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☆ Upgraded Museums Add New Value to College Campuses
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-27 | by ( Alina Tugend | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Michigan State University and Yale University are very different types of higher education institutions, but they have at least one thing in common: They have been spending millions of dollars to revamp their museums. So have New York University. And Utah State University. There is no exact number of how many college museums are being renovated or even how many exist nationwide. the majority are art museums but include history, natural history, science and anthropology.

Organizations: Michigan State University, Yale University, York University, Princeton, Penn State, Utah State University, The, Academic Museums Locations: Penn, United States

☆ Men’s March Madness: Everything you need to know about the national championship game between UConn and Purdue
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Issy Ronald | Samuel Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —History beckons for both UConn and Purdue in the national championship game on Monday. A chance at historyThe Midwest Region champion, Purdue Boilermakers, are banishing prior demons in their quest for their first national championship title. The Boilermakers last appeared in the NCAA Championship game in 1969 where they were runners-up. 11 NC State in the Final Four to earn a shot at the first national championship in program history. He’s playing very well, and he’s staying out of foul trouble.”Purdue will be hoping that Edey can replicate these performances if it is to unseat UConn as national champion.

Persons: Dan Hurley, “, ” Hurley, Cam Spencer, Bob Donnan, ”, Donovan Clingan, they’re, Mason Gillis, Gonzaga, Gillis, Jamie Squire, Zach Edey, Edey, Basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal, he’s Organizations: CNN, UConn, Purdue, Huskies, Boilermakers, Farm, Alabama Crimson Tide, Reuters UConn, Illinois, Midwest Region, Purdue Boilermakers, NCAA, ” Purdue, Grambling, Utah State, State, North Carolina State, Big, NBA, Basketball Hall of Famer Locations: Florida, Glendale , Arizona, Grambling State, Tennessee, Canada

Since 1979, global heat waves are moving 20% more slowly — meaning more people stay hot longer — and they are happening 67% more often, according to a study in Friday's Science Advances. The study found the highest temperatures in the heat waves are warmer than 40 years ago and the area under a heat dome is larger. From 1979 to 1983, global heat waves would last eight days on average, but by 2016 to 2020 that was up to 12 days, the study said. Eurasia was especially hit harder with longer lasting heat waves, the study said. “Those heat waves are traveling slower and so slower so that basically means that ... there's a heat wave sitting there and those heat waves could stay longer in the region," Zhang said.

Persons: Wei Zhang of, Gabriel Lau, ”, Lawrence, Michael Wehner, Zhang, Kathy Jacobs, Jennifer Francis, ” ___ Read, Seth Borenstein Organizations: Wei Zhang of Utah State University, Princeton University, North, Lawrence Berkeley, Lab, University of Arizona, Climate Research, Associated Press Locations: Eurasia, Africa, North America, Australia, AP.org

☆ Heat Waves Are Moving Slower and Staying Longer, Study Finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Delger Erdenesanaa | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

As climate change warms the planet, heat waves are increasingly moving sluggishly and lasting longer, according to a study published on Friday. Each decade between 1979 and 2020, the rate at which heat waves travel, pushed along by air circulation, slowed by about 5 miles per day, the study found. Heat waves also now last about four days longer on average. The longer heat waves stick around in one place, the longer people are exposed to life-threatening temperatures. Heat waves also dry out soil and vegetation, harming crops and raising the risk of wildfires.

Persons: ”, Wei Zhang Organizations: Utah State University

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Zach Edey had the first 30-point, 20-rebound game in the NCAA Tournament since 1995, delivering on his promise to end the discussion about first-round March Madness exits by leading top-seeded Purdue Boilermakers past 16th-seeded Grambling State 78-50 on Friday night. The last player with a 30-20 game in the tournament was Joe Smith of Maryland on March 18, 1995. Braden Smith added 11 points and 10 assists for the Boilermakers (30-4), who tied the school's single-season record for victories. 16 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Edey then proceeded to lead the Boilermakers on an 18-6 spurt to open the second half and never looked back.

