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After weeks of withholding evidence from University of Wisconsin student Alec Cook’s defense team, his attorneys filed a motion to compel the court to have the prosecution release at least 2,800 pages worth of police reports and other documents, according to court records.The emergency motion, filed Friday afternoon, asks Judge Stephen Ehlke to order the state to produce two full sets of documentary discovery — the evidence — by 4 p.m. Thursday.
Christopher Van Wagner and Jessa Nicholson, Cook’s attorneys, also noted in their motion that they will not disclose the personal contact information of any witnesses to anyone other than their office staff and any defense investigators.
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Through email communication, Assistant Attorney General Michelle Viste advised the defense team that the state has been trying to organize all of the information into one discovery binder, court records said.
Since Cook’s arraignment last month, the defense counsel has made approximately 10 separate inquiries about picking up the discovery.
Monday, Cook’s attorneys filed a formal discovery demand, to which Viste responded, “It is not ready. We are working on a protective order that got delayed because I have been tied up with trial prep and a jury trial the past two weeks. It is our priority this week.”
In the emergency motion, the attorneys noted this was the first time they heard of a motion for a protective order. The defense also did not receive a draft of the proposed order after requesting to see it.
Assistant Attorney General Michelle Viste and Assistant District Attorney Colette Sampson.Alice Vagun/The Badger Herald
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Justice Sonia Sotomayor speaks at Stanford
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March 10, 2017Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor emphasizes importance of broad education, empathy in her talk at Stanford Sonia Sotomayor, who became a justice of the Supreme Court of the United States in 2009, spoke about the importance of broad education and charity at Stanford Memorial Auditorium.
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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor encouraged students to be charitable, curious and willing to learn, as she spoke to hundreds at Stanford today.
“I think that’s the only way I know how to live life in a meaningful way,” said Sotomayor, speaking at a packed Memorial Auditorium, which seats more than 1,700. “To become who you are and to do the work you want to do is to be open to want to learn and give at the same time.”
Stanford Law School Dean Mary Elizabeth Magill sits down with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor for a conversation held at Memorial Auditorium.Image credit: Aaron KehoeImage credit: Aaron KehoeJustice Sotomayor reacts to the standing ovation she received at her introduction.Image credit: L.A. CiceroDuring a question-and-answer session after her conversation with Dean Magill, Justice Sotomayor strolled through the audience, shook hands and spoke with students who had submitted questions.Image credit: L.A. CiceroUpon receiving a Stanford Fear the Nerds T-shirt, Justice Sotomayor claimed pride in being a nerd since childhood.Image credit: L.A. CiceroJustice Sotomayor meets with Latinx, a Stanford student group, before her appearance at Memorial Auditorium.Image credit: L.A. Cicero
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Sotomayor discussed the importance of education and her journey to the Supreme Court while speaking with M. Elizabeth Magill, dean of Stanford Law School, and answering questions from students in the audience. The event, which Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne opened, was presented by the Office of the President, Stanford Law School and the senior class presidents for the ...
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Sydney O’Hara blasts NCAA-record 4 home runs; Syracuse splits doubleheader at North Carolina State
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Sydney O’Hara’s four home runs led Syracuse (13-7, 1-1 Atlantic Coast) to an 11-5 win over North Carolina State (7-16, 1-1) in the second game of a doubleheader Friday afternoon in Raleigh. SU lost the first game, 3-0.
O’Hara, out of the three-hole, blasted four home runs for eight RBIs, accounting for more than two-thirds of Syracuse runs. O’Hara is the first player in Syracuse history with four home runs in a single game, bumping her season total to five and her RBI total to 24.
O’Hara is the only player in the NCAA this season with four home runs, tying an NCAA record. The four hits push O’Hara into first place on the team with a batting average of .484 and second in the ACC in home runs (five).
N.C. State shut out the Orange in game one of the doubleheader. Alexa Romero took her third loss of the season, giving up two home runs to the Wolfpack. Syracuse managed only five hits in this game. Peyton Silverman struck out three in the complete game shutout.
SU continues its first series of ACC play on Saturday afternoon against N.C. State. First pitch is slated for 2 p.m.
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Accomodation centers provide privacy for breastfeeding
News – The Daily Cougar By Emily Lincke March 10, 2017
Numerous lactation accommodation centers are located on campus, including an easy-access room on the first floor of the Student Center for breastfeeding mothers. | Courtesy of UH Media Relations
University of Houston mothers with infants navigate not only the daily responsibilities of University life, but also the commitments of child care — like breastfeeding.
Universities and workplaces added lactation accommodation resources after 2010 federal healthcare regulations mandated employers grant mothers time to breastfeed. In accordance with the regulations, UH’s Women and Gender Resource Center established lactation centers across campus in 2012 for students, staff or faculty to nurse their infants during break time.
“The mother’s rooms were a necessity for me because I didn’t have a private office at the time,” said Stephanie Coates, department business administrator and social work master’s candidate. “I ended up nursing for a full year, which was my goal — I’m not saying it should be everyone’s goal — but I wouldn’t have been able to without the mothers’ rooms.”
Coates used UH’s lactation centers multiple times a day in 2015.
More than 50 women register to access the lactation centers every semester. According to WGRC’s website, the rooms are available to students, faculty and staff for up to one year after their nursing child is born, and the hours of operation vary for each room.
Ashley Griffin, the sexual misconduct support services coordinator for the Women and Gender Resource Center said resources like the lactation centers give moms on campus more freedom to make choices, like breastfeeding, that affect their children’s health.
She said that for many moms, that choice is empowering.
Regardless of national debates about the appropriateness of breastfeeding in public, WGRC Director Devan Ford-McCarthy believes the mothers’ rooms are accepted at UH.
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Friday, March 10, 2017
UCLA trails Arizona 41-35 at halftime in Pac-12 tournament semifinal
Daily Bruin LAS VEGAS – Battling for a spot in the Pac-12 final, No. 3 UCLA men’s basketball finished a hotly contested first half down 41-35 to No. 7 Arizona on Friday night at T-Mobile Arena.
The Bruins, who split two regular-season meetings with the Wildcats, jumped out to an early lead but their offense stagnated as the half wore on. They turned the ball over nine times and finished the period shooting just 42.3 percent, including 2-of-12 from 3-point range.
After starting the game 5-for-6 from the field, UCLA then turned the ball over on five straight possessions, allowing Arizona to jumpstart a 22-9 run.
Freshman point guard Lonzo Ball had one of the rougher halves of his college career, generating just two points and two assists in 15 minutes while coughing the ball up four times.
The Wildcats shot 46.9 percent for the half and made 7 of their 13 3-point attempts. Five different Arizona players connected from long range.
Seven-foot Arizona forward Lauri Markannen hurt the Bruins throughout the half in pick-and-pop situations, drilling a pair of threes and leading the Wildcats with 12 points, more than he had throughout the entirety of Arizona’s loss to UCLA on Feb. 25.
