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Press ReleaseDecember 11, 2024
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Pace University became the first Westchester County school to win an NCAA championship on Sunday after the Setters lacrosse team upset No. 1 West Chester University from Pennsylvania.
The Division II squad ended their season with 21 wins total.
Pace University’s Director of the Blue Colab Professor John Cronin was interviewed on News, Views, Interview with Aaron Mair. They discuss the 1969 Cuyahoga River Fire, Clean Water Act, River Keeper, Safe Drinking Water and so much more.
They came in as underdogs. Players who'd never even reached a conference championship game before this season. Players about to take the field in Indianapolis, Indiana, against a program that was making its 11th appearance in the Division II NCAA women's lacrosse championship game and had won it twice.
Watch all the excitement from the championship match-up at the 2023 DII women's lacrosse championship in Indianapolis, IN. Pace took down undefeated West Chester 19-9, to win their first national championship.
Pace won its first NCAA Championship in program history by defeating previously unbeaten West Chester, 19-9. Pace’s 19 goals broke the record of goals in a title game, which was previously 17.
Haub Law’s Bridget Crawford speaks with Forbes about gift and luxury tax issues relating to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
Bennett L. Gershman, a prosecutorial ethics expert at Pace University law school, said making such statements after acquittals is wrong. “That’s highly improper for a prosecutor after a jury has acquitted you to suggest you lied,” Gershman said. “Prosecutors can’t do that, because that erodes our confidence, our trust in the system. It’s really a very dangerous thing to do.”
Pace University political scientist George Picoulas said the border issue has emerged as a wedge issue that the Democrats need to address. “People’s minds and impressions take time to change,” he said. “Biden and the Democrats must confront the immigration issue, especially when cities are seeing a huge wave coming. It’s spreading to the suburbs, where the Democrats must do well if they have a chance at getting the House back.”
Humanity is ramping up the risk of global health disasters by intruding deep into the world’s bat habitats, breeding grounds for deadly viruses. Pace University’s Haub Law Professor Nicholas A. Robinson was quoted by Reuters in an extensive five-part series exploring how “The Next Pandemic May Come From Bats” and where the outbreak is likely. “People like a bright line,” said Nicholas Robinson, an American professor of environmental law who has advised governments and worked on conservation issues since the 1960s. “They don’t understand that it’s a continuum of engagement between nature and humans.”
“At Pace University, we know that New York City is a vital extension of our campus, and we recognize the incredible value that community spaces provide,” said Marvin Krislov, president, Pace University. “This commitment by Mayor Adams to grow and invest in our downtown public space will be a boon to the Pace community, our neighbors, and the entire city. We’re proud to have been a part of this project and are excited to continue that work. I want to thank Mayor Adams, Governor Hochul, and the amazing community leaders like Rosa Chang who made this possible.”