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Bartram Trail High School in St. Johns County, Florida has come under the media spotlight for all the wrong reasons. It turns out, the prudish school has put a weird editing twist on its students’ yearbook photos and covered up all traces of girls’ cleavage. The news about photoshopped photos, all of which featured girls, broke after a reporter, Ben Ryan of Action News Jax, shared his investigation of the matter on Twitter. According to the school district, girls’ yearbook photos must fo...

By Lyra HaleMay 24th, 2021, 12:35 pm When reading the headline “Florida high school altered girls’ yearbook photos it deemed immodest,” I honestly wasn’t surprised—and it’s not because this is happening in Florida. I wasn’t surprised because this isn’t the first time, and it won’t be the last, where young women’s bodies have been deemed inappropriate and therefore sexualized. And it’s got to stop. According to CBS Jackson affiliate WJAX, about 80 female students at Bartra...

Toulouse are France’s most successful club but in 2017 they had an ageing squad and no direction, their turnaround a story of clever planning and brilliant recruitment.

The yearbooks are sold to the students and their families at $100 apiece, and were released this week. In order to receive a refund, parents reportedly must turn the...

Noa Biudole 30 April, 2021, 3:30 pm Fiji 7s team captain Meli Derenalagi gives a high-fi ve to teammate Waisea Nacuqu after a national sevens team training session in preparation for the defence of the Tokyo Olympics 7s title. Picture: SUPPLIED Olympic Games 7s rugby gold medal winning coach Ben Ryan believes Fiji is one of the better prepared teams heading into the games in Tokyo later this year. This is despite Fiji and the world facing the devastation brought by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Fij...

Travel without the need to self-quarantine (in the United States) Ability to meet with others who have been vaccinated WITHOUT masks Protection from severe illness and hospitalization Q: Why is it important to report your vaccination to Baylor? Dr. Hynes: We all want a full, normal fall experience, and the extent to which the University can provide this is directly dependent on the information we have regarding vaccination of the Baylor campus community over the next few months. Q: Does the Hea...

Noa Biudole 27 April, 2021, 6:37 pm Ben Ryan is hopeful that Sevuloni Mocenacagi will find a way back into the Fiji 7s team. Picture: FILE Olympic Games gold medal winning coach Ben Ryan is hopeful that Sevuloni Mocenacagi will find a way back into the Fiji Rugby 7s team. “I’d hope there was a way back for him if his form in playing in local tournaments deserved that,” Ryan told this newspaper. Ryan who had spotted Mocenacagi while he played for Yamacia said he was a great athlete to work...

"Before and After" is a long, slow slog through a story about a family crisis that is largely the fault of the family itself - especially the hot-tempered but loving father, who makes a series of crucial mistakes. Its one of those movies where you want to call out helpful advice to the screen, which would save the characters a lot of trouble. As the movie opens, Carolyn and Ben Ryan (Meryl Streep and Liam Neeson) preside over an idyllic household. Mom is a doctor in their picturesque New Englan...

Two months later, investigation into teenage stabbing victim continues Saturday marks two months since a 17-year-old boy was fatally stabbed in Palm Springs, and a man wanted for questioning in the case is still being sought by police. James Bernard of Twentynine Palms was attacked about 4:15 a.m. Feb. 3 in the 300 block of South Palm Canyon Drive, near West Baristo Road. He died of his injuries six days later at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs. The circumstances surrounding th...

For Beaumont, BLIM is not just about Black musicians in the United Kingdom. Through this research, the organization aims to help end discrimination and injustice in the music industry worldwide. “We are bringing together all Black musicians and music professionals for this research in order to create change,” Beaumont said in a press release via Music Week. “Your participation will make this data, which currently doesn’t exist, the most powerful data set about Black musicians in the w...