Persons: — Zach Edey, Joe Smith of, Braden Smith, Fairleigh Dickinson, Edey, Tra’Michael Moton, Kintavious Dozier Organizations: INDIANAPOLIS, NCAA, Purdue Boilermakers, Grambling State, Tigers, Utah State, TCU, Joe Smith of Maryland, Boilermakers, Purdue, Southwestern Athletic, Montana State

☆ March Madness: Top seeds for men and women’s 2024 NCAA basketball tournament announced for Selection Sunday
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-17 | by ( Jacob Lev | Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The other top seeds for the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament are the Purdue Boilermakers, North Carolina Tar Heels and Houston Cougars. 2 seeds are Iowa State Cyclones, Marquette Golden Eagles, Tennessee Volunteers and Arizona Wildcats. Thirty-two teams automatically qualified in both the men’s and women’s tournament by virtue of winning their respective conference tournaments. Now that Selection Sunday is all but over, there are only two days for fans to fill out their brackets before the men’s tournament begins on March 19 and the women’s tournament begins the day after. Angel ReeseAngel Reese is another of the tournament’s biggest stars, following her crucial role in propelling LSU to its first ever women’s college basketball title last year.

Persons: Caitlin Clark, Martin, Zach Edey, Kirk Irwin, Barack Obama, George H.W, Bush, Jimmy Fallon, Yale Brigham, James Madison, Howard, Wagner, Saint, Tennessee Martin, Rice, Marshall Syracuse, Caitlin Clark Caitlin Clark, “ Clark, onomics ”, Steph Curry’s, Angel Reese Angel Reese, Matthew Holst, Reed Sheppard, Kentucky’s Reed Sheppard Organizations: CNN, Connecticut, South Carolina, NCAA, Purdue Boilermakers, North, Heels, Houston Cougars, Iowa Hawkeyes, Southern California Trojans, Texas Longhorns, Iowa State Cyclones, Marquette Golden Eagles, Tennessee Volunteers, Arizona Wildcats, Wildcats, Long, Long Beach State, Big West, bluebloods, Duke, SEC, Gamecocks, women’s, Heart, Presbyterian, Iowa, Hawkeyes, Louisiana State, Ohio State, Stetson, Northwestern, San Diego State, Alabama, Auburn, Yale, Yale Brigham Young, Duquesne, Washington State, South Dakota State, South Dakota State South Houston, Texas, . Vermont Texas Tech, NC, Boise State, Kentucky Midwest Purdue, Montana State, Utah State, Texas Christian, Gonzaga, Samford South Carolina, . Oregon, Creighton, Mississippi State, . Michigan, Charleston Clemson, Baylor, Colgate, Dayton, Albany South, Oregon State, Marquette, Notre Dame, Kent State, Albany Iowa, Princeton, Drake ; Kansas State, Portland Louisville, . Middle, ., UCLA, California Baptist, Portland Southern, Michigan, Vanderbilt -, Virginia Tech, Jackson State, Richmond ; Ohio, Maine, Portland Texas, Drexel, Florida, South, Cal Irvine Tennessee, ; North Carolina State, Chattanooga ; Iowa, Maryland, Stanford, NBA, WNBA, LSU, Big, Purdue Locations: South, North Carolina, Long Beach, bluebloods Kentucky, Kansas, Tennessee, Louisiana, Connecticut, Stetson ; Florida, San, Birmingham, Duquesne ; Illinois, Morehead State, Drake, South Dakota State South, Longwood ; Nebraska, Wisconsin, NC State ; Kentucky, Oakland, Florida, Colorado, Marquette, Grambling State, McNeese ; Kansas, ., Akron ; Texas, Virginia, Colorado State ; Tennessee, Peter’s West North Carolina, Mississippi, Saint Mary’s ( California, Canyon, Alabama, New Mexico, . Nevada ; Arizona, Albany South Carolina, . Michigan State ; Indiana, Fairfield ; Oklahoma, Florida Gulf Coast . Nebraska, Eastern Washington ; Mississippi, West Virginia, Drake ;, . Middle Tennessee State, . Nevada, Las Vegas, California, California Baptist Region, Portland Southern California, Christi ; Kansas, Vanderbilt - Columbia, Arizona ; Connecticut, Richmond ;, Drexel ; Alabama, Florida State ; Utah, South Dakota, ; North, Chattanooga ;, Norfolk, South Carolina

☆ Utah legislature passes a bill that makes company NDAs on sexual assault and harassment unenforceable
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Rosalie Chan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Utah legislature approved a bill on NDAs related to sexual assault and harassment. The bill also says attempts to enforce a confidentiality clause could result in liability for costs. AdvertisementThe Utah state legislature passed a bill on Friday that makes confidentiality clauses related to sexual assault and sexual harassment unenforceable. "In most sexual harassment cases, a company is fully equipped with lawyers at their beck and call," Bernhardt said. When individuals report sexual harassment, a lot of them don't have attorneys.

