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News Roundup: Page 111

Central State University’s New President Donates $50,000 to New Scholarship Fund

Central State University’s new president Dr. Jack Thomas has donated $50,000 to start a new scholarship fund at the historically Black institution, reported the Xenia Daily Gazette. Thomas started in his new position on July 1. He said he was motivated to make the donation to show solidarity with all those at the university affected […]

MEAC Suspends Fall Sports Season Due to COVID-19

The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference said the league will suspend all sports competitions, championship and non-championship segments, for the 2020 fall season, because of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. For now, the conference plans to proceed with winter sports competitions as scheduled, unless health professionals advise otherwise. “The health and safety of our student-athletes continue to be […]

Dr. Wayne Frederick

Liberty University Files $10 Million Lawsuit Against NYT for Coronavirus Article

Liberty University on Wednesday filed a $10 million lawsuit against The New York Times for a March story in which it reported that 12 of the institution’s students “were sick with symptoms that suggested COVID-19,” after the college reopened following spring break. “There was never an on-campus student diagnosed with COVID-19,” said the Lynchburg, Virginia-based […]

National Association of Basketball Coaches Wants SAT/ACT Nixed for Student-Athletes

The National Association of Basketball Coaches wants to eliminate SAT/ACT eligibility requirements for college athletes saying they are “longstanding forces of institutional racism.” The proposal originated from the association’s Committee on Racial Reconciliation, which was formed last month to address issues related to racism and injustice in college athletics. The committee “believes that the SAT and ACT […]

Big 12 Commissioner: Too Early to Decide on Fall Sports

Bob Bowlsby, the commissioner of the Big 12 Conference, said on Tuesday it is too soon to make a decision on fall sports, reported The Dallas Morning News. “I believe it’s too early to be making those decisions,” Bowlsby said. “Frankly, we haven’t been advised to do that by our scientists and medical advisors. We’ve […]

Southeastern Conference Postpones Three Fall Sports

The Southeastern Conference said it will postpone the start of volleyball, soccer and cross country competition through at least Aug. 31 to provide additional time to prepare for the safe return of sporting events. Both exhibition and non-conference games in these sports will be postponed. The rescheduling of non-conference contests will be determined by each […]

Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Suspends Fall Sports

The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference has suspended all mandated conference athletic events and championships through the fall semester in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. All fall and winter sports scheduled to begin before Jan. 1 are impacted by this decision. “The entire conference has worked hard these last few months to prepare for the return of […]

Ohio State Resumes Voluntary Workouts After Stoppage Due to Positive COVID-19 Cases

Ohio State University on Tuesday resumed voluntary athletic workouts after stopping them a week ago when COVID-19 testing of student-athletes showed some positive cases. “Based on the advice of medical professionals and the results of testing on Monday (July 13) of all student-athletes currently in training, The Ohio State University Department of Athletics announced today […]

San Antonio College Removes Mascot That Represented ‘Oppressive Force’

San Antonio College has decided to remove its ‘Ranger’ mascot after campus groups campaigned for its removal for more than a year. Advocates for the removal of the mascot said it represented the Texas Rangers who have brutalized Mexican Americans, Native Americans and members of the Black community. “For generations, the Rangers were an oppressive […]

Dr. Robert Vela

White House Drops Rule Sending Foreign Students Home if Colleges Go Fully Online in the Fall

The White House on Tuesday agreed to drop the rule that would have sent home foreign students studying at colleges that decide to go fully online in the fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic, reported The Wall Street Journal. The agreement, reached at a hearing Tuesday afternoon, settled a lawsuit brought by Harvard University and […]

U of Southern California’s Film School to Remove John Wayne Exhibit

The University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts will remove an exhibit on John Wayne after nationwide protests against racism again highlighted some of the actor’s racist comments. The university didn’t specifically say Wayne’s comments are the reason for the removal of the exhibit, which will now be moved to the university’s Cinematic Arts […]

Hampton University Suspends Fall Sports

Hampton University said it is suspending fall 2020 sporting events “out of concern for the spread of COVID-19 among our athletes and members of other [university] constituent groups.” Hampton joins other historically Black colleges and universities, Morehouse College, Langston University and Wiley College, in canceling or suspending fall sports due to the pandemic. “Please understand […]

Eugene Marshall Jr.

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