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CLEBURNE TIMES-REVIEW | SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2020 B7 LIVING Parents and guardians of football players and student trainers, cheerleaders and members of the Showstop- pers Dance Team and Golden Pride will have the first chance to purchase online tickets for home and away games. Sales for parents will run Monday and Tuesday of each week, with sales open- ing to the public Wednesday through Friday. When the seating limit is reached, sales will close. “The availability of tick- ets for away games will vary, based on the opponent’s facility,” Hall said. “We will push that information out each week, with a link to their website to purchase online tickets. Information on ticket purchases, our sta- dium procedures and related details will be placed on the CISD website.” Following the same plan as many churches, every other row of seats at the stadium will be blocked off to meet the six-foot social distanc- ing standards. Under UIL requirements, attendees will wear face coverings or masks upon entry into the stadium, removing them only while eating or drinking. Fans will also be expected to social distance from the person sit- ting next to them. “For a while, we didn’t even know if we would have a playing season or be able to have fans at games,” Hall said. “Then UIL released the 50% attendance rule. Our first priority is the safety of our players and students on the field, as well as the coaches, staff and officials. We know everybody is ready for sports, whether it be high school, college or pro. Everybody is ready to do something fun. We all just need to be smart, mindful and take into consideration the health and safety of everyone around us, so we can continue to play and have fans present. No one wants to get shut down due to COVID.” That includes players who have been preparing for and anxiously awaiting the pos- sibility of Friday night lights for months. “At first I was kind of wor- ried, but as time went on I knew I had to be prepared, no matter what,” Cleburne senior middle linebacker Nico Keramidis said. “Now that I actually know we are going to get to play, I’m happy. What I’ve learned over the course of all this is you’ve got to be prepared. “It’s been tough to follow all the safety precautions in place as we’ve gone through summer conditioning. But you’ve got to do whatever it takes to play football. That’s the main goal.” Cleburne junior offensive lineman Jace Lowe returned to conditioning long before the start date. He’s happy to see his senior teammates have a season. “When everything started closing down in the spring, I didn’t think that much about it because there was a lot of time before football season started,” Lowe said. “But then sports started being canceled — basketball, base- ball. I began to wonder if we were going to get to play. I started working out in my garage and going to Wheat and flipping the tires they have outside. “Once we started summer workouts I realized every day could be our last due to COVID. I knew I had to go 100 percent on everything. This makes me want to work even harder, knowing we’re going to have a season. I also want to do my best for the seniors we have. I want them to have the best season they can get.” Having the best season possible is something shared by many, including Hall, who says it’s going to take every- one concerned to make that happen. Those attending games will be expected to self-screen, taking their tem- peratures before they arrive. Players, coaches, officials and stadium workers will have to fill out the required UIL COVID screening form before the start of every game. “My biggest worry has been we wouldn’t have sports, and that is such a big thing for our kids, and our coaches,” she said. “Our seniors have worked so hard for so long. Even if we have had to adjust and do things differently, our kids are getting to play. If the deci- sion had been made that we couldn’t have a crowd in attendance, we would have made it work. But we want our kids to have that fan support — from a commu- nity that is known for having supportive fans.” While it is taking extra work — and worry — to get this year’s sports season started, Hall says it’s all worth it, from developing new locker room procedures to counting each seat in Yel- low Jacket Stadium — home and visitors side. “Yes, this is causing us to make new plans, rules and standards,” Hall said. “But I know there is not one person on our staff, and I don’t believe anyone in the community, who will be complaining about all the ‘new’ we are having to implement, because kids are getting to play. “Things change every week, but if our kids see we can be flexible, they will be flexible, too. COVID has impacted nearly every fall sport. It’s just how you react to change and adversity and make something posi- tive from it. There are lots of hurdles to come and lots of things will look different. But at least we’re playing.” For those who have grown used to the virtual way of doing things, for the first time, the UIL is allowing live streaming of high school varsity football games. Live streaming subscriptions can be purchased through the NFHS Network. At this time, the online viewing option also includes varsity volley- ball, basketball and soccer games. CISD From Page B1 EDUCATION Feds say Yale discriminates against Asian, white applicants WASHINGTON — A Jus- tice Department investigation has found Yale University is illegally discriminating against Asian American and white applicants, in violation of federal civil rights law, offi- cials said Thursday. Yale denied the allegation, calling it “meritless” and “hasty.” The findings detailed in a letter to the college’s attor- neys Thursday mark the latest action by the Trump administration aimed at root- ing out discrimination in the college application process, following complaints from students about the appli- cation process at some Ivy League colleges. The Justice Department had previously filed court papers siding with Asian American groups who had levied similar allegations against Harvard University. The two-year investigation concluded that Yale “rejects scores of