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MARYVILLE, Mo. — Northwest Missouri State knows as well as any team in NCAA Division II just how hard it is to take that final step to the Elite Eight.
In three previous seasons, Northwest made it to the Central Region championship game before losing. Their opponent in the third round this year, Southwest Minnesota State, gave everything it had to make it four years in a row.
“It is one thing to get here one time and quite another to make it four times,” said Southwest Minnesota coach Brad Bigler said.
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Because of gritty defense played by Bigler’s team, shots weren’t falling for Northwest. The Bearcats went 1-for-15 on three-pointers. Northwest needed to scratch and claw to eke out a 55-52 victory Tuesday evening at Bearcat Arena.
“This means a lot because after last year’s loss, a lot of us stayed most of the summer and worked hard,” said Northwest junior guard Justin Pitts, who finished with 25 points. “We worked hard all preseason. This feels good. We have been so close the last three years. It feels special to finally get to the Elite Eight.”
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— Dr. John Jasinski (@presidentjazz) March 15, 2017
Northwest, 32-1, is making its first trip to the Elite Eight since 2004 and third in school history. Southwest Minnesota finished the season 28-6.
“You definitely want to compliment Northwest Missouri State,” Bigler said. “It was a heck of a game, back and forth. Both teams gave everything they had. Justin Pitts made a couple of plays in the end to give them that edge. You have to tip your hat to him.
“I am proud of our guys. They showed a lot of resiliency out there. I think that toughness in our team is ...
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Wednesday, March 15, 2017
DII men's basketball: Northwest Missouri St. pulls out tight win in Central Region championship
‘Failing schools’ resist closure from state
Western Herald - news
Two Kalamazoo-area schools are fighting to remain open after having been on the Michigan Department of Education’s School Reform Office’s list of lowest-achieving institutions for three years.
Woodward School for Technology and Research, 606 Stuart Ave., and Washington Writers’ Academy, 1919 Portage St., are among 38 public schools in Michigan facing closure by the end of the 2016-2017 school year for having consistently low standardized test scores since 2013, according to the SRO’s rankings.
Seven hundred fifty students could potentially be affected if both Woodward and Washington Writers were to close by the end of the year.
It is required by state law that any schools residing in the bottom five percent of score rankings write plans for improvement and receive support services that include extra resources from the U.S. Department of Education, Michigan Department of Education and Local Intermediate School District, according to the SRO.
However, any schools remaining in the bottom five percent for a minimum of three years are subject to closure by the SRO for insufficient achievements.
“Over the next 30 to 45 days the SRO will examine the geographic, academic, and enrollment capacity of other public school options for children attending one of the 38 failing schools. It is possible that closing a school is not feasible due to unreasonable hardship for the children attending that school because no better options are available. If that is determined, the SRO will rescind the closure notice for that school and implement a different turnaround option. The other options include naming a CEO, changing the redesign plan, or placement into the State School Reform District,” according to a revised press-release conference published by the SRO on Jan. 20.
If any feasible options for school transfers are found within proximity to Woodward and Washington Writers, then each school must officially shut down by June 1.
“Many times the additional resources from the MDE and ...
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Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Lei and Zheng look towards NCAA Championship
Sports – The Nevada Sagebrush
The Nevada Wolf Pack diving team featured a competitor in the final of the NCAA Zone E Diving Championship on Wednesday, allowing Nevada to be represented on each of the competition’s three days.
Sophomore Zoe Lei competed in the platform dive finals after placing 17th in the preliminary rounds with a score of 212.45.
Lei moved up eight spots in the finals, with her score of 468.10 earning her a ninth place finish. Fellow Pack sophomore Toma Shmitova also competed in the platform dive, scoring 172.40 to finish 33rd in the preliminary round.
Lei and junior Sharae Zheng will both be moving on to the NCAA Championship Mar. 15-18 in Indianapolis. Zheng will be looking to defend her 1-meter and 3-meter springboard national titles.
At the Mountain West conference championships in February, Zheng won all three diving competitions, including MW Championship record scores of 359.35 in the 1-meter springboard and 421.45 in the 3-meter springboard.
Leading the Wolf Pack diver is diving coach Jian Li You. Li You is viewed as one of the best diving coaches in the country, having coached a conference diver of the year in five straight seasons.
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PSU ranked top 25 LGBTQ-friendly school
News – Vanguard
Illustration by Nimi Einstein
Portland State made the list of top 25 affordable LGBTQ-friendy online schools in the nation by SR Education Group released earlier this year.
PSU hosts an active Queer Resource Center, growing resources for the LGBTQ community, and education for professors and staff. However, the ranking does not reveal whether or not LGBTQ students actually feel safe or supported on campus.
SR Education Group, founded in 2004, researches online schools based on affordability, number of degrees available, veterans resources and, more recently, LGBTQ community support. To assemble its list, SR Education Group used rankings from Campus Pride, “a national nonprofit that worked with researchers to generate standards and tools for assessing LGBTQ-friendly policies, programs and practices at higher education institutions,” according to a statement from the group.
Colleges fill out a questionnaire from Campus Pride, which awards them up to 5 stars based on the offices, programs of study and other resources schools in place for LGBTQ students.
Just making the cut at number 25, PSU met the minimum standard of at least 15 different available degree options and at least 3 out of 5 stars on the Campus Pride Index. PSU scored 4.5 stars out of 5.
PSU’s “Campus Pride LGBTQ-Friendly Report Card” includes amenities such as paid LGBTQ support services staff, active ongoing training for hate crime prevention, LGBTQ counseling and support groups, and a trans-inclusive school health insurance policy that covers hormone replacement therapy.
Craig Leets, director of the Queer Resource Center, filled out the Campus Pride Survey for PSU. The survey includes LGBTQ-friendly policies and resources schools already in place, but does not survey students, staff or faculty members on whether they feel supported or know where to find resources.
“PSU does a lot of great work to have structures in place to help members of the queer and trans community,” Leets said. “But my critique of the [Campus Pride] questionnaire ...
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City council continues work on overpass
News – The Branding Iron Online The construction site for the Harney Street/UPRR overpass. City council appointed Councilor Pat Gabriel to the Enhancement Committee for the Harney Street/UPRR overpass construction to replace Joe Vitale who is no longer on the City Council. (Photo by Morgan Roppe)
During its meeting Tuesday night, the Laramie City Council unanimously appointed council member Pat Gabriel to the Harney Street/Union Pacific Railroad Overpass Enhancement Committee.
While serving as County Commissioner nearly 20 years ago, Gabriel was part of the original committee that first proposed the project.
“Twenty years ago, as county commissioner, I was on the original committee to look at the possibility of replacing the Curtis Street Viaduct at that time,” Gabriel said. “Here we are, 20 years later, we are starting to build, so I guess that is progress.”
