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The Best News of Last Week - March 20, 2023

🌱 - Okra to the Rescue and Other News You Can't 'Lettuce' Miss This Week

1. 4 day work week being pushed in Congress

Progressive Democrats, led by Rep. Mark Takano of California, are pushing for a four-day workweek to give Americans more time for leisure outside of work. The proposed Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to require overtime pay for any employee working more than 32 hours in a week at a rate of time and a half.

More than 70 British companies have started to test a four-day workweek, and halfway through the six-month trial, most respondents reported there has been no loss in productivity.

2. Governor Walz signs universal school meals bill into Minnesota law

Minnesota just became the fourth state in the US to provide breakfasts and lunches at no charge to students at participating schools! The bill was signed into law by Governor Tim Walz on Friday, and it's set to ease the burden on parents who struggle to provide meals for their children.

The new legislation will cover the cost of meals for all students, regardless of household income. This means that families who don't qualify for free and reduced meals but who struggle to pay for food will also be covered. The bill is also meant to prevent "lunch shaming" practices, where children are denied food or given substitutes that indicate their family is struggling financially.

3. Texas Researchers Use Okra to Remove Microplastics from Wastewater

Researchers from Tarleton State University in Fort Worth, Texas discovered that food-grade plant extracts from okra have the power to remove microplastics from wastewater. Polysaccharide extracts from plants like fenugreek, cactus, aloe vera, tamarind, and okra were found to be effective non-toxic flocculant alternatives to remove microplastics from water.

Polysaccharides from okra and fenugreek were best for removing microplastics from ocean water, while a combination of okra and tamarind worked best for freshwater. Furthermore, plant-based flocculants can be easily implemented in existing water treatment facilities.

4. In the northern California snow, stranded cows are getting emergency hay drops

The recent wave of unprecedented snowfall in California has left cattle stranded and starving. When rancher Robert Puga ran out of hay, neighboring Humboldt County officials put together an emergency rescue operation called "Operation Hay Drop." State, federal, and local officials airdropped stranded cattle bales of hay to feed them.

Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal went to the Coast Guard with the idea of a helicopter rescue, and by midday Sunday, March 5, Operation Hay Drop was underway. So far, Operation Hay Drop has been a success, said rancher Puga. The mission covers about 2,500 head of cattle over several miles.

5. Make-A-Wish Foundation no longer considers Cystic Fibrosis to be automatically qualifying due to improvements in life outcomes for patients

Given the ongoing life-changing advances in cystic fibrosis, beginning in January 2024, cystic fibrosis will no longer automatically qualify for a wish.

6. 1st woman given stem cell transplant to cure HIV is still virus-free 5 years later

In 2017, a woman known as the "New York patient" underwent a stem cell transplant to treat both her cancer and HIV. Now, about 30 months later, she has been virus-free and off her HIV medication, leading some researchers to suggest that she may have been cured of HIV.

The New York patient, received stem cells taken from umbilical cord blood that also had the HIV-resistance genes. However, it's important to note that there is no official distinction between being cured and being in long-term remission, and the medical team is waiting for longer-term follow-up before making any definitive statements.

7. Cheetahs Back in Wild in India After Seven Decades

Namibian cheetahs have been successfully reintroduced to India after the world's fastest land animal was declared extinct in the South Asian country more than 70 years ago. Two cheetahs, Obaan and Asha, were released into the wild of Kuno National Park after being brought to India last September.

The species is being reintroduced on an experimental basis as part of a major prestige project for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. India aims to bring in about 100 of the big cats over the next decade. The African cheetah is a different subspecies from the extinct Asiatic cheetah, which once roamed the sub-continent in great numbers.

