WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Wake Forest University officials have condemned an Instagram post that suggested the North Carolina school build a wall to separate it from a historically black public university in the same city. The Winston-Salem Journal reports that an Instagram post on Friday endorsed a candidate for student body president, saying “he wants to build a wall between Wake and Winston-Salem State and he’ll make them pay for it.” That’s ostensibly a reference to President Donald Trump’s campaign promise to build a border wall financed by Mexico. Wake Forest has confirmed that the student endorsed is not actually running, and did not participate in the posting. Wake Forest University President Nathan Hatch called the post “deeply offensive and unacceptable,” even if intended as parody. Hatch said the school is investigating. ___ Information from: Winston-Salem Journal, https://www.journalnow.com Copyright 2019 The … [Read more...] about Racist Instagram post about HBCU sparks Wake Forest probe
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UT fires tennis coach Michael Center in wake of college admissions scandal
By Nick Moyle Updated 5:23 pm CDT, Wednesday, March 13, 2019 In this January 2018 photo, Texas men’s tennis coach Michael Center surveys the courts before the matches with UTSA, in Austin, Texas. Center is among a few people in the state charged in a scheme that involved wealthy parents bribing college coaches and others to gain admissions for their children at top schools, federal prosecutors said Tuesday, March 12, 2019. (Ralph Barrera/Austin American-Statesman via AP) less In this January 2018 photo, Texas men’s tennis coach Michael Center surveys the courts before the matches with UTSA, in Austin, Texas. Center is among a few people in the state charged in a scheme that ... more Photo: Ralph Barrera/Associated Press Photo: Ralph Barrera/Associated Press … [Read more...] about UT fires tennis coach Michael Center in wake of college admissions scandal
Houston Baptist rallies late, stuns Wake Forest in OT
Patrick Southern, Associated Press Updated 6:26 pm CST, Friday, November 23, 2018 Houston Baptist guard Jalon Gates (22) attempts to dribble the ball away from Wake Forest guard Chaundee Brown (23) in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Friday, Nov. 23, 2018, in Winston-Salem, N.C. (Allison Lee Isley/The Winston-Salem Journal via AP) less Houston Baptist guard Jalon Gates (22) attempts to dribble the ball away from Wake Forest guard Chaundee Brown (23) in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Friday, Nov. 23, 2018, in Winston-Salem, ... more Photo: Allison Lee Isley, Associated Press Photo: Allison Lee Isley, Associated Press Image 1 of / 12 Caption Close Image 1 of 12 Houston Baptist guard Jalon Gates (22) attempts to dribble the ball away from Wake … [Read more...] about Houston Baptist rallies late, stuns Wake Forest in OT
Steve James on ‘America to Me’ Impact, Racist Incidents at Oak Park High School in Wake of Series Finale
What is happening in Oak Park? In the weeks since the Oct. 28 finale of Steve James' 10-part Starz docuseries America to Me, the Chicago-area school where it was filmed — Oak Park and River Forest High School — has seen a rash of racist incidents, including graffiti targeting one of the teachers featured. On Friday, Nov. 2, the words "Fuck that dancing n—er Anthony Clark. White power," were found scrawled on campus alongside two swastikas. Clark, a special education teacher at the school, appeared in the series, which followed 12 racially diverse students through the 2015-16 academic year at OPRF as a means to examine the gap in academic achievement between black and white students that has persisted for decades at the affluent school in Chicago's easternmost western suburb. The following Monday, the morning after an at-times-contentious community town hall hosted by The New York Times consisting of several panel discussions with filmmakers and parents, students … [Read more...] about Steve James on ‘America to Me’ Impact, Racist Incidents at Oak Park High School in Wake of Series Finale
Paul Weller to play at Forest Live
PUBLISHED: 14:00 10 November 2018 Tom Wright Paul Weller. Picture: Nicole Nodland. Nicole Nodland A British musician who has been at the forefront of the industry for more than 40 years will be performing in the West Country next summer. Paul Weller is the first act confirmed to take part in the Forest Live gigs in 2019.He will be taking to the stage at Westonbirt Arboretum in June.Weller’s career began in the 1970s with The Jam’s debut album In The City and he has enjoyed great success ever since.Singles such as Wild Wood, Wake Up The Nation and Sonik Kicks have made the 60-year-old a household name across the globe.Weller has been involved in the Forest Live concerts for a number of years, but his next appearance will be the first since 2014.He – plus a few guests – will take to the stage in Gloucestershire on June 14 from 6-10.30pm.Tickets, priced £48.50 plus booking fee, are available online at … [Read more...] about Paul Weller to play at Forest Live