News – The Daily Aztec Close Will Fritz, Senior Staff WriterMarch 24, 2017
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Public Intoxication
Officers were notified of a man stumbling and falling into bushes near the Exercise and Nutritional Science building after 7 p.m. on March 16. The man, a non-SDSU student, was arrested and transported to county jail for public intoxication.
After 8 p.m. on March 18, campus police responded to a report of a caucasian man in a burgundy suit harassing passersby outside of Aztec Lanes. Upon making contact with the man, officers determined he was unable to care for his own safety, SDSUPD Cpl. Mark Peterson said.
The man, later identified as Associated Students College of Arts and Letters representative Nicholas Elliott, was arrested for public intoxication and taken to county jail. A.S. President Jamie Miller said Associated Students did not have a comment on the matter.
Traffic Collision
A vehicle was left on its side after a major collision near the intersection of 63rd Street and Montezuma Road, around 9 p.m. on March 18. Campus police assisted San Diego city police officers in responding to the incident.
Burglary
At 9:42 p.m. on March 17, police were notified a vehicle was burglarized in Parking 7 at some point after 6 p.m. the same evening. The rear driver’s side window of the vehicle was damaged, and a suitcase, bag and makeup box were reported missing.
Police were informed of another vehicle burglary in Parking 7, the morning of March 18. The incident was reported as having occurred between 6-9 p.m. on March 17. Gloves, cleats and other sports equipment were reported missing.
A break-in was reported at the Office of Housing Administration at 4:37 a.m. on March 20. Computing equipment and gift cards were among the items reported missing, Cpl. Peterson said.
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Crime report: Public intoxication, traffic collision
Well-balanced Fairmont State seeks DII men's basketball title
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - When Jerrod Calhoun arrived in Fairmont, W. Va., before the start of the 2012-13 season to coach Fairmont State, he spoke the words of many young, hungry college coaches who have a vision to help a program reach heights never seen before.
Calhoun talked about bringing a national championship to Fairmont State. It was an ambitious goal. After all, he inherited a team that was coming off an 8-19 season in the 2011-12 school year.
“We really believed it,” Calhoun said. “I think a lot of people laughed at us because they won eight games.”
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In Calhoun’s first season, Fairmont State went 23-9 in 2012-13 and has won 20 or more games in each of his first five seasons.
From the outside, it looks like a classic rag to riches story for the Falcons, who will play for its first NCAA Division II national title at 3 p.m. ET Saturday at the Sanford Pentagon against Northwest Missouri State.
Calhoun knows a lot of hard work from a lot of people have made Saturday’s opportunity come to fruition.
“It is a group effort,” Calhoun said. “This is not a one-man show. This is not your Calhoun Show. It is about the players. This is about a community. To build something, you have to have people involved. This community got involved. We did it the right way. We upgraded our facilities. Our administration has been great.”
And finally, it takes players who believe in the process and believe in each other. The Falcons definitely showed their belief in each other in their quarterfinal win over Rollins and semifinal victory against Bellarmine.
In each game, Fairmont encountered foul trouble to key starters and each time somebody stepped up. In the 79-68 win against Bellarmine, junior D’Ondre Stockman came off ...
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Review: ‘More Life’ proves Drake hasn’t lost his edge … yet
The Daily Mississippian “More Life” album cover courtesy: Amazon.com
For once, I am able to write a review for an artist who needs no introduction. After dropping one of the most anticipated projects of all time last year, Drake is back with what he considers to be a “playlist” of new music he cleverly titled “More Life.”
Drake is not fooling anybody here – it is clear that all of these tracks are mere leftovers from studio sessions for “Views,” which still feels like a fresh release.
With a whopping 22 tracks to process, it is nearly impossible to see what direction Drake is trying to go with this release, but one thing is clear: It almost feels like Drake is dropping his rap image altogether.
The track “Free Smoke” starts the project off on a really strong note. This kind of song brings me back to what I feel to be the best Drake project of all time, “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late,” where hard-hitting, brutal production meets pull-no-punches bars.
“No Long Talk” continues in this general direction. It is by no means as impressive as the previous ensemble, but it begins to feel as if Drake may have put together another praiseworthy project.
It’s tracks like these that renew my respect for the mainstream, but such a renewal did not last long.
The next six tracks completely revert to the generic, atmospheric dance-hall style Drake has been known for lately. It is boring, unoriginal and instantly feels like something that will plague the radio for the next year to come.
Each of these tracks is practically indistinguishable from the next. That includes what others have considered to be standouts, such as “Passionfruit” and “Blem.”
The project never fully returns to the kind of energy present on “Free Smoke,” and perhaps this is what is most frustrating about ...
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Kid Cudi’s “Passion” deserves more praise
The Louisville Cardinal By Roya Fathalizadeh–Kid Cudi released his sixth studio album “Passion, Pain, and Demon Slayin’” on Dec. 16. Over three months later, I am still shocked to see the lack of acclamation he has received since.Like many artists in the industry, there is almost always an absence of complete cognition between what the artist is trying to convey and what the audience hears. It is vital to have some sort of understanding of what the artist is going through behind the glitz and glamour.Just a year before, Kid Cudi released “Speedin’ Bullet 2 Heaven.” The 26-song album had fans confused and disappointed, which could also lead to why many didn’t even give his newest album a chance. Lyrics like, “hate the drugs but I love the numb,” “everything, everyone sucks,” and “I’ll be happy getting sh*tfaced by myself” all established a befuddling tone set apart from the music he has made before. The rock star vibe he tried to administer mimics those from hip-hop artists in the past, and did not go well with fans either.As a result of the huge amount of backlash he received, he went silent. We didn’t hear much from the Grammy winner until this past October when he announced he would be checking into a rehabilitation center for depression and suicidal thoughts. Suddenly, those despicable lyrics became a true depiction of his cry for help.Since, countless fans and musical artists have reached out to show their support, which he thanks one by one on his Facebook page. “Passion, Pain, and Demon Slayin’” doesn’t steer much further from the pain he tried to describe on his previous album. Yet, it was the way in which he used his lyrics to illustrate his struggles as well as connect to the everyday person which made this album so phenomenal.His use ...
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Broncos sacrifice bodies for the greater good of the team
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“Oh, yeah right here,” senior defenseman Taylor Fleming said, showing off a callused over cut that stretches between his thumb and index finger. “Almost broke my thumb this season from [blocking] a puck,” Fleming explained.
Blocked shots are a crucial statistic in the game of hockey, usually lost among the flashier ones such as goals, assists and saves. Yet, blocked shots can also be the deciding factors in games.
The Western Michigan University Bronco hockey team has a knack for blocking shots. The Broncos went into Friday’s game against the University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs having blocked 505 shots on the season. They ranked third in blocked shots in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference only being beaten out by the Bulldogs (511) and the University of Omaha Nebraska Mavericks (539).
To most people, standing in the way of hockey pucks that have been known to reach up to 100 miles per hour is insane. To players, especially defenseman, it is a mindset, Fleming said.
“I guess it is a mindset, especially being a defenseman our job is to keep the puck out of the back of the net,” Fleming said.
Blocking shots however does come with a risk; one Fleming has dealt with a few times in his hockey career.