Asian American and white applicants each year based on their race, whom it otherwise would admit,” the Justice Department said. The investigation stemmed from a 2016 complaint against Yale, Brown and Dartmouth. “Yale’s race discrimination imposes undue and unlawful penalties on racially-disfa- vored applicants, including in particular Asian Ameri- can and White applicants,” Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband, who heads the department’s civil rights division, wrote in a letter to the college’s attorneys. Prosecutors found that Yale has been discriminat- ing against applicants to its undergraduate program based on their race and national origin and “that race is the determinative factor in hundreds of admis- sions decisions each year.” The investigation concluded that Asian American and white students have “only one-tenth to one-fourth of the likelihood of admission as African American applicants with comparable academic credentials,” the Justice Department said. “Unlawfully dividing Americans into racial and ethnic blocs fosters ste- reotypes, bitterness, and division,” Dreiband said in a statement. “It is past time for American institutions to rec- ognize that all people should be treated with decency and respect and without unlaw- ful regard to the color of their skin.” The investigation also found that Yale uses race as a factor in multiple steps of the admissions process and that Yale “racially balances its classes.” The Supreme Court has ruled colleges and univer- sities may consider race in admissions decisions but has said that must be done in a narrowly tailored way to pro- mote diversity and should be limited in time. Schools also bear the burden of showing why their consideration of race is appropriate. In a statement, Yale said it “categorically denies this alle- gation,” has cooperated fully with the investigation and has been continually turning over “a substantial amount of information and data.” “Given our commitment to complying with federal law, we are dismayed that the DOJ has made its deter- mination before allowing Yale to provide all the infor- mation the Department has requested thus far,” the uni- versity said in a statement. “Had the Department fully received and fairly weighed this information, it would have concluded that Yale’s practices absolutely comply with decades of Supreme Court precedent.” The university said it con- siders a multitude of factors and looks at “the whole per- son when selecting whom to admit among the many thousands of highly qualified applicants.” “We are proud of Yale’s admissions practices, and we will not change them on the basis of such a meritless, hasty accusation,” the state- ment said. The Justice Department has demanded that Yale immediately stop and agree not to use race or national origin for upcoming admis- sions. The government also says that if Yale proposes that it will continue to use race or national origin as a factor in future admission cycles, the college must first submit a plan to the Justice Depart- ment “demonstrating its proposal is narrowly tailored as required by law, including by identifying a date for the end of race discrimination.” The Justice Department has also previously raised similar concerns about Harvard University, which prosecutors accused of “engaging in outright racial balancing,” siding with Asian American students in a law- suit who allege the Ivy League school discriminated against them. BY MICHAEL BALSAMO ASSOCIATED PRESS “LET THE BIBLE SPEAK” ere are choices to be made in this life. Some are more consequential than others. As far as our spiritual destiny is concerned there are but two ways to choose from. Jesus spoke of the two ways in His Sermon on the Mount. e two ways are polar opposites, leading in different directions. Jesus described the two ways in graphic terms. We read the words of Jesus in the following: “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it,” Matt. 7:13-14. Jesus spoke of the narrow way that leads to life and the broad way which leads to destruction. Jesus indicates that multitudes will enter into the wide gate and travel the broad way, while a relative few will enter the narrow gate and travel the way that leads to eternal life. Some take great comfort in traveling the way of the crowd. It is human reasoning that says the safe way is the way of the majority. e teaching of Jesus and the prophets indicates the folly of such reasoning. We read in the Old Testament this important warning: “ou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil…”EX 23:2. e majority is not a safe measure of the truth. Jesus further said in His ministry: “For many are called, but few are chosen,” Matt. 22:14. Jesus said in His great Sermon on the Mount, “difficult is the way that leads to life.” e reason that the gate is narrow and the way is difficult is because individuals must leave their sins behind. It requires self-denial, and the changing of our ways to conform to the Lord’s way. Even many religious people will fail to enter the narrow gate that leads to life. Jesus warned, “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’” Matt. 7:21-23. Melvin Blalock, Evangelist South Walnut Church of Christ 306 South Walnut St. • Cleburne, TX 76033 Sun. 10:30 A.M. & 2:00 P.M. Wed. 7:00 P.M. www.letthebiblespeak.com View our TV program, “Let e Bible Speak” Sun. 6:30 A.M., CW33. For a free home Bible study by mail call 817-988-0417 http://www.southwalnutchurchofchirst.org. We Deliver Prescriptions We Accept All Insurance We Help With Prior Authorization Special Packaging (Value Packs, Blister Packs) Fast Friendly Service Bathroom Safety Products 502 N. 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CLEBURNE TIMES-REVIEW | SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2020 B7
LIVING
Parents and guardians of football players and student trainers, cheerleaders and members of the Showstop-pers Dance Team and Golden Pride will have the first chance to purchase online tickets for home and away games. Sales for parents will run Monday and Tuesday of each week, with sales open-ing to the public Wednesday through Friday. When the seating limit is reached, sales will close.
