When you think of criminal behavior, spitting probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. After all, it’s not as if spitting is especially taboo or repugnant. It’s a natural human activity that most people do without thinking twice about it every single day. And yet – it turns out that there are numerous laws surrounding spitting and its implications in different situations. Depending on where you live, there may even be specific statutes outlining whether or not it is illegal to spit on someone else and under what circumstances. So is spitting on someone illegal? The answer to this criminal question is surprising indeed!

Is Spitting on Someone a crime?

Yes, spitting on someone can be considered a crime, depending on the jurisdiction. In some places, spitting on someone can be classified as assault, which is a criminal offense. In other jurisdictions, spitting may be considered a minor offense, such as disorderly conduct.

What Is The Law Around Spitting?

1. Spitting on someone is a crime in some states, depending on the circumstances. In New York, for example, it is a criminal offense to spit or “expectorate” on another person. If you spat on someone and you are convicted of doing so, you could face up to a year in prison and/or a fine.
2. In other jurisdictions, spitting can be considered disorderly conduct. If you spit on someone and are convicted of doing so, you could face up to 30 days in jail or a fine.
3. In still other jurisdictions, spitting can be considered assault if it causes pain or physical injury to another person. Depending on the circumstances surrounding your case, you could face up to five years in prison and/or a fine for assaulting someone by spitting at them.
4. In some states (including California), it is illegal to spit at another person with the intent of hitting them with your saliva or expectorate (spit). If you did this and were convicted of doing so, you could face up to one year in prison as well as fines that range from $1,000-$10,000 per incident (depending on the jurisdiction).
5. It is also illegal to spit at someone with the intent of causing bodily harm – whether they are an animal or another human being – depending on where you live (and whether or not they are an adult). If this happens and if there was bodily injury caused, you could face up to five years in prison and/or a fine.
6. Spitting on someone is also illegal if you are a public officer or employee and you spit at someone while on duty. Depending on the jurisdiction, this could result in fines (up to $10,000 per incident) or jail time of up to one year.
7. In some states, it is also illegal to spit at animals while they are being used for commercial purposes (such as entertainment). Depending on the jurisdiction, this could result in fines (up to $1,000 per incident) or jail time of up to six months.
8. It is also illegal for people who work in an animal facility – such as veterinarians – and who spit at an animal that is under their care or custody (such as a dog) with the intent of causing bodily injury to it. Depending on the jurisdiction, this could result in fines (up to $1,000 per incident) or jail time of up to six months. If the person who committed this crime was convicted of doing so with the intent to inflict bodily injury, they would be required to undergo anger management classes and pay fines ranging from $1-$10,000 per incident.

When Is It Illegal To Spit On Someone?

1. In many states, it is illegal to spit on someone with the intent of hitting them with your saliva or expectorate (spit). If you did this and were convicted of doing so, you could face up to one year in prison as well as fines that range from $1,000-$10,000 per incident.
2. It is also illegal to spit at someone with the intent of causing bodily harm – whether they are an animal or another human being – depending on where you live (and whether or not they are an adult). If this happens and if there was bodily injury caused, you could face up to five years in prison and/or a fine.
3. Spitting on someone is also illegal if you are a public officer or employee and you spit at someone while on duty. Depending on the jurisdiction, this could result in fines (up to $10,000 per incident) or jail time of up to one year.
4. In some states (including California), it is illegal to spit at another person with the intent of hitting them with your saliva or expectorate (spit). If you did this and were convicted of doing so, you could face up to one year in prison as well as fines that range from $1,000-$10,000 per incident (depending on the jurisdiction).
5. It is also illegal to spit at someone with the intent of causing bodily harm – whether they are an animal or another human being – depending on where you live (and whether or not they are an adult). If this happens and if there was bodily injury caused, you could face up to five years in prison and/or a fine.

Summary

Spitting on someone is not, in and of itself, illegal – no matter how much you might wish it was! The main laws surrounding spitting are usually concerned with the transmission of diseases, as well as where and when you can do it. If you are in a place of work, such as a school or a library, you could be found guilty of a criminal offense. If you accidentally spit on someone, it is unlikely that you would be charged with anything. This is because criminal negligence is a very serious offense. In order to be found guilty of criminal negligence, you must have been aware of the fact that you were doing something dangerous and failed to take action to prevent harm from coming to another person.

FAQs:

What are the laws on spitting in California?

In California, you can be charged with a misdemeanor or a felony if you spit on someone with the intent of causing serious bodily injury. If convicted, you could face up to one year in county jail and/or a fine from $1,000-$10,000.

What are the laws on spitting in New York?

In New York, you can be charged with a misdemeanor or a felony if you spit on someone with the intent of causing serious bodily injury. If convicted, you could face up to one year in county jail and/or a fine from $1,000-$10,000.

What are the laws on spitting in Florida?

In Florida, it is illegal to intentionally spit at someone with the intent of causing bodily harm (whether they are an animal or another human being). If this happens and there was bodily injury caused as a result of your actions (regardless of whether or not there was permanent injury), you could face up to five years in prison as well as fines that range from $1,000-$10,000 per incident (depending on the jurisdiction).

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Hundreds of people gathered in Jordan Park on the evening of June 10 to support queer vendors, listen to speeches of community organizers and dance in the moonlight at Salt Lake Community Mutual Aid’s “Pride without Police” event. 

