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Yahoo
11-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
870 graduate from SUNY Canton
May 10—CANTON — At its 117th commencement Saturday morning, SUNY Canton awarded 870 students degrees, with more than half participating in the ceremony. "This is a slight increase over the nine degrees that were conferred at our first graduation in June 1909," SUNY Canton President Zvi Szafran said before a packed house of friends and family at the Convocation and Athletic Recreation Center. "At our ceremony today, we'll be awarding degrees to students graduating from the School of Business and Liberal Arts; the Canino School of Engineering Technology; and the School of Science, Health, and Criminal Justice," Szafran said. Graduates came from all over the United States and the world. "They represent 20 different states including New York, mostly in the east, but also including Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin," he said. "In addition to our American graduates, they also represent four foreign countries: Cameroon, the Czech Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Canada, including the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Quebec." College Council Chairman Ron O'Neill told the students to remember the people who made their success possible. "Reaching this amazing milestone in your life is certainly a testament to your strength, courage and confidence, but we all know you didn't get here by yourself," he said. "Today is also a celebration for your entire support system as well, your parents, grandparents, spouses, partners, children, family, mentors, faculty members and staff at SUNY Canton and all those who have not only believed in you but have helped and encouraged you all along the way." Three students were recognized for their achievements with Outstanding Graduate Awards. Natalie E. Bartle was one of two Baccalaureate-level awardees. Bartle, an applied psychology major with a 3.902 cumulative GPA, also earned a bachelor's in health & fitness promotion. "Natalie has been a pivotal member of the women's basketball team wherein she became the first SUNY Canton women's basketball player in program history to be named All-Region at the NCAA D-III level and just the second ever student-athlete across all sports in the school's history to be named to an All-Region team," Vice President for Student Affairs Courtney Bish said. Bartle, from Negaunee, Michigan, is looking for opportunities to play basketball overseas and may pursue a master's in sports psychology. The second Baccalaureate Award went to Eli Larson of Greenville. Larson is a mechatronics major with minors in math and physics and graduated with a 3.969 cumulative GPA. "During Eli's undergraduate career, he founded and served as president of the Axios Club and was an integral member of the men's basketball team. Eli also served as a resident assistant and as a part-time residence hall director for a semester, filling vital roles in supporting our students. Eli is a recipient of the Leaders of Tomorrow Award and a President's List scholar," Bish said. The winner of the Associate-level award was Betsy M. Brabant of Ogdensburg. Barbant is a nursing major with a minor in psychology, with a 3.897 GPA. "Betsy is described by those who supported her nomination as determined, deeply hard-working, academically curious, and committed to her education," Bish said. Evan Velasquez, president of the Student Government Association, gave the class address. "I know some of you have plans after this. Some of you don't. And some of you might feel like you're behind some imaginary curve," Velasquez said. "But it's not about being behind or ahead; it's about doing the right thing right now. It's about self respect and being your best self at all times. It's about learning from your mistakes, not just accepting them, but embracing them." Velasquez said his goal was to be free and have no enemies. "Control what you can, let go of the rest, and don't be afraid to truly live," he said.
