The Arkansas Traveler - news
Arkansas is one of the states where 911 dispatchers are unable to receive emergency calls from AT&T cell phone customers, a Fayetteville police sergeant said.
If people with AT&T cell phones dial 911, the call will not go through to dispatch centers and will just ring, said Sgt. Craig Stout of the Fayetteville Police Department.
It is a nationwide issue, and the company is unaware of when the problem will be resolved, Stout said.
Fayetteville residents affected are advised to call non-emergency phones if there is an emergency. The Washington County Sheriff's office can be reached at 479.444.5712, Central EMS, who dispatches rural fire departments and ambulance services for rural Washington County at 479.521.5800, the Fayetteville Police at 479.521.7276 or 479.521.3473 or the UA Police at 479.575.2222.
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Justin Jackson answers doubt with offseason work for UNC men's basketball
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Justin Jackson is tired of the question.He’s heard it hundreds of times now, each time more persistent than the last. After big wins, after tough losses. At the podium, in the hallway. Everybody wants to know.“Honestly, I feel like I’ve been answering the same thing all year,” he said.
Something’s different — that much is clear. Just a year ago, the North Carolina wing looked like an rangy role player whose budding potential would never blossom. Now, he’s the ACC Player of the Year. All-American honors are a mere formality, as is his spot in the Smith Center rafters. His jump shot is falling, and his draft stock is soaring.
What changed?“Obviously I’ve always said that I’ve worked on my shot and I’ve tried to get better at it,” he said. “But it hasn’t translated. So now whenever it translates, there has to be something.”Jackson’s meteoric rise has left the country confounded, his opponents included. This season, the junior is averaging 18.3 points per game — the highest mark for a Tar Heel since Tyler Hansbrough in 2009 — and shooting a career-high 38.5 percent from deep. He’s only 10 made 3-pointers away from the single-season school record.Is it the speed of his release? What about his footwork? His release point? His arc?“Honestly, I didn’t change anything in my shot,” he said after a Feb. 25 win at Pittsburgh, one of the many stops on his redemption tour.“Everybody’s asking, ‘What did you do to change your shot? What did you do?’ I didn’t do anything but just get reps up.”
But that’s too easy, isn’t it? Surely, he made some sort of fundamental change to his mechanics or maybe to his mentality. But reps don’t make the man. A ...
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Willett/Englert win MSA election after overturned expulsion
The Maneater: Latest Stories After being expelled from and then reinstated in the MSA presidential race Wednesday, Nathan Willett and Payton Englert won the election with 54 percent of the vote.The turnout was the largest in the history of the Missouri Students Association, with 8,548 students voting, according to the MSA Board of Elections Commissioners. The next closest was the election of Payton Head and Brenda Smith-Lezama in 2014, with 7,075 votes. The Enhance Mizzou student fee also passed, with 79 percent of the vote.
The BEC announced Wednesday morning that it was expelling Willett/Englert for “obstructing a free and fair election process.” BEC Vice Chairman Joe Sell said later during full Senate that the slate had been accused of filling out a ballot for another student.
Willett/Englert appealed the decision to the Student Court and won. Had the decision been upheld, Tori Schafer/Riley de Leon would have been the only slate remaining on the ballot. The third slate in the election, Josh Stockton/Shruti Gulati, dropped out of the election Saturday and endorsed Willett/Englert.
Students filled Leadership Auditorium on Wednesday night at full Senate before the Student Court released its decision. The open forum portion of the meeting lasted nearly two hours, with several students speaking in support of the Willett/Englert campaign. One student with a sign that said “Tori and Riley rigging the election like Hillary,” referring to U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, was escorted out of the meeting.
The Willett/Englert supporters who spoke during the open forum said the BEC’s expulsion of the slate was unjust because the board lacked evidence.
One student who was not a Willett/Englert supporter said the campaign was directed at predominantly white Greek organizations and called the situation “a big, petty mess.” Another student called them “snow tigers together,” a reference to the slate’s campaign slogan, “Tigers Together.”
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Commodores advance in SEC tournament with crucial win over Texas A&M
Vanderbilt Hustler
After only going 3-15 from beyond the arc in the first half, the Commodores exploded for eight three pointers in the second period, led by five threes by Toye, to beat Texas A&M 66-41 for their first win in the SEC tournament since 2013.
The Commodores opened their SEC account with a three pointer by Riley LaChance from the top of the three-point line. This was, however, followed by five misses from beyond the arc, with six of the team’s first seven attempts from downtown.
The Aggies, though, opted to go inside early with their superior size in the front court. An Admon Gilder layup was followed by a Tyler Davis dunk after a nice find by Tonny Trocha-Morelos.
Vanderbilt came out of the media timeout with defensive intensity, and coupled with some sloppy play by the Aggies, led to five turnovers early in the game.
Both teams continued to miss shots, making for a very low scoring start to the game- only 6-4 eight minutes in after another LaChance three, this time very late into the shot clock. The Commodores continued to struggle to find good shots, passing the ball around only to hoist ill-advised shots late into the shot-clock.
Payton Willis made one of his two free throws for a foul inside, and followed it up with a steal on the other side to make it eight A&M turnovers with ten minutes still to play in the half. Davis, who had been relatively quite to this point was forced into a walk by Luke Kornet’s defense inside.
Kornet made the first Vanderbilt field goal inside the three point line with a hook shot following another Aggies turnover, this time confusion between Eric Vila and Trocha-Morelos, who went for the same ball.
JC Hampton made the first three pointer for Texas A&M, who went into ...
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Campus gun bill scrapped for more ‘pro-gun’ provision
The Herald - news
An Arkansas senator has filed a new gun bill after a controversial campus carry bill failed to appeal to legislators.
House Bill 1249, a bill that would have allowed people over the age of 25 to carry concealed guns at public universities after they have received 16 hours of training, has been pulled to make way for a less restrictive bill.
Senate Bill 594, introduced by Sen. Linda Collins-Smith (R) has been dubbed the “True Campus Carry Act.” Under SB 594, any individual with a concealed carry permit would be able to carry a handgun on the grounds of a public college or university.
Collins-Smith felt that the bill would allow for more broad appeal among Arkansas legislators.
“You can’t be pro-gun enough in Arkansas,” Collins-Smith told ArkansasOnline.
The Arkansas House of Representatives judiciary committee approved HB 1249 in a 12-5 vote during a Jan. 31 legislative hearing.
Sen. Trent Garner (R,) a proponent of HB 1249, told the Associated Press Monday that he will be refocusing his efforts on SB 594.
“Rather than trying to re-litigate that bill again, let’s start with this clean bill,” Garner said.
SB 594, in addition to HB 1249, amends a former 2013 bill that allowed college and university boards to vote to opt out of allowing their faculty and staff to carry a firearm. All colleges and universities in Arkansas have voted to opt out each year.
Under the new provision, colleges and universities will not have the option to opt out unless they are located on or within a half mile of a public hospital or presidential library. University faculty and staff members who want to carry guns must obtain an Arkansas Concealed Handgun Carry License.
State Rep. Charlie Collins (R,) the main proponent behind HB 1249, stated during the hearing that his main intention is “protecting our loved ones on college campuses.”
Several representatives from Arkansas colleges and universities, including ASU System ...