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The latest music video published by us was for "A New Chapter, featuring the beautiful vocals of Courtney Alyse Bishop, an old collaborator of BK’s from his time performing as BK Helton. This version of "A New Chapter," co-written with AHNTY in 2017 at Mudslide Coffee in Fort Worth, Texas, appears on Basal Keystones. The shooting for this music video actually began before the filming of the "Naylor-Irby | Game-Love" music video in the spring/summer of 2021 but sat for a year, waiting to be completed. BK had several different young women say they would play parts for this music video, one is a Twitter celebrity in fact, only to leave BK hanging, and so many friends who promised to be there for shooting at Arcadia Coffee did not show up. BK was quite discouraged and let down, but he garnered more of an appreciation for the few who did show up, including both of BK’s friends named Kevin and Rocky, who ended up having to play the main character of the music video against her own desires. BK did not release a single for this music video nor did he heavily promote it, as it isn’t the video it was intended to be, but he is still happy to have created something out of a failed video shoot that is still pleasing to the eyes and fitting for the song, the album, and time in his life. "A New Chapter" is a song about graduating from one chapter of life and beginning another. Footage was shot at Tarleton State University in Stepehenville, on highway 377 in Bluff Dale, Lake Granbury, Granbury, Acton, Arcadia Coffee of Fort Worth, and near Multnomah Falls, Oregon.

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CFB Breakdown - 2024 Week Four (Saturday - Part Two).

Week Four - Saturday, Part Two.

P4 vs FCS: Villanova at Maryland - 11 AM BTN. Maryland leads the series, 9-2.

Youngstown State at Pittsburgh - 2:30 PM ESPN+. Pitt leads the series, 4-1.

Mountain West Games: Fresno State at New Mexico - 7:30 PM TruTV. Fresno State leads the series, 15-6.

AAC Games: Rice at Army - 11 AM CBSSN. The series is tied, 4-4-1.

Memphis at Navy - 2:30 PM CBSSN. Memphis leads the series, 6-3.

CUSA Games: New Mexico State at Sam Houston State - 6 PM ESPN+. New Mexico State leads the series, 1-0.

MAC Games: Buffalo at Northern Illinois - 2:30 PM ESPN+. Northern Illinois leads the series, 13-2.

Ball State at Central Michigan - Noon ESPN+. Ball State leads the series, 28-27-1.

G5 vs G5 Games: Tulane at UL Lafayette - 11 AM ESPNU. Tulane leads the series, 23-4.

East Carolina at Liberty - 5 PM ESPN+. First meeting.

UTEP at Colorado State - 4 PM TruTV. Colorado State leads the series, 25-10.

Florida Atlantic at Connecticut - 6 PM CBSSN. Connecticut leads the series, 1-0.

Southern Mississippi at Jacksonville State - 2 PM ESPN+. Southern Miss leads the series, 2-0. (Last meeting - 1946).

Toledo at Western Kentucky - 6 PM ESPN+. First meeting.

Tulsa at Louisiana Tech - 6 PM ESPN+. Louisiana Tech leads the series, 7-3.

Utah State at Temple - 1 PM ESPN+. First meeting.

Wyoming at North Texas - 6 PM ESPN+. First meeting.

G5 vs FCS: Portland State at Boise State - 9 PM FS1. Central Connecticut State at Massachusetts - 2:30 PM ESPN+. Eastern Washington at Nevada. Florida A&M at Troy State - 6 PM ESPN+. Houston Christian at UTSA - 2:30 PM ESPN+. Monmouth (NJ.) at Florida International - 5 PM ESPN+. Northern Iowa at Hawaii. St. Francis (PA.) at Eastern Michigan - 1 PM ESPN+.

