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PSAC suspends food support fund for graduate students

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:10 GMT

PSAC 901, the union representing grad student workers at Queen’s, has suspended it’s emergency food support fund after exhausting funds beyond what was budgeted for.The union says this clearly demonstrates the great level of need among members and for intervention from the university. PSAC says 457 applications were received with $31,325 being paid out to members over the course of 15 weeks.Justyna Scezwyck-El Jassem, the new President of PSAC 901, says upon offering the fund the union quickly realized they would need to find more ways to support their members.“We were hoping that it would just help a couple of people but as time started passing every week we were just getting more and more applications,” Scezwyck-El Jassem said.“Quickly we realized that we sometimes needed $3000 a week to cover the needs of our members. The need was overwhelming.”She added that as a labour union it isn’t really their job to do this for grad students, but th...

8 Aurora officers sued in violent arrest caught on body camera video

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:10 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — A man is suing eight Aurora police officers who he claims violated his civil rights in a traffic stop that turned violent.The new 22-page lawsuit includes screenshots of body camera video from May 2021. They show Preston Nunn III during a traffic stop, which escalated into a violent arrest that hurt him.Aurora officers stopped Nunn after they say he drove into the officers' lane when they were conducting a separate traffic stop. Woman detained in police car hit by train wants charge dropped According to the lawsuit, instead of allowing Nunn to show his license and registration, Aurora officers pointed a gun at his head, tackled him, slammed his head into the ground, applied a chokehold, handcuffed him, used a Taser on him twice, tried to hogtie him and ultimately arrested him.The lawsuit alleges officers used excessive force, in violation of Nunn's constitutional rights."The only plausible explanation for this senseless escalation is that Mr. Nunn, a Black m...

Kelly Brough highlights housing affordability plan

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:10 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Housing affordability remains a top issue for Denver voters ahead of the mayoral runoff on June 6. Where do the two candidates stand on the issue?Mayoral candidate Mike Johnston has been a vocal proponent of creating micro-communities, where half-acre lots around the city would host tiny houses. Johnston said it could help the homeless population by getting them in contact with mental health support, addiction treatment and workforce training. Now, the former state senator's opponent is sharing her plan when it comes to helping families own a home.This week on "Colorado Point of View," Kelly Brough shared her thoughts on creating entry-level condominiums across the city. "Usually, buying a condo is how you get into home ownership and we're really not building them in Denver today," Brough said. Denver mayoral candidates discuss their plans for public safety Her comments come as home prices start to drop nationwide compared to last year, but higher interest rates ar...

Outdoor Colorado: Double-amputee cyclist finds a new way to ride

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:10 GMT

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (KDVR) - A bicycle is a perfect metaphor for life. Sometimes it is smooth, and sometimes it can be very rough. But it is a ride that we all must take.Nicholas Young was on a ride one day that changed his life forever. That was 2015 in Chicago. What are Colorado’s signs of summer? "I couldn’t see that the road had a big pothole because it wasn’t clear from my point of view. There was just a glassy clear surface on the road but what I didn’t know is underneath that water there was a pothole that was probably nearly a foot deep," he said.Young crashed hard. His legs never properly healed and in October 2018 he made one of the toughest decisions in his life. He decided to have his right leg amputated."I literally woke up from surgery crying from relief, but I knew this was the right decision," Young said.Two years later, Young became a double amputee. But he was not ready to give up riding his bicycle, or life and he paid attention when someone suggested he look into ...

South Florida artist PXTN to release new single ‘Bloodstream’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:10 GMT

Here at Deco, we love to brag on local talent.A multi-faceted musician is dropping a new single this weekend.Once you hear it, it’ll creep into your “Bloodstream”.Bloodstream is the new single from PXTN.The SoFlo-based artist says it’s a love letter about the art of making music.PXTN: “That gift and that thing never leaves, and I can’t resist it, so it’s in my bloodstream, it’s in my DNA, and it’s who I am, so this song is a celebration.”His songs are listener-friendly with a few surprises thrown in.PXTN: “The pop is always the core, but I love to play with different sounds.”His writing process is pretty simple; if it feels good, it is good.PXTN: “If I’m working off of, just you know, the bass or whatever is going on, I tend to follow that, and that tells me what to do if it doesn’t have the groove, it doesn’t really have heart”Like any true artist, he’s taken styles that he l...

