University Of Alabama Dean: Identity Politics Is ‘The Whole Purpose Of The University’
A recent report provides chapter and verse on just how badly DEI has colonized Alabama’s system of public higher education.A recent report provides chapter and verse on just how badly DEI has colonized Alabama’s system of public higher education.Alabama basketball player Darius Miles charged with capital murder in shooting death of 23-year-old woman, suspect 'appeared to be crying during a perp walk'
University of Alabama player Darius Miles has been fingered by law enforcement in the shooting death of a 23-year-old woman.
Miles, 21, and Michael Lynn Davis, 20, were both charged with capital murder in the shooting death of Jamea Jonae Harris.
Around 1:45 a.m. on Sunday, Tuscaloosa Police Department officers responded to a reported call of a shooting on the Strip of Tuscaloosa. Police discovered a dead woman inside a vehicle near the Walk of Champions at Bryant Denny Stadium. Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Capt. Jack Kennedy said Harris was dead inside the vehicle.
The driver of the vehicle informed police that their car was struck by gunfire. The driver claimed to have returned gunfire in self-defense, and noted that he may have hit one of the gunmen.
Kennedy said, "It appears at this time that the shooting was the result of a minor argument that occurred between the victims and suspects after they encountered each other along the strip."
After interviewing witnesses and examining local video surveillance, investigators identified two suspects – Miles and Davis.
Police interviewed the suspects and then arrested them.
Alabama.com reported, "Miles, 21, appeared to be crying during a perp walk and said, 'I love you,’' and 'I love you more than you can imagine,' several times to someone standing outside the Tuscaloosa County Jail."
Kennedy added, "The member agencies of the Violent Crimes Unit utilized all their resources and worked together flawlessly to bring this case to a resolution in a rapid manner."
During Alabama's 106-66 blowout win over LSU on Saturday, Miles was on the bench because the junior forward was ruled out for the season due to an ankle injury he suffered in the preseason.
Miles has been dismissed from the Crimson Tide basketball team. Miles is no longer on the University of Alabama website, and there is a 404 error instead.
The University of Alabama issued a statement on the shooting:
The University of Alabama’s utmost priority is the safety and well-being of the campus community. We are grieved by the incident that occurred near campus last night and extend our deepest condolences to the victim’s family and friends. We are grateful for the quick and thorough response of law enforcement and emergency response teams, and we will continue to fully support the ongoing investigation. We were made aware of the recent charge against student-athlete Darius Miles; he has been removed from campus and is no longer a member of the Alabama men’s basketball team.
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Transgender woman rejected by every sorority at U. of Alabama: 'I’m sad because I wanted to be a part of a sisterhood'
A transgender woman was rejected by every sorority at the University of Alabama during student recruitment, the New York Post reported, citing social media posts from the student in question.
What are the details?
Grant Sikes earlier this week wrote on Instagram about being passed over by each of the college's nearly 20 sororities.
“Unfortunately, this chapter is closed. This recruitment journey is over for me,” Sikes wrote. “Being dropped from my last house this morning during primary recruitment at the University of Alabama doesn’t come as a surprise considering out of the almost 20 chapters ... I was dropped by every single one except 2 before day 1.”
Sikes added, "I’m hopeful of a future where everyone is welcomed for just being themselves — everywhere. If you are going through a hard time today, remember that life is too short to ponder on the things lost. Choose happiness & always look for the positive things throughout life. Move on. See the good. See the bad. Hope for the best. Brave the worst.”
Sikes received nearly 36,000 likes for the Instagram post as of Wednesday morning.
In a TikTok video, Sikes called the unanimous rejection "extremely upsetting" and added that "I’m sad because I wanted to be a part of a sisterhood and, more than that, a community.”
@grantelisikes HII. Thank u all 💕 it rlly means a lot. #rush #bamarush #ootd #theuniversityofalabama #rushtalk #makeup #rushtok ♬ original sound - Grant Sikes
The TikTok video got a decidedly bigger reaction, garnering nearly 190,000 likes and more than 6,300 comments since it was posted earlier this week.
In fact, Sikes' TikTok videos documenting the recruitment journey got millions of views during Alabama Rush Week, the Post said.
The paper added that Sikes isn't the first transgender student rejected from a Greek Life organization, noting that Adam Davies was rejected by all 12 sororities at Northwestern University in 2017.
Anything else?
Commenters on Sikes' above TikTok video offered a variety of reactions:
- 'I'M PACKING MY BAGS & HEADING TO ALABAMA," one commenter wrote. "I’m ready to riot."
- "Can I say genuinely as a queer person [who] went through Greek life, it’s is extremely homophobic and not a safe space," another commenter wrote. "You deserve better!!!"
- "Y’all better keep this same energy for all the other girls that got cut!" another commenter told fellow commenters. "Nothing against Grant, but there are plenty of other girls in the same spot."
Letting Student Athletes Make Money Is Already Destroying College Football
Recent changes to rules about the transfer portal and paying student athletes threaten to destroy the sport.'Life's tough — you've just gotta fight through it': Stetson Bennett, walk-on QB for Georgia, shares how he beat the odds, won national championship
As confetti rained down upon the field after the University of Georgia Bulldogs' 33-18 national championship victory over powerhouse University of Alabama Crimson Tide on Monday night, a reporter asked Stetson Bennett IV — the "underdog" quarterback who worked his way into Georgia's starting lineup after beginning his stint there as a walk-on — if he had any words of wisdom for others facing difficult obstacles.
"What does your story and your stick-around, your fight, your attitude say to all of the underdogs, all of the walk-ons out there?" the reporter asked.
At first Stetson was a little unsure — and then he replied with advice that may seem foreign to the entitled, triggered, safe space-obsessed mindset of many his age.
"Just keep fightin'. Keep your mouth shut. Work hard," Stetson said. "You know, life's tough — you've just gotta fight through it."
Kirby Smart & Stetson Bennett postgame interview: Georgia def. Alabama in CFP National Championshipsyoutu.be
'Countless crossroads'
Bennett — all 5-feet-11, 190 pounds of him — wanted to quarterback for Georgia and lead the squad to a national title since he was a toddler.
ESPN said he brushed away scholarship offers from smaller schools and decided to walk on for his beloved Bulldogs.
Things only got harder from there.
Bennett "reached countless crossroads and endured untold obstacles. At every stage, every time there was a decision to be made, he made the choice that kept the dream alive, even when it looked like the opposite would happen," Fox Sports' Martin Rogers wrote.
The kid from Blackshear — which Rogers said is the "heart of Bulldogs country" — ran the scout team his freshman year and was way low on the depth chart.
Bennett figured a stint playing for Jones County Junior College in Mississippi might help Bulldogs coach Kirby Smart take a more serious look at him, as the school has been a funnel for numerous Georgia players.
When Bennett returned to Georgia a year later, Fox Sports said the team "kept recruiting over him." While he got the starting nod in 2020, he soon lost it to JT Daniels — and Bennett began the 2021 season as a backup.
But when Daniels suffered an injury, Bennett was calling signals again and never looked back — all the way to the national championship game against Alabama, Fox Sports said.
Things weren't a cake walk against the Crimson Tide, either, as Bennett fumbled late in the game — an error that could have been the nail in the Bulldogs' coffin, as Alabama quickly took the lead.
But the quarterback Georgia never seemed to want, who had faced and overcome many obstacles before that moment, simply dug his heels in and persevered.
All he did was toss a long touchdown pass late in the game, giving Georgia a lead it would never relinquish.
Georgia\u2019s Stetson Bennett never gave up on his dream and it paid off with a National Championship.https://www.outkick.com/stetson-bennett-makes-a-dream-come-true-winning-national-championship/\u00a0\u2026— OutKick (@OutKick) 1641907694
After the game he said he had no choice but to get his mind off his turnover and look toward winning the game. "I had to, otherwise we were gonna lose," Bennett said, adding that his attitude was, "I gotta fix this."
When asked why he kept fighting for spot on the Bulldogs, he said, "I love this place. I love this team. I believe in myself. I think I'm the best quarterback. And I just love everything about this place, and I wanted to win a national championship here."
Here's a video profile of Bennett that ran prior to the championship game:
Stetson Bennett IV's journey to becoming Georgia's QB | College GameDayyoutu.be
Nick Saban medically cleared to return after testing negative for COVID-19, will coach against Georgia
Following three straight negative COVID-19 tests, Nick Saban has been medically cleared to return to the sidelines for the University of Alabama's game against Georgia on Saturday night, a battle between the only two unbeaten teams in the SEC.
Saban tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday. Since then, he has tested negative for COVID-19 multiple times, rendering the initial test as a "false positive."
Alabama team physician Dr. Jimmy Robinson announced Saban's return in a statement on Saturday afternoon.
Due to the fact that Coach Saban has remained completely symptom-free and had five negative PCR tests, split between two separate labs, the initial test from Wednesday is considered a false positive under the SEC protocols. Again, that initial positive result came from an outside lab we've used to supplement the SEC mandated testing. We have been in constant communication with the conference office throughout this process to ensure compliance with all applicable protocols. In accordance with the SEC Return to Activity and Medical Guidance Task Force Protocol and with the approval of The University of Alabama System Health and Safety Task Force, Coach Saban is medically cleared to safely return to activity effective immediately.
The negative test results arrived in the nick of time as Saban will now be back to lead No. 2 Alabama in its major showdown against No. 3 Georgia at 8 p.m. ET at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Had Saban not gotten the negative test result back soon enough, offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian would have been the acting coach for the Tide.
Saban had been asymptomatic since his positive test, which was performed by an outside lab. Saban had been sent home, where he was receiving daily polymerase chain reaction tests. PCR tests are more accurate than antigen tests, which have a reported rate of false negative results as high as 50%.
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