Canceled basketball games and even more canceled flights.

Happening in the World: Boeing aircrafts have recently come under fire due to recurring safety issues over the past few months. The first of the malfunctions occurred in January when an emergency exit door broke off a brand new Boeing 737 Max after take-off from Portland International Airport. According to the US National Transportation Safety Board, the incident was a result of bolts not being properly fitted to the aircraft’s door. However, this is not the only time that Boeing and supplier Spirit Aerosystems failed to comply with safety regulations as reported by the Federal Aviation Administration: there were multiple instances they uncovered during a six-week audit of the 737 Max production process in which both companies failed to obey manufacturing quality control requirements. Though, as a result of this, It isn’t only passengers that now worry about the quality and safety of the aircrafts they board, but pilots as well. As stated by Captain Dennis Tajer, head of the Allied Pilots Association, he is now on high alert when on a Boeing plane because he no longer trusts that they’re following the processes that have kept him safe for over three decades. (BBC)

Happening in the US: Chicago is gradually evicting migrants from shelters to ease pressure on the city’s strained resources. Of the 11,000 migrants, 34 single adults were required to leave on Sunday, and by the end of April more than 2,000 people would be evicted, reported officials. In the past, major cities, like Chicago, have had a wide array of volunteers that help find shelter for migrants, enroll their children in schools, provide food assistance, and so on. But with Chicago having received more than 37,000 migrants since August 2022, the city is having trouble keeping up, and volunteers as well as migrants are worried about what will happen next. Under Chicago’s newest policy, many migrants will be forced out of shelters and required to reapply if they want a bed, however there will be limits for how long they can stay. (NYT)

Happening in NYC: NYC high school varsity boy’s basketball championship was canceled on Friday amidst eligibility scandal. New York City’s Public Schools Athletic League called off the games after an audit revealed that teams were violating age limits and academic eligibility requirements. Brooklyn high school South Shore, who was scheduled to play the league’s 4A title game, was disqualified due to age eligibility violations, while Thomas Jefferson High School was found to be playing academically ineligible players earlier in the month ahead of another playoff game. New York City Schools Chancellor, David Banks, states that the inquiries were made by the recently reinstated PSAL’s eligibility office. Prior to the current PSAL administration, athletic programs were able to work around eligibility requirements, but Bank’s reports this will no longer be tolerated under this administration. (The Gothamist)

Happening in Our Community: On Monday, March 18, from 12 pm to 1:30 pm, Columbia’s Harriman Institute will be hosting a Book Talk with Olga Shevchenko on her book “In Visible Presence”. The book follows more than 250 black and white Soviet-era family photo archives and investigates the subjects’ afterlives in Russia. The lecture event is to be moderated by Yana Skorobogatov. More information for the event can be found here. 

Boeing Plane via Wikimedia Commons.