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Stranger than Fiction: Adolph Sutro's Spectacular San Francisco Lives On
What do you call a man who's one part engineering genius, one part shrewd businessman, one part political influencer, and all public advocate? In San Francisco, we just call him Adolph Sutro, and he's the subject of the second post in our Stranger than Fiction series.
Sutro was born in 1830 in Germany, where he was educated in mining engineering before taking over his father's factory as a teenager. By the age of 20, he was bound for California, which was in the heyday of its Gold Rush. Sutro proved his mettle not in the gold fields but on the streets, peddling goods to newly arrived San Franciscans. In 1859, when Nevada's Comstock silver Lode made headlines, Sutro headed for California's neighboring state and put his engineering knowledge to good use. He designed a special tunnel that made local silver mining both safer and more efficient, selling it in 1879 for a reported $5 million.
Sutro returned to San Francisco and began buying up acres and acres of sandy dunes in the city's outskirts, eventually coming to own nearly 10 percent of the land in the city. But far from becoming a self-absorbed millionaire or sealing himself off from the public, he dedicated the rest of his life – and his land – to making San Francisco a better place to live for everyday San Franciscans.
Adolph Sutro created parks, art collections, and entertainment complexes, all in an effort to give poor San Franciscans a taste of leisure and a respite from urban life. Sutro even served a term as mayor of the city before dying here a few years later in 1898.
More than 100 years after his death, Sutro's most beloved gifts to the city are still around today – and visiting them makes for a pretty spectacular experience. So come along as we honor San Francisco's most legendary populist with a tour of all things Sutro.
Sutro Heights Park
Overlooking the Pacific Ocean, filled with Monterey cypress, eucalyptus, and palm trees, and gracefully scattered with crumbling ruins, Sutro Heights is a park with a history. Legend had it that Sutro fell in love with the spot at first sight, going so far as to put a $1,000 deposit (out of a $15,000 selling price) down on the property the very afternoon of his first visit in 1881. Sutro kept a relatively modest house on the property for his home, but quickly set about developing grand, European-style gardens on its surrounding 20 acres.
Rather than fencing the gardens off for his exclusive use, though, Sutro invited the public to come enjoy the same beautiful grounds he did starting in 1885.
"I had intended Sutro Heights as a breathing spot for the poor people as a benefit to the public," Sutro would later state.
He filled the gardens with flowers, trees, and replicas he commissioned of nearly 200 sculptures in Europe, and provided pathways and plenty of shade to make his gardens a welcoming place to relax. Sutro's personal invitees to the estate were about as varied as you might expect to find on a White House guest list: over the years he entertained everyone from President Benjamin Harrison, to Oscar Wilde, to groups of teachers and school children.
Today you can still enjoy much the same view as visitors to Sutro Heights did back in the 19th century: several sculptures remain, including two reclining lions that watch over the entrance to the park, and benches and lush patches of lawn invite you to sit down and take in the landscape. Though the buildings on Sutro's estate are long gone, many of their ruins still stand proudly. Play archaeologist as you scramble up decaying stone stairways, across wall fragments, and even out onto the remnants of the stone parapet that marked the highest point on the property.
Sutro Baths
Less than a half-mile walk from Sutro Heights Park, at the end of a gorgeous coastal trail, you'll find evidence of another of Sutro's grand plans for the greater good: the Sutro Baths. Today, the land where the Sutro Baths once stood is little more than the former complex's footprint: low, crumbling walls contain several small pools where seagulls splash around and curious passersby gaze at their reflections.
The whole site may look like the remains of some medieval moat these days, but once upon a time this was the grandest leisure spot in all of San Francisco. The Sutro Baths opened in 1896 atop a promontory sitting just above the Pacific's crashing waves. At the time, the public was becoming increasingly interested in swimming, but was understandably wary of doing it in the Pacific's famously frigid waters. So Sutro himself designed an ingenious system whereby water was circulated into the pools directly from the ocean, heated, and eventually sent back into the Pacific.
Sutro held a public contest for the design of the structure that would enclose the baths, eventually choosing a marvelous wood-and-glass design that made the place look almost like a conservatory. Sutro built one freshwater pool and six saltwater pools of varying temperatures and adorned them with trapezes, slides, and diving boards. He also filled the building's entryway with works of art, wildlife taxidermy, and even Egyptian mummies, all on display to the delight of early visitors. The baths were later converted to an ice-skating facility before eventually burning down in the 1960s. Today, the ruins of the baths are the perfect spot for an eerie-beautiful, only-in-San Francisco stroll.
The Cliff House
From the Sutro Baths, climb your way uphill to the Cliff House, a sleek structure perched on a cliff's edge (hence the name) just off the Great Highway. Sutro purchased the Cliff House in 1883, when it had already been operating as a restaurant for about 20 years. When the building burned down in 1894, Sutro reimagined it as an elegant French chateau that would bring the experience of a European vacation to San Francisco's working class (the man practically invented backyard travel!). He reopened his grandiose dining, dancing, and entertainment complex to the public in 1896. The new Cliff House was eight stories high with four spires, an observation tower that shot up 200 feet above sea level, a photo gallery, and the kind of panoramic views such a stunning locale demanded.
The grand Cliff House, beloved by everyone from ordinary San Franciscans to the celebrities and public figures (including two U.S. presidents) who visited it, sadly burned down in 1907. Though today, a more modern structure stands in the place of Sutro's everyman's palace, it's still well worth a visit. You can take in the site's famous ocean views with a quick stroll around the building's perimeter, or head inside to watch the waves while staying sheltered from the wind.
The Cliff House's bistro and bar menus can get pricy, but you can sit inside at a long zinc bar and enjoy a cappuccino for a mere $4. The view from the bar is just as spectacular as it is from the establishment's spendier seats. As you look out the huge windows onto the Pacific, be sure to take note of the jagged rock formations out in the middle of the water: now called the Seal Rocks in homage to a population of sea lions that used to call them home, these distinctive crags – and the natural habitat they formed – were protected by Congress in 1887 due largely to Sutro's own urging.
Sutro's Railroad
Just up the road from the Cliff House, a less grand – but no less beloved – restaurant called Louis' occupies a squat, brown building (think greasy-spoon food meets million-dollar views and you'll get the idea). While Louis' opened for business in 1937 – long after Sutro's death – it still marks an important site in his legacy.
By the 1890s, Sutro had sunk a good deal of time, effort, and capital into creating an idyllic seaside escape for everyday San Franciscans. Rather than taking an expensive horse and buggy to Sutro's coastal wonderland, most visitors would ride a steam engine train that had been set up specially to help them access Sutro Heights and the Cliff House. But by the middle of the decade, the railroad had doubled its fare to 20 cents round-trip. Sutro considered this fare outrageously expensive on a workingman's salary. And so, in 1894, he decided to construct his own streetcar line. The cars began operation in 1896, depositing visitors at a terminal adjacent to where Louis' stands today – for a roundtrip fare of 10 cents.
