Today's Clips (4/20/21)
DAVIDSON IN THE NEWS
US President Joe Biden’s decision to send a high-level unofficial delegation comprised of former US senator Chris Dodd and former US deputy secretaries of state Richard Armitage and James Steinberg to Taipei last week sends an unmistakable signal of White House interest in reassuring Taiwan.
There are milestone moments, events along this journey; Scott Abell knows them well. Building a culture in Year 1, one resolute enough to withstand four-straight losses, all by one score and a couple in overtime. 

Tennis participation has risen during the pandemic thanks to the distanced nature of the sport, but not everyone has equal access to the pricey equipment. With the help of Linden Patterson, “Love All Tennis” has donated more than 2,000 tennis rackets. Jessi Mitchell reports.

CORONAVIRUS

Colleges around the country faced an admissions season marked by pandemic-era challenges: dropped testing requirements, remote learning, disrupted extracurriculars and record applicant pools.

Only one person has tested positive for the BV-1 COVID-19 variant

IN OTHER NEWS

One of America's greatest Black universities is diminishing the light and wisdom that inspired Frederick Douglass, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and countless other freedom fighters.

Police tell PEOPLE that "several hundred" people were at the party in Athens, Georgia before the first floor of the house collapsed at about 1 a.m. Friday

The first Maya Angelou Artist in Residence will be named in 2022.

Fallout from the scandal has cost the university millions in legal settlements with the state and federal investigators and former students who contend their degrees have been devalued.

TRADES

Asian and Asian American student activists across the country want to bring about changes to curricula and campus life.

A debate over a middle school mascot has spilled onto the Tennessee Tech campus, forcing big questions about what free speech and racism really mean.

Should colleges mandate Covid-19 shots? Encourage? Incentivize? All of the above?

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