On Sunday afternoon, the Boston College women’s lacrosse team set out to defend their 2023 ACC title, facing off against the Syracuse Orange for the 2024 ACC Championship. Despite an early deficit, the Eagles rallied against the Orange and earned their second conference title in a row by a score of 15-8. It wasn’t a good start for BC in this game, as Syracuse scored five of the first six goals and just wouldn’t let BC control possession. Shea Dolce stood as strong as she could manage in net, but...
As students of the University of Iowa, we have had a front-row seat to the explosive growth of women’s basketball this year. No longer is Iowa known just for pigs and corn — Caitlin Clark and the rest of the Iowa women’s basketball team have helped put our state and women’s basketball on the map.
If gender politics is your jam, The New York Times absolutely nailed this headline last week: "Trump respects women, most men say." The story cited Siena polling for The New York Times showing that while a 54% majority of men say Trump respects women, either "a lot" or "some"—just 31% of women—hold the same view. In the survey, President Joe Biden is winning women’s votes, but not by as much as one might hope given the lopsided result of the "respect" question. Biden had a 16-point lead...
How will Biden conceal the inflation rampaging throughout his term? The latest scheme appears to be draining the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to the last drop. It’s already down to 17 percent, because Biden opened the spigot when his idiotic sanctions on Russian energy back in 2022 boosted prices at the pump into the stratosphere, always a terrifying development for homo politicus. Biden tamed gas prices by emptying most of the SPR. Now he may finish it off, because no, he can’t have gas prices...
The whole-day event explored the latest trends in SaaS and AI and brought together over 1,300 SaaS founders, business leaders, investors, and decision-makers for a day of networking, panel discussions, and solutions showcases
Since retiring two years ago, Joan Harris has upped her travel game. Once or twice a year, she visits her two adult children in different states. She’s planning multiple other trips, including to a science fiction convention in Scotland and a Disney cruise soon after that, along with a trip next year to neolithic sites in Great Britain. “I really have more money to spend now than when I was working,” said Harris, 64, an engineer who worked 29 years for the federal government and lives in...
Since launching a decade ago, Build a Dream has helped double the percentage of women working in skilled trades across Canada — and the non-profit is determined to continue growing it. While celebrating the 10-year milestone at Caesars Windsor on April 27, Build a Dream vowed to keep bringing a “chair to the table” for […]
Radio host Fifi Box has responded to being body-shamed after she was trolled for a ridiculous reason.
Protesters call for concrete action as prime minister agrees more needs to be doneGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAn urgent national cabinet meeting on men’s violence against women will be convened for Wednesday, with the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, saying all governments nationwide – including his own at the federal level – must make changes and focus more on stopping perpetrators.Albanese and senior ministers stopped short of announcing new...
Science says working out in the morning is best—no, wait, in the evening! If you’re looking for the best time to work out, you’ll find studies to support each of your options. Let’s look at the pros and cons of each choice, so you can decide what is best for your schedule.
India now has 19 track and field athletes who have qualified for the 2024 Olympics.
Ipswich Town are the first side in more than a decade to reach the Premier League with back-to-back promotions. History suggests they can survive in the top flight.