“This weekend I got one to the face, fortunately we are wearing full shields so you don’t get much to the face, but back in juniors I lost my two front teeth taking a shot to the face. So, I’ve had a few bad experiences where blocking a shot hasn’t gone well, but it’s for the best interest of the team,” Fleming said.
Fleming is second on the team in blocked shots, putting his body in front of a puck 48 times this season. In fact, the team has 15 players who have blocked double digit shots blocked this season. The ...
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Police Blotter for March 23
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CloseThe University of Illinois police on campus. Ryan FangRyan FangThe University of Illinois police on campus. ChampaignBattery and attempted robbery was reported on the 1300 block of Springfield Ave around 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday. According to the report, an unknown suspect battered the victim and attempted to rob him.Attempted burglary was reported on the 1400 block of Springfield Ave around 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday. According to the report, an unknown subject unsuccessfully attempted to enter the victim’s residence.Burglary was reported on the 400 block of Edgebrook around 10:15 a.m. on Wednesday. According to the report, the offender stole copper pipes from apartments.UniversityNothing to report.UrbanaTheft was reported at Cinema Gallery, 120 W Main St, around 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday. According to the report, two unknown offenders took a donation box from the business. One of the offenders, a 27-year-old male, was discovered to have an active warrant after being stopped by police and was arrested.Lost articles were reported at Lincoln Square Mall, 201 Lincoln Square, around 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday. According to the report, the victim left his backpack on a mass transit bus and now the backpack and its contents are missing.
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A response to Trump’s budget
The Appalachian Online President Donald Trump finally figured out who was going to pay for his wall, and, as expected, it isn’t Mexico. It’s the American people.
But that shouldn’t have surprised anyone, especially with his track record of keeping his other campaign promises.
Everyone should have seen it coming after his Jan. 11 press conference, where he said that Mexico “in some form, and there are many different forms, will reimburse us, and they will reimburse us for the cost of the wall.”
It should have been explicitly clear that Mexico wasn’t paying when Mexican President Enrique Peña said, “It is evident that we have some differences with the new government of the United States, like to the topic of the wall, that Mexico of course will not pay.”
But now it’s been made absolutely clear that is the American people who are paying for the wall with his proposed budget plan released Thursday.
According to the plan, Trump wishes to “invest” $2.6 billion in “high-priority tactical infrastructure and border security technology, including funding to plan, design and construct a physical wall along the southern border.”
So there it is, 2.6 billion taxpayer dollars are going into building a wall that, according to the Pew Research Center, only 35 percent of Americans are in favor of.
With the question of who is paying sorted out, attention must be turned to how Trump will pay for his wall.
He’d pay for his wall by making $54 billion worth of cuts to parts of the federal government and a variety of government programs.
While the wall accounts for roughly five percent of the cuts, where would the rest of the money go?
To defense funding of course, specifically to the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense.
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Devin Vainer and Will Kilgore talk their transition to a Georgia State
Sports – The Signal Many changes came along with the merger of Georgia State and Georgia Perimeter. A lot of new students, a couple of new campuses, and a bunch of student-athletes who didn’t have an athletic program to be a part of anymore. One of the biggest changes from the merger was that Perimeter’s athletic program would be no more, leaving many student athletes with tough decisions to make. Two of those student-athletes, Devin Vainer and Will Kilgore, joined Georgia State’s baseball team, and are both featured in prominent roles as the starting pitcher and starting second baseman respectively. Both in their second year at State and happy to have found success on their new team, they both admitted transition was not an easy one, in particular on the field.
“The competition is a lot harder here,” Said Kilgore. “The teams we play are more consistent and on a higher level here.”
Division one schools feature better players and tougher teams compared to junior college, so it is not surprising that Kilgore admitted that. He also thanked Georgia State’s coaching staff and facilities for helping in aiding the transition athletically. The transition academically was also a rocky one, but help was once again there.
“The classes are harder, but the teachers are more willing to work with you,” Said Vainer. “Everybody is here to support you. If you need study hall, you’ll do that. If you need a tutor, you’ll get a tutor. At Perimeter, it was a harder process to get those things.”
Along with the educational benefits Georgia State provides, Kilgore and Vainer enjoy the support the baseball team receives from the campus, something they didn’t get much of at Perimeter.
“I think the team gets more support here because number one it’s a bigger school and a whole lot of the students ...
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Baseball Beats The Citadel on the Road
www.thegeorgeanne.com - RSS Results in sports* of type article The Georgia Southern baseball team on Tuesday defeated The Citadel Bulldogs 7-3 at Joe Riley Park in Charleston, South Carolina, improving the Eagles to 11-9 this season.Game SummaryGS senior outfielder Jordan Wren had a big game offensively with two hits - one of which was an RBI triple - and two runs scored. Wren scored the first run of the game on a Citadel throwing error, and his triple came in the third inning off Citadel sophomore starter Alex Bialakis. That made the score 3-0, Eagles.
Eagle senior shortstop Evan McDonald hit an RBI single in the fourth, driving in senior catcher C.J. Brazil.The Citadel scored its first run in the fourth inning off a throwing error by GS. The unearned run for the Bulldogs was scored by sophomore first baseman Ben Peden.In the fifth inning, GS scored on a wild pitch and a sacrifice bunt. Senior first baseman Ryan Cleveland scored first after a wild pitch, then Wren scored his second run of the game off a sacrifice bunt by Brazil.The Citadel narrowed the margin to 6-3 in the sixth inning when freshman second baseman J.D. Davis singled to right field with the bases loaded, driving in two runs for the Bulldogs.Two innings later, GS junior outfielder Logan Baldwin drove in what would be the game's final run with a single to score senior infielder Cal Baker.GS redshirt junior right-handed pitcher Adam Kelly allowed two runs over four innings, earning the victory in his first decision of the season. Senior pitcher Jacob Condra-Bogan closed the game for the Eagles, pitching the last two innings and striking out five of the seven batters he faced.Bialakis (0-2) was the losing pitcher for the Bulldogs, who fell to 7-13 this season with the loss.
The Games AheadGeorgia Southern will be playing The Citadel ...
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Getting off the ground — ASUI Senate allocates funds to NORE to aid the organization’s upcoming project
The Argonaut After some contentious debate, ASUI unanimously passed a bill Wednesday to allocate funding to the Northwest Organization of Rocket Engineers (NORE) of the University of Idaho to help the group prepare for the 2018 Science Board America Cup (SBAC).
UI student and NORE co-chair Daniel Furman said NORE initially approached ASUI for support in February at a funding board meeting, where they were awarded $1,685 to create small model rockets.
Furman said NORE applied for further funding from ASUI to create a larger rocket, so they would be able to compete at the 2018 SBAC and bolster their organization by providing members with more hands-on experience.
UI student and NORE co-chair Bailey Lind-Trefts said NORE originally asked the senate for $5,000 from its allocations budget to gather as much funding as possible, but after a reassessment, they dropped their asking price to $1,635.
“We realized that we didn’t exactly need the full amount that we were asking for just yet,” Lind-Trefts said. “What we got is exactly what need to get (NORE) off the ground.”
Furman said NORE also recently applied to NASA for a grant of $25,000 to benefit and expand the organization and its projects even further.
