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Campus Safety Magazine

Highlights from the 2024 National Campus Safety Conference

Anthony Pluretti, associate vice president of student and campus services, spoke at the 2024 National Campus Safety Conference. Pluretti, who was named Campus Safety Director of the Year in 2022, was featured on a panel of other winners to share their secrets to success.

Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association

IWLCA Announces 2024 Academic Honor Squads

Widener women's lacrosse has been named an Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association 2024 Academic Honor Squad, which recognizes women's lacrosse teams that have posted a 3.2 or higher team grade point average for the academic year. 

Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association

IWLCA Recognizes 2024 Division III Academic Honor Roll

Widener women's lacrosse players Jordyn Edwards '25, Chloe Mingioni '25, Rachel Swaback '24, and Clark Trowbridge '25 have been named to the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association's 2024 Division III Academic Honor Roll, which highlights junior, senior, or graduate student athletes who have earned a cumulative academic GPA of 3.50 or greater.

WICS Illinois

Newschannel 20 at 6

Kalfani Turè, associate professor of criminal justice, is featured in this segment covering the death of Sonya Massey, an Illinois woman who was fatally shot by police. Turè gives insight into the use of bodycams for police officers. 

WMDT

Youth training program needs community support

Bryant Waters '27, a Pride football player, is featured in this segment about Off Street Sports Performance, an organization helping youth athletes receive additional training outside of normal practice hours and serving as a safe space for youth.

The Dispatch

Claims That Kamala Harris Is Ineligible to Be President Are False

Mary Brigid McManamon, emerita professor at Delaware Law School, offers commentary in this article disputing claims that Kamala Harris is ineligible to run for president. McManamon helps to clarify that Harris is a natural-born U.S. citizen.

Knownwell

Using AI to Solve Your Commercial Intelligence Problem

Provost Andrew Workman is a featured guest on this episode of the Knownwell podcast to discuss the changing tides of artificial intelligence and how Widener is embracing AI technology. The segment featuring Workman begins at 17:10.

Business Insider

The classic psychological phenomenon behind Trump supporters' fake ear bandages

Angie Corbo, chair of communication studies, shares her insight for this article examining the psychology behind supporters of former President Trump wearing bandages on their ears as a show of solidarity following his injury. Corbo explains that these actions can help supporters feel a closer, more personal relationship with Trump.

Psychology Today

When Humor Hurts: The Ethics of Joking and Comedy

This article discusses the ethics and morality of humor and includes comments and work published by Assistant Professor of Philosophy Thomas Wilk. The author references works and conference discussions by Wilk, and discusses his new book "In on the Joke: The Ethics of Humor and Comedy" published with co-author Steven Gimbel of Gettysburg College.