Stand in front of the modern-day restaurant (or, even better, sit inside with a plate of eggs benedict or hotcakes), and imagine what Sutro's streetcars would have looked like approaching from Clement and Geary Streets.
Mount Sutro
Sutro's modern-day legacy isn't just limited to the tightly clustered Sutro Heights Park, Sutro Baths, and Cliff House. Climb up a narrow set of wooden stairs at Stanyan and 17th Streets and you'll soon find yourself in a dense forest of eucalyptus known as Mount Sutro.
The 900-foot-high mountain in the middle of the city was once one of Adolph Sutro's innumerable land holdings, and, in typical Sutro style, he worked hard at making it a lush, green paradise. He planted thousands of trees here, and today many of them are over 100 feet high. While much of the mountain now belongs to the University of California at San Francisco medical school, there are about 20 acres of trails available for public hiking.
The Sutro Library
Sutro had a keen interest in literature, architecture, and art, and amassed one of the country's finest private libraries over the course of his lifetime. In 1917, the California State Library created the Sutro Library from his private collection. Now located on the campus of San Francisco State University, the Sutro library is still home to a collection of the former mayor's own rare books and manuscripts.
Whatever you do on your next visit to San Francisco, just remember to get outdoors, breathe some fresh air, and say a silent thanks to Adolph Sutro. Without him this weird, wonderful, beautiful city just wouldn't be the same.
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When did we become human?
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E.O. Wilson and Kathryn Hayles visit Indianapolis as part of the new IAHI Entanglements Lecture Series. Entanglements brings together scientists, humanists, and artists to discuss "big questions" that affect all of us.
At our inaugural event, E.O. Wilson, two-time Pulitzer Prize winning biologist, will join Katherine Hayles, specialist in the culture of cyborgs and virtual bodies, in a conversation that will take us on a journey to answer one of humanity's most fundamental questions: "What makes us human?"
Over the course of this evening, Wilson and Hayles will discuss the evolution of human consciousness, the relationship between biology, society, culture, and technology, and the future of humanity. This will be an event that changes the way you think about yourself and your world.
Dr. E.O. Wilson is Professor Emeritus and Honorary Curator in Entomology at Harvard University. He is a two time Pulitzer Prize winner, a National Medal of Science awardee, a Crafoord Prize recipient (given by the Academy in fields of science it does not cover by the Nobel Prize), and a TED Prize Winner. In fact, he has received over 100 awards throughout his career. He is the author of numerous books, including Sociobiology, The Ants, The Diversity of Life, Consilience, The Social Conquest of Earth, and Letters to a Young Scientist. During his career he has explored the biggest questions through the littlest creatures — ants. He is a prominent environmental advocate, and in March 2014, the government of Mozambique opened the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Laboratory in Gorongosa National Park — a tribute to Wilson's worldwide impact.
Dr. Katherine Hayles is Professor of Literature at Duke University. Her book, How We Became Posthuman, published in 1999, was named one of the best 25 books of 1999 by The Village Voice and received the Rene Wellek Prize for Best Book in Literary Theory. She is the author of multiple books, including The Cosmic Web, Chaos Bound, Writing Machines, How We Think, and My Mother Was a Computer. A recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, two NEH Fellowships, a Rockefeller Residential Fellowship, and a National Humanities Center Fellowship, Dr. Hayles is a leading social and literary critic with interests in cyborg anthropology, digital humanities, electronic literature, science and technology, science fiction, and critical theory.
The Entanglements Lecture Series is made possible through the generous support of the Efroymson Family Fund, the IU School of Dentistry, and the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute.
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Many in NH welcome white stuffBy DAVE SOLOMON
New Hampshire Union Leader
December 27. 2012 11:29PM
For businesses in New Hampshire that rely on snowfall to generate demand for their goods and services, Thursday's weather event was by all accounts a perfect storm.
The snow came as predicted, in the middle of school vacation so as not to disrupt bus schedules and family plans. It started white and fluffy, then turned wet and heavy, but did not cause any significant power outages or closures.
"We had a pole accident in Windham this morning, and that knocked out several hundred customers temporarily. Other than that, we've just had a handful of scattered outages in the southern part of the state but not amounting to significant problems," said Martin Murray, spokesman for Public Service of New Hampshire.
There were accidents associated with the storm, some serious, but nothing like the multi-car pileups or deadly road conditions in other parts of the Northeast and the Ohio Valley.
Owners of ski slopes, tire stores, hardware stores, plowing operations and sporting goods outlets in the Granite State can be forgiven for taking some delight in the first significant snowfall in more than a year, despite the hardship it may have caused in some quarters.
"It's like a green light for someone who's been sitting at a red light for 15 months," said Stefan Hausberger, owner of Zimmerman's Sports Shop on the Daniel Webster Highway in Nashua.
"Even though we knew the storm was coming for days, shoppers waited until they could see it with their own eyes," he said. "They just didn't want to get burned again �- burned by a lack of snow, if that's possible. People don't buy umbrellas until it rains."
The ski and sport shop was swamped with customers on Thursday, after a slow and snowless start to the ski season. Hausberger said last year was the worst year for sales in the 27 years he has either worked at or owned the ski shop. The first two months of this ski season were even worse than last year, he said.
"People usually see snow every six months, so when they go 15 months without seeing snow, it really has an effect," he said, alluding to the Snowtober event of 2011 which, for many people, was the last significant snowfall in the state.
Plenty of fresh powder
Conditions couldn't be better for the state's winter sports industry.
"It's nice to see snow instead of rain for a change," said Alice Pearce, president of Ski New Hampshire, the industry trade association. "The ski areas got off to a much better start this year in terms of snow-making temperatures, so the amount of terrain open this year was already ahead of last year, but nothing gets the ski season kick-started like a big snowstorm, especially one that's been touted in the media for several days."
As of midafternoon Thursday, Loon Mountain already had a foot of snow at the summit, she said, with 10 inches at Gunstock and nine at Waterville Valley.
All that fresh powder, combined with good travel weather today and several vacation days remaining, set the stage for a very busy weekend in ski country, with comfortable temperatures during the day and low temperatures for snowmaking at night.
"These conditions are made to order," said Pearce. "Everything looks like it's stacking up to be a great start to the ski season. Fans of cross-country skiing, who had to struggle to find open trails last winter, already have 11 to choose from as of Thursday, she said.
"This storm came at just the right time. Everyone wants to test out the new gear they received over the holidays, and the forecast for this weekend couldn't be better," said Greg Kwasnik, marketing director at Loon Mountain in Lincoln. "Loon will have 44 trails and 293 acres open this weekend. That's 88 percent of our total trail acreage and 35 percent more than at this time last year."
