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May, 2016  (Page 8)

UPenn Violators of University Codes Will Be Barred From Academic Honors

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Posted by    Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at 6:30pm

No summa cum laude, magna cum laude and cum laude for some.

The Daily Pennsylvania reports.

Violators of University codes to lose graduation, academic honors

Students who violate the University’s academic integrity, student conduct or sexual violence codes will be barred from receiving academic honors, the University announced e...

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Conservative Minority Student Speaks Out About Being Targeted At Claremont

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Posted by    Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at 5:00pm

Some students at Claremont have been targeting minority students who won’t get in line.

One student spoke out this week on FOX News.

 
 
 

Boston College’s Tax Return Shows How Serious They Take Hockey

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Posted by    Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at 3:30pm

Just how much is Boston College willing to pay?

USA Today reports.

Boston College pays big for its hockey success

Hockey is serious business at Boston College, whose new federal income tax return shows exactly how serious.

Veteran men’s hockey coach Jerry York – who has won five NCAA titles and is college hockey’s all-time...

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Harvard Law Prof Suggests Treating Conservative Christians Like Nazis

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Posted by    Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at 2:00pm

It’s astounding that someone who teaches at Harvard could get away with saying something so horrible.

The Daily Signal reports.

Harvard Law Professor Says Treat Conservative Christians Like Nazis

Liberals, stop being so defensive. That’s the message of Harvard law professor Mark Tushnet in a new post at Balkinization, titled “Abandoning Defensive Crouch Liberal...

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Convicted Murderer At Age 13 Will Attend College Classes

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Posted by    Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at 12:30pm

Lewis was convicted in juvenile court of first-degree murder and given a delayed sentence.

Detroit Free Press reports.

Teen convicted of murder at 13 allowed to attend college classes

LANSING — The Lansing teen convicted of murder when he was 13 years old will be allowed to...

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MIT Symposium Asks if Islamophobia is Accelerating Global Warming

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Posted by    Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at 11:00am

People assume everyone at MIT id wicked smart. That’s obviously not true.

This was the subject of a real symposium. From MIT’s website.

Is Islamophobia Accelerating Global Warming?

This talk examines the relation between Islamophobia as the dominant form of racism today and the ecological crisis. It looks at the three common ways in...

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Duke Just Approved Single-Sex Club For Women To Avoid ‘Male Influence’

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Posted by    Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at 9:30am

Freedom of association is a wonderful and valued thing. Unless you’re in Cambridge.

The College Fix reports.

Harvard hates single-sex clubs, but Duke just approved one for women to avoid ‘male influence’

Harvard University really hates fraternities, sororities and final clubs.

It just put out new rules that will make members of these organizations second-class...

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Student Government at U. Chicago Tables Resolution That Would Strengthen Free Speech

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Posted by    Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at 8:00am

FIRE has given the University of Chicago outstanding marks on free speech. Naturally, some students want to change that.

The Chicago Maroon reports.

Student Government Tables Free Speech Resolution

Last night, Student Government’s (SG) General Assembly voted to indefinitely table a resolution reaffirming the University’s commitment to free expression. Specifically, it referred to recent...

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How To Avoid College Loan Relief Scams

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Posted by    Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 6:30pm

Some very shady stuff can happen.

Forbes reports.

College Loans: How To Avoid “Relief” Scams

When you are deep in debt due to college loans, you want one thing and you want it fast: relief. Because they are unregulated and un-policed, an unknown number of online firms have sprung up to charge desperate borrowers...

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Member of Obama Administration Deemed Too Conservative to Speak at Georgetown

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Posted by    Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 5:00pm

It’s starting to look like students are protesting campus speakers just to exercise power.

The Daily Caller reports.

The Latest Campus Speaker Denounced As Too Conservative Is An Obama Cabinet Secretary

Students at Georgetown University are protesting against the school’s choice of commencement speaker because he enforced the law by deporting illegal immigrants.

Secretary of...

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Apple Is Giving Huge Discounts To College Students For Music

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Posted by    Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 3:30pm

It is to compete with Spotify.

Time reports.

Apple Is Giving College Students a Huge Discount On Music

College students drawn to Spotify because of its education discount can now consider Apple Music as a viable option too.

Apple will begin offering college students a reduced price membership to its streaming music app, TechCrunch reports....

