Today's Clips (12/1/17)
DAVIDSON IN THE NEWS

Lula Bell Houston worked for more than 60 years in Davidson College’s laundry, and she made students feel so comfortable on campus that they never forgot her.

IN OTHER NEWS

New taxes are not the answer. A radical reorientation of their mission is.

A Republican proposal to tax graduate-student tuition waivers could bring in about $5.4 billion in revenue during the next decade. Education advocates say it could deter students from pursing their studies.

A Penn State University fraternity is facing charges over a woman's alcohol consumption.

The House-passed tax overhaul includes a provision that would impose a new levy on endowment income at certain private colleges.

The woman's claims are laid out in court documents. She is looking to join a federal lawsuit against the university.

TRADES

Texas State's president calls an opinion piece published by the student newspaper "racist." Others have demanded the paper's funding be pulled. Minority students defend the publication and say their views are being squelched.

Lawsuits could lead to changes in the NCAA's concussion rules and threaten some athletic conferences, while broader questions about college football's viability begin to emerge.

Lawmakers say the University of Nebraska isn’t doing enough to protect free speech and conservative voices. The university says the charges are reckless and motivated by a political agenda that is eroding trust in higher education.

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