ASUI Pro-Tempore Mattie Cupps said the senate would not have been able to provide NORE with the original $5,000 because it would have drained the entire budget and she was not comfortable with giving the entire fund to just one student organization when it’s supposed to help a variety, so she believed the new amount of $1,635 was much more reasonable.
During the meeting, Sen. Jordan Kizer moved to amend the fund by an additional $165, changing the total amount to $1,800 to give NORE some “wiggle room.”
Kizer’s amendment was met with a lengthy debate from several senators, but was eventually vetoed.
Sen. Danny Bugingo, who writes for The Argonaut, said he disagreed because he did not ...
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The transgender community deserves protection
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President Donald Trump rescinded bathroom protections for transgender and gender nonconforming students. With his decision, Trump has managed to lose the already doubtful trust of the LGBTQIA community.
This action was signed off and approved by secretary of education Betsy DeVos, the very person who should have the best interest of all students at heart—transgender included.
Trump and DeVos have been known to flip-flop on the issue. Both parties were originally on board with bathroom protections for transgender individuals. The sudden change of heart is a detrimental blow to the transgender population.
The original bathroom protection plan was an Obama-era federal guidance that allowed students to go to the bathroom with the gender they identify with. This action was a step in the right direction toward protecting transgender youth in school. Now that these protections are taken away, transgender students are forced to feel ostracized and marginalized when using the restroom and locker rooms.
Some argue these protections increase the potential danger that women will be sexually assaulted by men who pose as transgender women in the bathroom. However, these arguments have no factual basis and just promote prejudice against the transgender population.
“Over 200 municipalities and 18 states have nondiscrimination laws protecting transgender people’s access to facilities consistent with the gender they live every day. In some cases, these protections have been in place for decades. These laws have protected people from discrimination without creating harm. None of those jurisdictions have seen a rise in sexual violence or other public safety issues due to nondiscrimination law,” said a collection of the nations leading women’s violence organizations in a statement about transgender rights.
However, there have been many cases of adverse school environments and absurdly high suicide rates for transgender youth.
A study from the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network found most transgender students attend school ...
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Men’s tennis falls to Alabama on the road
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(PHOTO/ Zenith Shrestha)Two singles matches went unfinished for the Trojans on the road against the Crimson Tide, leading to a 1-4 loss for Troy.
Michael Shipma
Sports Editor
The Troy men’s tennis team traveled to T-Town on Sunday, falling to SEC foe Alabama 1-4 in a road contest.
Wins were few and far between for a Trojan team that is now in the midst of a three-game losing streak dating back to March 8. Troy picked up just one win in both singles and double play, as the Crimson Tide kept Troy at arm’s length the whole day.
The Trojan’s lone point came from freshman Jaigi Duan, who defeated the Tide’s Langford Hills in two sets. The only other victory for Troy was Duan and Andy Lau’s 6-3 doubles win over Zhe Zhou and Edson Ortiz.
While five of the six singles matches of the day resulted in losses for Troy, Lau and teammate Pablo Moreno’s matches went unfinished with the Crimson Tide ahead. Wins in those matches would have turned the tide for Troy, and possibly could have given them the victory on the road.
Freshman Amer Bedwan, who started his dual match career with a perfect 10-0 record, has dropped three of his last four contests. One of those came Sunday, when Bedwan lost a 6-4, 7-6 match with Alabama’s Spencer Richey.
The Trojans now look forward to playing four of its last five regular season matches at home, the first of which is double header matchup with conference opponent Georgia Southern and Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. Troy will face Georgia Southern at 11 a.m. before taking on
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Clarinet Day fine-tuned for Saturday
Draven Jackson
Staff Writer
Troy University’s Clarinet Studio will be hosting the tenth annual Clarinet Day on Saturday, March 25 in Long Hall.
Clarinet Day brings together college and high school clarinet players to play in a large clarinet concert, and learn more about the clarinet and playing the clarinet from guest artists and clarinet specialists.
Timothy Phillips, associate professor of clarinet, began Clarinet Day 10 years ago in order to give high school students an opportunity to come to the Troy campus and see exciting clarinet performances.
“Clarinet Day is a good learning experience for the high school students and the college students, and I am personally excited to have all of these students here to see what we do,” Phillips said.
He said the artists that come to Clarinet Day are among the best in the world.
“I am really proud of the high level of performers that come here as guest artists and that to me is one of the best parts of Clarinet Day,” Phillips said, “because some of these students have never heard a professional clarinet player before and they are always totally entranced by how good these people are.”
This year, there will be many different visitors coming to Troy University to be a part of Clarinet Day.
Florent Héau and Gabor Vega, who are travelling all the way from France and Hungary to Troy, are two of the guest performers for the event. Ramón Wodkowski, a mouthpiece craftsman, will be doing a lecture on the history of mouthpieces and mouthpiece acoustics,ww and will also be around to work on mouthpieces for clarinetists at the event.
Some of the other guests playing at Clarinet Day will be Katrina Phillips, Jennifer Fraley, Wonkak ...
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Winter weather advisory issued due to expected freezing rain Friday morning
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The National Weather Service in State College has issued a winter weather advisory for southern Centre County, including University Park, from 4 to 11 a.m. Friday, March 24, due to expected sleet and freezing rain. A trace to one-tenth of an inch of ice could accumulate on untreated roads and sidewalks, creating the potential for slippery travel conditions Friday morning.
Faculty, staff and students can stay informed about the status of classes and activities at University Park during times of inclement weather via Penn State's PSUAlert system, Facebook page, the Penn State News website, and WPSU-TV and radio.
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Honors College senior named Hertz Fellow
MSUToday - Featured stories Michigan State University senior Rebecca Carlson is one of 12 students nationwide to be named a Hertz Fellow.
The Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellowship Award is awarded to students pursuing an advanced degree in the applied physical, biological and engineering sciences. The foundation received 721 applications from students across the country planning to earn their doctorate in a science, technology, engineering or mathematics field.
Carlson is in the Honors College and majors in chemical engineering through the College of Engineering. She is MSU’s third Hertz Fellow.
“I know I could not have received this award without the support of my friends, family, research mentors and most importantly, God,” Carlson said. “I am honored to receive this award and can’t wait to take advantage of the opportunities that are now available to me.”
Carlson, a 2015 Goldwater Scholarship recipient, has conducted research on and off MSU’s campus. Currently, she is a research assistant in Patrick Walton’s applied bioengineering lab and is a student ambassador for the Undergraduate Research Office.
As a former Evergrande Scholar, Carlson assisted at Harvard Medical School’s Evergrande Center for Immunologic Diseases. She is also a recipient of the Alumni Distinguished Scholarship, an award administered by MSU based on results from a general knowledge exam given to high performing high school seniors. Prior to college, Carlson was valedictorian of her high school in Rockford.
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SECTION: Ole Miss maneuvers past No. 19 Kentucky
The Daily Mississippian The No. 11 Ole Miss baseball team used a two-out rally to score six runs in the sixth inning on its way to a 9-6 victory over No. 19 Kentucky Thursday night at Cliff Hagan Stadium. With the win, the Rebels (15-7, 3-1 SEC) snapped the Wildcats’ (16-7, 3-1 SEC) eight-game winning streak and gave them their first loss in conference play.
