On a rainy Friday afternoon, chants of No more emails! No more show! âBoys will be boysâ has got to go! rang out on the UA campus.
Around 50 UA students and community members gathered on the grassy hill in front of the John Tyson Center for Excellence in Poultry Science to stand in solidarity with survivors of sexual assault, before lining the street to face the Administration Building.
The protest came a day after confusion and outrage erupted online over a $20,000 settlement paid by the UofA to a former student. The student had accused the university of mishandling a 2017 sexual assault allegation against him after a Title IX panel found him responsible for the assault. It also followed an email sent Feb. 17 that ignited conversations on campus about victim blaming. The email suggested avoiding leaving doors unlocked, and practicing caution when out alone at night or after consuming alcohol. It did not mention consent.
Earnest Tyrone âErnieâ Stout, 81, passed away January 13, 2021 at Brookdale Senior Living in Colonial Heights following complications due to Alzheimerâs disease. He was a remarkable man and lived a full life. If Ernie ever touched your life, you know how wonderfully kind and generous he was.
He was the son of David and Hazel Miller Stout of Johnson City and the grandson of Dewey Stout of Johnson City, who was instrumental in starting Johnson City Parks and Recreation and was elected to Johnson City Park and Recreation Hall of Fame.
Ernie grew up in Johnson City, where through his grandfather Deweyâs influence, he learned to love sports. Even though he was stricken with polio as a young boy, Ernie went on to become one of Science Hill High Schoolâs outstanding athletes in both football and track. He received the Good Sportsmanship award in track in 1957-58. He played football in Bristol in the Shrine Bowl in 1958. Later in life, Ernie was one of the original