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Hamline U. President Miller to retire after Islamophobia controversy

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:24 GMT

Hamline University announced Monday that President Fayneese Miller will retire after the 2023-24 school year.Miller has been president since 2015.Fayneese Miller (Courtesy of Hamline University)Hamline’s full-time faculty in January urged Miller to resign over her administration’s handling of a Muslim student’s complaint about the use of ancient art depicting the Prophet Muhammad in an art history class.One Hamline administrator said it was “undeniably Islamophobic” for adjunct professor Erika Lopez Prater to have shown the art in class. Miller herself in a staff email said “respect for the observant Muslim students in that classroom should have superseded academic freedom.”Lopez Prater was not brought back for the spring semester, which led to widespread criticism from academics and free speech advocates. Lopez Prater now is suing the school for defamation and breach of contract.Miller later released a statement on the controversy, saying Hamline made ...

New initiative to solve non-fatal shootings, prevent gun violence in Troy, Schenectady

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:24 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A new initiative has been announced to help police and prosecutors in five jurisdictions solve non-fatal shootings, and prevent gun violence. Two of the five jurisdictions include Troy and Schenectady. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! According to Governor Kathy Hochul's press office, police departments in Buffalo, Rochester, Schenectady, Troy, and Utica, and their county district attorneys' offices, will share $866,564 in State funding to implement evidence-based approaches to improve investigations and save lives. The Troy Police Department will receive $80,272, the Rensselaer County District Attorney $31,438, the Schenectady Police Department $89,349, and the Schenectady County District Attorney $65,840. The funding will help support police, prosecutors, and crime analysts working to solve non-fatal shooting cases when they are reported, similarly seen in homicide investigations. As a result, mor...

Charity battle-by-lip-sync returns to Glens Falls

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:24 GMT

GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (NEWS10) - This month, a musical face-off returns to the city of Glens Falls. It's not quite a battle of the bands - at least not directly. It's time to lip-sync your heart out. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The Charity Lip Sync Battle returns to the Charles R. Wood Theater on Friday, April 21. Starting at 7 p.m., teams come to mimic their way to supremacy for a good cause.“I was seeking an alternative to the typical fundraiser, I wanted an event that would be new, engaging, family-friendly and entertaining,” said organizer Letitzia Mastrantoni, of Events to a T. “As a fan of the popular TV show ‘Lip Sync Battle,’ I saw this as a way for people to come out of their shell and feel good about supporting a local nonprofit. Lip Sync Battle provides an outlet for local nonprofits to interact with our community, share their message and do so while having a good time.”The annual lip sync face-off benefits multi...

Saratoga Springs Man Charged With Menacing With Machete

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:24 GMT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- On Sunday evening, police responded to a disturbance call at the Saratoga Lake Motel. Shawn M. Soderberg, 47, was taken into custody following an investigation and charged with Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the 3rd Degree and Menacing. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Police say Soderberg allegedly threatened another person with a machete. Soderberg was arraigned in the Saratoga Town Court and remanded to the Saratoga County Jail in lieu of bail or bond.

Timing and threats from severe weather expected near St. Louis Tuesday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:24 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- A warm and somewhat humid day is on tap for Tuesday, with temperatures reaching the 80s. This sets us up for what appears to be two waves of storms to watch. St. Louis radar: See a map of current weather here Severe weather expected near St. Louis Tuesday nightThe first one is late Tuesday afternoon and evening. It should remain well northwest of St. Louis but that forecast may change over the next day. The most likely spot for these spotty but extreme severe storms will be along the border between Missouri and Iowa. These are likely to be hail and tornado producers.Threat: Spotty to scattered severe storms with high winds and a tornado possible.Tuesday severe weather risk timing:Tuesday evening: Severe weather northwest of St. Louis.Late Tuesday night into Wednesday morning: Widespread severe weather for the entire region.The storm threat that is likely to impact the entire St. Louis region will come late Tuesday night into early Wednesday morning. This threat will ...

