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Most will agree that a university should be a safe space for academic freedom. Yet this safety is no longer available in all universities in modern Britain.

Two bad things have happened at once. The first is that the phrase itself has been captured. Safe spaces for students are used to justify the no-platforming of thinkers who warn against the oppressiveness of woke doctrines. The Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson is only the most famous of the victims: he was offered a visiting fellowship at Cambridge but then, in March last year, was denied it after protests that his views might upset students.

The second is that British universities, craving cash and students from foreign countries, have become dangerously uncritical of the terms on which they accept them. This is particularly true in relation to some Arab countries and even more so in relation to China.

In the same week that Cambridge blocked Professor Peterson, its vice-chancellor, Stephen Toope, was making a speech at Beijing University. Professor Toope praised his hosts: It is reassuring to find here a formidable institution, which seeks an open world open to ideas, open to the exchange of goods and people a world in which no people, great or small, will live in angry isolation. Actually, Beijing University, like all universities in China, is controlled by the Communist Party. A world open to ideas is almost the last thing that the Chinese regime wants. Right now it is fiercely closing down the only part of China where open ideas had flourished Hong Kong.

Cambridge, enthusiastically led by its vice-chancellor, has Tooped to conquer, accepting considerable sums of money from Chinese universities and businesses (including Huawei) for various projects. More than 20 British universities have made similar devils bargains. It goes without saying that such Chinese sponsorship does not permit academic freedom. (Try investigating, or even raising, Beijings treatment of the Uighurs, and see.) Indeed, goes without saying is the right phrase: it is forbidden to say it.

As well as this direct warping of open-minded research, a university indirectly threatens student freedom whenever it accepts a dictatorships money. Since Chinas new security law in Hong Kong came in this year, the regime claims the right to persecute free speech all over the world. Chinese critics of Hong Kong among the student body here, or among senior members of the university, are objects of interest to the Chinese authorities. The Chinese embassy in London keeps a watch, using compliant students to intimidate and spy on outspoken ones. Their victims are left exposed by British university authorities.

So it is good news this week that an Academic Freedom and Internationalisation Working Group has been set up. Based at University College, London, but independent of it, it draws on scholars from Edinburgh, Oxford etc (though Cambridge seems to be missing from the list). It wants to enshrine academic freedom in any internationalisation of British universities, and establish a code of conduct.

If such a concept does not succeed, too many British vice-chancellors will continue to go round the world offering their august institutions for rent to tyrants seeking to improve their regimes reputations in the West. And too many students, currently risking the Covid-19 virus, will also be unknowingly exposed to the virus of totalitarianism.

A regular correspondent from the West Country writes to me. She had complained about BBC bias directly to the new director-general of the BBC, Tim Davie, having decided to bypass the usual, dilatory complaints procedure and go straight to the top. In fewer than three weeks, her complaint had been upheld. She is in shock.

Her complaint concerned BBC Parliaments coverage of the first day of the Commons debate on the Internal Market Bill (ie, the latest bit of Brexit) last month. The Parliament channel is usually free of the running commentary by analysts making political points which is the bane of more general BBC coverage. But on this occasion the information captions which run below the live film were devoted to a series of condemnations of the man introducing the Bill, one Boris Johnson.

This is what the BBC complaints team not Mr Davie in person, but presumably acting on his orders replied: We didnt live up to our usual standards. The accumulation of detailed quotes condemning the Governments plans gave the impression that we were only interested in criticisms of the Bill.

The proper purpose of the information captions on screen is to give supporting information to enable the viewer to understand the legal processes involved in legislation, as well as key information relating to the content of the debate Where political comments are quoted from, these should be deployed on screen specifically where those comments are referred to by the Member speaking.

We didnt do this in this case and we understand your annoyance and apologise. I would be grateful to hear from other readers who may have had a satisfactory answer from the BBC. It is a genre with which I am not familiar.

When I wear a face-mask in a shop, say, or in church I feel a bit silly when I realise that people cannot see that I am smiling at them. But then I consider how many people seem to have forgotten how to smile, even when maskless, and I conclude that it is as well to keep the facial muscles in training.

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Excellent podcast. These sort of nuanced conversations feel like a distant memory nowadays.

I was born in 1990, and was in the last months of high school as the 2008 primaries were happening. For many of my formative years, Fox News seemed like *the* representation of the right. It made it feel as though the American right wing was populated by completely crazy people like Glenn Beck or Rush Limbaugh. The right was a party of racists, idiots, anti-intellectuals and conspiracy theorists, or so I thought. Thus began my own slide to the left.

