TORONTO Laurentian University in Sudbury is in the midst of a financial crisis and has slashed programs, laid off staff and told some students they have to leave. Some families feel the school has failed students and that they should be compensated for lost scholarships, housing costs and other expenses. “I m in a four-year actuarial science program in the second year. They completely cut it and advised me to transfer schools said Peter Parsons, from New Lowell, east of Barrie. The school cut 39 per cent of its programs and told students like Parsons he had to leave. The announcement came as a shock to the Parsons family as Peter’s mother Tracy said her son lost scholarships and had already signed leases for housing for the year ahead.
Rankings Review: Should Merab Dvalishvili be Ranked in the Top 10?
May 7, 2021
Editorial Commentary by Peter Parsons
This past Saturday was a good night for fighters from the country of Georgia. Giga Chikadze picked up the biggest win of his career with a first round TKO that started with a brutal kick to the liver of perennial featherweight contender Cub Swanson in the co-main event. This win moved Chikadze up four spots to No. 10 in the UFC featherweight division.
Chikadze’s countryman Merab Dvalishvili, opened up the main card this past Saturday with a unanimous decision victory over No. 13 ranked Cody Stamann. The victory moved the Georgian bantamweight up only one spot in the UFC rankings.
UFC Rankings Review: Khamzat Chimaev is Back?
April 30, 2021
Editorial Commentary by Peter Parsons
In this week’s UFC rankings, many fighters were taken out of the rankings due to inactivity, change in weight division or in the case of Tyron Woodley, not re-signing at the end of his contract. We see a lot of fresh faces in the rankings this week and a familiar face at welterweight.
Khamzat Chimaev re-enters the welterweight rankings at No. 15
For regular readers of this column, you may be getting tired of reading about why Khamzat Chimaev should not be ranked. I did not think we would see Chimaev ranked again until he won another fight at welterweight. While he is inactive because of his recovery from COVID complications, there are other welterweights earning impressive victories, like Randy Brown at UFC 261 this past Saturday.
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A fox in Northern Westchester bit an area resident and a dog last week, according to officials.
Lewisboro Town Supervisor Peter Parsons issued an alert cautioning that on Wednesday, March 31, a fox on the loose bit a persona nd dog in the Waccabuc area.
Parsons said that he was alerted by the Department of Health of the fox attack, and it is unclear whether the fox is rabid.
“These animals tend to bite if they are rabid or are protecting their pups,” he said. “(We) wanted to alert the community of this situation.”
According to police, “as long as these animals seem to be co-existing peacefully, without signs of aggression or disease, we will typically leave them alone and encourage residents to educate themselves about the habits of these animals and precautions that may be taken.”
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A fox in Northern Westchester bit an area resident and a dog last week, according to officials.
Lewisboro Town Supervisor Peter Parsons issued an alert cautioning that on Wednesday, March 31, a fox on the loose bit a persona nd dog in the Waccabuc area.
Parsons said that he was alerted by the Department of Health of the fox attack, and it is unclear whether the fox is rabid.
“These animals tend to bite if they are rabid or are protecting their pups,” he said. “(We) wanted to alert the community of this situation.”
According to police, “as long as these animals seem to be co-existing peacefully, without signs of aggression or disease, we will typically leave them alone and encourage residents to educate themselves about the habits of these animals and precautions that may be taken.”