Snap CEO Evan Spiegel and Miranda Kerr paid off art school graduates' student loans. As Sunday's commencement ceremony for the Otis College of Art and Design neared its end, graduates prepared to toss their caps and head out into the professional world. They would be armed with new degrees and, in many cases, saddled with student loans. Some 77% of the student body identifies as people of color, and over 90% receive financial aid, according to the Los Angeles nonprofit institution. Its president, Charles Hirschhorn, acknowledged from the podium that while the college experience offers many gifts, it also comes at a cost. And so, he announced, the school had one more gift for its soon-to-be-alums: It would pay off their outstanding debt. That's thanks to a generous donation from commencement speakers — Evan Spiegel, the CEO of Snap Inc., and KORA Organics CEO Miranda Kerr, who have been married since 2017. They also received honorary doctorates at Sunday's ceremony, along with Queer Eye design expert Bobby Berk. Read more here. — Rachel Treisman, Associate Editor/Social Media & Digital Writer, Morning Edition Georgia NAACP is investigating a traffic stop involving a college lacrosse team. The Georgia NAACP says it is taking a look into the stop and search bus incident involving members of the Delaware State University women's lacrosse team last month in Liberty County, Ga. Gerald Griggs, state president of the Georgia NAACP, told NPR he was "disturbed" by what took place with the athletes on Interstate 95. He says the Georgia chapter of the NAACP is at the beginning of conducting its own investigation into what happened on April 20. In a news conference last week, Liberty County Sheriff William Bowman said the team's bus was stopped after it was traveling illegally in the left lane. During the traffic stop, several of the athletes' bags were searched after a narcotics-sniffing K-9 dog made what officials call an "open-air alert," authorities said. Read more here. — Jonathan Franklin, Newsdesk Reporter |
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And before you go, is a recital really more important than your wedding? |
Our families can frustrate us, trigger us and hurt us in ways we wouldn't expect. On the scale of things that are not fun, dealing with family conflict is probably somewhere above dental work – it can be really painful and fill you with dread. This week on the Life Kit podcast, the producers on the show offer a lifeline to a pressing question for one writer: My fiancé's sister told us that she'll "let us know" if she and her 8-year-old will be attending our wedding because the daughter has a dance recital. I find this to be extremely hurtful. Am I wrong? Click here to read what we had to say. Have your own question? You can share it here. Ask Life Kit and we'll get an expert to answer. Click here to subscribe to their podcast. See you next week. |
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