As an adult I'm happy to find more center-right perspectives, and really look forward to reading the Dispatch and the Bulwark every day.

This is completely my own perspective, but I wonder how much the sharp left lean that universities have taken is a result of that anti-intellectual streak the right has had for a while. Like, perhaps over time it has created some sort of cultural expectation.

I know some younger friends still in their late teens, who lean both right and left, through video game communities that I'm in. The ones who lean left often talk as if they *have* to go to university, even if it doesn't make a lot of sense for their desired career path. Like, they feel as if they want to be an artist, for example, they have to go get an art degree (bad idea btw) or they are somehow lesser than their peers.

On the other hand, it feels like the teenagers who lean right have no interest in higher education whatsoever. Like, they've read Jordan Peterson and seem to believe that they'll somehow make 90k a year for tiding their bedrooms (exaggerating, but you get the idea). To them, it's almost like this... lifestyle/aesthetic, where you wear a suit and tie, do your hair up well, and act rude toward the 'libs', then success will be handed to you when it's your turn or something. As if they're just trying to emulate Ben Shapiro, without any sort of critical thought process behind it.

They have very little interest in classic small-government conservatism, and I don't think I've ever heard any one of them express opposition to abortion (which was THE issue I'd stay up late discussing with my conservative friends when I was in college, along with gay marriage). And they just kind of... end up where they end up. Working retail, doing side jobs.

This is starting to have a trickle down effect as well. I work as a software developer, and our company culture has a distinct left lean. It's not that we don't want to hire people based on political views, but we just don't get that many applicants who hold conservative views.

I would love to get universities back to the confluence of ideas that it was when I attended, but with current cultural trends I wonder how feasible it is.

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ERWIN Much thanks to a three-touchdown passing effort, Unicoi County celebrated a rainy football homecoming with a bounce-back 29-12 win over Sullivan East Friday night in a non-conference meeting.

I thought our guys did a good job of doing what we had to do in that weather, Unicoi County head coach Drew Rice said after the rain-filled contest.

That three-touchdown game was from the arm of junior quarterback Bryson Peterson. His first touchdown connection went to Nehemiah Edwards and covered 20 yards. That was Edwards first catch of the season.

Near the middle of the second quarter, Peterson found Jordan Bridges for the first of two touchdown receptions. This one went for 34 yards.

Sullivan East had the ball toward the end of the first half, but a fumble gave Unicoi County one last opportunity to score and that the Devils did as Peterson found Bridges for a 33-yard TD as the half ended.

After Miguel Vasquez booted home his third extra point of the evening, the Blue Devils led 21-6 at the break.

I thought Bryson Peterson really stepped in there and did a good job tonight, Rice said. For Bryson to step in against a 4A football team, Im pleased. I wish we could have sealed the deal a little sooner there in the fourth quarter, but Im really proud of our guys.

Peterson came in as senior Brock Thompson sat out the game due to an injury, dealt earlier in the season, coming back in preparation.

Unicoi County, now 3-3 on the season, had six different receivers catch passes from Peterson, who went 10 for 15 for 125 yards.

Edwards added a 3-yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter for an insurance score. On the ground, he amassed 82 yards on 17 carries.

Vasquez improved to 18 for 18 on extra points with Fridays effort.

Sullivan East, 2-3 after the outcome, started the scoring when Seth Daltons pass to Luke Hare covered 72 yards two minutes into the contest at Gentry Stadium.

I thought our guys bounced back and our defense played great after that, Rice said of the Blue Devils defense.

Dominic Cross capitalized after a Unicoi fumble with a 31-yard touchdown run. Cross surpassed the 100-yard mark again with 114 yards on 17 carries.

The Blue Devils improved to 3-8 when an opponent scores first since the start of the 2019 season. Two of those wins have come against Sullivan East.

Unicoi County welcomes Chuckey-Doak for a game with major Region 1-3A implications next week. The Black Knights are 2-0 while the Blue Devils are 1-1 in league play.

Sullivan East hosts Grainger for a Region 1-4A meeting.

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This fall would have been Charles Edward "Pete" Peterson Jr.'s fourth year as a volunteer football coach at Spring Valley High School in Columbia, South Carolina, and his eighth season as a scout for MLB's St. Louis Cardinals.

Peterson this year signed third baseman Jordan Walker, the Cardinals' first-round draft pick.