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Joe Gauci, owner of Gauci Landscaping and Plowing in Bedford, said last year was the worst for snow plowing that he can recall, after a great year for plowers in the winter of 2010-11. Predictions of this week's storm had him and his crew of 12 making preparations early.
"We were counting on it," he said. "We had everything ready to go."
Sheri Poire, office manager at Manchester Plowing, said the storm triggered a significant increase in new business. "We have more than 100 accounts," she said, "and I got 50 phone calls for new accounts today."
Many of the Manchester Plowing accounts are businesses, she said, all of which were open on Thursday. It was hard to find any business closures resulting from the storm. "We have Taco Bells and KFC franchises calling us at 8 a.m., and they don't even open until 10," she said.
Some people did think ahead. Snow tire sales were brisk on Wednesday, but slowed down Thursday as drivers stayed off the road, according to Ronald Harper, assistant manager at the Tire Warehouse in Portsmouth.
Hardware stores were doing a brisk business in storm-related merchandise, but had ample supplies.
"It's pretty busy right now," said Chris Delisle, head cashier at Home Depot on March Avenue in Manchester on Thursday afternoon. "We had a rush of people coming in this morning buying snowblowers and shovels, but right now it's just a steady pace. We are actually pretty well-stocked."
Although they welcomed the business, Thursday was a long day for plowers like Gauci, who started at 4 a.m. and expected to be going until about 8 p.m. "I have mixed emotions about it," he said. "I need the income, so I like the snow, and I ski, so I like that as well, but it's very stressful when you're plowing in a big storm."
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Stetson vs. Ave Maria vs. FIU
May 29, 2012, 05:54:46 PM »
Hi everyone! I was wondering if you guys can help me with a sticky situation I'm in. I know this is long, but I would really appreciate some advice!
First, A Little About Me:
I live in Southwest Florida and I do want to stay and practice somewhere in the state of Florida, so going to a law school in Florida is my best bet. My applications took FOREVER to result in a reply of any kind and they all just got back to me fairly recently, so now I'm in a time crunch. I was really hoping for UF (or at least FSU), but I got rejected at both.
After getting those rejections, Stetson and especially FIU (because of its location and economical tuition rates) were my next two top choices. Ave Maria was honestly just a back-up/"I just applied for the heck of it" option. I also live close to Ave Maria, though not close enough to commute, but I know the area. Big law isn't really THAT important to me, though it might be nice to have as an option after graduating, but honestly I'm not even sure if I'd even want to do that anyway. My family has offered to help me out some financially. Money is important to me; I don't want to get myself up to my eyeballs in debt and if possible, I'd like to avoid loans all together. However, even more important to me than money is my future job prospects at graduation.
**Also: retaking the LSAT, reapplying to schools, and waiting another year is not something that can be considered as I have already done this, so it is not even an option.
And Now...The Situation:
I got accepted at Stetson (sadly, with no scholarship), accepted at Ave Maria (obviously, except that I was also offered a scholarship for $28,000/year), and waitlisted at FIU (quite probably because I applied so late due to an issue with one particular LOR). I'm still hoping for FIU, but in the meantime I have to make a decision between Stetson and Ave Maria...in the next 5 days!
So now I'm facing a dilemma: should I go for the money, or for the school with a slightly better reputation? And does it even matter in the long run?
The Pros and Cons:
Pros- Slightly better reputation (it's a T3 with a couple national rankings in specific programs), it's located in Tampa so it would allow me to finally move out of the Southwest Florida region and live/experience a different (and bigger) city, there are fairly large scholarships available for incoming 2 and 3Ls (though I realize that I cannot count on this possibility)
Cons- I wasn't offered a scholarship which means I'd be paying the ticket price of somewhere around $35,000/year for tuition alone (and I wonder if that's truly worth it for a school like Stetson), I don't know the area well so finding a living arrangement may be a little more difficult with the time crunch I'm in
Pros- $28,000/year scholarship, I know the area so figuring out living arrangements this late in the game will be significantly easier, I have family and friends in the area so I will have a form of emotional support
Cons- It doesn't have a very good reputation (T4 school), I'd feel "stuck" in the same region (Naples/Fort Myers area) that I've lived in my entire life (I also went to undergrad in this region), the $28,000 scholarship is contingent upon me maintaining a 3.0 GPA at the law school (which makes me very skeptical because I haven't found anywhere where they publish what their grading curve is), I worry that if I have a difficult time adjusting my first year and lose my scholarship that I'll then be trapped paying $35,000/year for a T4 school and that will make me want to kill myself
Pros- Economical (for a resident like myself), it's been moving up in the ranks and reputation I believe (currently a T3), located in Miami which would allow me to venture out from Southwest Florida, plus Miami is a big city with (maybe?) lots of opportunities
Cons- I was waitlisted and may get a reply anytime between tomorrow and the end of summer, I don't know the Miami area that well so figuring out living arrangements so late might be rather difficult, I've heard that the school has a tough grading curve to "weed out" weaker students and it had (as of a few years ago at least) a high attrition rate
The Decision:
So, what should I do? Is Stetson worth it at that price? Is Ave Maria too sketchy of a deal or should I just go for the free money? Is there a big enough difference in job prospects between all three of these schools? Which one (or more than one) of these options should I do in my current situation?
1. Hope and prepare for FIU just in case (while having a back-up, of course!)
2. Choose Stetson (either for certain, or as a back-up until I hear back from FIU)
3. Choose Ave Maria (either for certain, or as a back-up until I hear from FIU)
4. Attempt to "negotiate" with Stetson and Ave Maria and try to get some money or some kind of incentive at Stetson or more money and better scholarship stipulations at Ave Maria
Re: Stetson vs. Ave Maria vs. FIU
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May 29, 2012, 06:27:59 PM »
None of those schools is worth what you would be paying.
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May 29, 2012, 06:35:44 PM »
Before I begin first thing to realize is that all advice on the internet including mine is from an anonymous source that doesn't know you or your situation so take everything or anyone else says with a major grain of salt.
First thing I am noticing from your post is an unnecessary focus on rankings. The reality is most people don't care about the distinctions between Tier 2,Tier 3, Tier 4 schools. There are the top schools and the rest. The exclusive firms hire Harvard, Yale, Georgetown only. If a firm is hiring from Stetson they are likely to hire from FIU or Ave Maria as well. Furthermore, the rankings change drastically year by year. I went to a Tier 2 school that has been in the tier 3 almost into Tier 1 and last year was in an 11 way tie for 84th place. I haven't even bothered to look at the rank this year because I finished law school a few years ago and it doesn't matter anymore. All these schools are in good standing with the ABA as far as I know and that is all that really matters when dealing with schools of the caliber you have mentioned.