Slated for completion in 2018, the four-lane Harney Street viaduct would replace the two-lane Clark Street overpass and allow for traffic to move over the railway between East and West Laramie.
The project serves as a solution to the growing number of safety hazards of the Clark Street Overpass. According to the project documents, approximately 60 percent of the pier walls exhibit severe chipping, delamination, and exposed and corroded reinforcing steel.
The Clark Street overpass is slated for demolition in 2019
As a member of the committee, Gabriel could participate in conversations regarding the approximately $376,000 of budgeted funds remaining after the city met its required project-funding match of about $37,000.
The council also motioned to authorize the final plat for the Timberline Business Park.
The project has been in development since 2015 and would allow for commercial and industrial land development consistent with commercial and industrial zoning.
The final plat, or the completion of the project, would allow for the sale of lots.
“What we typically see with the final plat, once it is approved and recorded, is the property owner is allowed to ...
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‘The Tornado is the World’: Pierce epitomizes havoc
The Reflector - life
This Tuesday, Mississippi State University’s Dr. Catherine Pierce will read from her most recent book of poetry, ‘The Tornado is the World,’ as well as taking questions from the audience at Fowlkes Auditorium in the Colvard Student Union.
Pierce is an associate professor in MSU’s English department, the co-director of MSU’s creative writing department and the author of three books of poetry.
Pierce said she considers her love of reading and writing to have been the catalyst of her career as both an educator and an author.
“I’ve always loved both reading and writing, and so as a college student I naturally gravitated toward studying English,” Pierce said. “From there it was an organic progression.”
Pierce said her interests grew in college and once in graduate school she discovered another love, teaching.
“I took workshop classes in college that I loved, and so I went on to grad school to keep studying creative writing,” Pierce said. “While in grad school, I was a TA and realized that I loved teaching writing as well as writing itself. I was very fortunate to have found a job that lets me do both.”
‘The Tornado is the World,’ like all of Pierce’s work, is inspired by her interests.
“My poems tend to follow my obsessions,” Pierce said. “When I wrote ‘The Tornado Is the World’ I was, and I still am, thinking a lot about the ways the natural world can wreak havoc on our carefully controlled lives.”
Pierce said she finds the process of producing poetry rewarding.
“I find it tremendously satisfying to try to translate unwieldy ideas and gut-level responses into something as taut and controlled as a poem can be,” Pierce said. “I’m also completely in love with language and poetry offers me a chance to fully immerse myself in words and what they ...
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Five games to watch: NCAA tournament first round
Vanderbilt Hustler Riley LaChance as Vanderbilt hosted Dayton at Memorial Gymnasium on December 9, 2015. Dayton and Vanderbilt's 2016 NCAA tournament opponent, Wichita State, face off Friday in one of the first round's top games.
The first two days of the NCAA tournament are always two of the best on the sports calendar. With games straight through from noon to well past 10 p.m. ET, there’s enough basketball to satisfy even the most rabid of fans.
Like always, there are some intriguing first-round matchups this year. Let’s take a look at five of the best.
No. 7 Dayton vs. No. 10 Wichita State
Friday at 6:10 p.m. CT, CBS
Lower-seeded Wichita State comes into this game as a six-point favorite according to Vegas, and on paper it’s hard to argue with that. The Shockers ended the season 30-4, including a final stretch of 15 consecutive wins. Wichita State is ranked the eighth-best team in the country by the KenPom rankings — admittedly, an imperfect system — and by all accounts looks to be a prime candidate for a Cinderella run.
Don’t count out the Flyers, though. Dayton was one of the hottest teams in the country before losing in its first game of the Atlantic 10 tournament. They’re an experienced team that is solid on both ends of the floor, and they boast marquee wins over tournament teams Vanderbilt, VCU and Rhode Island. Whoever comes out of this matchup will likely put Kentucky on upset alert in the second round.
No. 5 Iowa State vs. No. 12 Nevada
Thursday at 8:57 p.m. CT, truTV
Some have speculated that this might be the year that Iowa State finally makes a deep tournament run, but it drew a tough first-round matchup against an underrated Nevada team. It is an inevitability of March Madness that at least one No. 5 seed will lose in the first round every year, and the Wolfpack ...
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Alpha Chi Omega’s fashion show raises awareness about domestic violence
TCU 360
Print ArticleGlitz and glam filled the ballroom of the Hilton hotel in downtown Fort Worth at Alpha Chi Omega’s annual philanthropy event on the afternoon of Sunday, Feb. 19.
The event benefited the Alpha Chi Omega Foundation and The Women’s Center of Tarrant County. Over $110,000 was raised, according to the Fashion Show Committee Chair Carly Boobar.
Students walked in the show to raise awareness about domestic violence.
According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, women between the ages of 18-24 are the most common victims of domestic violence.
Models and retailers chair Juliette Hollihan said open discussion about domestic violence is essential.
“I just want people to be more comfortable talking about their experiences and reaching out for help,” Hollihan said.
Domestic violence makes up 15 percent of violent crimes, and suicidal behavior and depression correlate with domestic violence, according to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
Sophomore model Bryar Ferguson spoke about the importance of gender equality.
“I think as a man, respect and equal treatment of women is just so important,” Ferguson said. “I think that if you’re a person that abuses your girlfriend or spouse, I mean, I’m not sure if you can even call yourself a man.”
More than 600 people attended the event which included a fashion show, silent auction, and raffle. Retailers around Fort Worth donated clothes for students to model.
Sophomore model Helen Prebys shared her excitement about the show.
“I feel domestic violence is such an issue that kind of goes unnoticed sometimes and personally I am a victim of sexual assault and it’s really cool that I can stand up and do something about it but have a good time while doing it,” Prebys said.
For more information about the annual philanthropy event visit iotalambdafashionshow.com.
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Weekly Crime Blotter: March 6
NEWS – The Signal Feb. 28
Stolen
A student complained of larceny in University Commons. The case is cleared.
March 1
STOP
A non-GSU student was issued a warning for criminal trespassing at the Urban Life Building.
Trifecta
A non-GSU student was arrested at Langdale Hall for obstruction of police and possessing an ounce or less of marijuana. They were also issued a warning for criminal trespassing.
West Side
A GSU staff member at Student Center West complained about a theft from the building with a value of $1500 or less. The case is still active.
T Job
A student complained of theft lost/mislaid property-$500 or less at T Parking Deck. The case is still active.
March 2
Weed at Woodruff
A non-GSU student was arrested for possession of and intent to sell marijuana at Woodruff Park.
You were told…
A staff member witnessed the arrest of a non-GSU student for criminal trespassing at the Aderhold Learning Center. The offender had already been issued a warning before.
Bad vibes
A student reported being emotionally disturbed at Clarkston parking lot 3. The case is still active.