Peterson had hoped to see his 17-year-old son, Trey, a star outside linebacker, run the field this fall and watch him get offers to play college football.

But in mid-August, Peterson was admitted to Prisma Health Richland Hospital, where he was soon put on a ventilator. He never left the hospital. Peterson succumbed to Covid-19 on Sept. 13. He was 46.

"The last time I spoke to Charles, he was in the hospital," said one of Peterson's best friends, Mitchell Moton, another Spring Valley coach. "He said to me: 'This virus is real. Make sure Trey is OK.'" Moton promised he would. "He texted me right back and said: 'Mitch, I don't know if I'm going to get back out there. Your word Trey will be OK.'"

Peterson was known as a "big, giant teddy bear," both for his height 6-foot-3 and his sonorous, Barry White-like voice. He devoted his life to his children, to his family and to seeing younger generations of athletes succeed, said Karen Peterson, his wife.

"He didn't have a lot of time for himself, because he dedicated his life to helping others achieve their goals and aspirations," she said. "He did everything he could for his kids and the young people in his life."

Moton, who worked with Peterson for three years, tells a story that sums up his friend: Soon after stepping in to help coach the high school football team, Peterson walked into a grocery store across the street from Spring Valley High School and ran into a problem: Two players from the freshman team had been caught allegedly shoplifting. The manager was calling the police, Moton said. Peterson stepped right in. "Charles said: 'Sir, I'll pay for whatever they took. Please don't take them to jail. Let me handle them,'" Moton said. Eventually, the manager agreed to let them go.

"He told the kids: 'I believe in you. I'm going to step out on a limb for y'all. I don't know if y'all would do this again, but you will never say someone didn't stick their neck out for you,'" Moton said. Today, the two are still on the football team, and "they are two of the better kids."

Peterson's generosity was famous with the team: He was known to surprise the team with boxes of pizza, and if a player needed cleats, he'd foot the bill.

"I haven't seen anyone around Charles who wasn't smiling," Moton said. "'Sunshine' would be the one way to describe him he'd light you up."

Born in Laurens, South Carolina, Peterson was gifted in both baseball and football. While still in high school in 1991, he caught the winning touchdown to clinch the state championship for the Laurens High School Raiders. In 1993, he was a first-round draft pick of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Peterson went on to spend five years with the Pirates' Triple-A team playing outfield and eight more years on international and independent teams, according to an online obituary. In 2012, Peterson joined the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur scout. Eventually, he became special assistant to scouting director Randy Flores.

"Charles had an incredible impact on our scouting department," Flores said in a team statement. "He brought a tremendous work ethic, keen eye, and booming laugh with him every day. My prayers are with his wife Karen and family as anyone who ever talked to CP knew how proud he was of them."

Peterson's proudest accomplishments were off the field, Karen Peterson said. "He was a loving husband, and his kids meant the world to him. I never met a better man," she said. The two reconnected years after having attended Laurens High School together when Peterson reached out to her. They were married for six years.

"We had coffee, and the rest is history," she said. "We started hanging out and I just knew this was going to be the person I was going to spend the rest of my life with."

Peterson is survived by his wife; his children, Charles Edward "Trey," T'keyah Arai "Tia," Alexis and Keegan; his mother, Carolyn; and his brothers, Deron and Chris.

The Spring Valley football team is playing a shortened season this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, coach Robin Bacon said. The team commemorated Peterson by placing a "CP" sticker on their helmets, standing for Coach Peterson.

"He was always there for people," Bacon said. "There was never a time when he was not there for someone."

For Moton, the loss of his best friend to the coronavirus means keeping his promise.

"I'm going to do what I told him I'm going to do," he said. "I'm going to keep my word and make sure his kids are OK. There's no doubt in my mind that if it were me, he would be doing the same thing."

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The C-Suite does more than just manage a company, they lead through times of uncertainty and make the hard decisions that impact the companys future. Now more than ever we need strong leaders to guide our businesses forward and these are the leaders doing just that. Meet our 2020 CXO of the Year honorees.

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What app most changed your life? Podcasts and Audible.

Who inspires you? Elon Musk. Its inspiring to see someone so passionate and committed to his/her goals. His enormous will was, at times, the only thing that kept his companies afloat. If more people pursued big audacious goals like Elon, this world would be a very different place.

What book made the biggest impact on you? Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin. There are too many leadership lessons to count within this book, and it gave me an immense appreciation for the sacrifices of so many who have come before us.

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What app most changed your life? My podcast streaming app. Fifteen or so years ago, I began listening to podcasts and have been showing what could be described as addictive behavior ever since.

