Visiting scholars contextualized and compared free speech in educational environments at a debate entitled “Are Universities Failing to Provide a Culture of Free Speech and Open Inquiry?” on Thursday, April 23 in Warren Hall. Shapiro argued that universities are overall succeeding at protecting free speech while Franks argued they are not. Shapiro and Franks also debated if the administration reacted responsibly to protesters throughout Coulter’s repeated visits to Cornell. “We have to understand that certain actions are not speech,” Shapiro said. “The people who want to put them in harm’s way — those people are not on the side of free speech, and they are not on the right side of history.”

May 06, 2024 10:02 UTC

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May 06, 2024 06:41 UTC

General Daily Insight for May 06, 2024 Conflict runs the risk of becoming destructive today. Aries March 21 – April 19 Your desire to prove yourself to your peers — or even the whole world! Take a moment and check in with yourself — have your feelings of insecurity driven you into a destructive mental rut? Unfortunately, when critical Mercury meets insecure Chiron in your social 11th house, your peers could rain on your parade. Sagittarius November 22 – December 21 Your resentment of your responsibilities may peek through in conversation at any moment.

May 06, 2024 04:10 UTC

It’s a familiar moniker for many of us who’ve spent countless hours playing any one of its sports video game offerings. With the NIL opt-in deadline April 30, here’s what we know about Nebraska’s involvement in the upcoming video game based on information obtained via public records request. “Please note that EA is interested in your top rivalry game — and also in any additional rivalry games. “We have a trophy game with Wisconsin (that we have never won) and then the trophy game with you,” a Nebraska representative wrote to an Iowa representative. Some Nebraska players have already shared that they’re in, such as quarterback Dylan Raiola, receiver Malachi Coleman and receiver Dae’vonn Hall.

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May 06, 2024 00:49 UTC

A pregnant woman and her son have died after a storm caused a tree to crash into their house in Kishoreganj’s Karimganj Upazila. The incident occurred around midnight on Saturday in Niamatpur village, according to Mizanur Rahman, chief of Karimganj Police Station. The dead were identified as Ruptara Begum, 45, and her son Taijul, 5. “Ruptara and her son Taijul were sleeping after dinner in their tin home,” OC Mizanur said. The bodies of the dead were buried in the afternoon and an unnatural death case was filed at the police station, OC Mizanur said.

May 06, 2024 00:27 UTC

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May 05, 2024 23:58 UTC

Bangladesh Bank has dissolved the board of directors of National Bank around four and a half months after reforming it. The Bangladesh Bank informed the commercial bank about the reformation of the board in a letter. Asked why they quit just four and a half months after taking the reins, he said: “The Bangladesh Bank will give the answer. At that time, the Bangladesh Bank reportedly began mediation between National Bank, the first Bangladeshi private bank founded by a set of entirely local sponsor directors in 1983, and United Commercial Bank Limited or UCB, another bank formed the same year. The National Bank initially appeared to agree with the Bangladesh Bank on a possible merger with another bank, but its directors finally decided not to set the plan in motion for now.

May 05, 2024 20:13 UTC

File PhotoJATIYA SANGSAD, May 5, 2024 (BSS) - Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder today said the government has provided 70 pc subsidies to farmers in Haor and southern areas and 50 pc to farmers in other areas to buy modern agricultural machineries. "The government provided modern agricultural machineries to farmers to increase agricultural output and minimize costs of production," he told the House today, while responding to a question from Jatiya Party member Md Mujibul Hoque. The minister said modern agricultural machineries will help farmers to mitigate water crisis in Haor areas during the crop harvesting period, besides, farmers will be able to bring their crops at the warehouse within a short time. He said that the agriculture ministry's budget maintained a sector "Agriculture Rehabilitation Assistance" for continuing incentive activities and encourage the marginal and small farmers for yielding various crops side by side the agriculture rehabilitation activities.

May 05, 2024 19:47 UTC

The 2024 Red athletic season through my viewfinder: Throughout the spring semester, I have had the chance to cover several of Cornell’s athletic teams, including men’s and women’s hockey, basketball and lacrosse. Overall, it was an incredibly successful year for the Red, with record-breaking seasons and commendable performances aplenty. February 17 | “Flying High”In a breakout season for men’s basketball, Chris Manon skies high for the bucket against Dartmouth. February 17 | “Celebration”Cornell men’s basketball celebrates in a high-scoring shootout win against Dartmouth. April 20 | “Senior Day”Red lacrosse show out on senior day as they take down Harvard with ease.

May 05, 2024 19:28 UTC

The Idaho Capital Sun took home 13 awards — including seven first-place finishes — in the Idaho Press Club’s Best of 2023 Awards contest. The Sun’s awards, which include General Excellence, Best Website and Best Spanish-Language Media, were announced at the press club banquet on Saturday night in Downtown Boise. To sign up for the Capital Sun’s free morning newsletter, go to idahocapitalsun.com/subscribe, or to donate to continue to support its award-winning work, go to idahocapitalsun.com/donate. Audrey Dutton, Health/Medical Report – Daily category: What happened to the Idaho Health Data Exchange and can other states learn from itBecca Renk, Opinion – Daily category: Why are women in Nicaragua more likely to survive childbirth than women in the U.S.? Second place awardsMia Maldonado and Kyle Pfannenstiel, Health/Medical Report – Daily category: Idaho doctors brace for impact on impending gender affirming banMia Maldonado, Arts / Entertainment Report – Daily category: ‘It’s our roots’: Idaho Commission on the Arts project highlights Mexican diasporaMia Maldonado, Agriculture Report – Daily category: Famous … Oregon potatoes?

May 05, 2024 19:13 UTC

The three-day warning starting on Sunday afternoon said rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary wind gusts are likely to occur at places over all the eight divisions. The southwestern district reported record temperatures during the 35-day heatwave – the longest on record. Its adjacent district Jashore, which recorded the second highest temperature on record at 43.8 degrees Celsius on Apr 30, has reported 39.4 degrees Celsius temperature on Sunday. In Dhaka, the temperature fell to 36.7 degrees Celsius until 6pm and there were rains in the capital at night. The Meteorological Department said its headquarters at Agargaon recorded wind gusts at maximum 59 kilometres per hour in the area at 9pm.

May 05, 2024 19:06 UTC

DHAKA, May 5, 2024 (BSS) - Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) todayarrested five transport extortionists from Demra and south Keraniganj areasin the city. Al Amin, 22, said MJ Sohel, assistantsuperintendent of police (ASP) and assistant director (Media) of RAB-10. Acting on a tip-off, a team of the RAB-10 conducted separate drives in Demraand south Keraniganj areas in the capital and nabbed them around 11.30 am, headded. ASP Sohel further said that the extortionists were illegally collecting moneyfrom various transports including inter-district trucks, covered-vans,lorries and CNG-run auto-rickshaws. The RAB also recovered extortion money worth Taka 7,200 and four woodensticks from their possession, he said, adding: "Necessary legal action hasbeen taken against them and they have been handed over to respective policestations."

May 05, 2024 17:13 UTC

Bangladesh Navy deployed a helicopter in the afternoon to assist in dousing the flames with water. According to the Forest Department, five units of the Fire Service and Civil Defence were working to extinguish the fire by sprinkling water from Sunday morning. Local villagers were also helping the Forest Department to put out the fire. Dipankar Bar, a spokesman for the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, confirmed that the fire was controlled by the forest department around 1pm, though efforts were ongoing. Conservator of Forest Mihir Kumar Dey of the Khulna office of the Forest Department and Bagerhat Deputy Commissioner Khalid Hossain were among top officials who visited the site.

May 05, 2024 15:40 UTC