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Global threads: Ragin’ Cajun Store offers Dominican Republic brand
News – The Vermilion From left to right: Camille Carloss, Cole Funderburk, Briley Higginbotham and Danielle Cormier are the Catholic Relief Services student ambassadors responsible for having Alta Gracia apparel introduced to the Ragin’ Cajuns Store. Photo by Karley Nugent/The Vermilion
The Ragin’ Cajuns Store on St. Mary Boulevard introduced free-trade apparel to its catalog following requests from multiple student organizations.
Catholic Relief Services Student Ambassadors, a University of Louisiana at Lafayette organization geared towards to building greater consciousness of global issues, asked the university bookstore, as well as university President E. Joseph Savoie, Ed.D., last semester to substitute one-third of merchandise with products from Alta Gracia Apparel.
Briley Higginbotham, a junior English major and CRS president, said because UL Lafayette includes so many brands globally and locally, no brand in the store will take up one-third of the bookstore racks.
Based out of the Dominican Republic and owned by college-logo apparel company Knights Apparel, Alta Gracia prides itself in paying its members a living wage.
“The ways that it (Alta Gracia) really differs from other clothing manufacturers are that it pays the workers three times the minimum wage where it is in the Dominican Republic,” said Higginbotham. “That’s enough for them to have access to clean water, stable houses, to provide education for their children, to get childcare for their kids that are too small for them to go to school while they are working.”
The organization began efforts to promote fair trade in the fall 2016 semester when Higginbotham requested help from the Student Government Association. According to a Q&A on the CRS website, those involved went to speak to additional student organizations, including the Muslim Student Association, Spanish Club and Grief Awareness Association. Organization members also asked for students to sign a petition for UL Lafayette to sell Alta Gracia products. Catholic Relief Services members delivered the petition ...
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Steel City Pops is a new kind of dessert
The Louisville Cardinal By Briana Williams-Steel City Pops is everywhere. For nearly a year, I’ve seen and heard so much about this little restaurant. Several events on campus have given them away for free, but they’ve always sold out as soon as I get there. I finally decided to go out and taste one of these popsicles everyone raved about.In a word, it was phenomenal. In several words, it put all other desserts to shame.Steel City Pops describes their popsicles as “gourmet,” and if you’re mistaken if you think that may be unnecessary. Gone are the popsicle days of frozen juice packets. Steel City Pops provides a wide variety of refreshing popsicles which are nothing short of the ideal summertime snack.I first tried the gourmet of the gourmet pops – the cookies and cream popsicle. With actual cookie pieces inside of it, it was like tasting a frozen cookies and cream candy bar.Then I tried the root beer float pop. Honestly, I was still reeling from the deliciousness of the cookies and cream pop, but I still really liked it.I got more hints of just root beer than an actual root beer float, but it was delicious.My third and final popsicle of the trip was the lime one. It wasn’t my favorite of the three I tried, and I probably won’t get it again, but I’d recommend it to others. It’s not too sour and tastes more like a lemon-lime drink than just a mouthful of lime.Spending $3-$4.50 on a popsicle may seem like somewhat of a waste, especially if you’re strapped for cash, but Steel City Pops is worth it.As summer draws close, you may get tired of the typical ice cream treat. And when you do, Steel City Pops will be there with no shortage of ...
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Weighing Passions and People in the the Search for A Future
The Arkansas Traveler - opinion,opinion/
I recently watched a movie where two people fall madly in love. I’m not going to say the name of the movie because I don’t want to be that girl who ruins the entire plot of La La Land for anyone who picks up a campus newspaper – I believe that’s up to six people now.
Anyways, these two individuals were young and they were passionately following their dreams. Ultimately, it was their relationship which led them to both recognize their true potential for success. Someone else’s eye led them to see their own true potential, but it was their relationship they ended up forsaking in order to pursue their passions.
This movie which I won’t name made me think.
I have passions and goals and big dreams. I never want to sit idle in my life or be complacent about my circumstances. I, like all other 20-somethings who are just a bit too confident in their own abilities, want to change the world.
I am in love with my passions and in love with my dreams. The work required to reach them is worth it because they light a fire in my soul. Without goals, without passions, my life would be bereft of purpose.
After mulling over my passions I decided I was not mad at Emma Stone or Ryan Gosling for choosing their passions over their love in the movie La La Land.
However, I started talking to my friend, who is both smarter and kinder than me, and he had a different outlook.
I told him the couple in the movie I saw ended up choosing their passions over their love. “That’s selfish,” he responded. He then asked me what really mattered in the grander scheme of things: love and other humans or a job title?
I know these things don’t ...
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Beyonce’s “Lemonade” transformed from album to dining experience
The Daily Illini
Close Sam Schrage, Staff writerMarch 9, 2017Filed under Life & Culture, Top Stories“Y’all Haters Corny Muffins with Texas Bama Butter” and “Paparazzi, Catch My Fly and My Cocky Crawfish Étouffée,” aren’t on a traditional creole menu, but they’re standard dishes at Savia Gordon’s “Lemonade” themed dining event.
“Beyoncé’s Lemonade: The Dining Experience” will take place from 5 – 7 p.m. on Friday at the student-run Spice Box restaurant in Bevier Hall. The dinner is part of Gordon’s senior capstone project for Spice Box and will serve 155 people. The dishes will specialize in creole food — a spicy type of food originating in Louisiana.
Gordon, senior in ACES, said what sets her capstone project apart from her peers’ projects is its theme. Not only are the menu items inspired by Beyoncé’s album, but the decorations and interactive dining experience are as well. Each window sill will incorporate a different theme from Beyoncé’s visual album, allowing attendees to experience every aspect of the album.
“When I was picking a theme, I didn’t want it to just be over a cultural food,” Gordon said. “I got the idea from my internship at the Illini Union Hotel when I was shadowing one of the employees for the day. Once I began brainstorming ideas for the menu and decorations that were inspired from her music videos, it all tied together.”
“Lemonade” does not just showcase Beyoncé’s music, it also represents her as a fierce and bold role model.
“I think the theme is really unique and fun,” Jamie Elekman, senior in ACES, wrote in an email. “Most of our meals are places or genres of food, so it is refreshing to have someone do a meal about an album and very iconic singer-songwriter. Beyoncé is a role model who is very bold, and her album accents her character.”
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Election commission censures Jamal-Tristian
Northern Iowan
ClosePictured are financial statements sent to the Northern Iowan. These records show charges that appeared on the American Marketing Association's debit card statement that were later attributed to Jamal White.Courtesy PhotoCourtesy PhotoPictured are financial statements sent to the Northern Iowan. These records show charges that appeared on the American Marketing Association's debit card statement that were later attributed to Jamal White. AARON FRIEL, Staff WriterMarch 9, 2017Filed under News, NISG Election, Showcase
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Editor’s note: Jamal White, incoming NISG president, has since issued a statement regarding his campagin’s public censure. The statement is printed in full here.
Two weeks removed from the 2017 Northern Iowa Student Government (NISG) elections, the incoming student body president is facing some controversy.
Jamal White, president-elect of NISG, was found guilty of violating election rules before taking office by the student government’s election commission.
The complaint was made that White misused a student organization’s funds for the purposes of his campaign, and an investigation of the complaint by the election commission revealed that his campaign had violated the election rules by failing to report one of their expenses on a mandatory financial disclosure to the commission.
Documents obtained by the Northern Iowan (NI) show that on two occasions, White used the debit card for the UNI chapter of the American Marketing Association (AMA) for campaign expenses.
