Commencement 2021
Dickinson Honors class of 2021 With Virtual Commencement
Dickinson College honored 485 graduating seniors with a Virtual Commencement Ceremony Sunday, May 23, during which Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder urged the graduates to change the world.
“The fact that you chose to enroll in one of the world s preeminent colleges, and that you re now graduating into this crucible, means that you re right where you belong and right where we need your energy, your ideas for leadership, the most,” said Holder, who addressed the class via a prerecorded video.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which still prevents large gatherings, Dickinson held its 2021 Commencement virtually via Facebook Premiere. Graduates participated in the tradition of walking down the Old West steps during Graduate Recognition Ceremonies recorded last week. Video of the graduates walking as well as Holder’s address and the presentation of faculty and student awards were then broadcast on the
Letters to the Editor Wednesday, May 12 | The Daily Gazette
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Heroes Act protects workers’ health
The May 9 editorial (“Get bills right the first time”) decries the Heroes Act, protecting workers hit hardest by the pandemic in nursing homes, warehouses, meat processing plants, etc
New York state nursing homes had over 30% of the deaths and 37,500 staff (25%) were infected.
State and federal governments do not track worker infections or investigate workplace outbreaks.
Public health has been severely cut (10% since 2008) due to anti governmental, anti-regulatory bias. Cuts resulted in a lack of preparedness, protective equipment, non-existent emergency plans.
The editorial board refers to “onerous requirements for safety and health practices” and states that New York businesses are already “overburdened with state and federal health and safety regulations.”
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Shane Potter, 37, of Watermill Drive, St Leonards, pleaded guilty to being in charge of a motor vehicle while more than twice over the drink drive limit. The offence took place at Boreham Hill, Boreham Street, on February 5. He gave a breath alcohol reading of 103 microgrammes. The legal limit is 35 microgrammes. He was fined £80 and his driving record endorsed with ten penalty points.
Simon Foot, 60, of Marina, St Leonards, pleaded guilty to using threatening behaviour. The offence took place at Norman Road, St Leonards, on May 21, last year. He was ordered to pay £150 in compensation.
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Youth Movement Leader Varshini Prakash to Receive Dickinson College’s Rose-Walters Prize for Environmental Activism
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Dickinson College will present Varshini Prakash, executive director and co-founder of Sunrise Movement, with The Rose-Walters Prize for Global Environmental Activism.
Varshini Prakash is the recipient of The Rose-Walters Prize for Global Environmental Activism
“We were just young people who were fed up with seeing politicians kicking the can down the road, sweeping what is the greatest threat facing our generation under the rug and refusing to deal with the reality of the crisis at hand. - Varshini Prakash on NPR s How I Built This.
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