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Adjunct professors at the California College of the Arts in San Francisco and Oakland voted 181 to 113 to form a union affiliated with Service Employees International Union, they announced this weekend. Adjuncts at Mills College and San Francisco Art Institute also have formed unions as part of SEIU's Adjunct Action campaign in recent months. SEIU says it now represents 21,000 adjuncts nationwide. "Now we look ahead to addressing faculty working conditions and student learning conditions — the basis of our institution," Carol Manahan, a senior adjunct professor of critical studies, said in a news release. Melanie Corn, provost, said in an email to faculty staff that the administration remains "committed to collaborating with the entire [college] community to ensure that the educational experience for our students is our highest priority."
Bullying and intimidation on anonymous social media platforms have been a pervasive problem on college campuses for some time. Each academic school year seems to bring a new app or website to prominence as the mechanism of choice for posting hostile messages.
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Kenyon's Sean Decatur and Inside Higher Ed blogger Eric Stoller will discuss how colleges should respond to Yik Yak on "This Week," Inside Higher Ed's free weekly news podcast, on Friday. To be notified of new editions of "This Week," sign up here.
This year, Yik Yak is the app du jour; racist, sexist, and homophobic comments posted on Yik Yak have led to student protests on some campuses, and attempts by administrators to block access to the site on others. But Yik Yak is not the problem; in fact, I am confident that the hype over this particular app will soon die down, and it will be replaced by some new, more exciting tool. The problem lies in a culture that accepts – indeed embraces – the act of broadcasting, behind a protective mask of anonymity, statements that most would find offensive.
Kenyon College, where I serve as president, has not been immune to this. Anonymous postings to social media have spurred vigorous debate on campus in prior years. This year, however, the posting of statements that attempted to find humor in sexual assault as the campus prepared for Take Back the Night Week provoked a particularly strong response. Part of the conversation on campus has focused on the specific content: the fact that rape and sexual violence are never laughing matters and the reality that these types of anonymous postings have a threatening and chilling impact on the campus community.
More broadly, this discussion has stirred renewed dialogue on the very nature of anonymous postings and disrespectful, uncivil dialogue on campus. Academic institutions must create spaces for dialogue and conflicting views – this is the very heart of the concept of academic freedom. At Kenyon we value (and indeed celebrate) both the right to express dissenting views and the responsibility to respectfully listen to those opinions. We may disagree and challenge with rigor, but always with respect.
But our embrace of academic freedom as a principle means that we must reject bullying and intimidation that squelch debate and dissent and inhibit learning. Personal attacks and provocative statements made behind the shield of anonymity are not protected by academic freedom; rather, these actions restrict and stifle it. Difference, dissent, and debate must occur in an open, respectful environment, and the type of targeting and bullying of individuals or groups that occurs in anonymous social media harms this environment.
In an effort to promote an open, respectful environment that enables difference, dissent, and debate, a group of students have started a project on Facebook (#Respectful Difference). The project uses social media to positively assert the values of civility and respect and the importance of dialogue to bridge different views. The concept is simple: Members of the Kenyon community (as individuals or groups) are photographed with simple statements about why they value respectful difference, post them to social media, and challenge peers and friends to do the same. By reclaiming social media as a space for civil discussion, and by rejecting anonymity, this project has been a way for Kenyon students, faculty, staff, and alumni to assert the central values of academic freedom.
Will this simple project change the culture that fuels anonymous online bullying? We'd be naïve to believe that this is sufficient to solve the problem. Hateful speech arises from systemic inequality, which must be addressed in order to achieve cultural change. The campaign has drawn some fair criticism on campus that a call for open dialogue is not enough, that root causes must be challenged as well. But this student-inspired campaign starts the process for an open dialogue that is a prerequisite for change and it sends a powerful message about the values of our community.
Sean Decatur is president of Kenyon College.
Mansfield University, in Pennsylvania, on Thursday announced that three academic programs would be placed in "moratorium," and that the suspension of these programs would lead to faculty layoffs. The programs are business, education and special education (except for music education) and the school library and information technologies online master's program. Officials said that while financial cuts were part of the reason for the changes, so was a desire to invest in other fields. Kenneth Mash, president of the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties, told The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that these cuts would hurt the university and students. "A university does not get better by hurting its current and future students; doing so only creates a downward spiral,' he said.
The State University of New York will soon adopt a uniform set of sexual assault response and prevention policies for the system, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday. The policies, passed by the SUNY Board of Trustees, will apply to all of the system's 64 campuses.
The new policies include creating a uniform amnesty policy that grants immunity for drug, alcohol, and other violations of the student code for students reporting sexual violence; conducting statewide training for campus police and college administrators; assessing campus climate with uniform surveys; undertaking a statewide public awareness campaign; publicizing a Sexual Assault Victim's Bill of Rights; implementing a uniform confidentiality and reporting protocol; and adopting a uniform definition of consent. That definition reads: "Consent is clear, knowing and voluntary. Consent is active, not passive. Silence, in and of itself, cannot be interpreted as consent. Consent can be given by words or actions, as long as those words or actions create mutually understandable clear permission regarding willingness to engage in (and the conditions of) sexual activity. Consent to any one form of sexual activity cannot automatically imply consent to any other forms of sexual activity. Previous relationships or prior consent cannot imply consent to future sexual acts."
Cuomo said he plans on proposing the same policies legislatively for all of New York's private colleges, as well.
