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Retired Indiana University Faculty Members Denied Preliminary Injunction, Barred from Bloomington Faculty Council Participation for Now

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Retired faculty members at Indiana University will not be allowed to serve as representatives on the Bloomington Faculty Council, at least for the time being. A recent ruling by a Monroe County judge has temporarily halted their ability to participate in faculty governance. On Sunday, Judge Emily Salzmann denied a motion for a preliminary injunction filed by three retired professors: Steven Sherman, Alex Tanford, and Russell Skiba. The plaintiffs had launched a lawsuit against the university’s Board of Trustees in August following a policy change that prohibits retired faculty from engaging in … Read more

Access Denied: Website Faces Outage Amid Surge in Traffic

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Washington, D.C. — Users experienced a significant disruption when attempting to access various online services, leading to widespread frustration and confusion. Many reported errors indicating they were unable to connect to websites or applications, causing alarms about potential outages across the internet. The issue appeared to originate from problems with server connectivity, subsequently blocking user requests and causing disruptions. Users attempting to engage with specific web applications were met with messages attributing the issues to configuration errors or heavy traffic, suggesting that many were trying to use the same service simultaneously. As a result, they … Read more