Logyn Clair, a Utah Valley University graduate, has been an artist since they were young. They make art to show the beauty in queerness. 

“I’ve spent the last few years kind of finding my identity and coming out and truly starting to live my life as a trans and queer person,” Clair said. “So I really wanted to create some artwork that people can feel represented by and see the beauty in queerness because so often in media and just, you know, with all the scary things in the world, it can be hard to remember how beautiful it is just to be who you are.”

In front of them, their table displayed original watercolor pieces designed after 10 different pride flags. Written on them was one word: proud. 

“I chose to say proud rather than pride because proud is a verb — it’s an action,” they said. “I am proud to be queer.” 

Across the way was a table displaying a victory: the Cottonwood Heights Starbucks certified their union. With six votes against and 11 in favor, the store became the first Starbucks to unionize in Utah on June 10. 

Jacob Lawson, barista at the location and leader of the labor movement, said this victory came after a long, difficult road, with mistreatment from management. 

“These companies do not care about us,” Lawson said. “We are cogs in a machine, and I think we’re showing with the Starbucks movement, that it’s time to stand up and show that we are not cogs in the machine — we are people who, you know, deserve to have our basic needs met.”

‘Out of the closet, into the streets’

After checking out the tables full of artwork and grabbing some free food, attendees could listen to a variety of speakers. Cameron, an organizer with SLCMA, introduced the speakers, saying this event was organized for a simple reason: The Utah Pride Center invited cops to Pride. 

“To invite the cops is to invite people who have for as long as there is queer history, they have been oppressing, harassing, attacking and even killing queer folk wherever they get the chance,” they said. “There is no way to invite them to a true Pride.”

According to Cameron, being queer is defined by “finding community in defiance of the status quo.”

“We think, we know, there is a need for a queer event that is rooted in what it means to be queer, that is rooted in building a community with each other, finding strength through each other, through the people we’re around and with,” they said. 

Cameron encouraged the crowd to listen to the speakers and think about which groups they would be interested in joining, because having a community makes the struggle easier. 

Members from Undocu SLC, an anonymous collective focused on supporting the undocumented community, talked about the origins of Pride. They said both rainbow capitalism and the police, with its origins tracing back to slave patrols, have tried to erase the histories of the trans activists of color who paved the way for the modern queer community. 

“They relentlessly and systematically enforced Black Codes, strict local and state laws that regulated and restricted access to labor wages, voting rights and general freedoms for formerly enslaved people,” they said. “So, to the Utah Pride Center, your empathy for people who struggle with police involvement in pride is not enough.”

They continued on to discuss the experiences of LGBTQ+ undocumented immigrants, saying they are exploited by their employers with few resources. They talked about the conditions of detention centers, including medical abuse such as forced sterilization. 

“LGBTQ+ immigrants and transgender immigrants in particular, are at greater risk of harassment and abuse in these detention centers and are often forced into confinement with people of the wrong gender,” they said. 

Another organizer with the group talked about the rising house and gas prices, asking the crowd to imagine how hard it is for a community denied of public benefits to survive. 

“We are here as an intersectional, queer collective asking one of our communities to acknowledge the difficult reality of existing not only as queer, but also undocumented,” they said. “We are here asking that those with the privilege of a safety net put their acknowledgement into tangible action. We’re not liberated until all of us are liberated.”

Tears, a member of Wasatch Tenants United talked about housing discrimination for those facing sexuality and gender oppression, saying that statistics don’t reflect the reality. 

“We have to reclaim our footing and re-situate ourselves in the context of revolutionary class struggle,” they said. “We have to organize in the interests of poor working class LGBTQ people, which in turn also means that we have to reject the colorblind logic that encourages us to use queerness as a means of covering up racial oppression and imperialism.”

Kit Grob from Starbucks Workers United talked about the intersections between the fight for workers’ rights and the fight for queer liberation. 

“The fight for gay liberation has always been led by the poorest and most vulnerable members of our community and I am enraged at how this fact seems to have been forgotten,” Grob said. “Corporations that not long ago refused to take our money are now marching in our parades and tabling at our festivals that we are supposed to pay to attend?” 

Grob spoke about the foundations of the queer community, and how those who were unabashedly queer created networks of support among each other where they built shelters to keep each other safe, and did art and drag for entertainment.

“But we have been betrayed by people who don’t want community with us, betrayed by the thin and abled, white, wealthy and cis people that were always ashamed to be associated with us,” Grob said. 

According to Grob, fighting for unions and supporting mutual aid networks are tangible ways to build community. 

“We cannot define our community based on identity any longer — I have nothing in common with queer people who are willing to hold hands with police and march in a parade,” Grob said. “The term ‘ally’ can no longer exclude queer people. We have to hold each other responsible to be better allies to the other people in our community who need us and to the queers of the future.” 

En from Xicanx Creative discussed white queerness and transness as white supremacist tools. 

“It was at the leadership of white queer and trans people that the movement for intersectional queer and especially trans liberation was derailed,” they said. “It was at the hands of European colonizers that Indigenous understandings of gender and sexual expansiveness in the larger world was criminalized, destroyed and stigmatized.” 

En said queer people need to liberate themselves — it is not enough to have parties at queer clubs, the community needs leaders and caretakers. 

“Listen to those of us most marginalized and lift them to the front,” they said. “That is the only way forward.”

