Today's Clips (3/9/18)
DAVIDSON IN THE NEWS

In North Carolina, 116 women are running for the state legislature and across the United States 420 women are running for the U.S. House. How the #MeToo movement, President Donald Trump are a part of that.

Amanda Ottaway, who played at Davidson College, explores life as a women's college basketball player in "The Rebounders: A Division I Basketball Journey."

Stephen Curry's appeal, in many ways, stretches beyond majestic three-point shots rippling cleanly through the net. It also traces to his joyous, animated exuberance on the court, as if he were still a wide-eyed kid prancing around the playground.

Flywheel Coworking announced Wednesday that it will open a location in the Jay Hurt Hub for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Davidson College.

The British Nigerian artist has unveiled Wind Sculpture (SG) 1, a 23ft fiberglass piece he hopes will promote a message of inclusion in the US

IN OTHER NEWS

The acquittal in the case of Saifullah Khan showed how the consent standards that have been adopted at colleges may differ from those that prevail off campus.

Myths abound about standardized tests, but the research is clear: They provide an invaluable measure of how students are likely to perform in college and beyond.

Critical-thinking skills are useful in any profession, and not all classes are obscurantist or politicized.

Diehard fans are purchasing second homes in unlikely vacation spots like Lawrence, Kan., and East Lansing, Mich.

Very few students make their college choice based on costs. Yet your education is often one of the biggest financial investments you'll make.

TRADES

One in eight campus leaders say their college could close or merge within five years, half agree that academe is disconnected from society and most feel badly misunderstood by the public.

The university hopes to eliminate depression by the end of the century. The effort begins on its own campus, where online screenings and downloadable apps supplement in-person counseling.

Faculty members like where they work, especially those at baccalaureate institutions.

Ole Miss puts plaques acknowledging injustices committed by slave-owning ‘heroes’ near buildings named for confederate leaders, but students want more.

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