FCS vs FCS: South Dakota State at Southeastern Louisiana - 6 PM ESPN+. Towson at North Dakota State - 1 PM ESPN+. Drake at South Dakota - 1 PM ESPN+. San Diego at North Dakota - 1 PM ESPN+. Western Carolina at Montana - 1 PM ESPN+. Mercyhurst at Montana State - 2 PM ESPN+. Idaho at Abilene Christian - 7 PM ESPN+. Southern Utah at Idaho State - 5 PM ESPN+. St. Thomas (MN.) at Lindenwood - 1 PM ESPN+. Southeast Missouri State at Southern Illinois - 6 PM ESPN+. Eastern Illinois at Illinois State - 6 PM ESPN+. Utah Tech at UC Davis - 9 PM ESPN+. Weber State at Northwestern State - 6 PM ESPN+. Northern Arizona at Incarnate Word - 6 PM ESPN+. Missouri State at UT Martin - 6 PM ESPN+. Texas Southern at Lamar - 6 PM ESPN+. Sacramento State at Texas A&M Commerce - 6 PM ESPN+. Northern Colorado at Stephen F. Austin - 7 PM ESPN+. Alcorn State at McNeese State - 7 PM ESPN+. Alabama A&M at Austin Peay - 6 PM ESPN+. Southern University at Prairie View A&M - 6 PM ESPN+. Mississippi Valley State at Nicholls State - 3 PM ESPN+. Jackson State at Grambling State - 6 PM ESPN+. Tennessee State at Tennessee Tech - 1:30 PM ESPN+. Morehead State at Eastern Kentucky - 5 PM ESPN+. Tarleton State at North Alabama - 6 PM ESPN+. The Citadel at Mercer - 5 PM ESPN+. Gardner Webb at Presbyterian - 6 PM ESPN+. North Carolina A&T at North Carolina Central - 6 PM ESPN+. Richmond at Delaware State - 5 PM ESPN+. Norfolk State at VMI - 12:30 PM ESPN+. Howard at Hampton. Brown at Georgetown - Noon ESPN+. Cornell at Colgate - Noon ESPN+. Marist at Bucknell - 5 PM ESPN+. Princeton at Lehigh - 11 AM ESPN+. Lafayette at Columbia - 11 AM ESPN+. Fordham at Dartmouth - Noon ESPN+. Stetson at Harvard - 11 AM ESPN+. Yale at Holy Cross - 1 PM ESPN+. Furman at William & Mary - 5 PM Flo Video. Pennsylvania at Delaware - 5 PM Flo Video. Stony Brook at Campbell - 4 PM Flo Video. East Tennessee State at Elon - 5 PM Flo Video. Bryant at New Hampshire - 2 PM Flo Video. Maine at Merrimack - Noon NESN+. Sacred Heart at Stonehill - Noon NEC Front Row Video. Robert Morris at Wagner - 3 PM NEC Front Row Video. Rhode Island at Long Island U. - 11 AM NEC Front Row Video. Central Arkansas at UAPB - 6 PM HBCU Go Video.

Other games: Ave Maria at Dayton 11:00 am Facebook Video Clark Atlanta at Bethune Cookman 2:00 pm HBCU GO Video Lane at Miles 4:00 pm $espn+ Video Lynchburg at Morgan State 6:00 pm $espn+ Video Roosevelt at Valparaiso 1:00 pm $espn+ Video WV Wesleyan at Duquesne 11:00 am NEC Front Row Video

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TEXAS Bones of 20,000-year-old woolly mammoth discovered

Exact site of excavation kept secret to prevent tampering

The ancient remains of a massive woolly mammoth were discovered this summer in Texas, prompting a large-scale excavation.

In June, two people were fishing in Central Texas when they found part of a fossil.

Sabrina Solomon told KWTX in Waco that she was climbing a wet clay hill when she slipped and stumbled upon the bones, which she assumed belonged to a dinosaur.

Solomon and her friend alerted park rangers, who thought the remains were likely from a woolly mammoth.

They reached out to Kris Juntunen, an instructor of geosciences at Tarleton State University, who traveled to the site.

“What I saw when I got here was about four to five inches of tusk. … It was pretty clear this was a mammoth,” Juntunen told the news station.

Woolly mammoths roamed what is now Texas tens of thousands of years ago.

The now-extinct species of elephant had long, curved tusks, small ears, and thick, shaggy fur.

Tarleton State recruited a group of students and Dr. Lindsey Yann, a paleontologist with Waco Mammoth National Monument, to work on the excavation.

They have since discovered what may be part of a skull, a foreleg bone and part of the spine, according to the news report.

Scientists have determined the bones are from a 40-year-old male Columbian Mammoth from roughly 20,000 years ago.

