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Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Arts Calendar: Happenings for the Week of May 11
A horrifying trip to a new 'Final Destination,' collegiate self-reinvention in 'Overcompensating,' a new 'Faust,' and more.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Washington Heights rallies to save 115-year-old church, community center
Washington Heights community members and elected officials rallied Thursday to save the financially strapped 115-year-old Fort Washington Collegiate Church after leadership announced its closure at the end of June. The closure — first reported by Crain's — was announced in April following a vote by the consistory of the larger Collegiate Church it belongs to that deemed the branch at 181st St. and Fort Washington Ave. 'no longer sustainable.' 'This community will be changed forever if this place does not exist,' said Annette Padilla, whose family has been part of the congregation for three generations. 'We will not give it up easily.' Rev. William Critzman, president of the Collegiate Church of New York, told the Daily News the pandemic underscored 'the need for financial sustainability' and that the decision came after three years of searching for viable alternatives. All worship and programming will end on June 30. 'We know how deeply painful and disappointing this news is,' the Fort Washington Church board said in a statement at the time. 'This church has been a place of love, healing, faith, and belonging for so many, and we understand the heartache this brings to our Fort Washington family and neighborhood.' The future of the land is unclear, though Critzman said the church 'has no intention of selling the property' and hopes to find a nonprofit tenant to take over. The lot is currently listed as available for lease. But speakers at Thursday's rain-soaked rally disputed Collegiate leadership's claims. 'We're here not because of self-inflicted financial mismanagement, but we're here because … Collegiate is acting a little bit more like a corporation,' said Johanna Garcia, a congregant and board member. Local councilmember Carmen De La Rosa said Collegiate 'is not interested in seeing us bring solutions.' 'Asking a working-class community to magically come up with a million dollars, that's inequity,' she said. The original church was constructed in 1909 and added a new wing as part of a $10 million renovation over a decade ago — but is not landmarked. That leaves the door open for a potentially lucrative redevelopment of the more than half-acre of land, which sits at a bustling subway intersection. It comes as many other houses of worship across the city — and country — are at a crossroads, faced with dwindling congregations and the lure of real estate opportunities to offset mounting costs. The inter-denominational Fort Washington congregation is celebrated for its inclusiveness and extensive community programming. Over the years the LGBTQ-friendly space has served as a polling site, hosted choirs, Cub Scouts and Christmas parties, substance abuse support meetings, drag performances and a local synagogue. It is perhaps best known locally for its public garden and free community fridge, which neighbors regularly lined up for. It's been removed as of Thursday. Emely Santiago is a 34-year-old social worker and regular congregant who started a petition opposing the closure that has over 1,300 signatures. She is also a member of the new 'Save Fort Washington Collegiate Church' coalition, which attributes the impending closure to mismanagement. 'A lot of these decisions, we feel, were done behind closed doors with little transparency and almost no regard for the people who could really be affected,' she said. 'We should have a say in what happens in our community, in our backyard, especially when these decisions are being made by individuals who don't live in the neighborhood.' The larger Collegiate Church claims to be the oldest continuing church in the city, with a footprint dating back to the 17th century. But its four Manhattan branches have struggled in the years since the pandemic. Perhaps the biggest blow came in 2021, when a multimillion-dollar deal to build an office tower by the Marble Collegiate Church in NoMad fell through after its development partner went bankrupt — a debacle many congregants blamed for the institution's current financial issues. 'If Collegiate truly cares about justice, then its board must start acting like it: by communicating honestly, exercising care in decision-making, and engaging the voices of the community it claims to serve,' Santiago said. 'Let's call it what it is, three rich churches downtown extracting wealth and resources from the lower-income church uptown.' A second rally is planned for May 20.
NZ Herald
08-05-2025
- Sport
- NZ Herald
On The Up: Whanganui Collegiate rower Eva van der Zouwe heading to US to represent New Zealand
'Nothing would have taken that smile off my face,' Eva said. 'It's perfect with my age and what I'm trying to do because the World Championship team next year will be what I am aiming to get into. 'The experience that I'll get from racing on an international stage and in the programme will be so invaluable for me next season - it's very exciting.' Eva was born and raised in the Wellington suburb of Wadestown and attended Wadestown School before moving to Whanganui Collegiate School in Year 9. She got immediately involved with the learn to row programme and has stuck at it ever since. This season, she won bronze at the 2025 Maadi Cup Regatta and silver at the North Island Secondary School Championships in the girls U17 coxless pair with Ottalie Morrah. Eva had enjoyed her time at Collegiate and credited the environment as a reason for her success. 'I love the whole programme and environment, the culture is well-established and that is something that I thrive on,' she said. 'It's something really cool to be a part of and something I'll take away with me forever because I've made some of my best memories with the girls.' The 2025 International Rowing Challenge will feature some of the top schools in the US, as well as crews from other nations. Eva said the experience could be a taste test for her potential future. 'I'd definitely want to go over to the USA after school and row for a college over there, then come back and do the under-23s pathway. 'You never know, the Olympics is obviously a very big goal but is something that I'd aim to do.' Whanganui Collegiate master in charge/manager of rowing Gus Scott said Eva's selection was well deserved. 'Whanganui Collegiate School and the rowing programme are very proud of Eva's selection in the New Zealand four to compete in the USA.' Elizabeth Adrole (Collegiate) and Jake Newton (Whanganui High School) were invited to trial for the under-19s, while Collegiate's Ottalie Morrah and Nicky Maxim (High School) were invited to the under-18 North v South Trial.