White did not initially inform the AMA of his use of organization funds, but a source familiar with the matter stated White was forthcoming in reimbursing the organization after he was approached by an officer of the organization that had discovered the charges.
The rules of the student organization prohibit the way in which White used organization funds.
White, as co-president of the UNI chapter of the AMA, made these purchases with a debit card for the organization in his name. ...
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Track and field athletes to face top competition in NCAA championships
Daily Bruin After the extensive indoor season, the Bruins will top it off at the long-anticipated NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships.
Four of UCLA track and field’s top athletes – two jumpers and two throwers – will take part this weekend in College Station, Texas.
Redshirt sophomore thrower Dotun Ogundeji, senior thrower Torie Owers, senior long jumper Austin Hazel and 11th-seed sophomore high jumper Michael Burke all share the same hope of delivering a performance worthy of first-team All-American status, which comes with a top-eight finish.
Given this is one of track’s biggest meets of the year, the field will feature top competition from around the country.
For Ogundeji, it will be his second time competing at this particular meet and after coming in 12th last year, he feels confident he has what it takes to place within the top eight.
Ogundeji faces strong All-American returners such as the top thrower in the nation, Colorado State junior Mostafa Hassan, Virginia redshirt junior Filip Mihaljevic, who’s seeded third this year and sophomore Denzel Comenentia, the ninth seed from Georgia.
Of the three, Mihaljevic had the farthest throw at last year’s championships. He finished second at indoor nationals, followed by Hassan who finished fifth and Comenentia who finished eighth.
However, Ogundeji is most looking forward to competing against his high school rival, USC sophomore thrower Matthew Katnik, and Indiana sophomore Willie Morrison.
In high school, Katnik and Ogundeji consistently threw personal bests against each other at the same meets, and Morrison threw only one centimeter shorter than Ogundeji to qualify.
“I competed against (Morrison) at USA Championships last year, and he only throws at big meets,” Ogundeji said. “He throws big at the beginning of the season to qualify and then he tapers off to make sure he’s ready to compete at big meets like the NCAAs.”
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Georgia State softball player Megan Litumbe is ready to hit “dingers” again
Sports – The Signal Photo by Georgia State Athletics
Megan Litumbe wrapped up two stellar seasons, and was on her way to having a strong junior season when she tore her ACL after just four games. During her freshman season, Litumbe had a .255 batting average, with nine home runs, and 26 RBIs. During her sophomore season is when she really took off, she started all 60 games and had a .357 batting average. On top of that she added 61 hits, nine of which were doubles, 21 home runs and 60 RBIs. She had a .1000 percent fielding percentage. Litumbe’s 21 home runs were second in team history, and one shy of the record for homeruns in a single season. Now almost back to full strength, Litumbe has picked up where she left off, she has three home runs on the season.
How long have you been playing softball and what got you interested in softball?
Litumbe: I’ve been playing softball since I was about five years old. My parents introduced it to me, when my dad came here he turned into a Braves fan, so I guess I kind of liked it.
Who is your inspiration?
Litumbe: My parents inspire me to be a good person on and off the field so I think they would be a pretty big inspiration to me.
What was your initial reaction when you got injured?
Litumbe: I’ve never been injured before like this so my initial reaction was, ‘Am I going to be able to play softball again’? And how the rehab process would affect me mentally and physically. Will I ever be as good as I was the year before? I’m still working on overcoming the mental aspect of it, but I’m just trying to work hard and help my team win a few games.
What’s been the bigger hurdle? The mental aspect or the physical aspect?
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Flaws in the 2017 football schedule
The George-Anne - sports
Fall's football season has already become one of the most talked-about seasons in recent Georgia Southern history.
This season will be Tyson Summers’s second season, there's going to be a whole new quarterback system, there are many new coaches on both sides of the ball, an exciting recruiting class and beginning the season on the road at Auburn. Last week, the Sun Belt Conference released its schedule, and it left Eagles fans asking questions.
One of the flaws in this year’s schedule that many fans are questioning is that we are playing App State and Georgia State back to back and so early in this season. Most rivalries in college football are played the last week of the season- Georgia vs. Georgia Tech, Auburn vs. Alabama, Michigan vs. Ohio State.
All of these high profile match-ups are games that the country waits for and they always end up being great battles.
For both App State and Georgia Southern, this rivalry is consistently the highlight of the season and has been since the schools started playing annually in 1993. This is also the premier rivalry of the Sun Belt since the two teams joined the conference in 2014. If this is supposed to be considered a true rival game, why is it being played on a Thursday night three weeks before Rivalry Week?
Now, the argument can be made that they don’t play during this week because they aren’t instate rivals, much like Clemson vs FSU, Georgia vs Florida, and Oklahoma vs Texas. While these games have also become meaningful, passionate, rival games, they are played against teams outside of state borders.
This brings us to Georgia State in the game known as Modern Day Hate. All year students say “southern not state” and know that we despise the fake GSU. So much goes into this game for the ...
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Georgia State Alpharetta campus constructs first science labs
NEWS – The Signal Construction of the new science labs at Georgia State’s Alpharetta campus is set to be complete by spring 2018.
Photo by Lahar Samantarai | The Signal
Georgia State’s Alpharetta campus is constructing new science labs that are expected to be ready by January 2018.
For the past two years, the campus has been renting out a Fulton County high school for students taking chemistry and biology lab courses, which has created some obstacles for teachers and inconvenience for students.
“The arrangement we have with Fulton County and Chattahoochee High School has been phenomenal for our campus and allowed us to teach classes we otherwise wouldn’t be able to, but there are still challenges,” Jen Bon said, a lab supervisor at the Alpharetta campus.
But Bon said because of high school hours, university lab courses are only limited to evening hours, which often don’t work for students.
“Additionally there are some college level science labs that high schools don’t have the proper lab space or equipment to teach. Organic chemistry labs and microbiology labs are two of the big ones that our students need to graduate that we can’t offer,” Bon said.
Tina Philpot, associate dean of Academic Services at the Alpharetta campus, said she feels very optimistic about the new addition to Alpharetta’s campus. She said she expects some positive impacts on the student population.
“I believe this will increase student attendance now, since [students] will no longer have to travel off campus,” Philpot said. “It will definitely be a positive.”
Besides the need for adequate lab equipment, another motive for building the new labs is to satisfy companies eager to get students with an understanding and capability to work in STEM fields, according to Paulos Yohannes, Associate Dean of Sciences. These new labs offer opportunities, which will benefit both the students and the companies seeking ...
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Faculty Center for Teaching Excellence names Master Teacher Coordinator
ISU News ISU Today
Faculty Center for Teaching Excellence names Master Teacher CoordinatorMarch 6, 2017Linda Behrendt, associate professor of Applied Health Studies in the College of Health and Human Services, has been named coordinator of the inaugural Master Teacher Program, a premiere program of the Faculty Center for Teaching Excellence which will launch in fall 2017.Dr. Behrendt brings leadership to the coordinator position, having had experiences as the Director of Leadership ISU, a Faculty Fellow in the University College, an Administrative Fellow in Student Services and a co-coordinator of Thrive, a faculty learning community linked to ISU's $1.62 million First-in-the-World grant. She has served on numerous committees on campus. She was also a core member of the original collaborative team charged to envision a Master Teacher Program at ISU."Dr. Behrendt has a passion for teaching excellence, an ability to build relationships and skills to coordinate this important investment in faculty teaching excellence", according to Joshua Powers, associate vice president for Student Success."Linda brings a strong skillset to the Coordinator position. Not only has she had quality leadership experiences, she is passionate about teaching and is eager to take part in the development of an excellent Master Teacher Program on our campus" said Molly Hare, interim director of the Faculty Center for Teaching Excellence. "I am thrilled to have Linda join us on the FCTE team."The blueprint for the Master Teacher Program is in place and Dr. Behrendt will help put the remaining pieces together, including the official curriculum and learning content. Dr. Behrendt will be meeting with academic units to discuss the program and invite applications to participate. We highly anticipate the launch of the program."I'm very excited for the opportunity to work with the Master Teacher Program as well as the chance to engage with faculty across the campus. The program will support faculty in their primary role in ...