The final speech of the night was from Ermiya Fanaeian of the Salt Lake City Armed Queers. She talked about the roots of Pride being “a radical rebellion against policing.”

“It doesn’t matter how much you market assimilation to us, our fight is for liberation,” she said. “It doesn’t matter how many times you take on rainbow aesthetic when you are refusing to allow your queer workers to unionize. It doesn’t matter how much you tell us electoral politics will save us when the elected president is currently twiddling his thumbs in the Oval Office.” 

When Fanaeian chanted “Out of the closet,” the audience responded “Into the streets.” 

The night concluded with music and dancing, gratitude for all who helped make the event come to fruition and encouragement to meet new people and build connections — connections echoed by many speakers as a necessity in the fight for queer liberation.

k.silverstein@dailyutahchronicle.com

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When you study abroad, you want to enjoy a new community and focus on your academic career. But trying to navigate unfamiliar situations like transportation and accommodation drains time and energy.

What if there were a simple technology to connect you with people who could help you run errands and navigate your new environment? There is, and here’s how it works:

This technology is developed by Hospitalities,  a startup funded and mentored by the Hatchery, Emory Center for Innovation. When you use Hospitalities, you create a part-time job for a refugee in the Refugee Women Network, the only organization in Georgia that specifically meets the needs of refugee women.

If you want to experience this technology and find simple solutions to your daily needs, please sign up at our website https://www.hospitalities.net/ or text startup founder Lynn Le at 470-659-1932.

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The omnibus higher education bill that included $3 million for the University of Minnesota passed the House on May 20, but failed to come to a vote in the Senate before the end of the legislative session on May 23.

If passed by the Senate, the bill would grant $20 million to Minnesota higher education, taken from the state’s record-breaking budget surplus of $9.25 billion. Unless a special session is called, the bill will not come to a vote and no funding will be granted until next year’s session.

The University originally requested $936 million for investments such as a new chemistry building and security upgrades. Of the $3 million granted, $2 million would go to the Natural Resources Research Institute and $1 million would go to the Promise Scholarship Program.

Vice Chair of the University’s Board of Regents Steve Sviggum said he was not expecting the legislature to grant the University’s full request but was hoping for a larger investment.

“It was needed to serve our mission as a University of research and education,” Sviggum said. “[The legislature] need[s] to support performance, and I think the University’s performance has warranted some additional investments.”

The University usually submits budget requests during odd-numbered years, but the budget surplus presented the opportunity for regents to request more funding this year.

Some representatives said the funding was not as great as they had hoped. Rep. Ginny Klevorn (DFL) said the legislature has been “systematically underinvesting” in the University for years.

“That cannot continue and have higher education be affordable,” Klevorn said. “We have to meet our students where they are.”

In the House debate over the bill, Rep. Jon Koznick (R) said he did not support the bill because it failed to make college more affordable for all students. He said he would like to “apologize” to University students who may face a 3.5% tuition increase next fall.

“Never was it a consideration to help freeze tuition,” Koznick said during the meeting. “We started out with misplaced priorities, and we need to have a tax agreement for long term permanent tax reform.”

The higher education bill was not the only omnibus spending bill that failed to pass by the May 23 deadline. The bipartisan agreement for spending the budget surplus included $4 billion in tax relief and $4 billion for new spending, but neither the tax bills nor most spending bills made it over the finish line.

Health and human services, E-12 education and public safety are among the omnibus spending bills that will not be passed unless government leaders call a special session.

Chair of the Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee Rep. Connie Bernardy (DFL) said she does not believe a special session will be called unless a deal is struck among Democrat and Republican leaders to pass both the tax bill and the spending bills.

Sviggum said he believed it is unlikely that legislators would reconvene for a special session unless an agreement was made “very soon.”

“With the money we had, we think we made some good investments,” Bernardy said. “We came up with a compromise bill, and unfortunately [Republican senators] didn’t see the value of investing in our students and killed it.”

Watch Jurassic World Dominion Online Free Streaming: Jurassic World (2022) Digital Release Here’s How

Universal Pictures! Here are options for downloading or watching Jurassic World Dominion streaming the full movie online for free on 123movies & Reddit, including where to watch the anticipated Universal Pictures’ Movies at home. Is Jurassic World 3 available to stream? Is watching Jurassic World (2022)  on Disney Plus, HBO Max, Netflix, or Amazon Prime? Yes, we have found a faithful streaming option/service.

John Hammond, played by actor and director Vincent D’Onofrio, will be returning for the final installment of the Jurassic Park trilogy. The film is set 21 years after the last movie. We will find out what happened during that time. There is a volcano that is a danger to Costa Rica. If something isn’t done.

The Jurassic World sequel is based on the movie Jurassic World. The same actors and actresses, like Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, and Sam Neill, are in it. Some new people are in it too, like BD Wong and Omar Sy. The movie started filming in 2014 but then had to stop because of Covid Pandemic.

The Sixth installment of the Jurassic Park Franchise is scheduled to be released on June 10, 2022, by Universal Pictures. Unlike the two previous films in this franchise, no actor or actress who has starred opposite Chris Pratt will appear alongside him again.

Jurassic World Dominion Release Date:

The new Jurassic World movie, Dominion, is scheduled in Mexico and South Korea on June 1, 2022. But the U.S. release has been delayed until next year because of a pandemic. We’re so excited about the movie, even though it’s been pushed back!

