1. Lee Flames starts a podcast

On August 23rd, Lee University Athletics began a podcast titled Burn Em’ Up, hosted by Carman Lastoria, Assistant Athletic Director of Marketing and Communications, and Phillip Tang, Coordinator for Athletic Communications. The podcast had its inaugural episode last week and will focus itself on interviewing different people involved in the Lee Athletics family. 

This weekly podcast is a great way to get to know your Lee Flames and get a better understanding of all that goes on in the athletics side of campus. The second episode is an interview of one of our very own Women’s Soccer players, Ellie Crisler.

To listen, click here 

2. Mississippi capital: Water everywhere, not a drop to drink

Mississippi’s capital city, Jackson, is struggling due to a lack of safe drinking water. Despite the recency of the flooding, the city is already a month into a boil-water notice, and the water system is years behind on maintenance.

Mississippi's capital city is grappling with multiple water problems — too much on the ground after heavy rainfall in the past week, and not enough safe water coming through the pipes for people to use. https://t.co/d56oQ6WJBm pic.twitter.com/XAe3iOFSM9

— The Associated Press (@AP) August 30, 2022

In response to the crisis, “Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said late Monday that he’s declaring a state of emergency for Jackson’s water system, and he issued the proclamation Tuesday” reports Associated Press.

These issues are not unfamiliar to the city, this proclamation comes after many ongoing years of problems with the water system, low water pressure and undrinkable water. 

Locals have been affected in many different ways, from the increased prices needed to keep restaurants, to the need to find alternative living spaces due to the heavy flooding in the area.

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3. Knoxville native suing Netflix over portrayal in ‘Inventing Anna’

In wake of the recent Netflix show “Inventing Anna”, Rachel Williams, one of the real people involved in the case of Anna Sorokin, is suing Netflix due to the way she was portrayed in the series. 

Rachel Williams — a victim of con artist Anna Sorokin, whose story became the Netflix true-crime series “Inventing Anna” — is suing the streamer for defamation and false light invasion of privacy.https://t.co/IDlh2wl9ij

— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) August 30, 2022

Wate.com reports that the “lawsuit claims Netflix made ‘a deliberate decision for dramatic purposes to show Williams doing or saying things in the Series which portray her as a greedy, snobbish, disloyal, dishonest, cowardly, manipulative and opportunistic person.’”

The lawsuit also points out that of all of the people depicted in the series, Williams was one of the only ones to be depicted using her real name. Even those who were much closer to Sorokin had their names altered for the purpose of the show. 

The lawsuit focuses its claims on the misconstruction of William’s character, the lack of protection that Netflix gave Williams, and the abundance of negativity that is being put towards Williams as of the release of the series. 

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