What book made the biggest impact on you? Mans Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl. An insight from that book has stuck with me for decades: No matter what someone does to me, what the world inflicts upon me, or what circumstance I find myself in, there is one freedom that I always have and cannot be taken from me.

Who inspires you? Bill Gates. He made the choices he did because he cares about being effective, not simply appearing virtuous to others. He didnt do philanthropic work until he could dedicate the time and focus to do it right.

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What app most changed your life? Blinkist! This app consolidates non-fiction into 15-minute Blinks that you can read or listen to.

What motivates you? Passion. I have to be passionate about everything I have and do in life. I am the most passionate and find the most purpose in making a difference in someone elses life or having a positive impact on others, even if it is only in a very small way.

Who inspires you? Sheryl Sandberg. I began to follow her career after seeing her Ted Talk, Why we have too few women leaders. She has been a huge inspiration to me through my own career path.

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What book made the biggest impact on you? The Leadership Challenge by Kouzes/Posner. It is a compelling read for any leader new to the role or experience gives great advice/tips on developing/enhancing leadership skills to the next level of extraordinary outcomes.

What app most changed your life? Facebook. I have family and friends around the world and this app has allowed me to stay connected regardless of where we are. But it doesnt replace a phone call!

What motivates you? I am motivated by authentically showing up, being the best version of myself everyday, and contributing with all that I bring to the table. I am also motivated to learn new thingsas uncomfortable as that isit allows me to be open to new opportunities and possibilities.

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Who inspires you? Walt Disney. While he certainly wasnt perfect, I have always loved that an artist built what is now one of the largest companies in the world by essentially selling art in some form and the idea of magic.

What book made the biggest impact on you? Creativity Inc. by Ed Catmullon the founders of Pixar Animation and president of both Pixar and Disney Animation studios. Ed is also from Salt Lake City and a graduate of the University of Utah.

What motivates you? The Arts, creativity, and imagination motivate me. Art connects people, educates, motivates and can change hearts and minds. I want to make the world a better place and the Arts are the best tool for creating positive change in the world.

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What app most changed your life? Audible. It has been phenomenal to pick a kid-friendly book and listen to a story while going someplace with my sons.

What book made the biggest impact on you? Mans Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl. Specifically, the theme that the meaning and the purpose in life has to be identified in the good and the bad during all phases of life has been very impactful.

What motivates you? My family. I have three sons and an amazing husband. Because both my husband and I work in the healthcare industry and admire the healthcare workers who build careers and purpose around helping other people, our two house rules are derived from the Hippocratic Oath. Specifically, our rules are: 1) do no harm, and 2) leave the world better than you found it.

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What app most changed your life? Strava. As an avid biker, having the ability to track my rides has significantly enhanced the experience for me. I also ride with a group of ladies in the summer, and its fun to share those moments with them.

Who inspires you? Eleanor Roosevelt. She was one of the most active first ladies in history and worked for political, racial, and social justice. One of my favorite quotes from her is: Do one thing every day that scares you.

What motivates you? Being a part of the Utah tech community. We do not have enough women in senior leadership roles in the tech sector. Women, early in their careers, cannot be what they cannot see. Being a role model and a pioneer for the women that I precede is what motivates me.

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What app most changed your life? LinkedIn. I am kind of obsessed with the power LinkedIn provides!

What book made the biggest impact on you? Currently Im reading Essentialism by Greg McKeown. Essentialism says, There are far more activities and opportunities in the world than we have time and resources to invest in. And although many of them may be good, or even very good, the fact is that most are trivial and few are vital.

What motivates you? My top three motivators are impact, family, and autonomy.

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What app most changed your life? Twitter. [It] unlocked a whole host of subject matter experts for me across a variety of disciplines who didnt otherwise have a platform to engage.

What book made the biggest impact on you? Inspired by Marty Cagan. It is the quintessential product management bible.

What motivates you? Personal disruption. I crave feeling naked and afraid at the bottom of a new personal S-Curve. This is what has driven me to attack roles across orthogonal businesses over my career. Every stop has new technology, new markets, new investors, new cultures, new colleagues, and new challenges. Thats when the learning curve gets steep. Thats where I want to be.

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Who inspires you? Jesus.

What book made the biggest impact on you? Jordan Petersons 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos. [It] is a powerfully perceptive study of being human with a call to fortify oneself in preparation for the chaos that arises as both an inevitable and necessary part of the human experience.

