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Yale University is scrapping its renowned freshman course “Introduction to Art History: Renaissance to the Present,” in response to what the Yale Daily News calls “student uneasiness” about the “overwhelmingly white, straight, European, and male” artists featured. Professor Tim Barringer says he will teach the course for the final time this year, with a new emphasis on “gender, class, and race,” and with climate change as a “key theme.”

A Detroit man who successfully sued his employer for racial discrimination says his bank called the police on him when he tried to cash his settlement checks. Sauntore Thomas, 44, says a teller at his local TCF Bank asked him “Where did you get this money?” and called the cops. Thomas is now suing TCF for racial discrimination.

No more flights on ‘Noah’s Ark’

The Department of Transportation proposed rules last week allowing airlines to restrict passengers from flying with pigs, cats, rabbits, birds, and monkeys as emotional support animals. “The days of Noah’s Ark in the air are hopefully coming to an end,” said Sara Nelson, president of the flight attendants’ union. Pet owners were increasingly abusing existing policy, and the number of emotional support animals on commercial flights surged from 481,000 in 2016 to 751,000 in 2017. Under the new guidelines, airlines will prioritize service dogs trained to perform tasks for disabled people. The rules also limit passengers to two service animals that are required to fit within their owner’s seating area.

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January 31, 2020 THE WEEK
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