Friday, October 2, 2020

10-2: no refund! Minorities stopped by cops more often. More Krug!

Minorities in California stopped far more often for minor infractions than whites, report concludes
-- Studies for many years have shown that minorities in California are more likely than whites to be stopped and arrested by police. A new report shows particularly wide disparities in police stops for “non-traffic infractions,” like sitting on the sidewalk, loitering in public or jaywalking, all punishable by hundreds of dollars in fines and fees. Bob Egelko in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 10/2/20 

As University of California campuses reopen, UC San Diego deploys aggressive strategy to contain Covid-19 -- With several University of California campuses welcoming back students this week for the start of the fall quarter, UC San Diego is employing the most aggressive, multi-pronged strategy to reopen. Michael Burke EdSource -- 10/2/20 

Jewish groups angered by California high school ethnic studies curriculum lobbied for veto -- Jewish groups angered by their exclusion from a proposed ethnic studies curriculum for California high school students credited their lobbying effort in large part for Gov. Gavin Newsom’s veto of a bill requiring the course for graduation. Dustin Gardiner in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 10/2/20 

President Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis poses political challenges for the trailing incumbent -- News that President Trump has tested positive for the coronavirus presents a formidable new obstacle for a reelection campaign already struggling to overcome the drag of the COVID-19 pandemic and the attendant crippling of much of the U.S. economy. James Rainey, Seema Mehta in the Los Angeles Times$ Jonathan Martin, Maggie Haberman and Matt Stevens in the New York Times$ -- 10/2/20

While many campuses are struggling with major outbreaks, some schools have successfully contained the virus. 
—NYT 

The rate of death went down in patients over 65. Researchers also found that children of all ages became infected and spread the virus to others. 
—NYT 


Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman are infamous for inventing outlandish conspiracy theories. If convicted, they face up to 12 years in prison. 
—WashPo 

Federal court says Northeastern need not reimburse tuition for last spring's virtual shift; on-campus "fall break" or quarantine? 
—Inside Higher Ed 
     Within weeks after colleges around the country closed their campuses and shifted to remote learning as COVID-19 descended last spring, students and lawyers sprang into action, filing lawsuits seeking reimbursements of tuition and fees on top of the housing and dining refunds that many institutions granted. They argued that the virtual learning they were getting was inadequate given what they had paid, even as college and university leaders said their institutions had done their best to pivot in a crisis and allow students to continue their educations. 

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