As to the individual schools be wary of one thing regarding the Ave Maria Scholarship and that is the conditions. Many schools will require you to maintain a 3.0 GPA or be some percentile to maintain your scholarship. The vast majority of people getting into law school and particularly one getting scholarships received a 3.0 in undergrad with little to no effort and were usually in the top of their undergrad classes. This is not how it works in law school. Usually only 35% of the class can receive a 3.0 and this means there is a 65% chance of you losing your scholarship this is no knock on you, but 100% of law students on the first day of law school will truly think they are going to be in the top 10%. You don't need to be a math genius to realize 90% will be wrong so be very careful about any conditions related to teh scholarship. This New York Times article does a better job explaining the conditions than I can.
. If there are no conditions then Ave Maria might be a fine choice debt free is great.
So in summation it is possible after the first year you will pay sticker year 2 & 3 so be careful.
Schools with in-state tuition are great. The main reason is you do not have to worry about maintaining a certain class rank to keep the tuition low it is guaranteed.
May not be worth the sticker price when you have these other options, but I know nothing about any of these schools. I do know that student loans are hefty and on top of the large amount they accrue interest and if you get 100k + in loans you are going to be accumulating 8k in interest alone. So just be careful of costs.
Since I know absolutely nothing about any of the schools these are the things every law student should consider.
It looks you have this narrowed down, but I know FIU is in Miami not sure about the other places. The location is very important because if the courthouses, law firms, and so on are nearby it will be easier to get internship experience. If Ave Maria is in the middle of nowhere you simply will not be able to extern for a judge while in school if there are no courthouses nearby. I also know Florida is a big state, but again nothing about the locations or individual schools, but over a three year period your going to get an apartment, start a romantic relationship if your not in one yet, make friends and so on. Three years is a long time and wherever you go is likely where you will end up after graduation just human nature. It is true people do move on, but many don't so just be sure you can commit to a certain location.
I mentioned cost & ranking already above.
No matter where you go you learn the same thing. The law is the law and at any ABA school first year consists of the MBE Subjects Torts, Criminal Law, Civil Procedure, Con Law, Property, Contracts. You read Supreme Court cases and these are identical no matter what school you do the case method/Socratic method happens at every ABA school and you learn the same things so there really isn't much of a difference as to what you actually learn. The professors may be more engaging and connected at certain schools, but the substance is the same.
Every school has a culture to it and whether you fit into it or not is a highly personal decision. When I was going to certain schools some just gave me a bad feeling and others I felt comfortable in and that is completely subjective. What I enjoyed about one school you may have hated and vice-versa. If you hate a place during a visit it will be a long three years. So talk to professors, students, admins, and not just on tour dates it is easy to put on a show, but see the day to day since your in Florida and these are Florida schools it shouldn't be to difficult to setup a visit.
This is not a huge issue, but if all other things are equal if you are into a particular area like Trial Advocay for example one of these schools may have more mock trial teams etc. I believe Stetson does compete in a lot of competitions actually more than the other two and if that is something your interested in it could be a selling point, but again this factor should only be used in a tiebreak situation as most 0L's change their minds about what they want to do or simply have no idea what they want to do after first year.
There is no right answer to this question no matter what you decide there will always be the "what if' in the back of your mind and that is just the way it is. Every lawyer has had to make this decision and no right or wrong answer exists, but at the very least consider the factors I mentioned they shouldn't be conclusive because this is your decision, your life, your money and anonymous internet posters cannot possibly no your own individual situation. Go with your gut when making the decision and good luck to you whatever you decide.
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May 29, 2012, 06:36:17 PM »
I added a poll! Please vote! I would appreciate any advice!
Anti09: Thank you for your input! I appreciate you being so kind to read my long post and reply!
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May 29, 2012, 07:43:17 PM »
Legend, thank you so much for your very thorough and incredibly helpful advice! It is much appreciated! I will most definitely consider everything you said!
That New York Times article you posted was absolutely terrifying! And honestly, that is my biggest fear with choosing Ave Maria because the scholarship they offered me does come with a stipulation that I maintain a 3.0. I know that there's a decent chance that I may lose that scholarship if I take Ave Maria up on their offer. I don't know if I want to go to a school like Ave Maria and pay full price.
So I'm wondering a few things. First, should I attempt to negotiate with Ave Maria for better stipulations on that scholarship offer? Is it even possible that they'd budge on that? And would it make any difference if I go to Ave Maria and lose my scholarship and then end up paying full price or if I go to Stetson and pay full price from the beginning? Would I be better off in the long run in one of those circumstances? Or does it honestly not matter because the rankings, you say, don't truly make much of a difference (outside of the Top 14)?
This is really stressing me out.
I'm really hoping that I'm lucky and that FIU decides to give me a spot because that would make this decision a lot easier, I feel.
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Re: Stetson vs. Ave Maria vs. FIU
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As usual, legend's post is spot on.
Personally, I'd narrow it down to FIU or Stetson with a strong preference for FIU. Ave Maria's scholarship is attractive, but the stips might be brutal. At full price I don't think either Stetson or AM are a better bet than FIU. Actually, even with substantial scholarships, FIU might be a better choice than Stetson or AM.
FIU is relatively new (est. 2000), which has something to do with it's ranking. Very few law schools are able to establish much of a reputation right off the bat. UCI is one of the few examples to the contrary. But if you look at FIU's underlying fundamentals, they're pretty solid. FIU is a large, reasonably well respected public research university. In my experience, large respected universities tend to produce decent law schools. FIU has the highest bar pass rate in FL, and is 3rd for scholarly output. Those are all good signs. Combined with the lower tuition, FIU seems like a deal.
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Thank you Roald
To the OP:
Remember before anything I and anyone else is an anonymous poster I personally don't think the rankings mean anything, but there are people that care it is a case by case opinion. To me U.S. News is nothing more than a for-profit, unregulated, magazine offering an opinion. As an example they rank more than just schools.
. U.S. News ranked Albequre New Mexico as one of the best places to live does that make it true? In my estimation no, but there are certainly plenty of people that think ranking matter and plenty that do not.
As to the Ave Maria situation there is absoluetly nothing wrong with asking for better conditions or least asking how many students lose the scholarship. In that article none of those students asked question and in my opinion the school was not at fault. If your are being offered 100,000 dollars you ask some question particularly if you are bright enough to get into law school. Worse case scenario Ave Maria doesn't give you anything best case they do.
I have never heard of a school penalizing someone for requesting more. Ave Maria has seats to fill and your numbers are above their media so they want you. Remember you have leverage until you enroll that first day to negotiate with anyone, but once your in your in period. Law school is a business and your a customer never forget that and this applies to every school in the country from Harvard to Cooley law schools and educational institutionas are businesses first and foremost and you are making 100k investment. If you were buying a 100,000 dollar car would negotiate, ask questions, and so on. Law School is no different.