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The Medical Minute: Is it a bad cold or RSV?
Penn State News - Top News
HERSHEY, Pa. — Kids get colds — sometimes, lots of them. But when runny noses and coughs turn into trouble breathing, the problem could indicate RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus.RSV hits the youngest the hardest, often producing bronchiolitis or pneumonia in children ages two and younger.
“About 20 or 30 percent of those who have upper respiratory tract infections due to RSV develop lower respiratory tract infections,” said Dr. George McSherry, chief of pediatric infectious diseases at Penn State Children's Hospital.
He said RSV and influenza are typically the most common reasons children see a doctor during the winter months.
While initial symptoms look much like those of any other cold, children with RSV may start breathing faster or wheezing three to five days after coming down with the cold. Sometimes, appetite decreases, the child may be irritable or lethargic, and have a fever.
When breathing troubles begin, parents should take the child to the doctor where a sampling of nasal secretions can test for the virus. “Identifying RSV as the cause of the infection reassures the doctor that antibiotics are not needed,” McSherry said.
The infection causes the most problems for infants who are just a few weeks old through six months of age because their airways are smaller. When the airways become inflamed and mucus secretions increase, the children can find themselves struggling to breathe.
Although there is no treatment for RSV, some children who are diagnosed with it may need to be hospitalized so they can get supportive care, such as oxygen treatment and suctioning of the upper airways.
Some children are more susceptible than others to developing RSV lower respiratory infections like bronchiolitis or pneumonia. Those include premature infants in the first year or two of life with chronic lung disease and infants with certain types of congenital heart disease. “Those parents need to be closely in touch with ...
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WONDERINGS OF A WALLFLOWER: ADVICE TO MY FORMER SELF
Opinion – The Bengal
Editor-in-Chief
Dear eighteen,
If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans. There’s a reason people still say this all the time. It’s because it’s true. College is close and graduation is closer. I know you’re equal parts excited and terrified.
You feel obligated to hide the terrified half because so many of your peers cannot wait to get out of the house. This isn’t the last time you’ll feel this way, but you’ll remind yourself of how scary college seemed, as it does now, and that all turned out okay.
College isn’t going to be easy, and I’m not just talking about classwork. In fact, the first year will almost break you…almost. Your high school friend you made big plans with will move in with someone else. Your dad will have a stroke. Your roommates will treat you differently because you drive the 250 miles home almost every weekend to see him in the hospital, and hide in your locked room when you’re there.
New jobs will be scary at first. Along the way, there will be some you find you love and some you never want to do again. You’ll become an asset to your team once you find your niche. You’ll learn to be a leader and that as long as it doesn’t stop you from doing something, fear is okay.
New roommates will become lifelong friends, and don’t worry, you won’t be going to med school. I know you know even now that’s not what you want for yourself, even if you’re not ready to admit it to anyone else.
Mistakes will be made, but you’ll learn from them. Your hard won’t go unnoticed. Never work hard for recognition, though. It will leave ...
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Spring Break: Last minute ideas to get outside and active
Sports – The MSU Exponent
Illustration by Maggie Weedman
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you most likely know that spring break is right around the corner. Given how busy the semester has been for everyone, perhaps you haven’t had time to plan for a week off from school. Luckily, as the expert of the Outdoors section, I have a few potential ideas for you to spice up this upcoming week.
For the radical: Mountain Bike Bridger Bowl
Perhaps you have heard that Bridger Bowl is all about skiing and that one should spend their entire spring break shredding the gnar out of the sick runs it has to offer. If you have looked at the upcoming weather report, it clearly implies that there is going to be less snow at Bridger Bowl and more slush. What better way to spend the week than trying to mountain bike the resort? If you bike fast enough uphill, ski patrol won’t be able to stop you. Additionally, they are the ski patrol, not the bike patrol, and therefore cannot do anything to keep you from enjoying all the mountain biking you can get.
For the frugal: Vegas, Baby
The local climbing club, Vertigo Mountaineering, always heads to Red Rocks Conservation Area for spring break. Take the time to snag a ride down there with them. If you become a member, they will help cover the cost of gas. Once down there, though, do not spend your time climbing. It is a worthless activity that you can do around Bozeman. Why drive all the way to Las Vegas to climb when you could do it here? Instead, once in Vegas, hit the casinos. Nothing says “no need for school anymore” like raking in the dough from slot machines. Bonus to this trip: you’ll have air conditioning and fruity drinks if you stay inside. ...
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Event Highlights Need to Look at Human Trafficking on a Larger Scale
Opinion – The MSU Exponent
As co-sponsors of the March 1 event, “Lost Human: Trafficking in Our Own Backyard,” I wouldlike to thank the panel participants; particularly the two incredibly brave survivors who spokeout against this heinous crime. I would also like to thank the committed students of the HEARTInitiative for their hard work in planning this very successful event.
I would like to put this in a larger context, however, and highlight the fact that this crime isabout power, control and extreme greed. The estimated $32 billion (United Nations,2005) industry of human trafficking/slavery, and the closely related pornography industry, existlargely because of a gender power imbalance, which affects the lives of women and childrenthroughout the world. Recognizing that young men are also victims of human sextrafficking/slavery, the overwhelming majority of victims are female. Various forms ofdiscrimination (racial, class, religious, economic and gender) often lead to this grim conclusion.
The enormous appetite to abuse, manipulate, coerce and exploit humans is alarming. Toimagine the imprisonment, rape and torture of victims is disturbing enough, but to imagine thetwisted thinking, which makes it acceptable and justifiable for millions of “customers” toparticipate, is nothing less than horrifying. Partaking in the torture of trafficked individualsresults from dehumanizing and objectifying the “other” and makes this participation acceptableinstead of recognizing that it is a crime against humanity. Various forms of gender inequality(legal, economic, social and political) ultimately lead to the conclusion that women andchildren are of little value and, therefore, consumable and disposable. As Wilmer pointed out,most of us are unaware of the extreme prevalence of human sex trafficking and its strongconnection to pornography, and that most female actors in pornography are imprisoned andunwilling participants.
Gender parity is a crucial piece of the puzzle for eventually putting an end to human trafficking.Economic discrepancies, racism, religious persecution and other forms of discrimination andoppression in any given setting are also pieces ...
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No. 29 Spartan men's golf captures Colleton River Collegiate Title
MSUToday - Featured stories MSU men's golf captured its third tournament title of the 2016-17 season by winning the fifth-annual MSU-hosted Colleton River Collegiate at the Colleton River Club in Bluffton, South Carolina.
