Police ease grooming rules to broaden NYPD diversity
The NYPD and other departments ease grooming standards to expand the applicant pool. Tattoos turbans hijabs and beards are allowed or tolerated as departments shift away from a strictly clean shaved 1950s look. Masood Syed argues beard rules are arbitrary and should be case by case while Sikhs in New York celebrate turbans as part of faith and identity.
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Odessa College expands open resources and aims for Aspen Prize
Odessa College highlights gains including an increase in degree and certificate recipients from 607 in 2011 to 1313, high freshman A to C rates, and national visibility as it launches Open Educational Resources funded by a 9.8 million dollar consortium. The Fab Lab opens Feb 1 to foster cross discipline collaboration while a new auto diesel facility advances the program. The college plans more housing and seeks 5 percent more state funding as faculty attract global applicants and workforce education expands.
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John Hurt dies at 77 after pancreatic cancer battle
Oscar nominee Sir John Hurt died at age 77 in London following a battle with pancreatic cancer. The veteran actor rose to fame with breakout roles in A Man for All Seasons and Caligula and earned two Academy Award nominations for The Elephant Man and Midnight Express.
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