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FOI #24-313 (06-23-24, 8:53 pm) - Subject - Anti-Feminist Rhetoric Vocalized Through the "Trad Wife" Movement - Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act at Florida State University
Name - Michael Ayele (a.k.a) W
Affiliation - Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W ORCID.: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5780-6457
What I am requesting for prompt disclosure are records in your possession detailing [1] your discussions about “trad-wife” (traditional wife) as a movement that (i) originated in the territory of the United States of America (U.S.A) in the early 2010s; (ii) has in the early 2010s worked in tandem with misogynistic online communities led by men; (iii) romanticizes the gender role espoused by men and women in the 1950s; (iv) uses women to encourage women to get married and have children in their 20s (twenties); (v) uses women to encourage women to give up their financial and social independence after marriage; (vi) uses women to encourage women to promote far-right and neo-Nazi rhetoric; [2] your discussions about Lilly Gaddis as a white “trad-wife” who has in the month of June 2024 (i) managed to garner a lot of media attention following her decision to use the derogatory word “N****” on a TikTok video; (ii) expressed no remorse for her use of the derogatory word “N****;” (iii) expressed interest in launching a “new career in conservative media;” (iv) boasted 84,000 (eighty four thousand) followers on X (formerly known as Twitter); [3] the policy(ies) implemented by your local/state government, which explicitly prohibit the use of the N-word; [4] the policy(ies) implemented by your local/state government, which outlines the consequences white individuals could be subjected to if they use the N-word upon a Black and/or an African American person; [5] your discussions about the decision of the Department of Education (DoED) to recognize that “post-secondary institutions may disclose the final results of any disciplinary proceeding for a crime of violence or nonforcible sex offense to anyone, including members of the general public, if the institution determines that the student committed a violation of its rules or policies with respect to the crime;” [6] your discussions about Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W as a Black Bachelor of Arts (B.A) Degree graduate of Westminster College (Fulton, Missouri) who (i) believes that Florida State University (FSU) violated the provisions of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) when they refused to be forthcoming with documents related to the high-profile December 07th 2012 arrest of racist and sexist Scott Paul Beierle “on two counts of misdemeanor battery” after he groped the buttocks of two women in an FSU dining hall; (ii) has had his written publications on the subject of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) March 2022 report filtered and distorted on internet search engines (ISE) such as AOL and Bing/MSN; [7] the extent of your knowledge of cases whereby an American state university (similarly situated to Florida State University) withheld documents related to an arrest that transpired on their campus in violation of FERPA.
Please see the attached document that will be sent via email for additional information requesting records from UConn.
Any and all written or electric correspondence involving the purchase of, maintenance of, or complaints regarding the Resimat(s) used during dryland training by the University of Connecticut Swimming and Diving Team.
FOI #24-311 (06-20-24, 4:35 pm) - Subject - Athletics
Name - Anthony Grassi
Affiliation - D1.ticker
1. Copies of the contracts OR employment agreement OR offer letters for the head coach of every NCAA-sponsored sport at the institution
2. Copies of contracts OR employment agreements OR offer letters OR up-to-date salary information for all individual athletics staff members (excluding coaches) for FY24 and FY25, if available
3. If applicable, copies of the athletic department athletic apparel contract, multimedia rights sales agreement, local streaming/broadcasting agreements, and any and all NIL education and consulting vendor agreements.
4. A copy of the FY23 and FY22 athletic department FRS report
FOI #24-310 (06-20-24, 12:19 pm) - Subject - Correspondence between University of Connecticut Hillel and Radenka Maric 9/1/23 - present
Name - Student Student
Affiliation - Student
Correspondence between University of Connecticut Hillel and Radenka Maric 9/1/23 - present. Emails associated with UConn Hillel will include the domain @uconnhillel.org
Emails of particular interest:
edina@uconnhillel.org
shirly@uconnhillel.org
jared@uconnhillel.org
laurie@uconnhillel.org
List of all non-state entities UCPD has entered into contract with for the procurement of goods and services of any type from 2022 to the present date.
FOI #24-306 (06-18-24, 5:22 pm) - Subject - Athletics Contract
Name - Max Josef
Affiliation - WME
Hello,
I hope this message finds you well. I am requesting an opportunity to obtain copies of the following public records: most updated long-form employment contracts, appointment letters, and 24-25 salary information for the following employees:
David Benedict - Athletic Director
If there are any fees for searching or copying these records, please inform me of the cost. However, I would also like to request a waiver of all fees in that the disclosure of the requested information is in the public interest. If you deny any or all of this request, please cite each specific exemption you feel justifies the refusal to release the information and notify me of the appeal procedures available to me under the law.
Thank you for considering my request.
Max Josef | WME
Coordinator, Football Coaching & Executives
mjosef@wmeagency.com
m. (415)686-3473
FOI #24-305 (06-17-24, 2:34 pm) - Subject - Football game amendment/cancellation
Name - Kevin Kelley
Affiliation - BRI Solutions, LLC
A copy of the amendment and/or cancellation for the contract with Ohio State University for a football game in 2025 (original contract executed on Feb. 25, 2020).
FOI #24-304 (06-17-24, 10:33 am) - Subject - Air Charter Award Information
Name - Nolan OBrien
Affiliation - Air Planning LLC.
Good Morning,
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act.
I request that a copy of the following documents or documents containing the following information] be provided to me: all university air charter purchases from 2022 – 2024.
To help determine my status to assess fees if applicable, I would like to let you know that I am affiliated with a private business and seek information to better understand our market.