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Is the humanities degree going the way of the dodo bird? An article in The New Yorker, “The End of the English Major,” posits as a eulogy for the bustling humanities programs of yesteryear, citing dwindling investment and a generational shift toward science and technology and degrees that can be monetized. Faculty members at the Graduate Center, however, say that while the article is a clarion call, the death of the humanities is exaggerated. The desire and need to study the human past remain strong. Scholars shared their views on the current state and future of the humanities: Tanya Agathocleous,...

A Vermont religious school that withdrew its girls’ basketball team from a playoff game because a biological male who identifies as a transgender student was on the roster of the opposing team is now banned from future tournaments. The Vermont Principals’ Association announced Monday that Mid Vermont Christian School’s decision to forfeit its Feb. 21 game because it believed a trans player “jeopardizes the fairness of the game and the safety of our players” makes it “ineligible” to play in any of its tournaments — for any sport — going forward. The VPA is the governing body for Vermont school...

Matthew 5:17-19 Friends, in today’s Gospel, Jesus declares that he has come to fulfill the Law.The same Jesus who railed against the hypocritical legalism of the Pharisees also said, “Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill.” And the same Jesus who threatened to tear down the temple in Jerusalem also promised to “raise it up” in three days.The point is this: Jesus certainly criticized the corruption in the institutional religion of his time, but he by no means called for its wholesale dismantling. He...

Imagine quickly reducing the effects of drunkenness or alcohol poisoning with a single jab: that's the premise of new research in mice, using the hormone fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) as the treatment. It seems that FGF21 increases alertness in the brain, fighting against certain effects of intoxication – such as drowsiness and a lack of coordination – without fundamentally changing how alcohol is broken down in the body. The liver produces the hormone in both mice and humans, suggesting these results could apply to us, too. Ultimately, it could be used to rouse people suffering from alcohol poisoning or...

(Above what appears to be Antifa breaking into the Capitol first before any Trump supporters arrive on Jan 6) According to attorney Joe McBride who uncovered the report, the government knew MAGA was coming to DC and so they entrapped them. It was all a setup. The report is included in the first tweet below from Jan 6 attorney Joe McBride. They knew MAGA Republicans were coming to protest, so they entrapped them. pic.twitter.com/9buZhunNgm — Joseph D. McBride, Esq. (@McBrideLawNYC) March 11, 2023 MyPillow's New Mattress Topper 2.0 - "Saved Me From Having To Buy A Whole New Mattress" McBride...

Explanation: This was a sky to show the kids. Early this month the two brightest planets in the night sky, Jupiter and Venus, appeared to converge. At their closest, the two planets were separated by only about the angular width of the full moon. The spectacle occurred just after sunset and was seen and photographed all across planet Earth. The displayed image was taken near to the time of closest approach from Wiltingen, Germany, and features the astrophotographer, spouse, and their two children. Of course, Venus remains much closer to both the Sun and the Earth than Jupiter -- the...

Moody’s Investors Service placed First Republic Bank and five other US lenders on review for downgrade, the latest sign of concern over the health of regional financial firms following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. Western Alliance Bancorp., Intrust Financial Corp., UMB Financial Corp., Zions Bancorp. and Comerica Inc. were the other lenders put on review by Moody’s. The credit rating company cited concerns over the lenders’ reliance on uninsured deposit funding and unrealized losses in their asset portfolios.

Joshua Burton Henley, a 34-year-old former minister for Churches of Christ in Kansas, Texas, Tennessee and Indiana, must serve 45 years in federal prison for sexual abuse. U.S. District Judge Stanley Thomas Anderson finalized Henley’s sentence March 3 on eight convictions, including producing sexually explicit images of a minor, transporting and possessing child pornography, transferring obscene material to a minor and transporting a minor across state lines with the intent to engage in sexual activity. Court documents list the minors’ ages as 12, 14 and 15 at the time of the offenses, which took place between 2017 and 2021. Law...

Don’t cry for Argentina! Their leaders did this to them. Argetina’s inflation rate just hit 102.5% as their M2 Money printing hit 80% A cautionary tale for Washington DC spendacrats and Fed officials. Brought to the same country that gave us Statist Juan Peron and his wife Eva.

President Donald Trump took his attacks on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to a new level Wednesday, as a super PAC linked to the 76-year-old accused his would-be rival of ethics violations tied to what it calls DeSantis’ “shadow presidential campaign.” A draft of the 15-page letter by Make America Great Again Inc. calls on the Florida Commission on Ethics to investigate DeSantis, alleging that the 44-year-old has violated a slew of state statutes as well as federal campaign finance laws. The complaint refers to DeSantis as a “de facto candidate for president” and claims that ​the governor is “leveraging his...