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Prager University – Be a Man. Get Married.

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Posted by    Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 2:00pm

In the newest video from Prager University, Brad Wilcox, an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Virginia outlines the social and economic benefits for men who get married.

Watch below.

Here’s more information.

Is bachelor life really the good life? Playing the field, traveling the world, and focusing on career sounds better...

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Lake Michigan College President Fired Four Months After Being Hired

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Posted by    Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 12:30pm

There were many reasons for her dismissal.

Michigan Live reports.

Michigan college fires its president 4 months after her hiring

BENTON HARBOR, MI — The president of Lake Michigan College has been fired only four months into her tenure after she allegedly spent $20,000 on her inauguration ceremony, travel unrelated to the college and...

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U. Oklahoma Launches 24/7 Hotline to Report Discrimination

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Posted by    Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 11:00am

Why are colleges such hotbeds of discrimination when they’re controlled by liberals?

Campus Reform reports.

University of Oklahoma launches bilingual 24/7 ‘Bias Hotline’

Students at the University of Oklahoma can now avail themselves of a bias incident hotline operating 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to combat unreported incidents...

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UPenn Professor Accused Of Being A Terrorist

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Posted by    Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 9:30am

A fellow passenger thought the math equations he was writing might be a sign he was a terrorist.

SF Gate reports.

Professor’s airplane math didn’t equal airplane threat

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An Ivy League professor said his flight was delayed because a fellow passenger thought the math equations he was writing might be a...

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College Students Create List of “Shady” Persons of Color Who Won’t Conform

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Posted by    Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 8:00am

The students who created this list are leftists. They’re targeting people who don’t agree with them.

The Claremont Independent reported.

SJWS Create ‘Shady Person Of Color’ List To Target Dissenters

During the height of the racial protests at Claremont McKenna College last November, CMCers of Color issued a list...

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Strong-Arm Robbery Occurs At Princeton

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Posted by    Monday, May 9, 2016 at 6:30pm

The student had her wallet taken.

NJ reports.

Princeton University student victim of strong-arm robbery, police say

PRINCETON — A Princeton University student was the victim of a strong-arm robbery on Saturday night, police said.

Police released little information about the incident Sunday morning.

In an alert to residents, township police said the victim was a...

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Unvaccinated Calvin College Students Could be Barred From Campus

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Posted by    Monday, May 9, 2016 at 5:00pm

Many schools are experiencing a problem with mumps so this isn’t unexpected news.

MLive reports.

Unvaccinated college students may be barred from campus if mumps confirmed

Calvin College students who have no record of being vaccinated for mumps have been contacted and advised that come Monday, May 9 they may be required to leave...

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Toyota Is Mixing Skill Trade With A College Degree

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Posted by    Monday, May 9, 2016 at 3:30pm

The work-study program isn’t restricted to Texas, either.

Red Alert Politics reports.

Toyota program (in Texas): College degree, no debt, and a job

A Toyota program to train high-school graduates as they attend college has attracted the attention of other companies in Texas.

Businesses and politicians in other states, too, have caught on to the...

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Cornell Dining Hall Employees Worry Union Makes Some Workers Lazy

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Posted by    Monday, May 9, 2016 at 2:00pm

It’s extremely difficult to fire union members and some people are taking advantage.

The Cornell Daily Sun reports.

Cornell Dining Employees Concerned by Union’s Effect on Worker Motivation

Cornell dining employees in its labor union raised concerns about ‘chronic worker problems’ and poor food quality in dining halls in advance of the triennial elections...

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These Cities Have Student Debt Relief Programs

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Posted by    Monday, May 9, 2016 at 12:30pm

They are trying to lure a new generation of talent.

Fortune reports.

These Cities Will Help Pay Your Student Loans If You Move There

What if you could move to a new city that would hand you cash to pay down your student loans? Well, that’s a reality in some cities around the U.S.

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Bernie Sanders Campaigns at Rutgers University

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Posted by    Monday, May 9, 2016 at 11:00am

Bernie Sanders held a campaign event at Rutgers University and no conservatives showed up to protest or shout him down.

Imagine that.

WPIX reports.

Bernie Sanders staging campaign rally at Rutgers University

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is in New Jersey for a campaign rally at the state’s flagship university.

Hundreds of people...

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