Senior guard Isaac Hamilton, who led the Bruins in scoring Thursday against USC, once again carried the offensive load in the opening half, notching a team-high 12 points on 4-of-7 shooting. Fellow senior guard Bryce Alford continued to struggle, though, hitting just one of his five shots and turning the ball over twice.
The winner of Friday’s matchup will advance to face No. 5 Oregon in the conference final on Saturday night.
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Aztec basketball drops Boise State, 87-68, advances to MW semifinal
Sports – The Daily Aztec Junior forward Zylan Cheatham celebrates with senior guard D'erryl Williams and senior center Valentine Izundu. Anthony Reclusado, Sports EditorMarch 9, 2017
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Perhaps it was the return of the body snatchers, the attack of the clones or the magic used in Space Jam, but something was different within the Thomas & Mack Center Thursday night for the San Diego State basketball team in its win against Boise State, 87-68.
Aside from the identical jerseys, the Aztecs were a completely different team against the Broncos for 40 minutes, than the one against UNLV for 45.
SDSU blew the lid off the top from the opening tip as they scored 15 points in the first six minutes, and 42 in the half, where they only tallied 14 in the first 20 minutes against the Runnin’ Rebels the previous night.
Where the previous game they looked to be walking through the motions, tonight the Aztecs appeared determined to make their fans cheer every possession.
Which happened. A lot.
The team that has only managed one solid offensive half a game, strung together two of their best halves on the season. They shot 54.7 percent from the floor, but more surprisingly were 9 of 14 from 3-point range.
“We played the best we played all year, and we picked a nice time to do it,” head coach Steve Fisher said.
Sophomore forward Max Hoetzel was the main contributor to the team’s white-hot mark from deep, as he drained five of his six attempts. He finished the night with a career-high 21 points and 7 of 8 from the floor.
“… I’m sure any of our teammates or coach will tell you, there was a collective energy and vibe that everybody was ready to go,” Hoetzel said. “It was a great feeling, it was something I’ve never really felt all year.”
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Senate Bill 12 to Exempt School Security Records
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There is another bill that will limit the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by exempting state-funded school security records.
FOIA makes federal agency records accessible to the public upon request. There are certain exemptions including information that would violate national security, personal privacy and law enforcement.
It will also exempt “information that upon disclosure could reasonably be expected to be detrimental to the public safety,” according to Senate Bill 12, sponsored by Sen. Gary Stubblefield (R).
This would include security plans, school safety plans, procedures, risk assessments, studies, measures and information related to school security officers.
Instructor Ray Minor in the Walter J. Lemke Department of Journalism said the bill “severely limits the public records needs of Arkansas residents.”
Minor said that Arkansas’ FOIA law is seen as fairly strong in comparison to other states but “continued whittling like this will eventually render it useless.”
There are a handful of other bills seeking to limit the power of FOIA. Senate Bill 131 wants to make police official information exempt. House Bill 1248 proposes exempting police camera footage from the public.
“FOI isn’t just a journalism law. It’s public records for everyone,” Minor said. “Passing exemptions like this continues to limit transparency of government actions and limits the opportunities for the public to weigh in on concerns.”
The bill was passed in the senate Feb. 9. It was amended and passed by the House March 7.
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Gymnastics Seniors Finish Career Unbeaten In PMAC
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BATON ROUGE – Senior Ashleigh Gnat compiled an all-around score of 39.700 and captured four of five event titles to help lead No. 2 LSU (13-1, 7-0 SEC) to a 197.875-195.300 victory over No. 26 New Hampshire Friday evening inside the Maravich Center.
With the victory over UNH, seniors Gnat, Sydney Ewing, and Shae Zamardi closed out their careers inside the PMAC with a 28-0 record. The trio finished without a loss inside the arena, which included four victories over top-5 teams.
Gnat posted a 9.90 or better in the anchor spot of all four events Friday. The Lake Mary, Florida native began the evening with a 9.90 on vault. On bars, Gnat totaled a career-high score of 9.90 to finish second on the event. In the final half of the meet, the 11-time All-American finished with a 9.95 on beam and 9.95 on floor.
D-D on the Final Meet for the Seniors“What a night for these seniors,” head coach D-D Breaux said. “These seniors finished their career undefeated in the PMAC. That is against some of the best teams in the country. It just shows the commitment these young ladies made from their freshman year to now. Their season is certainly not over.”
“I am proud of how everyone performed tonight. This team did not disappoint me tonight. They had a great score in front of another great crowd. Everyone came and appreciated these performances tonight.”
Three Tigers Split Vault to BeginMyia Hambrick, Ewing and Gnat led the way on vault with 9.90s to claim the event title. Julianna Cannamela began the night with a 9.875 on the event. Freshman Kennedi Edney also posted a 9.85 in the fifth spot to lead LSU to a 49.425 overall.
Edney Sets Career High on BarsZamardi began bars with a 9.80 and Hambrick followed with a 9.875. In the third spot, freshman Ruby Harrold earned a 9.85. Edney then posted a new ...
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Isaiah Hicks keeps mind clear in UNC men's basketball's ACC Tournament win over Miami
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BROOKLYN — Spin the ball.Dribble once. Twice. A third time. One more spin for good measure. Then let it go.There’s not much concern with Isaiah Hicks’ free-throw routine, but it didn’t used to be this way. In his first two seasons with the North Carolina men’s basketball team, he shot a combined 61.3 percent from the charity stripe. But now those makes and misses don’t matter. Or, rather, it helps to not pay much attention to them. Now it’s about the spins and dribbles. The process.
Against Miami in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals Thursday, the senior forward ran through his routine nine times. And nine times the ball swished through the net. He carried the mindset over to the rest of his game, too, scoring a team-high 19 points and leading the Tar Heels to a 78-53 win. “Tonight he clearly wasn’t thinking,” Nate Britt said. “I think throughout the season he’s had some games where he’s thinking about what he’s doing too much. And we just need him to be aggressive.” Not long ago, Hicks thought his way into a bad slump. In his first five games back on the court after injuring his hamstring on Feb. 8, he averaged 5.4 points per contest. He was also constantly in foul trouble, twice playing less than 15 minutes in a game. He started to get back to his old self against Duke on Saturday, when he racked up 21 points and nine rebounds in a 90-83 Tar Heel victory. Before the team departed for Brooklyn on Tuesday, Hicks must have left ...
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Commodores top Gators in overtime, advance to SEC semifinals
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From looking like a bottom-tier SEC team just two short months ago to putting itself in the conversation for the NCAA tournament, Vanderbilt had already made an in-season turnaround as impressive as any in the program’s recent memory.
In sweeping the No. 17 Florida Gators Friday night and advancing to the SEC tournament semifinals, the turnaround is complete. Behind Riley LaChance’s 18 points and Jeff Roberson’s 16 points and eight rebounds, Vanderbilt claimed a 72-62 overtime win to likely lock up an NCAA tournament bid.