Is Stetson any better than Ave Maria I really can't answer that I truthfully know nothinhg about any of the schools you mentioned other than they are ABA approved. I also know FIU is one of the few in-state ABA schools which are always a good buy. I am certain the education is fine at all these institutions. The professors at almost every ABA school usually went to Harvard, Yale, NYU, Georgetown and Ave Maria is no different.
Truth to be told none of these schools are going to open the floodgates for you, but you can certainly have a good legal career if you graduate and pass the bar. I encourage you to watch a move called LAWYER WALKS INTO A BAR it is about 6 law students from different caliber schools going through teh bar process. You see enough of these people throuhg documentary and after 10 minutes of seeing their personaliteis you don't care about the school they attened. You also see lawyers don't need to be rocket scientists either.
Then finally there is no right answer to your question nobody can say what will happen. Maybe you and the Dean at Ave Maria will become best friends and he/she will hook you up with numerous opporutnties. You get into a terrible romantic relatonship at FIU that ruins your law school experience there are so many varialbe in what could happen that there is no way to determien what could happen. This is your decision and yours alone and to be an effective lawyer you need to be decisive and listen to your gut. You also need to take criticism and I am sure you have noticed a slew of negative comments about law school, but I assure you they exist in every profession. You are taking the first step into a challenging, demanding, sometimes exciting and sometimes tremendoulsy boring profession. I wish you the best no matter what you choose and remember this decision invovles three years of your life, your money, and your educatioanl experience. Don't let me, a private magainze, or any anonymous internet poster make your decision for you it is yours and yours alone.
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Fractional ownership gains footing in vacation marketBy JOHN KOZIOL
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LINCOLN - Fractional ownership is an increasingly popular choice for buyers of luxury real estate, as evidenced by the success of the 79-unit RiverWalk Resort at Loon Mountain and deposits on $26 million worth of future sales at The Balsams.
Fractional ownership is similar to a timeshare in that owners gets to use the property for a given number of weeks per year, but different in that they also own real property, not just time.
At RiverWalk that property, which can be purchased in whole, seasonally or fractionally, includes studio condominiums starting at $60,000 and tops out with three-bedroom condos in the $200,000s.
Sales have been brisk, and the resort is poised in the next six months to roll out Phase II, which would add another 60 or so residential units and a conference center onto the RiverWalk building while also doubling the sizes of existing amenities, which include a working winery, a full spa and an Italian restaurant.
Dennis Ducharme, who co-owns RiverWalk as well as the Pollard Brook and South Mountain resorts in Lincoln, said fractional ownership "makes sense to me because I'm able to sell out a building pretty quick."
From the buyer's perspective it makes sense because they own a unit, and thus a vacation home but don't have the "burden" of maintaining it, Ducharme said.
"And I know this from experience," Ducharme said. "I had a home here, but I'm not here all the time, so why spend the money for an entire home?"
"With fractional ownership, you can pick the lifestyle that you like and come on up and enjoy the seasons that you want to enjoy. And when you roll into the resort, everything is prepared, and it's being serviced by the staff, so why would I want the burden of owning a home so that when I get to Lincoln I have to mow the lawn and stock the wood?"
RiverWalk, which will eventually have 170 residential units, is entirely "turnkey." If you can't or don't want to use any part of the nine weeks that you'd have as a fractional owner, the resort will even rent your unit and split the proceeds with you.
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At The Balsams in Dixville Notch, a fractional ownership will provide 100 days of use, said Scott Tranchemontagne, a spokesman for the developer, Dixville Capital LLC.
What makes its model unique, he said, is that if the owner gives back 50 days, the resort will pay the homeowners association fees, and if the owner gives back 80 days, the resort will pay those fees in addition to property taxes.
"So you could actually own a unit at The Balsams, and if you're only going to be up there three weeks a year, you can eliminate all carrying costs. And that's the key difference between us and what anybody else is doing," said Tranchemontagne.
Although not a new idea, Tranchemontagne said, fractional ownership "allows a whole new generation of people to access this kind of property.
"Over the last 20 years, there's been a lot of development around ski areas where they've built individual homes or condos, and those are wonderful," he said. "But they come with really hefty price tags, and that prices a lot of people out of the market."
Currently, The Balsams is nearing finalization of the financing package for the $170 million Phase I, which entails the renovation of the Hampshire and Hale houses, reconstruction of the Dix House, construction of the Lake Gloriette House hotel and conference center, Nordic Baths and Spa, and an expanded ski area.
But even so, people continue to make refundable 5 percent deposits, and The Balsams is counting among its future owners not only baby boomers, but Gen-Xers too, Tranchemontagne said.
Back in Lincoln, Ducharme said RiverWalk is attracting buyers of all ages, many drawn by their love of the area and the numerous attractions nearby, including the White Mountain National Forest and the Loon Mountain ski resort, and their desire to optimize that outdoor time.
He said RiverWalk owners are "people who want to vacation in three generations, I call it 'togethering.'"
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Ducharme concedes that he underestimated just how popular the RiverWalk lifestyle would be and when asked said he wasn't sure the fractional ownership model would succeed in other New Hampshire communities.
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All felony convictions requested in Manchester school background checksBy TED SIEFER
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April 11. 2014 1:20AM
MANCHESTER — Superintendent Debra Livingston says it is the district's policy to request all criminal information available as part of the state-mandated background check for prospective school employees.
The state's system for vetting school employees is facing scrutiny after the revelation that a Claremont teacher arrested for sexual conduct with a student last month had a prior felony conviction. Claremont administrators were unaware last year when they hired the teacher, Christopher LeBlanc, that he had pleaded guilty in 2006 to one count of conspiracy to transmit stolen goods.
The news exposed potential holes in the state's system for vetting the criminal backgrounds of teachers and other school employees. The state police, which conduct the checks for school districts, are only required to inform administrators of a narrow set of crimes: murder, kidnapping, sexual assault, child pornography and child abuse. If a district wants to be informed of all felonies on an applicant's record, it must notify the state police in writing.
The Claremont superintendent said he was unaware that it was possible to request more comprehensive criminal record information.
Even with the maximum amount of information from the state police, the statute leaves districts without full knowledge of the potential criminal background of a school employee. Unlike many other states, the New Hampshire background check law bars police from informing districts of misdemeanors and other lesser infractions.
Most school districts request to be informed of any felonies, not just those involving crimes against children, sexual assault and murder.
Livingston, the superintendent of the state's largest school district, said all reportable crimes are requested in the records check.
"We request all felonies through the state police. This has been the policy we follow," she said, adding, "We go by the RSA, and also on our application a possible employee is asked about any records. If an employee checks a box that there isn't anything and it comes back there is, they're dismissed immediately."
Livingston said the district's human resources director wasn't aware of a single case in which the records check came back with any crimes.
Several school employees have been arrested in recent years in Manchester. Last month, an art teacher was indicted for allegedly allowing her home to be used by her boyfriend to sell drugs. In 2012, a special education teacher was indicted on charges of abusing students on three occasions. In 2011, a paraprofessional at Hillside Middle School was charged with felonious sexual assault stemming from sexual encounters with a student.
