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A group of more than a dozen Republican lawmakers is urging a collegiate athletic conference to ban transgender women from competition after reports of a trans student competing on the s women’s volleyball team of a participating university. “Under these guidelines, it is only fair that biological males play men’s sports and biological females play women’s sports.”“Clearly, the Mountain West Conference has dropped the ball,” it continues. In September, SJSU volleyball player Brooke Slusser joined a lawsuit filed by more than a dozen women athletes against the NCAA, which oversees collegiate athletics, about trans athletes’ participation in school sports. The lawsuit argues that the NCAA violated the Title IX rights of cisgender female athletes by allowing transgender women to compete against them. Just last week, Slusser and 10 other former and current athletes in the Mountain West Conference filed a separate lawsuit against the conference and three SJSU staffers, accusing them of violating players’ Title IX rights.

Persons: Utah’s Sen, Mitt Romney, Sen, Mike Lee, John Curtis, Blake Moore, Burgess Owens, Celeste Maloy, Idaho’s Sen, Mike Crapo, James Risch, Russ Fulcher, Mike Simpson, Wyoming’s Sen, John Barrasso, Cynthia Lummis, Harriet Hageman, SJSU, Brooke Slusser, Lia Thomas, University of Nevada and Southern Utah University —, Michelle Smith McDonald, ” Organizations: Republican, Mountain West Conference, NCAA Division, Rep, San, NBC, NCAA, University of Pennsylvania, — Utah State University, University of Wyoming, Boise State University, University of Nevada and Southern Utah University Locations: San José State

☆ Athletes from five universities file Title IX suit in transgender volleyball controversy
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Nbc Bay Area Staff | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

“It’s disappointing it’s come to this point,” she said, calling it a "failure at every level of leadership.”The Mountain West Conference said it is taking the suit’s allegations seriously. “The Mountain West Conference prioritizes the best interests of our student-athletes and takes great care to adhere to NCAA and MW policies,” the conference said in a statement to NBC Bay Area. Already, four teams in the Mountain West Conference — University of Nevada, Reno; University of Wyoming; Boise State University; and Utah State University — have forfeited games against the SJSU Spartans. Separately, Southern Utah University, which is not in the Mountain West Conference, forfeited a match. A member of the Spartans volleyball team joined the suit last month, claiming that having a transgender teammate is unsafe for her, her teammates, and opposing teams.

Persons: Brooke Slusser, “, ” Slusser, Marshi Smith, it’s, ”, ” SJSU, Melissa Batie, SJSU, Smoose, I’ve, Smith, Utah State University —, Gloria Nevarez, Nevarez, ” Nevarez, ’ Organizations: San Jose State University women's, Mountain West Conference, California State University, Mountain West Conference —, Fox News, Independent, Women’s Sports, West Conference, NCAA, NBC, ” San Jose State University, NBC Bay Area, Spartans, Fairfield University, College of, Cross, Cornell University, Mountain West Conference — University of Nevada, University of Wyoming, Boise State University, Utah State University, SJSU Spartans, Southern Utah University, Spartans volleyball, University of Nevada, Mountain West, Associated Press, ” Locations: NBC Bay, ” San, Reno, Nevada , Idaho , Utah, Wyoming

A fourth university has forfeited its women’s volleyball match against San José State University following controversy over the gender identity of one of the team’s players. In the lawsuit, Slusser says the teammate who was the subject of the media coverage told her she was a trans woman. Tony Hoang, the executive director of Equality California, said that in forfeiting matches against SJSU, school administrators are harming all students involved. The Republican governors of both Utah and Idaho publicly supported decisions by Southern Utah University, Utah State University and Boise State University to cancel their matches against SJSU. Previously, trans athletes’ participation in sports was regulated by state sports associations, school districts and, in college athletics, the NCAA.

Persons: Michelle Smith McDonald, ” McDonald, Reduxx, Brooke Slusser, Riley Gaines, Lia Thomas, Slusser, hadn’t, “, didn’t, ” Michelle Brutlag Hosick, hasn’t, Tony Hoang, ” Hoang, Brad Little, Idaho’s Organizations: San José State, Utah State University, SJSU, University of Wyoming, Boise State University and Southern Utah University, Educational, NCAA, NBC, University of Kentucky, University of Pennsylvania, Equality, Southern Utah University , Utah State University, Boise State University, SJSU ., SJSU . Idaho Gov, Boise State, Conservatives Locations: California, Equality California, Utah, Idaho, SJSU . Idaho, Idaho , Utah, Wyoming