Anti-sexism group UltraViolet is targeting students who attend the 79 institutions listed by the U.S. Department of Education as under investigation for violations of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 with two online video ads, including one that mimics retro pornography.
In the purposefully grainy clip, a college-aged pizza delivery boy brings an unwanted pizza to a young woman's apartment. When the man apologizes for his mistake and refuses to force the pizza on her, she finds his seeking of consent sexy and one consensual act leads to another. The latter half of the video features a similar scenario between two college-aged men at a laundromat. The video features "two couples exploring 'yes means yes' sex and consent," the group stated. "The ads come right after California became the first state in the nation to adopt the 'yes mean yes' standard of consent -- and the classic porn ad perfectly illustrates how that works." The second video of the campaign features a male student calling his parents from jail after he's been arrested for rape. Both videos are included on a new website, EndCampusRape.com.
"As we all now know, universities across the country have failed students on campus rape," Shaunna Thomas, co-founder of UltraViolet, said in a release. "Together these ads highlight that consent isn't just sexy -- it's mandatory."
Sanford Lovingood, comptroller of the boosters group for Florida State University, is in jail facing grand theft charges, The Tallahassee Democrat reported. Authorities said that he admitted to stealing "a large amount" from the group, but said that he did not know how much.
Most of the faculty at General Theological Seminary is out. But whether they resigned or were fired depends on who you ask.
New study finds that STEM fields aren't actually worse than other disciplines in attracting talented students to doctoral study.
Eight faculty members at the General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church went on strike last week, citing concerns about the seminary's dean and president of one year, the Very Rev. Kurt H. Dunkle.
"These are times of great reform in centers of theological education," reads a letter sent to students from the eight professors, who make up the majority of the seminary's full-time faculty. "In such times, it is all the more important that we treat one another with civility and respect, and that we work flexibly and collaboratively. … It is our view that that the president has repeatedly shown that he is unable to articulate sensitively and theologically the issues that are essential to the thriving of the Body of Christ in its great diversity. Moreover his failure to collaborate, or to respond to our concerns when articulated, has resulted in a climate that many of us find to be fraught with conflict, fear, and anxiety. Unfortunately, it is the most vulnerable members of our community who most keenly suffer the distress caused by this environment."
Dunkle did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Several striking faculty members also did not respond to requests for more information about the strike, or their employment status; on Tuesday, David J. Dunn, an Eastern Orthodox theologian who is not affiliated with the seminary but who says he has contacts there published an op-ed in The Huffington Post criticizing the college for allegedly firing the striking professors. That could not immediately be independently confirmed.
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"You know when you get that itch? I wanted to scratch it," Jones said. "So I took it."
Jones tied an NFL record with a 108-yard kickoff return, and the Baltimore Ravens held off the Dallas Cowboys 31-29 Sunday for their 14th straight regular-season home win.
The Cowboys amassed 481 yards against a crippled Baltimore defense and held the ball for more than 40 minutes. Dallas totaled 227 yards rushing, the most against the Ravens since the franchise arrived in Baltimore in 1996.
It wasn't enough. Jones' return put the Ravens (5-1) ahead 24-13 in the third quarter, and Dallas (2-3) never got even against a defense that lost cornerbacks Lardarius Webb (right knee) and Jimmy Smith (lower leg strain), along with middle linebacker Ray Lewis (triceps).
Webb could have an ACL tear, coach John Harbaugh said.
"They threw a lot of haymakers at us," Harbaugh said. "Our guys stepped up at the end and found a way to win the game."
After Dez Bryant scored on a 4-yard pass from Tony Romo with 32 seconds left to make it 31-29, the 2-point conversion pass zipped through the arms of the diving Bryant in the front left corner of the end zone.
Dallas recovered the onside kick, but Dan Bailey was wide left on a 51-yard field goal try with :06 remaining.
"I felt we fought really hard and well through a lot of different adversities in all three phases," Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said. "(The Ravens) have been awfully good for a while. This team's been awfully good in this place for a while. We gave them everything they could handle."
Ray Rice scored two touchdowns and Joe Flacco threw for a score to help the Ravens secure their fourth consecutive victory and enhance their grip on first place in the AFC North. Baltimore's home winning streak is the longest current run in the NFL.
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The Jericho, L.I.-based Beechwood Winchester Building Corporation has started selling homes at their planned gated community on an 8.5-acre plot of land on the Creedmoor Psychiatric Centers campus that it purchased from the Empire State Development Corp. in 1999.
Beechwoods plan is to build 100 two-family homes on the parcel of land located at the corner of Winchester Boulevard and Hillside Avenue about a mile from the section on Creedmoor slated for an elementary school, middle school and high school on the borders of Queens Village and Bellerose.
We started sales early in January, said Peter Wicik, an assistant to the partners of Beechwood. There are 11 existing structures, which need to be demolished and then construction can start.
He said construction would begin in early March.
Wicik said the homes in the gated community will be built in buildings of four to eight units each with a backyard and two assigned parking spaces. In addition, he said there will be a 60-foot- by-80-foot community sitting area and a 24-hour guard.
We expect the first home owners to move in around Thanksgiving with the rest moving in by summer 2002, Wicik said. The prices start at $359,000 and go up to the mid-$400,000 range depending on the unit.
Bernard Aquilino, president of the Rocky Hill Civic Association, which covers the area around and including the Creedmoor campus, said he and his neighbors believe the housing complex will definitely add to the stability and integrity of the community, but they still had some concerns.