No prior criminal records came to light in these cases.
The district does not have a policy on background checks for all school employees that is part of the policy book reviewed by the school board. It does, however, have a section dealing solely with volunteers. The section, approved by the school board last year, requires all those deemed "designated volunteers" — who "may serve on an on-going basis and have one-to-one contact with students" — to submit to a criminal background check and fingerprinting.
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May. What a deceptively lovely month. It begins innocently enough, with those sweet little May baskets festooned with ribbons and fresh blooms, but by month's end, most parents of school children are flat on their backs begging for mercy. Yes, May, you got me again. You're worse than Christmas. You're kicking my butt.
Even the teachers are feeling it. Don't ask me how I know. And my editor, who probably didn't appreciate getting emails from me while I finished last week's column on a big yellow bus churning with 49 singing sixth-graders en route to the zoo. I'm guessing she's feeling it, too.
Final projects, final exams and final field trips. Throw enough of these routine-benders into one month, not to mention all of the rescheduled soccer games that were rained-out in April – including the ones Noah referees – and someone is bound to get a little loopy. Or testy.
"Mom, I'm not going off to war, I'm going to a baseball game," Holly quipped, after I reminded her to put on sunscreen and pack an extra water bottle, before she left home for a Kane County Cougars field trip.
"Uh huh," I replied, as I made her shove a sweatshirt into her already-full backpack.
It's any wonder we don't all have tics. Or maybe we do.
And what about all of those special dances, proms, recitals and graduations? I dodged the bullet, this May. Got none of those to squeeze in. (And thank God I'm a recovering Catholic or I might have First Communions and confirmations to attend, too.)
The thing is, we don't just have to make time for all of this stuff. We must appropriately clothe everyone for everything, too. May isn't cheap. I remember, pre-kids, when the only checks I had to write were for rent and Glamour magazine. I laughed (or was I whimpering?) when I recalled that. And then I picked up my pen.
"You're writing that down, aren't you," Holly asked.
I nodded, and then we headed out to spend more money. This time, for a Jane Goodall costume. Yes, my animal- lover typecast herself as the chimpanzee researcher for a biography breakfast at her middle school. And she needed something to wear. And a nametag. Right? Wrong.
"Mom, the chimps didn't care what her name was," Holly said.
Haha, true. Poor kid, I needled her all week long, that week, with my suggestion that she include Goodall's death on her project timeline, as I was certain I'd heard news of Goodall's death among the gorillas, years ago.
"She's not dead, Mom," she repeated, growing ever-wearier each time I mentioned Goodall's alleged demise, "and they weren't gorillas. They were chimpanzees. They're not the same."
Seems she's right, on both counts. One of my mom friends, Danice, with whom I chatted while helping to supervise the biography breakfast, had just heard Goodall interviewed on NPR the day before. She's alive! I almost humiliated Holly by running over to her table to hug her in apology. So, who died then? That afternoon I called my Mom, who knows everything. This time she didn't, though, and consulted Google, for answers.
"Please tell me someone died at the hands of a gorilla," I said, sighing, preferring not to learn that I'd lost my mind.
Turns out I was thinking of anthropologist Mary Leakey, who died in 1996 in Kenya. Or maybe it was Diane Fossey, whose 1985 death among her beloved gorillas remains shrouded in mystery. Was she killed by gorillas? Or was it the poachers who killed her as she struggled to protect them? You may recall the movie "Gorillas in the Mist."
Yeah, that was her. Anyhow, this debate may have happened the last week in April, now that I think about it, but I digress.
And besides, "Mom! They were chimpanzees!" Holly reminded me, again. Right.
I'm thinking a tic may be the least of my concerns.
By the time I helped Noah finish up one of his final projects ("help" might be a strong word, actually), I was giddy from exhaustion. But that didn't stop me from coming up with a real winner, regarding social customs in Cameroon. Did you know that handshakes between men in this African country are often combined with a snap on the release? Noah, so weary from slogging through schoolwork that he was lying face-down on the floor beside the laptop, didn't believe it either until he found references to it on another website. Then, naturally, we spent the next 10 minutes trying to perfect the handshake. And laughing. I so love those unexpected moments with my children when pressure seems magically relieved!
But it's a good thing I only have two. What about moms who have more? Noah's preschool teacher once quipped that she remembers nothing from the Vietnam War era because she was too busy raising four. I believe it.
I'm just trying to get through May, and it's flattening me, what with all of the crazy stuff on the calendar.
Forget about funerals. Anyone who expects me to show up at theirs had better have the decency to wait 'til June to kick the bucket.
I'm grieving my sanity, this month. I probably won't remember a thing. It's a good thing I wrote this column.
• Jennifer DuBose lives in Batavia with her husband, Todd, and their two children, Noah and Holly. Contact her at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Tales from the Motherhood: Feeling the pain during a deceptively lovely May
May. What a deceptively lovely month. It begins innocently enough, with those sweet little May baskets festooned with ribbons and fresh blooms, but by month's end, most parents of school children are flat on their backs begging for mercy. Yes, May, you got me again. You're worse than Christmas. You're kicking my butt.


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This has not been a good year for my investments in small cap stocks or the Covestor Undervalued Growth Companies portfolio. All of the 11 stocks in the portfolio have been performing poorly all year. However, their time will come in my opinion.
All of the companies in my portfolio are building a good "business base." I believe it will take a little longer for the market to reflect their value in stock prices.
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On December 3 and 4, I attended George Gilder's New Telecosm Summit at the Penn Club in New York City. The theme revolves around George's recent book Knowledge and Power: The Information Theory of Capitalism and How it is Revolutionizing our World. The book is very valuable reading in my opinion.
The theme is that information (creativity) is "surprise." Great profits are made when surprises are introduced. The entrepreneur requires a system of rules, disciplines, and formalized government so that creative people can generate new knowledge.
A successful capitalist society, then, is not one of "incentives," but one in which creative people can create knowledge – or surprises.
George Gilder manages a venture capital fund. He invited a number of his entrepreneur friends, and venture capital companies to discuss the ways that knowledge and information flow at the speed of light.
I spoke with the management of EZChip (EZCH) my largest holding. The stock is under pressure, but EZCH is developing processors that are years ahead of any mercantile (commercial) competitors in my opinion.
In my opinion, EZCH develops the most sophisticated and most expensive Net Processing Units that speed the flow of information through the edge routers on the Internet. Their chips are used at the high end applications.
EZCH's competition comes from processors that are developed "in-house" by router makers. These processors can fill in at lower capacity areas, but EZCH controls the high-end market.
As carrier spending increases for edge routers, the demand for EZCH processors continues to grow in my view.
EZCH is also developing a new conceptual chip – the NPS – that may revolutionize the flow of information through the internet.
