The U.S. Surface Transportation Board has rejected Great Lakes Basin Transportation’s proposal to build a 261-mile railroad that would have cut through Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin. The board announced its decision on Wednesday, claiming that the financial information provided by Great Lakes Basin Transportation (GLBT)
On Fri, April 21, the Roy Chapman Andrews Society will honor Wade Davis CM, the 2017 recipient of their Distinguished Explorer Award. The Roy Chapman Andrews Society was founded in 1999 by a group of residents of the City of Beloit. Their goal is to
This story is a part of an in-depth, two article feature on Beloit College’s bias incident policy. The other article, entitled “Faculty member accused of bias criticizes policy’s lack of due process, punitive nature,” can be read here. An assessment of Beloit College’s Anti-Hate/Bias Incident
This story is a part of an in-depth, two article feature on Beloit College’s bias incident policy. The other article, entitled “National civil liberties group questions Beloit College bias incident policy’s ethics, legality,” can be read here. A professor at Beloit accused of bias says
Paul Dionne, the Inclusive Success Coordinator for Beloit College’s Office of Academic Diversity and Inclusiveness, became the target of right-wing blogs and commentators following Dionne’s recent “Love Made Public” lecture. Websites such as The Daily Caller and Right Wing News publicized Dionne’s lecture, entitled “Working
Sam Brinton is an MIT graduate, nuclear energy advisor for President Donald Trump and Congress, and an LGBTQ+ activist leading the battle against conversion therapy. On Thursday, March 16, Beloit College’s Sexuality and Gender Alliance hosted Sam Brinton (who prefers “they/them” pronouns) in Mayer Hall
Fatal opioid overdoses have become an epidemic in Ohio, Pennsylvania and other parts of the Rust Belt during the past several months. The painkiller fentanyl has caused the most deaths. According to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, fentanyl is 25 to 50 times more powerful
During a St. Patrick’s Day speech for the Society of Irish Women in Scranton, Pa., Hillary Clinton indicated that she intends to leave behind the low profile that she has adopted since the election. The former U.S. presidential candidate and secretary of state told the
Michael Tyler Kee, who was arrested for allegedly spray painting Islamophobic graffiti on their own door at Beloit College and claiming they were the victim of a hate crime, has been officially charged with three misdemeanor offenses. The official criminal complaint also highlighted a previous false
President Donald Trump reported $150 million in income and paid $38 million in taxes in 2005, a White House official said before a MSNBC news report on Trump’s tax returns. The announcement came shortly before a broadcast of “The Rachel Maddow Show.” Maddow tweeted that she had a