The animals reached 13 feet in height and weighed about 10 tons.

“It’s so hard to imagine them walking through your backyard, so every time we find one in your backyard, it kind of triggers the imagination,” Yann told KWTX.

“And even a small find like this and the other finds in this area, they really tell us about the paleontological history of this area.”

The exact site of the excavation is being kept secret to prevent tampering, per a request by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Before the excavation, two of the mammoth’s teeth were taken from the site but were later returned to the Bosque County Sheriff’s office, the news station reported.

Once the fossils are fully uncovered, they will be preserved and studied at Tarleton State in Stephenville.

Woolly mammoths are a point of fascination for many.

A Dallas company, Colossal Biosciences, is working on a plan to resurrect the extinct species.

In July, a group of scientists led by the Baylor College of Medicine achieved a major milestone toward that end:

They reconstructed mammoth chromosomes from a 52,000-year-old female well-preserved by the Siberian permafrost.

20,000-Year-Old Columbian Mammoth Bones Discovered in Texas

An illustration of a large, tusked mammoth against a natural backdrop Columbian mammoths were larger and less hairy than woolly mammoths.

Sabrina Solomon was fishing with a friend in Central Texas earlier this summer when she stumbled upon the remains of a 20,000-year-old mammoth—literally.

“I was walking up that hill with all the clay, it was really wet and slippery and I ended up falling, coming face to face with the specimen,” Solomon tells KWTX’s Isabella Quintanilla.

When Solomon took a closer look at the object sticking out of the ground, she realized it probably wasn’t an ordinary rock—it looked more like a spine. So, she got in touch with local authorities, who contacted experts at Tarleton State University.

Kris Juntunen, a geoscientist at the university, traveled to the site and saw four to five inches of tusk protruding from the dirt.

He recruited students, as well as staff from the Waco Mammoth National Monument and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, to help excavate the remains.

Not long after the group started digging, they found additional fossils: part of what is likely a skull, spine bones and part of an arm bone.

They determined the bones belonged to a 40-year-old male Columbian mammoth, a large, extinct creature that once roamed North America during the Pleistocene (2.6 million to 11,700 years ago).

Once all of the remains are safely removed, they’ll be transported to Tarleton State for further study and preservation.

The exact location of the dig site is being kept secret to prevent tampering.

Two of the mammoth’s teeths were removed from the site just before the team started excavating.

But they were later returned to the Bosque County Sheriff’s Office.

20,000- year-old mammoth remains discovered in Central Texas

Columbian mammoths (Mammuthus columbi) lived throughout the continent, possibly meandering as far south as Costa Rica.

They stood up to 13 feet tall at the shoulders and weighed up to 20,000 pounds.

Columbian mammoths were larger than woolly mammoths, and they were mostly hairless.

For years, paleontologists theorized that Columbian mammoth evolved before woolly mammoths.

But, in 2021, a team studied DNA from mammoth molars that were 700,000, 1.1 million and 1.2 million years old.

The analysis showed that Columbian mammoths were a hybrid species—a cross between woolly mammoths and another, unknown mammoth lineage.

Columbian mammoths, woolly mammoths and mastodons began disappearing toward the end of the last Ice Age, with the last known surviving group dying on Wrangel Island off the Arcrtic coast or modern-day Russia some 6,000 years ago.

Their modern descendants—African and Asian elephants—live on today.

Many Columbian mammoth fossils have been unearthed in Central Texas.

In 2015, the Obama administration established Waco Mammoth National Monument, a five-acre swath between the Bosque and Brazos rivers.

The national monument protects the first and only known evidence of a nursery herd of Columbian mammoths, a group of at least six adult females and ten juveniles.

The animals all died in a single, catastrophic event—possibly, a flash flood or a mudslide.

In addition to Texas, Columbian mammoth fossils have been found in Nevada, California, Florida, Minnesota, Washington, South Dakota and other states.

“It’s so hard to imagine them walking through your backyard, so every time we find one in your backyard, it kind of triggers the imagination,” Lindsey Yann, the paleontologist at Waco Mammoth National Monument, tells KWTX.