The Ole Miss offense came alive in the first game of the series, pounding 14 hits that included five doubles. Freshman Grae Kessinger led the way with a team-high three hits to go along with two runs and two RBI. The Oxford, Mississippi, native got Ole Miss going with a two-run homer in the third, his second of the season. Five other Rebels produced multi-hit games as well: Will Golsan, Ryan Olenek, Tim Rowe, Thomas Dillard and Cooper Johnson.
Making his return to the mound after missing the last two weekends due to a mild forearm strain, sophomore James McArthur (1-1) turned in a solid outing against the SEC’s best hitting team, statistically. The New Braunfels, Texas, native, allowed only one run on five hits through 5.0 innings to earn the win. Dallas Woolfolk (6) worked the Rebels out of a jam in the eighth before retiring the side in the ninth to earn another save.
The Rebels got four runs on six hits off reigning SEC Pitcher of the Week Sean Hjelle (3-2). Luke Becker went 3-for5 with two doubles to pace the UK bats, while T.J. Collett added a pinch-hit grand slam.
After a scoreless first two innings for both teams, the road Rebels drew first blood in the top of the third. Leading off, Dillard smacked the first Ole Miss hit of the game off the wall in right. However, the hard ricochet kept the freshman at first base for a single. Two batters later, Kessinger drove a ...
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With USC Village set to open, Lil Bill’s Bike Shop told to leave campus
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Tucked away in a parking lot across from the Lyon Center, Lil Bill’s Bike Shop can be easy to miss. The shop, which resembles a plastic shed, has become a popular place for students to reinflate flat tires, purchase spare parts, or chat with “Lil Bill” himself: Aaron Flournoy, the shop’s owner. “The name comes from my dad, whose name is Bill, and he has been a pillar in this community for over 40 years,” Flournoy said. “He owned a bike shop down the street, but he sold the business. Everyone always called me little Bill, because Pops was always big Bill.”
The shop holds a strong place in the University Park Campus area, but according to David Donovan, an associate director of the USC Transportation Office, USC agreed to a non-compete clause with a new bike shop opening in USC Village this summer. Lil Bill’s Bike Shop will no longer remain on USC-owned property, leaving Flournoy in a state of uncertainty.
“My dad is 81, so he’s selling his store and retiring,” Flournoy said. “This was a perfect opportunity for me to carry it on, and I thought it was going to be something good. But it’s turning out to be bad.”
According to Donovan, the complications surrounding the establishment of Lil Bill’s Bike Shop can be traced back to last fall, when USC purchased the United University Church property.
When Flournoy purchased the business under its original name, Tommy’s Bike Repair, the shop was originally located in the United University Church parking lot, a privately owned property at the time. This enabled the shop’s original owner, Micah Greenberg, to establish a contract with the church that allowed for a bike shop on its premises, which he passed on to Flournoy.
However, when USC purchased the church property after years of negotiation, the ...
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‘Grey’s Anatomy’: First season a testament to show’s longevity
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My back is sore and my eyes are dry, trying their hardest to stay open at 5 a.m. on Thursday as I was more than five episodes into the first season of Grey’s Anatomy.
The nine-episode first season starts off with Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo), a new intern at Seattle Grace Hospital, waking up next to Derek “McDreamy” Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey) after a one night stand. McDreamy later turned out to be Meredith’s boss’ boss at the same hospital.
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And then they dated — kind of — until the season finale when Addison Shepherd (Kate Walsh), McDreamy’s wife who cheated on him with his best friends in New York City, showed up.
At Seattle Grace, Meredith was assigned to a group of four other interns — Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh), an ambitious intern; George O’Malley (T. R. Knight), who’s in love with his roommate Meredith; Izzie Stevens (Katherine Heigl), a former lingerie model-turned-doctor, and Alex Karev (Justin Chambers), a mean-spirited bully — under the supervision of resident physician Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson), whose nickname is “the Nazi” among the other doctors because of her take-no-shit attitude.
I haven’t seen enough medical dramas in my life to compare Grey’s to those other ones like House or ER.
But I’m a huge fan of Scandal and How To Get Away With Murder — both of which are produced by Shonda Rhimes — and Grey’s is nothing like them.
Grey’s, created and written by Rhimes since 2005, beats to its own drum — more energetic, high-paced and quick-witted. The only different thing about the Grey’s is its talking speed — much slower than Scandal or HTGAWM, unless they’re trapped in the chaos of the operation rooms, which happen every episode on Grey’s.
So if you have a fear of blood, then I’ ...
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SGA VP Candidate Lifts Verbatim Singh’s 2016 Platform
News – The Emory Wheel
SGA executive vice presidential candidate Natasha Armstrong (18B) lifted verbatim approximately 42 percent — 459 words — of her 2017 campaign platform from SGA presidential candidate Gurbani Singh’s (18B) SGA executive vice presidential candidate platform last year.
Armstrong’s platform reads word-for-word the ideas and language of three major sections of Singh’s 2016 platform: safety and transportation, academics and dining. Despite the similarities between the platforms, both Singh and Armstrong denied that plagiarism occurred, stating they developed their platforms together.
According to Emory College’s Honor Code website, “Plagiarism is the use of someone else’s words, ideas or work without providing proper credit. Whether the act is intentional or not, the Honor Council considers any form of plagiarism to be a violation of the Honor Code.”
Armstrong did not attribute the copied portions from Singh’s 2016 platform to Singh.
The Wheel downloaded copies of Singh’s 2016 platform and Armstrong’s 2017 platform as of March 23 at 4:30 p.m. The highlighted portions appear verbatim in both documents.
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Natasha Armstrong's 2017 executive vice presidential candidate platform
In years past, the SGA presidential and executive vice presidential candidates ran independently, but SGA amended its Elections Code in 2015 to allow presidential and vice presidential candidates to campaign with running mates starting in 2016. Elections Board Chair Betty Zhang (20C) said the Board is evaluating the technological feasibility of implementing a two-candidate ticket voting system. Singh and Armstrong are campaigning together and have said they’re running on a party ticket.
“I drafted the platform,” Armstrong said of her 2017 platform, adding that “a lot of it does come verbatim from Gurbani [Singh]’s ...
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When you need to get out of Charlottesville
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LIFETaking a break to enjoy what you have
by Ellie Hanson
| Mar 24 2017 | 2 hours ago
By the time spring break finally rolled around, I was in desperate need of an escape from school. Everything from classes, to social events, to the daily stressors that inevitably accompany U.Va.’s “work hard, play hard” reputation had me feeling on edge. While I would like to flee home to the promises of home-cooked meals and being able to shower without shoes on, I’m an out-of-state kid who only goes home for Christmas and summer. Luckily, though, I had made plans to go northeast with some of my friends.We started off our break with a shockingly pleasant Greyhound bus ride that took us to my friend Maggie’s house in Morristown, N.J. Over the next few days, Maggie got to show us everything she loves about her hometown, which included a popular hole-in-the-wall empanadas restaurant, her high school and Morristown’s cookie-cutter downtown that looks like it’s straight out of a storybook. We spent nights watching movies in the basement, sharing funny stories and consuming exorbitant amounts of junk food. It was the first time all semester that I had left my dorm, roommate and everyone’s favorite gourmet hotspot ― O-Hill. Even though it was weird not being home with my family for break, it was even weirder being away from the University and all of the little things that make up my life there. Regardless, there was something undeniably comforting about Morristown, and I was able to relax for the first time in weeks.However, we soon left suburbia behind in pursuit of a grand adventure in the loud, overwhelming and always exciting Big Apple. We never had a particular destination in mind, so we stopped at any coffeeshop, bookstore or art gallery that looked interesting, and took time ...