Florida had plenty of motivation Friday after losing both regular-season games to the ‘Dores, the latter of which came despite uncharacteristically poor three-point shooting by Vanderbilt. Friday’s game was a different story, as the Commodores lit it up from behind the arc in the first half and never slowed down.
Much like Thursday’s game against Texas A&M, Vanderbilt started off slow on offense. The ‘Dores had only five points through nearly seven-and-a-half minutes to begin the game, but threes by guards Matthew Fisher-Davis and Payton Willis kept the game close early.
Willis put together one of his best halves of the SEC season, nailing a second three before outfighting Florida forward Devin Robinson for a key defensive rebound. The freshman chipped in three assists to go with his six first-half points, and he didn’t commit a turnover.
The success of Florida’s small lineups in the teams’ game last weekend at Memorial Gym loomed as a potential advantage for the Gators, and White’s squad had success early with them. Small-ball center Keith Stone converted two baskets immediately after subbing in for starting center Kevarrius Hayes, and Vanderbilt struggled to keep up with Florida’s faster, more athletic lineup.
Nevertheless, Florida continued to run out lineups with a traditional center in Hayes. The ‘Dores took advantage, with Kornet freed up to ...
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Living on campus as an upperclassmen: the pros and cons
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CORRECTION: This article was updated to remove an incorrect quote attributed to Kiera Zellerer. "I think that [on campus living] can be terrible because of the strict rules that are enforced while you're trying to be an adult for the first time." should not have been included as Zellerer did not state this. The George Anne regrets this error.
Many of Georgia Southern's upperclassmen students are considering and living on campus, with the help of University Housing, due to greater perks than living in complexes off campus.
According to the GS Housing website, the University Housing's mission is to "foster the development of respect, responsibility, and accountability in students by providing engaging living/learning environments within safe, affordable and comfortable housing."
Upperclassmen students can live at on campus complexes such as Freedom's Landing, Centennial Place and University Villas, but depending on the amount of incoming first-year students, Watson Hall pods can be made available for returning students.
Student housing is decided off of a lottery based system, where it's first-come first-serve and a self selection process.
The pros
On campus living provides many advantages to all students, not just freshman, according to Ryan Heins, Associate Director for Business and Administration for University Housing.
"Over the last several years, we have made significant improvements to our panic alarms, video surveillance systems and continued installation of additional blue light boxes within our facilities," Heins said.
In addition to this added security by community leaders and resident directors, students aren't allowed alcohol in on-campus housing. However, in the privacy of a student's room or personal unit common space, alcoholic beverages are permitted only for those persons 21 years of age of older in accordance with state law, provided that at least one 21-year-old resident of the unit is present while the alcohol is consumed, according to University Housing Policies.
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Softball roundup: RMU vs. Coastal Carolina
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Coastal Carolina 6 (19-3), RMU 2 (3-13): RMU’s non-conference play continued when it took on Coastal Carolina Thursday afternoon. The Colonials out-hit the Chanticleers 7-6 but could only muster two runs in the game. Coastal Carolina held a 6-0 lead before RMU scored its first run of the game, which came on a Stacey Capp RBI double to center field in the sixth inning. The Colonials received their second run in the top of the seventh inning via a Taylor Bartlow RBI single, but the damage was already done by the Chanticleers. Freshman pitcher Madison Riggle, now 2-5 on the season, started the game for Robert Morris, giving up two earned runs on two hits allowed in 4.2 innings of work. Sophomore Laura Coulter replaced Riggle in the pitching circle, going 1.1 innings while giving up four earned runs on four hits.
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Baseball tops Pitt behind Brendan McKay’s career day
The Louisville Cardinal By Micah Brown–Baseball (13-0, 1-0) opened up ACC play with a 3-0 victory over Pittsburgh (7-5, 0-1). With the win, Louisville remains one of two undefeated teams in Division I baseball.In a game where offense was at a premium, the Cards were led to victory by junior Brendan McKay. The two-way stud threw a career-high 15 strikeouts while only allowing two hits and one walk. McKay lowered his already-stellar ERA from 0.82 to 0.50.“I had no idea (about the career-high strikes),” McKay said. “You just get in that zone where you’re not worried about anything but just putting up outs for your team.”Offensively, the junior drove in one of Louisville’s three runs with a sacrifice fly in the first inning. Junior Drew Ellis followed suit with an RBI single, driving in sophomore Devin Mann to put the Cards up 2-0 in the opening inning. Ellis then doubled in the third inning, being brought home by a fake-bunt hit by senior Collin Lyman.Pittsburgh’s pitching settled down after the third inning, allowing only two hits and holding the Cards scoreless for the rest of the game.“(They had) really good pitching. This is game one of an ACC and they’re throwing their Friday night guy with a fresh bullpen,” coach Dan McDonnell said. “We left a lot of runners on base but you tip your hat. That’s what good pitchers do.”For the Panthers, offense was hard to come by, as they finished with no runs and only produced a total of two hits. Pittsburgh only had two runners in scoring position for the entire game.Junior Lincoln Henzman relieved McKay and threw two hitless innings with three strikeouts and one walk. Henzman and McKay combined to record 18 of the possible 27 outs via strikeout.Louisville looks to improve their undefeated record as well as take ...
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Wind-crafted icicles of Mendota
News The wind pushes the water of Lake Mendota and creates ice sculptures alongside Lake Mendota.
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Praising the unsung heroes of the Trump administration
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ClosePresident Donald Trump leads a meeting in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 7, 2017. TNSTNSPresident Donald Trump leads a meeting in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 7, 2017. Saketh Vasamsetti, ColumnistMarch 10, 2017Filed under Columns, OpinionsNearly three months into Donald Trump’s presidency, it’s become quite evident the type of person he is.Trump has always been an open book and in these past few months he’s confirmed everything we’ve thought about him prior to his presidency. But considering all of the hatred he’s been receiving, the poor guy is trying.Take his travel ban for example: Trump really worked hard to distinguish himself from other presidents. He proved that he was going to be much more strict in terms of travel and foreign policies. The ban didn’t allow refugees to enter the U.S. for 120 days and immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries for three months.Once it was announced, the entire world panicked. The ban was slammed as racist and backward and was soon blocked temporarily by a federal appellate court. It was a huge blow to the Trump administration, but they got back on their feet and went back to the drawing boards. Trump and his team came back stronger with a new and revised executive order.The number of countries banned dropped from a humble seven to a mere six. The nation’s refugee program would also not accept more than 50,000 people a year, a new cap set after the previous 110,000 set by the Obama administration.One less country to worry about and 60,000 lives left with broken hopes and dreams … we can once again sleep well.But while Trump has taken the brunt of the comments and ridicule, there have been a few unsung heroes in the Trump administration that have ...