“And even a small find like this and the other finds in this area, they really tell us about the paleontological history of this area.”

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Ariel is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Texas, holding a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Tarleton State University as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Youngstown State University.

Ariel specializes in treating LGBTQIA+, Mood Disorders, Anxiety, Minority Issues, and Self-Harm. In addition, she can also treat Depression, Attachment Disorder, Adoption Issues, ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Child Abuse/Neglect, Codependency Issues, Couples Therapy, Domestic Violence, Gender Identity, Impulse Disorders, Panic Disorder, Parenting Issues, Post-Partum Depression, PTSD, Self-Harm, Sexual Abuse, Stress Management, and Women’s Issues. Ariel enjoys working with children ages 12 and up, adolescents, adults, and couples.

Ariel enjoys using various modalities, such as Reality Therapy, Person-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused, Gottman Methods, and Motivational Interviewing treatment. She believes in having an open

mind and consistently improving her approaches because it helps personalize the treatment experience.

Ariel helps her clients identify goals and potential solutions to problems which cause emotional turmoil; seek to improve communication and coping skills; strengthen self-esteem; and promote behavior change and optimal mental health. She is genuine and empathetic with her communication, listening and guidance. Clients can expect an environment where they feel seen and heard without judgment.

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Introduction!

My name is Mae Haynes, and I am majoring in Zoology at Tarleton State university. I have dove head-first into this field with over 600 hours of volunteer work under my belt, and I am currently working hard to get my degree to become a Zookeeper! There is multitudes of things and careers you can do with this degree though, and I'm here to show you the ins and outs!

If you are interested in zoology and want to learn more about it as a career field, this is the blog for you!

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Vermont: 2023-24 America East Men's Basketball Champions

The University of Vermont men's basketball team found out in the third game the resolve it possessed — however incalculable it might be to truly measure such a trait.

The Catamounts' roaring comeback vs. Charleston on Nov. 16 at the Myrtle Beach Invitational was the first of five victories this season after trailing by 10 or more points.

"We just knew the kind of guys we had in the locker room, it didn’t matter how far down we were," Vermont junior forward Ileri Ayo-Faleye said. "We had the type of dudes who were going to fight back and never give up."

No deficit too big to overcome. No foe too imposing to handle. Nothing, it seemed, could rattle this year's Catamounts.

And for the third straight March, Vermont's opponent in the America East championship game couldn't break that will. The Catamounts host this day, and own it, annually.

Behind Ayo-Faleye and Shamir Bogues' 94 feet of influence, the top-seeded Catamounts outlasted No. 2 UMass Lowell despite a halftime deficit for a 66-61 victory in the league's title game at sold-out Patrick Gym on Saturday, sealing a championship three-peat and booking yet another berth to the NCAA Tournament.

On a 10-game winning streak, the Catamounts (28-6) join the 2004-05 Vermont squad with three consecutive league tournament titles. The Catamounts, with 11 conference titles to extend their league record, have won five of the last six America East championships.

They'll learn their seed, site and opponent during Selection Sunday on CBS (6 p.m. eastern).

"This group is just so resilient and so tough and these two guys up here epitomize that as much as anybody in our program," 13-year UVM coach John Becker said of Ayo-Faleye and Bogues. "Really, they were the pillars of our program this year. The relentlessness, the athleticism, the instincts with which they play with is breathtaking. They brought so much joy to Catamount Country."

Bogues, a junior transfer guard from Tarleton State, was named the tournament's most outstanding player after collecting 15 points, nine rebounds, three assists, four steals and no turnovers in 32 minutes in Saturday's final. Ayo-Faleye, a second-year transfer from Rhode Island, posted nine points, five boards, four assists, two steals, a trio of blocks and no turnovers in 36 minutes.

"We were down at half and still found a way to win," said Ayo-Faleye, who earned a spot on the all-championship team. "We stayed the course, listened to the coaches, listened to the messaging and just applied it. This time of year it’s all about execution."

