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☆ UChicago Says Free Speech Is Sacred. Some Students Sees Hypocrisy.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Jeremy W. Peters | Jamie Kelter Davis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The University of Chicago has built a brand around the idea that its students should be unafraid to encounter ideas or opinions they disagree with. To drum that in, the school provides incoming students with copies of its 2014 free-speech declaration, known as the Chicago statement, which states that freedom of expression is an “essential element” of its culture. That neutrality, the university argues, allows for a robust, unencumbered exchange of ideas. Many professors swell with pride talking about how the school’s commitment to these principles has endured through two world wars, Vietnam and, more recently, the tumult of the Trump administration. And more than 100 institutions have adopted or endorsed similar principles.

Persons: Trump Organizations: University of Chicago Locations: Chicago, Vietnam

☆ A woman who lost 55 pounds by making 2 simple changes shared 10 fat loss lessons she learned
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Rachel Hosie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

This time, she wanted to get healthier and lose weight in a way that was sustainable. Tjelle's experience is a reflection of how approaches and attitudes toward weight loss are changing. Tjelle, now 30, shared the 10 fat loss and fitness lessons she's learned during her journey. Walking is great for fat loss"Walking was by far the most effective exercise for weight loss early in my weight loss journey," Tjelle said. You won't always feel motivatedFor the first few months of her weight loss journey, Tjelle really didn't want to go to the gym, she said.

Persons: —, Megan, Tjelle, she's, Megan Tjelle, Patience Organizations: Service, Business, Research Locations: Chicago, Seattle Sutton

☆ How a Tiny Chicago News Organization Won 2 Pulitzers
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Benjamin Mullin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When Jamie Kalven met Yohance Lacour in 2017, the two men quickly realized they had something important in common. Mr. Kalven, the founder of the Invisible Institute, a nonprofit Chicago newsroom, was working in Chicago’s Stateway Gardens housing development in 1997 when a vicious hate crime wounded the community there deeply. And Mr. Lacour helped a local newspaper cover that story at the time. Mr. Lacour’s podcast won one of two Pulitzers this year for the Invisible Institute, a small, crusading newsroom on Chicago’s South Side known for holding city authorities to account. The other prize, for local reporting, went to the organization’s data director, Trina Reynolds-Tyler, who reported an investigative series on missing Black girls and women in Chicago.

Persons: Jamie Kalven, Yohance Lacour, Kalven, Lacour, Kalven’s, —, Trina Reynolds, Tyler Organizations: Invisible Institute, Monday Locations: Chicago

☆ Meet nuclear power's newest fans: data centers
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Daniel Geiger | Ellen Thomas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

The deal illustrates data centers' new-found interest in nuclear power. Joe Dominguez, the CEO of Constellation, the nation's largest operator of nuclear plants, said in a March earnings call that powering data centers with nuclear energy was "kind of a perfect marriage." AdvertisementVistra, another nuclear owner, also indicated it was arranging data center deals for a nuclear plant it owns in Ohio and one in Texas. Greg Poulos, the executive director of a PJM watchdog group, said that "one of my highest priority, highest radar items" is how data centers could push costs onto consumers and also whether nuclear data centers deals could reduce grid reliability. Beyond the nuclear optionNot all data centers, of course, are seeking out nuclear power to seize their energy independence.

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☆ More Americans are feeling a six-figure salary can't afford them a middle-class lifestyle
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In today's big story, we're looking at people who feel like a middle-class salary doesn't equal a middle-class lifestyle . The big storyMiddle-class meltdownMichael Raines"Lately, I'm getting the feeling that I came in at the end. AdvertisementBusiness Insider's Jennifer Sor has a report on the people making over six figures who think the middle-class lifestyle they dreamed of isn't realistic for their salary . AdvertisementMarco Bottigelli/Getty, Yevgen Romanenko/Getty, Maskot/Getty, Tyler Le/BILet's address the elephant in the room: A six-figure salary is still a lot of money. Words like "AI Infrastructure" and "generative AI" point to more money heading to Nvidia for its popular H100 GPU chip.

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☆ How Shruti Gandhi, a solo venture capitalist with 15 exits in 5 years, went from underestimated to unstoppable
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Melia Russell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Shruti Gandhi has a simple rule for meeting founders: She only takes the meeting if she wants to invest. Being the solo general partner of her firm, the early-stage outfit Array Ventures, also means she can get deals done quickly. Over the past five years, she's returned most of her maiden $7 million fund to limited partners at a net multiple of almost four. For founders, by foundersThe founders Gandhi has backed like working with her because of her technical chops and hands-on approach. We will back you if you raise a fund,'" Gandhi said.