“For over a century, the Pac-12 Conference has been recognized as a leading brand in intercollegiate athletics,” Pac-12 Commissioner Teresa Gould said in a statement. I am thankful to our board for their efforts to welcome Boise State University, Colorado State University, California State University, Fresno, and San Diego State University to the conference. An exciting new era for the Pac-12 Conference begins today.”While Pac-12 will survive in name, it's highly unlikely it’ll have the same stature or immediate moneymaking potential of the Big Ten, Southeastern Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference and Big 12. “Today’s news is a great start to stabilizing the future of the Pac‑12 Conference and Washington State University,” Washington State President Kirk Schulz and Athletic Director Anne McCoy said in a joint statement. Washington and Oregon joined the Big Ten as well, with Arizona, Arizona State, Utah and Colorado leaving for the Irving, Texas-based Big 12.

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☆ Pac-12 plans rebuild, adding four Mountain West schools
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Jill Martin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

The conference announced Thursday that four schools from the Mountain West Conference – Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State and San Diego State – will be admitted to the Pac-12, effective from July 1, 2026. I am thankful to our board for their efforts to welcome Boise State University, Colorado State University, California State University, Fresno, and San Diego State University to the conference. An exciting new era for the Pac-12 Conference begins today.”Ahead of Thursday’s Pac-12 announcement, Mountain West commissioner Gloria Nevarez had released a statement about the then-pending news. The requirements of the scheduling agreement will apply to the Pac-12 should they admit Mountain West members. The Mountain West has a proud 25-year history and will continue to thrive in the years ahead.”When reached by CNN on Thursday following the Pac-12’s announcement, the Mountain West did not have an updated statement.

Persons: San Diego State –, ”, Teresa Gould, “, Gloria Nevarez, ” Nevarez Organizations: CNN, Mountain West Conference, Fresno State, San Diego, Oregon State, Washington, Football, NCAA Division, FBS, Stanford, Cal, Atlantic Coast Conference, ACC, USC, UCLA, Big Ten Conference ., Boise State University , Colorado State University , California State University, San Diego State University, West, Conference Locations: Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno, San Diego State, Washington State, Washington , Oregon, Big Ten Conference . Arizona, Arizona State , Colorado, Utah, West

☆ Why the U.S. elects so many older politicians
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Carlos Waters | In Carloswaters | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

"The age of our politicians is kind of baked into the preferences of our voters," said Christian Fong, an assistant professor of political science at the University of Michigan. The median age of the U.S. population — 38.9 in 2022 — is older than it has ever been, according to the Population Reference Bureau. Older voters tend to favor Republican politicians, whereas younger generations typically have a preference for Democrats. That said, Democratic Party legislators are slightly older than their Republican counterparts on average. Watch the video above to learn how older politicians cling to power in Washington.

Persons: Joe Biden, Bob Kerry, Christian Fong, Charles Hunt, Biden's, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, JD Vance Organizations: Democratic Party, CNBC, 118th, University of Michigan, Stanford University, Pew Research, Republican, Boise State University Locations: U.S, Washington

☆ ‘America Is Under Attack’: Inside the Anti-D.E.I. Crusade
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Nicholas Confessore | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +44 min

‘America Is Under Attack’: Inside the Anti-D.E.I. “In support of ridding schools of C.R.T., the Right argues that we want nonpolitical education,” Mr. Klingenstein wrote in August 2021. In a 2023 exchange, Dr. Yenor and two associates discussed how to defend Amy Wax, a conservative law professor at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Yenor and his allies bristled at the conventions of academic life as overly solicitous toward female and nonwhite students. Samuel Ginn, Claremont donor“The president then told him, ‘Things will change,’” a Claremont fund-raiser wrote to Dr. Yenor and other officials there.

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REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsAug 17 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Thursday refused to allow Idaho to enforce a first-in-the-nation ban on transgender women and girls from participating in female sports leagues, saying the measure likely was unconstitutional. That argument was pursued by the ACLU's client, Lindsay Hecox, a transgender athlete who sought to join the women’s track team at Boise State University. Wardlaw said the law also discriminates against all Idaho female student athletes on the basis of sex by subjecting only them and not male athletes to the "invasive" sex dispute verification process. The Biden administration's Department of Education in April proposed a rule change that would prohibit schools from enacting outright bans on transgender athletes from teams that are consistent with their gender identities while offering flexibility on exceptions for the highest levels of competition. Reporting by Nate Raymond in Boston Editing by Alexia Garamfalvi and Matthew LewisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Chase Strangio, Brad Little, Christiana Kiefer, Circuit Judge Kim McLane Wardlaw, Bill Clinton, Lindsay Hecox, Wardlaw, Nate Raymond, Alexia Garamfalvi, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Trump, City Hall, REUTERS, Circuit, Republican, American Civil Liberties Union, Christian, Alliance Defending, Democratic, U.S, Boise State University, Idaho, Biden administration's Department of Education, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Idaho, North Carolina, Constitution's, Boston

