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Students already face trauma. Now we need to expose them to immigration witch hunt? | Opinion Original
Enough already! As I read the article in the Jan. 28 Oklahoman about state schools Superintendent Ryan Walters supporting immigration raids in state schools, my heart breaks and my eyes flood with tears.
Isaac Heating & Air Conditioning management has a smart reason for listening to employees
Jane Sutter, Special to the Democrat and Chronicle Published 8:08 p.m. ET March 27, 2019 Meet the winner's of this year's competition. Virginia Butler, Democrat and Chronicle On one end of the spectrum, there's the clueless manager like Michael Scott in the TV comedy The Office or the pointy-haired boss in the comic strip Dilbert.
Rochester Top 100: How TAYLOR, The Builders, grew into the No. 3 company
Scroll through the website of TAYLOR, The Builders, and you’ll see a photographic cornucopia of well-designed buildings and complexes that dot the landscape of Rochester and beyond. And that list only scratches the surface. The company’s work encompasses manufacturing and distribution facilities, buildings certified for energy and environmental design, numerous multi-family housing projects and more.
Boys & Girls Clubs exec: Preparing our children for the jobs of tomorrow
As the jobs of tomorrow become centered around science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), we must provide our youth educational pathways to achieve success. Over the past decade employment in STEM occupations grew more than 24 percent versus just 4 percent for other career paths. STEM jobs are the jobs of the future. For the past 23 years, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Oklahoma County has empowered youth of today to be future leaders of tomorrow.
Undergraduates Team up with RIT Faculty on Computational Sensing Research
Can sensing technology reveal how readers make sense of narrated experiences in social media? What can sensing tell us about how online vs. face-to-face learning contexts influence students? Can sensory data processed with an algorithm accurately predict how a person rates a video clip? Thanks to a National Science Foundation grant, undergraduate students worked with RIT faculty to gain valuable experience in research projects such as these.
Gary Albright preserves precious, priceless documents
Gary Albright still gets shivers when he recalls the letter written by George Washington. Albright was walking down the hall to his lab bench, reading the centuries-old document addressed to Col. Wade of West Point, when he got to this line: “I’ve learned that Benedict Arnold has gone over to the enemy.” Albright has made a career of repairing and restoring historical papers and photographs to extend their lives, keeping history alive in the process.
Web Essay: Why white women should see ROCO videos
Even though it’s 2014, there are still far too few black males who are depicted in a positive way in TV shows and movies compared to the number of white males you see in such roles. So I believe the image of “the scary black man” still exists in the minds of some white women, women who haven’t interacted much with black men in business or social settings. That’s why I think the exhibit “Question Bridge: BlackMales” can help remove the stereotypes that popular media have promoted for decades.
Race Riots exhibit at UR is a must-see
The 50th anniversary of the 1964 race riots is rapidly approaching on July 24, and with it, there will be a variety of activities and discussions about that time, progress made and what we've learned. One don't-miss activity is an exhibit in the main lobby at the Rush Rhees Library at University of Rochester.
Editor Sutter is 'rewiring' for new life assignment
I still remember the first time I heard the term "rewire" as oppose to "retire." I was sitting in a conference room at the Democrat and Chronicle about four years ago, searching for story ideas by talking with a group of baby boomer women about their lifestyles. One of the women, an executive coach, mentioned that she was working with middle-aged clients who were rewiring. "What's that?" I asked. She explained that people in their 50s and 60s weren't retiring in the traditional sense.
Digital Rochester speaker shares tips on moxie
A link has been sent to your friend's email address. As I sat listening to Maureen Berkner Boyt this morning, I grabbed my phone and started typing in her tips. Boyt is the founder of the Moxie Exchange Movement, and she spoke to about 200 people at Digital Rochester's annual Technology Women of the Year event at Casa Larga winery. I can't remember when I last heard such a good motivational speech, so here is my paraphrased version of her tips on women, leadership and success. 1.
Geva's 'I and You' all about dreams and fears
I'm not sure when the last time I went to a live theater performance and left it thinking "I need to tell everyone about this!" That's the way I feel about I and You, now at Geva Theatre's intimate NextStage. For 90 minutes I was right there in Caroline's bedroom, engrossed in the back and forth between two teen-agers, thrown together to do a school project. Caroline is absent from school, awaiting a liver transplant, when Anthony shows up unexpectedly one afternoon. They've never met before.
Geva play message similar to that of race exhibit
The opening scene of Informed Consent at Geva Theatre really reminded me of the theme of the exhibit "Race: Are We So Different" that appeared at the Rochester Museum and Science Center last year. Informed Consent is based on a true story, about the Havasupai Indians who live on the floor of the Grand Canyon. The tribe sued Arizona State University after a genetic anthropologist conducted tests on blood samples, tests that the tribe hadn't explicitly authorized.
Pope Francis' baby steps give me hope
It's been a year since Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected Pope and took the name of Francis, and I have to say that I'm feeling more optimistic about the Catholic Church these days. The leader of any organization sets the tone, and I like the tone he's setting. Just in the last month, there have been a couple of hopeful signs. According to the Wall Street Journal, Pope Francis recently said that women could have greater decision-making power in the church's hierarchy.
Educating prisoners will reduce recidivism
I've been caught way off guard by the criticism of a proposal to help prisoners earn college degrees. It just makes so much sense that a prisoner who has earned a college degree has a much better chance of becoming a productive member of society, than does the newly released prisoner who doesn't.