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Syracuse University tuition to increase 3.9 percent in 2017-18
The Daily Orange – The Independent Student Newspaper of Syracuse, New York
Full-time undergraduate tuition at Syracuse University will rise 3.9 percent in the 2017-18 academic year to $45,150, the university announced Thursday.
The average cost for full-time undergraduate students will increase 3.4 percent, which includes tuition, room and board and fees.
The 2017-18 university budget will increase some costs for students, but also will increase SU’s financial aid commitment and graduate assistant stipends, according to an SU News release.
At Monday’s Student Association meeting, SA President Eric Evangelista announced these changes and said they were due to inflation, not additional programming.
Along with these cost increases, SU announced its largest-ever commitment to university-funded financial aid, per the release. For undergraduate students, $255 million in financial aid has been earmarked. This is a 4.8 percent increase in aid from the 2016-17 academic year, per the release.
The university has also put an increase in stipends for graduate student employees in the budget. It will support a 2.5 increase in the stipends, which the Graduate Student Organization has advocated for throughout the year.
In November, Chancellor Kent Syverud said at a University Senate meeting that the university had a generally balanced budget and that endowment had grown in 2016 by 1.6 percent.
He added at that meeting that the university needed to “raise a hell of a lot more” in fundraising than it currently does to compete with peer institutions and relieve pressures on faculty and academic units.
The university’s tuition — and therefore tuition revenues — have been consistently lower than peer institutions in recent years, Syverud also said at that meeting. However, room and board costs are typically higher.
Published on March 23, 2017 at 2:05 pm
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Outdoor leisure pool at Campus Rec reopens for spring
News – The Daily Cougar By Andrea Fernández Velázquez March 23, 2017
The outdoor leisure pool is open Monday through Thursday from noon to 8 p.m. and Friday through Sunday from noon to 7:30 p.m. | Andrea Fernandez Velazquez/The Cougar
The Campus Recreation and Wellness Center welcomed students back from spring break with an event called “Spring Fling” on Tuesday. The highlight of the event was the official reopening of the outdoor leisure pool for summer and fall.
The outdoor pool is a seasonal facility, which opens every year during the first week after spring break and stays open through the last Sunday in October. The pool remains closed through the winter break due to weather conditions.
“(The pool) gives us something to do to release stress,” said pre-psychology sophomore Ana Estrada.
The first 35 students to attend the event were given free t-shirts. Pizza and smoothies were also served.
Some students who attended the event said it was their first time being in that area of the facility.
“I have to start taking advantage here,” said health and human performance senior Nikko King. “I work out at the Rec, but I have never stepped in the water.”
The Rec’s aquatic facilities underwent a multi-million dollar renovation in December 2014 and reopened in July 2015. The renovations were the result of an Americans with Disabilities Act amendment that required the pool to have an automatic lift, said Rachel O’Mara, assistant director of aquatics for UH Campus Recreation.
“We retrofitted it to be in compliance with that law, and it allowed us to put a lift out there for people to be able to get in and out of the pool by themselves,” O’Mara said.
O’Mara said that grab rails were installed and additional work was done the rock features, waterfalls and painting in some areas.
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WMU health professor wins award
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Robert Bensley, a health professor at WMU, has received the 2017 Society for Public Health Education Technology award. Bensley achieved this due to a website he created which aims to help people with many different health problems.
The award winner is decided by the Society for Public Health Education. The group bases their decision on what individuals have created technology systems to expand public health.
Wanting to help other people with the many health problems in the world is the driving force behind Bensley’s decision to pursue a health career, he said.
“I’m honored. I think it’s great to be recognized in this way,” Bensley said about receiving the award.
SOPHE only chooses one individual each year to receive this award.
Bensley was chosen this year because of his website, WIChealth.org. An example of a health program on his website is women and infant feeding programs, but that is far from the only program.
“We’re able to reach a lot of people through the internet,” Bensley said.
Thirty of the 50 United States are involved in the website, and 3.8 million clients have completed one of Bensley’s programs on the website.
The platform that WIChealth.org uses is patent pending. Bensley and his workers use the platform to attack many health problems facing the world today.
When the Flint water crisis hit Michigan, they developed a plan to help consumers decrease lead exposure through the food that they eat, Bensley said. WIChealth.org can apply their technology of health solutions through programs to address different health problems that arise.
“This is going to be even more critical now,” Bensley said, addressing the problem of the current changing healthcare system.
The website can also provide health suggestions and programs to help people who do not have health insurance.
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Powell Library to review lighting system following fire
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UCLA workers will review Powell Library's lighting system following a small fire Tuesday. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Powell Library is reviewing its lighting system following a small fire caused by a desk lamp’s light bulb Tuesday night.
Deputy university librarian Susan Parker said UCLA Facilities workers will complete a thorough check of the library’s lamps to assess their safety, but they do not appear to pose an imminent threat.
A librarian put out a flaming lightbulb in the Powell Library Reading Room with a fire extinguisher and called the Los Angeles Fire Department, but the fire was out by the time crews arrived.
Students evacuated and the library closed so workers could do a preliminary electrical examination. The library reopened later that night.
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Commencement Speaker Arnold Schwarzenegger Waives Fee
Top Stories Arnold Schwarzenegger, the actor-businessman-political leader who will headline the University of Houston’s 2017 commencement, announced Thursday that he will not be accepting a fee.
Schwarzenegger, who served as the Republican governor of California from 2003-10, will speak at the May 12 ceremony at TDECU Stadium. The contract called for him to be paid $40,000.
"Gov. Schwarzenegger wasn't aware that a fee was arranged by his representatives to deliver this commencement address, and he has never asked for a speaking fee to speak to students. He has asked his representatives to waive the fee, and he looks forward to his visit," said Daniel Ketchell, spokesman for Gov. Schwarzenegger.
One of the most recognizable stars in both Hollywood and politics, Schwarzenegger has previously addressed graduates at Emory University and the University of Southern California.
He has been heavily involved in clean energy issues since leaving the governor’s office and has established the Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy at USC, which works on environmental, economic and other public policy issues. He serves as chair of the think tank board and holds a professorship in public policy at the school.
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FirstGens make it at Georgia State and pay it forward
Features – The Signal Being a FirstGen college student is not easy. With hard work and support from Georgia State, however, these students and alum beat the odds and now some are even paying it forward for future FirstGen students at Georgia State.
Ferdye Bamaca-Forkel was a first-generation college student who had to figure it out by herself.Photo submitted by Ferdye Bamaca-ForkelFor Georgia State University alum Ferdye Bamaca-Forkel, college was a dream she had to make happen for herself. Ferdye’s dad had dropped out of college in the first year and her mother and siblings never attended.
“I was in classrooms where students were like I’m here because my parents made me or it was given to them that they were going to go,” Bamaca-Forkel said. “But with me, there was no one that showed me how you apply to college or how to apply for scholarships. I had to look out and be the one who asked questions. It was really hard to do that.”