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Comments for Vanderbilt Hustler Freshman Kelly Champagne always figured she would major in business in college. That wasn’t an option for her at Vanderbilt, though.
“Because there was no business major at Vandy, I had to do my research to find the closest thing,” she said. “I ended up in HOD, and I have loved it, but it is definitely a different path than majoring in business would have been.”
For years, Vanderbilt undergraduates have been asking why there is no business major at the university. Many students who want to pursue a business career have settled for a major in Human and Organizational Development or Economics, or a minor in Managerial Studies.
Business is not the only sought-after major Vanderbilt doesn’t offer. Other common student requests are journalism and pre-law or pre-med majors. Coursework in these specific career areas doesn’t appear to be coming anytime soon, though.
“Vanderbilt is a traditional liberal arts education,” said Professor and Associate Provost for Digital Learning John Sloop. “We are going to provide the students with a top-notch, world-class liberal arts education where they understand how to communicate and they understand what’s important to communicate.”
Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Science Yollette Jones feels that pre-professional and career-oriented majors simply aren’t necessary at Vanderbilt.
“The College of Arts & Science has approximately 50 existing majors and 50 existing minors in which they have invested tremendous resources,” she said. “These areas of study are examined and improved upon routinely by faculty who are knowledgeable about those disciplines and willing to share with students the benefits of their cutting edge research.”
How does Vanderbilt compare to other to other top colleges in terms of pre-professional majors, though? Of the 17 schools that rank the same or higher than Vanderbilt in the U.S. World and News Report rankings, nine offer a business major, five offer ...
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Chris Campbell: Modern Angeleno identity has to resolve fault lines of uneven growth
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Imagine stepping into a time machine and traveling 100 years into the future. You find out that the city of Fargo, North Dakota, once barely a speck on the map, has become the country’s second-largest metropolis and the place to be for cosmopolitans and immigrants of every stripe – an internationally renowned commercial and cultural hub.
That’s exactly what Los Angeles is today. Over a century, the city has risen meteorically from a sleepy farming town in the middle of nowhere to a world-famous center of entertainment, business and pretty much anything else you can name. As of 2015, the Greater Los Angeles area was home to over 15 million people, making it the second largest urban area in the country and 19th largest in the world. Los Angeles’ gross domestic product is closing in on $1 trillion, placing it in the top tier of urban economies globally.
But for all its people and businesses, the city faces equally legendary problems: Its housing shortages, traffic jams, homelessness, inequality and issues of racial injustice have all become as well known as any movie studio in this city. And with it, the city is going through a bit of an identity crisis.
Make no mistake, Los Angeles’ era as a boomtown is over. The city – built on natural assets and sustained by the offer of a unique lifestyle centered around the automobile – now needs to reinvent itself as a true urban center if it wants to remain important in the coming years.
City leaders are emphasizing density, transit and social justice more than ever. But in order to find a way forward, the city must establish its civic identity once and for all – in other words, what it means to be an Angeleno in the 21st century.
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Baseball win their first home game of the season
The Appalachian Online The Mountaineers hosted their first home game of the season at Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium. In what was a hard-fought game by both sides, the Apps were able to prevail against the UNC Asheville Bulldogs by a score of 4-3.
A pitchers duel early on set the tone for the game. UNC Asheville changed their pitched eight times throughout.
The two teams went scoreless through the first three innings. Following a hit by senior shortstop Matt Vernon and junior centerfielder Chandler Seagle, who grounded into a fielder’s choice, junior left fielder Tyler Stroup blasted a line drive homerun to left-center bring home Seagle and give the Mountaineers a two-run lead.
“It was big,” Stroup said. “I was looking for something middle and it was there and I swung and it went over the fence. I was excited the team was excited, I think it kind of pumped us up to do better.”
Junior Conner Leonard practices his swing during the game against UNC Asheville.
After a scoreless fifth, sophomore starting pitcher Bobby Hampton gave up the first run in the form of a solo shot to straightaway centerfield cutting the lead in half. After a couple hits for the Bulldogs, Hampton let up a double down the left field line scoring one, making the score tied at two.
A pitching change would end Hampton’s day and bring in junior pitcher Reed Howell. Hampton went 5.2 innings pitched giving up six hits and two earned runs.
The Apps were unable to respond in the bottom half of the inning, keeping the lead in favor of Asheville. After another run scored by the Bulldogs in the top of the seventh, the Mountaineers found themselves in a one-run hole after having a two run lead.
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Red Wolves to advance in the SBC tournament
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March Madness is alive and well in the Big Easy as the Arkansas State Red Wolves pull an 61-54 upset over 6 seed Georgia Southern, in the opening round of the Sun Belt Conference Championship Tuesday night.
With the win, the 11 seed Red Wolves improved its overall record to 7-24.
It feels good to get the first win here,” A-State head coach Brian Boyer said. “I am proud of the team and the way they battled the whole game. The thing that stands out to me is the third quarter because Georgia Southern made that run and hit back-to-back 3-pointers.”
Arkansas State was led by freshman Jada Ford with 23 points followed by Starr Taylor with 11. Lauren Bradshaw grabbed a career-high of 13 rebounds. The team grabbed a season-high of 48 rebounds.
A-State shot 33.9 percent from the field, but went 17-of-22, 77.3 from the free throw line, including a 9-of-10 mark down the stretch to help close out the win. Georgia Southern shot 31.6 percent from the field, but lost the battle on the boards 48-34 and allowed the Red Wolves to score 24 points in the paint.
Madison Heckert missed tying career-highs in both rebounds and blocks. She finished with seven rebounds and three blocks, missing her career mark by one in each category.
“We really struggled in third quarters of late. That’s one of those runs where we have struggled with that throughout the year. It was neat to see us respond the right way. Individually, Jada offensively was successful against their zone. Starr Taylor was good early on with her pressure and our rebounding kept them from getting good opportunities,” Boyer said.
A-State advances to take on No. 3 Troy Thursday evening at 7:30 p.m. in the quarterfinals at Lakefront Arena in New Orleans.
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Men's Tennis Wins 11th Straight at Home
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The Georgia Southern men's tennis team on Monday defeated the East Carolina Pirates, 5-2, at the Wallis Tennis Center in Statesboro.
Georgia Southern lengthened its home win streak to 11 matches and remained undefeated in Statesboro this season.
GS tennis players have been referring to the Wallis Tennis Center as "the nest", and it has become their motivation to "hashtag protect the nest," according to GS head coach Sander Koning.
The victory came after losing to ECU the last two seasons under Koning.
"They're a team that is very consistent," Koning said. "They're very good and disciplined in the fundamentals."
Doubles matches
The match began with the Eagles clinching the doubles point behind the tiebreak victory of senior Chris Kerrigan and freshman Diego Finkelstein in the No. 1 doubles match.
"Diego and Chris really set the tone for singles," Koning said. "To win that set in a tiebreak to clinch the doubles point ... that really propelled us in singles."
