tarmac
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Post by tarmac on Apr 28, 2022 8:45:05 GMT -8
A college softball star from James Madison University has died at the age of 20, the university announced Tuesday. Her death marks the third of a female college athlete since March. Lauren Bernett, a sophomore biology major from McDonald, Pennsylvania, was named the Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Week on Monday, just one day before her death was announced. Last year, she helped the school reach the Women's College World Series.
Authorities said Wednesday they are classifying the death of Bernett as an "apparent suicide." ********************
A family and college community are mourning the loss of a 21-year-old track star at University of Wisconsin-Madison who died by suicide.
Sarah Shulze, a cross-country athlete, died on April 13, according to a statement from her parents and two sisters. **********************
Stanford soccer star Katie Meyer was remembered by her friends and family as a promising young star who lived life to the fullest. But her bright smile may have hidden the mental health struggles she battled behind the scenes. Many student-athletes can relate.
Meyer, a 22-year-old senior who led the Cardinal to the 2019 national championship, was found dead on Tuesday in an on-campus residence. Her parents confirmed she died by suicide. ********************
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Bick
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Post by Bick on Apr 28, 2022 8:59:39 GMT -8
Geez .. That's terrible
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MDDad
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Post by MDDad on Apr 28, 2022 9:15:27 GMT -8
I think it's at least partially a sad side-effect of the whole transgender movement that has taken away the ability of dedicated female athletes to compete on a level playing field with other females. Here's what the logical endpoint of that "equity" movement looks like. I can't imagine four athletes looking more "equal":
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Luca
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Post by Luca on Dec 11, 2022 15:07:14 GMT -8
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Stanford soccer star Katie Meyer was remembered by her friends and family as a promising young star who lived life to the fullest. But her bright smile may have hidden the mental health struggles she battled behind the scenes. Many student-athletes can relate.
Meyer, a 22-year-old senior who led the Cardinal to the 2019 national championship, was found dead on Tuesday in an on-campus residence. Her parents confirmed she died by suicide. ********************
And now Myer's family is trying to sue Stanford as the cause for her suicide. She was being investigated by the school for deliberately throwing hot coffee on a football player she thought had harassed one of her friends. When the school notified her that she was under Investigation and was at risk for expulsion, she killed herself that night. That is tragic, but there is clearly much more to the story than this. I try to forget it, but one of my sons nearly committed suicide in high school and all that longest night long as I waited for the news I understood that it was my fault. To try to hold someone else responsible for something that had a long time coming is shameful. Stanford had an obligation to at least investigate and - what ever her reasons - the girl could not handle it on top of whatever other stresses she was having. You cannot blame a third-party for this. There were almost certainly other factors involved here and it actually may not be anybody's fault at all.
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MDDad
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Post by MDDad on Dec 11, 2022 16:03:29 GMT -8
I can't begin to imagine the grief that would result from the loss of a child. But Stanford is an impersonal institution with a $30 billion endowment. So the cynic in me can't help but believe there are those who would sieze the opportunity to convince a grieving family that there's a payday waiting at the end of a lawsuit to place the blame where it may not belong. Whether it's the suicide of a child or a trumped up hazing claim, a vulnerable family can easily fall prey to this kind of manipulation. It almost makes me wonder why a goldmine like Harvard University isn't sued almost every week.
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