Would the situation be different if the T-Shirts had a politically approved message? Probably.
The College Fix reported.
Canadian University Punishes Students Wearing ‘F**k Safe Space’ T-Shirts
Carleton University in Canada has pledged to issue “sanctions” against students – some of them orientation team leaders – who were photographed wearing shirts that said “F**k...
It’s quite mind-boggling to read this Daily Beast article whining about the Koch brothers demanding universities comply with certain conditions of theirs when they take their donation money. The solution, if you’re opposed to the brothers’ political philosophy, is to not accept their money.
Anyways, try reading David Levanthal’s article:
Koch Foundation to...
This is worth every minute of your time. Via John J. Miller of National Review.
VDH: The Video Interview
Here is Hillsdale College student Evan Carter interviewing Victor Davis Hanson on the Middle East, Russia, and the foreign policy of President Obama.
If he wins his case, radio stations will have to start referring to the Washington football team as ‘The-Team-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named.”
Andrew Desiderio at The College Fix has the story:
Activist Law Prof Petitions FCC to Deem ‘Redskins’ Obscene, Unlawful to Say On Air
An activist law professor has formally requested that the Federal Communications Commission...
But… Doesn’t this defy everything Democrats have been saying for years?
Malcolm A. Kline of Accuracy in Academia has the story.
Government Schools Harm Hispanics
Frequently, left-wing ideologues manage to harm the very people they claim they are aiding. “When your government and your school are const...
Annie Lowrey writes at the New York Magazine:
Take Away Harvard’s Nonprofit Status
The world’s richest university just got a little richer. On Monday, Harvard announced that it has received its largest-ever gift of $350 million and it will rename its school of public health after its benefactor’s father.
Public health is a wonderful...
A report released Wednesday by the U.S. Accountability Office says that student loan debt owed by those 65 years and older has jumped to $18.2 billion, all the way up from $2.8 billion in 2005.
Michael Stratford at Inside Higher Ed has the story:
Student debt increasingly trails Americans into retirement, U.S....
Who looks at a lesson plan like this and thinks it sounds reasonable?
Eric Owens of the Daily Caller reported.
Sixth Graders Asked To Compare Bush And Hitler In Homework Assignment
A sixth-grade teacher at a Washington, D.C. public school will apologize to students but otherwise is receiving no punishment whatsoever for sending students...
Arkansas State University football players volunteered to wear printed crosses on their helmets in memory of a fallen teammate, but protests complaining about their religious symbolism forced them to remove or modify them.
Jennifer Kabbany at The College Fix has the story:
Arkansas State Football Players Forced To Remove Helmet Memorial Crosses
They wanted...
English literature majors can tell you this controversy comes around every few years.
Matthew Reisz of Inside Higher Ed reports.
Shakespeare Studies Spat
A major spat has broken out within the world of Shakespeare studies.
In January this year, the editors of the Italian journal Memoria di Shakespeare asked Richard Waugaman to revise his paper...
The minimum wage debate is a tough topic for conservatives and libertarians to argue, because no matter how many facts, economic models, and philosophical arguments we make, we’re almost always privileged in some way or another, thereby completely discrediting anything we say.
Ok, so we just have to try harder. But one...
In a new video from Prager University, Notre Dame history professor Father Wilson Miscamble explains why President Truman’s decision to use atomic bombs in Japan was the right thing to do.
Here’s more info:
Course Description
In recent years, many academics and o...
A bit of self-promotion: I’m the editor-in-chief of The Cornell Review, and we just printed our first issue of the year. We are a conservative-libertarian student publication, both print and online.
Below is an excerpt from an article I wrote, which is a letter to incoming freshmen. You can read the whole...
It’s important to remember how young today’s college students were on 9/11. Still, it’s good to see so many observances of the day.
Dominic Lynch of the College Fix reported.
College Students Nationwide Mark 9/11 In Somber Campus Observances
The University of Michigan has been home to bitter campus disputes among several groups of...
We have covered the story of Megan Marzec, the Ohio University student who co-opted the ALS ice bucket challenge to suit her anti-Israel views by turning it into a bucket of blood. Professor William Jacobson has also covered the story extensively at Legal Insurrection.
Now Sharona Schwartz of The Blaze is reporting...
You know what the best way to stop all of this heinous ‘cultural appropriation’ would be? To just keep people of different races from ever interacting with each other. They had a system like that in South Africa; the name escapes me right now, but I hear it worked out great.
Dave...
A great opportunity for aspiring writers. Molly Nocheck of the FIRE blog reports.
It’s that time of year: FIRE will once again award $20,000 in college scholarships to the winners of our annual Freedom in Academia Essay Contest. High school juniors and seniors planning on attending college after graduation are encouraged to...
This inconsistency could ruin their case against the contraceptive and abortifacient mandate.
Greg Piper at The College Fix has the story:
Notre Dame Will Pay For Abortifacients Even As It Fights Obamacare Mandate
The University of Notre Dame may have undermined its legal case against the contraceptive mandate in Obamacare by approving a student...
College Insurrection contributor Hans Bader has written a new piece for Liberty Unyielding. It seems UNC is getting a little nosy about the student body and not giving all the facts.
UNC meddles in students’ romantic lives while misstating what consent is
Rigid “consent” requirements are for legally-binding contracts, not casual interaction among...
As readers well know, most college campuses are very hostile towards Republicans, conservatives, and even libertarians. This, however, I’ve never heard of or seen, but I’m not surprised.
From Caleb Bonham of Campus Reform:
University mascot wipes ass with College Republican handouts
During routine College Republican tabling Tuesday afternoon at the University of St....
On the other hand, many of these students know all about the nude celebrity picture scandal. Young America’s Foundation made the video, the report is from Ashley Pratte at Breitbart.
VIDEO: Students Unaware of Beheaded Journalists, Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks
Young America’s Foundati...
I never saw it that way. Thanks, North Carolina State University researchers.
From Emily Jashinsky of Campus Reform:
Study claims family dinners are elitist, put unnecessary pressure on mothers
A study published by professors at North Carolina State University claims that pressure put on mothers to cook nightly meals is elitist and stressful for...
