The San José State volleyball team lost to Colorado State in the Mountain West Conference women’s tournament final, missing out on the NCAA tournament bid. Colorado State’s Malaya Jones and teammates knelt during the national anthem, continuing a protest they have done since 2020. Controversy surrounding the transgender player on the San José State team culminated in lawsuits and forfeits, but a federal judge rejected attempts to have the player removed.
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Brown Medicine professor and doctor deported to Lebanon despite having valid visa, court filings claim
Dr. Rasha Alawieh, a doctor and assistant professor at Brown Medicine, was deported to Lebanon after returning from a trip to her home country despite holding a valid U.S. visa. Court documents alleged that Customs and Border Protection detained her without justification at Boston Logan International Airport for 36 hours before sending her back in violation of a federal judge's order. Alawieh, a Lebanese citizen with an H-1B visa for her employment at Brown Medicine,...
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