Former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick is making waves on the UNC Chapel Hill campus. This is a new era for the UNC football team with Belichick’s history of working in the NFL. On February 1st, Bill Belichick wanted to send pizzas to UNC sorority and fraternity houses before the UNC-Duke men’s basketball game. UNC workers delivered pizzas to the houses after being skeptical of the kind gesture. An email was sent from Alec Kerr, Director of Football Operations, stating that Belichick wanted to deliver pizzas to campus. Screenshots of this email soon went viral on platforms like Instagram and Twitter. Kappa Sigma held a tailgating party which is when they found out this “scam” wasn’t really a scam. Zeta Psi and Kappa Alpha were among others to also receive the pizza alongside a note that read ‘Courtesy of coach’. This was more than just a pizza delivery though; it was an act of kindness and promotion for change with the new team. This food connected Belichick to his players and the six-time Super Bowl champion strives to mold UNC football into a professional atmosphere.
The Chapel Hill community has been having issues with the University’s decision to introduce fuel pellets as a substitute for coal. The pellets are being used at the local cogeneration plant and are made of paper waste and plastic. With being made of plastic and paper waste, the pellets are advertised as being low-carbon and a renewable alternative to conventional fossil fuels. Even though it may seem like they would be beneficial to the environment, they can pose threat to the health of individuals. The potential risk of emissions show that the University needs to move past combustion options and focus on finding clean renewables, as proposed in their sustainability efforts. Even though the pellets are advertised as non-hazardous to the public by the Environmental Protection Agency, health risks are still widely unknown. Since they are made of plastic, when they are burned, they release Per-polyfluoroalkyl substances which does not guarantee this fuel source is environmentally friendly. The University strives for net-zero carbon emissions by the year 2040 and will need to look at other options that have minimal impact on community health.
This article was mostly just highlighting and explaining the transition of dorms building for undergraduate students. The how, when, and why were the most prominent, explaining the reasoning and it pass usage. Also when the building we acquired by the university. It was a very informative article, allowing students to understand the possibility of living their, including pricing.
This article was a feature story on a important graduate from Duke’s medical program. This article was a feature story on an important graduate from Duke’s medical program. Dr. Del Meriwether was the first African-American student accepted into the program at Duke. The article just had an overlying outline of his life. It opens up with him saying a statement that he could be an Olympian runner and just telling his story of how he picked up running. As well as his role in getting his Doctorate with Duke and his experience getting accepted and that process with Duke as well. Also talking about how he went to different programs after Duke and was a key contributor and different civil rights movements and barriers being broken for African Americans especially African-American males. In addition to his work within Africa for 8 years helping to treat and properly educate many different people on Good Health Care. Overall, this article was a very interesting and in-depth feature of Dr. Del Mariwether.
Trump’s “Long live the king!” Post in Philadelphia is Condemned by Jamie Gauthier in a City Council Resolution
On Thursday, Philadelphia City Councilmember Jamie Gauthier presented a resolution to the City Council condemning President Donald Trump, a 1968 Wharton graduate, for calling himself a king.
At the City Council meeting on February 20, Gauthier, who represents University City in Philadelphia’s third district, introduced the resolution. Trump took action in response to a Truth Social post on February 19 in which he exclaimed, “Long live the king!” in honor of the Department of Transportation’s decision to revoke its approval of New York’s congestion pricing system.
In addition, Trump’s statement and a parody of a TIME magazine cover featuring the president with a golden crown were posted on official White House social media accounts.
In a press release announcing the resolution, Gauthier stated, “A president’s words matter, but President Trump’s actions prove that he truly sees himself more like a monarch than a president.” During her speech at the City Council meeting on Thursday, Gauthier called Trump’s post “outright dangerous,” “abnormal,” and “inappropriate.”
The resolution condemned Trump for comparing himself to “a monarch” and condemned the policies of his second administration, including the Declaration of Independence’s wording and Philadelphia’s involvement in the American Revolution.
Gauthier’s office issued a statement on the resolution, saying, “As the birthplace of American democracy and the city where this nation rejected the tyranny of a king, it is paramount that Philadelphia calls out this assault on the constitution and reaffirm how abnormal, inappropriate, and dangerous it is for a President of the United States to liken himself to, and act like, a king.”