Kerrigan and Finkelstein defeated the tandem of ECU juniors Kasey Countee and Freddie McGeehan. The GS duo of junior J.C. Alcala and freshman Santiago Suarez also won their doubles match, 6-4, over East Carolina sophomores Ronny Georgi and James Ling.
Singles play
In singles play, four Eagles won their matches to make the final count 5-2 in favor of Georgia Southern. Alcala won the No. 1 singles match over McGeehan in a firs-to-10-points tiebreaker.
"I think I wanted it more than my opponent," Alcala said.
Freshman Stefano Di Aloy earned the clinching fourth point for the Eagles with his 6-4 win over Georgi in No. 3 singles. Di Aloy said the Eagles are used to the "rhythm of the court" at home and that it gives them an advantage over opponents.
Junior Eddie Landin and Finkelstein also won their singles matches to earn a point each for GS.
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The artistic grade book — A new way of grading could be beneficial to art students
The Argonaut Art majors at the University of Idaho don’t get as much credit and appreciation as other majors around campus.
Comparing homework to others, art homework takes hours on end to finish whereas students in most, if not all other majors, can procrastinate until the very last second. Time is an art major’s best friend.
Being an art major is difficult because multiple assignments are piled on all at once throughout one semester. Normally, three art classes must be taken in just one semester to stay on track, and to graduate on time.
As, elementary school students — let’s face it — we weren’t artists. Through these young ages everyone was graded the same in art class. Just for completing the assignment, we all got the perfect grade 100 percent. As we got older, the definition of art changed, and so did its greatness. In junior high, it became more of a choice if you wanted to pursue art as an elective. In high school, the pressure hit — art wasn’t just for fun anymore. It turned into a career.
Before coming to UI I was actively involved in art at my high school. I took drawing, painting, photography and AP art. I remember it being very difficult in AP art because our portfolio for the exam consisted of 24 pieces of art. These 24 artworks are sent to a series of judges that then number you on a 2-5 scale. If you meet the requirement for the college you are applying for, you get college credits for that AP art class.
The only problem with this system is the judges are anonymous, and everyone grades artwork differently. It’s difficult to work in the art field because it is biased to every single person and what they consider art to be.
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Sports editor discusses baseball strengths, weaknesses
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A week in review
The Ragin’ Cajuns baseball team is coming off a three-and-one week where the Cajuns defeated Northwestern State 8-6 in 12 innings in a mid-week matchup before returning home to open the newly renovated M.L.Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park. The Cajuns opened their new stadium with a 3-1 win on Friday night against the Southern Miss Golden Eagles from Conference USA. The Cajuns also took the game on Saturday 5-4 against the Eagles before dropping the series finale on Sunday in extra innings in a game in which the Cajuns were plagued by bad pitching and bad defense, committing three errors in the game. The Cajuns were up by six runs on Sunday before they ended up having to use eight different pitchers to get through the contest.
“Even though we lost today we still had a 3-1 week,” head coach Tony Robichaux said. “It’s something we are going to have to build on. We had a chance to win an ugly game at the end there if we get the squeeze down. It’s tough to sweep a team, but if we play good defense and limit the number of walks we could have come away with this one today.”
Looking ahead to next week
The Cajuns have four games again this week as they travel to New Orleans to take on the Tulane Green Wave in a mid-week matchup before returning home for a weekend series against the Peacocks from St. Peter’s University. While the Cajuns are entering the fourth week of their season, the Peacocks are just beginning their season this week as they take LIU-Brooklyn in their first game of the season before heading to Lafayette.
The Peacocks, who are based in Jersey City, New Jersey, finished their 2016 season with a 10-42 record and a 5 ...
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Popping Stigma
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Popping StigmaMarch 10, 2017Event DetailsWhen: March 27, 2017Starts at: 5:00 pmEnds at: 8:00 pmWhere: Hulman Memorial Student Union (Dede I)Contact:Jalen Faith812-237-3958jfaith4@sycamores.indstate.eduPopping Stigma will take place from 5-8 p.m. March 27 in Hulman Memorial Student Union, Dede I. The event is sponored by the Student Counseling Center with help from the Women's Resource Center, Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity, and Gamma Phi Beta sorority.This event is free and open to students, staff and faculty. Please come and enjoy free popcorn, games and conversation!
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GLUCOTROL AND GOOGLE: PROFESSOR WORKS TOWARD RELIABLE DRUG INFORMATION
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Pharmacy professor Rebecca Hoover wants healthcare providers to know how to find reliable information about prescription drugs, and a recently awarded grant may help.
The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy gave its New Investigator Award, which funds the independent research and conference travel of 16 early-career pharmacy faculty members across the country, to Hoover, a clinical assistant professor in the Pharmacy Practice and Administrative Sciences department.
The grant will allow Hoover to develop her proposal, “Drug Information Education for Students in Non-Pharmacy, Non-Prescribing Health Professions,” and investigate how drug information research skills can best be taught.
“This grant has been such a game-changer in that it’s allowing me to physically do the work by taking some colleagues to help me analyze it,” Hoover said. “Also, I’ll be able to go to a conference here in a few years and be able to share that research.”
Drug information is Hoover’s specialty. She completed a specialty residency in drug information before coming to Idaho State in 2013. The field combines pharmacy with communications and education with the goal of providing reliable resources for healthcare providers and patients.
Hoover found her way to her career in drug information after earning bachelor’s degrees in biochemistry, microbiology and English from the University of Idaho and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
This background of science and arts aids her as a pharmacist, she said.
“Communications is such a big component of healthcare, and being able to educate your patients … that fundamental communication component is priceless,” Hoover said. “I think people really underrate it.”
Hoover, the current director of Idaho Drug Information Center, sees a need for both accurate drug information resources and instruction in finding reliable ones.
There’s a crucial difference, she said, between websites like WebMD and databases like the one ...
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Registration open for summer arts camps at University Park
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Registration is now open for the Penn State Center for Arts & Crafts’ 2017 summer arts camps on the University Park campus. Camps are offered for children in grades 1 through 9 and vary for each session and age group.
Choose from a variety of themed camps — animals, architecture, under the sea, multicultural art, room décor, wheel-thrown pottery and more.
The fee is $215 per camp.
For children entering grades 1-2 and 3-5, camps are for one week and run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Camp dates for these grade groups are as follows:
Session 1: June 19-23Session 2: June 26-30Session 3: July 10-14Session 4: July 17-21Session 5: July 24-28
For children entering grades 6-9, camps are for two weeks and run from either 9 a.m. to noon, or 1 to 4 p.m., unless otherwise noted. Camp dates are as follows:
Session 1: June 19-30Session 3: July 10-21Session 5: July 24-28 (all day 9am-4pm, one week)
Lunch at the camps is supervised, and attendees must bring their own snacks, drinks and lunches.