The film will be available on Universal’s Peacock website four months after being released in theaters. Ten weeks after that, the film will be available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video. After that, the film will return to Starz, which has an exclusive licensing agreement with the film’s producers.

Where can you stream all Jurassic World Franchise  movies?

With a new Jurassic World coming out very soon, you may want to rewatch all the movies. Or if you haven’t given the science fiction adventure films a shot, now is your chance.

Jurassic Park, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, and Jurassic Park III can all be streamed using a HBO Max or Hulu subscription. If you’d prefer to rent the movies, only the first two are on Prime Video. Otherwise all three films can be rented on YouTube, Apple TV+, or Google Play Movies & TV.

The sixth film in the franchise, Jurassic World Dominion, will be released in cinemas on June 10, 2022. Right now it’s not confirmed where the movie will be streamed after its big screen release.

Is Jurassic World Dominion on Netflix?

Jurassic World Dominion is not available to watch on Netflix. If you’re interested in other movies and shows, one can access the vast library of titles within Netflix under various subscription costs depending on the plan you choose: $9.99 per month for the basic plan, $15.99 monthly for the standard plan, and $19.99 a month for the premium plan.

Is Jurassic World 3 on Hulu?

They’re not on Hulu, either! But prices for this streaming service currently start at $6.99 per month, or $69.99 for the whole year. For the ad-free version, it’s $12.99 per month, $64.99 per month for Hulu + Live TV, or $70.99 for the ad-free Hulu + Live TV.

Is Jurassic World Dominion on Disney Plus?

No sign of Jurassic World Dominion on Disney+, which is proof that the House of Mouse doesn’t have its hands on every franchise! Home to the likes of ‘Star Wars’, ‘Marvel’, ‘Pixar’, National Geographic’, ESPN, STAR and so much more, Disney+ is available at the annual membership fee of $79.99, or the monthly cost of $7.99. If you’re a fan of even one of these brands, then signing up to Disney+ is definitely worth it, and there aren’t any ads, either.

Is Jurassic World 3 on HBO Max?

Sorry, Jurassic World Dominion is not available on HBO Max. There is a lot of content from HBO Max for $14.99 a month, such a subscription is ad-free and it allows you to access all the titles in the library of HBO Max. The streaming platform announced an ad-supported version that costs a lot less at the price of $9.99 per month.

Is Jurassic World 2022 on Amazon Video?

Unfortunately, Jurassic World Dominion is not available to stream for free on Amazon Prime Video. However, you can choose other shows and movies to watch from there as it has a wide variety of shows and movies that you can choose from for $14.99 a month.

Is Jurassic World 3 on Peacock?

Jurassic World Dominion is not available to watch on Peacock at the time of writing. Peacock offers a subscription costing $4.99 a month or $49.99 per year for a premium account. As their namesake, the streaming platform is free with content out in the open, however, limited.

Is Jurassic World Dominion on Paramount Plus?

Jurassic World Dominion is not on Paramount Plus. Paramount Plus has two subscription options: the basic version ad-supported Paramount+ Essential service costs $4.99 per month, and an ad-free premium plan for $9.99 per month.

Is Jurassic World 3 on Apple TV Plus?

Jurassic World Dominion isn’t on Apple TV+ at the moment, sorry! In the meantime, you can watch top-rated shows like Ted Lasso on Apple TV with a subscription cost of $4.99 a month.

Is Jurassic World Dominion on Now TV Cinema?

Sadly, Jurassic World Dominion hasn’t made its way yet to Now TV Cinema. If you’re interested in thousands of other movies and shows, you can still access to the Now TV Cinema library for 9.99 a month.

Who is in the Cast of Jurassic World Dominion?

Further information: List of Jurassic Park characters

• Chris Pratt as Owen Grady
• Bryce Dallas Howard as Claire Dearing
• Laura Dern as Dr. Ellie Sattler
• Jeff Goldblum as Dr. Ian Malcolm
• Sam Neill as Dr. Alan Grant
• DeWanda Wise as Kayla Watts
• Mamoudou Athie as Ramsay Cole
• BD Wong as Dr. Henry Wu
• Omar Sy as Barry Sembène
• Isabella Sermon as Maisie Lockwood
• Campbell Scott as Dr. Lewis Dodgson
• Justice Smith as Franklin Webb
• Scott Haze as Rainn Delacourt
• Dichen Lachman as Soyona Santos
• Daniella Pineda as Dr. Zia Rodriguez
• Kristoffer Polaha as Wyatt Huntley
• Elva Trill as Charlotte Lockwood
• Dimitri Thivaios

About Jurassic World 3 (2022):

The last movie in the “Jurassic World” franchise ended with dinosaurs free and walking around North America. The new movie, “Jurassic World: Dominion” will not follow a traditional movie structure. Colin Trevorrow revealed this to Collider in an interview. Chris Pratt let slip to MTV News that the film would follow the events. Since there was a three-year gap between the events of “Jurassic World” in 2015 and “Fallen Kingdom” in 2018, people thought that “Dominion” would also follow this pattern and be set in 2021.

Maisie Lockwood was a child in “Fallen Kingdom,” but she is now a teenager in “Dominion.” Director Colin Trevorrow spoke to Entertainment Weekly about Dodgson and what viewers can expect from him.