Persons: —, Kera Birkeland, they've, Kimberly Bernhardt, Bernhardt, there's, doesn't, NDAs, Susan Madsen, they're Organizations: Service, Rep, Nationwide, state's, Utah Women, Leadership, Utah State University Locations: Utah, Utah's House

In 2017, two cousins with absolutely zero professional baking experience decided to open a cookie business together. Now, Crumbl Cookies has more than 980 stores across the U.S., topping $1 billion in sales across all franchises while selling more than 300 million cookies in 2022, according to co-founders Jason McGowan and Sawyer Hemsley. They grew confident enough in a single recipe, Crumbl's signature chocolate-chip cookies, to build their first location around it. Individual Crumbl cookies typically cost between $4 and $5 apiece, with the per-cookie price decreasing if you order packs of four, six or 12, according to the company's website. TikTokers use it to post reviews, both positive and negative, of Crumbl's cookie flavor drops.

Persons: Jason McGowan, Sawyer Hemsley, McGowan, Hemsley, Crumbl Organizations: Utah State University, CNBC Locations: U.S, Logan , Utah

☆ Utah School Board Member Is Censured After Questioning Student’s Gender
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Jenny Gross | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A Utah State Board of Education member was stripped of her committee assignments and asked to resign this week after she questioned the gender of a high school basketball player in a Facebook post. Natalie Cline, the board member, posted a flyer for a high school basketball team in Salt Lake County on Feb. 6 with the caption “Girls’ basketball,” suggesting that one of the girls featured in the image was not female. The post, which was reported on by KSL TV, a television channel in Salt Lake City, has since been deleted. The board said Wednesday that, after an investigation, it had decided to censure Ms. Cline, request her resignation and ban her from attending board committee meetings for failing to respect the privacy of students, including portraying them publicly in a negative light. The Utah Legislature passed a resolution on Thursday against Ms. Cline for her “abhorrent actions” that had led to “relentless harassment and bullying, including threats of violence” of a student.

Persons: Natalie Cline, Cline, Rachel van der Beek, ” Organizations: Utah State Board of Education, KSL TV, Utah Legislature, Salt Lake Tribune Locations: Salt Lake County, Salt Lake City, Utah, Salt

☆ Opinion: Utah incident reveals this inherent threat in anti-trans efforts to ‘protect’ girls in sports
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Opinion Frankie De La Cretaz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

In 2022, the Utah legislature banned transgender girls from high school girls’ sports. In August 2022, a Utah judge granted a preliminary injunction allowing trans girls to compete on girls’ teams after the parents of two trans girls filed a lawsuit. But as long as transgender girls’ gender identities are policed, cisgender girls will continue to have theirs policed as well. “I avoided athletic activities out of terror, not disinterest,” one participant said (a new study published last month also found that trans girls are primarily avoiding sports out of fear of harassment). If cisgender girls avoid sports out of these fears as well, they stand to be similarly negatively impacted.

Persons: Frankie de la, “, Mary, CNN —, Natalie Cline, Delia M, Harrington, ” Gov, Spencer Cox, Deidre Henderson, “ unconscionable ”, Cline, What’s, Cox, Virginia Foxx, ludicrously, Megan Rapinoe, It’s, —, White, Jim Crow, Sarah Longwell, Melissa Gira Grant, Trevor, Trevor Project’s Organizations: National Women’s Football League, ”, The New York Times, Sports, CNN, Utah State Board of Education, Harrington The Utah State Board of Education, Facebook, Gov, GOP, US Women’s National, Berlin Olympics, Mental Health, Lifeline Locations: Utah, North Carolina, Idaho, California, Nazi Germany

☆ Utah Bans D.E.I. Programs, Joining Other States
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Vimal Patel | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Eight have become law, including in North Dakota, Texas and North Carolina. A law in Texas, which went into effect in January, outlaws D.E.I. The University of Texas at Austin closed its Multicultural Engagement Center last month because of the law. The law in North Dakota, which took effect in August, prohibits mandatory diversity training at the state’s public colleges. bill represented a somewhat surprising shift, said Michael Lyons, a political science professor at Utah State University.