Girls lacrosse: Westwood edges Lincoln-Sudbury

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:10 GMT

WESTWOOD — In uncharacteristic fashion, the Westwood girls lacrosse team suffered three early losses this season, albeit to very good opponents.Coach Margot Spatola told her team it could come back, and to not lose faith.If Thursday night’s game with Lincoln-Sudbury was any indication, the two-time defending Div. 1 state champion Wolverines are plenty capable of reaching whatever goals remain.With a dominant first half on the draws and overall strong play, Westwood led throughout and held off a very good L-S team, 8-7.Westwood improves to 18-3 overall, while L-S drops to 16-2.“This is where we want to be,” Spatola said. “We knew our early April team … We did our very best not to worry about that first loss, and all of that. We want to be hitting our stride now. So, we definitely have work to do every day, but I think we’re feeling good, and ready to continue to work.”“I think we’ve really dialed it in at practice,” said Oli...

Division 5 track: North Reading girls, Pentucket boys grab leads

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:10 GMT

NORWELL – For North Reading junior Madison Vant, improving in the pentathlon was a huge motivator for the offseason.An increase in strength training, followed by a productive spring, paved the way for her to claim victory in the event at the Division 5 Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Norwell High School.“You need to stay in a positive mindset and make sure you take it one event at a time,” Vant said. “When you’re doing hurdles at the beginning, you can’t be thinking about the 800 (meters) because that is hours away. You have to make sure you are focused on each individual event, warm up properly for the events, and perform to the best of your ability.”She rode a first-place finish in the shot put, second-place finishes in the hurdles and long jump and third and fifth-place finishes in the high jump and 800-meter to earn the victory. On the boys side, Cohasset’s Nathan Askjaer took the victory in the pentathlon.To earn the victory, Vant eclipsed the 3,000-point mark, f...

Westford Academy rallies in 11th inning to remain undefeated (17-0)

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:10 GMT

WESTFORD — As Matthew Morash slid under Jack Blaine’s tag, the Westford Academy baseball team poured out of the dugout in celebration. Even a two-day marathon could not stop its undefeated season.Jake Cullen threw 5.2 innings of one run baseball out of the bullpen while also delivering the game-tying double and Kevin Fitzgerald hit the walkoff sacrifice fly as WA outlasted Chelmsford, 3-2, in 11 innings to remain undefeated on Thursday afternoon.Thursday’s play was a continuation of the game which began Wednesday before being halted in the bottom of the sixth inning due to rain. Chelmsford led 1-0 at the time of the stoppage.“A tip off the cap to Chelmsford. They did not lose, we just scored an extra run today,” Westford Academy coach Mike Parent said. “Today was a great, emotional game. Our guys haven’t quit all year and it showed this afternoon.”When play resumed Thursday it did not take long for Westford (17-0) to even the score. A two-out walk put the tying run on and Morash dro...

Celtics ‘grateful’ for Malcolm Brogdon playing through right forearm injury

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:10 GMT

Malcolm Brogdon’s right forearm injury is worse than it initially seemed, but the Celtics guard is pushing through it as best as he can.Brogdon is dealing with a partial tear in the tendon coming out of his right elbow, according to a report from The Athletic. But Brogdon is playing through the injury and hasn’t missed a game yet in the Eastern Conference Finals.“He’s playing through it, giving us whatever he has, and we’re just kind of going through it like that, how he’s playing and how he’s managing it,” Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said. “He’s fighting through, and grateful for that.”According to the report, Brogdon – who is wearing a black sleeve on his arm – suffered the injury during Game 1 when he was boxing out the Heat’s Kevin Love in the first quarter.Brogdon was probable for Game 2 with a right forearm strain and played, but his playing time has decreased as the series has progressed. After scoring 19 points in 37 minutes in Game 1, Brogdon pl...

Nick Madrigal is optioned to Triple A as the Chicago Cubs make room for Kyle Hendricks’ season debut

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:10 GMT

Nick Madrigal became the odd man out in the Chicago Cubs infield mix.The Cubs had carried an extra position player while using a four-man rotation since Hayden Wesneski’s demotion to Triple-A Iowa on May 15. Kyle Hendricks’ return Thursday night from the injured list to make his season debut — his first start since July 5 — meant the bench needed to be trimmed.Madrigal was the casualty, optioned to Iowa as the corresponding move.Manager David Ross said Madrigal took the news professionally and they had a good conversation in which Ross outlined his vision for Madrigal’s future. It starts with regular playing time in Triple A at second and third base.“We knew where we saw him and we knew where he stood in his thoughts,” Ross said. “Nick is a really high-level player. We want to get him back to the best version of him because that’s when we’re going to be at our best.”Madrigal’s fit on the Cubs roster took a hit w...