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Some of the Alliance of Hispanic Serving Research Universities’ goals include doubling the amount of Hispanic students enrolled in doctorate programs and increasing the amount of Hispanic professors by 20 percent. | Christopher Charleston/The Cougar

With 2.1 million Hispanic residents, the city of Houston is home to one of the largest Hispanic populations in the U.S. The University’s demographics reflect this as well, with roughly a third of its students identifying as Hispanic or Latino, UH’s Latino community is the eighth largest of any university nationwide.

In its most recent effort to cater to this community, the University announced that it will be joining the Alliance of Hispanic Serving Research Universities. UH will become one of the seven founding universities in Texas alongside schools such as the University of Texas, UTSA and Texas Tech.

The organization defines themselves as “a voluntary association of universities that are both Hispanic-Serving Institutions as defined by Title V of the Higher Education Act and in the top 5 percent of universities in the United States for research,” according to the HSRU website.

The organization’s goals include doubling the amount of Hispanic students enrolled in doctorate programs, as well as increasing the amount of Hispanic professors by 20 percent. Both of which the HSRU hopes to achieve by 2030.

Pursuant to these goals, the Alliance will implement a variety of data-sharing and research based strategies to better serve the Hispanic community. The HSRU is predicated on cooperative action between the 20 member universities nationwide that have joined the Alliance.

“Our network is stronger than we are as individual institutions acting alone, and that by working together we are more likely to reach our common goals,” according to the HSRU website. 

In addition to increasing the number of Hispanic professors and PhD students, the Alliance also hopes to address the underrepresentation of Hispanic students enrolled in STEM programs. The HSRU will be working in collaboration with the National Science Foundation in order to find ways to better engage Hispanic students in STEM disciplines.

Joining the HSRU comes as yet another step in a previous efforts taken on behalf of the University to better serve its Hispanic student body. Aside from the scholarships and resources UH has made available to Hispanic students in recent years, in February of this year the board of regents also approved the new Bachelor of Arts in Mexican American and Latino/a applied studies, an undergraduate degree program focused on the experiences and contributions of the Latino community in the U.S.

UH President Renu Khator will be serving on the board of the Alliance, alongside several other high ranking faculty members from other universities also a part of the alliance.

“By uniting these research powerhouses, we can truly make a difference and improve Hispanic representation in the highest levels of research across the country while also creating a diverse pipeline to fuel the workforce,” Khator said in a statement. “At the University of Houston, one-third of our students are Hispanic and we have made great strides in serving this historically underserved population, but more needs to be done to expand educational opportunities in doctoral programs and among our faculty ranks.”

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The Colorado State University System Board of Governors announced Friday morning that Rick Miranda will be the interim president of CSU Fort Collins starting July 1.

The System announced yesterday that Joyce McConnell, who has been CSU’s president since 2019, will be parting ways with the System starting June 30.

Miranda currently serves as the chief academic officer for the CSU System, a position he has held since 2012. He was the provost and executive vice president for the CSU Fort Collins campus from 2009-2020. Miranda joined CSU as faculty in 1982.

The press release sent out by the CSU System Friday morning said the BOG has moved to establish a President Search Advisory Committee to look for the 16th president of CSU.

“The committee will provide input in development of a candidate profile, job description, and leadership statement that will be used in a national search that results in a qualified and diverse candidate pool,” the release said. “After identifying and interviewing applicants, the Committee will recommend qualified candidates for consideration by the Board, which is the hiring authority.”

The search for McConnell took five months.

In the release, Board of Governors Chair Kim Jordan said Miranda will help ensure stability and keep initiatives moving forward while the search is ongoing.

“Few people have the deep understanding of all aspects of CSU academics and operations that Dr. Miranda brings to the table,” Jordan said in the release. “He has a strong personal dedication to the people and programs that make CSU a great university, coupled with a deep commitment to ensuring the campus is welcoming for all Coloradans. The Board has great confidence in his ability to lead thoughtfully and maintain the university’s momentum through the transition to a new president.”

Reach Serena Bettis at news@collegian.com or on Twitter @serenaroseb.

McKeever abuse allegations warrant further discussion

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It is hard being a college student in a competitive environment like UC Berkeley. A recent op-ed published by Daniella Ivanir in The Daily Californian explored the mental health crisis at Cal. Some students are trying to balance the struggles of college life while playing a D1 sport. As a college student, playing a sport at such a high level is a full-time job, and is both physically and mentally draining. Now imagine being subjected to nearly daily verbal and emotional abuse on top of that. That is, in a nutshell, what coach Teri McKeever’s swimmers allegedly had to deal with for years, according to an investigation by Southern California News Group, or SCNG.

Alleged details of the coach’s disturbing behavior have been documented and corroborated extensively and, if you can stomach it, I implore you to read the articles on this topic that have been published by Scott Reid of SCNG. 

Some may argue that emotional abuse is the price to pay for competing at the Olympic level — that being tough on athletes is the only way to optimize their performance. Toughness is certainly a desirable trait in a coach, but there is clearly a line between being tough and being abusive, and the behaviors described in this case have unquestionably crossed that line.

If emotional abuse of this sort is leading to sleeplessness (among other things), then it cannot possibly be optimizing performance. Additionally, a 2013 article by Stirling and Kerr in the International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology on “the perceived effects of elite athletes’ experiences of emotional abuse in the coach-athlete relationship” concluded that there is insufficient empirical evidence to suggest that emotional abuse optimizes performance. It argued that from an ethical standpoint, these coaching practices should not be condoned or justified, as there is a “severe cost to the psychological well-being of the athlete.” 

