Today's Clips (2/9/21)
DAVIDSON IN THE NEWS

I'm struggling to hold fast to my Christianity— because of Donald Trump. Not exactly Trump himself, though, but the undying support of the self-professed Christian pro-life movement that he enjoyed.

John Cowan '97, the 2020 Republican primary opponent Marjorie Taylor Greene defeated in Georgia, shares his thoughts about her rise, extreme rhetoric, and the damage she’s doing to the conservative cause in his home congressional district.

CORONAVIRUS

Many universities instituted new testing protocols, hoping to avoid the problems of the fall. But coronavirus variants and uncooperative students have already driven outbreaks.

Charitable giving to U.S. colleges fell flat last year as the pandemic upended another aspect of higher education.

Wake Forest clarifies campus restrictions after a spike in COVID-19 cases, and UNC-Chapel Hill threatens to punish students who gathered en masse after the win over Duke.

Campus officials say they’ve received more than 300 complaints so far after students, many without masks, flooded Franklin Street on Saturday night.

We’ve asked so much of college football and basketball students this season, it was inevitable the seams would fray at some point.

After vigorous testing before students returned to campus and throughout the semester, North Carolina A&T is taking another step forward in the fight against COVID-19, announcing it’s opening up as a vaccination site starting Thursday.

IN OTHER NEWS

Five members of the UNC Board of Governors, by putting their name on a falsehood, lied to the public

British-based beer and spirits maker Diageo is giving a combined $10 million to 25 historically Black colleges and universities across the United States, continuing an upswell of giving to the institutions following last summer's racial justice protests.

TRADES

Women in economics get asked significantly more questions than men when presenting -- mostly by men. Researchers say this is part of deeper gender issues within the field.

Revenues are down across the board. But colleges that stay focused have a fighting chance.

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