SAN FRANCISCO — A new California law that spells out the rights of transgender students in public schools faces roadblocks as opponents attempt to repeal it at the ballot box, state elections officials said Wednesday.
BEIRUT — Al-Qaida is positioning itself as a vanguard defending the Sunni community against what it sees as persecution by Shiite-dominated governments across Syria, Lebanon and Iraq. As a result, a Syrian rebellion whose aim was the removal of President Bashar al-Assad is evolving into something both bigger and more ambiguous: a fight increasingly led by Sunni jihadis — often foreign and animated mainly by hatred of Shiites — who are determined to create an Islamic state. Battling these extremists is a coalition that includes moderates who are horrified that their rebellion in Syria has been discredited, with parts of the country falling under strict religious law. For moderates in the Middle East, the renewed assertiveness of the extremists is increasingly taking on the aspect of a regional calamity. “The war in Syria has poured gasoline on a raging fire in Iraq, and conflicts in both countries are feeding upon one another and complicating an already complex struggle,” said Fawaz A.
Today ‘Two Kinds of Funny’ At 10 a.m. in the Atrium Gallery, artists Matt Lynch, Ryan Mulligan and Chris Vorhees will present a gallery of contemporary sculptures.
Ball State extended the deadline for course add and drop, due to class cancellations earlier in the week.
While Ball State students returned to class today, K-12 schools throughout the area remain closed. Tony Proudfoot, a university spokesperson, said people often try to make the comparison between the two systems, giving Ball State its reputation for not canceling classes often.
Supporters of a state constitutional amendment to block same-sex marriage and civil unions say they can still win, despite public opinion against them and a growing lineup of major companies and others opposed.
Businesses lost customers, the hospital saw an increase in patients and police handled stranded vehicles through a snowstorm that shutdown Muncie on Monday and campus for two days.
Ball State has been working to make the campus safe for students looking to start the semester, but Alliance for Disability Awareness member Will Kuhn still did not feel safe about getting to class today.
The University Police Department and Muncie Fire Department extinguished a vehicle fire on the top level of the McKinley Avenue parking garage earlier this evening.
Extreme temperatures and warnings of frostbite kept students indoors Monday and today as many Ball State facilities and surrounding restaurants temporarily closed their doors.
While campus is closed for another day due to snow and freezing temperatures, some local businesses and services are still open.
Maintenance personnel repaired DeHority Complex’s broken radiator this morning, after negative temperatures caused it to break yesterday. The radiator provides heat to the vestibule and surrounding area of DeHority complex, so the whole complex was not affected. George Edwards, the associate director of facilities, estimated that the radiator caused flooding about 10 feet in diameter in the front lobby of the building. Edwards said a custodian, who was considered essential personnel, had been planning to spend the night in DeHority due to an inability to drive, when the radiator broke.
VALLEY FORGE, Pa. — The company that operates the power grid that supplies energy for more than 61 million people in parts of the Mid-Atlantic, Midwest and South is calling for the public to conserve electricity Tuesday because of the extreme cold. PJM Interconnection operates the power grid in all or parts of Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington, D.C. The grid operator asks the public to conserve electricity Tuesday, especially from 6 a.m.
INDIANAPOLIS — While plows still work to clear snow off Indiana roads, officials are beginning to worry about possible flooding. The National Weather Service is predicting rain with highs in the upper 30s on Friday.
MUNCIE — A Muncie official says she’s worried that the chances of several houses being repaired have been hurt because of their purchase by a company that buys tax-delinquent properties. The company — TLCF 2012A LLC of Philadelphia — bought 103 properties around Delaware County at an October tax sale for about $290,000.
A look at some of the things SGA may address this semester.
One local man said he may not have lived through Monday night had it not been for the Muncie police and the American Red Cross in conjunction with the city government.
A radiator in DeHority Complex broke Monday night causing flooding in the front lobby of the residence hall. The flooding stretched from the front doors of the building to the office doors located a few yards back. Staff set up six fans in the lobby to dry the carpet and two space heater in the vestibule. Most students seemed unconcerned with the breakage. “I can’t believe the radiator exploded but it doesn’t really concern me since it was in the front lobby and we have been snowed in,” Ben Mcintosh, a freshman speech pathology major.
Unexpected challenges categorized the first semester of activity for the Student Government Association after the former president’s remarks led to his resignation and a restructuring of the executive board.
A snowstorm that dumped a foot of snow on Muncie and caused lingering subzero temperatures caused Ball State to cancel classes for a second day.