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Ranked by C-SPAN: UW professor Margaret O’Mara opens up about the importance of presidents
www.dailyuw.com - RSS Results in news,news/* of type article C-SPAN’s 2017 presidential rankings are out, and UW history professor Margaret O’Mara has a lot to say.O’Mara was first approached by C-SPAN to partake in the rankings, which drew upon 10 criteria ranging from “public persuasion,” to “moral authority,” to “performance within the context of his times.” In total, 91 historians, journalists, and other presidential observers from around the country agreed to participate.“I’ve just been a loud mouth I guess,” O’Mara said when asked why she was chosen. “I’ve written and spoken a lot about the presidency and politics.”
Now in their third cycle, the presidential rankings give valuable insight into politics today.“I think who is president matters a lot, particularly in the 20th century it gets to be a much more powerful job,” O’Mara said. “We’re so fascinated by presidents, not just because they have fascinating stories, but because they have an impact.” The survey, with its broad range of criteria, was more than just a ranking on face value. O’Mara emphasized non-partisanship and the historical perspective as key factors in determining where each president fell.“An important thing to recognize about this survey is that it wasn’t a popularity contest, or it wasn’t a vote on ‘Oh! These policies were good or bad,’” O’Mara said. “It’s the way that historians approach the history of the presidency: We aren’t there to fight for one side or another, but to think about how effective the president was in implementing his agenda.”So who won and who lost? Barack Obama came out at number 12.“His was a historical presidency because he was the first African-American president,” O’Mara said. “But he also entered into a time of the deepest economic crisis since the Great Depression. On the foreign and domestic front, there were actions taken that affected ...
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Ole Miss Honors College hosts documentary film makers at convocation
The Daily Mississippian Oscar-nominated filmmaker Sam Green speaks at Honors Convocation at the Ford Center Wednesday, March 8. (Photo by Cindy Nguyen)
When award-winning filmmakers Brent and Sam Green are asked permission to screen their films, they decline. They perform every showing in-person with a full band.
The musicians and filmmakers who took the stage at the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Spring Honors Convocation Wednesday night appeared more like a group of friends hanging out.
“Live Cinema” featured seven short films with live music and in-person narration by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Sam Green and animator Brent Green, whose films have been performed at the Sundance Film Festival.
“Honestly, I would have paid a lot of money to watch this,” Wesley Craft, a freshman public policy major, said. “I feel like I know them.”
The chancellor’s artist-in-residence, Bruce Levingston, played the piano with the ensemble in one performance.
Each film explored everyday concepts many may take for granted, like being the oldest person in the world, the San Francisco fog or a middle-aged diabetic.
One documentary, “116 Candles,” discussed the phenomenon of holding the world record of the oldest living person in the world. With the death of each record holder, the door to the past is swung shut.
“I was inspired,” freshman public policy major Sophie Kline said after viewing the short film. “I started crying.”
By simultaneously exposing the humorous side and the uncomfortable dark side, “Live Cinema” displays a deeper, imaginative meaning to seemingly ordinary events.
Every time they perform their films, there is an independent director’s commentary. In between each movie, the band members and filmmakers joked around, told stories of production mishaps and laughed with the audience. The casual conversation appeared improvised.
Brent Green said one element of the show that is not present in either his or Sam’s previous work is the audience.
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Softball team shuts out Nevada in doubleheader
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Sacramento State softball team huddles up before the second game of a doubleheader against Nevada Wednesday at Shea Stadium. (Photo by Raul Hernandez)
The Sacramento State softball team pitched a shutout in its doubleheader against Nevada for two wins Wednesday afternoon at Shea Stadium.
The Hornets put together a total of three home runs, 14 hits, eights runs and 14 innings of scoreless pitching against the Wolf Pack over both games.
“Things are starting to finally coming together for us,” Sac State coach Lori Perez said. “We want to continue with this forward momentum and continue to get one percent better every day.”
In the first game, junior pitcher Celina Matthias (3-3) pitched her first complete game shutout of the season, striking out nine Wolf Pack hitters and only allowing three hits.
The Hornets’ offense took advantage of two fielding errors by Nevada and scored two unearned runs in the bottom of the third inning to jump ahead 2-0. Senior first baseman Jessica Ravetti then added some extra run support for Matthias with a solo home run to left field in the bottom of the sixth inning.
“We came out on fire this game as opposed to yesterday where we were pretty dull,” Matthias said. “I knew the team had my back and that allowed me to not overthink things.”
Game two of the doubleheader started with Sac State sophomore shortstop Sydney Rasmussen hitting a leadoff home run, her fourth of the season.
“Honestly, it felt great,” Rasmussen said after missing Tuesday’s game against Seton Hall with a foot injury. “Being out on the field again felt awesome and coming back to hit that home run — nothing could feel any better.”
After three straight singles in the third inning, sophomore third baseman Mo Spieth drove in two runs to extend the Hornets’ lead to 3-0. The following inning, freshman left fielder ...
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International Women’s Day celebrated with diverse performances
The Louisville Cardinal By Shelby Brown —As thousands celebrated women’s day across the U.S., speaking on inequality against women and expressing solidarity, U of L joined in its own way.Women 4 Women Student Board organized a celebration for International Women’s Day March 8. The SAC performances included salsa, poetry readings, belly dancing, Irish step dancing and traditional Indian dancing. Louisville artist Jill Adelson of Bohemian Monkey attended, giving guests free Henna tattoos.“Women really need to be celebrated and empowered during these negative times,” W4W Liason Jamieca Jones said. “So at the women’s center we’re always here to support women and our student groups so we’re really excited about tonight.”Louisville artist Jill Adelson gives free Henna tattoo to guest.International Women’s Day is observed yearly to remember the women’s rights movement.U of L student Aaisha Hamid organized the event; U of L’s first International Women’s Day event on campus. Hamid read original poetry about her intersecting identities as a Pakistani American Muslim woman.“It’s really important to celebrate women and especially today in contemporary society,” Hamid said. “I think that the political environment that’s been created is making it difficult for making it to happen.”At intermission, guests dined buffet-style on multi-cultural foods catered by Ramsi’s Café on the World, Shalimar Restaurant and Carali’s Rotisserie Chicken.Guests enjoy multicultural food.U of L sophomore Leah Nelson sang covers of Andra Day’s “Rise Up” and David Guetta’s “Titanium.” Nelson previously performed at the International Fashion Show.The Louisville Irish Dancers performed soft and hard shoe traditional dances, talking about Ireland during the British Empire when dancing and socializing were mostly outlawed. That, The dancers said, is why most traditional Irish dancing is done with straight arms: to fool anyone “walking past a window.”Cardinal Bhangra also ...
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SGA presidential, vice presidential candidates engage in first debate
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Student body presidential and vice presidential candidates debated the budget, relationships with international students, and community involvement during the first debate of the SGA election cycle Tuesday in Drinko Library’s atrium.
Incumbent student body president and vice president, Matt Jarvis and Emily Kinner, will face Alex Parlock, who is running for president, and his brother Daniel Parlock, who is running for vice presdient, in the upcoming election.
In a series of questions posed by election commissioner Sophia Mills, the candidates discussed topics ranging from Gov. Jim Justice’s proposed budget cuts to President Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban, an executive order that barred immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries, which has since been overturned by a federal court.
Jarvis said after the ban was announced he and a team, including Marshall University President Jerry Gilbert, constructed a message in support of the university’s international students.
