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Orlando Judge Throws Out Suit Against Adam’s Mark Hotel

Orlando Judge Throws Out Suit Against Adam’s Mark HotelORLANDO, Fla.A federal judge has thrown out an $8 million settlement between the Adam’s Mark hotel chain and five Black guests who say they were discriminated against at the Black College Reunion in Daytona Beach, Fla., in 1998.The settlement was reached in March with the cooperation of […]

November 8, 2000

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Supreme Court Refuses to Hear KKK Campus Radio Case

Supreme Court Refuses to Hear KKK Campus Radio CaseWASHINGTON A Ku Klux Klan chapter’s attempt to force a state university radio station in St. Louis to accept its financial support and acknowledge it on the air was denied Supreme Court review earlier this month. The court, without comment, let stand rulings that the station’s refusal […]

October 25, 2000

Sports

Second Lawsuit Alleges Disparate Treatment of Black Women on University of South Florida Women’s Basketball Team

Second Lawsuit Alleges Disparate Treatment of Black Women on University of South Florida Women’s Basketball TeamTAMPA, Fla. A second former player has filed a federal lawsuit claiming racism by the University of South Florida women’s basketball coach. Avia Lee, 23, claims in a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court last month that she was dismissed […]

October 25, 2000

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Supreme Court Allows UCLA Experimental Elementary School

Supreme Court Allows UCLA Experimental Elementary SchoolTo Keep Race-Based AdmissionsWASHINGTONAn experimental elementary school that uses race as a factor when selecting its students survived a Supreme Court challenge last month. The justices let stand rulings that the school run by the University of California has a justifiable reason for considering race and therefore does not […]

October 25, 2000

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Texas firm NotHarvard.com Changes Name

Texas firm NotHarvard.com Changes NameAUSTIN, TexasNotHarvard.com is no longer NotHarvard.com.  The Austin-based company that sparked a legal scuffle with Harvard University has scrapped the controversial name in favor of Powered Inc., company officials announced last month. “Powered more accurately reflects what we deliver to our clients and where we intend to go in the future,” […]

October 11, 2000

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Artists’ Attorney Warns Colleges About Napster Use

Artists’ Attorney Warns Colleges About Napster UseDURHAM, N.C.T he attorney for recording artists Metallica and Dr. Dre wants two North Carolina universities to stop their students from taking his clients’ music via the Napster computer program. Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have received letters from attorney Howard King asking […]

October 11, 2000

African-American

Officials Optimistic That 2000 Census Is Better Than Ever

Officials Optimistic That 2000 Census Is Better Than EverWASHINGTON Last month, federal officials announced that the response rates for Census 2000 exceeded those of the 1990 U.S. Census by 2 percentage points, from 65 percent to 67 percent. The 2000 Census response rate also exceeded the U.S. Census Bureau’s projected rate, which was 61 percent.“Thanks […]

October 11, 2000

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The Executive Power in Us All

The Executive Power in Us AllTruth be told, our country’s president doesn’t do a whole lot that directly affects higher education. The president can’t solely dictate federal funding levels. Decisions related to access and equity are more often made on campuses, in governing board conference rooms and places other than the White House. The U.S. […]

October 11, 2000

Leadership & Policy

Acquitted Central State President Blasts Ohio Officials for Legal Tangle

Acquitted Central State President Blasts Ohio Officials for Legal TangleBy Mark Fisher XENIA, OhioTriumphant following his complete vindication by a jury, Dr. Arthur E. Thomas lashed out late last month at Ohio officials who had tried to force him to repay a portion of a $325,000 severance agreement he received when he resigned as president […]

September 27, 2000

Students

Valedictorians Suing State of Arkansas

Valedictorians Suing State of ArkansasOnly Four Blacks Among 808 Scholarship RecipientsLITTLE ROCK, Ark. Two high school valedictorians claim in a federal lawsuit that the state of Arkansas is practicing racial discrimination in the way it chooses elite students for scholarships. The lawsuit says only four Black students are among the 808 recipients since 1997 under […]

September 27, 2000

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Harvard Sues Online Company Over Name

Harvard Sues Online Company Over NameBOSTONHarvard University has sued the Internet startup notHarvard.com for trademark violations, saying the online company that sued the university recently is unlawfully exploiting the lucrative Ivy League name for financial gain. The suit, filed last month in U.S. District Court, seeks $75,000 in damages from notHarvard.com, which offers online educational […]

September 13, 2000

Sports

On the Roster:Coming Events in Black College Sports

On the Roster:Coming Events in Black College SportsBy Craig T. GreenleeT  he college sports scene for this academic year promises the usual mixed bag of on-the-field triumphs and woes. But those high-profile events are likely to be accompanied by some unique off-the-field celebrations and disappointments. Here’s a look ahead at developments likely to occur during […]

September 13, 2000