UToledo students and Black leaders call for action against racism
Black students and allies rallied in protest of racism, urging everyone, including UToledo, to be vocally anti-racist in regard to current events and take a stand. Author: Roxanne Elias (WTOL) Updated: 1:33 AM EDT April 14, 2021
TOLEDO, Ohio In light of recent shootings and other incidents happening around the U.S., Black University of Toledo students are demanding action from the school.
On Tuesday, the dozens of students gathered at Centennial Mall and chanted, All power to the people. And the people have all the power. Remember that.
The crowd of students and Black leaders joined together at the University of Toledo, in protest against racism.
Last week in a Montana University System (MUS) Board of Regents meeting, MSU President Crawded Coolzado proposed a movement to officially change MSUâs mascot from the well-loved â yet old and tired â Champ the Bobcat to the studentsâ beloved, short-legged friend, Butters the Corgi. Met with an unanimous in-favor vote from the Board, the change is expected to take place immediately, with renovations across campus to occur over the upcoming summer break.Â
Citing a wave of unexplained feral bobcat attacks in the local area, Coolzado said she thought it was the perfect time to âjazz things up with Butters the Corgi.â For the past year, Butters has stolen the hearts of MSUâs students. After he became a weekly staple in the Exponent last fall, Butters quickly met the likes of other MSU celebs, including Pat Ruler from the MSU Bookstore, Champ the (formerly) beloved Bobcat and his biggest fan, Coolzado. Coolzado explained to the Exponent that the Board
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The bronze statue will be unveiled on Oct. 10, Indigenous People s Day (Photo Courtesy Benjamin Victor and Karen Nalow).
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An Idaho-based artist is creating a public sculpture of the first Native American doctor in the U.S. Last week, the Nebraska Capitol Environs Commission approved the sculpture by Benjamin Victor to be placed at Centennial Mall and M Street in Lincoln this fall. Lincoln local Larry Small donated the funding for the sculpture.
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LINCOLN, NE March 1, 2021   Rural Nebraska communities in FEMA declared disaster counties have utilized $1.3 million of the $2.2 million provided by USDA for disaster recovery. These funds may be used for non-disaster projects also. The grants are available through the Community Facilities Program.
A sample of the funded projects include emergency type (siren, firetruck, ambulance, pumper truck, sheriff mobile and computer equipment, police vehicle, police department body cameras), electronic signage, dump truck, public works and utility truck, new auditorium equipment, and renovations to essential community facilities.
More than 100 types of projects are eligible for Community Facilities funding. Eligible applicants include municipalities, public bodies, nonprofit organizations and federally recogni
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Lincoln Littles Giving Day set for February 12
The Lincoln Littles initiative strives to create equal opportunities for all children in Lincoln to learn and grow in their early years.
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LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN)- Lincoln Community Foundation, in partnership with Lincoln Littles and Nebraska Children and Families Foundation, will host the third annual Lincoln Littles Giving Day on February 12. The giving day will raise funds for tuition assistance, allowing more children from working, lower-income families to access quality early childhood education programs. Launched in 2019 and inspired by the Prosper Lincoln agenda on Early Childhood, the day has raised $1.3 million to assist more than 300 children.