He said the community is worried about the already overcrowded schools in the district, parking, mass transit and illegal basement apartments.
Our elementary school, PS 18, is at capacity as is MS 172, he said. With new children from the development there would be no place for them. The new schools planned for Commonwealth Boulevard will not be built in time for the influx of new students.
Aquilino said each home would have one parking spot but no on- site parking for additional cars, which would force the residents to park on the street.
His civic also estimated the new homes would mean 300 to 400 more people would be using the already overtaxed public transportation system. He said the only way to alleviate the problem would be for the city to add more buses on the Hillside Avenue and Union Turnpike routes.
Aquilinos last concern, illegal apartments, already plagues the area and his fear is the high cost of the homes will force people to rent their basements to meet the mortgage payments.
But Wicik said the basements of the houses planned for the gated community would not be suitable for illegal apartments because the spaces alloted for basements are unfinished storage/utility areas.
Sally Martino-Fisher, district manager for Community Board 13, said the developers did not have to get board or Borough President Claire Shulmans approval for the construction project because the houses are being built on state land.
The borough president invited the builders to meet with her and representatives of state elected officials and the builders showed them the plans and what the homes would look like, she said. The borough president told the builders they did not need her approval and asked them to make sure the homes are nice to look at.
Corey Bearak, president of the Queens County Line Democratic Association, said he had no problems with construction on the site, but would have preferred that the acreage sold by the state to Beechwood was used for the community.
If I had my personal druthers, he said. I would have targeted a need for the community. Moderate income senior housing providing continued care could have been built.
The sale of the Creedmoor site was part of the sale of surplus property at five state mental health facilities, which sold for $19.3 million and was a major part of Gov. Patakis effort to privatize surplus new York state property to tax benefit.
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Posted: 11/29/2011 - The commander of U.S. Central Command, Gen. James N. Mattis, has directed an investigation into the incident near the Salala Checkpoint, Khas Kunar Province, Afghanistan, in the vicinity of the Pakistan border on Nov. 25, which inflicted casualties on Pakistan military personnel.
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'Helping Is Healing' For All On Ben's Lighthouse Colorado TripMonday, August 18, 2014
Twenty Newtown teenagers and five chaperones traveled to Loveland, Colo., the final week of July, repairing homes damaged during flooding there last fall.
Ben's Lighthouse Taking Teens To Colorado To Repair Flood DamageFriday, July 25, 2014
The second annual "Helping Is Healing" disaster relief mission trip is on its way to Fort Collins, Colo., next week to help families recover from the horrendous flooding that destroyed homes, neighborhoods, and communities last fall.
In a trip that is fully funded by Ben's Lighthouse, 20 Newtown teen volunteers will spend the week framing, installing drywall, rebuilding decks, clearing debris, landscaping, and whatever else is needed to help some families whose homes were ravaged by the floods.
Hundreds Find 'Safe Harbor' At Second Annual Lighthouse FestivalSaturday, June 21, 2014
From tiny little cork boats, shown here, to a 20-foot interactive lighthouse, the Second Annual Lighthouse Festival at Trinity Church had a few dozen offerings to satisfy the event's theme of "Safe Harbors."
A Successful Lighthouse FestivalWednesday, June 18, 2014
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What a beautiful, wonderful day we had for the 2nd Annual Lighthouse Festival this past Saturday! The weather was perfect and there was fun and excitement throughout the day.
Lighthouse Festival To Involve Entire Newtown CommunityThursday, June 12, 2014
Over 100 community volunteers have signed up to help bring smiles to Newtown's children and families at the 2nd Annual Lighthouse Festival, sponsored by Ben's Lighthouse. The volunteers will guide visitors through the myriad activities taking place at the festival this Saturday, June 14, from 10 am to 4 pm, at Trinity Episcopal Church, 36 Main Street.
Sandy Hook Arcade To Reappear At Lighthouse FestivalWednesday, June 4, 2014
The Second Annual Lighthouse Festival on Saturday, June 14, will resurrect Sandy Hook Arcade Center (SHAC) for one day. Along with all the other activities and events at the festival, several of the most popular games from the former SHAC will be available throughout the day.
'Lighthouse Santa' Author To Appear At June 14 Lighthouse FestivalFriday, May 30, 2014
Ben's Lighthouse, the hosts of the second annual Lighthouse Festival, is pleased to announce Sara Hoagland Hunter, author of Lighthouse Santa, will be a special guest for this year's festival.
Ms Hunter's book, with gorgeous illustrations by Julia Miner, is based on the real-life exploits of Edward Rowe Snow, who delivered Christmas presents to lighthouse keepers' children for almost fifty years.
Animation Workshop Series For Young Artists Begins May 28Friday, May 23, 2014
Earlier this spring Ben's Lighthouse offered a workshop called "Meet the Animator."
For contractual reasons, the artist's name and the company he works for were not announced, but it was a lead animator from a major animation studio who visited town that day.
Lighthouse Festival, Colorado Relief Highlight Ben's Lighthouse Summer PlansWednesday, May 14, 2014
Two teens paint the lower section of Fayerweather Lighthouse in Bridgeport on Saturday. Ben's Lighthouse hosted a work session for Newtown middle and high school age students.
Healing, Transformative Gathering Held At Congregation Adath IsraelMonday, May 12, 2014
Co-authors of The Living Memories Project: Legacies That Last Meryl and Stewart Ain, local clergy members, and representatives of Ben's Lighthouse and The Caroline Previdi Foundation spoke during a Healing, Transformative Gathering hosted by Congregation Adath Israel on Sunday, May 4.