Bamaca-Forkel applied for over a dozen scholarships, not knowing if she would receive them. They were her only means of getting an education.
“My parents absolutely could not afford it,” Bamaca-Forkel said.
Bamaca-Forkel was accepted to receive four of the 14 scholarships she applied for, allowing her to attend college debt-free. In Georgia State, she made it into national honors societies and onto the Dean’s and President’s list.
“When I got into national honors societies I was happy,” Bamaca-Forkel said. “Even my last semester before I graduated, I got into the President’s list and I was obviously really excited because I finished off my college career really strong. But when I told my parents, my mom was like what’s that? I have to explain why I’m happy and I have to explain why this is such a great achievement.”
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HBO star Issa Rae talks black women, feminism and finding confidence
The Maneater: Latest Stories Issa Rae, the first black woman to have her own show on HBO, spoke to an audience of about 200 students on Saturday night in Jesse Auditorium. When looking back at her climb to fame, Rae said she came from a very funny family. Her brother introduced her to the British version of “The Office,” which she liked but also wondered, “Where are the black people at?”
Her HBO series “Insecure” is a show “about black women, by black women,” Rae said. She has been featured on both Glamour’s “35 under 35” and Forbes’s “30 under 30” lists.
Rae walked on stage to speak with assistant journalism professor Cristina Mislán. Rae thanked the audience, saying that it was already a good night because Drake had just come out with a new album.
She started a YouTube channel in college at Stanford University. Her videos soon started getting views, and she eventually grew an audience at Stanford and other colleges such as Duke University.
“I didn’t want to have to depend on other people, and that’s what networking typically is,” Rae said. “I wanted to grow my audience myself.”
Rae said using YouTube as a platform provided her with freedom that wasn’t offered in traditional platforms such as TV writing contests, which she entered but never won. Rae said she didn’t feel like her work was translating to television and film, so she started a series on her YouTube channel called “Dorm Diaries” about being black at Stanford, in an effort to convey nonstereotypical black humor.
The YouTube series “Awkward Black Girl” came next.
“Fresh Prince, Living Single, Family Matters [feature] different worlds with different archetypes of black people,” Rae said. “[There were] many different types of awkward black girls but no black leads.”
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Q&A with musician Dustin Kensrue
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The Vanderbilt Hustler: Several of your most popular songs on Spotify have over 3.5 million streams. What do you think of Spotify as a platform in general?
Dustin Kensrue: It sounds like an impressive number, but it doesn’t translate to any sort of monetary compensation worth noting. I think Spotify could eventually be something really helpful for artists, and it already is in certain ways – I’m appreciative of people who are trying to find ways to stream music that isn’t piracy. However, it’s fairly absurd how the views translate to dollars and cents. A lot of the money goes directly to the few major companies that own record labels that the artists never sees.
The larger issue, in a post-Napster world, is that music has been de-valued. People are happy to buy a cup of coffee, buy an app, but they have an idea that music should be free. Changing a mass generational understanding of something is difficult. I think the convenience and mobility of streaming isn’t going to go away, but I’m hopeful that more and more people actually start paying for subscriptions.
VH: Your first album, Please Come Home, came out in 2007 to immediate success, including promotions at several late-night talks shows. What was that experience like? Do you intend to continue to donate album proceeds to charity?
DK: We stopped donating proceeds from records to charity because it was kind of a nightmare. We still try to work with charities through benefit concerts and B-sides that go to charity. We feel fortunate to do what we get to do. Music is a platform to raise awareness about things, and we do a lot of work with Invisible Children.
I had a lot of ideas kicking around for album for awhile that I finally decided to do the night that I finished recording ...
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MSU expands public policy programs with Kellogg Foundation grant
MSUToday - Business Michigan State University’s Institute for Public Policy and Social Research is launching a new initiative to continue educating emerging leaders through an expansion of its ongoing policy education and research programs.
The initiative, starting this spring, is funded by a three-year $480,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation of Battle Creek.
“With the support of the Kellogg Foundation, we will be able to advance our continuing programs and educate leaders on issues affecting vulnerable children and families,” said Matt Grossmann, director of IPPSR, which is housed in the College of Social Science.
The support will enhance training through three of IPPSR’s best-known programs: the Michigan Political Leadership Program, Legislative Leadership Program and State of the State Survey.
The Michigan Political Leadership Program annually trains 24 emerging leaders, in a bipartisan setting and approach, who are passionate about public service.
The two-day Legislative Leadership Program provides activities and specialized policy education to newly elected Michigan legislators. The support will enable IPPSR to transform the biannual program into continuing educational programs for legislators and legislative staff.
The State of the State Survey examines Michigan’s consumer confidence and measures the state’s mood on questions of public and current affairs. The foundation’s support will enable multiple rounds of survey research, Grossmann said.
Coupling the survey with a new, associated panel survey of state policymakers, will allow for comparisons to be made between views of the public and policymakers.
Additionally, IPPSR will host an extended Public Policy Forum series on education, health and economic policy, further underscoring the importance of the issues and showcasing the latest research among diverse audiences.
“Improving children's early education, health and family financial equity in Michigan will require an improved environment for public policy and practice,” Grossmann said. “We are grateful for this support and look forward to advancing these programs and educating leaders across the ...
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NCAA: Pitino did not adequately monitor Andre McGee
The Louisville Cardinal By Kyeland Jackson —The NCAA denied U of L’s defense for men’s basketball coach Rick Pitino, accusing Pitino of not monitoring staffer Andre McGee.NCAA investigators said Pitino tried to delegate away his responsibilities, leading to missed red flags.“It is clear that neither Pitino nor his assistant coaches monitored McGee,” the 154-page document said.“Pitino failed to demonstrate that he actively looked for red flags, asked pointed questions or even occasionally solicited honest feedback from McGee about activities occurring under his supervision. These are basic elements of a head coach’s obligation to monitor. If Pitino saw no red flags in connection with McGee’s interactions with then prospective and current student-athletes, it was because he was not looking for them.”Though the document accused Pitino of lackluster monitoring, the enforcement staff did not admit Pitino should have known about the violations.“We continue to regret that NCAA legislation was violated by a former U of L employee. His behavior was shameful and wrong. This behavior is the reason we self-imposed severe penalties on ourselves,” U of L’s statement said. “In this latest correspondence, the NCAA Enforcement Staff’s Response reiterates its previous position and, in fact, makes clear that the allegation does not state that Coach Pitino should have detected or known about the violations. We have faith in the NCAA process and look forward to demonstrating at the hearing that Coach Pitino properly monitored his staff.”Allegations exploded after Katina Powell’s “Breaking Cardinal Rules” alleged former basketball staffer Andre McGee paid escorts to dance with and have sex with players and recruits. U of L acted with a self-imposed postseason ban to minimize NCAA reaction. An NCAA investigation revealed multiple notice of allegations, finding Powell’s claims were true. U of L accepted all NCAA notice of allegations except for allegations Pitino incorrectly ...
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Trump budget proposal an assault on arts and culture
Opinion – The Daily Aztec Close Sydney Sweeney, Senior Staff ColumnistMarch 22, 2017
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Donald Trump thinks arts and culture are trivial. At least that is what he is communicating to Americans. Last week his administration released a partial outline of the 2018 federal budget that threatens four independent cultural agencies — the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Each agency serves a distinct purpose rooted in the accessibility, research and preservation of its focus.