☆ This 33-year-old brought in $2 million making PowerPoints: Here's her best career advice
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The 33-year-old studied graphic design at Boise State University, and after deciding to focus on presentation design, filled her senior portfolio with them. By 2017, with her client list growing, she founded her own presentation design company, 16X9. When she and her fellow graphic design students would get assigned to do them, "people always were like, 'ugh, PowerPoint. In graphic design, "there's a lot of flashier things like advertising and branding," she says, but it was this day-to-day task that executives across the board were looking to outsource. Be 'a strong advocate' for yourselfWhether or not you go the freelance route, make sure you're getting paid what you deserve.

Persons: Courtney Allen, Allen, Allen wasn't Organizations: Boise State University, Cisco Systems, Adobe, BBC, Census Locations: PowerPoints, U.S

☆ Fact Check-Ukrainian coat of arms predates use of trident symbol by far-right nationalists
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The Ukrainian coat of arms, a trident, is an official symbol of the country and dates back over a thousand years. The blue shield with a gold trident-like symbol is seen on the Military of Defense of Ukraine site and is currently listed as the country’s official coat of arms (here). FAR-RIGHT NATIONALISTS ADOPTED THE SYMBOLFar-right Ukrainian nationalists during the pre-WW2 era “naturally used symbols that were historically associated with Ukraine,” Mark Pitcavage, senior research fellow at the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Center on Extremism said, including what is now the Ukrainian coat of arms. The Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN), was founded in 1929 to “liberate Ukraine from Soviet rule and create an independent Ukrainian state,” according to Reuters reporting from 2015 (here). While far-right Ukrainian nationalists have used the trident symbol, the symbol is from a millennium earlier, is on Ukraine’s coat of arms, and is not proof Zelenskiy is connected to extremists.

☆ How this 33-year-old brought in $2 million making PowerPoints
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Courtney Allen, 33, had a hunch PowerPoint presentations could be a full-time job. 'What sort of job are you going to get just doing PowerPoints for a living?'" Allen spent the first few years out of college traveling the world and contracting as a dedicated PowerPoint presentation designer for companies like Cisco. Within a year, the work started pouring in, and in May 2017, she founded her presentation-making company, 16X9. Her personal contracts and those of her company have now brought in more than $2 million on Upwork.

☆ 33-year-old who brought in $2 million making PowerPoints shares her best tips: 'Reduce the content'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

PowerPoint presentations are a powerful tool for your work life. In fact, their use is so popular "presentation design" is one of the most in-demand freelancer skills for 2023, according to work marketplace Upwork. Courtney Allen has been designing PowerPoints professionally since 2013. She knew there was a future in designing them; now she's made more than 1,000 and brought in $2 million creating them on Upwork. It's less about "your personal design preferences and more designing to who you're talking to."

☆ Factbox: TikTok's Chinese ownership, security concerns spark bans across nations
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/IllustrationFeb 28 (Reuters) - The White House has set a 30-day deadline for U.S. government agencies to remove Chinese-owned social media app TikTok from all federal devices and systems. AfghanistanIs in talks to ban TikTok and video game PUBG, with the Taliban claiming those were leading Afghan youths "astray." U.S. Congress passed a bill in December 2022 to ban TikTok on federal devices. U.S. Educational InstitutionsBoise State University, University of Oklahoma, University of Texas-Austin, and West Texas A&M University are some of the schools to ban TikTok on university devices and Wi-Fi networks. European CommissionThe European Union's executive arm, the European Commission, has issued an order to ban the use of popular Chinese app TikTok on its staff's phones due to cybersecurity concerns.

☆ Factbox: TikTok suffers another blow with European Commission's ban
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] A 3-D printed figures are seen in front of displayed Tik Tok logo in this picture illustration taken November 7, 2019. Picture taken November 7, 2019. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/IllustrationFeb 24 (Reuters) - European Union's executive arm, the European Commission, has issued an order to ban the use of popular Chinese app TikTok on its staff's phones due to cybersecurity concerns. AfghanistanIs in talks to ban TikTok and video game PUBG, with the Taliban claiming those were leading Afghan youths "astray." loadingPakistanBanned TikTok at least four times, with the latest ban running for four months till November 2022, over what the government said was immoral and indecent content on the app.