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☆ Welcome to ‘the Tepid Twenties’? The US economy’s strength won’t be enough to boost global growth
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( Bryan Mena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Invigorating growth is critical: When the economy expands, it improves standards of living, promotes innovation and makes households wealthier. Economic growth in Spain and France was stronger than expected last year. But the US is outperforming mainly for one key reason: Robust productivity growth. Productivity growth came in well below expectations in the first three months of the year, according to Labor Department data released last week. A “course correction” isn’t an even stronger US economy: Economic policymakers around the world need to address a range of key issues.

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☆ Opinion | Are E.V.s Too Quiet and ‘Boring’?
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

To the Editor:Re “Electric Cars Are Boring,” by Ezra Dyer (Opinion guest essay, April 13):If E.V.s are boring, I guess I am OK with being bored. owner, I no longer have to stop at the gas station to fill up in all kinds of (Chicago) weather. in various types of inclement weather. I am now at the age where simpler (boring) is better. It’s because they are 1) too expensive; 2) take too long to charge; 3) don’t go far enough on a single charge.

Persons: Ezra Dyer, Dyer, Ron Thomas Glencoe, don’t Locations: Chicago, Ill

☆ Dozens arrested in weekend of protests on U.S. campuses
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Police on Saturday arrested at least 25 pro-Palestinian protesters and cleared an encampment at the University of Virginia, the university said in a statement, as U.S. campuses braced for more turmoil during graduation celebrations. "Peaceful protests like this have taken place at U-M commencement ceremonies for decades," Mastony said in a statement. Contrasting views over Israel's war in Gaza have erupted, sometimes violently, across U.S. campuses over the last couple of weeks. Many of the schools, including Columbia University in New York City, have called in police to quell the protests. Police have so far arrested over 2,000 protesters at colleges around the country.

Persons: Joe Biden, Jim Ryan, Ann Arbor, Colleen Mastony, Mastony, Israel Organizations: University of Virginia, The University of Virginia, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Police, Palestinian, University of Michigan, Michigan, Columbia University, Police Locations: Charlottesville, Gaza, Israel, Ann, U.S, New York City

☆ Columbia University’s encampment ended with a mass police operation. Here’s how some schools avoided that
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Notably, none of the schools agreed to fully divest from companies doing business in Israel, a demand student protesters have commonly rallied for across the country. What the schools agreed to doOn Monday, Northwestern announced an agreement with protesters to end the encampment. Rutgers agreed to meet with student protesters to discuss divestment and to support scholarships for at least 10 displaced Gazan students. Rutgers, along with Northwestern, agreed to expand spaces for Arab and Muslim students on campus. Recent agreements at Brown University and Northwestern University might show the way,” Roth wrote.

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☆ I've been divorced twice, and now I'm finally in a healthy relationship at 44. Here's how I shifted my view on dating.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( Andrea Javor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

But that's not how my life turned out. When I actually turned 40, I was reeling from the humiliation of two short marriages followed by divorce, no kids, and two ill-fated endings. I had a therapist, a dating coach, a yoga membership, and a routine cry on my best friend's couch, obsessing over what went wrong … again. When I went out with someone on a fabulous first date, I'd make myself wait a week for the next one. AdvertisementAs I realized the energy I put into dating was actually in service of understanding myself, I felt empowered to finally pick the right person.

Persons: I'd, that's, …, matchmakers, courtships Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Chicago

☆ Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos hang out with celebrities in Miami during the F1 Grand Prix weekend
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Miami Grand Prix took place this weekend. AdvertisementBillionaires mingled with athletes and celebrities this weekend during the Miami Grand Prix. The third-annual Miami Grand Prix officially kicked off on Friday, with racers like Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo duking it out on the Miami International Autodrome. Alexander Tamargo/Getty ImagesElon Musk also made an appearance during the Miami Grand Prix weekend. Alexander Tamargo/Getty ImagesAlthough the Miami Grand Prix is a spectacle that draws F1 fans from all walks of life, it also helps boost the local economy.