Several local clergy members offered prayers and words of healing during the event, and both Dr Ain and Mr Ain spoke about their work in creating The Living Memories Project.


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News about Sheldon Silver, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Chronology of Coverage
Sep. 15, 2015
Office of United States Atty Preet Bharara claims former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver illegally profited by blocking relocation of methadone clinic in Lower Manhattan; prosecutors ask federal Judge Valerie E Caproni to allow government to present evidence related to clinic episode in support of its corruption case against Silver. MORE
Jul. 14, 2015
Marcello Trebitsch, son-in-law of former State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, pleads guilty to running $6 million Ponzi scheme; agrees to pay back more than $5.9 million to victims; is set to be sentenced on Nov 2. MORE
Jun. 22, 2015
Sheldon Silver remains an undeterred political presence in Albany, despite loss of position of New York State Assembly speaker following his indictment on federal corruption charges; Silver continues to pursue favored political causes and to speak in public, though his influence has unquestionably waned. MORE
May. 25, 2015
Charles C Dorego, general council for Manhattan real estate development company Glenwood Management, signs non-prosecution agreement with FBI and becomes cooperating witness in federal criminal cases against former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former State Senate Republican majority leader Dean G Skelos; Dorego is not charged with any wrongdoing. MORE
Apr. 29, 2015
New York State Assemblyman Sheldon Silver pleads not guilty to added charge that he hid illegal gains through investments and his lawyers indicate that they will file additional motion to dismiss; trial date is set, though United States attorney's office does not rule out possibility that continuing investigation will lead to filing of more charges. MORE
Apr. 24, 2015
Federal prosecutors file new criminal count against former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, charging him with abusing his office in order to receive almost $4 million in illicit payments through two law firms. MORE
Apr. 17, 2015
James B Stewart Common Sense column examines escalating war of words between prominent United States Attorney Preet Bharara and federal judiciary; cites seething ruling handed down by Federal Judge Valerie Caproni in Bharara's corruption case against New York State Assemblyman Sheldon Silver, which used exceptionally pointed language to criticize Bharara's conduct; notes some observers feel that tension may be coloring cases. MORE
Apr. 11, 2015
Federal Judge Valerie E Caprioni scolds United States Atty Preet Bharara for making public comments that could taint corruption case against New York Assemblyman Sheldon Silver; rejects defense team's motion to have case dismissed. MORE
Apr. 3, 2015
Lawyers for New York State Assemblyman Sheldon Silver make new request that Judge Valerie E Caproni dismiss charges of extortion, arguing that Silver's conduct does not amount to federal offense. MORE
Mar. 7, 2015
Federal prosecutor Preet Bharara refrains, during speech at law school about public corruption, form making public remarks on case against former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver; lawyers for Silver had asked judge to dismiss indictment against him because of Bharara's earlier public comments that they assert have tainted case. MORE
Mar. 6, 2015
Office of United States Atty Preet Bharara asks federal Judge Valerie E Caproni to deny motion by Assemblyman Sheldon Silver to dismiss his indictment on grounds that Bharara made improper extrajudicial comments at January press conference. MORE
Feb. 25, 2015
Lawyers for New York State Assemblyman Sheldon Silver move to dismiss his indictment on charges of fraud and extortion saying grand jurors were influenced by public statements of New York's United States Atty Preet Bharara, which were inflammatory and improper. MORE
Feb. 20, 2015
Federal grand jury in Manhattan votes to indict Sheldon Silver on fraud and extortion charges that led to his arrest and ouster as speaker of New York State Assembly. MORE
Feb. 6, 2015
Victoria Burhans and Chloe Rivera, onetime aides who sued former New York State Assemblyman Vito J Lopez for sexual harassment, settle their case against Lopez and former speaker Sheldon Silver, who was accused of failing to intervene; receive $580,000 payout. MORE
Feb. 3, 2015
New York State Assemblyman Carl E Heastie of Bronx is poised to succeed embattled Sheldon Silver, who agreed to step down as Assembly speaker in wake of federal charges of accepting millions of dollars in payoffs; would be chamber's first African-American speaker. MORE
Feb. 3, 2015
New York Gov Andrew M Cuomo calls on Legislature to pass clean-government program following Speaker Sheldon Silver's arrest on corruption charges; vows not to sign budget that lacks full slate of ethics reforms and urges lawmakers to fully disclose their outside income and public financing of campaigns in effort to rebuild trust with New Yorkers. MORE
Jan. 31, 2015
Speed with which New York State Assemblyman Carl E Heastie has emerged as favorite to succeed Sheldon Silver as Assembly speaker is raising concerns that chamber is paying lip service to genuine ethics reform; many had hoped that federal indictment of Silver would lead to debate and thorough vetting process for his successor, but Heastie seems on verge of being anointed despite questions about some of his campaign spending. MORE
Jan. 31, 2015
Editorial contends that ouster of New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver on corruption charges points to pressing need for government cleanup in Albany; lists outside income, campaign finance and oversight as areas in most need of reform; urges Gov Andrew Cuomo to make 'restoring public's trust' his primary agenda. MORE
Jan. 31, 2015
Joe Nocera Op-Ed column holds that real scandal in case of disgraced New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver lies not in what he did illegally but in what he did legally; notes several referrals and political appointments that Silver made to benefit law firm Weitz & Luxenberg. MORE
Jan. 29, 2015