Jarvis and Kinner’s platform emphasized promoting diversity.
“We can’t be ignorant to the world around us,” Jarvis said. “This travel ban affected students.”
The Parlock brothers, however, said Jarvis’ administration has neglected international students, citing sources they spoke to from Marshall’s INTO program.
“Some of our supporters went to INTO today, and INTO feels like they have been pushed to the side by the current administration,” Daniel Parlock said. “They feel like they have been forgotten.”
Jarvis held that he has kept in contact at least weekly with international students, claiming that he meets with students personally as well as with the presidents of their organizations.
“I have been meeting personally with these students and with the presidents of their organizations almost weekly, and I have been doing stuff intentionally,” Jarvis said. “We have Unity Month coming up in April.”
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ASM amends constitution for first time in more than a decade
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In an effort to include more encompassing language in Associated Students of Madison’s constitution, a nondiscrimination amendment was passed in a 3155-369 referendum vote during its annual student elections. The original constitution, written in 1994, has only been amended seven times, with the last time being on March 30, March 31 and April 1 of 2004.
Rep. Brooke Evans has worked on passing the change since 2015.
ASM’s original nondiscrimination policy.
Evans said she hopes the nondiscrimination amendment will allow for inclusiveness among the student body. She specifically pointed to the fact the wording before did not include any language about undocumented and homeless students or students of different gender identities.
The language was “clearly outdated,” Evans said.
“I wanted to make sure, regardless of who is elected to this body, in the future that they understand what their job is …. [ASM’s] job is to be consistent and I think we’re supposed to have very consistent guiding principles,” Evans said.
For those with contingent and changing day-to-day lives, Evans said she wants them to have some consistency in knowing their own student government is committed to caring about their needs.
ASM’s newly-amended nondiscrimination policy.
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The amendment passed by a 91 percent margin, making it one of the highest-approved resolutions in ASM history.
Along with the nondiscrimination amendment, 29 representatives were elected to ASM. The Student Services Finance Committee also welcomed four new members.
In total, 3,629 ballots were completed, resulting in a 9 percent voter turnout. The figure is a two percent decrease from the previous spring election.
“Every single student, no matter their classification background of any kind has a right to be served by this [student] body,” Evans said.
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Law Professor William Koski to receive Roland Volunteer Service Prize
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March 9, 2017Law Professor William Koski to receive Roland Volunteer Service Prize Law Professor William Koski will receive the Haas Center for Public Service’s Miriam Aaron Roland Volunteer Service Prize, which annually recognizes faculty who engage students in integrating academic scholarship with significant and meaningful volunteer service to society.
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Law Professor William Koski will receive the 2017 Miriam Aaron Roland Volunteer Service Prize for his two decades of inspiring and training the next generation of social justice lawyers and improving educational opportunities for disadvantaged youth.
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The Haas Center for Public Service awards the Roland Prize annually to members of the faculty “who engage and involve students in integrating academic scholarship with significant and meaningful volunteer service to society.”
The $5,000 prize was established in 2001 with a gift from Stanford alumna Miriam Aaron Roland. Deborah Stipek, who is faculty director of the Haas Center and the Judy Koch Professor of Education, will present Koski with the Roland Prize on March 13.
Koski is the Eric and Nancy Wright Professor of Clinical Education and professor of law (teaching) at Stanford Law School, as well as a professor of education, by courtesy, in the Graduate School of Education.
An accomplished clinical teacher and litigator, he founded and directs the Youth and Education Law Project (YELP), through which law students work on behalf of disadvantaged children and their families in educational equity, disability rights and school reform matters.
In a letter nominating Koski for the award, Carly Munson, clinical supervising attorney and lecturer in law, wrote, “Bill Koski is a warrior for teaching Stanford Law School students practical lawyering skills, while helping underserved children and youth. … He solves clients’ problems – and teaches Stanford Law School students to do the same – by building and empowering communities and relationships.”
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SLOWLY CRUMBLING: With changes pending, I-81 continues to deteriorate
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Underneath the Interstate 81 viaduct on East Washington Street, the scene reflects the stark reality of the interstate: Green paint coated guardrails, struts of the interstate are falling off and guardrail joints are crumbling. A pipe is covered with rust and a light bulb attached to wire dangles upside down on a strut.
This “structurally deficient” section of highway running through Syracuse has been slapped with band-aids over the last decade, as a long-term solution has been debated and delayed.
The 855-mile interstate highway that connects Wellesley Island in northern New York to Dandridge, Tennessee, is in dire need of receiving a comprehensive treatment following years of snowy winters and heavy traffic. What that treatment will be is still unknown, as the New York State Department of Transportation is currently considering several options for renovating the highway. A consulting firm is conducting a review of all possible options and is expected to complete it this summer.
“Structurally deficient” is a condition indicating that a deficiency is present in a bridge and needs attention, according to The National Bridge Inventory Index. State officials have labeled approximately 66 bridges in the county as structurally deficient — labels that the area is aware of, but hasn’t been able to reach a substantial plan of action to fix. The damaged infrastructure poses no immediate threat to public safety.
Additionally, 23 percent of bridges, or 107 bridges, in Onondaga County are classified as “functionally obsolete,” which describes a state of a bridge that is no longer sufficient for its task by design.
A 2013 I-81 Corridor Study found that of 76 bridges located along I-81 and I-690, 9 percent were deemed structurally deficient and 60 percent were considered functionally obsolete. Eighteen of those bridges are in the viaduct section of I-81 in downtown Syracuse.
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SGA president-elect talks first priorities, campaign promises
News – The Daily Cougar By Marialuisa Rincon March 9, 2017
Spirit RED won the election with 50.8 percent of the vote, avoiding a runoff. | Courtesy of Winni Zhang
On March 31, Winni Zhang will take office as the president of the 54th administration of the Student Government Association, following a contentious election season called on Friday.
After the mudslinging subsided and complaints to the election commission were settled, Zhang and her running mate, Adrian Hernandez, emerged victorious. The pair won the election with just over 50 percent of the vote, and Spirit RED swept the Senate, securing 24 seats for its members.
The Cougar sat down with Zhang to learn what her first actions and priorities as student body president will be.
The Cougar: You said in the presidential debate that your first priority is outreach. What is the first step toward doing that and who do you want to reach?
Winni Zhang: Once I finally get my team, (my first step is) to go to different classes, introduce SGA. A lot of students don’t know what SGA does, so really giving them a rundown of what it does and what it’s in control of so they can hold us accountable to change we want to make this year. So they know there’s an avenue for their voice to be heard, there’s a channel for student voices so they don’t feel like they’re going up against the administration and have no one to hear them out — that they’re just one student — but that there’s an actual group that unifies all student voices and targets problems that students face on campus.
TC: Now that UH is part of the Open Textbook Network, how is your administration in a position to expand on that success?
WZ: The open source textbooks, right now, are only at 20 professors and it’s a trial period. The Provost ...
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UCLA TFT showcases strength of women in production of ‘Helen’
Daily Bruin Ashley Cleveland stepped slowly onto a dark stage. Her veil swirled around her as she walked, and a recording of Richard Burton saying, “Was this the face that launched a thousand ships?” played in the background.
Finally she paused and removed her veil, allowing the audience to see her face for the first time.
Cleveland, a theater graduate student, will play the title character in the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television’s production of “Helen,” which opens Thursday at Macgowan Hall’s Little Theater.
