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October, 2012  (Page 7)

Liberal Professors Blame Free Speech for Violence

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Posted by College Insurrection    Monday, October 8, 2012 at 5:00pm

The number of people on the left who are so willing to betray the United States Constitution in the face of violence is alarming. It’s especially disturbing however, when it’s done by the academic class. These are the people who are supposed to know better.

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Cornell debate reaction: “Too bad for you liberals, Romney won!”

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Posted by College Insurrection    Monday, October 8, 2012 at 3:00pm

From the Cornell Insider, The Intellectuals of West Campus:

Reader Dmitry Slavnikov snapped this picture after Wednesday’s debate. His comments:

“Anyways, this board was put up in the lobby of Alice Cook house as a prep for yesterdays presidential debate. It started with all...

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Out-of-state students can vote in New Hampshire

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Posted by College Insurrection    Monday, October 8, 2012 at 12:57pm

A New Hampshire judge has ruled that students in New Hampshire can vote there despite being unable to prove residency in the state.

Even though the college vote for Obama has diminished, this was a victory for liberals.  In a state which is expected to be close, the student vote could m...

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Student Loan Debt Reaches Record High

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Posted by College Insurrection    Monday, October 8, 2012 at 10:17am

This is a problem that’s growing at an alarming rate and it’s remarkable how infrequently it’s mentioned by the mainstream media. Richard Fry of Pew Research Center reports.

A Record One-in-Five Households Now Owe Student Loan Debt

About one out of five (19%) of the nation’s households owed student debt in 2010, more...

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Students Learn Less and Less as College Costs Explode and Student Debt Skyrockets

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Posted by    Monday, October 8, 2012 at 8:00am

“Nearly half of the nation’s undergraduates show almost no gains in learning in their first two years of college, in large part because colleges don’t make academics a priority,” according to a 2011 study discussed in USA Today. “36% showed little” gain after four years. Although education spending has risen in ...

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Obama Doesn’t Understand The Economy Of Academia

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Posted by College Insurrection    Sunday, October 7, 2012 at 5:15pm

Remember four years ago when liberals in politics and media told us Obama was a brilliant constitutional scholar?

We all know how that worked out, right?

ObamaCare, appointments by executive order, gutting the 1st amendment, etc…

Judah Bellin of Minding The Campus reminds us that Obama doesn’t even get the economics of higher education.

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The Class Of 2012 Faces Bleak Job Prospects

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Posted by College Insurrection    Sunday, October 7, 2012 at 3:00pm

As a voting bloc, college students gave overwhelming support to Barack Obama in 2008. However, if the job prospects for the class of 2012 are any indicator, the only two words on the lips of American college students this fall should be Vote Romney.

The Class of 2012 may have few reasons...

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“Obama Math” Miscalculates Real Contraception Costs

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Posted by College Insurrection    Sunday, October 7, 2012 at 1:00pm

Team Obama recently issued an e-card as part of its “War on Women” meme; it was quickly mocked and derided by conservatives.

Providence College student, Christine Rousselle, goes beyond the jokes and takes a look at the real math.

An e-card was recently released by the Obama campaign depicting a note from a...

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Azusa Pacific University blocks YAF Chapter

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Posted by College Insurrection    Sunday, October 7, 2012 at 11:00am

Young Americans for Freedom is a well known and respected organization for conservative college students. They’ve been denied the opportunity to establish a chapter at Asuza Pacific University in California. The reason why will blow your mind.

Read this report from Patrick Coyle at the YAF blog.

Azusa...

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Bill Clinton Tells NH College Students the GOP Trying to Take Away Their Rights

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Posted by College Insurrection    Sunday, October 7, 2012 at 9:45am

Well isn’t this typical? Bill Clinton is referring to out of state students voting in New Hampshire. Can’t these students get an absentee ballot from their home state? Why is this just an issue in the crucial state of New Hampshire?

From The Daily Caller.

Bill Clinton: GOP taking away students’ rights

DURHAM, N.H....

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Scams of the Pell Grant

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Posted by College Insurrection    Saturday, October 6, 2012 at 5:00pm

Which institutions of higher learning are abusing the use of Pell Grants, for-profit or non-profit?

According to Richard Vedder of Minding the Campus, there’s plenty of blame to go around.

Three Pell Grant Scams

Many politicians, including senators such as Tom Harkin and Dick Durbin, have grown indignant over the allegedly vast amounts of...

