Today's Clips (10/21/19)
DAVIDSON IN THE NEWS

Several Onslow County bird species may be on the brink of extinction if inaction on climate change continues, a new report shows.The National Audubon Society released a report called “Survival by Degrees: 389 Bird Species on the Brink,” on Oct. 10 detailing the effects of climate change on North American birds. Across the country, two thirds of bird species are at risk if the climate continues to warm at the current rate.Onslow County specifically stands to lose several highly

IN OTHER NEWS

As more than 2,000 newspapers across the country have closed or merged, student journalists from Michigan to Arizona have stepped in to fill the void.

The reversal comes amid an outpouring of support from alumni band members. The university largely got what it wanted — more control over the band’s performances.

Purdue, St. Joseph’s and Villanova have banned students from betting on their schools’ teams, but other universities are seeking more of a middle ground. No one is sure whose approach is right.

The Bard Prison Initiative’s debate team has lost only two of its 11 matches in six years. Three winners tell their stories of hard work, second chances and hope.

English majors are down 25.5 percent since the Great Recession, just as world’s top economists say we need more ‘storytellers.’

Three wealthy parents including the former chief executives of bond manager Pimco and specialty finance lender Hercules Capital Inc will appear in court on Monday to plead guilty to participating in a vast U.S. college admissions cheating and fraud scheme.

College affordability plans by Democratic presidential candidates are "crazy" and too costly, President Donald Trump's education chief says.

Some parents put the money they'd spend on out-of-state tuition, room and board into local real estate — a "kiddie condo."

A student at East Carolina University in Greenville died in a residence hall, the school said. The death is being investigated by police, but no foul play is suspected. Counseling is available to ECU students.

TRADES

Testing agency acts because of the "illegal theft" of materials.

Some colleges were violating NACAC rules before they changed.

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