Persons: Spencer Cox, Governor Cox, Michael Lyons, Cox Organizations: Higher Education, University of Texas, Utah State University Locations: Utah, North Dakota , Texas, North Carolina, Texas, Austin, North Dakota, Tennessee

Wisconsin rode a slew of losses by top-10 teams, and wins over Minnesota and Michigan State, to climb seven spots to No. Wisconsin moved up seven spots, New Mexico moved up six and Duke, Marquette and Texas Tech all advanced five spots. Their gain came in part at the expense of Oklahoma, which tumbled 12 spots to No. CONFERENCE WATCHThe Big East, Big Ten, ACC, Big 12 and SEC each have a top-five team — in fact, each had two in the top 10. But the Big 12 still leads the overall Top 25 count with eight ranked teams after the Horned Frogs returned to the poll this week.

Persons: Xavier, Danny Hurley, Hurley, we're, Zach Edey, Duke, Lamont Paris, ___ Organizations: UConn, Purdue, Huskies, Boilermakers, Cougars, NCAA, Rutgers, Big, Heels, Wake, Florida State, BYU, Kansas State, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, That's, Minnesota, Michigan State, Badgers, South, Iowa State, Kansas, The Cyclones, Creighton, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Auburn, Mississippi State, Utah State, Baylor, Florida, Alabama, TCU, Duke, Dayton, Flyers, Richmond, Crimson Tide, Memphis, UAB, Colorado State, Gamecocks, Kentucky, CONFERENCE, Big Ten, ACC, SEC, AP Locations: North Carolina, Houston, Tennessee, Wake Forest, Florida, Wisconsin, Kansas, Marquette and Kentucky, South Carolina, Arizona, Creighton , Illinois, Alabama, Mississippi, Baylor . New Mexico, Nevada, North Texas, Dayton, Texas, New Mexico, Marquette, Oklahoma, Wyoming, Carolina, Missouri

The AP Top 25 had another week of upheaval, with teams bouncing around like kernels in a popcorn maker. North Carolina (15-3) has won eight straight, including all seven of its Atlantic Coast Conference games, to lead the conference by two games over North Carolina State. CONFERENCE WATCHThe Big 12 still leads the nation with seven ranked teams despite Kansas State dropping out. The Big East, Southeastern, Big Ten and Mountain West conferences all had three ranked teams. The Atlantic Coast and American Athletic conferences had two ranked teams, and one each for the Pac-12 and Atlantic-10.

Persons: Creighton, David Clingan's, Dan Hurley, Alex Karaban, “ You’ve, ”, Zach Edey, “ It’s, Fran McCaffery, “, Dayton, ___ Organizations: Reigning, Connecticut, Associated Press, Purdue, Houston, Jayhawks, UConn, Huskies, Villanova, Thai, UFC, Boilermakers, Iowa, Indiana, Heels, Louisville, Boston, Atlantic Coast Conference, North Carolina State, South, Tulane, Baylor, Kansas State, Pittsburgh, Blue Devils, Saint Louis, Auburn, Texas Tech, Colorado State, Air Force, UNLV, Utah State and Air Force, TCU, Iowa State, LSU, CONFERENCE, Big, American Athletic Locations: Kansas, Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia, Indiana, ” Iowa, North Carolina, ., Memphis, South Florida, Kansas State and Texas, Rhode, Mexico, Cincinnati . Mississippi, Southeastern, Coast

CNN —It was supposed to be a routine court appearance this week for Nicholas Rossi, who is facing a rape charge in Utah. After he was arrested in 2021 in Scotland, Rossi described himself as an Irish orphan who had never visited the United States. He denied being a rape suspect and gave his name as "Arthur Knight Brown." In Scotland, Rossi often appeared in court via video, saying he was not well enough to attend in person. “He appears today as Arthur Knight but has previously been identified by medical professionals and civilians as Nicholas Rossi,” the prosecutor told the court.