For additional information and to register, visit http://studentaffairs.psu.edu/hub/craftcenter/camps.shtml. For questions, email craftcenter@psu.edu.
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Shine on, Spartans
MSUToday - Featured stories March 9, 2017
In my dream, I was near a lake holding my phone when I slipped and fell into the icy water. I quickly raised my left arm so my watch would stay dry, but unfortunately, my phone was in my right hand and fully submersed. My slumbering mind cared nothing about being cold — only about my phone being wet.
When I woke up in the morning, the first thing I did was reach for my phone to turn off the alarm. I rubbed my bleary eyes and looked at the screen. I rubbed them again and shook my head. Somehow, inexplicably, there were two large water spots under the glass. I’m not kidding. They were not there the night before. Did I actually sleepwalk into a lake? Did my dog drool on it? Or was it just another weird instance of the “shining” I sometimes have?
I’m going with the last one. I’ll file it right under my ability to say a random phrase minutes before someone on television says the exact thing (particularly with bad reality television). Or alongside the fact that lights go out as I walk under them. And right up there with the spidey sense I share with my sisters and my daughter. I can’t explain it, nor do I understand it. It’s just one part of what’s inside me that makes me who I am.
As individuals, we’re made up of plenty of different qualities and traits, but as Spartans, we share a certain spirit that is deep inside our DNA. Spartans have an intense drive to succeed, a determination to solve challenges and yes, a will to make a difference.
That fortitude is what allows Spartans to make this world a better place for all of us. Whether a student, researcher, athlete, artist, scientist or leader, our ...
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$50 million endowment establishes Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering
www.dailyuw.com - RSS Results in news,news/* of type article Today, the UW announced that the department of computer science of engineering will now become the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering. The change was made possible because of a $40-million gift from Allen himself and a $10-million gift from Microsoft in Allen’s honor.The endowment is just one of the many donations UW CSE has gotten recently, including those from notable companies to establish its new building, CSE2.To celebrate the establishment and naming of the school, a reception was held in the CSE building already bearing Allen’s name with food, drink, and a performance from the Husky Band.
Henry M. Levy, the chairman of UW CSE, opened the event by reviewing the former department’s history. The CSE department was established by the Board of Regents in 1967 and was originally only authorized for five years.“I guess they were unsure about the future of computing,” Levy joked.According to Levy, CSE is now the No. 1 preferred major for entering undergraduate students and CSE introductory course enrollment exceeds 5,000 each year.After Levy spoke, assistant professor Franzi Roesner, who earned her Ph.D from the UW, spoke about the importance of the department to her and her work with the UW Tech Policy Lab. She recalled the first time she entered the CSE building, not knowing where to go, when a kind person approached her and helped her find her way.“Somebody who didn’t even know who I was treated me as if I belonged,” Roesner said.Roesner noted the former department’s smart, creative, and collaborative faculty and students as one of her favorite aspects about it. After a short video biography of Allen, UW president Ana Mari Cauce took the stage to discuss how Allen’s contribution will further the university’s goals.“We want to be the greatest public university in the ...
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Ole Miss cruises past Missouri to move to SEC quarterfinals
The Daily Mississippian Deandre Burnett rattled home a 3-point ball from the top of the key and ran back down to the defensive end grimacing in pain. The junior guard’s knees were far from 100 percent on Thursday night, but you couldn’t have gathered that from his 23-point performance in Ole Miss’ 86-74 win over Missouri in the second round of the SEC Tournament.
Burnett hit his first six shots of the game and helped the Rebels navigate their way out of a sluggish start in which the rest of the team opened the game missing 12 of their first 15 shots.
(Photo courtesy: Josh McCoy | OleMissSports.com)
“Any time you make your first shot it feels good. All the pain goes out of the way,” Burnett said. “I’m just trying to battle through it and play hard for my team. That was pretty much my mindset.”
Ole Miss came to Nashville, Tennessee, with its NCAA Tournament hopes on life support and with a little bit of momentum. The Rebels are peaking when it counts, closing out the regular season with a 75-70 victory over South Carolina. Andy Kennedy had hoped that his team would use that momentum to make a run in a building his program had a history with. His 2013 team won an SEC Championship in Bridgestone Arena, and his 2017 bunch will likely need to do the same if it wishes to earn a bid to the Big Dance. Four games in four nights is a tall task, but Kennedy and his group are taking it one step at a time.
The Rebels made quick work of Mizzou in the first leg of their postseason journey. Sebastian Saiz had a double-double at halftime with 12 points and 11 boards. He finished with 14 points and 16 rebounds. The Tigers made six of their first 11 3-point shots, and it was primarily why Ole Miss had trouble ...
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USC men’s basketball falls to UCLA in the Pac-12 tourney
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With 12 seconds left on the clock in Las Vegas, sophomore forward Bennie Boatwright tossed up a 3-pointer. The ball sailed in an arc and swished definitively. It was exactly what the Trojans needed, but the shot summed up the game for the Trojans — too little, too late.In the teams’ third meeting of the season, the Trojans fell 76-74 to the UCLA Bruins on Thursday night in the second round of the Pac-12 Tournament. The night was highlighted by an 18-point performance from junior point guard Jordan McLaughlin, but poor shooting and tough defense from UCLA kept the Trojans from ever taking the lead.
The Trojans began with one of their slowest starts of the season, missing their first 10 shots from the field. UCLA took advantage of the offensive drought, leaping out to a 14-3 lead. For the first 10 minutes, the Trojan offense looked lost against the UCLA zone.
“Our best players didn’t play very well in those stretches,” head coach Andy Enfield said. “Our starting lineup has to do a better job. You can’t just go 0-for-8 or 0-for-9. Our starters have to do much better or they won’t be starting much longer.”
A rhythm developed slowly under the leadership of junior guard Elijah Stewart, who came off of the bench to lead the Trojans in a first half comeback. While the Bruins had the chance to put the Trojans away early in the half, they also struggled from the field, shooting 45 percent in the first half.
Although the Bruins led by as much as 12 points, the the Trojans continued to chip at that lead. Key 3-pointers from Boatwright, freshman guard Jonah Mathews and Stewart gave the team scattered bursts of life.
The Trojans’ increased success in outside shooting was not matched, however, in the paint. The presence of sophomore forward Chimezie Metu was missed throughout ...
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Sac State baseball team drops series opener against Penn State, 4-2
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Sacramento State freshman Ricky Martinez swings before making contact with the ball against Penn State Thursday at John Smith Field. (Photo by Myha Sandeford)
The Sacramento State baseball team returned home with a 4-2 loss to Penn State in the first matchup of a three-game series at John Smith Field Thursday night.
Sac State senior pitcher Justin Dillon (2-1, 1.24 ERA), who entered the game only giving up two hits in his first three starts of the season, gave up three runs on three hits (two solo home runs) in seven innings of work.