Sheldon Silver's descent from power after 21 years as New York State Assembly speaker, precipitated by his arrest on corruption charges, took only six days, during which Democratic colleagues met in secret, shifted allegiances and sparked hope for a new guard; interviews with legislators offer detailed look into timeline of events; list of top Democratic contenders for Silver's vacated speaker are noted. MORE
Jan. 29, 2015
Sheldon Silver takes leave of absence from personal injury law firm Weitz & Luxenberg, through which he is accused of taking millions of dollars in bribes; action follows Silver's exit as speaker of the New York State Assembly and his arrest on federal corruption charges. MORE
Jan. 28, 2015
Democratic lawmakers say Sheldon Silver, facing federal corruption charges, is not resigning from his New York State Assembly seat but will step down as speaker; move allows lawmakers to pick new leader in Feb 10 election; Assemblyman and Majority Leader Joseph D Morelle will be named interim speaker. MORE
Jan. 27, 2015
New York State Assembly Democrats call on Sheldon Silver to step down as speaker in wake of his arrest on federal corruption charges. MORE
Jan. 26, 2015
Sheldon Silver agrees to temporarily give up his duties as speaker of New York State Assembly as he prepares to battle federal corruption charges; will delegate responsibilities to group of senior colleagues amid pressure from fellow Democrats. MORE
Jan. 26, 2015
Real estate developer Leonard Litwin, founder of Glenwood Management who keeps a low profile, finds himself surprisingly embroiled in Sheldon Silver corruption scandal, which involved insurance kickbacks. MORE
Jan. 26, 2015
Op-Ed article by Prof Zephyr Teachout, in light of corruption charges against New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, argues kickbacks and quid pro quo are a natural outgrowth of state's campaign finance system; holds even legal contributions can exert a strong corrupting influence, and can lead to outright bribery as politicians become more calloused; calls for systemic reform, including a rejection of private campaign financing. MORE
Jan. 25, 2015
Federal criminal complaint against New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver describes how Silver directed state money to center run by Dr Robert N Taub, who was dedicated to curing mesothelioma, cancer associated with asbestos exposure; patients who suffer from mesothelioma are boons to personal injury lawyers, and prosecutors say Taub referred his patients to law firm that employed Silver in exchange for funding for his research. MORE
Jan. 24, 2015
Arrest of New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver on corruption charges has brought chaos to beginning of Gov Andrew M Cuomo's second term, greatly complicating his ambitions for state; episode also brings renewed attention to shutdown of anticorruption Moreland Panel in 2014. MORE
Jan. 24, 2015
Preet Bharara, United States attorney for Southern District of New York, condemns political workings of New York State government, saying total concentration of power among three men--governor, State Assembly speaker and State Senate majority leader--has resulted in gross corruption in Albany; notes corruption case against Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is only latest example in long line of errant lawmakers. MORE
Jan. 24, 2015
Dr Robert N Taub, prominent player in federal corruption case against New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, is leaving his post at Columbia University Mesothelioma Center, which is being disbanded; Taub's cancer center is said to have received $500,000 in grants from Silver in return for steering patients to Silver's law firm Weitz & Luxenberg. MORE
Jan. 24, 2015
Residents of Manhattan Assembly District on Lower East Side, represented by New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver for almost 40 years, share divided opinions on corruption charges against him and his contributions to area. MORE
Jan. 24, 2015
Few obvious candidates exist to replace New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, should the arrested lawmaker resign, since insiders say Silver prompted potential rivals to seek other posts; Assemblyman Joseph R Lentol has said he will rise to occasion if asked. MORE
Jan. 23, 2015
United States Atty Preet Bharara announces arrest of New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver on broad series of corruption charges; Silver's profitable legal career has long been scrutinized, and five-count criminal complaint contends Silver's law practice was a fictional cover as he stealthily amassed unreported millions in bribes and kickbacks; arrest throws Albany into confusion as new legislative session gets underway. MORE
Jan. 23, 2015
Arrest of New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver on corruption charges helps explain why Silver sought to inhibit work of anticorruption Moreland Commission established by Gov Andrew Cuomo; commission requested information about Silver's income sources outside his work as legislator, records that have come to form basis of malfeasance charges against him. MORE
Jan. 23, 2015
New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's arrest on corruption charges has shaken Albany political culture that believed Silver, most powerful Democrat in state, to be indestructible. MORE
Jan. 23, 2015
Files on New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver paint lurid picture of power abuses, with Silver leveraging his public office and political influence to collect hundreds of thousands of dollars. MORE
Jan. 23, 2015
Editorial condemns fact that New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has been allowed to continue carrying out his duties while he is being investigated on charges of bribery; contends Silver should step down, and expresses hope that indictment of such a high-profile figure could signal beginning of cleanup of Albany's appallingly crooked political culture. MORE
Jan. 23, 2015
Jim Dwyer About New York column observes that New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who has shown little mercy to fellow public figures facing political troubles, is now standing firmly on the principle of presumption of innocence for himself; calls Silver's disregard for ethical conduct breathtaking in face of criminal complaints revealing upwards of $4 million in illegal payments. MORE
Jan. 22, 2015
New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver faces arrest in corruption case involving payments he received from law firm Goldberg & Iryami that he did not list on annual financial disclosure form; specific charges to be brought are unconfirmed; arrest would disrupt current legislative session. MORE