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Faculty and Staff Campaign
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Faculty and Staff CampaignMarch 14, 2017The annual Faculty and Staff Campaign encourages faculty, staff, emeriti, and retirees to donate to Indiana State. This effort is entirely focused on participation with the goal to increase campus philanthropic support to 750 donors.Gifts can be made now through April 7 to any area of the university, such as a department, college or other special interest area.For additional information about the campaign, visit the Faculty and Staff Campaign website.
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Troy women win second straight conference title
Sports – The Tropolitan
(CONTRIBUTED/ Brad Kemp)Head Coach Chanda Rigby's Trojans won their second consecutive Sun Belt Conference Championship, defeating Louisiana 78-64 in Lakefront Arena on Sunday night. As a result of the win, Troy will automatically receive an invite to the NCAA tournament for the second straight year as well.
Scott Watkins
Staff Writer
The Troy Trojan women’s basketball team are Sun Belt Champions for the second consecutive year and will be making a return trip to the big dance after taking down Louisiana 78-64.
Troy’s championship journey in New Orleans opened with a record-breaking 105-72 win over Arkansas State in which the Trojans grabbed a Sun Belt-record 86 rebounds. Troy then got its revenge over Texas-Arlington with a dominant 88-59 victory to advance to the championship game.
The title game was a defensive battle from the start. It took just over three minutes for Troy to get on the board before senior Claresa Banks knocked down a free throw.
A moment later, Banks hit a three to give the Trojans their first lead of the game. After falling behind 12-9 near the end of the quarter, Banks hit another three to tie the game.
The two teams then traded free throws and Troy entered the second quarter with a 14-13 lead. Banks had nine points in the quarter and finished with 14 for the game.
Troy jumped out of the gate in the second with a 6-0 run to extend its lead to 20-13. All-Sun Belt first team selection Caitlyn Ramirez found herself in foul trouble early and had to be benched for 13 minutes in the first half, including the entire second quarter.
Senior forward Kristen Emerson stepped up in Ramirez’s absence, registering two points and four rebounds in six minutes during the second quarter.
The Trojans maintained their lead throughout the quarter while holding the Ragin’ Cajuns to 21 percent ...
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Students advertise social initiative with flier: ‘We’ll skate with anyone’
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A flier posted in various places campuswide invites amateur skateboarders to come as they are, as long as they have a board and drive to ride.
“If you have a penny board, nickel board, longboard or even a Rip-Stik and want a good group of friends to ride the streets of Troy with, well then you’re reading the right poster,” reads the opening paragraph of the flier.
James Shipma, a freshman graphic design major from Huntsville, and some friends loosely organized a group of people that share an affinity for skateboarding and meeting new people.
“I kinda find it therapeutic, like, whenever I feel stuck in the dorm, or whenever I feel really bored, or if I have a lot on my mind, it’s nice to just skate around,” Shipma said. “It’s calming to me.”
Shipma said the group started with two fellow Shackelford residents skating a little here and there. He was inspired to invite other people when he noticed other Trojans traveling to class via skateboard.
Initially, he and friends approached people they saw riding. Shipma was inspired to advertise the group based on the notion that he couldn’t possibly eyeball everyone in person, so maybe he could reach more people by strategically placing fliers in more places that he might not necessarily visit regularly.
While the group is centered around a common passion for skateboarding, members say it’s more of a social group unlike other official organizations.
“I’ve met a bunch of new people that are similar to me,” said Jack Marquet, sophomore environmental science major from Birmingham. “It’s a fun way to hang out as opposed ...
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Classes, activities canceled at University Park for March 14
Penn State News - Top News
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Expected heavy snowfall overnight and throughout the day on Tuesday has caused Penn State University Park to cancel all activities on campus, including classes and exams, from 5 a.m. until 10 p.m. Tuesday, March 14.
Campus officials decided to cancel activities after looking at a number of weather-related factors. With the National Weather Service predicting snowfall totals between 10 inches and 16 inches for the Centre Region and elsewhere, and with snow expected to last into Tuesday afternoon, the decision to cancel all activities was determined to be in the best safety interest of faculty, staff and students, particularly those who must travel a distance.
As indicated above, scheduled activities will resume at 10 p.m. Tuesday, March 14, and employees are expected to report at their next regularly scheduled reporting time – unless directed otherwise through University communication channels or supervision. Only employees previously identified as performing essential services should report to work as regularly scheduled on Tuesday, March 14, unless advised otherwise by their supervisor.
In the event of a Declaration of a State of Emergency by Pennsylvania officials and related road closures, employees are not expected to travel to work, even if they are essential. If a unit has essential employees who must be at work to provide care for students, on-property guests, or animals, etc., appropriate arrangements by supervisors should have been made for those employees to stay on campus.
Answers to frequently asked questions about University Park weather events, visit http://news.psu.edu/story/181480/2015/11/24/health-and-safety/penn-state....
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MSU Men and Women’s Rugby Excel in Las Vegas
Sports – The MSU Exponent
Both the MSU men’s and women’s rugby teams played at the Las Vegas Invitational Seven’s Rugby Tournament on March 2 and 3.
The tournament hosted some of the best teams in the nation, providing elite competition for both teams. The women placed 3rd in their pool and the men finished second in their pool and fourteenth overall out of 28.
This was a tremendous victory for MSU, as Ben Morris, the captain of the men’s rugby team, said, “every other team has substantially more resources and funding than we do … they expected us to finish last, seeing as we’re a relatively new rugby team.”
The women’s goal this season is to become competitive at a new level. Mara Maus, the treasurer for the MSU women’s rugby team, said, “we have decided this season to play as a Division 1 (D1) level team, even though we are still a club. In the past, we have played at tournaments that are a mix of D2 and D1.”
“We decided to enter this tournament because we knew we would play some incredibly competitive teams, who are also D1 schools, and that we could get some experience with new teams and elite competition in the pre-season,” Maus said.
The highest scorer for the men’s team was Luke Ryan and the MVP was Austin Llewellyn. For the women, the highest scorers were Alecia Panagakis and Maus. Their most notable players were Serrana Scholten and Emily Dennis.
Morris said, “We’re really excited about this start, and the rest of the season is looking very promising … our program is gaining an exciting amount of momentum and we’re getting closer every day to our goal of a national championship in sevens rugby.”
The women are also excited for the season to begin. Maus said, “we could not be more excited or focused ...
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It’s Time for Bozeman to Become a Sanctuary City
Opinion – The MSU Exponent
Bozeman Mayor Carson Taylor took time Thursday, Feb. 9 to issue a series of equivocating statements about proposals to designate Bozeman as a sanctuary city. He first stated that “the word ‘sanctuary city’ has so many meanings that it’s not really functional.” Taylor went on to claim that Bozeman Police Department procedures are already roughly in line with any proposed sanctuary city ordinance. This seems to suggest that a sanctuary city designation is both functional and comprehensible, not the undefinable term Taylor implies it is.