Persons: Nicholas Rossi, Rossi, ”, Arthur Knight Brown, Rossi “, ” Rossi, Nicholas Alahverdian, Scotland ater, He’s, Weeks, “, David Leavitt, ” He’s, Norman McFadyen, coronavirus, McFadyen, ” Nicholas Rossi, Jeff J Mitchell, ” Leavitt, —, Nicholas Brown, Arthur Winston Brown, Arthur Knight, That’s, Rossi’s Organizations: CNN, Scotland, Alahverdian, Rhode, Police, FBI, Providence Journal, Interpol, Edinburgh Sheriff Court, Edinburgh Locations: Utah, Scotland, United States, Ireland, Orem, Salt Lake City, He’s, Salt Lake County, Salt Lake, Ohio, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, Dublin, Europe, Rhode, Eastern Europe, Rhode Island, Glasgow, Edinburgh

CHAOTICThe past week turned into a trap-filled slate for the AP Top 25 teams. But with 15 ranked teams losing last week, that insulated some teams from falling as much with everyone around them also stumbling. RISING AND SLIDINGTen teams moved up in this week's poll, with the Bears' jump of five spots marking the biggest of the week. 14 Illinois each fell four spots, while a total of nine teams slid from last week's poll. ___Get poll alerts and updates on AP Top 25 basketball throughout the season.

Persons: Gonzaga, Dan Hurley, ”, ZAGS, Mark Few's, Creighton, Butler, ___ Organizations: NCAA, Associated Press, Huskies, UConn, Purdue, Boilermakers, Nebraska, ” Purdue, UCF, North Carolina State, Atlantic Coast Conference, Syracuse, UNC, Baylor, Houston, Cougars, Duke, Wildcats, Bears, Utah State, Blue Devils, Oklahoma, TCU, Golden Eagles, Iowa State, Texas Tech, Rebels, Colorado State, San Diego State, Clemson, CONFERENCE, Southeastern Conference, Big, Big East, Coast, American Athletic Locations: Connecticut, Kansas, Santa Clara, Tennessee, Kentucky, Memphis, Wisconsin, Marquette, Arizona, Illinois, Houston, Dayton, Mississippi, San, Texas, Atlantic

☆ Mary Cleave, the first woman to fly on NASA’s space shuttle after Challenger disaster, dies at 76
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Jackie Wattles | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Mary Cleave, the NASA astronaut who in 1989 became the first woman to fly on a space shuttle mission after the Challenger disaster, has died at the age of 76, the space agency announced on Wednesday. “For me, space flight was great, but it was gravy on top of getting to fly in great airplanes,” she told NASA. Getting to orbitOn her first mission, flying on NASA’s Space Shuttle Atlantis in 1985, Cleave became the 10th woman to travel into space. Over the course of her two shuttle missions, Cleave spent more than 10 days in orbit. Cleave said she made the difficult decision to move on from the corps and NASA’s astronaut hub in Houston, taking a role at Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland in 1991.

Persons: Mary Cleave, “, ”, Bob Cabana, “ Mary, ” Cleave —, —, Cleave, ” Cleave, Judith Resnick, Sally Ride, Sally, Cleave “ Organizations: CNN, NASA, Challenger, Science, Colorado State University, Utah State University, Atlantis, CapCom, Ride, Goddard Space Flight, Maryland Locations: Neck , New York, Utah, Houston, Maryland, Washington , DC

☆ Scientists detect a cosmic ray that’s almost as powerful as the ‘Oh-My-God’ particle
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-23 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

It rivals the single most energetic cosmic ray ever observed, the “Oh-My-God” particle that was detected in 1991, the study found. “When you get out to these really high-energy (cosmic rays), it’s more like one per square kilometer per century. It’s never going through your hand.”One of the cosmic ray detectors that make up the Telescope Array, which is based in Utah. Tracking high-energy cosmic raysThe recently discovered particle, nicknamed the Amaterasu particle after the sun goddess in Japanese mythology, was spotted by a cosmic ray observatory in Utah’s West Desert known as the Telescope Array. The atmosphere largely protects humans from any harmful effects from the particles, though cosmic rays sometimes cause computer glitches.

