Today's Clips (2/3/20)
DAVIDSON IN THE NEWS

Taiwan’s Vice President-elect will make the most high-profile visit to the U.S. by a Taiwanese politician in decades, a move likely to further strain ties between America and China as the world seeks a coordinated response to a deadly coronavirus outbreak.

Mary Mack became Wells Fargo’s chief of community banking in 2016 and now provides financial services to more than 21 million households.

IN OTHER NEWS

Students at the University of the South sought more transparency and sustainability. Were they too polite?

The union of Watkins College of Art and Belmont University in Nashville prompted concern that non-Christian faculty members could be purged.

As colleges consider dropping the SAT as an admissions requirement, they also are grappling with the use of the standardized test to award scholarships.

Protesting students get a personal lesson about fossil fuels.

Engineering dean Lance R. Collins helped lead a similar tech venture in New York.

School systems have spent millions on putting computers into the hands of every child, but many parents say screen time is eroding the quality of instruction, damaging children’s eyes and posture, and even easing access to pornography or other inappropriate material.

Sensory rooms offer an oasis of serenity for students with anxiety, ADHD — or everyday stress.

The state flagship has had success, but getting nearly all low-income students to the finish line will be a challenge.

The UNC system has a long history of sound governance regardless of which party is in power. We need to make sure that continues.

TRADES

And early action is flat, according to numbers from Naviance. Black and Latino applicants are less likely to apply early than are Asians and whites. Common App figures point to fears about this year's totals.

Members of the Board of Trustees at East Carolina University are under fire after public documents show they tried to influence a student election, according to local TV news station WITN. WITN obtained a complaint from the board's chair, vice chair and secretary saying that two trustees -- Phil Lewis and Robbie Moore -- asked a student to run for Student Government

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