As per the George Gilder book, we need EZCH to surprise us with a "blow out" quarter of sales, or a serious commitment from a new account to commit to their new NPS. This might happen. Obviously, I have no way of knowing for sure, but I believe the stock is extremely cheap and could be trading significantly higher in a short period of time.
Wave Systems Corp. (WAVX) also presented at the Conference. Bill Solms is the new CEO. The company has been developing cutting edge software for data protection for many years. The company was founded in 1988.
WAVX has made some large sales to General Motors (GM), (BP), Price Waterhouse and some other companies, but has never been able to develop any sales momentum.
Bill Solms is streamlining the organization and developing a strong, disciplined sales system.
The new slogan is: "Ultra Secure Network Access." Only known and trusted devices and can touch "your" network.
Bill is confident that he can make the company profitable within a reasonable amount of time. I believe that he can. (Disclosure: I sold this stock in November.)
My wife and I wish everyone a Very Merry Christmas and a very Happy Holidays.
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Republican Sen. Richard Shelby says he will vote to confirm Chuck Hagel as defense secretary, a major boost for President Barack Obama's nominee.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior Republican senator said he will vote to confirm Chuck Hagel as defense secretary, ensuring President Barack Obama's nominee of the needed votes to make him the nation's next Pentagon chief.
Five-term Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama told the Decatur Daily that while he has concerns about Hagel, he plans to support his fellow Republican and the former two-term senator from Nebraska.
"He's probably as good as we're going to get," Shelby said.
Jonathan Graffeo, a spokesman for Shelby, said Thursday that barring any unforeseen surprises between now and an expected Senate vote on Tuesday, the senator will back Hagel.
Obama's choice to succeed Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has faced strong Republican opposition, and last week the GOP succeeded in an unprecedented filibuster of a nominee for Pentagon chief. Shelby joined most of his Republicans colleagues in voting against moving ahead on the Hagel nomination.
With another vote slated for next week, Shelby now stands with two other Republicans who have indicated their support for Hagel — Thad Cochran of Mississippi and Mike Johanns of Nebraska. The GOP support — combined with 55 Democratic votes and two other Republicans opposed to delaying tactics — would give the nomination the requisite 60 votes out of 100 necessary to move ahead.
Republicans have criticized Hagel for his past statements and votes, contending that he hasn't been sufficiently supportive of Israel and has been too tolerant of Iran. They also have challenged his support for reducing the nation's nuclear arsenal and his opposition to the Iraq war after his initial vote for the conflict.
His nomination also has become entangled in GOP demands for more information from the Obama administration about the deadly assault on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last September that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans.
Shortly after the news of Shelby's support, 15 Republicans senators opposed to Hagel's nomination released a letter in which they called on Obama to withdraw the nomination, arguing that Hagel lacks broad bipartisan support and "the occupant of this critical office should be someone whose candidacy is neither controversial nor divisive."
Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, the No. 2 Republican in the Senate, took the lead on the letter.


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Taco Bell's New Focus: Drinks, Premium Food, and Breakfast
Taco Bell's New Focus: Drinks, Premium Food, and Breakfast
Turns out McDonald's and Burger King won't be the only fast food chains focusing on premium products. So will Taco Bell.
On Tuesday, Yum Brands Inc., which operates Taco Bell, held an investor meeting and announced dramatic plans to shake up the menu at the Tex-Mex chain. Among other things, the game plan includes zeroing in on premium foods, highlighting healthy options, and testing a new line of breakfast offerings.
This year the company launched a nine-item Fresco menu, filled with healthier alternatives that have less than 9 grams of fat, that will be the focus of a "Drive-Thru Diet" campaign in January. It also has plans to extend its selection of beverages, based on the current success of its Frutista Freeze drinks. On top of everything else, the corporation is about to enter early market testing on a breakfast menu, slated to launch in 2012, that'll feature cobranded foods from brands like Seattle's Best, Cinnabon, and Jimmy Dean.
Do you think the fast food corporation's marketing tactics will bring in more diners? Have you sampled anything from Taco Bell's new menu? If not, would you be willing to give it a try?


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TOKYO (AP) — Japan's prime minister vowed Saturday to defend disputed remote islands from threats by China after a series of confrontations that have raised the risk of an armed clash.
"The security environment surrounding our country is increasingly becoming more severe as we face provocation to our territorial rights," Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said. "I will take the lead to stand up against the present danger and protect the people's lives and asset, as well as our land, the seas and the air at all costs."
His comments, made in a speech to Japan's Self-Defense Forces in the country's south, apparently referred to China's growing presence near the disputed islands, called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China.
The uninhabited islands are controlled by Japan but also claimed by China. Japan's nationalization of the islands in September triggered violent protests across China, hurting Japanese companies there and the economy.
China has sent surveillance ships regularly to waters near the islands, and aircraft from the two sides have trailed each other, raising the risk of missteps that could trigger a clash.
Japan has recently launched diplomatic efforts to ease tensions, with China-friendly officials visiting Beijing for talks.
Abe's government last week endorsed a budget bill for this year that included 4.75 trillion yen ($51 billion) in proposed defense spending partly aimed at beefing up Japan's coastal and marine surveillance around islands also claimed by China and Taiwan. The government also plans to beef up Coast Guard deployment in the area.
Later Saturday, Abe was to visit the regional Coast Guard office on the southern island of Okinawa, which is in charge of patrolling in the waters around the disputed islands, to meet the officers.
Also Saturday, Coast Guard officials said they arrested the Chinese captain of a 100-ton boat earlier Saturday off the northeastern coast of Miyako island, about 200 kilometers southwest of the disputed islands, for suspected illegal fishing inside Japanese exclusive economic waters.
The captain Chang Long, 63, along with his 12 crewmembers and his boat, was taken to the nearby Hirara port for further investigation. Japanese officials said the boat was far enough from the disputed island and believe it was unrelated to China's territorial claims.
There was no immediate response from the Chinese foreign ministry Saturday.
During his Okinawa visit, Abe also met with Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima and promised his effort to speed up the relocation of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, which Japan and the United States had decided to close more than a decade ago.
The base, located in a heavily populated area of Okinawa, is still in operation because a replacement site hasn't been readied. The Futenma issue is expected to be among the main topics Abe plans to discuss with President Barack Obama during his planned U.S. trip in February.
More than half of the roughly 50,000 U.S. troops stationed throughout Japan are based on Okinawa.


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Gerard Butler: Roger Dubuis Booth Visit in Geneva!
Gerard Butler looks dapper as can be while visiting the Roger Dubuis booth during the 2013 Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie at the Geneva Palexpo on Monday (January 21) in Geneva, Switzerland.
The 43-year-old Scottish actor recently apologized for his Irish accent in the film P.S. I Love You.