The show is double casted: There are performances in which Cleveland plays Helen and theater graduate student Beth Lane is in the chorus, and vice versa. The two students have focused on developing physical aspects of the performance, like their onstage movements when walking and dancing to convey the strength of Helen’s character.
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“Helen” tells a different version of the myth of Helen of Troy. In the production, a vision of Helen created out of clouds is delivered to Troy, said Michael Hackett, professor of directing and theater history. The play focuses on the mythological figure of Helen, who is exiled to Egypt and must figure out how to return to her family.
Much of the world hates Helen because they believe she left her husband for another man and consequently caused the Trojan War, Hackett said.
Helen is a fierce, determined and strong survivor who fights to clear her name and reunite with her family, Lane said.
Lane initially related to Helen because they both have children and have both been married for over 15 years. After rehearsing for nine weeks, she understands the role in the context of the current political climate and sees Helen as a symbol to remind women to have strength in the face of adversity, Lane said.
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UH College of Nursing Reaches its Number-one Strategic Goal Ahead of Schedule
Top Stories A UH nursing professor observes her students as they learn to administer medications through a patient’s IV. In just over a year since its move to the University of Houston System’s flagship university, UH’s nursing school has reached its number-one strategic goal on its ambitious timeline. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board acknowledged the completion of criteria for reclassifying the school, which officially became the UH College of Nursing March 2. A name-change reception will be held tomorrow. “This change comes at a wonderful time in the history of the University of Houston,” said Kathryn Tart, founding dean of the now College of Nursing. “We’re delighted to be part of this story, helping the UH Health initiative grow and, in particular, becoming part of its mission to serve the community, because that’s what nursing is all about.” Reclassifying the school to a college opens the door for providing opportunities for endowed scholarships, professorships and chairs, as well as naming opportunities for the college. It also will help better promote graduate programs in nursing education, with plans to move into doctoral education with Doctor of Nursing Practice and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. Already offering a number of degree options, UH’s nursing program offers degrees to suit all career levels, from freshly minted nurses to experienced nurses wishing to expand upon their training by securing additional degrees. Of particular importance in today’s health care climate is the college’s Second Degree Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program. In its report on the future of nursing, the Health and Medicine Division of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine issued a call to action for 80 percent of nurses to have a BSN degree or higher by year 2020, as well as doubling the number of nurses holding doctoral degrees. “This has been one of the driving ...
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Baseball Falls in Midweek Contest at McNeese, 5-4
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LAKE CHARLES, La. – McNeese State designated hitter Mitchell Rogers unloaded two home runs, and the Cowboys scored the go-ahead run in the bottom of the seventh inning on a sacrifice bunt to post a 5-4 win over sixth-ranked LSU at Joe Miller Ballpark.
The Tigers dropped to 9-4 on the season, while McNeese improved to 9-4.
LSU will play host to Wichita State this weekend in a three-game series at Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field. First pitch for Game 1 is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT Friday, Game 2 will start at 6:30 p.m. CT Saturday and Game 3 is set for 2 p.m. CT Sunday.
LSU entered the top of the ninth inning facing a 5-3 deficit, but the Tigers staged a rally against McNeese reliever Trent Fontenot. With one out, third baseman Josh Smith singled and first baseman Jake Slaughter doubled before DH Chris Reid lined an RBI single to narrow the gap to 5-4.
Fontenot, however, struck out pinch hitter Jordan Romero and retired leftfielder Beau Jordan on a grounder to short to end the game.
Fontenot (1-0) was credited with the win as he worked the final 2.2 innings, allowing one run on three hits with one walk and two strikeouts.
Smith highlighted LSU’s 12-hit output on the night by going 4-for-4 at the plate with one RBI. LSU, though, left 14 runners on base.
“We certainly had our opportunities, we just didn’t take advantage of all of them,” said LSU coach Paul Mainieri. “We’re just a play or two short from winning the game, and we could be talking about a nice victory instead of a tough loss. It’s a learning process for our team, and our players will grow from the experience.”
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In audit report, state reveals ‘excessive’ UM System spending
The Maneater: Latest Stories The UM System spent more than $2 million on executive compensation over a period of two years, according to an audit of the system released Monday. Of these expenditures, portions “appear excessive,” lack transparency, were made without a clearly defined decision or approval process and possibly violate the Missouri Constitution.Nearly $1.2 million went to incentive payments to top system administrators, including over $100,000 to former UM System President Tim Wolfe. The rest of the $2 million was spent on additional payments and allowances for vehicles, housing, relocation and retention.
The audit, conducted by Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway, was released in a time of financial limbo for MU. The university is already facing millions of dollars in budget cuts on top of decreasing enrollment numbers.
Galloway rated the UM System as “fair,” the second-lowest of four ratings. Here’s a breakdown of the issues found in the system’s spending and how it can start to make improvements.
Incentive payments
Incentive bonuses nearing $1.2 million were approved by either the Board of Curators or the system president. And while these payments were made in accordance with the system’s rules and regulations, the process by which payment amounts were decided and doled out is unclear.
The audit found that the ambiguous process for earning, determining and approving incentive payments is informal and not “clearly defined,” which makes these payments seem like year-end bonuses that could violate the Missouri Constitution.
According to the audit, the irregularity in how much various administrators make in incentive payments “gives the appearance the incentive payments are primarily a means to provide additional compensation rather than an incentive for high performance.”
In addition, the audit found the criteria for earning these bonuses to be subjective. There is currently no formal way to measure executives’ performance, and as a result, many of the awarded incentives were given out for meeting standard ...
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Kelly discusses expectations for spring practice and offseason changes
The ObserverThe Observer Top Stories After a 4-8 season, change has been a big theme for Notre Dame heading into the offseason.
Change has already come in the form of six new coaches for the Irish, but head coach Brian Kelly said improvements in the team’s strength and conditioning will prove to be a major factor for the Irish in spring practice.
Irish junior quarterback Brandon Wimbush scores a touchdown during Notre Dame’s 62-27 victory over UMass on Sep. 26, 2015 at Notre Dame Stadium.
“Anytime that you go into the offseason and you make a number of changes, what influences your team the most is your strength and conditioning,” Kelly said. “And we have a whole new staff … in there that [is] influencing our guys over the last eight weeks.”
Specifically, Kelly said he wants his spring practices to be as competitive and intense as possible while still maintaining a healthy roster.
“First of all is skill development; [we’re] making sure that there’s a portion that we’re working on their skill,” Kelly said. “Putting them in competitive situations, putting fatigue, putting stress on them during competitive situations. To see those guys fight through those kinds of situations and handle themselves with great focus, with great attention to detail. Grit, grit. Grit is sustained effort over a long period of time. And having some adversity. So creating those situations in practice with an eye towards building those traits is what our practices will look like.”
Another departure from last season is the leadership structure Kelly has put in place. Traditionally, four captains are chosen a few weeks before the season commences. This time around, however, Kelly named captains for the upcoming season at the team’s end-of-the-year banquet in early December.
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New wireless network to bring quality service to GS
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GS Wireless, a combination of three wireless networks, has recently been implemented by Information Technology (IT) Services and is set to benefit the entire GS community.
GS Wireless includes one secured network for students, faculty and staff, an open network for university guests and one network catered to devices like gaming consoles and smart televisions.
