Author: Overcoming Adversity | Buteau’s Odyssey

Tension between Indiana University and its student newspaper flared this week with the elimination of the outlet’s print editions and the firing of a faculty adviser, who refused an order to keep news stories out of a homecoming edition. Administrators may have been hoping to minimize distractions this homecoming weekend as the school prepares to celebrate a Hoosiers football team with its highest-ever national ranking. Instead, the controversy has entangled the school in questions about censorship and student journalists’ First Amendment rights. Advocates for student media, Indiana Daily Student alumni and high-profile supporters including billionaire Mark Cuban have blasted the school for stepping…

Becky (not her real name) just completed a project she was very proud of. She poured her heart and soul into the work, and countless hours. Was it perfect? No. Was it solid? Yes. When Becky went to meet with her boss to discuss the project and how to improve it for next year, the only words she got were “Good job. You’re doing fine. Keep it up.” Becky nods politely and walks away. She knows absolutely nothing about what to keep up or what to improve. Despite decades of leadership training and feedback workshops, executives often default to vague…

Hamas’ military leaders announced it will hand over the remains of two more Israeli hostages Saturday night, local time. The terror group did not identify which bodies of the 18 remaining slain hostages would be returned, according to The Times of Israel. The hand-off will mark the 11th and 12th dead hostages returned to the Jewish state since the landmark Gaza peace treaty — which led to the return of the 20 living hostages — was reached on Oct. 3. A gunman wearing the uniform of the military wing of Hamas, stands guard as Red Cross vehicles enter a warehouse allegedly to…

Paramount Skydance will begin mass layoffs the week of October 27, eliminating around 2,000 U.S. jobs as part of a $2 billion cost-cutting plan under new CEO David Ellison, Variety reported on Saturday. The layoffs follow the $8.4 billion merger between Skydance Media and Paramount Global, which closed in August. Additional international job cuts are expected, with the company aiming to disclose full details in its third quarter earnings report on November 10, the report added. Paramount Skydance will begin mass layoffs the week of October 27, eliminating around 2,000 U.S. jobs following their $8.4 billion merger. REUTERS Variety had reported on August 22 that Paramount…

The Kremlin has been conning young men into fighting in Ukraine by luring them with cushy army jobs like drivers, cooks or even psychologists — then shipping them straight to the frontlines, The Post has learned. ‍Russia shifted its military recruitment campaign this year to promote “non-combat” roles, often used as bait, according to an analysis conducted by London think tank OpenMinds. “We saw this huge uptick in driver or non-combat posts compared to previous years,” OpenMinds CEO, Sviatoslav Hnizdovskyi, told The Post. Putin is driving a war strategy that’s been extremely manpower intensive, Russian observers told The Post. AP “It…

A growing body of research suggests that how you cook your food — not just what you eat — may influence health and longevity. The same high-heat methods that give steak its smoky crust, roast chicken its crispy skin, french fries their golden coating and pastries their browned edges also trigger complex chemical reactions in food. When natural sugars react with proteins at high, dry heat, they create what’s known as the Maillard reaction, the process responsible for rich flavors, aromas and deep caramel colors, according to multiple sources. But the same reaction also produces potentially harmful compounds, including one known as…

The family of Lola Daviet, a 12-year-old girl who was tortured, raped and murdered in France have walked out of court after jurors were shown horrific images of her brutalized body. Three years after the shocking death of the schoolgirl, the long-awaited trial against Dahbia Benkired, an Algerian migrant living illegally in Paris, began on Friday. Homeless Benkired, 27, is accused of luring the young girl into her sister’s apartment, where Lola’s parents worked as caretakers. Investigators allege Benkired sexually assaulted Lola, hit her with scissors and a box cutter, before tying her up with duct tape, including around her face,…

Being on the receiving end of someone else’s perfectionism isn’t pleasant. It can leave us feeling inadequate and disconnected from others and ourselves, and increase our self-doubt. It also isn’t particularly enjoyable to hold ourselves to the impossibly high standards that perfectionism dictates. So why do some of us demand flawlessness and feel unable to settle for anything less? In some cases, narcissism may explain the relentlessly high expectations certain people have of others—and even, sometimes, of themselves. Clarifying Narcissism Narcissism is a frequently used (and misused) term in contemporary culture, so it’s worth a clear definition. As famed narcissism…

Get rid of that junk. The change in seasons means it’s time to swap out shirts for sweaters in your closet, reorganize and declutter items around your home. While it’s an annoying task to take on that you’ve most likely been putting off since the first sight of a pumpkin appeared this fall, luckily, home expert Robin Antill from 1st Choice Leisure Buildings shared an unexpected but easy hack for figuring out which items — both household things and clothes — you need to see bye to. “For one day, flip everyday items upside down, such as books, shoes, mugs, and even…

When someone at a United Federation of Teachers meeting put laminated photos of a female union rep who opposed UFT President Mike Mulgrew in men’s urinals with the words “PISS ON MY FACE!,” Mulgrew said he would have the disgusting act investigated. Four months later, the UFT claims it can’t flush out the culprit — and pissed-off critics call it a cover-up. “Regrettably, it is not possible to discern the identity of the person that placed the placard in the urinal,” Elizabeth DiMichele, a lawyer the UFT hired to conduct a probe concluded in an Oct. 8 email reviewed by…