Jan. 3, 2015
Editorial applauds investigation by FBI and US Atty Gen Preet Bharara into whether New York lawmakers are receiving legislative payoffs that amount to bribery; notes that State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and State Sen Dean Skelos are among those being investigated; says detailed disclosures of outside income should be required by law. MORE
Dec. 31, 2014
Federal prosecutors and FBI are working to determine why New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver received substantial payments from Goldberg & Iryami, law firm that seeks reductions in real estate taxes on behalf of its clients; records reveal that controversial New York City landlord Baruch Singer, who has ties to Silver, used law firm to seek such tax reductions. MORE
Dec. 30, 2014
Longtime New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is being investigated by United States attorney's office and by FBI for payments from Manhattan law firm Goldberg & Iryami, PC, that were not listed on his annual financial disclosure forms; as personal injury lawyer, Silver is not known to have expertise in firm's specialty of reducing tax assessments on New York City commercial and residential properties and it is not known what he did to earn money. MORE
Dec. 13, 2014
New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's spokesman confirms that Silver is earning money from legal fees as well as wages from personal-injury law firm Weitz & Luxenberg; attention to Silver's outside income comes as Gov Andrew M Cuomo looks to enact far more stringent requirements on extralegislative sources of income, due to potential conflicts of interest. MORE
Jul. 3, 2014
Disclosure statements show Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Sens Dean G Skelos and Jeffrey D Klein, lawmakers who lead New York State Legislature, earned as much as $1.1 million combined practicing law in 2013; state legislators are allowed to hold jobs outside their legislative duties; outside employment was top area of interest for anticorruption panel Moreland Commission, which argued that part-time jobs present 'risk of criminal behavior.' MORE
May. 23, 2014
New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has claimed that a man with nearly the same name, Brooklyn lawyer Sheldon E Silver, was involved in blocking low-income housing on Lower East Side in 1970s, and not the speaker himself as reported by The New York Times; documents cited in article, however, make it clear Silver was in fact the person who pressed city officials to allow a mall to be build on site instead of low-income housing. MORE
Apr. 17, 2014
New York Gov Andrew M Cuomo's much-questioned decision to disband anticorruption panel Moreland Commission scuttles inquiry into income of legislators like Sheldon Silver who also have other jobs. MORE
Mar. 23, 2014
Records show that New York Assemblyman Sheldon Silver and William E Rapfogel, former head of Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty, have spent decades secretly working to keep low-income housing out of Lower East Side Jewish enclave; goal was to maintain area's Jewish identity, preventing changes that would lead to demographic changes and threaten Silver's political base; scheme resulted in lots being kept vacant for 47 years. MORE
Feb. 5, 2014
Legislation intended to limit academic groups' protests against Israel is withdrawn from consideration by New York State Assembly after a chorus of educators and legal groups denounce it as a bold assault on academic freedom; legislation is sponsored by the New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. MORE
Jan. 27, 2014
New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is preparing to go on the offensive, pledging to push a liberal agenda in lock step with a powerful new and like-minded ally, Mayor Bill de Blasio; famed for his negotiating savvy in Albany, Silver can help de Blasio push for legislative approval of his signature campaign proposal, like raising taxes on the rich to pay for prekindergarten classes. MORE
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Silver's Case May Have Vast Impact and Alter Entrenched Way of Governance
The corruption charges for Sheldon Silver are expected to be a major disruption in Albany, which has long believed he was untouchable.January 23, 2015 nyregionNews
Sheldon Silver, Assembly Speaker, Took Millions in Payoffs, U.S. Says
Preet Bharara, the United States attorney for the Southern District of New York, said Mr. Silver had produced "a nice profit on being a public official."January 23, 2015 nyregionNews
Sheldon Silver, Former Assembly Speaker, Helped Developer Block Methadone Clinic's Relocation, U.S. Says
Court filings say Mr. Silver profited by leading the defeat of a proposed methadone clinic in Lower Manhattan.
September 15, 2015, Tuesday
Leaders of Moreland Commission Panel Felt Cuomo Intervened, Prosecutors Say
The United States Attorney's office summarized the officials' statements in a letter included in court papers filed by lawyers for Sheldon Silver, the former Assembly speaker.
September 13, 2015, Sunday
Millions in Campaign Donations in Albany Go to Legal Fees
An examination of the spending of 41 elected officials who have been connected to a scandal or investigation since 2005 shows that those politicians have spent at least $7 million of campaign funds on legal fees.
August 5, 2015, Wednesday
Fighting Corruption in Albany, One Lawmaker at a Time
Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney for New York's Southern District, has investigated, arrested and now convicted an astonishing lineup of key Albany players.
July 23, 2015, Thursday
Sheldon Silver's Son-in-Law Pleads Guilty in Ponzi Scheme Case
Marcello Trebitsch, who admitted he had defrauded clients over seven years until his April arrest, will pay back $5.9 million to those investors.
July 14, 2015, Tuesday
Sheldon Silver, Unbowed by Charges, Adjusts to Life After the Speakership
Since being arrested and indicted on federal corruption charges, the former speaker of the New York State Assembly has seen his influence wane. But that hasn't sent him into hiding.
June 22, 2015, Monday
When Will It End? Much Work Is Left as Albany Session Winds Down
Although the session was scheduled to end on Wednesday, lawmakers were taking bets on how long it would be extended, and hotels were quickly being booked.
