Today's Clips (9/4/20)
DAVIDSON IN THE NEWS

Trump is now presenting himself as God's special agent, defending American Christians against evil Democratic opponents, even declaring that Joe Biden, a Catholic who has relied on his faith in crisis, is "against God," writes Presbyterian pastor Samuel Adams. It is time to confront Trump's fake apocalypticism and his conclusions that his followers represent Christianity as a whole, he writes.

Davidson College grad's mural has athletics theme

The Davidson Wildcats continue to hold workouts in preparation for the college basketball season.

After months of politicized debate, a fractured college football is poised to kick off. In a pandemic, this is why some persist in playing even now.

CORONAVIRUS

Large new outbreaks emerged on campuses as students returned for the fall semester.

Nearly 400 State University of New York, Oneonta, students tested positive for the coronavirus less than two weeks after classes began.

Many recent graduates can’t practice their professions without passing a licensing exam, but those tests have been disrupted for months by the coronavirus pandemic.

They were the first in their families to make it to college. But how do you study when you can’t afford to eat?

Conference USA is playing football and other sports this fall. It wasn't the right decision for Old Dominion.

Indiana University at Bloomington on Thursday urged students living in fraternity and sorority houses to move out, citing an "alarming" rate of positive COVID-19 tests that marked the latest outbreak in the U.S. Midwest and at a college campus.

Commentators call our crisis “unprecedented.” Nonsense. Disease, alas, like war, remains part of the human condition. We in the West, and in the United States in particular, have been uniquely blessed. For more than two generations, most of us have not known epidemics, total war or great want. We are the children of medical technology that instills a confidence in our ability to live long lives, comfortable in our autonomy. Unlike those who came before us, we are confident we can control our world and our destinies.

This is UNC’s 13th reported cluster of COVID-19 cases. Most have been in campus residence halls.

North Carolina Athletic Director Bubba Cunningham said coaches who make more than $200,000 a year will take a 20 percent pay cut. Others will get less, as well.

The college's testing program has been touted as a potential model for reopening. But a new rise in cases puts into question whether any amount of testing can make campuses safe.

Cornell University said Thursday it has suspended and banned students from campus after finding a cluster of at least 39 COVID-19 cases traced to gatherings where students did not wear masks or observe social distancing.

We can never seem to stay on the right track for long.

Testing to be conducted at Timmons Arena

As professors at Notre Dame, we have closely watched the debates over whether the University should send students home for the semester. A new danger stalks the world, and it is not clear when we will have it under control. Nevertheless, we think the right decision is to have students learn and live together in person.

IN OTHER NEWS

Jessica A. Krug, an associate professor at George Washington University, said she’s claimed a Black identity throughout her career.

Miami University is calling on the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force to look into a Zoom hack on campus.

When he was forced out, the dean of the University of Kentucky’s largest college was asked to sign a pre-typed resignation letter in exchange for a “generous offer” that would immediately expire if he didn’t sign.

TRADES

As some colleges close residence halls and send students back home to communities, Dr. Anthony Fauci is expressing concern about inadvertently spreading the virus. "It's the worst thing you could do," Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said Wednesday on NBC's Today show.

University of Michigan faculty members say administrators have not been transparent about reopening decisions.

The Chronicle has been tracking coronavirus spikes in counties with big college campuses. On three of those campuses, leaders worry that students could infect the community.

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