“The availability of tick-ets for away games will vary, based on the opponent’s facility,” Hall said. “We will push that information out each week, with a link to their website to purchase online tickets. Information on ticket purchases, our sta-dium procedures and related details will be placed on the CISD website.”
Following the same plan as many churches, every other row of seats at the stadium will be blocked off to meet the six-foot social distanc-ing standards. Under UIL
requirements, attendees will wear face coverings or masks upon entry into the stadium, removing them only while eating or drinking. Fans will also be expected to social distance from the person sit-ting next to them.
“For a while, we didn’t even know if we would have a playing season or be able to have fans at games,” Hall said. “Then UIL released the 50% attendance rule. Our first priority is the safety of our players and students on the field, as well as the coaches, staff and officials. We know everybody is ready for sports, whether it be high school, college or pro. Everybody is ready to do something fun. We all just need to be smart, mindful and take into consideration the health and safety of everyone around us, so we can continue to play and have fans present. No one wants to get shut down due to COVID.”
That includes players who have been preparing for and anxiously awaiting the pos-sibility of Friday night lights for months.
“At first I was kind of wor-
ried, but as time went on I knew I had to be prepared, no matter what,” Cleburne senior middle linebacker Nico Keramidis said. “Now that I actually know we are going to get to play, I’m happy. What I’ve learned over the course of all this is you’ve got to be prepared.
“It’s been tough to follow all the safety precautions in place as we’ve gone through summer conditioning. But you’ve got to do whatever it takes to play football. That’s the main goal.”
Cleburne junior offensive lineman Jace Lowe returned to conditioning long before the start date. He’s happy to see his senior teammates have a season.
“When everything started closing down in the spring, I didn’t think that much about it because there was a lot of time before football season started,” Lowe said. “But then sports started being canceled — basketball, base-ball. I began to wonder if we were going to get to play. I started working out in my garage and going to Wheat and f lipping the tires they have outside.
“Once we started summer workouts I realized every day could be our last due to COVID. I knew I had to go 100 percent on everything. This makes me want to work even harder, knowing we’re going to have a season. I also want to do my best for the seniors we have. I want them to have the best season they can get.”
Having the best season possible is something shared by many, including Hall, who says it’s going to take every-one concerned to make that happen. Those attending games will be expected to self-screen, taking their tem-peratures before they arrive. Players, coaches, officials and stadium workers will have to fill out the required UIL COVID screening form before the start of every game.
“My biggest worry has been we wouldn’t have sports, and that is such a
big thing for our kids, and our coaches,” she said. “Our seniors have worked so hard for so long. Even if we have had to adjust and do things differently, our kids are getting to play. If the deci-sion had been made that we couldn’t have a crowd in attendance, we would have made it work. But we want our kids to have that fan support — from a commu-nity that is known for having supportive fans.”
While it is taking extra work — and worry — to get this year’s sports season started, Hall says it’s all worth it, from developing new locker room procedures to counting each seat in Yel-low Jacket Stadium — home and visitors side.
“Yes, this is causing us to make new plans, rules and standards,” Hall said. “But I know there is not one person on our staff, and I don’t believe anyone
in the community, who will be complaining about all the ‘new’ we are having to implement, because kids are getting to play.
“Things change ever y week, but if our kids see we can be flexible, they will be f lexible, too. COVID has impacted nearly every fall sport. It’s just how you react to change and adversity and make something posi-tive from it. There are lots of hurdles to come and lots of things will look different. But at least we’re playing.”
For those who have grown used to the virtual way of doing things, for the first time, the UIL is allowing live streaming of high school varsity football games. Live streaming subscriptions can be purchased through the NFHS Network. At this time, the online viewing option also includes varsity volley-ball, basketball and soccer games.
CISDFrom Page B1
EDUCATION
Feds say Yale discriminates against Asian, white applicants
WASHINGTON — A Jus-tice Department investigation has found Yale University is illegally discriminating against Asian American and white applicants, in violation of federal civil rights law, offi-cials said Thursday.
Yale denied the allegation, calling it “meritless” and “hasty.”
The findings detailed in a letter to the college’s attor-neys Thursday mark the latest action by the Trump administration aimed at root-ing out discrimination in the college application process, following complaints from students about the appli-cation process at some Ivy League colleges. The Justice Department had previously filed court papers siding with
Asian American groups who had levied similar allegations against Harvard University.