Said Bogues: "Our message coming in was to stay together. And that’s what we did today."

TJ Long, also on the all-championship squad, sank four 3-pointers and totaled 14 points and three assists. Fifth-year senior Aaron Deloney added a dozen points thanks to a 7-for-8 effort at the foul line and one game-sealing layup, and Nick Fiorillo added 11 points for the Catamounts.

Cam Morris (17 points, 10 rebounds), Brayden O'Connor (14 points) and Ayinde Hikim (11 points) each reached double figures for Lowell.

Saturday's championship encapsulated much of Vermont's gutsy season. The Catamounts struggled to score around the paint, had stretches of shooting dry spells from their outside threats, and had to work from behind. But like they've done all winter, the Catamounts drummed up answers with elite-level defense and a plenty of timely and much-needed Long 3-pointers.

"Knowing that there is going to be adversity throughout the game, just weathering the storm and being able to come out with the win is the most important thing," Ayo-Faleye said. "Never getting too high or too low, just staying even and knowing that we are going to pull it out."

Vermont's early, 19-11 advantage was wiped out by inefficiency on offense — seven straight missed field goals — and the River Hawks (22-10) not only climbed back into contention but took a 32-29 margin into halftime. A year ago, Lowell also had a slight edge at the break before Vermont pulled away.

"UMass Lowell — give them the credit they deserve. They’ve been a team that’s been nipping at our heels for the last bunch of years," Becker said. "They are tough, they are experienced. They battled and we knew it was going to be a tough game. I have a lot of respect for (coach Pat Duquette) and his program."

In a game that featured 11 lead changes and five ties, Vermont created breathing room with a 13-4 spurt highlighted by a pair of Fiorillo triples and an Ayo-Faleye hook shot for a 60-50 lead with 4:01 left in regulation.

To start the separating run, Fiorillo poured in a 3-pointer following Ayo-Faleye's drive into the paint and kick to the wing. Ayo-Faleye also got a crafty and nimble reserve layup to drop through and Bogues steered in a baseline runner on back-to-back possessions.

Ayo-Faleye's hook shot, though, was the type of offense Vermont had been lacking throughout the year without a true post-up presence. The Catamounts won without that position last year with Robin Duncan and Dylan Penn, and have pulled off a similar scheme with Bogues' skillset.

"I thought he made the biggest play of the game," Becker said of Ayo-Faleye's hook.

The Riverhawks made one last push, uncorking a quick 5-0 spurt to trail 60-55 with 3:29 to go. After Fiorillo's two foul shots and Connor's basket made it a five-point game again, Morris missed both of his free-throw attempts and Deloney, the team leader, soared for the final dagger to secure the Catamounts' three-peat.

Instead of letting the clock tick down, Deloney saw an opening to the basket, and the speedy guard bolted to the hoop for a finish off the glass and 64-57 lead with 43 seconds left.

Counting the championship awarded following the cancellation of the 2020 final due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Deloney is now a four-time America East tournament champion, joining former teammates Ben Shungu and Robin Duncan.

"You just get to see kids grow up. AD is a man now. He was a little kid when he got here," Becker said.

Vermont also pulled off three in a row with three remarkably different squads. The Catamounts reloaded this winter after the graduation of four starters, just like they had to do following the 2021-22 campaign. Their program mission remains in sight: Advance to the second weekend at the NCAA Tournament.

"These guys want to go to the tournament and we want to win. We are trying to get this program to Sweet 16s," Becker said. "We are a national brand, we are nationally relevant. I’m not going to let anyone in this program be comfortable with what we did or done. We want to do the next thing until I run out of goals and then I’ll retire if there’s nothing left to shoot for.

"I’m going to continue to try and dream big here."

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Tarleton News

https://unie.edu.vn/?p=1397 STEPHENVILLE, Texas — The growth of Tarleton State University remains unstoppable, with increasin...