He also claimed that he’d rather save time and allow the City Commission to focus on “local issues” – undocumented immigrants in Bozeman fearing to report crimes due to their immigration status apparently doesn’t quite make the cut for “local” – but he will take the time to issue a statement with no legal force proclaiming Bozeman as a “safe, welcoming and inclusive community.” Both of these reasons advanced by Taylor transparently sidestep the real issue: the benefits of adopting a sanctuary city resolution versus the Trump Administration’s threat to withdraw federal funding from any local jurisdiction which does so.
At the most basic level, the sanctuary city resolution advanced by local activists would bar local police from inquiring into the immigration status of anyone who has not committed a felony. The proposed ordinance would give undocumented immigrants the ability to report crimes and serve as witnesses without fear of deportation.
Similar measures undertaken by other cities have been shown to reduce crime by enhancing trust between local communities and law enforcement. By getting local police out of the business of enforcing federal immigration law, sanctuary city designations allow them to better carry out their core function: keeping their community safe and free of crime.
The major new factor in the sanctuary city debate, and the one cited by many Bozeman residents to explain ...
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In case you missed it- Last week in sports
Sports – Dakota Student
Clean Sweep
Junior defensemen, Tucker Poolman filled the score sheet (2g,3a on the weekend) as the men’s hockey team swept Miami University on the road. The much needed wins gave UND home ice advantage for NCHC Quarter finals for the 15th consectutive year. The team will face St. Cloud State this weekend.
A Final Bow
In a tough battle, the women’s hockey team fell to the Wisconsin Badgers 2-1, for their last game of the 2016-2017 season. The Fighting Hawks put in a full 60 minute performance, keeping a tie game until the final minutes of the third period where penalties sealed their fate.
Game, Set, Match
The women’s tennis squad defeated Southern Utah 4-3 in the singles competition on home territory, while they swept in doubles 3-0.
Sour season finale
After claiming their Big Sky Championship title against Sacremento State, the women’s basketball team finished their season on a flat note against Portland State. In reverse roles to the Men’s squad, the women were unable to find their way against Portland, falling 81-67. The loss places them in the No. 2 seed and they will face the winner of the first round battle between Northern Arizona and Portland State in the second round.
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Enlarged prostate later in life could stem from fetal development early on
MSUToday - Featured stories New research from Michigan State University indicates that embryonic tissue, key to the development of a baby’s gender, could contribute to an enlarged prostate, or BPH, in men later in life.
It’s estimated that up to 90 percent of older men experience BPH, or benign prostatic hyperplasia, and quality of life can be severely affected.
“During development, both male and female embryos start out having certain fetal tissue called the Müllerian duct mesenchyme,” said Jose Teixeira, professor of reproductive biology in the College of Human Medicine and lead author of the federally funded study. “Human male embryos need to get rid of this tissue typically between 7 to 10 weeks after conception or else they will develop a uterus.”
According to Teixeira, his latest findings, now published in PNAS, clearly show that some of this tissue remains in male mice and contributes to cells where the prostate is located.
“No one really has known the origin of this disease,” Teixeira said. “But we now have early clues that this remnant tissue in the mice becomes part of the tissue that would go on to develop an enlarged prostate.”
Teixeira and his team also found that a malfunctioning tumor-suppressing gene that’s associated with certain cancers, such as colon and pancreatic, known as Stk11, additionally influenced the development of BPH.
“By altering the Stk11 gene, the number of cells in this embryonic tissue multiplied above what is needed and caused the prostate tissue surrounding the urethra to grow,” Teixeira said.
This overgrowth of tissue is what he indicated could cause the lower urinary tract symptoms, such as difficulty urinating, in older men with the disease.
“Most drugs or procedures on the market today just treat the symptoms, not the disease itself,” Teixeira said. “Our study could open up a whole new pathway for targeted treatments to help shrink the prostate tissue or ...
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New UW course aims to tackle environmental issues with a decolonizing lens
www.dailyuw.com - RSS Results in news,news/* of type article With big talks of climate change circulating in the news recently, it is clear many are starting to become aware of injustices regarding the environment.On Monday and Wednesday of this week, students enrolled in an environmental science and restoration management course, ESRM 490: Decolonizing the Environmental Discourse, gave presentations on environmental issues of their choosing.ESRM 490 is a newly established course designed by Dr. Daniel Vogt and Jessica Hernandez, a master’s candidate from the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences. This was the first quarter in which the class was offered, as it took three quarters for Hernandez and Vogt to have the curriculum approved by the College of the Environment; it will be renamed AIS 475 for spring quarter.
“The main concern [from the College of the Environment] was that it would be too similar to other courses of the same likeness,” Hernandez said. “The College of the Environment focuses on more of the hard sciences rather than the social sciences.”Hernandez wanted to create a course that would merge both hard and social sciences in order to look at the environment holistically.“We talked with the students and garnered positive feedback,” Vogt said. “They acknowledged how interactive our classroom is and were appreciative of the space we gave them to speak their minds.”The students’ final presentations were held open and free to the public. Hernandez intended the students to learn, discuss, then teach others about what they learned as part of her pedagogy and to give more attention to environmental injustices.Attendee Lynn Roech enjoyed the event and found it important that undergraduate students are stepping up and taking action toward these injustices. She attended the event because she was curious about the colonial roots of rhetoric surrounding the environment, and how to move past it, which is the course’s primary focus.The presentations were split ...
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USC men’s basketball to take on Providence in NCAA Tournament
Daily Trojan
On Selection Sunday, the Trojans earned one of the last spots in the NCAA Tournament. The Trojans were placed in the preliminary play-in round, facing off against Providence in Dayton, Ohio on Wednesday. The game will be a rematch of last season’s first-round game, which the Trojans dropped 70-69 in the final seconds in a panic during an out-of-bounds play. But the opponent is an exciting challenge for the players returning from last year’s short-lived appearance in the tournament.
“We’re all happy,” sophomore forward Chimezie Metu said. “The most important thing is just to have fun and to come out focused. The freshmen will have to learn that through experience”
The seeding comes after the Trojans’ ability to make the tourney came under scrutiny late in the season. After cruising to a 14-0 start to the season, the team seemed to be a lock for making the tournament and continuing the momentum started with last year’s season. But a four-game losing streak punctuated by a 102-70 rout at the hands of UCLA and a 83-82 stunner at Arizona State sent the team tumbling far from the rankings and into the bubble.
As the clock rolled around to 5:30 p.m. EST on Sunday, it was unclear whether the bracket revealed live on CBS would include USC at all. But head coach Andy Enfield stayed firm throughout the process — he knew his team would make it.
“We thought we were in the tournament,” Enfield said. “We thought we did enough to deserve to be there.”
Enfield and his Trojans will 24-9 Trojans have the chance to build upon the growth they’ve made in past years in their second-straight NCAA tournament appearance.