Gauthier’s speech also criticized several of the president’s actions during his first month in office, including Trump’s executive orders that pushed back federal funding and his plan to remove birthright citizenship.
“Just a month into his term, President Trump overreached his executive power on several occasions: he tried to overturn the constitutional right to birthright citizenship, shuttered federal agencies and programs enshrined into law by Congress, and declared himself above the law,” Gauthier stated in her press release.
Since taking office in January, Trump has signed several executive orders, many of which have been challenged in federal court and go beyond constitutional grounds.
During the meeting, members of the Council criticized other executive branch actions, including those of the Department of Governmental Efficiency, which is currently headed by Elon Musk, a 1997 College and Wharton graduate.
Council members criticized the agency for carrying out cuts and layoffs that will harm departments and programs across Philadelphia, especially in the preparations for the semiquincentennial—the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States.
“Federal cuts by DOGE will cost thousands of jobs and $200 million in funding for our city. This will impact small business, service sector jobs, and tourism, especially as we head towards our celebration of the 250 years of independence,” City Councilmember Kendra Brooks stated
“This right here is unprecedented, is unconstitutional, and unacceptable,” Brooks added.
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Penn Men’s Basketball Streak Hits Five Losses with Defeat at Brown
The Quakers hoped to finish the road trip weekend in a better mood after their match against Brown, following a heartbreaking close game against Yale the previous evening. However, the Penn men’s basketball team lost to Brown 82-72 without ever taking the lead.
“I thought we were just very inconsistent on the defensive end and, at times, on the offensive end,” coach Steve Donahue said. “[We were] just not playing up [to] how well you have to play to win on the road.”
The Quakers (6-16, 2-7 Ivy) battled to keep up with Brown in an intense first half, but they could not overtake the Bears (12-10, 4-5), and they ended the half four points behind.
While teammate forward Landon Lewis held Penn at bay with a strong block on Penn junior guard/forward Ethan Roberts, Brown guard Alexander Lesburt Jr. scored the first four points. Roberts, however, was unfazed by that and scored Penn’s first points with a driving layup.
With his first three-pointer of the game, star Brown guard Kino Lilly Jr. reached a significant milestone, topping 1800 points in his career. With 23 points overall, he ultimately appeared as his team’s top scorer.
Lewis also had an impressive game with 20 points, five blocks, and seven rebounds. In this game, Lewis and Lilly Jr. were an unbeatable duo.
“I thought [Lilly] got loose in the second half,” Donahue said. “We did not do a good job, and he got some open looks. … I give [Lewis] credit. He made some difficult shots at times, but if you’re going to win on the road, you try to hold the best players down better than we did.”
Nick Spinoso, a senior forward/center, made a layup seven minutes into the first half to tie the score between the Quakers and the Bears, a tie that never happened again. Spinoso made a three-pointer on Penn’s following possession to cut the deficit to one point, and four minutes later, he replicated his signature hook to make the score 26-28.
Aggression on both sides of the brown-and-red court increased during the second half of the match. The Quakers were able to stay close to the Bears because of their significant advantage in free throws.
The Quakers went on a seven-point run, developing plenty of momentum to stay in the game after Lilly Jr. tripled to extend Brown’s lead to nine points, the Bears’ largest lead to date. Roberts went 3-for-3 at the line after hitting the floor during a three-pointer attempt. When Brown got the ball back, senior guard George Smith made a steal, resulting in an important fast break and tip into the hoop for two more points. Roberts’ massive overhead pass to sophomore guard Sam Brown, who completed the play with an impressive reverse layup and pump fake, was the play’s peak.
Late in the second half, Penn benefited from a seven-point play that was started by Brown forward N’famara Dabo’s flagrant foul. Dabo roughly hit Spinoso with a hard forearm after sophomore guard/forward Niklas Polonowski made a three-pointer, which was ruled a flagrant foul penalty. Roberts completed the seven-point play with a three-point swisher, and Penn took advantage of their possession of the ball after Spinoso drained one of his two attempts at the charity stripe.
Penn lost to the Bears 82-72 at the end of the game, unable to overcome them despite these strong plays.
Brown, his teammate, and Roberts both had outstanding scoring performances. Roberts finished with 26 points and three rebounds, while the latter finished with 19 points, two defensive rebounds, and six of six free throws.
On February 21, Penn men’s basketball will play Dartmouth at the Palestra.