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☆ When Prison and Mental Illness Amount to a Death Sentence
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( Glenn Thrush | Carlos Javier Ortiz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Four men in black tactical gear pinned him, his face to the concrete, to cuff his hands behind his back. “I didn’t do anything,” Mr. Johnson moaned as they pressed a shield between his shoulders. Mr. Johnson, 21 and serving a short sentence for gun possession, was in the throes of a mental collapse that had gone largely untreated, but hardly unwatched. But for the previous three weeks, Mr. Johnson, who suffered from bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, had refused to eat or take his medication. Most dangerous of all, he had stealthily stopped drinking water, hastening the physical collapse that often accompanies full-scale mental crises.

Persons: Markus Johnson, Mr, Johnson moaned, Johnson Organizations: Danville Correctional Center Locations: Danville, Chicago

☆ Dozens Are Arrested in Pro-Palestinian Protest at Art Institute of Chicago
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( Yan Zhuang | More About Yan Zhuang | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The police forcibly dismantled a pro-Palestinian encampment at the Art Institute of Chicago on Saturday and arrested dozens of protesters, hours after demonstrators had gathered in a garden at the institute and set up tents. Some of the demonstrators were students at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, which is affiliated with the institute, the school said in a statement. The Chicago police said on social media that officers had removed the protesters at the school’s request. A Chicago Police spokesman said Sunday that 68 people had been arrested and charged with trespassing. The protesters set up the encampment in the North Garden, which is part of the Art Institute of Chicago museum, at about 11 a.m. on Saturday, the police said.

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☆ Here Come a Trillion Cicadas. The Midwest is Abuzz.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Julie Bosman | Jamie Kelter Davis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

As the third graders of Cumberland Elementary in the Chicago suburbs colored, clipped and glued paper to make cicadas with filmy wings, they confided their fears about what is about to happen in Illinois. “Some people think cicadas can suck your brains out,” said Willa, a red-haired 8-year-old in a Star Wars T-shirt. “They’re going to be so loud,” Christopher, 9, said as he colored his cicada intently. “I hate noise.”“It’s kind of scary,” Madison, 8, said while picking through markers scattered on a green table. “What if they do something to me?”

Persons: ”, Willa, “ They’re, Christopher Organizations: Cumberland Elementary Locations: Cumberland, Chicago, Illinois, ” Madison

☆ Corn hits 3-month high; soy, wheat climb on global crop weather woes
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Wheat futures hit a one-week high on renewed concerns over dry weather in Russia, the world's biggest wheat supplier. In Argentina, corn stunt disease spread by leaf-cutter insects and adverse weather prompted the Buenos Aires grains exchange to slash its estimate for Argentina's 2023/24 corn harvest by 3 millions metric tons to 46.5 tons. In wheat, Russia's IKAR agricultural consultancy cut its forecast for the country's crop to 91 million metric tons from 93 million tons and its wheat exports to 50.5 million metric tons from 52 million tons. Wheat futures jumped as weather forecasts showed the region getting virtually no rain in the coming two weeks. Managed money funds held a net short position in CBOT wheat futures at the beginning of 2024 because of a strong dollar and slow U.S. demand, Zuzolo said.

Persons: Jim Niewold, Susan Stroud, Mike Zuzolo, Nature, Zuzolo Organizations: Chicago Board of Trade, Global, Analytics Locations: Loda , Illinois, Brazil, Russia, Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul, Argentina, Buenos Aires, South America

☆ These 10 colleges may be as good as the Ivy League, according to Forbes
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Kamaron Mcnair | In Kamaronmcnair | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

No matter where you get your college rankings, there's a good chance one or more of the Ivy League universities will be on top of the list. You don't need an Ivy League education to be successful in life, though. Forbes recently compiled a list of colleges that aren't in the Ivy League, or even in the group of schools that have become known as "Ivy-plus," for their comparable exclusivity, rigor and positive student outcomes. Aside from the eight Ivy League schools and four Ivy-plus schools — Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Chicago, Stanford University and Duke University — Forbes selected colleges based on exclusivity and a survey of hiring managers it conducted to establish what it is calling "New Ivies." The median earnings are among former attendees of each school, 10 years after starting college, according to the College Scorecard.

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☆ Critics have panned Jerry Seinfeld's 'Unfrosted.' One called it 'one of the worst films of the decade.'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

One critic described it as "one of the worst films of the decade ." Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian film critic, said the film was "amiable and funny." Richard Roeper, the Chicago Sun Times entertainment columnist, wrote that the film was "one of the worst films of the decade so far." William Bibbiani, a critic for The Wrap, began his review with: "Jerry Seinfeld's new comedy 'Unfrosted' is an impressive film. Tim Robey, The Telegraph film critic, described his viewing experience as "trapped in a writers' room full of stale air."