Persons: ”, John Matthews, It’s, ” Matthews, Glennys Farrar, Farrar, wasn’t, Matthews Organizations: CNN — Space, University of Utah, NASA, Collider, New York University Locations: Utah, Rhode Island

☆ Women Who Work in Utah's Silicon Slopes Share Its Dark Side
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Rosalie Chan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

During an interview for an engineering job at a Utah tech company, Trina Limpert was told she was a "risky hire." Insider spoke to 22 women who previously or currently work at Utah tech companies told Insider. Silicon Slopes, named for Utah's world-class ski slopes, is headquarters for tech companies like Ancestry, Domo, Entrata, Pluralsight, Qualtrics, and hosts outposts for others like Adobe and a Meta data-center. Many women — both Mormon and not — described their Utah tech companies as a Mormon boys' clubs. Ancestry, one of Utah's most established tech companies, hired former Facebook executive Deborah Liu as CEO in 2021.

Persons: Trina Limpert, Limpert, she's, she'd, Claudia Geist, It's, of Jesus Christ, Robyn Cohen, Michelle Kuo, Kuo, They're, —, Robbyn Scribner, Mike Pence, they're, Scribner, Susan Madsen, there's, harasser, I've, John Richards, Richards, " Richards, Emily Perkins, that's, Deborah Liu, Liu, Heather Friedland, Ashlee Davis, who've, we're, " Madsen Organizations: Computing Technology Industry Association, Tech, University of Utah, Google, Microsoft, Meta, Adobe, Brigham Young University, of Jesus, US Chamber of Commerce, American Community Survey, Salt Lake City Tribune, Utah State University, Ignition Ventures, NASDAQ Locations: Utah, Silicon Slopes, Silicon Valley, California, Washington, New York , Utah, Utah's, New York, JumpSearch, Silicon, Southern California, Salt Lake, There's, Seattle, Glassdoor, @rosaliechan

Republican Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson is poised to formally announce at a Wednesday night rally that he is running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Mitt Romney, who recently announced he won't run for reelection. Romney announced earlier this month that he won't seek a second term, saying younger people needed to step forward. Wilson would likely fall somewhere between Romney and Lee in that regard, said Damon Cann, head of Utah State University’s political science department. He launched an exploratory committee even before Romney’s announcement and recently said he will resign from his speaker job and the state House on Nov. 15. The winner of next year's Republican primary on June 25 will be heavily favored to win the general election in November.

Persons: Brad Wilson, Mitt Romney, Romney, Mike Lee, Donald Trump, Wilson, Lee, Damon Cann, Mike Lee’s, ” Cann, Cann, Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs, ”, Rod Bird Jr, Tim Ballard, Ballard, of Jesus Christ, Trump Organizations: Republican Utah, U.S, Senate, Utah State, Utah’s House, GOP, Riverton Mayor, Operation Underground Railroad, Operation Underground, of Jesus, Saints, Utah Legislature, Republican Locations: Utah, Romney, Salt Lake City, Draper, Massachusetts, Roosevelt, Salt

☆ Psychologist says there are 5 things that prompt us to tip more
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( Jennifer Ortakales Dawkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

It's common to stress over when we should tip and how much to tip, especially in America, where tipping is often expected for certain services. Social pressure is one of the common reasons we tip, according to social psychologist and tipping expert Michael Lynn. Customers might tip a server more if they smile, maintain eye contact, or stand physically close to the customer. "When they squat down next to the table, they're on the same eye level as the customer," Lynn said. "And the greater the social connection between the server and the customer, the better the tip the server's going to get," Lynn said.

Persons: Michael Lynn, Lynn, John Seiter Organizations: Service, Americano, Cornell University's School, Hotel Administration, Utah State University Locations: Wall, Silicon, America

Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 7, 2023. With Trump dominating the 2024 Republican presidential field, Romney has faced powerful headwinds at home in solidly Republican Utah. Romney was the only Republican senator to vote to convict Trump at both Senate impeachment trials. 2 Senate Republican, told Reuters he would miss Romney most on economic issues. Brad Wilson, the Utah state House of Representatives speaker, has not declared his candidacy for Romney's seat.

Persons: Mitt Romney, Bonnie Cash, Donald Trump, Mitch McConnell, Romney, Trump, Mike Lee, I'm, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, McConnell, John Thune, Thune, TRUMP, Brad Wilson, Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs, Jason Chaffetz, Republican megadonors, of Jesus Christ, David Morgan, Moira Warburton, Richard Cowan, Scott Malone, Deepa Babington, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Capitol, REUTERS, Rights, Republican, Utah Republican, Utah Senate, Trump, Democratic, White House, Deseret, America, Reuters, Riverton Mayor, U.S, White, of Jesus, Utah Republican Party, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Utah, Michigan, Massachusetts, Republican Utah, Riverton

Utah state officials didn't immediately return a request for comment Wednesday. Spencer Cox earlier this year created a position and chose the first-ever commissioner of the Great Salt Lake in an effort to find solutions. The risks of a diminished Great Salt Lake aren't merely beached sailboats and wider beaches. It threatens species extinction and toxic dust clouds ballooning over nearby communities, the lawsuit says. Already, a pelican colony on a Great Salt Lake island has floundered after their island became a peninsula, letting in coyotes, Seed said.