The purpose of this argument is not to explore the nitty-gritty details of McKeever’s actions, nor is it to engage in a nuanced debate about the optimal level of toughness in coaching. This story needs to be heard for two reasons. 

First, it is my hope that this piece can spread awareness of what has been going on, as I suspect that many within the Cal community have not yet even heard about this. Teri McKeever is a world-famous coach who has spent three decades at Cal — surely, this scandal merits scrutiny.

Second, more attention should be drawn to the fact that, if the allegations are found to be true, McKeever will not be alone in having committed wrongdoing. Therefore, she should not be the only one held accountable. Multiple complaints were reportedly made by swimmers and parents to Jim Knowlton, director of athletics, and Jennifer Simon-O’Neill — executive senior associate athletics director, chief of staff and senior woman administrator. Their responses were characterized as indifferent and dismissive, according to the SCNG reports. Furthermore, the initial article detailing a litany of abuse allegations was published in the Orange County Register on May 24, and Cal had also reportedly been informed a week prior about those allegations. But it was not until after swimmers walked out on McKeever at a May 25 practice that she was placed on administrative leave.

In a recent statement, Cal acknowledged that the allegations against McKeever were “serious and deeply disturbing and, if proven to be true, would indicate there has been conduct the university would not tolerate.” Yet the response from the administration over the years seems to suggest otherwise. Complaints to administration about the coach’s conduct reportedly date back at least as far as 2014. 

The way I see it, there are two possibilities if allegations are found to be true: Either Knowlton and Simon-O’Neill were oblivious to what was going on — in which case their involvement is insufficient and unworthy of their lucrative salaries; or they were aware of what was going on and failed to take meaningful action to stop it — in which case they have neglected to meet basic standards of human decency.

McKeever is currently on paid leave as a formal investigation is being conducted. However, I am certainly inclined to believe the accounts that have been corroborated by dozens. If the allegations are true, then my message to Knowlton and Simon-O’Neill is loud and clear. Allow me to borrow the alleged words of “one of the most accomplished swimming mentors in the United States, if not the world,” according to her Cal bio, Teri McKeever: “You’re worthless. You’re a piece of (expletive). You’re a waste of time.” And if you feel a shred of remorse for the role that you have played in all of this and are truly committed to the health and well-being of student-athletes, then the most meaningful contribution you can make at this point is to resign. The ball is in your court.

As a member of the Cal community, I ask everyone else to firstly please make sure to hold the administration accountable for all of its failures so that this never happens again, and secondly, to actively support the athletes who have come forward.

Julian Levine is a recent UC Berkeley graduate.

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La energía se siente cuando entras en Flower Street Barbers. La manera que está organizado el hogar es muy estratégico — la colocación de la televisión y la música hip-hop que salta por todas las paredes.

Mira por encima de la televisión hacia la izquierda y verás la camiseta de Drake London. Hacia la derecha está la camiseta de Drake Jackson. Te sientas en el sillón negro de espuma de memoria y estas en uno de los asientos más populares — el mismo lugar donde el entrenador de fútbol americano de USC Lincoln Riley recibió su primer corte de pelo en Los Àngeles. Pero este no es un corte de pelo típico.

Con Peter ‘42’ Hernandez, encontrarás algo diferente. Él quiere conocerte. Quiere encontrar una manera de conectar contigo y entender tu historia.

Cuando Riley se sentó, Hernandez no quería saber sobre su estrategia ni sobre su experiencia entrenando Baker Mayfield en Oklahoma.

“Yo quise conocerlo personalmente. Le pregunte, ‘¿qué carro manejabas en la secundaria? ¿Cuántas cuadras caminabas para ir a la tienda de licores?’” dijo Hernandez. “‘¿Qué tuvo que pasar para que pudieras hacer eso?’”

Aunque sea el barbero primario de los atletas de USC y algunos lo llamen un ‘barbero famoso,’ eso no lo define.

Su camino al ser el barbero favorito de USC empezó en la comunidad alrededor de él. Eso es lo que más le importa.

“Yo no solamente cortó el pelo del equipo de fútbol americano, yo no solamente cortó el pelo del equipo de baloncesto, yo tengo que empezar con la comunidad primero,” dijo Hernandez. “Porque sin la comunidad, no puedo atenderte.”

“Yo estoy seguro. Yo voy a hacerlo”

Como niño en Santa Barbara en los 1990, Hernandez se describió como un ‘crash dummy.’ Sus hermanas y hermanos lo ponían en ciertas situaciones y estaban curiosos cómo reaccionaría.

Fue por ellos que él aprendió las características que son parte de ser un barbero exitoso. Sus hermanas le enseñaron cómo hablarle a la gente de buena manera, aprendiendo cómo usar las palabras para reemplazar las acciones. Sus hermanos le enseñaron cómo manejar un negocio con experiencia táctil. Estando alrededor de sus hermanos, Hernandez se preguntó porque la gente seguía escogiendo a sus hermanos para los cortes de pelo; él empezó a averiguar más sobre el negocio.

Años antes de que Hernandez tuviera la maquinilla en sus manos, usaba latas de pintura para expresarse en forma de arte.

