Check out the letter below.
Dear Esteemed Ivy League Presidents and Athletic Directors,
First and foremost, we wanted to thank you for your support of Ivy League athletics, a first-class experience for which we are grateful every day. Furthermore, students and student-athletes have greatly benefited from the leadership and hard work across universities and schools nationwide.
We wanted to provide you with our perspective on the spring and our possibility of having competition, as well as provide some information that is perhaps not as obvious when looking at the situation. We know you are all in a very difficult position at the moment, as you care about everyone’s health and safety primarily, and you also understand how much we value our ability to compete. We also know that athletics do not provide necessary and meaningful revenue for the conference, unlike in other conferences. We completely acknowledge the threat of COVID-19 on society, and we would like to present our c
Feb. 16—Monday's deadline for school districts to declare their intention to play a traditional — and drastically abbreviated — "fall" sports schedule was met with little resistance from city schools. Santa Fe Public Schools and St. Michael's went all-in with the New Mexico Activities Association's return-to-play plan that requires districts, per the Public Education Department's directive, to .
Students are ready to be back in the stands supporting their classmates
With COVID-19 data looking optimistic across the state, schools across Tennessee can now open their doors for fans, cheerleaders, and the band to attend games.
“Temporary restrictions on Winter sports event at K-12 schools are rolled back and there are no further restriction on who can attend or participate.” With those words, Governor Bill Lee said what students like Bailey Cavner have been waiting to hear.
“It’s a relief now we can actually go support our fellow seniors and classmates and its really great to share that with them, in our senior year, with memories we were hoping to finish out.”
What’s News Today: Lottery jackpot grows, COVID-19 vaccines
Here’s a look at some of the stories we’ll be following today as they make headlines across the country and Southwest Virginia.
Tags:
What s News Today (WSLS 10)
Get your lottery tickets. The jackpot for tonight’s Mega Million drawing has grown to $600 million. No one has matched all of the numbers needed to win the top prize since September. The jackpot for tomorrow night’s Powerball drawing is $550 million.
The Pulaski County School Board will meet tonight to select a new chair and vice-chair. Afterward, it will hold a public hearing about the school system’s budget for the next fiscal year, which starts July 1.
I remember feeling tense on the day of my HBS interview. Not only because I was nervous about the interview although I was but because if I was admitted, I was unsure whether I belonged at HBS. I am a Midwestern, first-generation college graduate from a blue-collar family. It didn’t matter that I spent six years living in New York and Switzerland and that I built my career in public accounting and finance. Harvard and the Ivy League for that matter always felt like a place for
other people.
I’ve been through transitions before. I went from playing basketball on a rundown outdoor court to world-class facilities at the University of Kansas. I went from a 100-person hometown to a metropolis of 8 million. I went from shoveling mud for my family’s water well drilling business to working in private equity deals. But the day of my HBS interview, I still felt intimidated.