‘Save a Life, Give Blood’ — Crimson Circle’s Blood and Bone Marrow Drive | Campus News | laloyolan.com
This past Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday LMU hosted a blood and bone marrow drive. The Pam Reactor Center for Service and Action and the Crimson Circle are the ones who hosted the annual event at the St. Roberts Auditorium. The drive worked via walk in or scheduled appointment, and there was also a representative looking for matches for the National Bone Marrow Registry. The UCLA Blood and Platelet Center also worked on the event and provided medical chairs, transportation for the donated blood, and medical staff. To promote the event members of the Crimson Circle wore pink stickers that said, ‘ask me about donating blood’ and even incentives were offered for donating such as Chipotle gift cards. It was said not many people in the California area donate blood, around 2-3% of the population, and this event is estimated to have an impact as large as saving up to 1,000 lives. One 45-minute donation can save upwards of 3 lives, so the over 400 donations that were made by the LMU community have had an outstanding effect on the Los Angeles area.
Delta Sigma Theta prepares for reactivation at LMU | News | laloyolan.com
The Delta Sigma Theta sorority is preparing to reactivate, last inactive since 2021. Delta Sigma Theta is not to be confused with Delta Sigma which is a fraternity that has been suspended due to an alleged hazing event that occurred in the fall semester of 2024. Delta Sigma Theta is a historically Black Greek Letter Organization was suspended in 2021 due to ‘reports of underground activities’ which has since been resolved. However, since 2018 the entire sorority chapter has been experiencing issues with recruitment and participation. Recently there was expressed interest in reopening Delta Sigma Theta which is why it is reactivating now and there are hopes that this is a fresh start for the future of D9 (historically Black Greek Letter Organizations) at LMU. On February 10 of 2025 the sorority hosted a virtual informational session which distributed applications for the rush process. This rush process was intentionally designed to be more discrete and confidential, untraditional of other sororities.
This article is a feature about an NYU alumni Susan Salgado. Salgado created her own consulting company, and in this article she shares her insight on leadership, organizational culture and career advice. Susan Salgado started off with having a strong interest in building inclusiveness, and engaging communities. This passion was something she never thought would take her to a career in hospitality. Salgado is the founder of Grason Consulting, she helps organizations improve workplace culture, leadership and engagement. Salgado pursued a Ph.D in organizational behavior at Stern. There she focused on understanding cultures in a workplace. She collaborated with management professors Elizabeth Morrison and Ya-Ru Chen to research diversity, feedback behavior and collaborative performance, before honing her studies on the relationship between diversity and academic performance. In 2003, she worked under Danny Meyer; a prominent New York City restaurateur. With Meyer she worked as his team’s first Director of Culture and Learning. In 2010 Salgado and Meye opened Hospitality Quotient, which she ran until 2017. She left USHG and founded Grason Consulting, a New York-based company that helps organizations align their values with day-to-day operations.
‘Malicious misreading’: College Republicans president pushed to resign following Barron Trump comments
This article discusses the President of NYU’s college republicans, who resigned last Sunday after calling Barron Trump “an oddity on campus” in an interview with Vanity Fair. The former club president Kaya Walker told the magazine that “He goes to class, he goes home,” and that “he’s sort of like an oddity on campus.” She also mentions “I was merely describing the ugly side of our culture on campus and worldwide that delights in forming parasocial relationships with celebrities,” and that her words were taken out of context. The article goes on to say “Rather than saying something along the lines of ‘Barron is quite normal under the circumstances,’ she chose poor wording, and the media ran with it.” In the end Kaya Walker’s interview had gained million of viewers since she stepped down as president.
BJ Freeman has offered a bright spot to a Sun Devils basketball team whose season feels “lost”. That spark however, wont return to the court for the remainder of the 2025 basketball season due to multiple conduct issues. Freeman who has lead the team in points all season after transferring from Milwaukee was usually a positive player on the court. After his first altercation with Arizona guard Caleb Love on February 1st, they have not stopped happening for Freeman. He displayed actions that where deemed “detrimental to the team” by an ASU spokesperson on multiple occasions. These actions for the talented transfer ultimately got him dismissed from the team.
