7 d. ago NCAA must pay $18m over alleged failure to warn player about concussion risks

Jury finds college sports’ governing body negligentRobert Geathers has shown signs of CTEA South Carolina jury has decided the NCAA owes a former college football player and his wife $18m, while finding college sports’ major governing body negligent in failing to warn the player about the long-term effects of concussions.Following a civil trial that wrapped up late last week, Orangeburg county jurors awarded $10m to 68-year-old Robert Geathers, who played at South Carolina State University from 1977 to 1980 as a defensive end. His wife, Debra, was awarded $8m, according to a court document. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Leicester 'stabbing' as police cordon off scene near student housing

A large cordon has been set up in Leicester city centre following reports of a stabbing incident, which has seen dozens of police officers and canine units swarm the scene

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3 w. ago Gaza PhD student ‘heartbroken’ as family blocked from entering the UK

Manar al-Houbi’s husband and children refused entry despite her winning a scholarship to cover tuition fees, living costs and housing for them allA Gaza PhD student who won a fully funded scholarship to the University of Glasgow has spoken of her heartbreak at her family being denied entry to the UK.In May, Manar al-Houbi received confirmation of her successful application. “It felt almost too good to be true,” she said. As well as her tuition fees, her scholarship from a charity, the Council for At Risk Academics (Cara), covers housing and living costs for her and all family members. Continue reading...

Society

3 w. ago This free speech group at Columbia is taking on Trump when the university won’t – and winning

The Knight Institute is defending free speech at a school now synonymous with compromising on itWhen he first learned that federal agents had detained Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil in the lobby of his university housing complex, Jameel Jaffer knew he was in for a fight.Jaffer is the director of a Columbia-affiliated institute devoted to the defense of the first amendment, and Khalil, a green card holder, had been a fixture at the pro-Palestinian encampments on campus. Months earlier, Jaffer’s organization had hosted a symposium about the free speech rights of noncitizens. The institute had been established to defend the very constitutional principles the Trump administration was now openly flouting – and that Columbia seemed too scared to defend. Continue reading...

Politics

4 w. ago Teen killed and man injured in two separate shootings at South Carolina State University

Gunshots were heard on Saturday evening near an on-campus housing facility with off-campus students being urged to stay away

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4 w. ago South Carolina State University sealed off as 'gunshots heard' near student housing

South Carolina State University is on lockdown following reports of a shooting on campus Saturday night. The reported gunshots came from student housing

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