'Let's be careful out there'
Ever since I read Meaghan McDermott's excellent watchdog investigation on wrong-way crashes, I've had this image of Sergeant Phil Esterhaus in the show Hill Street Blues, charging the cops with "Hey, let's be careful out there" before they head out on patrol. (You can see a 9-second clip here on YouTube .)
Catechism class was never this funny
If you went to Catholic school, you’ll be able to relate to the lessons in Late Night Catechism 2, although with the adult hindsight that makes them hysterically funny. Colleen Moore as “Sister” is teaching this week’s lesson on penance at Geva Theatre’s Nextstage. Remember those old wooden confessionals where you sweated out telling your sins to the priest, if you could remember them? Those confessionals are now being used to store the Christmas decorations.
Can new bishop build on Clark's progress?
I don't know much about our new bishop, Salvatore Matano, but from my perspective, he faces a major challenge from his first day: measuring up to Bishop Matthew Clark. I'm not alone in being extremely worried that the Diocese of Rochester is going to take some steps backward with the change in leadership.
Inequality taking a toll on health
It’s a provocative question, and one that health care professionals have been talking about this summer. The University of Rochester Medical Center’s Department of Psychiatry has been showing an acclaimed documentary titled Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick? Each week since July, interested parties have been watching segments from the documentary.
Think of revolution as an evolution
Grace Lee Boggs is a Chinese-American philosopher, civil rights legend and social activist; that’s the way Krista Tippett describes her. I recently listened to a podcast of Tippett’s public radio show On Being; it was a re-broadcast of a 2011 interview with Boggs and others in Detroit, about their work to innovate and invigorate some of Detroit’s troubled neighborhoods.
Weiner, Spitzer: Egos that know no bounds
Wouldn’t it have been refreshing if Anthony Weiner, in his press conference yesterday, had said that he was ending his campaign for mayor because he recognized he has a sexual addiction and he’s checking himself into rehab? Of course that didn’t happen. I don’t know if he has a sexual addiction, but I do know that I’m tired of sleezy politicians who keep trying to get back into politics after a short time of burrowing out of site.
Magical music from the Bayou
Willie Nelson isn’t the only musician sticking around after concerts to talk to fans. Sunday night I got to meet Michael Doucet, the talented fiddler of Beausoleil avec Michael Doucet. He’s a down-to-earth guy who not only cheers on Louisiana State Football but also The Crimson Tide of Alabama, to the delight of my husband and me. (My stepson is a ‘Bama grad.) I heard Doucet about 20 years ago in Sarasota, Fla., and the concert on Sunday night at Harro East was really fun.
Show of Bobby Darin tunes memorable
I always know I’ve seen a good show when I can’t get the music out of my head after I leave the theater. That was the case for me on Friday night after seeing Dream Lover: A Salute to the Music of Bobby Darin at Downstairs Cabaret. Performer Robert Shaw sang the songs made popular by Darin, the handsome crooner of the 1950s and 1960s.
Learning what’s ‘worse than war’
When I was in eighth grade, if my teachers had told me we were going to study genocide as a big project, I don’t think I would have been too excited. So I am especially impressed with the work that eighth-graders did this school year at the Eugenio Maria de Hostos Charter School on Clifford Avenue. I attended an exhibit of their work on Tuesday afternoon in the school auditorium. All around the room were students eager to tell me about their projects.
Cheering on the Americans on the LPGA
It’s been a couple weeks since Sergio Garcia’s stupid remarks about Tiger Woods and fried chicken sparked a needed dialogue about racism and golf. USA Today columnist Christine Brennan urged Garcia and the PGA to grow up in a recent column. (We had quite a conversation on our Unite Roc Facebook page, too.) This got me thinking about the LPGA, what with the Wegmans LPGA Championship in Rochester this week.
Military, Catholic Church share similar cultures
What two major institutions have been caught ignoring and covering up cases of sexual assault? What do they have in common? They are both male hierarchies with top-down, command-and-control cultures. The news about the military just keeps getting worse. On Wednesday, it was revealed that a non-commissioned officer at West Point is accused of secretly videotaping female cadets in the shower.
Number of sexual assaults in military simply revolting
Madelaine Britt: I am a first year journalism student at the Rochester Institute of Technology and it is my honor to be a member of the 2013 Board of Contributors. Rochester is filled with a cornucopia of new ideas and new movements that enliven and inspire this city's great population, both young and old. There is an energy and spirit that blooms in the "Flower City" that matches no other. Rochester is my community, my home — the place of my family and my education.
Reclaiming our youth - a must-do in Rochester
Quinisha S. Anderson: is a self employed blogger, web developer & designer. Raised in the city of Rochester, she is an Urban Suburban alumnus, now entrepreneur. Join her as she discusses the impact race, education & politics has on our community. Kate Bennett: is president of the Rochester Museum & Science Center, which is ranked in the top two most visited attractions in Monroe County serving children and families.
Blown away by student poets
Quinisha S. Anderson: is a self employed blogger, web developer & designer. Raised in the city of Rochester, she is an Urban Suburban alumnus, now entrepreneur. Join her as she discusses the impact race, education & politics has on our community. Kate Bennett: is president of the Rochester Museum & Science Center, which is ranked in the top two most visited attractions in Monroe County serving children and families.
A slam against racism on Friday night
Quinisha S. Anderson: is a self employed blogger, web developer & designer. Raised in the city of Rochester, she is an Urban Suburban alumnus, now entrepreneur. Join her as she discusses the impact race, education & politics has on our community. Kate Bennett: is president of the Rochester Museum & Science Center, which is ranked in the top two most visited attractions in Monroe County serving children and families.
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