“I felt good, but I felt like my mechanics were a little shaky,” Dillon said about his night on the mound. “My fastball command wasn’t as good tonight. I was also getting behind in some (pitch) counts.”
Dillon gave up no hits and picked up five strikeouts through the first four innings of the game, but the Hornets’ lineup only managed two hits through those innings against the Nittany Lions.
Penn State senior left fielder Nick Riotto lead off the fifth inning with a solo home run to right field to break up the scoreless game. Dillon then hit freshman designated hitter Braxton Giavedoni with a pitch; Giavedoni advanced to second on a wild pitch and was driven home on an RBI double from freshman center fielder Mason Nadaeu for a 2-0 lead.
“I ended up losing a changeup up (in the strike zone),” Dillon said about the fifth inning home run. “(Riotto) had a great swing on it.”
Sacramento State senior pitcher Justin Dillon throws the ball to home plate against Penn State Thursday at John Smith Field. (Photo by Myha Sandeford)Penn State (5-7) added to its lead in the top of the sixth courtesy of a solo home run by sophomore right fielder Jordan Bowersox. Bowersox, who is hitting .417 this season, went 1-for-4 ...
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Campus Notice About Meningitis Case
[Editor’s note: On Thursday, March 9, 3:19 p.m., Giovanna Genard, Assistant VP, Strategic Communications & Marketing, ODU, released the following statement via email. Mace & Crown will keep you updated as soon as more information on the matter becomes available.]Dear Old Dominion Campus Community:The Virginia Department of Health has notified Student Health Services officials at Old Dominion University that an ODU student has been diagnosed with bacterial meningitis while out of town on spring break, and is receiving treatment. As a precautionary measure, the Virginia Department of Health also contacted five individuals who had contact with this student to begin treatment that prevents infection from developing.Dr. Robert F. Dunker, Old Dominion’s medical director of Student Health Services, released a statement saying, “Although there is no danger to the Old Dominion community as a result of this situation, the University’s Student Health Services medical team is following all health and safety protocols and will continue to work with the Virginia Department of Health.”According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), meningococcal disease is typically not transmitted by routine or casual contact. It is spread through saliva and by prolonged, close contact with an infected person. The CDC recommends all college students get immunized against meningococcal disease prior to starting college and Virginia law requires people age 16 or older to be immunized.ODU students may contact the University’s Student Health Services (the office remains open this week) with any questions at 757-683-3132. For more information about bacterial meningitis, visit the CDC online at https://www.cdc.gov/meningitis/index.html
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Crime Report | 3.8.17
News – The Emory Wheel
On Feb. 27 at 2:40 p.m., Emory Police Department (EPD) received an anonymous stalking report from Wanda Swan, director of the Respect Program. The report stated that a female Emory student had been stalked from Jan. 10, 2016 to May 9, 2016. She was in a relationship with a male Emory student, who became increasingly angry and reportedly slapped and choked her at an undisclosed off-campus location. He later harassed her in public locations on campus, ignoring her request to be left alone. She reported the case to the Respect Program, which disclosed the information to EPD for statistical purposes.
On Feb. 27 at 2:53 p.m., EPD responded to a call regarding a suspicious phone call. An Emory student reported that an individual with a slight accent called her and stated that he was from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. He told her that she had to pay $7,500 for not filling out a tax form. When she reportedly asked the caller to send the information in writing, he began yelling at her and threatened to send a police officer to arrest her. He then ended the call. The case has been assigned to an investigator.
On Feb. 28 at 4:27 p.m., EPD responded to a fire on Clifton Road. DeKalb County Fire and Rescue were already on the scene when officers arrived. A First Transit Emory Freightliner bus was engulfed in flames when EPD arrived on the scene. The bus driver reported that she heard a strange noise after she turned left onto Clifton Road. The bus slowed down, and then shut off. She noticed the vehicle begin to smoke from under the hood, and she exited the bus and saw the fire. There were no passengers on the bus, and no one was injured.
On March 1 at 5 p.m., EPD responded to a call regarding a theft from the Woodruff P.E. Center. A University staff ...
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Gov. Justice’s budget clock ticking down as legislature reaches halfway point
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The West Virginia Legislature has officially reached the halfway point of the 60-day regular session.
The Senate and the House have continued to introduce and consider many bills, but Gov. Jim Justice has recently made statements regarding his outlook about his budget proposals.
The governor recently posted a “Budget Clock” to his official website and has had screens placed around the Capitol for all to see his countdown.
According to a press release found on Justice’s website, the clock counts down the days until the final day of session, which also indicates the time the House and Senate members have left to pass a budget.
Justice took to his Twitter account on Monday to discuss the budget, writing, “33 days left & the clock is ticking! We can’t keep kicking the can. West Virginians want JOBS & PROSPERITY!”
Besides the budget proposals, the House and the Senate members have been discussing a wide variety of legislative proposals for West Virginia.
This week in particular, the delegates passed House Bill 2509 on Monday. The bill then went to the Senate for further discussion and was introduced Tuesday.
According to the West Virginia Legislature website, “The purpose of this bill is to permit a physician to prescribe controlled substances when using telemedicine technologies.”
House Bill 2509 was then sent to the Senate Health and Human Resources Committee for further discussion, according to the West Virginia Legislature website.
In relation to the topic of controlled substances, House Bill 2579 was also passed in the House this week and reported to the Senate.
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website states, “The purpose of this bill is to increase the penalties for transportation of narcotics and certain controlled substances into the state.”
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Resistance won’t end with International Women’s Day: Panelists encourage student, political activism
News – The Badger Herald
As part of ongoing celebrations of International Women’s Day, University of Wisconsin students and members of the Madison community gathered Wednesday to discuss key issues affecting women’s rights, ranging from the patriarchy to President Donald Trump.The event, hosted by Madison Socialist Alternative and Socialist Students Madison, also tackled matters of LGBTQ+ rights to what changes to look out for under the Trump administration.
A Day Without Women: Madison community marches to advocate for women’s rightsWomen from across the state battled strong winds atop the steps of the State Capitol building as they marched to discuss a Read…
Darletta Scruggs, an organizer with Chicago Socialist Alternative and an activist with the Black Lives Matter movement, pointed to capitalism as the root of patriarchal oppression that women experience. Scruggs condemned political parties that participate in the current political system.
“[The system] internalizes the logic and rules of capitalism and the patriarchy,” Scruggs said.
To show Trump his “racist, sexist and xenophobic” remarks will not be tolerated, Scruggs called on the audience to participate in the Women’s March in May.
As Scruggs herself put it, “not today boo.”
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Madison community marches in solidarity with women around the country and worldThe footsteps of women in Madison echoed those from around the world as they marched in solidarity Saturday to protest the upcoming presidency Read…
Echoing a similar sentiment of promoting political activism, panelist Heather Huber, a member of the Madison branch of the National Organization for Women, encouraged feminists to stand up for reproductive rights at an April 14 rally to defend a women’s health clinic in Milwaukee.