The two-year investigation concluded that Yale “rejects scores of Asian American and white applicants each year based on their race, whom it otherwise would admit,” the Justice Department said. The investigation stemmed from a 2016 complaint against Yale, Brown and Dartmouth.
“Yale’s race discrimination imposes undue and unlawful penalties on racially-disfa-vored applicants, including in particular Asian Ameri-can and White applicants,” Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband, who heads the department’s civil rights division, wrote in a letter to the college’s attorneys.
Prosecutors found that Yale has been discriminat-ing against applicants to
its undergraduate program based on their race and national origin and “that race is the determinative factor in hundreds of admis-sions decisions each year.” The investigation concluded that Asian American and white students have “only one-tenth to one-fourth of the likelihood of admission as African American applicants with comparable academic credentials,” the Justice Department said.
“Unlaw f u l ly d iv id ing Americans into racial and ethnic blocs fosters ste-reotypes, bitterness, and division,” Dreiband said in a statement. “It is past time for American institutions to rec-ognize that all people should be treated with decency and respect and without unlaw-ful regard to the color of their skin.”
The investigation also found that Yale uses race as a factor in multiple steps of the admissions process and that Yale “racially balances its classes.”
The Supreme Court has ruled colleges and univer-sities may consider race in admissions decisions but has said that must be done in a narrowly tailored way to pro-mote diversity and should be limited in time. Schools also bear the burden of showing why their consideration of race is appropriate.
In a statement, Yale said it “categorically denies this alle-gation,” has cooperated fully with the investigation and has been continually turning over “a substantial amount of information and data.”
“Given our commitment to complying with federal law, we are dismayed that
the DOJ has made its deter-mination before allowing Yale to provide all the infor-mation the Department has requested thus far,” the uni-versity said in a statement. “Had the Department fully received and fairly weighed this information, it would have concluded that Yale’s practices absolutely comply with decades of Supreme Court precedent.”
The university said it con-siders a multitude of factors and looks at “the whole per-son when selecting whom to admit among the many thousands of highly qualified applicants.”
“We are proud of Yale’s admissions practices, and we will not change them on the basis of such a meritless, hasty accusation,” the state-ment said.
The Justice Department
has demanded that Yale immediately stop and agree not to use race or national origin for upcoming admis-sions. The government also says that if Yale proposes that it will continue to use race or national origin as a factor in future admission cycles, the college must first submit a plan to the Justice Depart-ment “demonstrating its proposal is narrowly tailored as required by law, including by identifying a date for the end of race discrimination.”
The Justice Department has also previously raised similar concerns about Harvard University, which prosecutors accused of “engaging in outright racial balancing,” siding with Asian American students in a law-suit who allege the Ivy League school discriminated against them.
BY MICHAEL BALSAMO ASSOCIATED PRESS
B7-LIVING
“LET THE BIBLE SPEAK”�ere are choices to be made in this life. Some are more consequential than others. As far as our spiritual destiny is concerned there are but two ways to choose from. Jesus spoke of the two ways in His Sermon on the Mount. �e two ways are polar opposites, leading in di�erent directions. Jesus described the two ways in graphic terms. We read the words of Jesus in the following: “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and di�cult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who �nd it,” Matt. 7:13-14. Jesus spoke of the narrow way that leads to life and the broad way which leads to destruction. Jesus indicates that multitudes will enter into the wide gate and travel the broad way, while a relative few will enter the narrow gate and travel the way that leads to eternal life. Some take great comfort in traveling the way of the crowd. It is human reasoning that says the safe way is the way of the majority. �e teaching of Jesus and the prophets indicates the folly of
such reasoning. We read in the Old Testament this important warning: “�ou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil…”EX 23:2. �e majority is not a safe measure of the truth. Jesus further said in His ministry: “For many are called, but few are chosen,” Matt. 22:14. Jesus said in His great Sermon on the Mount, “di�cult is the way that leads to life.” �e reason that the gate is narrow and the way is di�cult is because individuals must leave their sins behind. It requires self-denial, and the changing of our ways to conform to the Lord’s way. Even many religious people will fail to enter the narrow gate that leads to life. Jesus warned, “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’” Matt. 7:21-23.
Melvin Blalock, Evangelist
South Walnut Church of Christ306 South Walnut St. • Cleburne, TX 76033
Sun. 10:30 A.M. & 2:00 P.M.Wed. 7:00 P.M.
www.letthebiblespeak.com View our TV program, “Let �e Bible Speak” Sun. 6:30 A.M., CW33.
For a free home Bible study by mail call 817-988-0417http://www.southwalnutchurchofchirst.org.
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