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Sports Forum / Kentucky State coach accused of injuring women’s basketball player

« on: Yesterday at 05:50:17 PM »

Kentucky State basketball coach Terrance Slater is facing serious allegations after a two-sport star was hurt in a layup drill.
https://hbcugameday.com/2018/12/11/kentucky-state-coach-accused-of-injuring-womens-basketball-player/

https://www.gwinnettprepsports.com/schools/mill_creek/mill-creek-grad-wynter-webb-injured-in-college-practice-incident/article_b0798d5a-fcf7-11e8-b2a5-935bbaf42996.html

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General Discussion Forum / Bad news for Bennett College: School faces the loss of its accreditation

« on: Yesterday at 05:44:48 PM »

See:
https://www.greensboro.com/news/schools/bennett-college-could-lose-accreditation/article_0977631c-030f-50de-b3d4-9796142b7727.html 

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Sports Forum / Dates for motion to dismiss and trial set in lawsuit against Nike's BOD

« on: Yesterday at 04:20:51 PM »

See:
https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2018/12/10/dates-for-motion-to-dismiss-and-trial-set-in.html

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Sports Forum / MLS Cup: The view from Atlanta isn't so great for the Timbers

« on: Yesterday at 04:19:19 PM »

See:
https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2018/12/10/mls-cup-the-view-from-atlanta-isnt-so-great-for.html

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General Discussion Forum / Re: St Aug Passes SACS Accreditation

« on: Yesterday at 03:59:29 PM »

 

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General Discussion Forum / SACSCOC reaffirms Tuskegee University’s accreditation for next decade

« on: Yesterday at 03:56:54 PM »

See:
https://www.tuskegee.edu/news/sacscoc-reaffirms-tuskegee-universitys-accreditation-for-next-decade 

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Sports Forum / New York Giants' Tiki Barber To Make Broadway History

« on: Yesterday at 03:40:54 PM »

See:
https://www.radio.com/blogs/meredith-ganzman/new-york-giants-tiki-barber-make-broadway-history

https://people.com/theater/tiki-barber-broadway-kinky-boots/

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General Discussion Forum / A Former Plantation Begins To Tell A Fuller Story Of Slavery In America (NPR)

« on: Yesterday at 03:37:56 PM »

At a plantation once owned by James Monroe, America's fifth president, descendants of slaves owned by Monroe have become part of the story for the first time in 225 years.
https://www.npr.org/2018/12/09/672349672/a-former-plantation-begins-to-tell-a-fuller-story-of-slavery-in-america

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General Discussion Forum / Slave Bible From The 1800s Omitted Key Passages That Could Incite Rebellion

« on: Yesterday at 03:35:57 PM »

What's notable about this Bible is not just its rarity, but its contents, or rather the lack of certain contents — It excludes any portion of text that might inspire liberation or revolt.
https://www.npr.org/2018/12/09/674995075/slave-bible-from-the-1800s-omitted-key-passages-that-could-incite-rebellion

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The Drum / 2019 Minority High School Scholars Actuarial Academy (July 14-19, 2019)

« on: Yesterday at 03:23:36 PM »

Application deadline: April 1, 2019.
https://business.illinoisstate.edu/katie/outreach/minority.shtml

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The Drum / Apply for The Chronicle’s (Paid) Summer Reporting Internship

« on: Yesterday at 03:09:01 PM »

You’d make $700 a week before taxes.

Send your application (in a single PDF) to internship@chronicle.com by noon, Eastern time, on Wednesday, January 9, 2019.

https://www.chronicle.com/article/Apply-for-The-Chronicle-s/233782

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The Drum / Re: Scholarships (Zeta Phi Beta Sorority National Education Foundation)

« on: Yesterday at 03:01:51 PM »

A reminder...

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Sports Forum / Caleb Johnson, nation’s No. 3 JC OLB, announcing decision this Thursday

« on: Yesterday at 01:14:56 PM »

See:
https://www.oregonlive.com/recruiting/2018/12/caleb-johnson-nations-no-3-jc-olb-announcing-decision-thursday-oregon-ducks-in-final-4.html

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Sports Forum / Behind-the-scenes of 5-star DE Kayvon Thibodeaux’s Oregon Ducks official visit

« on: Yesterday at 01:13:31 PM »

See:
https://www.oregonlive.com/recruiting/2018/12/watch-behind-the-scenes-of-5-star-de-kayvon-thibodeauxs-oregon-ducks-official-visit.html

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Sports Forum / Vikings fire OC John DeFilippo

« on: Yesterday at 01:09:34 PM »

See:
http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/25509082/minnesota-vikings-fire-oc-john-defilippo