The pitchfork pantry is a student lead pantry on campus that provides access to free food, clothing, and hygiene products. After outrage from lack of funding from student body who helps run the pantry, senate members of the school met on February 4th to discuss ideas. Hailey Boiarsky, a senator for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the USG-T government operations chair recommended a small merge with another student lead organization called the Dean of Students; “While the pantry has limited funds … our Dean of Students, their funding is much, much, much more expansive and much more vast,” Boiarsky said. “They have the ability to help students, almost with no cap.” While the Pitchfork Pantry is being reworked, students can still get the care they need. By filling out a “care form” students can be matched with any resources, food, clothing, or hygiene products needed.
Black students on campus as well as “nationwide” were receiving racist text messages telling them they’ve been selected as a “slave” or they have been chosen as that persons “cotton picker” and there were following texts giving students instructions on where a van would pick them up. Authorities on campus as well as city authorities were reported to with the campus delivering a statement to let the students know they were doing everything they can to track these people down as well as letting the students know despite the messages they are wanted on campus and cared for and to not listen to the messages. The students that received the texts said they found it disgusting and felt it was politically related.
AN undergraduates body was found outside a parking garage on campus. There wasn’t much information on who it was or what happened. Students gave statements that were there on the scene, were next to the body, what it was like being at the scene, etc. The school sent out condolences to friends and family of the victim as well as reminding everyone of mental health resources on campus and off campus.
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https://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2025/02/sports-bill-belichick-pizza-duke-game-feb-2025
Former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick is making waves on the UNC Chapel Hill campus. This is a new era for the UNC football team with Belichick’s history of working in the NFL. On February 1st, Bill Belichick wanted to send pizzas to UNC sorority and fraternity houses before the UNC-Duke men’s basketball game. UNC workers delivered pizzas to the houses after being skeptical of the kind gesture. An email was sent from Alec Kerr, Director of Football Operations, stating that Belichick wanted to deliver pizzas to campus. Screenshots of this email soon went viral on platforms like Instagram and Twitter. Kappa Sigma held a tailgating party which is when they found out this “scam” wasn’t really a scam. Zeta Psi and Kappa Alpha were among others to also receive the pizza alongside a note that read ‘Courtesy of coach’. This was more than just a pizza delivery though; it was an act of kindness and promotion for change with the new team. This food connected Belichick to his players and the six-time Super Bowl champion strives to mold UNC football into a professional atmosphere.
https://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2025/02/opinion-column-cogen-pfas-better-alternatives
The Chapel Hill community has been having issues with the University’s decision to introduce fuel pellets as a substitute for coal. The pellets are being used at the local cogeneration plant and are made of paper waste and plastic. With being made of plastic and paper waste, the pellets are advertised as being low-carbon and a renewable alternative to conventional fossil fuels. Even though it may seem like they would be beneficial to the environment, they can pose threat to the health of individuals. The potential risk of emissions show that the University needs to move past combustion options and focus on finding clean renewables, as proposed in their sustainability efforts. Even though the pellets are advertised as non-hazardous to the public by the Environmental Protection Agency, health risks are still widely unknown. Since they are made of plastic, when they are burned, they release Per-polyfluoroalkyl substances which does not guarantee this fuel source is environmentally friendly. The University strives for net-zero carbon emissions by the year 2040 and will need to look at other options that have minimal impact on community health.
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Week 4 – Feb 17-21
Article 1 – Blue Light Living, 301 Swift transition into Swift Quad ahead of 2025-26 housing selection – https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2025/02/duke-university-swift-quad-additions-301-swift-blue-light-living-housing-and-residence-life-quadex-upperclassmen-housing-selection
This article was mostly just highlighting and explaining the transition of dorms building for undergraduate students. The how, when, and why were the most prominent, explaining the reasoning and it pass usage. Also when the building we acquired by the university. It was a very informative article, allowing students to understand the possibility of living their, including pricing.
