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June, 2013  (Page 11)

FNC’s BILL O’REILLY: Colleges’ liberal faculties intimidate students

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Posted by    Sunday, June 2, 2013 at 11:00am

Fox News Channel’s Bill O’Reilly offers his pithy opinion about a recent Los Angeles Times article on the lack of conservative commencement speakers.

GRADUATION time is upon us again, and a study by the Los Angeles Times says plenty about the state of higher education. The paper looked at the invited commencement...

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Providence College student: What a difference the sex of the sex perp makes

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Posted by    Sunday, June 2, 2013 at 9:30am

We recently touched upon the lack of campus justice for men involved caught in sex-scandals as a reason many of them are fleeing colleges.

Providence College student Christine Rousselle reviews two cases that offer a compare-and-contrast proof there is reason for male concern.

In 2005, the media exploded when a sex scandal hit...

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Journalism prof says NRA is treasonous, calls for firing squad

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Posted by    Sunday, June 2, 2013 at 8:00am

It’s safe to say journalism professor Christopher Swindell is not a fan of the NRA.

Christopher Swindell: Gun safety debate is B.S.

Watching the celebration at the NRA convention over the defeat of background checks was the most nauseating experience of the day.

I am not a New York gun control liberal, either. I...

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Credit Unions Boost College Loans

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Posted by    Saturday, June 1, 2013 at 5:00pm

Credit unions are often a great fiscal option to traditional banks.

The Wall Street Journal contributor Ruth Simon offers this analysis on how these institutions are supplementing the student loan market:

Credit unions are offering more private student loans, creating new choices for borrowers grappling with high college costs.

Nearly 590 of the nation’s...

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Zero-Tolerance Gun Policy Interrogation of Kindergartener Borders On Emotional Abuse

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Posted by    Saturday, June 1, 2013 at 3:00pm

One of the assertions that Dr. Helen Smith makes in her book, Men on Strike: Why Men are Boycotting Marriage, Fa...

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Prager U.: Were the Middle Ages Dark?

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Posted by    Saturday, June 1, 2013 at 1:00pm

As a history fan, I must admit the following video has been my favorite Prager University offering so far.

Were the Middle Ages Dark?

Prof. Anthony Esolen, author of “The Politically Incorrect Guide to Western Civilization,” is teaching the online institute’s newest course. During a 5 minute discussion, the professor dispels myths and...

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Campus Reform’s List of 12 Most Bizarre Classes

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Posted by    Saturday, June 1, 2013 at 11:00am

As the 2012-2013 academic year winds down, Campus Reform’s Macaela Bennett lists the “dirty dozen” of odd college offerings:

1. Lesbian Lives – DePaul University: “Using the political cartoons of Alison Bechdel...

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Florida teacher instigated FBI’s 1964 investigation of ‘Louie Louie’

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Posted by    Saturday, June 1, 2013 at 9:30am

It’s Mad Men!

Here’s an intriguing bit of Americana that involves a pop song and a Kennedy, courtesy of The Daily Caller Education Editor Eric Owens:

You probably have at least some knowledge about the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s scrutiny of the ostensibly raunchy lyrics of “Louie Louie,” the Richard Berry-penned rock song...

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Brown Student on Cybersecurity and the Importance of Privacy

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Posted by    Saturday, June 1, 2013 at 8:00am

Young Americans are often far more adept at understanding the personal implications of new technologies than their elders.

Brown University student Olivia Conetta takes a look at the impact on privacy from new government cybersecurity proposals.

The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act makes companies who share information about online threats with the...

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