Below is my column in the New York Post on the suggested censorship of bank critics by Sen. Mark Kelly (D., Ariz.). It was only the latest example of how censorship has become a reflexive response of many Democrats to opposing views. It is now increasingly common for certain views to be declared as simply too dangerous to be tolerated or allowed on social media, including (it seems) questioning the solvency of banks. Here is the column: Concerned about your money after recent bank failures? You might want to keep those thoughts to yourself. While some rushed to get their...

I occasionally noodle around in Youtube memory lane, and All In The Family is a favorite place to straighten out my head.But, what the heck's a Lasalle, anyway ?

Nancy Pelosi: Pope Francis is a pope for the peopleTen years ago, the world's Catholics welcomed a new pope: His Holiness Pope Francis. Pope Francis has truly been a pope for the people. A decade after his election, his papacy remains a beacon of peace, light, love and hope — for the global Catholic community and for all.As we mark a decade of his leadership, we reflect on the many blessings and leadership that Pope Francis has bestowed upon the world. His Holiness has been the personification of our sacred responsibility in the Gospel of Matthew to honor the spark...

Great Britain's National Health Service, which is meant to provide “free” universal healthcare , is collapsing under the strain of long wait times, hidden data, and excess deaths.Long held up as the crown jewel of “ socialized healthcare,” the world’s largest government-run system is unraveling.The crisis has led to a surge in excess deaths that has outlasted the coronavirus pandemic, with ambulance and emergency room delays linked to hundreds of deaths each week, leaked internal data suggest . Hospitals already near capacity last fall could not keep pace as the winter flu season took hold.After waiting hours for medical attention,...

An aircraft exited one of the taxiways at Syracuse Hancock International Airport Tuesday morning. According to the Syracuse Regional Airport Authority, that operates the airport, a plane carrying 61 passengers exited one of the taxiways north of the main runway around 7:30a and went onto the grass. Passengers and their luggage were taken back to the terminal building while crews worked to remove the aircraft from the grass. No injuries were reported and the airport remained open and operational.

Former President Donald Trump said this week that if he becomes president again in 2024, he will cut funding from schools that are teaching children divisive curriculum such as Critical Race Theory (CRT) and transgender ideology. “What they’re teaching in schools today is insane,” Trump said in remarks in Iowa. "I will immediately sign a new executive order to cut federal funding for any school that's pushing Critical Race Theory, transgender insanity, and other inappropriate racial, sexual, or political content on our children. They're children!"PRESIDENT TRUMP: "I will immediately sign a new executive order to cut federal funding for any...

HOW THE DRUGS WORK Mifepristone is taken first, swallowed by mouth. The drug dilates the cervix and blocks the effects of the hormone progesterone, which is needed to sustain a pregnancy. Misoprostol, a drug also used to treat stomach ulcers, is taken 24 to 48 hours later. The pill is designed to dissolve when placed between the gums and teeth or in the vagina. It causes the uterus to cramp and contract, causing bleeding and expelling pregnancy tissue. While the two-drug combination is slightly more effective, misoprostol is sometimes used alone for abortions. That practice is more common in countries...

DeSantis is a possible rival for President Donald Trump in the upcoming Republican primary Texas GOP Rep. Chip Roy on Wednesday endorsed Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis for president. "The next president of the United States must be a vibrant and energetic leader with the faith, vision and courage to chart a new course," Roy tweeted. "That leader is Florida Governor Ron DeSantis." DeSantis has not declared a candidacy to seek the 2024 GOP presidential nomination but is widely considered the top rival to former President Trump in his reelection bid. Roy argues DeSantis has made Florida "stronger and freer"...

Defendants in the ongoing Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol Breach trial suffered a defeat on Monday, as the court ordered that the defendants may not cross-examine an FBI agent for most of the defense attorneys’ allegations that spawned from internal FBI messages ...

Animal rights group PETA is calling on the White House to refrain from using "real chicken eggs" for the White House Easter Egg Roll this year. The White House is holding its annual Easter Egg Roll on April 10, its first celebration after the event was paused for two years due to COVID concerns. PETA President Ingrid Newkirk suggested that the White House could "choose instead reusable plastic or wooden eggs — or even lovely painted rocks or egg-shaped balls" — instead of the traditional chicken eggs. The President of PETA also argued that Jill Biden, who received a Ph.D....