Article 2 – From trailblazer to track star: Dr. Del Meriwether and his Duke roots – https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2025/02/duke-university-del-meriwether-first-black-medical-student-world-class-sprinter-black-history-month-meriwether-foundation-south-africa-mission-trip-swine-flu-immunizations
This article was a feature story on a important graduate from Duke’s medical program. This article was a feature story on an important graduate from Duke’s medical program. Dr. Del Meriwether was the first African-American student accepted into the program at Duke. The article just had an overlying outline of his life. It opens up with him saying a statement that he could be an Olympian runner and just telling his story of how he picked up running. As well as his role in getting his Doctorate with Duke and his experience getting accepted and that process with Duke as well. Also talking about how he went to different programs after Duke and was a key contributor and different civil rights movements and barriers being broken for African Americans especially African-American males. In addition to his work within Africa for 8 years helping to treat and properly educate many different people on Good Health Care. Overall, this article was a very interesting and in-depth feature of Dr. Del Mariwether.
https://wchandler.uneportfolio.org/2025/02/21/blog-proj-4/
Trump’s “Long live the king!” Post in Philadelphia is Condemned by Jamie Gauthier in a City Council Resolution
On Thursday, Philadelphia City Councilmember Jamie Gauthier presented a resolution to the City Council condemning President Donald Trump, a 1968 Wharton graduate, for calling himself a king.
At the City Council meeting on February 20, Gauthier, who represents University City in Philadelphia’s third district, introduced the resolution. Trump took action in response to a Truth Social post on February 19 in which he exclaimed, “Long live the king!” in honor of the Department of Transportation’s decision to revoke its approval of New York’s congestion pricing system.
In addition, Trump’s statement and a parody of a TIME magazine cover featuring the president with a golden crown were posted on official White House social media accounts.
In a press release announcing the resolution, Gauthier stated, “A president’s words matter, but President Trump’s actions prove that he truly sees himself more like a monarch than a president.” During her speech at the City Council meeting on Thursday, Gauthier called Trump’s post “outright dangerous,” “abnormal,” and “inappropriate.”
The resolution condemned Trump for comparing himself to “a monarch” and condemned the policies of his second administration, including the Declaration of Independence’s wording and Philadelphia’s involvement in the American Revolution.
Gauthier’s office issued a statement on the resolution, saying, “As the birthplace of American democracy and the city where this nation rejected the tyranny of a king, it is paramount that Philadelphia calls out this assault on the constitution and reaffirm how abnormal, inappropriate, and dangerous it is for a President of the United States to liken himself to, and act like, a king.”
Gauthier’s speech also criticized several of the president’s actions during his first month in office, including Trump’s executive orders that pushed back federal funding and his plan to remove birthright citizenship.
“Just a month into his term, President Trump overreached his executive power on several occasions: he tried to overturn the constitutional right to birthright citizenship, shuttered federal agencies and programs enshrined into law by Congress, and declared himself above the law,” Gauthier stated in her press release.
Since taking office in January, Trump has signed several executive orders, many of which have been challenged in federal court and go beyond constitutional grounds.
During the meeting, members of the Council criticized other executive branch actions, including those of the Department of Governmental Efficiency, which is currently headed by Elon Musk, a 1997 College and Wharton graduate.
Council members criticized the agency for carrying out cuts and layoffs that will harm departments and programs across Philadelphia, especially in the preparations for the semiquincentennial—the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States.
“Federal cuts by DOGE will cost thousands of jobs and $200 million in funding for our city. This will impact small business, service sector jobs, and tourism, especially as we head towards our celebration of the 250 years of independence,” City Councilmember Kendra Brooks stated
“This right here is unprecedented, is unconstitutional, and unacceptable,” Brooks added.
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Penn Men’s Basketball Streak Hits Five Losses with Defeat at Brown
The Quakers hoped to finish the road trip weekend in a better mood after their match against Brown, following a heartbreaking close game against Yale the previous evening. However, the Penn men’s basketball team lost to Brown 82-72 without ever taking the lead.
“I thought we were just very inconsistent on the defensive end and, at times, on the offensive end,” coach Steve Donahue said. “[We were] just not playing up [to] how well you have to play to win on the road.”
The Quakers (6-16, 2-7 Ivy) battled to keep up with Brown in an intense first half, but they could not overtake the Bears (12-10, 4-5), and they ended the half four points behind.
While teammate forward Landon Lewis held Penn at bay with a strong block on Penn junior guard/forward Ethan Roberts, Brown guard Alexander Lesburt Jr. scored the first four points. Roberts, however, was unfazed by that and scored Penn’s first points with a driving layup.
With his first three-pointer of the game, star Brown guard Kino Lilly Jr. reached a significant milestone, topping 1800 points in his career. With 23 points overall, he ultimately appeared as his team’s top scorer.
Lewis also had an impressive game with 20 points, five blocks, and seven rebounds. In this game, Lewis and Lilly Jr. were an unbeatable duo.