Bills to block the app on state devices in California, Massachusetts, New York and Vermont have also been proposed. University of IdahoSchool’s policy: TikTok must be removed from university equipment "regardless of funding source," according to the school's help page. South Dakota University SystemSchool’s policy: The South Dakota Board of Regents, which governs six universities including Black Hills State University, University of South Dakota, Northern State University, Dakota State University, South Dakota State University and South Dakota Mines, told employees they could not use, download or access TikTok on university devices. University of Texas — AustinSchool’s policy: On Dec. 16, university officials announced that TikTok would be banned on state-issued devices. Texas Tech UniversitySchool’s policy: University employees are prohibited from using TikTok on school-issued devices and official university TikTok accounts must be deactivated.

☆ Salary Transparency Is Coming — so I Decided to Tell Everyone What I Make
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-16 | by ( Aki Ito | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +37 min

But there's a glaring catch to my support for pay transparency: I haven't actually practiced it in my own life. To find out why, I decided to commemorate the dawning age of salary transparency by telling pretty much everyone in my life what I earn. Norway responded to pay transparency with yet another level of transparency, and that brought down the level of snooping.. Thanks to its nationwide experiment, Norway has been fertile ground for scholars trying to measure the consequences of extreme pay transparency. But I do believe that as more states implement pay-disclosure laws — and as Gen Z increasingly comes to dominate the workforce — salary transparency is going to become the new norm.

Alicia Victoria Lozano / NBC NewsAmong her must-have accessories this semester is a heavy flashlight with a strobe function that doubles as a baton. Brandon Moore, a freshman at Washington State University in Pullman. “It definitely makes you more aware of everyone around you.”Koryn Damiano, a sophomore at Washington State University in Pullman. Alicia Victoria Lozano / NBC NewsDamiano said she shares a sense of relief that the suspect has been caught. At the University of Idaho, students will have the option to take classes in self-defense, vigilance and stalking awareness.

☆ 34-year-old spent $17,000 on a tiny home in Idaho—now it brings in $49,000 a year on Airbnb: It's 'almost completely passive'
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-13 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Ivan Ellis Nanney listed his personalized tiny home on Airbnb in 2019. While on the tour, Nanney met a fellow Boisean named Kristie Wolfe, who turned the original six-ton potato into an Airbnb property. The friendship inspired Nanney, who dedicates six months of the year for travel, to set up his own Airbnb property. Ivan Ellis NanneyHe listed it on Airbnb in June 2019, with a plan to live there himself for six months per year. Ivan Ellis Nanney

“You have to sample them all and analyze them all to see if they belong to victims or a suspect. The Moscow killings occurred in a three-story, six-bedroom rented house, about a half-block from the University of Idaho campus. The apartment house in Moscow, Idaho, where four students were stabbed to death held an enormous amount of biological evidence, experts say. “So, who could have left that DNA evidence? Before getting answers about DNA, investigators seek clues in the location of blood.

Mixed messaging and unclear answers from police would have given whoever fatally stabbed four students in the Idaho college town of Moscow more time to flee, law enforcement experts say. It was two days after the slayings when the department said in a news release that it was "working closely" with the Idaho State Police and other state and federal agencies. The last homicide involving the University of Idaho was in 2011, when a professor fatally shot a graduate student he had been dating before taking his own life. "They have access to the Idaho State Police, which runs a branch of the crime lab in Coeur d'Alene, not far from Moscow," he said. "We know you want answers," Idaho State Police Director Kedrick Wills said at Sunday's news conference.

☆ For widows on Facebook, updating relationship status is complicated
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

But on Facebook (FB), these changes come with additional complications due to the limited number of relationship status options available and the impact that changes to this status can have on whether a marriage is represented on the deceased’s Facebook (FB) memorial pages. “The relationship status is such a source of deep pain when a widow chooses to proceed with a new relationship,” she wrote in the letter. A separate Change.org petition started in September 2021 received nearly 20,000 signatures asking Facebook to retain the “widowed from” status permanently and allow users to create a new relationship status if they want. Facebook also allows users to change their relationship status to “widowed” and specify a partner’s name if a partner’s account has been memorialized. Sandberg lists Bernthal as her spouse on Facebook; Goldberg’s account is a memorial page, where it lists six former places of employment.

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