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Professor Gambles away Parkinson Disease Research Grant Money

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Posted by    Thursday, September 5, 2013 at 11:00am

Academic types will tell you most research is a gamble.

However, one Michigan professor gambled away his research money in the traditional sense of the word. Robby Soave of The Daily Caller has the details:

A psychology professor at Central Michigan University is accused of stealing research money earmarked for Parkinson’s research and...

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Obama’s “tepid to counterproductive” plan fails to address reasons for “College Affordability” crisis

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Posted by    Thursday, September 5, 2013 at 9:30am

In the Washington Post, economic policy and finance/trade expert Charles Lane calculates the impact of President Obama’s “College Affordability Plan”.

President Obama deserves credit for using his bully pulpit to address the crisis in college affordability.

Especially admirable is his insistence that institutions must control their costs, instead of jacking up tuition and...

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Video – Michigan State prof. says Republicans raped America

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Posted by    Thursday, September 5, 2013 at 8:00am

Dear radical leftist college professors, the days when you could get away with this are over. Every kid in your class has a phone that doubles as a video camera and you won’t know which ones you’re offending until it’s too late.

Josiah Ryan and Caleb Bonham of Campus Reform reported.

Old ‘cheap’...

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A computer science student from India on “the most surprising things about America”

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Posted by    Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at 6:30pm

Computer science student Aniruddh Chaturvedi came from Mumbai to study Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA.

This summer, he also had a chance to intern at a Silicon Valley firm. After these experiences, he shared a few thoughts about the country with Business Insider.

The most surprising things about America:

  • Nobody talks about...
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Former Prof. offers college students 10 ways to speak truth to power

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Posted by    Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at 5:00pm

Marvin Olasky used to teach at the University of Texas. In a new piece at Intercollegiate Review, he offers some common sense advice to students who seek classroom empowerment.

Ten Ways to Speak Truth to Power

Okay, this fall you’ve filled your schedule with courses like “The Bible as Literature,” “American History Survey,”...

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Cal State Student makes case against the “No War in Syria” crowd

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Posted by    Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at 3:30pm

Professor Jacobson argues that Congress should authorize the use of force in Syria.

California State University – Fullerton student Keith Fierro makes a strong case for action, as well:

There are two groups of comparable stupidity that stick out among those...

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Washington Examiner: Obama’s plan for higher ed is just like Obamacare

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Posted by    Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at 2:00pm

Obamacare has been such a popular success so far, what could possibly go wrong?

Examiner Editorial: Obama puts higher ed at the mercy of big government

President Obama outlined a new plan Aug. 22 designed to make higher education more affordable, the key provision being a new government-run rating system to compare colleges...

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Ten Campus Stories More Newsworthy Than Miley Cyrus Twerking

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Posted by    Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at 12:30pm

Jennifer Kabbany, Associate Editor of The College Fix, offers her perspective on campus news priorities:

Pop music star Miley Cyrus recently set the nation abuzz with her performance at the MTV music video awards. Apparently the country was aghast to see a scantily clad Millennial thrusting her hips sexually, as if that...

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Drunk college girl arrested at U. Iowa game has .341 blood alcohol content

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Posted by    Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at 11:00am

To give you an idea of how dangerous a .341 BAC is, just know that a .4 often results in a coma or death.

Samer Kalaf of Deadspin has the story.

Alleged Female Idiot On The Field Blows .341 BAC, Has Amazing Twitter

An Idiot on...

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UCLA student government exiles phrase “illegal immigrant”

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Posted by    Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at 9:30am

Professor Jacobson noted that we lost “illegal immigrant” and “illegal immigration” to the language police, especially when the Los Angeles Times also decided to drop the term “undocumented immigrant”.

A nearby university has followed suit, as its student government seems comprised of language police members.

The UCLA Undergraduate Students Association wants the term...

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The Liberal College Students Who Cried Wolf

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Posted by    Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at 8:00am

One of the unintended consequences of the race hoax at Oberlin perpetrated by liberal students on campus is that all such incidents will now be viewed under a microscope.

With that in mind, I agree wholeheartedly with National Review’s Jay Schalin on his summation of some recent news at UNC.

Hoax Detector Goes...

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‘Calvin & Hobbes’ Cartoon Style Advice to College Graduates

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Posted by    Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at 6:30pm

Bill Watterson retired from writing and drawing “Calvin & Hobbes” about 18 years ago, but another illustrator has picked up his torch to pen some sound advice for young Americans.