Otago Daily Times
01-05-2025
- Politics
- Otago Daily Times
Rally to protest ‘preposterous' Bill
Dunedin rally organisers (from left) Mika Danks, Oscar Bartle, Neave Ashton, Brandon Johnstone and Patrick Gibbons display a poster and fly a transgender flag ahead of a protest to be held in the Octagon on Saturday. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery Organisations around Dunedin are joining forces to stand with the city's transgender community against a proposed Bill they call "preposterous". A rally organised by the Dunedin branch of the International Socialist Organisation Aotearoa in collaboration with Dunedin Pride, UniQ Otago, the Rainbow Otago Medical Students' Association and Pride in Law Otago is scheduled to take place in the Octagon this Saturday. Dunedin branch committee member and protest co-organiser Oscar Bartle said the "main reason" the rally was organised was in response to New Zealand First's introduction of a member's Bill to define the terms "woman" and "man" in law. The Bill was "preposterous", Mr Bartle said. "It's just incoherent garbage, really. "You can't claim to be protecting women while writing trans women out of law." The Legislation (Definitions of Woman and Man) Amendment Bill announced last week proposed to define "woman" as "an adult human biological female" and "man" as "an adult human biological male", in the Legislation Act 2019. Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters said in a statement the Bill was "not about being anti-anyone or anti-anything". "This is about ensuring we as a country focus on the facts of biology and protect the term 'woman' in law". Member's Bills are usually only debated in the House if selected at random from the ballot, and Parliament's website states "very few member's Bills become law, most not passing the first reading stage". Mr Bartle said the wording of the Bill "essentially erases trans people from the legal system" and he believed it could inevitably result in transgender women or men being sent to the wrong prisons. NZ First was "stoking up hatred and bigotry and division" and the Bill was an "attack" on transgender people, he said. "It's just rhetoric to rile people up and get people focused on things that aren't the anti-worker, anti-environment stuff that they've been pushing through." It came amidst a "global upsurge in far-right and transphobic rhetoric", and after last month's unanimous decision by the UK Supreme Court that the terms "woman" and "sex" referred to a biological woman and biological sex, under equality laws. Mr Bartle said there was a "great level of concern" among Dunedin's transgender community. Music, stalls and speeches had been arranged. It had received "quite a bit of attention" on social media and he would be surprised if fewer than 200 people attended, he said. NZ First did not respond to a request for comment by deadline.
Times
27-04-2025
- Automotive
- Times
Why Tom Cruise is a very British movie star — by those who know him best
In spring 2021, at the tail-end of the pandemic, Dean Bartle was mopping the floor of his showroom of Porsches and Ferraris near Church Fenton, north Yorkshire. His business, DMB Collection, backs on to Leeds East airport, where Bartle's gaze was caught by a svelte black helicopter. The lead passenger, an American, bellowed out, 'Hey man, what's DMB stand for?' The sun was bright, his figure a silhouette, and his face was covered by aviators and a Covid mask. Bartle said it was just his initials, but added, because he had been warned against starting a showroom, that some say it stands for 'Dean's Massive Balls'. The American laughed wildly. It was Tom Cruise. 'He was here for over an hour, talking about cars because
BBC News
12-03-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Peter Bartle had biggest heart, family say, after Hull road death
A man who died after being hit by a car had "the biggest heart possible", his family have Bartle, 63, and his wife, Sarah, 48, were hit by a grey BMW as they crossed Holderness Road, in Hull, at about 19:50 GMT on Bartle died at the scene from his injuries and Mrs Bartle was taken to hospital, with more than £10,000 being raised in a few hours on a crowdfunding page set up to help with care and funeral a statement, Mr Bartle's family said they would be "lost without him". "Words cannot describe how utterly shocked and devastated we all are," the family added."Our dad Pete lit up every room he walked into, he put smiles on everyone's faces and had the biggest heart possible."To be taken from us the way he has been is just the hardest thing to try and understand."He was absolutely adored by all of his family and friends, and we are going to be lost without him."Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
Yahoo
10-03-2025
- Yahoo
Pedestrian who died after being hit by car is named
A man who died after being hit by a car in Hull has been named as 63-year-old Peter Bartle. Mr Bartle and his wife, Sarah, 48, were struck by a grey BMW as they crossed Holderness Road at about 19:50 GMT on Friday. Humberside Police said the car was reported to have been travelling eastbound before the incident near the junction of Clarence Street and Dansom Lane South. Mr Bartle died at the scene of the crash and his wife is in critical condition, according to friends of the family. A crowdfunding page set up to help with care and funeral costs raised more then £10,000 in the first few hours. The fundraising page said Mr Bartle was due to retire next year and "spent most of his life serving his country". Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here. Man dies and woman injured after being hit by car Humberside Police