Is Peyton Watson’s coming out party enough for rookie to crack Nuggets’ postseason plans?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:24 GMT

Steph Curry had Jamal Murray in his hip pocket, beat by a step as he elevated to lay in a finger roll with 2 minutes, 35 seconds to go Sunday night in Denver.The Nuggets had a small lineup on the floor and once Curry got into the lane, he saw essentially nothing but the orange rim and an easy bucket in front of him.Peyton Watson had other ideas. He dropped down from the top of the key, timed his leap and spiked the ball off the backboard, blocking Curry’s shot for the third and most emphatic time in Denver’s’ 112-110 victory over the Warriors.The rejection, like Watson’s coming out party over Denver’s past two games, arrived loudly and out of nowhere.And it comes with an additional question attached: Is the rookie playing his way from developmental project into a postseason role for coach Michael Malone?“It’s to be decided,” Watson said after he scored eight points, blocked three shots and pulled down five rebounds in 20 minutes, 27 seconds of work against the Warriors. “But I have ...

The Detachable Penis and Other Weird Animal Dicks

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:24 GMT

People have a fascination with penises. We draw them, make jokes about them, and we talk about dicks — a lot! Thus, in case you’re not saturated with enough penis topics, here are weird animal dicks that you can be engrossed by — because these peckers deserve to be discussed!Here are some strange animal penis facts.5 Weird Animal Dicks1. The Detachable PenisA guy losing their manhood can be a nightmare! But the Chromodoris reticulata (a type of sea slug) don’t seem to have a problem with that. Because these slugs are fortunate enough to have three penises. Once they’re done having sex, they shed one of their dicks — good thing they still have two more!2. Moby DickWhales are majestic and colossal animals with big dick energy. That said, in case you needed another reason to admire them, whales are also “overachievers” — penis-wise. For instance, blue whales (earth’s current largest-known animal), have dicks that range from eight to ten feet in length; and their penises are highly flex...

Sex Hurts: 7 Common Injuries During Sex and How to Avoid Them

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:24 GMT

It’s practically human nature to have sexual urges. However, when one gets too excited, it can cause injuries during sex. Even though films tend to glorify or romanticize injuries acquired from sex, throwing out your back or getting next-day abdominal cramps from taking in a penis that’s too big can — and should — be avoided. Because not only is it embarrassing to explain how you got injured to the ER doctors, it’s also definitely not great to be in pain!Read on to see if you ever had these injuries before and how you can avoid them the next time.7 Commonly-Acquired Injuries During Sex1. Back PainSex involves a bunch of thrusting — and nobody’s taught how to do it because it’s naturally known and done! However, when thrusting is improperly done, a person can injure their back during sex. Whether it’s a muscle strain or a herniated disc, back injuries can be prevented if you and your partner do it in more comfortable positions — and less adventurous ones. Moreover, you can also take ...

Dan Wilson and his San Jose team ready to blanket Bay Area

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:24 GMT

Rarely glimpsed in public, the musicians’ grapevine is a wonder of efficiency, delivering timely information that can profoundly shape an artist’s life and career.Guitarist Dan Wilson’s emergence over the past decade as one of jazz’s most soulfully incisive guitarists can be traced directly to drummer Carmen Intorre Jr., who was working with the late Philadelphia guitar legend Pat Martino in 2014.Joey DeFrancesco, the Philly multi-instrumental wonder who almost singlehandedly revived the popularity of the Hammond B3 organ as a teenage phenomenon in the late 1980s, was getting ready to launch a new combo and asked Intorre if there were any guitarists he’d recommend.Intorre dropped Wilson’s name. DeFrancesco, who died last August at age 51,  dutifully checked the guitarist out on YouTube and picked up the phone. “When I got the first call I was deer hunting, just getting ready to go into the woods,” said Wilson, who lives in Akron, Ohio. “I see a number from Phoenix and thought it was...

Wish You Were Here: Antarctic adventures with some extremely helpful advice

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:24 GMT

Our readers’ travels have taken them to locations near — Oregon bike trails, for example — and far, as they explored Old Montreal and hiked Kauai’s Napali Coast. Today, we’re headed for Antarctica, where two intrepid Oakland travelers are sharing their tales of adventure and offering travel tips, including one extremely helpful one for people who want to actually go ashore and see the penguins, and not just hear about it afterward!Wish You Were HereANTARCTICA: In January, Oakland residents Joe Schieffer and Cathy McDonald traveled to Antarctica, their seventh continent. “It is not as cold as you would expect,” Joe says. “During the Antarctica summer — the only time ships go there — the air temperature is a steady 35 degrees due to the modulating effect of the 38 degree water. But 38 degrees is still mighty cold, if you do a polar plunge.” (Joe did!) “Interesting fact: Since the water is warmer than the air, the ...