Today's Clips (9/25/19)
DAVIDSON IN THE NEWS

Gerald Bostock said he lost his job after joining a gay softball league. The justices will decide whether a landmark civil rights law protects him.

This trio of Davidson students are behind the popular local startup Lucid Drone, which uses, well, drone tech to help customers better clean the outside of buildings. In 2019 alone, the company was featured in TechCrunch; closed a $150,000 seed round and participated in the fabled Y Combinator accelerator.

IN OTHER NEWS

Devin Sloane, who is accused of paying $250,000 to get his son into college, was the second parent sentenced in the sweeping case, after the actress Felicity Huffman.

A notice includes violations tied primarily to recruiting and cites a lack of institutional control.

Are they already compensated? Or should they be paid more? Students debate.

Amy Gardner on a case of alleged racial bias in the administration of a local election in Texas. Jerry Brewer examines where the NFL went wrong with Antonio Brown. And Aaron Gregg tracks the military funding diverted for President Trump’s border wall.

New Zealand police say they are investigating the student's death, and the University of Canterbury said it will commission an independent investigation.

A Minnesota college student accused of calling in phony bomb threats targeting buildings where he was supposed to be attending class has been charged in federal court.

Harry Smith will step down as chairman of the UNC Board of Governors on Oct. 1, opting for a less time-consuming and emotionally exhausting position as a regular member of the board, he said Tuesday.

TRADES

A former college student has won more than $100,000 in the first jury trial since the Obama administration rewrote rules on how college officials should adjudicate campus sexual violence.

The NCAA has long prohibited athletes and athletics-staff members from such wagering. With sports betting now permitted in more than a dozen states, colleges may need other guidelines.

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