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Women’s lacrosse takes home first conference with win over No. 15 Duke
The Louisville Cardinal By Dalton Ray–Avenging the loss from last season, women’s lacrosse (7-2, 1-1) upsets No. 15 Duke (6-3, 1-1) 11-8. Senior Hannah Koloski and sophomore Meghan Siverson scored four goals each, propelling the Cardinals to their first ever win over the Blue Devils.“We just beat Duke, so that’s pretty awesome,” coach Kellie Young said. “Duke is a very good team and they have one of the best coaches in the game. It was exciting to see our defense play. They were phenomenal.”Louisville jumped up early with goals from their dynamic duo of Siverson and Koloski.The Blue Devils responded by scoring two goals in 12 seconds. Siverson followed with her second goal of the match, giving Louisville a 3-2 lead with 22:29 in the first half.Following the scoring outburst, both defenses dug in. Louisville’s Brittany Read and Duke’s Jamie Lockwood accounted for four saves over the next 14 minutes.“Our defense was great and Brittany had some great saves. Our shot execution wasn’t great on our end. We had a couple turnovers on our end,” Young said. “That’s the lull that we have to surf through and we did.”Madison Hoover’s third goal of the year broke the dry spell with 8:25 in the half.With under 90 seconds to play in the half, Siverson scored her third goal to make the Louisville lead 5-3 at half time. The Blue Devil won more draw controls and recorded more saves in the half, but committed six more turnovers than U of L.Koloski wasted no time in the second half to score, finding the net three minutes into the half. After freshman Elise Koehl’s goal, Koloski’s free position goal pushed Louisville’s lead to five with 19 to play in the half.The Blue Devils scored back-to-back goals from Maddie Crutchfield and Kyra Harney to make ...
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Monarchs Win Fourth Straight on Senior Night
Brittany ReigelspergerContributing WriterMonarch fans filled The Ted Saturday night to watch the Old Dominion men’s basketball team (18-10, 11-5 C-USA) take on the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (13-16, 7-9 C-USA) on Senior Day. ODU seniors Denzell Taylor and Jordan Baker were honored prior to tipoff and helped lead their team to a 67-53 victory over the Hilltoppers.Before the game, Baker was interviewed by Mace & Crown about his time playing for the Monarchs. Baker is a communication major and has been interning with sports media department at ODU, aspiring to become a sports commentator. He is from Hampton and has become a hometown hero for many Monarch fans, serving as team captain this season alongside Denzell Taylor.“It’s been a roller coaster for me personally, but I wouldn’t change a thing that’s happened to me here because it has helped me mature tremendously from when I first arrived and now that I’m going to be leaving. But being a captain here was something I never knew would happen, but I’m really thankful for the opportunity to lead this team. I’ve just worked hard and did the little things on the court to get where I’m at now. It’s stressful at times, but the team makes it a funny experience daily,” Baker said. Baker has a left his mark on ODU men’s basketball program and the Monarch community in his four years here.“Live in the gym, stay humble, and set goals. Use every resource possible that is offered to you. Use the system to your advantage to build your brand and network,” Baker said.The Monarchs led by 14 points after one-half of play.Monarch forwards Trey Porter and Denzell Taylor received technical fouls for a minor on-court altercation and Western Kentucky’s Anton Waters earned one as well.“It is always ...
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News Roundup | 3.1.17
News – The Emory Wheel
Emory Protects Transgender Rights
EMORY — In a Feb. 25 all-Emory email, Interim Provost and Executive Vice President Stuart Zola and Vice Provost of Equity and Inclusion Lynell Cadray stated that all Emory students “may use restrooms and other sex-segregated facilities that correspond to their gender identity.” The email was sent in response to the Trump administration’s Feb. 22 decision to repeal federal guidelines allowing students to use public restrooms according to their gender identity. In a letter that will be sent to all public schools, the Trump administration decreed that the Obama-era directive implementing that right lacked extensive legal analysis and neglected a public vetting process, according to The Washington Post. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos approved the decision.
Bus Fire Delays Traffic
EMORY — A bus fire at the intersection of Briarcliff and Clifton Roads temporarily stopped northbound traffic on Clifton Road. No one was on board at the time of the fire, and no injuries were reported, Associate Director of Media Relations Elaine Justice said.
Prof. Inducted Into Writers Hall of Fame
EMORY — University Distinguished Professor Kevin Young will be inducted into the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame this year, according to the Athens Banner-Herald. Young is the director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in New York and has written or edited 11 books of poetry. “We are so happy that our former faculty member Kevin Young has made such an impression on Georgia and the entirety of the South during his time here at Emory,” Associate Professor of English and Creative Writing Jericho Brown said. “We hope the good people of New York will enjoy his brilliance as much as we have.”
Trump Supporters Rally
ATLANTA – More than 250 people attended a pro-President Donald J. Trump “Spirit of America” rally in front of the Georgia statehouse Monday, according to the ...
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Student body president, VP election debate
NEWS – The Parthenon
Filed under NEWS, ShowcaseCloseStudent body president Matt Jarvis responds to questions from moderator Tom Jenkins on stage with the other student government candidates during the second SGA Debate Monday, March 13, 2017 inside the Memorial Student Center.Ryan Fischer | The ParthenonRyan Fischer | The ParthenonStudent body president Matt Jarvis responds to questions from moderator Tom Jenkins on stage with the other student government candidates during the second SGA Debate Monday, March 13, 2017 inside the Memorial Student Center.Advertisement
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The Student Government Association held their second presidential debate Monday in Marco’s Basement of the Memorial Student Center. Incumbent President and Vice President Matt Jarvis and Emily Kinner went head-to-head with Alex Parlock and Daniel Parlock for the last time before voting opens on March 14 and 15.
Topics debated included budget cuts in the state and at Marshall, LGBTQ rights, the Sodexo contract and student and campus safety. Moderated by Tom Jenkins of The Parthenon and Matthew Groves of WMUL, the candidates were asked a series of student questions and concerns.
Jarvis reinforced that his and Kinner’s platform is based on the well-being of the students.
“Allowing people to be valued, respected and loved as sons and daughters of Marshall, regardless of belief, culture or sexual orientation,” Jarvis said. “We want to give equal opportunity to everyone on campus.”
Alex Parlock, a military veteran running for president, said he values serving the community and unity within the student body.
“This is something that I am invested in,” Alex Parlock said. “We grew up here. We have lived here for 23 years. This is our community; this is our hometown. We are doing this as a service.”
Jarvis said he is “impressed” with the association and how they have reached out to students and the community, but agrees students need to get more involved.
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Latina activist aims to shed light on people of color with mental health issues
News – The Badger Herald
With the hopes of showcasing mental health struggles faced by marginalized communities, Dior Vargas, a Latina mental health activist, shared her personal experience with depression to a crowd of University of Wisconsin students as part of a mental health lecture.The Thursday event, titled “The Intersectionality of Mental Health,” focused on the absence of minority representation in mental health issues. The event, sponsored by the Multicultural Student Center and University Health Services, is part of the ongoing Social Justice Speaker Series.
