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With 100 years under its belt, Duke University is celebrating the university’s largest donation ever. It was announced on Thursday that Duke Endowment, an independent philanthropic foundation, has awarded the university $100 million to fund various student programs. Duke President Vincent Price believes those donations will contribute to the university’s growth for 100 years.

“This is a wonderful moment for Duke as we head into our centennial, a centennial that we share with the Duke Endowment,” Price said. “They have been an important philanthropic partner to Duke University throughout our history, and this marks just a wonderful moment for our future growth and development as we look forward to the next 100 years.”

A pair of Harvard University Business School students saved the day by hosting a Spades clinic and free-for-all worksheet to address the embarrassing conversation surrounding “not knowing how to play spades.” Understanding the need for a safe environment to learn the game, the creators, Alliyah Gary and Chelsea Grain Jefferson, created the clinic. Before the Thanksgiving holiday, their fellow students began a course to prepare them for family spades.

After a conversation with friends during an Africa Business Club retreat, Gary was inspired by the discussion topic of “the different things that make Black culture so beautiful.” As Harvard Business School encompasses a diverse Black community worldwide, they were still searching for a way to “share the different nuances of our culture.” 

USC basketball star Bronny James, the son of NBA Lakers superstar LeBron James, has been cleared to fully return to play basketball. This comes five months after his cardiac arrest during a team workout. The 19-year-old will participate in a final evaluation with USC staff sometime this week. 

“Bronny James is now cleared by his doctors for a full return to basketball,” the James family wrote in a statement. “Bronny will have a final evaluation with USC staff this week, resume practice next week, and return to games soon after. The James family would like to express their gratitude to the incredible medical team, the entire USC community, and especially the countless friends, family, and fans for their love and support. Fight On!”

The Game, whose real name is Jayceon Terrell Taylor, celebrated his 44th birthday on Wednesday. The rapper toasted to a new year at Mr. T, a Los Angeles restaurant, surrounded by friends and family. He was seen blowing out candles on a blue birthday cake, taking shots and thanking all attendees.

At nine years old, Fresh-squeezed lemonade was made by Tre Glasper in Manhattan and has become a fan-favorite brand in Kansas City. This results from Tre’s Squeeze’s innovative partnership with one of the Midwest’s leading supermarket chains.

“I asked my mom if I could make a lemonade stand,” Tre said. “She said yes, so we just went from there.”

In Thursday’s matchup against No. 9 Virginia Tech, LSU head coach Kim Mulkey has confirmed Angel Reese will play. Mulkey announced Reese’s return to the top 10 matchup on Wednesday but didn’t reveal if she would start or be benched. Around the same time as Mulkey’s comments, Reese shared a picture from LSU’s basketball arena on her Instagram story.

After being benched at halftime against Kent State on Nov. 14, Reese hasn’t played four games, including a Thanksgiving Week tournament in the Cayman Islands.

Nia Sioux, former star of Lifetime’s Dance Moms, has become a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. 

As a member of this prestigious sorority herself, Holly Hatcher-Frazier inspired the UCLA senior. In celebration, Sioux posted a slide of images featuring her in a pink and green outfit and her mom posing — all smiling.

Carey was delivering her own rendition of “Here Comes Santa Claus” when she stepped aside and let her son take center stage. Moroccan rapped a verse as part of the holiday-themed track, mic in hand. His mother looked at him […]