The banh-mi affair at Oberlin; athletes push for mental-health care; state lawmakers shrug over NCAA move; what is a "free" textbook; and more.
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Mainstream news accounts of complaints about inauthentic dining-hall food helped foster the image of crybaby students. But the articles didn’t tell the whole story. (PREMIUM)
Oberlin College has announced that it will appeal the landmark court ruling against it. But what led to that jury decision raises a question: Can the college regain the trust of its community? (PREMIUM)
A growing movement of college athletes is pressuring athletics departments to treat mental illness with the same urgency as musculoskeletal injury. (PREMIUM)
Legislative efforts to grant name, image, and likeness rights to college athletes will continue until the NCAA releases more-substantive proposals, lawmakers say.
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