“Yo siempre estuve listo para pintar el lugar más grande, más ancho, más vibrante, vistoso porque quise un reto,” él dijo. “Cada vez que salí, fue difícil hacer que la gente supiera mi nombre sin que la gente me conociera.”

Hernandez era conocido por su grafiti, frecuentemente recibiendo felicitaciones. No le daba mucha importancia, enfatizando que el talento no vino fácil.

A veces Hernandez esperaba a ver quién tenía pintura de más para que pudiera hacer más graffiti.

“Así de motivado estuve para asegurar que cualquier cosa que hacía delante de mí era de la mejor calidad y no había lugar para algo peor,” dijo Hernandez.

Ese es un mantra que Hernandez usa hoy en día. Después en su adolescencia, empezó a cortar pelo más frecuentemente.

Siempre pasaba tiempo en la barbería de su hermano — la maquinilla gravitaba hacia sus manos como un imán. Pero sus hermanos se fueron a la escuela de barbería cuando él consiguió su propia maquinilla.

Esto creó un problema. Hernandez solo quería que sus hermanos le cortaran el pelo, y él recurrió contárselo él mismo.

“Empecé cortarme mi propio pelo y te digo esto: hermano, no era fácil. Nada es fácil,” dijo Hernandez. “Y, si te gusta, solo se pone más fácil porque tu autoestima mejora. No te importan los juzgamientos ni las críticas.”

Pero pensando que no le importaban las críticas fue un obstáculo. Avergonzado, Hernandez se puso gorras para esconder su pelo arruinado.

Momentos como estos forman la persona que es Hernandez. Un día, él se cansó de caminar con una gorra. Él tiró la gorra al piso y caminó con confianza, y la gente preguntó donde consiguió su corte de pelo.

“Así de confiado soy. Ya estuve diciéndole a la gente, ‘Mira la etapa en la cual estoy,’” dijo él. “Yo tengo confianza. Estoy logrando esto. Estoy triunfando. Empezaron la gente preguntar por mí.”

Para bien o para mal, más gente empezaron preguntar por Hernandez para los cortes de pelo. Pero él empezó a ver gente de otras secundarias y luchó por mantenerse en la escuela.

“Era una bendición disfrazada porque si no tuviera [esa experiencia cortando pelo], entonces no hubiera conocido la gente que me guiaron a donde estoy hoy,” dijo Hernandez.

Proveer es más importante que cualquier cosa para él. Lo lleva desde niño.

Amor fraterno

Adoptado por una familia que ya tenía seis hijos, Hernandez cree que su familia adoptiva no tuvo que cargarse con la responsabilidad de un bebe de dos meses.

 Eso siempre lo inspiró darle para atrás a la comunidad y lo motivó a que aprovechara todo el tiempo que uso su familia para enseñarlo a cortar pelo.

“Yo me acuerdo todos los días que tengo que proveer a la comunidad,” dijo él. “Porque si no lo hago, entonces el tiempo que pase con mi familia, enseñándome lo bueno y lo malo, no valió la pena.”

Para asegurarse de que valiera la pena, Hernandez empezó a aprender de sus hermanos, Cesar y Eric.

Cuando Cesar se mudó a una barbería en Santa Bárbara, Peter obtuvo más confianza. Él barría el piso, contestaba el teléfono y se encargaba de hacer las citas, haciéndolo una persona fácil con quien se puede hablar.

Mientras trabajaba con César, Peter empezó a notar si los clientes se sentían mal e intentó hacerlos sentir mejores. Eso lo inspiró a aceptar a cualquier persona.

“Hay varios lugares que no te aceptan por barrera idiomática,” dijo Peter. “Pero yo quise asegurarme de que todos sean bienvenidos, especialmente si quería cortar pelo como mi hermano.”

Convirtiéndose en el barbero más conocido de USC

Era el segundo año en Flower Street para Peter, y las cosas se movían lentas. Su compañero de trabajo pensó que iba haber gente entrando y saliendo constantemente, pero nadie supo que la barbería existía, dijo Peter, e hizo una apuesta con su compañero.

Él salía y distribuía tarjetas, regresaba adentro y entonces su compañero hacía lo mismo. Como Cesar y Eric le daban retos a Peter, él hacía lo mismo con sus compañeros.

Mientras Peter entró en Ono Hawaiian Barbeque en Figueroa, era no más que un atleta de 1.88 metros de alto. Peter le dijo que fuera a su tienda, le dio una tarjeta y le dijo, “Si necesitas un corte de pelo o el barbero tuyo no lo puede hacer, ven y visítame.”

Treinta minutos después, el exfutbolista de USC Malik Dorton le dio una llamada y recibió su corte de pelo una hora después. Peter sorprendió a Dorton.

“Malik pensó, ‘este es la primera vez que te veo, no sabes nada de mí, y ahora pienso que me conoces mejor que nadie porque me cortaste el pelo,’” dijo Peter.

Todo empezó a realizarse para Peter. Él encontró la confianza que no supo que tenía.

La barbería empezó a popularizarse entre el equipo de fútbol americano, diciéndose unos a los otros de un tal ‘42’ el barbero en Flower, y lo demás ya se sabe. Si ves el Instagram de Peter, puedes ver todos los futbolistas y basquetbolistas de USC.

Él mismo hizo su tienda en Flower. Él terminaba su trabajo, manejaba a Home Depot y ponía toda la materia que podía en su carro.