Growing up Latina affected her journey with depression, Vargas said. Typically, it is not common to express problems of mental illness within her respective community.
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“No matter where you come from, there are going to be negatives and positives,” Vargas said.
At a young age, Vargas’ parents separated, which led to her first suicide attempt.
When Vargas began high school, she started to search for the source of her troubles and ended up ordering a book on depression — what she called a “first step” in her recovery process. The second step included talking to a counselor for several weeks and then starting medication.
Though she had to struggle alone for a long time, later on, Vargas said she found she could help others by becoming a mental health activist and even a volunteer crisis counselor.
“In silence, there is a sense of dignity that is misplaced,” Vargas said.
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Greg Boardman to retire at the end of the academic year
Stanford News
March 14, 2017Greg Boardman to retire at the end of the academic year Boardman, who has led Stanford’s Student Affairs division for more than a decade, has distinguished himself as a collaborative leader, working closely with individual students, student organizations and academic units across campus to enhance community engagement and student well-being.
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Greg Boardman, vice provost for student affairs, who has led the division for more than a decade, will retire Aug. 31. Provost Persis Drell will share plans for a search committee early in spring quarter.
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Since 2005, Boardman has provided leadership to a division that currently includes nearly 300 professional staff and encompasses a wide range of units that support undergraduate and graduate students outside the classroom. He has distinguished himself as a collaborative leader, working closely with individual students, student organizations and academic units across campus to enhance community engagement and student well-being.
“Greg’s devotion to the whole student has been unwavering throughout his career,” said former provost John Etchemendy. “At Stanford, he has championed students’ development as lifelong learners and leaders. He has been a supportive friend and mentor to students and staff, through both happy times and troubled times. I am grateful for his many contributions to Stanford.”
A number of new areas have been established under Boardman’s direction, including the Diversity and First-Generation Office; the Office of Sexual Assault & Relationship Abuse Education & Response; the Office of Alcohol Policy and Education; the Office for Military Affiliated Communities; the Markaz: Resource Center and the Student Services Center. He partnered with the Office for Religious Life to establish the Windhover contemplation center.
Last spring, Boardman launched the “Future of Student Affairs” initiative, an inclusive, staff-led strategic planning process designed to explore ways in which the division can optimize its resources; improve its communication with students, ...
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Garrett must open up town halls
Cavalier Daily
OPINIONPlanned ticketed event will not meet constituents’ demand
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Rep. Tom Garrett, R-Va., plans to hold a closed town hall meeting in Garrett Hall on March 31. The event’s 135 tickets will be distributed via a lottery system, after an earlier announcement they would be evenly dispersed among Batten School students and the local Democratic and Republican committees. Garrett’s constituents have repeatedly called for an open town hall meeting, a request which the congressman’s current plan disregards. To ensure transparency and accurate representation of voters’ concerns, the town hall must be open to the public in a large venue with no tickets.Garrett has held two Facebook Live events since taking office, attracting a combined total of over 25,000 views and 8,000 comments. In addition, an independently-organized town hall last month drew at least 1,000 people, though Garrett did not attend. These numbers clearly demonstrate the widespread demand for an open town hall. With only 135 tickets available for the upcoming town hall, Garrett unnecessarily limits the input he can receive from constituents.After the initial announcement, the Charlottesville Democratic Party declined to help distribute tickets, stating they did not receive advance notice about the plan. The University Democrats offered Garrett an alternative venue on Grounds with room for 495 people, but no venue change took place. The congressman will not release even the most basic information about the ticket lottery, such as the organization in charge, until March 20. While Garrett claims the lottery will “maximize inclusion, diversity and convenience,” the lack of transparency surrounding the planned town hall speaks to the contrary. Garrett recently appeared on NPR and Fox News to discuss the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act, a topic which has been a point of contention at town hall meetings around the country. Garrett should not take such a prominent stance while actively avoiding ...
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Syracuse women’s basketball gets No. 8 seed in NCAA Tournament
The Daily Orange – The Independent Student Newspaper of Syracuse, New York
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Connor Bahng | Staff PhotographerSyracuse finished with 20 wins for the eighth straight year.
Syracuse earned a No. 8 seed in the NCAA Tournament on Monday night, marking the fifth straight year the Orange will play in the Tournament.
The Orange will play No. 9 seed Iowa State on Saturday in Storrs, Connecticut. The winner will likely play No. 1 overall seed and four-time defending national champion Connecticut.
This year’s SU team was led by Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year Alexis Peterson, who averaged 23.3 points and 7.1 assists, and Brittney Sykes, who averaged 19 points and 8.1 rebounds. The Orange finished the regular season with a 20-9 record, earning a No. 6 seed in the ACC tournament, before falling in the quarterfinals to Duke. Syracuse finished with 20 wins for the eighth straight year.
Last year’s SU team had the best run in program history, making it all the way to the national championship game before losing to Connecticut.
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Pending final approval, UH set to gain 3-day fall break
News – The Daily Cougar By Emily Lincke March 10, 2017
By splitting up the fall semester with a three day break, the Student Government Association is aiming to alleviate the strain placed on students’ mental health from having too many consecutive days of class. | Ram Armendariz/The Cougar
In an effort to improve academic performance and ease mental strain on students, legislation to create a three-day fall break in October — breaking up that semester’s 69 consecutive class days — was passed by the University of Houston’s Student Government Association on Feb. 15.
According to the resolution, UH’s fall semester contains 14 weeks between breaks, while the spring semester has around 9 weeks. The proposed solution would designate the first Monday and Tuesday of October as University holidays.
“This rearrangement of the fall break hopefully will increase student mental health by decreasing stress, even out the spring and fall schedules, and give freshmen and first year transfers the proper time to adjust to college,” said SGA’s Director of Research, Dean Suchy. “All the while, the University still keeps its place having the most days in class compared to other Texas universities.”
If the academic calendar committee approves the change, students will have a Monday and Tuesday off from class during fall semesters, which have one less holiday and one extra class day than spring semesters. To compensate for the added holidays, either Labor Day or a reading day in early December will be converted to a class day, Suchy said.
“Fall semester is often an adjustment period for many students, so implementing a student holiday may offer an additional opportunity for students to engage in self-care and refueling to finish out the rest of the semester,” said Norma Ngo, the director of Counseling and Psychological Services.
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To investigate the potential impact a fall break could have on UH students, Suchy researched a similar initiative established at ...
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Presidential search entering next step
Western Herald - news
The Presidential Search Advisory Committee is still hard at work selecting the next president for Western Michigan University. Continuing this, the committee is now entering the review phase.