Some of these organizations risk eradication. At the top of Trump’s hit list is the only agency that our federal government has wholly dedicated to artistic excellence — the NEA. For decades, this program has been neglected and censured by Republican politicians and intolerant conservatives, yet the significance of the NEA outweighs that of saving a few federal bucks. If realized, the elimination of the agency is a misstep that can lead to national calamity, affecting citizens who don’t identify as artists.
It is no secret that the administration’s reason for ridding of the NEA relates to Trump’s obsession with disproportionately handing money to Veterans Affairs, Homeland Security and the Department of Defense. This month the New York Times reported that these three agencies are the only ones to receive a budget increase for 2018 — predictably, defense has received the largest increase in dollars, spiking to $574 billion, roughly a 10 percent increase from last year — while all other departmental budgets have not only stagnated, but shrunken.
These proposed cuts would result in a 1.2 percent decrease in discretionary spending overall, but Trump’s careless thrift echoes unreasonable priorities, like scaling back on career training programs focused on assisting disadvantaged citizens — seniors, youth and the unemployed — while spending over $1.5 billion on the detention and removal of undocumented immigrants. With more than a ...
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March Madness in full swing
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It’s that magical time of year again. The time of year where fans from around the country come together in celebration of one of sports most iconic events. It’s a time when upsets, buzzer-beaters and absolute madness endure. It’s March again, and the NCAA tournament is underway.
People of all ages print off their brackets, scribble in their picks and watch the television intently for three weeks, praying for a years worth of bragging rights. Some, if lucky, have a chance to watch their college compete for one of basketball’s highest honors, but only one team will leave “The Big Dance” victorious.
The 2016-2017 college basketball season has been everything a sports fan could dream of. There have been higher seeds knocked off their pedestals by small town schools, freshman phenoms emerging left and right and down to the wire games played by the most prestigious schools in the sport. So who is walking out of Glendale, Arizona with the trophy this year?
There doesn’t seem to be a clear cut favorite at this point. The sweet-sixteen is the next round underway and here are some teams looking like championship contenders up to this point.
Gonzaga entered the tournament with an impressive 32-1 record and #2 ranking in the AP Polls. Led by their star big man Przemek Karnowski, the Bulldogs showed the country why they belong in the premier program conversation. Success is not new for Gonzaga, who has made the tournament an astonishing 18 seasons in a row. However, the Bulldogs have never been able to get to a Final Four, losing in the Elite Eight twice. Nevertheless, this could be the year that gets them over the hump.
Kansas hasn’t miss The Big Dance in 28 years, and with senior guard and player of the year candidate Frank Mason III at the helm, the ...
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Gov. Asa Hutchinson Signed House Bill 1249 Into Law
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Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed House Bill 1249 regarding concealed carry on college campuses in Arkansas, and it is now law.
Hutchinson said HB1249 is consistent with his views on how firearms should be handled in sensitive areas and that he has consistently recognized the safety benefit in having people who are properly trained in handling firearms.
Not everyone with a concealed carry permit will be allowed in sensitive areas, such as a football games, Hutchinson said. However, those who have participated in enhanced training will be allowed to carry guns in sensitive areas, even if it is specified that no weapons are allowed, Hutchinson said.
This bill allows for enhanced carry, but requires more training as well. There are up to eight hours of training that will educate and train people with permits on how to handle situations that are dangerous, such as dealing with an active shooter or a threat.
“The enhanced level of training is very important, and I am convinced the public will be more safe,” Hutchinson said.
Additionally, there are still places in which carrying is prohibited. There is no carrying allowed at private institutions that opt out of the bill, nor in churches or bars. Carrying a gun in student dormitories on campus is also prohibited, and it is a class D felony to carry a firearm in a courtroom, Hutchinson said.
“This bill, in my view, reflects the view of the general assembly,” Hutchinson said.
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Satellite imaging breakthrough improves ability to measure plant growth
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March 23, 2017Satellite imaging breakthrough by Stanford scientists improves ability to measure plant growth Researchers have developed an approach for measuring plant growth from space by refining a decades-old technique. The new technology gets around earlier obstacles to accurate observations and could help unlock new perspectives on global change.
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Satellite images of Earth’s plant life have been valuable for managing crops or detecting deforestation, but current methods are often contaminated by light reflected by other things like clouds, soil and snow. Now, researchers at Stanford and the Carnegie Institution for Science have unlocked the potential of decades-old satellites with a technological tweak to better isolate the signal from plants alone.
A view from above the treetops of the Amazon can reveal variations in brightness that contain information about plant growth. (Image credit: Ari Kornfeld)
The new approach avoids previous shortcomings and provides a relatively affordable way to collect data, as it doesn’t require launching new satellites with expanded capabilities. The results, published in Science Advances, have implications for our understanding of agriculture, biodiversity and global change writ large.
Satellites have collected agricultural data since 1972, using the sunlight reflected off plants. A 2011 breakthrough allowed researchers to detect fluorescence – light emitted by the plants themselves. The new approach developed at Stanford builds off the fluorescence approach by measuring only the fraction of light reflected by plants, screening out “background noise.”
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Stanford researchers measure African farm yields using high-resolution satellites
By using high-res images taken by the latest generation of compact satellites, Stanford scientists have developed a new capability for estimating crop yields from space.
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Stanford researchers develop new way to measure crop yields from space
A Stanford-led team has used satellites to measure a special light emitted by plants to estimate crop yields with more accuracy than ever before.
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Percentage of University students from underrepresented groups below peer median
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CloseThe percentage of underrepresented students at the University remains lower than the peer median. Emma LiEmma LiThe percentage of underrepresented students at the University remains lower than the peer median. Leon Li, Staff WriterMarch 23, 2017Filed under Administration, Around Campus, Campus, NewsWith an international population of over 10,000, the University boasts one of the highest percentages of international students in the country at nearly 24 percent. The percentage of students from underrepresented groups, however, remains below the median of the University’s peer group.Of the three schools in the University of Illinois system, the Urbana-Champaign location is the only campus in which this is the case.“There’s a huge international population, but then you go into other aspects [of diversity] like Black or Latinx, and that population is very slim still,” said Julius Adams, junior in FAA.Underrepresented groups, as defined by the Board of Trustees, include Black, Hispanic, American Indian, Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander and multi-racial students.According to the Division of Management Information demographics report, African Americans represent a mere 5.16 percent of the student body, Hispanics 8.78 percent, American Indian 0.08 percent, and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.06 percent.Altogether, about 17 percent of the student body is made up of underrepresented groups. This is about 5 points lower than the median percentage of the University’s peers, which includes UCLA, UT-Austin, and University of Michigan.“It’s noticeable,” Adams said. “Especially in fields like engineering, but even in music, there’s not a large African American population.”However, Associate Chancellor for Public Affairs Robin Kaler said there are many factors that contribute to the University’s low percentage of underrepresented students.“It’s easier to have a higher percentage of underrepresented students if you are willing for your overall class to be small,” Kaler said, “but Illinois affects the lives of more students.”While the University’s percentage of underrepresented students falls ...
