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The Assembly
Law professor Timothy Davis, one of the nation’s leading authorities on sports law, views the issue as a question of fairness. “Advocates for athletes, as well as the public, see the enormous amount of revenue that is generated by college sports, primarily men’s basketball and football,” he said. “They think it’s unfair, out of balance. The sense is they should share in some of the revenue.”
May 1, 2023
MSN
Thrifts vs. banks: What’s the difference?
The biggest difference between a thrift and a conventional bank is that thrifts are designed to serve U.S. consumers rather than businesses. By law, thrifts must have 65 percent of their lending portfolio tied up in consumer loans, said law professor Tanya Marsh.
April 30, 2023
Vox
The latest mass shooting in Texas puts focus on America’s unique, enduring gun problem
“America is unique in that guns have always been present, there is wide civilian ownership, and the government hasn’t claimed more of a monopoly on them,” said sociology professor and American gun culture expert David Yamane.
April 29, 2023
WYFF-TV (Greenville, SC)
NC State Supreme Court throws out previous rulings for redistricting maps, voter ID
“Each of the decisions that were issued today were issued along partisan lines. It made a difference if there’s five Republican judges on the Supreme Court and only two Democratic judges. Just last November, that was different. There were four Democratic judges and three Republican judges, and the voter ID decision and redistricting decision came out differently,” said politics professor John Dinan.
April 28, 2023
WFAE-FM (Charlotte, NC)
Inside North Carolina’s wood pellet industry
Paper, lumber and wood products have always been a part of North Carolina’s economy. In the past decade or so, another industry has joined them: wood pellets. Four plants in eastern North Carolina convert wood harvested from North Carolina forests into pellets. Journalism professor Justin Catanoso, who writes for the environmental news website Mongabay, is a guest on this Charlotte Talks episode.
April 26, 2023
Houston Chronicle
Challenging the FDA’s authority isn’t new
Political pressure is nothing new for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The agency has frequently come under fire for its drug approval decisions, but attacks on its decision-making process and science itself have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Legal scholar Christine Coughlin writes about the recent challenges to the FDA’s authority in the context of reproductive rights.
April 26, 2023
Yes! Weekly
WFU Face to Face Speaker Forum Announces 2023-24 Lineup
Wake Forest University’s community-facing Face to Face Speaker Forum’s 2023-24 season will begin with Presidential historian, political commentator, and Pulitzer Prize-winning and New York Times best-selling author Doris Kearns Goodwin and Presidential historian, NBC News and PBS NewsHour, New York Times columnist and best-selling author Micahel Beschloss in conversation.
April 25, 2023
Greensboro News & Record
NC Senate bill would clarify warnings on NIL contract negotiations
Sports economicst Todd McFall said the bill “looks like it is designed to scare away commercial entities and athletes who are considering entering into NIL agreements.” “Universities have made it clear that they view NIL agreements as being substitutes to the traditional support athletic departments received from businesses, which is to say that revenues collected by schools are flagging since NIL deals became allowed.”
April 24, 2023
JNS
American professors prepare for bridge-building mission to Israel
Thirty-two participants, including film professor Woody Hood, are gearing up to take part in an academic exchange exploring Israel’s history, government, culture and economy. Participants will travel throughout Israel and meet Israeli professors from their respective disciplines with the goal of developing collaborations, research projects, co-authoring articles, and establishing exchange programs between faculty and students.
April 22, 2023
Winston-Salem Journal
Wake Forest University has clinched another national debate championship. This comes on the heels of recently winning the prestigious National Debate Tournament. The win marks a historic achievement for the Wake Forest Debate team. In 2023, they won all three major national policy debate tournaments. This includes taking home the top trophy for their win at the American Debate Association competition in early March.
April 22, 2023
The Hill
Stand Your Ground laws do not allow you to ‘shoot first and ask questions later’
In this opinion piece, sociologist and American gun culture expert David Yamane writes: “Both gun owners and non-owners must understand what self-defense laws actually allow and prohibit — politically charged rhetoric like ‘shoot first’ is harmful. Stand Your Ground does not allow anyone to ‘shoot first and ask questions later.’ Not within the law, at least. Please stop saying it does.”
April 21, 2023
Triad Business Journal
Outstanding Women in Business 2023
Olga Pierrakos was the founding chair of Wake Forest’s accredited engineering program. Over half of the faculty are women, and nearly half of the program’s students are women and nearly 20% are minorities. “I believe that engineers are ideally positioned to better humanity via innovations and contributions. Engineers with ethical character can transform our society,” Pierrakos said.
April 21, 2023