While they were accepting applications, they encouraged students and faculty to let their voice be heard by allowing the community to submit their choice for who should become the next president of WMU, in the most recent update at the Faculty Senate meeting on March 2 that revealed they had successful feedback from the community.
Faculty Senate president Suzanne Ayers spoke on behalf of the Presidential Update Committee.
“Interest in our position remains high and market feedback positive,” Ayers said. “Thank you to those of you who have made nominations as we have seen an uptake in the number of nominations from the campus community.”
Reviewing candidate material will begin next week in preparation for airport interviews on March 22 and 23, Ayers added.
In other news, the President Dunn farewell tour coming to the tail end of the event, the bus was traveling toward Traverse City and was unable to complete that stop of their trip due to unsatisfactory weather conditions.
Provost Timothy Greene announced president Dunn’s apologies at the Faculty Senate meeting.
“Last night he was supposed to be in Traverse City for an event, but they ended up somewhere short, because of the snow” Greene said. “He did find a hotel, they did not sleep on the bus”
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Monday, March 13, 2017
Despite shaky start, baseball season still looks optimistic
Sports – The Nevada Sagebrush The 3-8 Nevada Baseball season is off to a rocky start, to say the least, but it’s not time to panic yet. The team opened the year going 1-3 on a road trip to Sam Houston State and Baylor, then returned home to Peccole Park to go 1-3 in a series against Virginia Tech.
After the home stand, Nevada went back on the road to play a three-game series against Fresno State. The Wolf Pack went 1-2.
The Wolf Pack plays again on Tuesday, Mar.7, against Saint Mary’s in Moraga, California. It is easy to see why fans can be concerned. Lopsided losses to Sam Houston, Baylor, and of course the 24-10 drubbing at the hands of Virginia Tech will have that effect.
But those three losses are not necessarily indicative of the season thus far. Other than those three, the Wolf Pack has been right in the thick of every game. All but one of their other losses came by three runs or less, including three one-run losses.
The run differential numbers are jarring as well. A 14 run loss 11 games into the campaign will do that. So will two shutouts. With their upcoming game against Saint Mary’s, the Pack average 7.5 runs allowed and just 4.8 runs scored.
All of this is ignoring one fact: the Pack has played a couple of very good baseball teams. Virginia Tech and Baylor are both power-five schools, and last year Sam Houston State made it to the NCAA regional. They were eliminated by Arizona, who went on to lose to Coastal Carolina in the College World Series.
Even Fresno State is no slouch. The Bulldogs won 36 games last season and went 26-7 at home.
But there are 44 games left in the season, plus the Mountain West tournament. Not only that but last season the Wolf Pack was not playing its best ...
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Exhibition at UH Celebrates Life and Work of John Zemanek
Top Stories This walnut and aluminum table Zemanek designed will be on display at the exhibition.This painting by Zemanek will be on display at the exhibition.Houston architect and educator John Zemanek is known for his impact on the local architecture scene and on the countless students he taught during his nearly 50-year career as a professor at the University of Houston Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design.
What is lesser known about Zemanek, who died last April at the age of 94, is that he had a passion for painting and designing furniture. Items such as tables and chairs made of walnut, cedar and aluminum, along with canvases of pastels and watercolors were scattered throughout the three award-winning Montrose area homes he built.
Nora Laos, lecturer at the Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design and close friend of Zemanek, spent a lot of time in those contemporary homes, but it wasn’t until recently that she realized he had created the pieces she admired.
“I didn’t know that some of the paintings on the walls were by him. I didn’t know all of the furniture he designed. I have the impression that this was a side of him that isn’t very well known,” Laos said.
Now, more than 40 pieces of his little-known works of art will be on display during a commemorative exhibition, “Unembellished Integrity: Furniture and Selected Paintings of John Zemanek, FAIA.” The exhibition opens Tuesday, February 7, with a reception at 6 p.m. at the college’s Mashburn Gallery and runs through March 3.
The paintings and furniture cover a 70-year span and draw influence from his upbringing on a farm in Fort Bend County and his time living in Asia as a young adult. They were willed to friends and relatives who loaned them for the exhibition.
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Women’s History Month Kicks Off in a Powerful Way
Opinion – UNLV Free Press It has been quite a month for women’s rights.
On March 1, the Nevada State Senate voted on and passed the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), an amendment over 30 years in the making.
Nevada State Senator Patricia Spearman articulates the amendment’s intent: “You cannot abridge the rights of anyone based upon sex, and so it means once [the ERA] is adopted fully into the Constitution, it means everyone who happens to be a woman is now constitutionally equal to their male counterparts.”
In simpler terms, the ERA, if ratified, would recognize women in the Constitution as fully equal to men in the eyes of the law. This could make it easier for women to refuse lower wages for the same work as men and could provide greater support for women in their everyday battles against sexism as well as battles in court.
Essentially, women’s rights would be fully supported by our Constitution. If this amendment were to pass in Nevada, only two more states would need to ratify the 1972 measure and Congress could potentially make it the 28th amendment to the Constitution.
Back in 1972 when the ERA was introduced, Congress passed the amendment but needed at least 38 states to ratify it in order for the amendment to fully become part of the Constitution. The measure failed.
Only 35 states ratified the amendment, with Nevada being one of the states that initially did not do so.
This is the fourth time that Nevada has voted on the issue. In 1973, 1975 and 1978, the ERA was approved in the Nevada Assembly but defeated in the Senate. Sheila Leslie of the Reno News & Review pointed out: “It’s telling to note there were just five women serving in the Nevada Legislature in 1973 and only seven in 1975. By 1977, the number of women in the Legislature had increased to eight.”
Seeing the same unresolved issues that female ...
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Arkansas to Face Seton Hall in First Round of NCAA Tourney
The Arkansas Traveler - sports
The Razorback basketball team locked down a spot in the 2017 NCAA Tournament after losing the Southeastern Conference Championship to the Kentucky Wildcats on Sunday.
The No. 8 Hogs are set to face No. 9 Seton Hall University in the South Region of the tournament in Greenville, South Carolina, on Friday.
The Pirates hold a 21-11 record and were recently knocked out of the Big East Tournament with a close 55-53 loss to No. 1 seed Villanova.
Arkansas holds a 25-9 record and advances to its second NCAA Tournament in three seasons, while the Pirates will advance for the second time in as many years.
SEC teams in the tournament:
-No. 2 Kentucky
-No. 4 Florida
-No. 7 South Carolina
-No. 8 Arkansas
-No. 9 Vanderbilt
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Fight to the death: what film deserves 'best film' this year?
The Reflector - life
The nominees for the 89th annual Academy Awards were announced on January 24 via livestream that was available on the Academy’s website.
Since the announcement people around the globe, including students at Mississippi State University, have reacted to the nominees both positively and negatively.
Nine films were nominated for the coveted Best Picture Oscar this year. The Best Picture nominees are “Arrival,” “Fences,” “Hacksaw Ridge,” “Hell or High Water,” “Hidden Figures,” “La La Land,” “Lion,” “Manchester by the Sea,” and “Moonlight.”