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WBB defeated by DePaul in tournament
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The UNI women’s basketball team won a bid in the NCAA tournament after a tough battle and overtime loss against Drake in the Missouri Valley championship on March 12. The Panthers’ season was not over quite yet, as they won a #10 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
Tanya Warren, UNI head coach, commented on the NCAA announcement.
“[The loss against Drake] was literally the agony of defeat. We lose in overtime in the conference championship, and then [the following day] to see our name come up is really the thrill of victory,” Warren said.
Over break, the Panthers traveled to Starkville, Mississippi for the first round of the NCAA Tournament, to face #7 seed DePaul. DePaul University, located in Chicago, is part of the Big East conference.
Going into the tournament, Coach Warren said the Panthers were excited to be in Starksville to play in front of their “great fans.”
“We know what women’s basketball means here and we’re excited to be here,” Warren said.
The main challenges the Panthers faced in their tournament in regards to defense was getting back in transition, defending the three point line and getting the defensive rebound.
“We try to do the little things and do them well. Each young lady understands what her role is, and they do a very good job staying in their role in terms of what is going allow this team to flourish,” Warren said.
On March 17, the Panthers took the floor in the Humphrey Coliseum of Mississippi State University, with the opening game of the day against DePaul. The Panthers trailed for a majority of the game, their largest lead in the first quarter put the Panthers ...
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Stroup’s big day leads to comeback win
The Appalachian Online In a comeback effort, the Mountaineers baseball team overcame a four-run deficit in the top of the fourth inning to win the game 13-9 against the Radford Highlanders (8-12). The game was highlighted by junior left fielder Tyler Stroup becoming just the second Mountaineer in the last 14 years to hit for the cycle.
The Apps (10-11, 1-2 Sun Belt) struck first after a scoreless first inning, and put up the game’s first two runs in the bottom half of the second inning.
After a quiet first inning, junior designated hitter Chandler Seagle had the team’s first hit with a single through the infield. Senior right fielder Brian Bauk would then ground into a fielder’s choice and advance to second off a stolen base. Stroup got his career day started with a single to left field, bringing home Bauk and getting the first run on the board.
Stroup would earn a single, double, triple and an inside-the-park homerun, and he would do it in that order. His single in the second, an RBI double in the fifth, stand up triple in the seventh and to top that all off, an inside-the-park homerun in the eighth, helped seal the game.
“I didn’t really think about it at first,” Stroup said. “Until I got my triple, I was in the on deck circle, and I thought, if I hit a homerun here I could hit for the cycle, but once I got in the box I didn’t think about it at all, let me hit the ball hard, get on base and hopefully score again.”
The Mountaineers would find themselves down 7-3 going into the home half of the fifth, and that is when the bats would catch fire. Senior second baseman Matt Vernon doubled to the right field fence, putting a man ...
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Nathan Mallonee relishes his last ride as a Georgia State golfer
Sports – The Signal Georgia State golfer Nathan Mallonee drives the ball during a golf match.
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Senior Nathan Mallonee of the Georgia State men’s golf team is relishing his last ride with his fellow teammates, which may also be his last time playing the game he loves at a competitive level.
While he has significantly improved throughout his years as a golfer here at Georgia State, he realizes that his opportunity to become a professional golfer is quite remote.
However, Mallonee has been a leader in his own right on the golf course, as well as a great individual off of the green.
Lauren Court who is a former Georgia State women’s golfer (2011-15) has applauded Mallonee for his affable personality. Despite the fact that they apparently played on different teams, she credited Mallonee for always having a great spirit and being someone she could openly talk to in regards to the game of golf.
“Nate started my junior year–he was a freshman, and we lived in the same dorm building, so we were able to kind of connect and just start having a real relationship– like conversation wise, and he’s a really great person to sit and speak with,” Court said of the camaraderie her and Mallonee share.
Along with his personality, Mallonee is most recognized for his efficiency as a golfer. The Signal had an opportunity to speak with Mallonee about his senior season, thus far:
With being a senior, you’ve been involved in a great amount of matches. Which has been your favorite to compete in and why?
Mallonee: That’s a tough one. Well, my freshman year we went to the national championship–that was really fun. I mean, just competing against the best teams in the country, the course we had played [on] Prarie Dunes in Wichita was ...
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DII Men's Basketball Championship: Late surge propels Lincoln Memorial to the semifinals
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -When the first half ended with five lead changes in the last three minutes, the stage was set for a thrilling second half.
Lincoln Memorial and Chico State delivered on that first half promise with numerous lead changes and ties through most of the second half.
But with 7:55 left and the game tied, Lincoln Memorial went on an 15-1 run over the next 5 minutes and that late cushion allowed the Railsplitters to come away with a 74-61 victory Wednesday evening in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division II Tournament at the Sanford Pentagon.
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“Chico State, hard-nosed, tough group of guys,” said Lincoln Memorial coach Josh Schertz said. “The final score was not indicative of how close the game was. They gave us fits with their size and athleticism. Obviously, I am pleased with our guys. I thought we fought. We were able to hang in. I thought the second half the ball moved better, the bodies moved better. We guarded them fairly well.”
Lincoln Memorial, 30-5, returns to the semifinals for the second year in a row and will play Northwest Missouri at 8:30 p.m. Thursday.
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“It has been a weird year,” Schertz said. “This game kind of epitomizes our season. There was a lot of adversity. We went through ups and downs. Earlier in the year, when we had all our pieces, we were talented and really soft. Over time, we evolved from a talented soft team to a not as talented, but tough and gritty group.”
For a minute, early in the second half, it appeared Lincoln Memorial was going to put some distance between it and the Wildcats. The Railsplitters expanded a ...
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There and back again — Humanities of the Palouse informs how history can inflict and prevent mistreatment
The Argonaut Humanities of the Palouse hosted an event at the Moscow City Hall Sunday about Idaho’s dark history and how it relates to contemporary issues.
Latah County Historic Society Executive director Dulce Kersting spoke as a guest speaker.
“It’s kind of a weird state,” Kersting said. “Outside of Alaska, (Idaho) has the most acres held in federal public lands … and yet Idahoans have this intense hatred of the federal government.”
Another inconsistency is that Idaho has provided a 30-year haven for the Arian nations, Kersting said, and the state is ranked sixth most Caucasian in the nation. She said people often have to research the history behind this to find the cause.
Idaho is perceived as the “leftovers” of the Western states, Kersting said. Whatever was not taken was clumped into the region. Moreover, Idaho Native Americans were mistreated by the federal government during the 19th century partly through Marshall Trilogy treaties, she said.
“They were called ‘treaties,’ but it forfeited all rights to autonomy for tribes,” Kersting said.
These treaties’ fine print did not grant Native Americans access to land, but the federal government was not allowed to take land away from them, she said. The federal government deceptively took ownership of the local regions and promised to never remove the tribes from the territory.
“It was a very backwards sort of situation,” Kersting said. “Those rights to autonomy would not be restored until the middle of the 20th century.”
Many immigrants have passed through Idaho, she said, notably Chinese immigrants to work in mines.
Along the Salmon River, there are traces of abandoned mines, said Adam Seubert, a Schweitzer Engineering employee.
“They have, like, stone huts that the miners lived in,” Seubert said. “And from my understanding, they were predominately Chinese.”
Early on in Idaho’s history, only 53 African Americans lived in the state, Kersting said.
“When ...
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