Persons: ”, Brian Moench, didn't, Spencer Cox, Moench, “, Stu Gillespie, Gillespie, ____ Jesse Bedayn Organizations: Utah's Republican, Utah Rivers Council, Utah Physicians, Environment, Republican Gov, Sierra Club, Center for Biological Diversity, Associated Press, America Statehouse News Initiative, America Locations: Utah, Mississippi, Environment . Utah, Salt, Earthjustice, Chile, Alaska, North America

☆ The Great Salt Lake has lost half its water, and a new lawsuit says it's Utah state lawmakers' fault
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Jesse Bedayn | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The Great Salt Lake has shrunk in half since 1847 due to freshwater demand and climate change. Spencer Cox earlier this year created a position and chose the first-ever commissioner of the Great Salt Lake in an effort to find solutions. AP Photo/Rick BowmerThe risks of a diminished Great Salt Lake aren't merely beached sailboats and wider beaches. AdvertisementAdvertisementAs the lake shrinks, it becomes saltierThe sun sets on the Great Salt Lake on June 15, 2023, near Magna, Utah. AdvertisementAdvertisementAlready, a pelican colony on a Great Salt Lake island has floundered after their island became a peninsula, letting in coyotes, Seed said.

Persons: Brian Moench, didn't, Rick Bowmer, Spencer Cox, Moench, Rick Bowmer Stu Gillespie, Gillespie, ____ Jesse Bedayn Organizations: Service, Utah's Republican, Utah Rivers Council, Utah Physicians, Environment, AP, Republican Gov, Chemicals, Sierra Club, Center for Biological Diversity, Associated Press, America Statehouse News Initiative, America Locations: Utah, Mississippi, Salt Lake, Magna , Utah, Salt, Marina, Lake, Earthjustice, Chile, Alaska, North America

☆ A GOP former state lawmaker who voted for Biden in 2020, was against overturning Roe v. Wade, and supported impeaching Trump could soon be headed to Congress
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Former Utah state Rep. Becky Edwards could soon be House Republicans' newest member. She voted for Biden, backed impeaching Trump, and said Roe v. Wade didn't need to be revisited. Edwards holds a massive lead ahead of Tuesday's special primary election, according to one recent poll. AdvertisementAdvertisementEdwards, who served for 10 years in the Utah state House from 2009 to 2019, has notably declined to attend any debates and has avoided on-camera interviews during the special election campaign. "One thing I admire about Mitt Romney is his commitment to follow his conscience," Edwards told the Tribune last year.

Persons: Becky Edwards, Biden, impeaching Trump, Roe, Wade didn't, Edwards, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Chris Stewart, Trump, —, Stewart, Sen, Kathleen Riebe, Bruce Hough, Celeste Maloy, Republican Sen, Mike Lee, Wade, Don Bacon of Nebraska, Mike Lawler, Mitt Romney, Republican who's Organizations: Utah, Republicans, Service, Republican, Democratic, Deseret News, Hinckley Institute of Politics, Capitol, Salt Lake Tribune, Tribune Locations: Wall, Silicon, Utah's, Salt, Utah, New York, Salt Lake City

☆ Visualizing the Latest Wave of N.C.A.A. Conference Realignment
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Josh Katz | Kevin Quealy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

Missouri and Texas A&M were the first teams to join the SEC in 20 years. Financial benefits and concerns about conference stability lured Boston College to become the A.C.C.’s 12th member in 2005. Penn State, one of the last major programs to remain independent, became the Big Ten’s 11th member in 1993, setting off a wave of realignment across college football. The Missouri Valley Conference stopped sponsoring football after the 1985 season. Arkansas departed for the SEC in 1991, signaling the beginning of the end for the Southwest Conference, long associated with N.C.A.A.

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