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Bleach bombs trigger U. Texas anti-racism demonstrations

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Posted by College Insurrection    Saturday, October 6, 2012 at 3:00pm

Household bleach may seem harmless, but contact can cause severe irritation and chemically burn eyes and other sensitive areas.

However, like the “butt chugging” we have covered, students are ignoring safety concerns for campus antics.  Balloons filled with bleach are being tossed from windows, and some think...

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Macalester College GOP Wins Top Chapter in Minnesota

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Posted by College Insurrection    Saturday, October 6, 2012 at 1:02pm

Not bad for a college with a fairly liberal reputation. Then again, maybe that’s what drives the Macalester College Republicans or MacGOP as they’re known on campus, to succeed. Congratulations folks!

Paul Lee of The Mac Weekly reports.

MacGOP wins MN College Republicans chapter of the year

Macalester has a strong reputation for being...

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TSA Detains College Student for English-Arabic Flashcards

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Posted by College Insurrection    Saturday, October 6, 2012 at 10:00am

Stories about the TSA man-handling Americans in the name of security are legion.

Now included in this roll of abuse is a Pomona College student who was detained because the carry-on included a c...

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NLRB Violating Religious Freedom of Catholic Colleges?

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Posted by College Insurrection    Saturday, October 6, 2012 at 8:15am

The National Labor Relations Board is violating the religious liberty of Catholic universities by trying to force faculties to unionize, a Catholic education group claims.

Robby Soave of the Daily Caller reports.

A Catholic education group alleges that a federal agency has interfered in labor relations between Catholic universities and their faculty, jeopardizing...

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Republican and Democrat Students at UVA Duke it out on Policy

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Posted by College Insurrection    Friday, October 5, 2012 at 6:00pm

College Republicans and University Democrats at the University of Virginia recently held a forum for first years to talk political policy and make the case for their respective sides.

Peter Finocchio of The Virginia Advocate reports.

College Republicans and University Democrats Hold First-Year Political Forum

On Tuesday night the College Republicans and the University Democrats...

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College Students Defaulting on Loans at Record Rate

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Posted by College Insurrection    Friday, October 5, 2012 at 4:00pm

Sadly, this news isn’t surprising given the extraordinarily high unemployment for college grads.

Meghan Hoyer of USA Today reports.

10:57AM EST September 30. 2012 – Student loan defaults have risen for the sixth straight year, as students from traditional non-profit universities have an increasingly difficult time paying off...

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U. Wisconsin Professor Protests Obama Visit

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Posted by College Insurrection    Friday, October 5, 2012 at 2:00pm

At least one professor at the University of Wisconsin is very unhappy about the Obama campaign event which happened there Thursday, shutting down the campus.

The College Fix reports.

Professor protests Obama visit

A University of Wisconsin – Madison political science professor lambasted President Barack Obama’s campus visit today, saying it effectively shut down school, violated students’ privacy,...

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UCLA Student Prefers “Pro-Choice” Approach to Food

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Posted by College Insurrection    Friday, October 5, 2012 at 12:15pm

Students across the nation are upset over policy dictates affecting their diet. Recently, students and teachers from a Kansas high school created a YouTube video parody protesting</...

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Racial Preferences Hurt Minority Students

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Posted by College Insurrection    Friday, October 5, 2012 at 10:30am

Accuracy in Academia just issued their monthly report, which covers how race-based preferences hurt minority students and could force students away from the practice of law.

Race-based college admission preferences actually hurt minority applicants, three members of the U. S. Civil Rights Commission allege. “There is a lot of research...

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U. Tampa conservatives help GOTV

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Posted by College Insurrection    Friday, October 5, 2012 at 9:06am

The College Conservatives at the University of Tampa have registered voters, worked phone banks and canvassed neighborhoods to talk to people. If only everyone was willing to be as active as these young people.

Paola Crespo of The Minaret reports.

UT College Conservatives Play Active Role in 2012 Campaigns

Marco Tarantino is the new...

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Life as a Colorado U. Republican

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Posted by College Insurrection    Thursday, October 4, 2012 at 5:07pm

Aslinn Scott is the Vice Chair of the College Republicans at the University of Colorado. She recently gave an interview to the CU Independent.

Roxanne Smith reports.

A glimpse at the life of a CU College Republican

The presidential election is approaching and many students are passionately standing up for what they believe in. Prominent...

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