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Auburn: Auburn University officials say they will reinstate the school’s bass fishing team this spring following allegations that it repeatedly violated COVID-19 policies. The school had initially suspended the team for the entire year but agreed to the shorter punishment after a meeting that involved school administrators and team members. The team violated the travel and events policy in July 2020, February 2021 and March 2021, school officials said in a memo. The team will now be able to return to competition April 22. During the suspension, no member of the team will be allowed to compete, recruit or represent the Auburn University Bass Fishing Team. “I am thankful that Auburn University and its administration were willing to listen to us and consider all of the facts with an open mind,” said Logan Parks, president of the Auburn University Bass Fishing Club. “We have reached an agreement, and, most importantly, the Auburn
Brown Undergraduate Students Vote for University to Offer Reparations
University student, at a library choosing a book in the shelf, using facial mask [istockphoto.com]
In the era of social justice and educational reform, undergraduate students who attend Brown University, located in Rhode Island, became involved in the hot-button reparations topic. They voted overwhelmingly for the descendants of slaves who were affiliated with the school and its founders, to be offered reparations by Brown.
The Undergraduate Council of Students posted information about the reparations issue on Instagram. In the post, followers were informed that starting March 19, Brown students would have the ability to vote on questions of reparations at the University. In an election, the students who attend the Ivy League school recently voted on two referendum questions.
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At the urging of President Biden, two members of Congress – Senator Robert Menendez and Representative Linda Sanchez – introduced companion 353-page bills last month in the
House entitled the “U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021.”
Presented as a comprehensive modernization of our nation’s long outdated immigration laws, this proposed legislation – uniformly lauded by Democrats and opposed by Republicans – features many provisions that U.S. employers may welcome, including, as this White House
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