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☆ Columbia’s administrators failed crisis management 101
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

There’s the day to day admin, the glad-handing of donors, and, crucially, keeping internal fires from becoming public, violent conflagrations. That last one is a public relations lesson, one on which Columbia’s president might need a refresher. In doing so, Columbia’s leadership threw out the playbook for managing protests that universities have honed for decades to keep students safe. To be sure, Columbia’s president, Minouche Shafik, knows her job could be on the line. Meanwhile, thousands of students, parents and alumni are about to descend on Columbia’s campus for commencement, adding more pressure to remove protesters.

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Major corporations often don't want to seem like they're taking one side politically, so they either sponsor both conventions, or neither. Conventions could see new sponsorsThe Democratic and Republican conventions this summer are the first fully in-person conventions since the 2016 election. Democratic convention organizers in April said if corporations had any reluctance to back the RNC, it hasn't hampered Chicago's efforts to lure donors. Microsoft in 2012 contributed over $1.5 million in a mix of in-kind and cash contributions to the Republican convention. JPMorgan donated $200,000 to the 2012 Republican convention and didn't write a check for the 2016 event.

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☆ Caitlin Clark plays in WNBA preseason debut after being drafted No. 1 by Indiana Fever
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Homero De La Fuente | Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

1 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever, scored a game-high 21 points in the team’s preseason game Friday against the Dallas Wings. I think it’s a good kickoff to the WNBA season. I think the way we play, you know there’s some things we could’ve executed a little better. Ogunbowale finished with 19 points, including nine points in the fourth quarter, to lift the Wings to the preseason victory. Michael Conroy/APBoston – who averaged 14.5 points and 8.4 rebounds last season – said she hopes to improve on a promising debut WNBA campaign.

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☆ I moved to Chicago from Portland for an affordable big city life. It's been easy to make friends and I'm never bored.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Jules Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Jessica Kirshner is an interior designer who moved from Portland to Chicago in August 2023. I'm originally from the Bay Area, and I moved to Eugene, Oregon, in 2015 to study interior architecture. When I graduated, I moved to Portland for a job at a large firm. After three years in Portland, I moved to Chicago in August 2023. I love Chicago.

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☆ University of Chicago President Says ‘Encampment Cannot Continue’
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Mitch Smith | Robert Chiarito | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The president of the University of Chicago said on Friday that the pro-Palestinian encampment on his campus’s quad “cannot continue,” a position that was being closely watched in higher education because the university has long held itself up as a national model for free expression. But President Paul Alivisatos said on Friday that those protections were not absolute, and that the encampment had run afoul of university policies. “Without an agreement to end the encampment, we have reached that point.”In the hours after his announcement, hundreds of protesters remained at the encampment, where they chanted and held signs as counterprotesters gathered nearby. At one point, some pro-Palestinian demonstrators and counterprotesters briefly fought one another. By early afternoon, more police officers, both from the university and the city, were visible near the quad.

Persons: Paul Alivisatos, “, ”, Alivisatos, counterprotesters Organizations: University of Chicago Locations: Chicago

☆ Where Protesters on U.S. Campuses Have Been Arrested or Detained
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( The New York Times | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Campuses Have Been Arrested or DetainedPolice officers and university administrators have clashed with pro-Palestinian protesters on a growing number of college campuses in recent weeks, arresting students, removing encampments and threatening academic consequences. More than 2,300 people have been arrested or detained on campuses across the country. Tenn. Texas Utah Vt. Va. Wash. W.Va. Wis. Wyo. Tenn. Texas Utah Vt. Va. Wash. W.Va. Wis. Wyo. Since then, tensions between protesters, universities and the police have risen, prompting law enforcement to take action in some of America’s largest cities.

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☆ Opinion | Chris Christie and Bill Barr Have Some Explaining to Do
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Frank Bruni | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

He’s jumping, along with all the other Republicans in moral free fall. “Supporting a man McConnell has clearly deemed unfit for the office may make McConnell craven, cynical or absurd, but he’s not alone in his decision.” Far from it. Christie at least isn’t supporting Trump. And it’s a reason that he can hold his head higher than Sununu, Barr or McConnell can. I’m asking Christie to remember that less than six months ago, he called Trump “a dictator.” And seemed to believe that.

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