Today's Clips (9/13/21)
DAVIDSON IN THE NEWS
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Duke University was at the top of the list for North Carolina schools, and UNC-Chapel Hill was the highest-rated public university in the state.

The gorillas in Atlanta are at least the second group of great apes infected by the coronavirus. Eight gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park were treated for the virus in January.

Court’s decision to decline to stop ban raises concerns Roe vs Wade ruling is under threat

IN OTHER NEWS

At issue are the parents’ conduct, U.S.C.’s admissions practices and possibly the fairness of the college admissions process itself.

We’ll improve college readiness if we let everyone take AP or IB.

A tax on the richest private U.S. college endowments would be curtailed under a plan by House Democrats, provided the schools address tuition costs.

Video of a person picking up flags on Washington University’s campus and putting them in what looks like a trash bag is making its rounds on social media.

TRADES

It rejects arguments that it should drop SAT and ACT scores from rankings, but makes minor change in how they are considered. The colleges it ranks are largely unchanged at the top.

Marijuana use among U.S. college students reached a historic high in 2020, while alcohol use took a "significant" drop, according to the 2020 Monitoring the Future panel study. The uptick represents the highest levels of marijuana use recorded since the 1980s. The survey found daily marijuana use -- defined as using it on 20 or more occasions in the past 30 days -- increased

Roughly a quarter of the largest four-year public universities mention rankings in recent strategic plans.

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