Ron Stalnaker, Chief Information Officer, explains the overall purpose of GS Wireless.
"The goal of this and all services provided by IT Services is support the mission of Georgia Southern University by providing high-quality, reliable technology solutions and services for all University community members,” Stalnaker said. "We provide an IT environment that enhances instruction, learning, research, student and alumni services, business operations, economic development and philanthropy.”
IT Services believes that GS Wireless allows students, faculty, staff and visitors to connect to the wireless networks on a variety of devices, which allows maximum efficiency and productivity.
The GS Wireless services are available all across the GS campus including residence halls, the library and most administration and support buildings.
GS Wireless contains three separate wireless networks.
GSCampus
The GSCampus service protects private data from online intruders. The data that is used when GSCampus is in use is made so private information will stay private.
GSGuest
GSGuest is an open network specifically made for campus visitors and guests. The network allows guests to register for access to network while on the GS campus.
GSDevice
GSDevice is designed to allow the connection of devices, such as gaming consoles and smarts TVs, to GS Wireless by completing an online registration.
John Paul, senior writing and linguistics major, is excited that the new services cater to gaming consoles.
"Well I do have two consoles on me and it would be beneficial for me so I can play online easier, " Paul said. "Even though my schedule is hectic this semester and I ...
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Students react to Legislature sparing higher education in budget balance
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Students at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette shared their opinions about legislators sparing higher education in the recent closure of the $304 million budget deficit. Jasmin Francis, sophomore pharmacy major, said the use of funding to close the deficit is “a great thing.”
“It’s a shame they have to talk about cutting education for people who really want to get one,” she said. “It just amazes me, but I also look at why higher ed has been cut before when there are other areas they could cut back.”
The Legislature decided during special session in February that the budget will be closed with a mixture of funds, including $99 million from the Budget Stabilization Fund, or rainy day fund. With the mid-year budget ending on June 30, subsequent cuts will be made to other sources such as state agencies. Initially, Gov. John Bel Edwards wanted to use reserve funding for up to $119 million of the budget deficit. Lawmakers considered this proposal, along with a plan submitted by House Republicans featuring only $75 million in funding, in a nine-day session before sending it to the Legislature.
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Hannah Armstrong, freshman history major, said it would be a “good thing” and that the resolution of the budget could stop tuition from rising.
“It definitely affects me, because if funding wasn’t there, I would have even more loans,” said Gabriele Chataignier, junior management major. “That, or I wouldn’t be able to go to college.” “There’s other places we can cut the budget,” Kyle Simon, sophomore chemistry major, said. “Education should be a priority. The youth are our future. It’s an investment that we make over things like industry.”
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App offers fast track for inserting photos into medical record
News When Richard Bruce and Gary Wendt, both professedly “geeks at heart,” assessed the medical imaging landscape in the early 2000s, they were astonished to find that nearly all medical images were being transferred between hospitals on compact discs rather than through the internet.
That was old-school, and not in a good way, says Bruce, who had previously worked at the network giant Cisco Systems. “The transition between Silicon Valley and medical school was like stepping into the dark ages for IT. So many industries had leveraged IT, but medicine lagged behind,” he says.
Today, the product of that astonishment is ImageMoverMD, a Middleton business that Bruce and Wendt founded in 2013 to streamline image processing in hospitals and clinics, and enable quick consultations between specialists. The company makes a smartphone app that, in just seconds, can transmit photos through Epic Systems’ electronic health record system to a secure image archive. The software also works with the Meditech electronic health record system, which dominates in the smaller-hospital market, says Pickard.
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Both Wendt, the ImageMoverMD president, and Bruce are full-time radiologists at the UW–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health. “ImageMoverMD would not exist without the concentration of expertise and resources at UW–Madison,” says Bruce, the company’s chief technology officer.
ImageMoverMD can be used by providers and patients alike, using Android and Apple smartphones. The system is integrated into the electronic health record systems for provider use throughout UW Health and Marshfield Clinic.
A second function, the e-Visit, is being piloted for certain UW Health dermatology clinic patients.
The company has six full-time employees at its Middleton headquarters. Wendt and Bruce contribute time after their UW responsibilities are completed.
As the two went through medical school, they continued to wonder about the paucity of IT-driven information exchange in medicine. “Even though UW–Madison was one of the most ...
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Mountaineers ready for first tournament
The Appalachian Online Appalachian State men’s basketball will make their Sun Belt Conference tournament debut on March 8 at 7 p.m. in New Orleans against Troy, who is the sixth seed in the tournament.
“For our young team, it’s exciting to participate in the Sun Belt Tournament.” head coach Jim Fox said in a coaches teleconference on March 6. “I know our guys have had a lot of energy these last couple days in practice. It’ll be learning experience for us, and hopefully a learning experience we can build on.”
This season, the Mountaineers finished 11th in the conference standings with a 4-14 record in conference, and benefited from the Sun Belt Conference’s addition of Coastal Carolina, which led to the reformatting and inclusion of all 12 Sun Belt teams in the conference tournament.
Despite finishing with a poor conference record, the Mountaineers competed in almost every game they played in, and all four of their conference wins came against some of the top teams in the Sun Belt.
This year marks the first year Appalachian State has made the Sun Belt conference tournament, and the first time App State has played in a conference tournament since their final Southern Conference tournament appearance in 2014.
It is also Fox’s conference tournament debut as a head coach. Before becoming a head coach, Fox was an assistant under coach Bob McKillop at Davidson, where he won six conference tournaments, which resulted in six NCAA tournament appearances.
The 2017 Sun Belt conference is one of many storylines. Number one seed UT-Arlington will look to win their first ever Sun Belt Tournament, and return to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2008. South Alabama, the current conference member with the most Sun Belt conference tournament championships with five, goes in as the ninth seed, and last season’s tournament champion, Arkansas-Little ...
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Panthers basketball players Jordan and Jeff talk about their favorite tunes
Sports – The Signal Pictured Georgia State basketball players Jeff Thomas and Jordan Session
Jeff Thomas and Jordan Sessions’ appreciation for music has brought them almost as close as basketball did. They share quite a few similar sentiments on music: They like the same rappers and songs. They both believe music is impactful in life and tells a lot about a person. Yet their love for music comes from different places. For one of them, his music passion comes from an appreciation of his city. It’s what he grew up on and it shows in his favorite artists. The other hails from a city whose music scene isn’t as strong. He enjoys the nostalgia of music, instead opting for tunes from his favorite artists’ past.
Alright, so who are you? Comparing your music.
Jeff: I like the vibe. I love my music just chilling. Not any “trap rap”. Old Kanye West, the old smooth music, I like that type of music.
Jordan: I’m versatile. It really depends on my mood to be honest. I’m a Future, I’m a thug guy [referencing Young Thug], I’m a Drake. It depends on my vibe and who can get me in my zone at the time.
So are you a beats person or into lyrics?
Jordan: I’m about half and half. There’s a lot of guys out here with the lyrics that are real nice, but you gotta’ have a good beat too. So it makes me stuck in between.
Name your top three favorite artists?
Jeff: Sheesh, *pauses* alright got it. Kanye, Drake, Future.
Jordan: Um, that’s tough. Drake, Future… *pauses* Thug. Yup, Thug.
Who are you bumping before a game and why?
Jeff: It really depends how I feel. Any music can get me hype. Like really some R’ Kelly. I swear. It gets me in the ...
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