June 18, 2015, Thursday
Majority of New York Voters Dissatisfied With State Government, Poll Finds
A Quinnipiac University poll found that in a year dominated by corruption scandals, 58 percent of voters had a bleak view of Albany and only 44 percent approved of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's performance.
June 4, 2015, Thursday
New York Real Estate Executive With 'Access to Politicians' Is at Center of Scandals
Charles C. Dorego, general counsel for Glenwood Management, figures prominently in federal criminal complaints against Sheldon Silver and Dean G. Skelos that involve payoffs, graft, fraud and solicitation of bribes.
May 25, 2015, Monday
Dean Skelos Steps Down — Finally
His replacement, State Senator John Flanagan, could take a simple step to reduce the influence of rich donors on New York politics.
May 11, 2015, Monday
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Andrew Coventry, born in 1764, was eldest son of George Coventry, minister of Stitchell in Roxburghshire. Through his mother, whose maiden name was Horn, he inherited the estate of Shanwell, near Kinross, and some other landed property in Perthshire. He was educated at the university of Edinburgh, and on 15 December 1782 elected a member of the Medical Society of Edinburgh. In September 1783 he graduated M.D. for a thesis De Scarlatina Cynanchica. It is not clear whether he ever practised as a physician; but he appears to have specialised in the sciences bearing upon agriculture.
On 7 July 1790 Sir William Pulteney took the first steps towards endowing a chair of agriculture at Edinburgh, and nominated Coventry as the first professor. Occasional lectures on the subject had earlier been delivered by other professors, e.g. by the professor of chemistry, Dr. William Cullen, at the instigation of Lord Kames. A much fuller course had also been given by John Walker, then professor of natural history, in 1788.
The new chair's foundation seems to have been regarded with a good deal of jealousy: the professor of natural history protested that he was not to be hindered thereby from teaching 'any branch of natural science,' to which the professor of botany objected as infringing his rights; Coventry, for his part, insisted that none but himself had the right to give 'a separate course of georgical lectures.' Moreover, the endowment and patronage of a university chair by a private individual was unprecedented at the time, and seems to have aroused opposition.
In spite of these obstacles Coventry became, on 17 November 1790, the first professor of agriculture in the university, and continued to hold the post until 1831. The endowment of the chair amounted to only £50 per annum; but Coventry supplemented his work as a teacher by many other duties. 'He was constantly called on to arbitrate in land questions, and to give evidence before the court of session and before committees of the House of Commons; the drainage of Loch Leven and the reclamation of the surrounding lands were carried out under his directions'. Coventry gave evidence before the royal commission appointed in 1826 to investigate the condition of the universities and colleges of Scotland, when he said that he had delivered thirty-two courses, some of them, consisting of more than 140 lectures each. Although the subject he taught was not available for graduation, he had attracted classes varying in number from thirty to seventy-eight. Towards the end of his tenure of office, however, he appears to have lectured only in alternate years, 'persuading persons who wished to attend him during any session when he was to be absent to put off doing so, and to attend the classes of chemistry and botany in the meantime.' The royal commission, which concluded its labours in 1830, recommended among other reforms that the chair of agriculture should be abolished 'unless a class could be provided for it, and taught regularly.'
Coventry, who was now sixty-three, accordingly resigned, and was succeeded by David Low (1786–1859) on 16 March 1831. He died in the next year.
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BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called Thursday for the rapid deployment of at least 3,000 additional troops and police to conflict-wracked Central African Republic to prevent further religious killings that have forced almost one million people to flee their homes and are partitioning the country into Muslim and Christian areas.
That would bring the international forces in the country to more than 11,000.
Ban's call followed an appeal for more troops by U.N. humanitarian chief Valerie Amos at the end of a three-day visit to the country earlier Thursday.
She told reporters she and her colleagues "were shocked by what we saw" in the remote town of Bossangoa, which has been at the epicenter of the fighting between the country's Muslim minority and the nation's Christian majority. She said tensions between communities are high and people fear for their lives.
Ban paid tribute to the nearly 6,000 African Union peacekeepers and 1,600 French troops in the country, but told the U.N. Security Council that the requirements to restore security to the lawless country "far exceed" their capabilities and the 500 troops promised by the European Union.
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Ban therefore called for reinforcement of the AU and French troops with additional deployments of at least 3,000 more troops and police "in the coming days and weeks," equipped with aircraft to operate wherever required.
He said French President Francois Hollande has pledged an additional 400 troops, the EU has said it will double its contingent to 1,000, and the AU will propose an expansion of its force.
But Ban said more troops and police are needed urgently "and the wider international community must share the burden." U.N. officials say they are privately hoping that European countries will provide even more troops and police.
The secretary-general called for "a coordinated command" for the AU, French and EU contingents that would focus on containing the violence, protecting civilians, providing security to deliver humanitarian aid to over 2.5 million people - more than half the 4.6 million population - and prepare for the handover to a U.N. peacekeeping force "as soon as possible."
He also urged that African troops joining the force be provided with logistical and financial support, estimating this would cost $38 million for six months.
Central African Republic, long one of the world's poorest and most unstable countries, plunged deeper into chaos nearly a year ago when the Muslim rebels from the north invaded the capital and overthrew the president of a decade. The rebels pillaged neighborhoods, raping and killing people with impunity for months, giving rise to the Christian militia. Those fighters attempted a coup in early December, and violence between the two communities exploded in the days that followed.
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The U.N. chief painted a grim picture of the country, saying "it is a calamity with a strong claim on the conscience of humankind."