Cartoonist Gavin Aung Than, who pens comics on his blog Zen Pencils, created this tribute to Watterson that has struck a chord...

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New Facebook App helps college students find sober drivers

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Posted by    Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at 5:00pm

Another great innovation through social media. This actually sounds like a great idea.

Tanya Roscorla of GovTech reports.

Facebook App Connects College Students with Sober Drivers

A Facebook app could help college-age students find sober drivers ahead of time and prevent drunk driving accidents.

The Person Appointed to Stay Sober (P.A.S.S.) app launched on three...

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Baylor U. Student: Unions Now Oppose Obamacare

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Posted by    Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at 3:30pm

Baylor University student Danny Huizinga has noticed that unions have had an “evolution” in their thinking about Obamacare.

Just over a year ago, I wrote an article about Obamacare. At the time, the unions were some of its biggest supporters – but the drumbeat has changed.

In 2009, the Teamsters, one of the largest and...

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New study says college student depression linked to hook-up culture

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Posted by    Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at 2:00pm

The findings of this study aren’t very surprising if you think about it.

Matthew Archbold of Aleteia reports.

Depression Among College Students Linked to Hook-up Culture, Study Says

A new study in The Journal of Sex Research links depression and anxiety among college students with casual sex.

Eleven percent of the 3,900 heterosexual students from the more...

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Campaign to End Unpaid Internships Heading to American Campuses

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Posted by    Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at 12:30pm

As a new school year begins, America’s college students will have a new campaign to consider joining…after participating in various divestment movements and attending ubiquitous sex workshops.

It’s amazing anyone finds time to attend class!

A campaign against employers’ use of unpaid interns is now targeting what critics call some of the practice’s...

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Why should public service employees be exempt from repaying student loans?

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Posted by    Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at 11:00am

According to a new report from William Bigelow at Breitbart, some people are exempt from paying off their student loan debt. Why should one group be singled out for such a privilege?

Are Public Service Workers Exempt from Paying Off Student Loans?

If you work in a “Public Service” field, and you have...

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Students’ illuminating review of Obama’s take on Trayvon Martin and Chris Lane shootings

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Posted by    Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at 9:30am

Campus Reform’s Caleb Bonham recently asked some Colorado students for comments comparing President Obama’s reaction to the shootings of Florida’s Trayvon Martin and Australia’s Christopher Lane.

Their responses were most illuminating.

A number of students questioned President Obama’s judgement in commenting on Trayvon Martin’s death earlier this year while failing to acknowledge a...

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Kentucky HS teacher’s art project encourages students to step on the American flag

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Posted by    Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at 8:00am

In addition to being disrespectful to a symbol of the United States, this has become such a cliché for the left.

Todd Starnes of FOX News radio reports.

Public School Art Project Desecrates American Flag

Students at a Kentucky high school were encouraged to step on an American flag that had been placed on...

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MoveOn.org warns Obamacare will fail if young Americans opt-out

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Posted by College Insurrection    Monday, September 2, 2013 at 6:30pm

One progressive activist groups seems deeply concerned that young Americans do not completely understand the “fierce urgency” of Obamacare.

President Obama’s landmark healthcare achievement will crumble if young people opt-out, liberal advocacy group MoveOn.org, acknowledged in an email to its donor base on Thursday afternoon.

“The problem is… if younger, healthier people don’t...

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Prof. says Law Schools are reporting inaccurate employment numbers

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Posted by    Monday, September 2, 2013 at 5:00pm

Law schools seem to having a lot of issues these days. Paul Caron of TaxProf Blog reports the latest.

Law Prof: Law Schools Are Still Reporting ‘Inaccurate’ Employment Numbers

Bloomberg Law:  Law Prof: Law Schools Still ‘Inaccurate’ on Employment Numbers:

Ben Trachtenberg, associate professor at the University of Missouri School of Law, talks with...

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‘Sugar Daddy’ service starts campus outreach program by UCLA

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Posted by College Insurrection    Monday, September 2, 2013 at 3:30pm

Earlier this year, we reported that in order to pay for school, Columbia and Cornell co-eds seeking “Sugar Daddies” through SeekingArrangement.com.

Showing true entrepreneurial spirit, the firm is now trying to expand to the West Coast.

A new billboard just three-miles from the University of California Los Angeles’s (UCLA) Westwood campus is seeking...

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