“I thought [Lilly] got loose in the second half,” Donahue said. “We did not do a good job, and he got some open looks. … I give [Lewis] credit. He made some difficult shots at times, but if you’re going to win on the road, you try to hold the best players down better than we did.”
Nick Spinoso, a senior forward/center, made a layup seven minutes into the first half to tie the score between the Quakers and the Bears, a tie that never happened again. Spinoso made a three-pointer on Penn’s following possession to cut the deficit to one point, and four minutes later, he replicated his signature hook to make the score 26-28.
Aggression on both sides of the brown-and-red court increased during the second half of the match. The Quakers were able to stay close to the Bears because of their significant advantage in free throws.
The Quakers went on a seven-point run, developing plenty of momentum to stay in the game after Lilly Jr. tripled to extend Brown’s lead to nine points, the Bears’ largest lead to date. Roberts went 3-for-3 at the line after hitting the floor during a three-pointer attempt. When Brown got the ball back, senior guard George Smith made a steal, resulting in an important fast break and tip into the hoop for two more points. Roberts’ massive overhead pass to sophomore guard Sam Brown, who completed the play with an impressive reverse layup and pump fake, was the play’s peak.
Late in the second half, Penn benefited from a seven-point play that was started by Brown forward N’famara Dabo’s flagrant foul. Dabo roughly hit Spinoso with a hard forearm after sophomore guard/forward Niklas Polonowski made a three-pointer, which was ruled a flagrant foul penalty. Roberts completed the seven-point play with a three-point swisher, and Penn took advantage of their possession of the ball after Spinoso drained one of his two attempts at the charity stripe.
Penn lost to the Bears 82-72 at the end of the game, unable to overcome them despite these strong plays.
Brown, his teammate, and Roberts both had outstanding scoring performances. Roberts finished with 26 points and three rebounds, while the latter finished with 19 points, two defensive rebounds, and six of six free throws.
On February 21, Penn men’s basketball will play Dartmouth at the Palestra.
‘Save a Life, Give Blood’ — Crimson Circle’s Blood and Bone Marrow Drive | Campus News | laloyolan.com
This past Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday LMU hosted a blood and bone marrow drive. The Pam Reactor Center for Service and Action and the Crimson Circle are the ones who hosted the annual event at the St. Roberts Auditorium. The drive worked via walk in or scheduled appointment, and there was also a representative looking for matches for the National Bone Marrow Registry. The UCLA Blood and Platelet Center also worked on the event and provided medical chairs, transportation for the donated blood, and medical staff. To promote the event members of the Crimson Circle wore pink stickers that said, ‘ask me about donating blood’ and even incentives were offered for donating such as Chipotle gift cards. It was said not many people in the California area donate blood, around 2-3% of the population, and this event is estimated to have an impact as large as saving up to 1,000 lives. One 45-minute donation can save upwards of 3 lives, so the over 400 donations that were made by the LMU community have had an outstanding effect on the Los Angeles area.
Delta Sigma Theta prepares for reactivation at LMU | News | laloyolan.com
The Delta Sigma Theta sorority is preparing to reactivate, last inactive since 2021. Delta Sigma Theta is not to be confused with Delta Sigma which is a fraternity that has been suspended due to an alleged hazing event that occurred in the fall semester of 2024. Delta Sigma Theta is a historically Black Greek Letter Organization was suspended in 2021 due to ‘reports of underground activities’ which has since been resolved. However, since 2018 the entire sorority chapter has been experiencing issues with recruitment and participation. Recently there was expressed interest in reopening Delta Sigma Theta which is why it is reactivating now and there are hopes that this is a fresh start for the future of D9 (historically Black Greek Letter Organizations) at LMU. On February 10 of 2025 the sorority hosted a virtual informational session which distributed applications for the rush process. This rush process was intentionally designed to be more discrete and confidential, untraditional of other sororities.
