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Please download a modern browser Adriana Gonzalez Sanchez was recognized for being Slippery Rock University's  finalist for Syed Ali-Zaidi Award for Academic Excellence by Michael Zieg, SRU’s interim provost.  — Slippery Rock University recognized several students at its Celebration of Achievement ceremony highlighted by the announcement of SRU's nominee for the Syed Ali-Zaidi Award for Academic Excellence a senior dual physics and mathematics major from Moralzarzal will represent SRU as a finalist for the Ali-Zaidi award which is given to a graduating senior in Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education who exemplifies academic excellence and involvement A selection committee appointed by the State System chancellor reviews all nominees' accomplishments and selects a winner The winner will receive $1,000 and will be announced later this month Gonzalez Sanchez is a peer tutor in statistics she won a highly competitive summer appointment as a research assistant at Carnegie Mellon University Gonzalez Sanchez worked on a research project focused on sports analytics She continued to collaborate with her CMU mentor to write a peer-reviewed journal article following the conclusion of the summer program As a member of the SRU women's tennis team Gonzalez Sanchez is a four-time all-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference West honoree She plans to pursue a doctoral degree in business analytics operations and information systems at the University of Cincinnati in the fall Other awards presented at the Celebration of Achievement included: These awards recognize students from each of SRU's five colleges -- College of Business and College of Liberal Arts -- based on their involvement in a variety of research These awards recognize students from each of SRU's five colleges based on their outstanding leadership within an academic department or college: The Global Engagement Awards (International and Domestic) These awardsare presented to students who exemplify the desire to grow from a truly global education through committed involvement in the opportunities provided by SRU for global learning global experiences and meaningful engagement with people from other countries and cultures: SRU President's Award recipients were also recognized at the Celebration of Achievement MEDIA CONTACT: Justin Zackal | 724.738.4854 |  justin.zackal@sru.edu This article originally appeared on GlobalPost MORALZARZAL, Spain — Jesus Mejias is only 14 but he’s already mapped out his future: he wants to become a matador and appear in the great bullrings of Madrid and Seville He’s just taken a big step to fulfilling that ambition at a trainee bullfight in this small town 30 miles north of Madrid Mejias stands at a little over five feet tall and his voice hasn’t broken but his skills with the cape against a quarter-ton bullock wowed the local crowd he drove his sword into the animal’s heart killing it with the cool precision of a veteran “I want to be a great bullfighter,” he said afterward Mejias and the other teenagers who took part in the event are part of the next generation of Spanish matadors But they’re embarking on their careers at a time that bullfighting’s future is more in doubt than perhaps any other time in its three-century history — as Moralzarzal’s three-quarters-empty bullring attests cash-strapped Spaniards are unwilling to pay for tickets that can cost upwards of $65 for a hard seat under the burning summer sun the country has a jobless rate of 27 percent and a strict government austerity program that’s mandated cuts to civil servants’ salaries “This is an extreme situation,” says Juan Jose Rueda of shady meadows where cows and bulls graze hides what Rueda describes as the industry’s “chaos.” “We’re selling our bulls at prices that have been dropping for a long time,” he says Bullfighting has been surviving in a bubble much like the one that buoyed the real estate sector before the economic crisis Top bullfighters still command high fees — up to $400,000 per bullfight in some cases — and tickets remain expensive especially as younger generations show less and less interest in the deeply traditional pastime when Spain’s economy was at the height of its construction-led boom around 2,700 official bullfights took place across the country Seville and Valencia are maintaining their traditional summer festivals But for the thousands of smaller towns that also have bullfighting traditions it’s getting harder to justify paying for the bulls bullfighters and all the organization that accompanies a week-long fiesta The local authorities happily subsidized the events several years ago there’s more that ails the industry than only the economic slump the bullfighting critic for El Pais newspaper He says the spectacle’s quality has declined because matadors prefer to face more docile and therefore less dangerous bulls “We’ve gone from having bulls that were fierce and aggressive to having animals that are weak “Bullfighting is based on the ferocity of the animal and the skill of the man facing it the whole thing loses its meaning… it’s like playing soccer without a ball.” although he points out that it’s usually the bullfight organizers who select the animals that will feature in bullfights Lorca also points to the bullfighters as a problem saying that only a handful of first-class matadors remain in Spain And he believes only one has the potential to be “the 21st century’s great savior of bullfighting.” only to make a spectacular comeback in 2007 and often emerges from bullfights with his traditional matador’s suit smeared in blood — his own and the animals’ He almost died in 2010 from an injury to his groin in Aguascalientes in Mexico He’s continued to bullfight since recovering it’s little wonder that half-a-million