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here. By making the manifestations of the Prophets, such as the Orbs, things that everybody agreed were objectively real, the Bajoran religion failed to be analogous to any Abrahamic human religion. In that context, Kira's statement about faith was not only banal but also relatively shallow.
I actually disagree with you on that one. While there were demonstrably real artifacts, and there had been interactions with the Prophets, the question was really, "What significance do we accord to all of this? Do we treat it as a solely natural phenomenon, or do we have faith that it is something more?" That is indeed a leap of faith.
About DS9's take on religion, aside from a few episodes that didn't go well ("In the Hands of the Prophets," for one, for failing to show the complexity of the debate it was an allegory to, and not showing, aside from a throwaway line from Bareil, that there is a middle option requiring the rejection of neither science, nor faith), I would say it was quite even-handed. People of faith ran the gamut from tolerant to bigoted, open-minded to closed-minded, militant to peaceful, and everything ini between. That's how it is in real life. Not all or mostly one, or the other.
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Gay students at Brigham Young University — no, scrap that …
'Questioning' students at Brigham Young University — no, try again …
Those 'suffering from same-sex attraction' — that's correct — at Brigham Young University who are members of an unofficial group called USGA (Understanding Same-Gender Attraction) have produced a very odd video for the 'It Gets Better' project.
The group's tolerated existence marks some kind of progress on the Mormon Church's campus.
Until the late 1970s, there was electroshock aversion therapy practiced there, not so much 'pray away the gay' as 'torture away the gay.' Until very recently, there was a campus 'secret police,' which would systematically track down gay students.
One study found that 74 percent of 'LGBT' students at Brigham Young have contemplated suicide — 24 percent have actually tried to kill themselves.
The group has been allowed to exist since 2010. Earlier this month, a forum it held on campus had an overflow audience for its discussion on reconciling Mormonism with being gay.
So, progress that this group even exists…but are any of the people in this video happy? Do they look like it is 'getting better' for them?
The 'It Gets Better' project, which is primarily aimed at teenagers, is supposed to be about getting through bullying and coming out better as you get older and are able to be who you are. Even though these students are brave, and obviously more power to them, I don't think this video shows much getting better on that campus, but watch and make your own mind up:
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Powerful, brave people speaking out. Reminds me of the hymn "Just As I Am." Great to know that there is acceptance for our humanity.
A very powerful, moving video. Good for those kids! they are brave.
More and more Mormon young people are being exposed to REAL history; when they start getting input from the rest of the world, that for example DNA tests show that the American Indians are NOT related to "the lost tribes of Israel" {as Mormon dogma flatly wants Mormons to believe}; they start questioning their weird church doctrines {no weirder than Scientology, Catholicism or other cults}. You can only control your followers and have them believing utter nonsense, by isolating them and brainwashing them. {I can't imagine what sort of "history" they must be teaching kids at Brigham Young University -- or anthropology! No wonder they need "thought police"!}
Once these kids start reading non-Mormon books, they'll be okay. People go to church because of family, traditions, friends, holidays, dating, stuff like that. Once they "leave home", spiritually speaking, and strike out on their own and find NON-MORMON Gay friends, these kids' ties with the Church will stretch, weaken, and with any luck, break.
So glad there is a dialog and forums at BYU to address this. Deep courage these kids are demonstrating!
I actually thought this was one of the best of these video's I've seen. It's very clear how hard it is for these kids, but they are banded together and they have support. They are very believable.
so happy that you chose your son Tonya. it is really sad when a parent chooses their sick religion over their own child, and it happens way too often--I have met people whose own family rejected them(and telling someone that they have to be celibate for their entire lives and cannot get married is rejecting them!)
why would anyone choose to be a part of a church that hates women and gay people? Fortunately there are churches that welcome gays and treat women as equal humans.
Nice video but too much has not been addressed. For example, Can gay couples date in public? Is it a sin to be gay? Is gay by choice? Can Gayness be cured? What happens when gay students leave campus? Has the official stance of the church changed? Are gays accepted into the Mormon community? Has God changed his mind about gays? Are people born gay or is it acquired? What does the Mormon church believe is the cause of gayness? Is this video a band-aid or a cure?
It gets better but not here?
These poor kids deserve to feel it gets better too. i'm so happ;y to see messages her Mormons who know gay is okay! If everyone on the planet could be so enlightened we could make this world a better place for everyone.
This is a powerful video. Strong, beautiful young people. Let's hope some of them are the Mormon leaders of tomorrow.
When I viewed this video, I only saw my son - my beautifully smart handsome son who just so happens to be gay. He also joined the Mormon church when he was 15. We didnt know at the time but he had great hopes that Heavenly Father would take this curse away from him. He did everything he could - fasting, praying, attending every meeting, praying some more, fasting even more but sadly for him, nothing changed who he was. My son attempted suicide in 2010 but luckily for me, my son is still with me today. We no longer go to church, not because they shuned us but because we as a family couldnt handle what the church and some members believed. We felt like we had to choose our son or the church and we picked our son!. Its hard for sane people to imagine this but there really are people out there that believe suicide is better than living and loving - if its with a same sex partner! Can you even imagine how many wonderful bright amazing men and women we have lost because they loved someone of the same sex and they believed killing themselves was the lesser of two sins? Its a true shame and I do pray it gets better for my son and all LGBT people, until then I will tell our story. My life would have never been the same without my son here....Im one of the lucky ones.
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