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Beyond NYU: Shaping workplace culture through hospitality
https://nyunews.com/news/2025/02/20/beyond-susan-salgado/
This article is a feature about an NYU alumni Susan Salgado. Salgado created her own consulting company, and in this article she shares her insight on leadership, organizational culture and career advice. Susan Salgado started off with having a strong interest in building inclusiveness, and engaging communities. This passion was something she never thought would take her to a career in hospitality. Salgado is the founder of Grason Consulting, she helps organizations improve workplace culture, leadership and engagement. Salgado pursued a Ph.D in organizational behavior at Stern. There she focused on understanding cultures in a workplace. She collaborated with management professors Elizabeth Morrison and Ya-Ru Chen to research diversity, feedback behavior and collaborative performance, before honing her studies on the relationship between diversity and academic performance. In 2003, she worked under Danny Meyer; a prominent New York City restaurateur. With Meyer she worked as his team’s first Director of Culture and Learning. In 2010 Salgado and Meye opened Hospitality Quotient, which she ran until 2017. She left USHG and founded Grason Consulting, a New York-based company that helps organizations align their values with day-to-day operations.
‘Malicious misreading’: College Republicans president pushed to resign following Barron Trump comments
https://nyunews.com/news/2025/02/19/nyu-republican-president-resigns-following-backlash/
This article discusses the President of NYU’s college republicans, who resigned last Sunday after calling Barron Trump “an oddity on campus” in an interview with Vanity Fair. The former club president Kaya Walker told the magazine that “He goes to class, he goes home,” and that “he’s sort of like an oddity on campus.” She also mentions “I was merely describing the ugly side of our culture on campus and worldwide that delights in forming parasocial relationships with celebrities,” and that her words were taken out of context. The article goes on to say “Rather than saying something along the lines of ‘Barron is quite normal under the circumstances,’ she chose poor wording, and the media ran with it.” In the end Kaya Walker’s interview had gained million of viewers since she stepped down as president.
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BREAKING: BJ Freeman dismissed from men’s basketball team amid conduct issues
https://www.statepress.com/article/2025/02/bj-freeman-breaking
BJ Freeman has offered a bright spot to a Sun Devils basketball team whose season feels “lost”. That spark however, wont return to the court for the remainder of the 2025 basketball season due to multiple conduct issues. Freeman who has lead the team in points all season after transferring from Milwaukee was usually a positive player on the court. After his first altercation with Arizona guard Caleb Love on February 1st, they have not stopped happening for Freeman. He displayed actions that where deemed “detrimental to the team” by an ASU spokesperson on multiple occasions. These actions for the talented transfer ultimately got him dismissed from the team.
USG-T takes action to support funding for Pitchfork Pantry
https://www.statepress.com/article/2025/02/community-usg-meeting-67a42d034db43
The pitchfork pantry is a student lead pantry on campus that provides access to free food, clothing, and hygiene products. After outrage from lack of funding from student body who helps run the pantry, senate members of the school met on February 4th to discuss ideas. Hailey Boiarsky, a senator for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the USG-T government operations chair recommended a small merge with another student lead organization called the Dean of Students; “While the pantry has limited funds … our Dean of Students, their funding is much, much, much more expansive and much more vast,” Boiarsky said. “They have the ability to help students, almost with no cap.” While the Pitchfork Pantry is being reworked, students can still get the care they need. By filling out a “care form” students can be matched with any resources, food, clothing, or hygiene products needed.
https://vanderbilthustler.com/2024/11/08/students-receive-racist-texts-similar-texts-reported-nationwide/
Black students on campus as well as “nationwide” were receiving racist text messages telling them they’ve been selected as a “slave” or they have been chosen as that persons “cotton picker” and there were following texts giving students instructions on where a van would pick them up. Authorities on campus as well as city authorities were reported to with the campus delivering a statement to let the students know they were doing everything they can to track these people down as well as letting the students know despite the messages they are wanted on campus and cared for and to not listen to the messages. The students that received the texts said they found it disgusting and felt it was politically related.
https://vanderbilthustler.com/2024/10/31/breaking-body-found-outside-25th-avenue-parking-garage/
AN undergraduates body was found outside a parking garage on campus. There wasn’t much information on who it was or what happened. Students gave statements that were there on the scene, were next to the body, what it was like being at the scene, etc. The school sent out condolences to friends and family of the victim as well as reminding everyone of mental health resources on campus and off campus.
My link to my EPortfolio page: https://cstickney.uneportfolio.org/blog-proj/
https://mmcdermott7.uneportfolio.org/fashion-and-costume-designer-zac-posen-takes-sunsets-seriously/
https://mmcdermott7.uneportfolio.org/zillow-doomscrolling-and-the-hopelessness-of-housing/