“La La Land” is a favorite among many students, including junior communication major Jackson Magaw.
“I am predicting ‘La La Land’ is going to win Best Picture,” Magaw said.
Freshman Joe Bellamy also views “La La Land” as the most likely winner, although he said he believes many will be unhappy with this decision.
“I think this year is going to be another one where people are divided between what they think will win and what they think should win, in this case ‘La La Land’ and ‘Moonlight’ respectively,” Bellamy said.
Other students, including senior business information systems major Alex Robinson would be happy if “La La Land” were to win the Oscar this year.
“The only one of the nominees I have seen is ‘La La Land’ but I really liked it a lot,” Robinson said.
“Hidden Figures” was well liked by many MSU students who have seen the film including senior history major Joseph Metz. Many of these students said they hope the film will win the Oscar because they view the film as being of high quality and because of the message they believe “Hidden Figures” winning would send.
“I think that ‘Hidden Figures’ should win because it gives people a look at some of the biggest innovators of the period,” Metz said. “These women did something that no other black women had done and helped ...
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Law student Travis McElmurry dies
The ObserverThe Observer Top Stories First-year law student Travis McElmurry, 30, died in his off-campus residence where he was found Sunday night, according to a University press release.
St. Joseph County coroner Michael McGann said the cause of McElmurry’s death is unknown at this time, though he saw no signs of foul play or other unnatural causes. An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday morning.
“As a university community, we mourn Travis’ passing,” University President Fr. John Jenkins said in the release. “Our prayers are with his family and many friends. May God grant them consolation in this time of sorrow, and may Notre Dame, Our Lady, watch over them.”
McElmurry was from Granada Hills, California, and received his undergraduate degree from Pepperdine University, according to the release.
In an email sent to students Monday morning, Vice President of Student Affairs Erin Hoffmann Harding said the University Counseling Center (UCC) and Campus Ministry resources are available to all members of the Notre Dame community, even during spring break.
A campus memorial mass will be announced and held soon, according to the email.
Updated Monday at 5:25 p.m.
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Q&A: The Hustler interviews DEDSA to discuss their new album, the creative process and living on Mars
Vanderbilt Hustler
Nashville psych-rock band DEDSA are on the come-up. Made up of guitarist/vocalist Stephen DeWitt, keyboardist Robbie Ward, bassist/keyboardist Ben Carreon, and drummer Grant Bramlett, the band works together to fuse psychedelic vibes with catchy riffs and hard rock sensibilities. Before their concert at the Mercy Lounge on March 2nd, DEDSA sat down with the Vanderbilt Hustler to talk about their new album Salmon Velocity, out now.
Vanderbilt Hustler: So are all of you from Nashville?
DEDSA: Actually none of us are. Grant and [Stephen] are both from Birmingham, and Rob and Ben are both from Colorado.
VH: So then how did you meet?
DEDSA: Stephen and [Rob] moved up here separately just on a whim. Stephen was hanging out with a band that [Rob] was playing with temporarily, who ended up just ditching us and leaving just us behind, leaving us experimenting on our own. Ben joined us in roughly 2011, and Grant joined us about three years ago, which is when we really consider the true start.
We were making a lot of compromises back then, just playing along with tracks on an iPhone. It’s just not quite the same as playing with a human behind a drum kit.
VH: Where did you get the name “DEDSA”?
DEDSA: It started as a joke; we can’t tell you [laughs], but it’s really just an acronym for whatever you want. We encourage everyone to make up their own.
It’s graphical, symmetrical, it sounds like NASA, like a weird government organization, maybe potentially evil. It was just funny to us, and it’s the only thing that comes up when you google “DEDSA”.
VH: So tell me about Salmon Velocity.
DEDSA: We’ve had the name for years. We love naming things [laughs]. When we were working on the first album, we were writing a lot of ...
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Baseball ranked No. 1 for the first time in school history
The Louisville Cardinal By Dalton Ray–Sitting with a 15-0 record, baseball dawns the No. 1 ranking for the first time in its 108-year program history. Ranked by Baseball America and Perfect Game, the Cardinals moved from No. 4 to No. 1 after their four victories last week. Louisville is the only undefeated team in the nation.The 15-0 start is Louisville’s best since their 17-0 start in 1957. The Cardinals will host another four games this week with Xavier on March 15 at noon and begin a three-game series against Boston College on March 17 at 6 p.m.Juniors Brendan McKay and Drew Ellis are leading the Cardinals at the plate with four home runs a piece. McKay has a nation-high .548 batting average while Ellis has 18 RBIs. As a team, Louisville’s .344 batting average ranks them third in the nation and their 139 runs places them 12th.On the mound, five different pitchers have started for U of L and McKay has the best record at 3-0. McKay’s ERA sits at 0.50 and his 28 strikeouts is tied with junior Kade McClure for the team high. McClure (2-0) has pitched the most innings, 21.2, and has a 2.08 ERA.Louisville’s pitching staff has a combined ERA of 1.75, which is second best in the country. Their 5.44 hits allowed per nine innings is the third best in the nation.Photo by Dalton Ray / The Louisville Cardinal
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THE END IS NIGH: GRADUATION DEADLINES APPROACH
News – The Bengal
Staff Writer
After many years of furious note-taking, scarfing down ramen noodles, procrastination and Monster-fueled all-nighters, ISU seniors are nearly finished.
They’ll take the stage at Holt Arena May 6, many kissing college life goodbye as they enter the so-called ‘real world.’
“The road to gradation has been longer than I anticipated and I can hardly believe it’s here,” said piano major Alexis Walker.
But before that triumphant day, graduating students need to take care of some things first.
In order to graduate, students must first apply for graduation and pay a $20 application processing fee either in person or with a credit card online. Undergraduates can apply in BengalWeb’s Academic Tools tab by clicking the Apply to Graduate link under Graduation Planning.
The deadline for May graduation is March 3. Late applications are not accepted.
Graduate students can find an online form at isu.edu/graduate. Those graduating in August must apply by May 5, or April 1 if they wish to be included in the Commencement ceremony.
If students apply for graduation by the deadline, their names and degree information will appear in the Commencement program.
Students can meet with Graduation Specialists in the Office of the Registrar to go over graduation requirements or direct questions to ude.usinull@noitaudarg.
Jacob Lowman, who graduated from the College of Technology last semester, said that meeting with an advisor made applying for graduation almost effortless.
“I literally went to talk to the advisor, and she walked me through registration for my last semester,” he said. “She asked me if it was my last semester, I said yes that I intended on graduating, and she made sure I had all the requirements and signed me up for graduation.”
Seniors can also stop at the Grad Finale Feb. 21 and 22 to receive more information and prepare for commencement. The “one-stop shop” is held ...
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