Spaniards have presented Congress with a proposal for the fiesta to be enshrined in law as a “cultural asset.” Its supporters are concerned that an animal rights-driven ban on bullfighting implemented in the northern region of Catalonia last year could spread to other parts of Spain we’ve already seen this in Catalonia,” says Sharon Nunez of the animal rights organization Igualdad Animal “This has made the bullfighters and the bullfighting industry more aware of how weak they really are and how much they have to fight back.” Reproduction of material from any Salon pages without written permission is strictly prohibited Patent and Trademark Office as a trademark of Salon.com Associated Press articles: Copyright © 2016 The Associated Press Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker 29-year-old Ecuadorian Richard Carapaz earlier today climbed to his third stage victory in the 2022 Vuelta a Espana and victory in the King of Mountains classification – thereby securing noteworthy success in a Grand Tour that has otherwise been disappointing for his Ineos-Grenadiers team Stage 20 of La Vuelta 2022 was the final stage before Sunday’s 96.7-kilometer parade stage into Madrid The 181-kilometer route from Moralzarzal to Puerto de Navacerrada featured no less than three category one climbs the last mountains of this year’s Vuelta concluding with a 10.5-kilometer scenic ride up the Puerto de Cotos on beautiful mountain roads flanked by old pine trees Carapaz attacked early in the stage with a group of breakaway companions and proved the strongest man on the Puerto de Cotos soloing to victory eagerly chased by Thymen Arensman (Team DSM) who crossed the finish line eight seconds after the winner It was the final stage in which general classification leader Remco Evenepoel would have to defend himself in mountainous terrain and the final opportunity for general classification contenders from competing teams to challenge Evenepoel’s Vuelta leadership While Evenepoel’s opponents attacked him from early in the stage he looked set to defend his leadership together with the rest of a hardworking QuickStep-Alpha Vinyl team.  Evenepoel’s rivals delivered a series of powerful accelerations hoping it would put a halt to Evenepoel’s persisting stamina The increased speed caused the GC group to be reduced to approximately ten riders but Evenepoel soldiered on and did not falter hoping to show his opponents they did not stand a chance against the 22-year-old Belgian With stage leader and eventual winner Carapaz further up the road the GC favorites group contested the final mountain of the 2022 La Vuelta but GC challengers such as Movistar’s Enric Mas Joao Almeida (UAE Team Emirates) and Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates) did not manage to break Evenepoel’s defenses “I didn’t sleep too much last night but during the race I felt better and was relaxed having confidence in myself and my teammates,” a happy Evenepoel explained to Roadcycling.com “I knew that what I had to do was to control and follow my opponents With only Sunday’s parade stage into Madrid left on the menu of the 2022 Tour of Spain Evenepoel appears certain of taking the first Grand Tour victory of his career It’s the result of many weeks and months of hard work and sacrifices and always believing in myself I have had success here since my first professional season and to win La Vuelta is a dream but I’ve done it and I can’t tell you how much this means for me,” Evenepoel concluded Today’s stage victory by Carapaz was his third in this year’s Vuelta and the win secured his victory in the King of Mountains classification in what is to be one of his last races riding for the Ineos-Grenadiers team Carapaz finished second overall in the Giro d’Italia earlier this season but did not manage to win a Giro stage this time I think it shows the type of rider I am,” proud stage winner Carapaz told Roadcycling.com after being celebrated “To fight for the KOM (King of Mountains classification) was one of my goals Then we knew it was a very hard stage and fellow breakaway riders were losing ground.” “It’s spectacular for me to be be able to win a stage wearing this KOM jersey that means a lot to me Today I saw a lot of Ecuadorians cheering for me along the roads I hope they enjoyed the race," Carapaz added Carapaz will ride for Team EF Education First-EasyPost next season road bike shopcycling manager game All rights reserved. © 2024 Roadcycling.com® - part of Seven Sparkles Intl KATHMANDU/MADRID (Reuters) -An 84-year-old Spanish mountaineer injured his leg on Wednesday as he tried to reach the summit of Nepal’s Dhaulagiri one of the two “8,000ers” he had left to climb to claim the title of the oldest climber to conquer the world’s 14-highest mountains a message posted on his behalf on his Twitter and Facebook accounts said who was on his 15th attempt on Mt Dhaulagiri was preparing to make a push for the summit when the incident occurred “He fell when he was climbing towards the summit (…) and suffered leg injuries,” Thaneswar Guragai general manager of the Seven Summit Treks company The accident took place at an altitude of 7,600 metres (24,934 ft) Sherpa guides were bringing him down to base camp for him to be evacuated to Kathmandu by helicopter Soria has successfully climbed 12 of the world’s 8,000-metre peaks and had the Dhaulagiri and Tibet’s Shishapangma left to become the oldest climber to reach the summits of the planet’s 14-highest peaks he had said of his goal to climb all 14 peaks that it might be his last chance to achieve it “I know I can go up and I want to go up Maybe it’s the last chance I’ll have… maybe it’s enough but we’re going to try really hard and then God will tell,” he told Desnivel website before the trip He had dedicated his challenge to elderly victims of the COVID-19 pandemic Powered by PageSuite