"The way I see it, I made a terrible botch of the accent once, so it can't get any worse as a leprechaun," Gerard said (via the UK Daily Record). "At least it'll make the Irish part of me proud. It doesn't get more patriotic than playing a leprechaun."
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Emergency Operations and Closure Policy
The emergency operations plan will contain information relative to location specific emergencies (e.g., building or campus fire, energy system failure, etc.), as well as contingency plans to maintain essential business services during an emergency. The emergency operations plan will prioritize essential services and identify emergency operations employees, resources, and supplies needed to maintain delivery.
Decisions to limit or suspend campus services and operations are made according to the nature and extent of the emergency, and are guided by the principles for prioritization of emergency response actions. Individual departments do not have the authority to make decisions concerning closure. Each division and department is responsible for developing an internal communication plan to notify their employees of the University's operating status, including the suspension and/or cancellation of classes.
During an emergency, the University may utilize multiple methods to communicate with employees, including, but not limited to, cellular and landline phones, digital signage where available, e-mail, and the University's safety and emergency preparedness website. If an emergency occurs mid-day, the responsible authority will notify the vice presidents and deans, who in turn, will assure that all employees receive timely notification of the official emergency priority level and the actions required. A decision concerning the University's operating status will be made each day and communicated through the notification channels listed in the section of this policy titled "Notification of Closure."
7.2 Prioritization of University Services and Functions
Although many emergency responses will be made based upon recommendations from outside sources, local, state or federal agencies, there may be many instances during an emergency when response actions will be based upon the unique issues or circumstances on campus. The following principles have been developed to guide decision-making in those instances:
Principles for Prioritization of Emergency Response Actions
7.3 Scalable Campus Closure Plan Based Upon Principles for Prioritization of Emergency Response Actions
The priority level and corresponding action will be determined based on an analysis of conditions and impact of the emergency on each service, building, or campus. Refer to the "Procedures" and "Notification of Closure" sections in this policy regarding communication of the priority level.
Priority Actions Level
N/A Business as usual
7.4 Compensation During Closing
Decisions regarding pay and work schedules for employees who are ready, willing, but unable to work due to a University closure will be determined by University administration based on the nature of the emergency, ability to implement alternative work arrangements, and budgetary considerations. Employees who cannot report to work due to illness or who had pre-approved vacation time must report sick or vacation hours for that period on their time records consistent with applicable University policies. Employees who are required or called in to work during closure will receive their regular rate of pay along with approved overtime, as defined under human resources guidelines and as defined by governing labor agreements for unionized employees. Emergency essential employees who do not have an approved scheduled sick or vacation day and do not report to work during an emergency will receive an unexcused absence without pay, which may result in disciplinary action.
7.5 Ensuring Continuity of Campus Services and Programs
University departments will be instructed to be as flexible as possible to enable all faculty, staff, graduate assistants, and student-employees to work. These efforts shall include the opportunity to work from home and other remote locations where possible; allowing full-time employees to work modified schedules; using flexible work schedules; and other appropriate solutions.
Unless directed otherwise, individuals who are able to work should report for work, given their capabilities, and support the department or university in whatever capacity is needed. Individuals already on vacation may be instructed to report to work if requested by their supervisor. Faculty, staff, graduate assistants, and student-employees may be required to work outside their usual classification or in another department.
During a major emergency, departments experiencing a significant disruption to their ability to deliver essential services should promptly contact human resources at (314) 977-2303 or email@example.com to report emergency staffing needs. Human Resources will endeavor to use internal and external personnel and resources to meet department's needs based upon the priority of the requests. SLUCare departments should contact the University Medical Group's Executive Director, Clinical Operations for staffing needs.
Faculty, staff, graduate assistants and student employees will be asked to be as flexible as possible with regard to type of assignment and length or schedule of shifts, or other changes to their work that may arise during a crisis. Depending on availability of personnel, training may or may not be available; however, no employee will be asked to perform work that would endanger the health or safety of the employee or others.
7.6 Winter Storms / Inclement Weather
When a storm with potential for affecting travel conditions and/or the ability to receive, park, and exit vehicles on campus occurs, the vice president for medical affairs and the vice president for academic affairs have been designated as the responsible authorities for closure due to winter storms/inclement weather. They will make a decision regarding whether conditions warrant a snow schedule, cancellation of classes, or closure of the University. The decision will be communicated to employees and students through the communication mediums listed below under Notification of Closure. Each day a separate decision concerning the University's operating status will be made and communicated through the notification channels listed below. Snow schedules and cancellation of classes affect students only. All employees and service contractors are expected to maintain a normal schedule during a snow schedule or period of class cancellation.
During inclement weather when road conditions are hazardous and may endanger the employee's safety, non-emergency essential employees may arrive late or leave early to avoid hazardous road conditions. In these situations, the supervisor is strongly encouraged to adjust non-exempt employee work schedules to allow for make-up of any time missed by either working late that day or making up the time during the same workweek. When the University is not closed, a non-emergency essential employee who believes they cannot report for work due to inclement weather and who is unable to make up the full workday may use accrued vacation leave.
Emergency essential employees are expected to report for their regularly scheduled shift when there is a University emergency or closing. Employees may be contacted and given directives regarding call-in and/or changes in report times to include non-scheduled work hours.
7.7 Notification of Closure
In the event of inclement weather, University closings will be announced on:
The vice president for medical affairs and the vice president for academic affairs have been designated as the responsible authorities for closure due to inclement weather.
In the event of any major emergency that makes it necessary for the University's Incident Command Center to be in operation, the emergency incident commander, in consultation with the President, will initiate notification of the University's operating status via the emergency communication system. This system notifies faculty, staff, and students of the emergency utilizing contact information listed for each individual in Banner. Notification may be sent via voice mail message to home and office phone numbers, and text messages sent to the individual's cell phone. Examples of emergencies in this category could include: natural disaster, energy system failures, pandemic, mass casualty, fire, bomb threats, or acts of terrorism.
7.8 Return to Work Procedures - Influenza
Current CDC recommendations state that employees who do not work in health care and have influenza-like illness symptoms should stay home at least 24 hours after they are fever-free without taking fever-reducing medication. Employees with influenza-like illness who work in a health care setting should not return to work for seven days from their first symptoms or until 24 hours after symptoms have ended -- whichever is longer, in accordance with current CDC recommendations. Before SLU health care employees who had influenza-like illness are allowed to return to work, they must be cleared by the department of Employee Health. Employees will be seen only by appointment, scheduled by calling (314) 268-5499. Appointments are scheduled after a phone evaluation to reduce the spread of disease. While members of SLU's department of employee health are available to assist supervisors and departments of non-health care employees, the involvement of employee health is not mandatory.
Staff Staff Sick Leave Policy
This policy was reviewed by the Executive Staff, the Faculty Senate Executive Committee, and the Staff Advisory Committee Executive Board.
This policy has been approved by: