Uloop Morning Scoop: Snapchat, Columbia Protests and How to Survive Midterms
Colin Kaepernick sues NFL owners
The former San Francisco quarterback, who began the wave of national anthem protests that have been such a hot topic in the NFL this season, is taking his fight to be signed by another team to the courts.
CNN reports that Kaepernick’s lawsuit “claims team owners colluded to keep him from being signed…The grievance was filed on Sunday under the league’s Collective Bargaining Agreement, according to a statement from Mark Geragos, Kaepernick’s attorney”
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America’s teens like snapchat best
Recode reports this morning that Snapchat is more popular than ever, according to data from a new survey from investment firm Piper Jaffray, who asks teens about social media use in the spring and fall each year.
“This fall’s survey found that 47 percent of surveyed teens say Snapchat is their preferred social media, up from 39 percent in the spring. Way back in the spring of 2015, Snapchat was their least preferred social media platform. And Instagram hasn’t been the most popular platform since 2015, according to the survey data.”
Read all about the social media wars here.
TODAY IN A TWEET
Some positive thinking for this rainy (here, anyway) Monday:
Time for some #MondayMotivation ????? pic.twitter.com/NZxhQZAEoO
— Gradintelligence (@gradintel) October 16, 2017
Columbia students will face disciplinary action for protesting a speech on campus
Protesters who interrupted @TRobinsonNewEra speech to face disciplinary action https://t.co/7sLOGpNv9m pic.twitter.com/9kulQLrhG0
— Columbia Spectator (@ColumbiaSpec) October 16, 2017
Columbia University students may be in some hot water over free speech. “Protesters who interrupted or disrupted last week’s speech by white nationalist Tommy Robinson will face disciplinary action under the rules of conduct,” according the the school’s newspaper, The Spectator.
The paper reports that, “in an email to some protesters on Friday afternoon, Rules Administrator Suzanne Goldberg—also Executive Vice President for University Life—said she had received a complaint about disruptions of the speech, which could constitute violations of the Rules of University Conduct.” Read all about this growing controversy here.
ANd finally, 4 tips for surviving midterms
Midterms got me like…. easy lang bruh pic.twitter.com/xNLBghZfHg
— aly???? (@AlyDecena) October 16, 2017
Ugh, yes, they are here, but don’t get a panic attack just yet. Ashley Paskill from Temple University has your back.
She’s come up with 4 solid tips to get you through midterms, including our favorite, DO NOT PROCRASTINATE.
Read the whole list here and thanks, Ashley.
OK Monday, bring it on. At least we got some brain food in us.
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