Touching on the issue of immigration, Lupe Salmeron, a student at Edgewood College in Madison and immigration rights activist, spoke about her experiences as a Mexican immigrant.
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Faculty Senate approves task force to promote a broad education; discusses first-year student experience and programs
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March 10, 2017Senate approves task force to promote a broad education, discusses a study on first-year students, reviews reports on Thinking Matters and Introductory Seminars The speakers at the meeting included Professor Russell Berman, chair of the Planning and Policy Board and director of Thinking Matters and Introductory Seminars, and Professor Sarah Church, senior associate vice provost for undergraduate education and member of the Coordinated First Year Review Committee.
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Professor Russell Berman, chair of the Planning and Policy Board and director of Thinking Matters and Introductory Seminars, speaking to the Faculty Senate on Thursday. (Image credit: L.A. Cicero)
The Faculty Senate on Thursday recommended that Stanford create a task force to find new ways to promote and enhance a broad education at Stanford, using eight recommendations contained in a 2017 report by the Planning and Policy Board as a starting point.
On a voice vote, the senate approved a resolution recommending that Provost Persis Drell and Senate Chair Debra Satz appoint a task force to promote two goals in collaboration with the university’s long-range planning process:
To ensure that each student has the opportunity to explore the intellectual riches that Stanford has to offer; and
To reaffirm the faculty’s commitment to the value of a broad education that cultivates students’ capacity to think, speak and write critically, clearly and imaginatively, and that contributes to the development of human beings open to the world and to the challenges of local, national and global citizenship.
The vote followed a brief presentation by Russell Berman, a professor of comparative literature and of German studies, about the major recommendations of the Planning and Policy Board’s Report and Recommendations on Students’ Curricular Choices and the Critical Role of a Liberal Arts Education. The senate discussed the report at its Jan. 26 meeting. A link to the report ...
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Men’s basketball falls to Notre Dame in ACC Quarterfinals
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SPORTSVirginia awaits Selection Sunday for March Madness seeding
by Alec Dougherty
| Mar 10 2017 | 1 hour ago
The No. 6 seed Virginia men’s basketball team dropped a tough game to No. 3 seed Notre Dame in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament Thursday night, 58-71.Virginia (22-10, 11-7 ACC) had a tough time making shots against the lockdown defense of the Fighting Irish (24-8, 12-6 ACC). On the defensive end, the Cavaliers were out-hustled by Notre Dame, allowing the Irish to score several easy points.“We weren’t as sound as we’ve been in the past,” coach Tony Bennett said. “Notre Dame guarded us hard … you could see they were looking forward to playing us.”Notre Dame seemed fired up from the start, as it looked to get its first win against Virginia since joining the ACC.The Cavaliers could not get shots to fall in the first half, while Notre Dame got off to a hot start from the floor. After junior guard Devon Hall made the opening basket for Virginia, the Fighting Irish went on a 10-0 run — which included five points from junior forward Bonzie Colson.The Cavaliers continued to miss shots until junior guard Darius Thompson checked in from the bench. Thompson hit 3-of-4 of his attempts from downtown in the half to keep Virginia within striking distance.Momentum began to shift the Cavaliers’ way when a layup by sophomore forward Jared Reuter cut Notre Dame’s lead to four with under two minutes remaining in the half. However, a questionable foul committed by freshman guard Ty Jerome on the defensive end gave the Fighting Irish two crucial free throws with only three seconds remaining on their shot clock.Virginia went into the half trailing 26-32. In the first frame, the team shot 5-for-10 from beyond the arc, but only 10-for-26 collectively. Notre Dame, conversely, made 52.2 percent of its ...
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Syracuse University Chancellor: Trump’s revised travel ban is ‘unconstitutional’
The Daily Orange – The Independent Student Newspaper of Syracuse, New York
Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud on Wednesday denounced President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban as unconstitutional and illegal.
While discussing the travel ban during an address to the Graduate Student Organization at the group’s meeting, Syverud said the United States Constitution make clear that “blanket decision-making about individuals based on national origin is unconstitutional.”
“It’s illegal,” he added.
Syverud spoke for several minutes on Wednesday about the new ban, which puts a hold on issuing visas for citizens of six countries — Iran, Yemen, Syria, Somalia, Libya and Sudan — for 90 days, and suspends the United States’ refugee program for 120 days.
The order is a less severe version of Trump’s Jan. 27 ban on travel, with Iraq no longer included. Syverud last month denounced the original ban, which was ultimately shot down in a U.S. appeals court.
Syverud said the revised order will jeopardize the predicament of current international graduate students and students enrolling this coming fall. He said some of the university’s best students have, throughout SU’s history, come from the countries included in the ban.
“And we don’t want to stand down from that history,” he said.
Syverud’s comments Wednesday follow his pattern of expressing support for students from the countries affected by Trump’s polices. Following Trump’s election and the original travel ban, he expressed support for undocumented students and students from the countries included in the first ban.
He also denounced the original travel ban in a statement to the University Senate last month, after two petitions circulated among community members calling on him to do so. He said at the time that SU “simply cannot support or abide by any policy that discriminates against, or makes a preference for, one person over the other based on religion, national origin or other inherent characteristics.”
On Wednesday, Syverud said he’ ...
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ASPSU Senate meeting attracts a crowd
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The Associated Students of Portland State senate listens to public comment at its biweekly meeting on Monday, March 6
At a March 6 meeting, the Associated Students of Portland State Senate faced a room full of students, group members and leaders expressing fear, anger or frustration with potential changes to the ASPSU constitution regarding PSU’s Organization Budget Council, a subcommittee of the Student Fee Committee that provides assistance and funding to PSU student organizations.
The OBC helps student groups and clubs with budget development, event planning, and expenditure processing. OBC has been allotted $553,633 of student funds to be distributed to student groups in the 2018 academic year.
The proposed change would give ASPSU Senate full control of student funding and recognition processes, among other significant structural changes. These changes reflect a model implemented by Associated Students of the University of Oregon.
The constitutional changes would affect more than a hundred student groups, with approximately 800 student leaders between student-operated services, Programming Boards, student organizations, and student rec clubs according to Brian Janssen, director of Student Organization Advising in Student Activities and Leadership Programs. The overall number of students within those groups is unknown at this time. Rec clubs and the Rec Clubs Council received no mention within the new constitution proposal, but most student groups are funded through OBC.
The majority of those who spoke to the senate were made aware of the proposed changes by an email from the OBC, which outlined several concerns about how this would affect its function.
“I’m just concerned about the lack of communication from ASPSU about what would be a drastic change that would impact my club, the Neuroscience Club, and other organizations funded through the OBC,” said Thomas Madison, vice president of the Neuroscience Club.
If passed in the senate, there was concern that the new constitution would be voted on without seats for ...
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