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Content Marketing Specialist

Nationwide, The Content Communications Specialist, under the supervision of the Director of Enrollment Communications, manages the Tarleton State University Division of Enrollment Management’s video marketing and other visual communication projects. This position will implement projects/strategies for the continual enhancement of social media presence, develop a content plan to increase…

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CFB Promotion and Relegation - Southwest Conference

SWC Tier One - The SWC (FBS): Arkansas Tulsa Texas Texas A&M Texas Tech TCU SMU Houston Rice UTSA

SWC Tier Two - The Border Conference (FBS): Baylor UTEP North Texas Texas State Stephen F. Austin Sam Houston State New Mexico New Mexico State Utah State Utah Tech (formerly Dixie State)

SWC Tier Three - Southland Conference (FCS): Abilene Christian

Houston Christian

Lamar

Tarleton State

Incarnate Word

Central Arkansas

McNeese State

Nicholls State

Northwestern State (Go Demons!)

Southeastern Louisiana

SWC Tier Four - Lone Star Conference (D2): Angelo State Midwestern State Sul Ross State Texas - Permian Basin Texas A&M - Commerce Texas A&M - Kingsville West Texas A&M Eastern New Mexico Western New Mexico New Mexico Highlands

SWC Tier Five - Great American Conference (D2): Arkansas - Monticello Arkansas Tech Harding University Henderson State Ouachita Baptist Southern Arkansas Southeastern Oklahoma State Central Oklahoma East Central (OK.) Northeastern State (OK.)

SWC Tier Six - American Southwest Conference (D3): Austin College East Texas Baptist Hardin-Simmons Howard Payne Mary Hardin-Baylor McMurry Texas - Rio Grande Valley Southwestern (TX.) Texas Lutheran Trinity (TX.)

SWC Tier Seven - Little Southwest Conference (D3): Oklahoma Baptist Southern Nazarene Northwestern Oklahoma State Southwestern Oklahoma State Northeastern Oklahoma A&M New Mexico Military Institute Texas College Texas Wesleyan Nelson University North American University

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SPECIAL: Best VAP Job for 2023-24! -- Tarleton State Art History

Deadline: Open until filled (starts in mid-September) Length/Track: Unstated Description: 5/5 teaching load. “May be required to teach at other campuses or on-line.” University service required, along with continuing scholarship “beyond that required for completion of the terminal degree.” . (No race/ethnic studies connection cited.) $60K a year! Average cost of a one-bedroom…

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Ariel is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Texas, holding a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Tarleton State University as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Youngstown State University.

Ariel specializes in treating LGBTQIA+, Mood Disorders, Anxiety, Minority Issues, and Self-Harm. In addition, she can also treat Depression, Attachment Disorder, Adoption Issues, ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Child Abuse/Neglect, Codependency Issues, Couples Therapy, Domestic Violence, Gender Identity, Impulse Disorders, Panic Disorder, Parenting Issues, Post-Partum Depression, PTSD, Self-Harm, Sexual Abuse, Stress Management, and Women’s Issues. Ariel enjoys working with children ages 12 and up, adolescents, adults, and couples.

Ariel enjoys using various modalities, such as Reality Therapy, Person-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused, Gottman Methods, and Motivational

Interviewing treatment. She believes in having an open mind and consistently improving her approaches because it helps personalize the treatment experience.

Ariel helps her clients identify goals and potential solutions to problems which cause emotional turmoil; seek to improve communication and coping skills; strengthen self-esteem; and promote behavior change and optimal mental health. She is genuine and empathetic with her communication, listening and guidance. Clients can expect an environment where they feel seen and heard without judgment.

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Alexandra Allred - Former Professional Athlete, Author of When Women Stood - The Untold History of Females Who Changed Sports and the World.

Alexandra Allred made sports (and medical) history through activism and determination. When she learned that women were not allowed in bobsled, she lobbied for equal status with a relentless letter-writing campaign. It had not yet occurred to her that she had no idea how to actually bobsled. As a former fighter in martial arts, she had only cared that women were banned from a sport deemed “too dangerous” and “too fast.”

