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Rowan Offers Incentives to Get Vaccinated
May 7, 6:15 a.m. Rowan University has announced a vaccine requirement for students who live or study on campus, and some incentives for getting the vaccine,
“Our message today is simple. We believe the path to normalcy is through widespread vaccination and we want our entire community to commit to reaching the goal of widespread vaccination,” Rowan president Ali A. Houshmand said in a letter. “If we work together, we can reach this goal and offer the Rowan University experience that our students and employees deserve.”
Cherry-picked data and other problems with UHart Division I analysis
Connecticut Public Radio
There is much to be said in response to Michael Gargano’s opinion piece (“Athletics did not create the financial crisis at UHart” April 26) on the University of Hartford and its contemplation to move from Division I to Division III athletics, but I will confine myself to three points.
First, Gargano is hardly a neutral observer here. He was part of the decision-making back in the 1980s that moved UHart up to Division I. Given that, it is interesting that he is willing to term President Greg Woodward’s tenure as one of “failed leadership” just three and a half years into the job while simultaneously suggesting we continue to wait for the promised rewards of Division I athletics some 37 years later.
Health Advocate or Big Brother? Companies Weigh Requiring Vaccines.
It is a delicate decision balancing employee health and personal privacy. Some companies are sidestepping the issue by offering incentives to those who get shots.
Amtrak is paying employees two hours’ worth of regular wages per shot upon proof of the Covid-19 vaccination.Credit.Luke Sharrett for The New York Times
May 7, 2021
As American companies prepare to bring large numbers of workers back to the office in the coming months, executives are facing one of their most delicate pandemic-related decisions: Should they require employees to be vaccinated?
Take the case of United Airlines. In January, the chief executive, Scott Kirby, indicated at a company town hall that he wanted to require all of his roughly 96,000 employees to get coronavirus vaccines once they became widely available.
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Mario Gonzalez death reflects intensifying debate: how should cities deploy armed police?
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Jose Gonzalez hugs Goyaa Barrera, both of Oakland, during an April 21 press conference regarding the death of Gonzalez’s friend Mario Gonzalez in Alameda police custody.Marlena Sloss/Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Maria Ortiz of San Leandro places a candle at an altar after an April 21 press conference to demand answers from Alameda police about the death of Mario Gonzalez.Marlena Sloss/Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Cat Brooks, with the Justice Teams Network, rallies crowd to say Mario Gonzalez’s name at Alameda Police Department.Santiago Mejia/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less