20 courses were ...
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Five on Five: Vanderbilt trending upward as postseason begins
Vanderbilt Hustler Riley LaChance (13) as Vanderbilt defeated South Carolina 71-62 at Memorial Gym February 18, 2017.
According to many experts, Vanderbilt’s NCAA tournament hopes were on the line Saturday as No. 12 Florida paid a visit to Memorial Gym.
Down by 12 points in the second half and trailing for most of the game, Vanderbilt put together a stunning comeback to clip the Gators 73-71. The Commodores sent Luke Kornet and Nolan Cressler out in style on Senior Day, but they’ll still face pressure to win a game or two in the SEC tournament this coming week as the No. 7 seed.
Where do Vanderbilt’s NCAA tournament prospects stand? And how’d the ‘Dores get here in the first place? Read on for five questions and five answers from five Hustler sports reporters.
1. Where do you think the win over Florida ranks among all-time games in Memorial Gym’s history?
Robbie Weinstein, Sports Editor: Assuming Vanderbilt makes the NCAA tournament, it’s clearly one of the two most significant home wins in my four years here, right up there with last year’s Kentucky game. This win might become underrated as the years go by, due to the impressive comeback, the stakes and how it could serve as a springboard for success under Bryce Drew. It was a tremendous game, and it should be viewed as one of the best Memorial has seen (although obviously not the best).
Elias Ukule, sports reporter: That’s a lot of games we’re talking about. As far as the wins that I have witnessed in my time here as a student, this is right up there. Perhaps the emotional weight is equal to that win against Kentucky last year, when students stormed the court, but this one was way more important, not only because it came at the end of the regular season, giving Vanderbilt momentum heading ...
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Frogs drop another close one against Oklahoma for seventh straight loss, 73-68
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The Horned Frogs led the Oklahoma Sooners by as much as six points with ten minutes left to play in Norman, Oklahoma Saturday, but the couldn’t hold on, losing their seventh consecutive game, 73-68.
After TCU forward Kenrich Williams knocked down a three-pointer with 1:05 left in the game to tie OU at 66, the Sooners found their way to the free-throw line and hit seven of their last eight free-throws to finish the game. TCU scored only two more points after Williams’ game-tying shot on a layup by Vladimir Brodziansky.
Free throws were the only statistic where Oklahoma separated themselves from TCU, with the rest of the game even across the board.
“We’re a team that has lost of lot of close games here down the stretch, and we’re battling, we’re up, and we just didn’t get it done,” TCU head coach Jamie Dixon said. “Give OU credit for making their free throws because we didn’t make ours and that puts you in a difficult situation.”
The Sooners shot 77 percent (17-22) from the charity stripe, whereas TCU got to the free throw line just nine times and making four – a 44 percent clip.
“I thought our defense was better because we held them to 44 percent from the field. Simply put we have to get it done at the free throw line,” Dixon said. “It seems that’s been a common occurrence for us, and we’ll have to improve in that area.”
However, a couple of Horned Frogs individual performances shined brightly on Saturday: Kenrich Williams and Vladimir Brodziansky.
Williams and Brodziansky combined to score 34 of TCU’s 68 points, each scoring 17. Williams notched his recorded his team-high 13th double-double on the season with 13 rebounds and is tied with Baylor’s Johnathan Motley for the Big 12 lead in double-doubles.
“Kenrich was terrific today for us,” ...
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Trump redefines “fake” news
The Louisville Cardinal By Nick Amon —A new age is upon us. An age where media outlets and news organizations alike have become a target of not only our wet-eared Oval Office, but generally anyone who feels information that’s being reported doesn’t fall within their political preference. The age of “fake news” has arrived and the conversation surrounding the matter has begun.Whether it’s President Donald Trump or his vociferous press secretary Sean Spicer, the Oval Office has armed itself to fight against this age of “fake news.” Many in Trump’s office, including himself, have made it clear they will not entertain the idea of misleading coverage regarding their actions. Remember that press conference Trump held in mid-February? Nearly an hour was dedicated to warning any news organization which threatens to take on Trump during his time as president.In this new administration’s opinion, what exactly is “fake news?” Well, if we’re using Trump’s rhetoric, just turn on your T.V. and find out.According to Trump, major media outlets such as the New York Times, NBC News, ABC, CBS and CNN are considered to be “fake news.” Trump believes this so much, he’s labeled these outlets as the “enemy of the American people” and my personal favorite, “the opposition party.”When it comes to “fake news,” you would assume when Trump and his subsidiaries reference it, the articles and coverage they’re speaking of are riddled with lies. That isn’t the case. Although many of the media outlets are skeptical of his policies and behavior, this doesn’t mean their reporting is fake.The media criticizes politicians and presidents alike. However, what’s different in this administration is Trump has personally demonized any media outlet that produces content even relatively skeptical of his office. Say something that he disagrees with? It must be ...
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