When told that the women’s program had no by-laws and was therefore unofficial, Allred co-authored the first U.S. women’s bylaws and helped secure a sponsor. She ultimately won the U.S. Nationals in September 1994, making sports history as she was named to the first-ever U.S. women’s bobsled team. When the United States Olympic Committee named her Athlete of the Year for her sport, it made international news that Allred was also pregnant.

At the time, there was very little data on elite pregnant athletes who did powerlifting and plyometrics. While Allred became the “poster child” of the Case Western OB/GYN international study, Allred was squatting 375 lbs. and clocked at 20 MPH sprints into her second trimester.  The results of this study changed how to measure the safety of baby in utero for competitive athletes. Both the United States and International Olympic Committee used Allred’s training data as a safety guide for pregnant athletes and she served as a fitness/nutrition expert for two decades. 

Today, Allred is an adjunct professor at Tarleton State University and continues to write/research and work with those living with special needs. Her most recent book: When Women Stood - The Untold History of Females Who Changed Sports and the World. Was published in February 2023.

  About the book: When Women Stood - The Untold History of Females Who Changed Sports and the World.

  An unapologetically candid and illuminating history of women and their fight for equality, told through the influential world of sports.

From early Amazons to modern-day athletes, women have been fighting for their rightful place in the world. The history of these female athletes—whether warriors on the battlefield or competitors in the sports arena—has often been neglected, yet it is through sports that women have changed society, gaining entry into education, travel, politics, and more.

When Women Stood is an eye-opening chronicle of the amazing women who refused to accept the status quo and fought for something better for themselves and for those who would follow. Featuring exclusive insight from athletes such as Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Kathrine Switzer, Nancy Lieberman, Briana Scurry, and Nancy Hogshead-Maker, this book includes the stories of female football players, Olympic athletes, powerlifters, and soccer stars, of historians, archeologists, crusaders, and scientists.

Women’s sports history cannot be told without also telling the story of the fight for gender and racial equality, economics, medical biases, gay and transgender history, violence, religion, media, abuse, and activism. When Women Stood is the first to go beyond the record books and gold medal counts to truly dig into the vital role women and sports have played in instigating change in society as a whole. And it shows that, despite seemingly unsurmountable odds, the true spirit of the female athlete can never be restrained.

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Call her Alex

Growing up and loving the non-traditional female sports 

Having lived in 20 places by the time she was 18

Being born in Germany and spending her childhood moving from place to place

Living in Russia and being followed by the KGB

Getting into Martial Arts at 18 and being a professional fighter

Seeing bobsled for the first time on TV and not seeing any women competing 

Asking the question - why are there no women competing?

1940 US Champion - Katherine Dewey - Bobsleigh pilot won the open bobsled competition 

Starting a campaign to change the rules to allow women to compete

Winning the US Nationals in 1994 while being 4 month pregnant 

British Boxer - Jane Couch making a difference for women in boxing 

Getting push back for being a pregnant athlete

Why she didn’t drop out 

Being part of a medical study on pregnancy and athletics

Mentors in sports 

Misogyny at the highest levels in sport

Figuring out fundraising and sponsorship for the bobsled team

Keeping motivated after setback after setback. 

The power of women

The label of tomboy

Writing the book

New Book:  When Women Stood - The Untold History of Females Who Changed Sports and the World. 

Planning a 2nd book

Thoughts on World Athletics banning transgender women from competition.

Lack of research for the cis-gender female body

Why women aren’t studied

Focusing on female hormones 

Mary Cain 

Dr. Stacey Sims 

Creating a space for transgender athletes 

The importance of education around transgender men and women

Menstrual cycle and how it ties to performance 

Heavy topics

Media coverage for women and how’s it changed over the past 30 years

How the worlds sees women 

Why it’s less about what she looks like and more about what she can do 

The power of strong, outspoken women

Being you

How to connect with Alex

Advice for women who want to help drive change

Practical steps to support and encourage other women

Support your sisters and stand up for ourselves

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Website: www.alexandraallred.com 

Book: When Women Stood - The Untold History of Females Who Changed Sports and the World.

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