What motivates you? Isaac Newtons famed observation, If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants, describes how I often feel I feel a profound imperative to pay that forward, to build stronger roots in our most foundational social constructs so that coming generations will not only see further, but also be well equipped to tackle what they see.

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What motivates you? Im motivated by energetic teams that understand the importance of the details.

What book made the biggest impact on you? Slight Edge by Jeff Olson. The ongoing message for me is the need to make decisions, several thousands of times a day As we choose to act, to find our way through the ambiguous paths that present themselves to us, we will find ways to continually sharpen our professional skill sets and as we continue to hone those edges we are better prepared to innovate and provide decisive results.

What app most changed your life? Linkedin.

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What app most changed your life? The Camera app!

Who inspires you? Gayle King. I was privileged to work with her when I was an editor at O, the Oprah Magazine. It was there that I developed the utmost respect for her.

What book made the biggest impact on you? I cant stop thinking (and talking) about Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein. The book provides great inspiration to be a renaissance humanwho consciously pursues various interests, explorations, and relationshipsbecause you never know what discrete ideas might connect and lead to an innovative breakthrough.

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What app most changed your life? Linkedin.

What book made the biggest impact on you? Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Dont by Jim Collins. It helped me identify areas where I have let mediocrity enter my life professionally and personally.

What motivates you? To be the best I can be in all my endeavors. Many look at success by comparing themselves to others. Comparisons are meaningless. Success to me is giving my best and learning from both failures and triumphs.

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Who inspires you? My husband, Dr. Ragula Bhaskar. He has pushed me to my best performance with customer care and relations, leadership, innovation, and much more.

What book made the biggest impact on you? 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey. The book has helped me be effective in setting and completing goals. I apply the seven habits he identifies in both my work life and family life to ensure I get the best results from whatever I put my time and energy towards.

What motivates you? I invented a networking technology product category called SD-WAN about 18 years ago. Nobody thought much of the idea, but now it is the hottest $5.7 billion market in networking. What motivated me all these years was to see this invention through into a commercial market.

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What app most changed your life? Trello. As our team works remotely, it helps us manage projects virtually as a group and feel connected as we work toward Utah Clean Energys project and mission goals.

What book made the biggest impact on you? Natural Capitalism by Amory Lovins, L. Hunter Lovins, and Paul Hawken.

What motivates you? The knowledge that we are at a pivotal crossroads that will determine what kind of future we and our kids are going to have. I truly believe that Utah is the smart, pragmatic, caring, and conservative state that will break through the political and partisan logjam to drive conversations and solutions that address climate change at the scale and pace necessary to leave a stable healthy planet and economy for our kids and grandkids.

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What app most changed your life? Voxer. Im mostly just listening.

What book made the biggest impact on you? Powerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility by Patti McCord. This book was a gift from a wise person who I look to as a mentor and example, Greg Warnock. He has shaped so much of who I am today.

What motivates you? Love. I am southern and hospitality is in my DNA. For me, food is love. And love always wins.

What app most changed your life? Life 360. I like knowing where my family is at all times. But sometimes Im not sure if that knowledge is a good thing or a bad thing!

What book made the biggest impact on you? The Shack by William P. Young has definitely made the biggest impact on me. Ive read it many times, and each time I do, I come away with a fresh outlook on life, more gratitude for what I have, and a greater determination to never stop fighting for the things that are important to me.

What motivates you? The opportunity to learn new things every day. I love being part of a team and seeing the projects weve worked so hard on together come to fruition.

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What app most changed your life? Google Maps. I am a traveler and have used it to find my way around from Istanbul, to New York, and Park City.

What book made the biggest impact on you? Dragons of Eden by Carl Sagan. I read it when I was young and it completely cemented my fascination with science. And I have now spent a career working with companies that are innovating medical science.

What motivates you? At my core, I am a problem solver. And I want to solve problems that have a positive impact on society. I am at my best when I am helping solve a hard problem that can bring about positive change. Which is why developing new medicines has been such a perfect fit for my career.

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What motivates you? My familywanting to set an example for my children and build something great as a family.

What book made the biggest impact on you? I just finished Churchill, Walking with Destiny by Andrew Roberts and it was inspiring to see what shaped and drove one of the most incredible leaders of recent times.What app most changed your life? Amazon Prime. I remember the first time I really used it: I was living overseas and coming home to throw a bridal shower for my sister and it saved me from doing any shopping. I was able to show up the night before the party and everything was there ready to go. Its still my most-used app, aside from email.

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