Receiving a prestigious Truman Scholarship will help SMU student body president fuel the journey
June 08, 2021
) – Austin Hickle had something of an epiphany last summer: If college campuses like SMU were going to successfully return to on-campus learning in fall 2020, student engagement would be key to compliance with COVID-19 safety protocols. Within three months, he organized the College Health Alliance of Texas, which conducted student opinion research and became a conduit to Congress for student pandemic concerns.
Now, Austin’s leadership skills and proven ability to create change has earned the senior economics and public policy major a Truman Scholarship, the premier graduate fellowship for future public servants.
Now, Austin’s leadership skills and proven ability to create change has earned the senior economics and public policy major a Truman Scholarship, the premier graduate fellowship for future public servants.
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Do you know anyone who says “Anglo-American heritage” in a sentence? What could possibly be the purpose of saying that other than to pit Americans against each other? For the chief law enforcement officer to use a dog whistle like that is appalling. Best NO vote I ever cast. Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) February 12, 2018
Here’s the offending paragraph from Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ speech to a convention of sheriffs that so outraged Senator Schatz (D-Hawaii):
I want to thank every sheriff in America. Since our founding, the independently elected sheriff has been the people’s protector, who keeps law enforcement close to and accountable to people through the elected process. The office of sheriff is a critical part of the Anglo-American heritage of law enforcement.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced today that late U.S. Capitol Officer and Berkshire County native William ‘Billy’ F. Evans will lie in honor in the United States Capitol Rotunda.
The North Adams native and 18 year veteran of the Capitol Police force was killed last Friday, April 2, in the line of duty.
A ceremony will take place a week from today on Tuesday, April 13 at 10:30 a.m. on the East Front of the U.S. Capitol. There will be a Congressional Tribute planned for 11 a.m. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the events will be invitation only. Fellow members of the U.S. Capitol Police will be able to attend a private viewing from 12 p.m. until 6 p.m.