Él hizo todo — las estaciones de cortar pelo y la corriente de la tienda — no importaba el tiempo que tomará. Estaba en YouTube aprendiéndolo todo.

Esa es la mentalidad que inspira a los atletas troyanos. Su confianza y motivación para amigarse con la gente e inspirarlos a ser mejores siempre ha sido evidente.

El Futbolista John Jackson III, quien conoció a 42 atreves de un amigo, hasta llama a Peter un hermano y una bendición.

“Es un tipo bueno, y siempre es divertido hablar con él de cualquier cosa,” él dijo.

Para exfutbolista de alabama Shane Lee, Peter era la persona que lo ayudó conocer la ciudad cuando primero llegó a USC. Lee vio a Peter en la tienda de libros, y el barbero le dijo todo lo que había de saber de Los Ángeles.

Su habilidad para conversar era diferente a los otros barberos. Él quiere oír todo de ti, pero también quiere saber cómo te estás motivando a ser una persona mejor. Se trata más de aprender fuera de la cancha cuando hablas con él. Las conversaciones se sobresaltan.

“Lo que se distingue es la conversación, teniendo una conversación no solo de fútbol, pero sobre la vida,” dijo el futbolista Kyron Ware-Hudson. “Diciéndonos como ser buena gente.”

A veces cuando el cliente está teniendo mal día, Peter los deja extender la cita, dejándolos que le digan todo lo que les molesta.

Esto es lo que más le importa a Peter al fin del día.

“Me importa más todas las relaciones y conexiones con mis clientes que el dinero,” dijo él.

Para ver la traducción en inglés, haz click aquí.

Traducción escrita por Emanuel Rodriguez y Angie Orellana Hernandez.

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Colorado State University System Chancellor Tony Frank announced Thursday morning that CSU President Joyce McConnell and the CSU System Board of Governors “have decided to part ways,” and McConnell’s last day as CSU president will be June 30.

The Board of Governors will pay McConnell $1.57 million for ending her employment contract early, according to the separation agreement signed by McConnell and the Board of Governors.

The agreement also states neither McConnell, the Board or any other representatives of the system may make a statement that reflects negatively on the other or speak publicly about the separation except to express gratitude.”

McConnell is also giving up her position as a tenured full professor in the Warner College of Natural Resources. Based on archived versions of the CSU General Catalogue, McConnell never taught a course at the university.

“President McConnell expresses her sincere appreciation for the opportunity to serve as the 15^th and first woman President of CSU and that it has been one of the highest honors of her professional career,” Frank’s announcement said.

McConnell sent an email about 20 minutes after the announcement that said she cares deeply for the CSU community and thanks everyone for their “support, hard work and unrelenting spirit.”

“To serve as the 15th and first woman president of Colorado State University is the highest accomplishment of my career in higher education,” McConnell’s email said.

McConnell said the community has “successfully faced challenges of a global pandemic and accomplished what many thought impossible: emerging from the pandemic in a strong position for the future with remarkable consensus reflected in Courageous Strategic Transformation.”

At the Board of Governors meeting this morning Frank said, “on behalf of the entire board, we want to thank Joyce for her efforts and we wish her well in her future endeavors.”

The Board of Governors will name an interim president in the next few days, Frank said.

Associated Students of CSU President Rob Long said he was extremely shocked by the news and he was looking forward to working with McConnell.

“With that said, I have an equal amount of enthusiasm as to working with the next CSU President and will cooperate with them to the greatest extent,” Long said.

Melinda Smith, a biology professor and the most recent faculty representative for CSU Fort Collins on the Board of Governors, said she was surprised and saddened “by the fact that we will be losing her leadership, enthusiasm and advocacy for CSU.”

“Having a President leave before their term ends is unsettling,” Smith said. “There is now a void that will need to be filled soon and it is unknown who that replacement will be.”

Smith said the community has seen McConnell’s Courageous Strategic Transformation plan come to fruition after more than two years of hard work by many people at the university, and it is now unclear if the Courageous Strategic Transformation vision will be acheived. She said she feels the impact of McConnell’s exit on the university will be significant, especially because there is uncertainty surrounding the new president and what their priorities might be.

Sue Doe, an English professor and the Faculty Council chair, said the Faculty Council has appreciated McConnell’s willingness to engage with them in meetings and less formal settings.

“We especially appreciate that she was highly visible during the pandemic, which has been one of the most difficult periods in the university’s, and indeed the nation’s, history,” Doe said.

“I would hope that the BOG will move quickly to hire a new president,” Smith said. “Having the community in a state of ‘stasis’ while waiting to see who will be the new leader of the university will be difficult. I hope that the BOG will consider choosing an interim president who has the overall vision and needs of CSU high in their priority list.”

At the Board of Governors meeting, Frank said the search for a new president will be nationwide and include students, faculty and staff. The last search took five months, after Frank stepped down as CSU’s 14th president to become chancellor.

McConnell was appointed in March 2019 by a unanimous decision from the Board of Governors. She is the first female president of CSU and the 15th overall. Her three years at CSU have been marked with student protests against instances of bias on campus, responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and major public attention surrounding the athletic department.

“While change is never easy, it is a constant,” Doe said. “The faculty will be central to helping the university through this transition, and we are ready to do so.”

Editor’s Note: This article has been updated multiple times to add information about the developing story. The original content has not been altered.

Reach Serena Bettis at news@collegian.com or on Twitter @serenaroseb.