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July, 2016  (Page 5)

What Are Bernie’s College Supporters Going to Do Now?

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Posted by    Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at 12:30pm

Mr. