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A scientist in Nigeria has come up with the zany theory that gay marriage is wrong via an experiment using magnets and other methods. Chibuihem Amalaha, a graduate student of chemical engineering at the University of Lagos, claims that same-sex unions can be disproved scientifically and has the academic support of his university… Continue
We are still baffled over the segregated sororities in 2013, but we’re glad all the media attention has finally brought about change University of Alabama Ends Segregation In Sorority System According to TIME reports : Nearly a week after the University of Alabama came under fire for persistent segregation in its sorority system, school officials are set to announce a deal that would clear the way for black women to be admitted to the school’s prestigious and historically white Greek organizations. The deal, which a university spokesperson confirmed to TIME, is the first step toward ending more than a century of systematic segregation in the school’s sorority system. The move comes after a story last week in the school’s student newspaper, The Crimson White, about a highly qualified black student being denied a bid to join any of the school’s prestigious, historically white sororities. Despite receiving excellent scores during the recruitment process from current sorority members, the young woman — who requested that her name not appear in the paper’s story – was reportedly blocked by alumnae. The sole reason, according to current sorority members: she was black. Another black woman was also denied a bid. Some alumnae even threatened to pull financial support from their sororities if they accepted black members. “The issue is the alumnae and not the undergraduates,” says Gentry McCreary, who served as Alabama’s director of greek affairs from 2007 to 2011. “There’s definitely some fear, whether real or imagined, that there would be some repercussions if a sorority took an African American member. They’re able to subvert the will of the chapter, and it’s gone on for far too long.” The new agreement will allow sororities to offer new bids to candidates who were not accepted during the recruitment process. The deal was reached following an emergency meeting Sunday night between University President Judy Bonner and sorority chapter advisors. The agreement is expected to allow sororities to extend bids to the young women mentioned in the Crimson White article. If they accept the offers, it will end one of the last bastions of segregation at the school. “The allegations are that young women were not selected because of their race,” Bonner said via email. “If these allegations are true, then that is discrimination. It is against the law, University policy and the policy of the national organizations. No University organization will be allowed to discriminate against students based on their race.” It took a newspaper article to bring about change? Sad. Facebook
We are still baffled over the segregated sororities in 2013, but we’re glad all the media attention has finally brought about change University of Alabama Ends Segregation In Sorority System According to TIME reports : Nearly a week after the University of Alabama came under fire for persistent segregation in its sorority system, school officials are set to announce a deal that would clear the way for black women to be admitted to the school’s prestigious and historically white Greek organizations. The deal, which a university spokesperson confirmed to TIME, is the first step toward ending more than a century of systematic segregation in the school’s sorority system. The move comes after a story last week in the school’s student newspaper, The Crimson White, about a highly qualified black student being denied a bid to join any of the school’s prestigious, historically white sororities. Despite receiving excellent scores during the recruitment process from current sorority members, the young woman — who requested that her name not appear in the paper’s story – was reportedly blocked by alumnae. The sole reason, according to current sorority members: she was black. Another black woman was also denied a bid. Some alumnae even threatened to pull financial support from their sororities if they accepted black members. “The issue is the alumnae and not the undergraduates,” says Gentry McCreary, who served as Alabama’s director of greek affairs from 2007 to 2011. “There’s definitely some fear, whether real or imagined, that there would be some repercussions if a sorority took an African American member. They’re able to subvert the will of the chapter, and it’s gone on for far too long.” The new agreement will allow sororities to offer new bids to candidates who were not accepted during the recruitment process. The deal was reached following an emergency meeting Sunday night between University President Judy Bonner and sorority chapter advisors. The agreement is expected to allow sororities to extend bids to the young women mentioned in the Crimson White article. If they accept the offers, it will end one of the last bastions of segregation at the school. “The allegations are that young women were not selected because of their race,” Bonner said via email. “If these allegations are true, then that is discrimination. It is against the law, University policy and the policy of the national organizations. No University organization will be allowed to discriminate against students based on their race.” It took a newspaper article to bring about change? Sad. Facebook
That’s one dirty kitty… Woman Sues Doctor For Attaching Intestines To Private Parts Via CourthouseNews Doctors must face a trial after attaching a woman’s intestine to her vagina, an appeals court ruled, finding no need for an expert to testify about defecation. “It requires no expert testimony to understand that feces are not meant to be excreted from the vagina and that such an injury does not ordinarily occur in the absence of a negligent act or omission during a surgical procedure,” the ruling states. Linda Robinson had undergone surgery at Duke University Medical Center after she presented with severe constipation and colonic inertia. The doctors were supposed to remove part of her small intentine and reattach it to her rectum with a surgical stapler. One day later, Robinson complained that bloody fluid was coming out of her vagina. It was then discovered that her small intestine had been attached to her vagina, rather than her rectum. A second surgery corrected the issue, but Robinson was left with blurry vision, speech difficulty, erratic hand movement and weakness on her left side. She was diagnosed with conversion disorder, a psychiatric problem related to conflict or stress. After Robinson and her husband sued Duke University Health Systems for medical malpractice, a judge in Durham found that the case must be dismissed because of the lack of a prefiling review by a medical expert. The Robinsons appealed, arguing that the res ipsa loquitur doctrine makes such an expert finding unnecessary in this case. A three-judge panel of the North Carolina Court of Appeals agreed and remanded the case for trial. “Defendant’s argument that res ipsa is inapplicable in the present case because it does not involve either a foreign object left in the body following surgery or an injury to and area far away from and completely unrelated to the zone of surgery is without merit,” Judge Doug McCullough wrote for the court. The ruling also bars the Robinsons from seeking punitive damages because the defendants’ actions were not “willful, wanton, malicious or fraudulent,” according to the ruling. So basically this lady gets her oochie-coochie reconnected, but no dough. We think this woman deserves at least a lil’ 6-figure somethin’ somethin’ but we guess peeing out of the right hole is nice too… Image via Shutterstock
What a scary way to die . Woman Dies After Falling From Dorm Room We feel bad for her family. According to Mail Online A 19-year-old woman died yesterday after falling from a sixth-story college dorm window. Police said Stephanie Ann Lehr was trying to climb onto a rooftop from the room on the University of Minnesota campus when she fell. The Hennepin County medical examiner found she died of blunt-force injuries. She fell from the window into a courtyard at Yudof Hall about 4:30pm on Saturday and was taken to the Hennepin County Medical Center, where she died the following day. Police, who said they are treating the death as an accident, say Miss Lehr was trying to reach a gravel rooftop about three feet away when she fell. She was not a university student and her friend was the only other person in the room at the time. A screen had been removed from a window before the accident. Tim Busse, communications director for University Services, told The Star Tribune that the screens were not designed to be removed. He told the newspaper: ‘We take safety very seriously for our students and those who come to visit our campus. This wasn’t a safe thing to do.’ Authorities say Miss Lehr’s friend has been moved to another room. The Star Tribune reports alcohol was found in the room, but police are awaiting the results of tests to determine if Miss Lehr had imbibed. A university spokesperson said in a statement: ‘Our thoughts and prayers go out to her family and friends. ‘We hope students will use this as a reminder to be protective and caring of their friends and classmates’, according to the Star Tribune. This is a sad story, but why did she have to jump on the roof? Why didn’t her friend stop her? KSTP
Woman Sues Hospital After Anesthesiologist Draws Mustache On Her Face What would you do if you woke up from surgery only to be showed a photo of yourself while sedated with a mustache drawn on your face? This California woman didn’t find it funny at the time, but she just might end up laughing all the way to the bank. via Gawker A former patient of Southern California’s Torrance Memorial Medical Center is suing the hospital after an anesthesiologist took advantage of her unconscious state to draw a black mustache and yellow teardrops on her face. Veronica Valdez, 36, went in for minor surgery in October 2011 confident in the professionalism of the hospital’s staff, having worked there as an administrator for the previous 13 years. But her feelings toward the medical team changed soon after the operation, when she was shown a photo snapped during her procedure showing her lying on the operating table with a fake mustache and teardrops affixed to her face. Patient Sues Doctor for Drawing Mustache on Her Face During Surgery The prank was apparently the brainchild of Dr. Patrick Yang, her anesthesiologist. “I thought she would think this is funny and she would appreciate it,” Yang said in a deposition during the ensuing investigation. The photo itself was snapped by Patricia Gomez, one of the nurse’s aides assisting in the surgery. SMH. That anesthesiologist knows he was all types of wrong… Shutterstock
Now, this girl knows good and damn well she ain’t watching college football… Beyonce Sends Special Message To University Of Michigan’s Marching Band At Halftime Of Saturday’s Game Ohhh we get it, go “blue”…smh, that’s so corny. Image via YouTube
It’s back to school time and you know what that means. Your very vulnerable freshman daughter is being exposed to all kinds of dangerous situations and misogyny. Such as the scenario painted by this SMU chant which was part of a freshman week event that pretty much promotes underage forced sex … Here’s more info via CTV News : Student orientation leaders at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax will undergo sensitivity training after some of them were captured on video chanting about non-consensual sex with underage girls. In the video taken during frosh week activities and posted on Instagram, both male and female student leaders can be seen taking part in what a university spokesperson called a “sexist and offensive” chant. “SMU boys, we like them young,” the students can be heard singing at the start of the video. The chant includes the phrases: “Y is for your sister,” “U is for underage,” and “N is for no consent.” It was performed by student leaders in front of about 300 first-year-students on Monday. “This is a disappointing, discouraging and, quite frankly, an offensive video and we’re, I guess, taken aback,” Keith Hotchkiss, SMU’s senior director of student services, told CTV Atlantic. Jared Perry, the president of the university’s student association, which organizes frosh week activities, has apologized. “We’re sorry this went through,” he said. “Now we’re looking forward into the future and the chant will never take place again. We’ll be educating our leaders.” SMU spokesperson Steve Proctor told The Canadian Press that a less sexist version of the chant has been performed on campus in the past. St. Mary’s University Student Association President Jared Perry says he feels terrible and an investigation will be launched into the incident. He also has resigned from his post and says he plans to devote his energy to bringing attention to the issue and turning this negative into a positive. YouTube Continue reading →
Oh gawd! Big Sean Brings School Supplies To Detroit Via HuffPo reports: It wasn’t surprising that Kanye West protégé and rising star Big Sean inspired this much excitement in Detroit, his hometown. But the location was a bit out of the ordinary — as he made press rounds for his new album, “Hall of Fame,” he spent a good chunk of Thursday afternoon handing out backpacks to kids in a building normally used as a farmers market. A couple thousand students crowded Detroit Public Schools’ back-to-school fair in Eastern Market, where they could learn about careers, play educational games, do science experiments and receive supplies. Organized by the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, new MBA students had just three days after arriving for their first semester to plan the event. “DPS needs this more than anybody,” said Big Sean (real name: Sean Anderson), who recently launched the Sean Anderson Foundation to help young people in Detroit. “Hopefully this is just the first of many events we can do to … help give back.” “I wanted to make sure that when I looked back at my life I did something that I was proud of, that I left a legacy,” he added. “Of course I make a lot of fun music, all sorts of songs, but I’m definitely going to make songs to inspire, to do my part for the community, especially for the kids in Detroit.”
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