USA Today
04-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
2026 5-star OL/DL has changed his commitment date
2026 5-star OL/DL has changed his commitment date Texas A&M's priority prospects in the 2026 recruiting class include one of the most versatile players in the cycle, five-star OL/DL Lamar Brown, who was set to announce his commitment on July 10, but has now pushed his announcement back to July 4, which could be good news for the Aggies. Brown's connection to Texas A&M has been heating up over the last couple of months, as defensive line coaches Tony Jerod-Eddie and Sean Spencer have been in contact with the Louisiana native ahead of his official campus visit on June 13. Brown's Collegiate future is still up in the air, as LSU is looking to keep him home, while the Aggies feel that his recent campus visits can constant presence in College Station during the spring season. Position-wise, Brown could play on either side of the trenches but feels that defensive tackle, who coach Mike Elko and his staff believe he'll thrive, could be the way to go. However, due his his size and athleticism, especially his elite footwork, Brown could also start at guard, which is very impressive, and very similar to several players on Texas A&M's 2025 roster, including freshmen tight end Kiotti Armstrong. While his visit next month will provide more context, Texas A&M's future in the defensive trenches is very bright, and if Brown enters the mix, this means Mike Elko has more than matched his predecessor, Jimbo Fisher, on the recruiting trail. According to 247Sports, Brown is currently positioned as the 10th-ranked prospect in the 2026 class, the No. 1-ranked IOL, and the No. 1-ranked prospect in Louisiana. Contact/Follow us @AggiesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Texas A&M news, notes and opinions. Follow Cameron on X: @CameronOhnysty.
Boston Globe
06-02-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
US Education Dept. investigating MIAA for alleged Title IX violations
The order, titled 'Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports,' gives federal agencies, including the Justice and Education departments, wide latitude to ensure entities that receive federal funding abide by Title IX in alignment with the Trump administration's view, which defines sex as a person's biological sex at birth Advertisement 'A girls' high school basketball team in Massachusetts forfeited a game after a male playing for the opposing female team reportedly injured three female players,' the DOE said. 'The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association's handbook Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Enter Email Sign Up The MIAA could not immediately be reached for comment. On Feb. 8, 2024, the coach of Collegiate Charter School of Lowell, Kevin Ortins, decided to end an away game at KIPP Academy Lynn at halftime after hearing from the school's players that they 'feared getting injured and not being able to compete in the playoffs,' according to a school spokesperson, Casey Crane. Three players were hurt during the game, two of whom were 'injured in association with that player,' Crane said. Collegiate's 12-player team was already down four players when the game began, leaving only five players uninjured by halftime. Riley Gaines, a former collegiate swimmer who has long opposed transgender participation in women's sports, posted a video of the third injury to X, formerly known as Twitter. shorter. The KIPP player appears to drag the Collegiate player for a moment before she loses her grip on the ball and falls. Advertisement As the video circulated online, some commenters said it proved transgender girls and young women should not be allowed to play high school sports. Trump's executive order 'is a promise to women and girls: this administration will not tolerate the mistreatment of female athletes,' Craig Trainor, the DOE's acting assistant secretary for civil rights, said in Thursday's statement. 'The previous administration trampled the rights of American women and girls — and ignored the indignities to which they were subjected in bathrooms and locker rooms — to promote a radical transgender ideology. That regime ended on January 20, 2025.' Carol Rose, executive director of the ACLU of Massachusetts, defended transgender athletes when the controversy over the Lowell game arose last year. Rose said there are 'hundreds, if not thousands' of transgender students playing high school sports without issue across the nation, and cautioned against conflating allegations of aggressive conduct by one player with broader issues of inclusion. Material from the Associated Press and from prior Globe stories was used in this report. This breaking news story will be updated. Travis Andersen can be reached at
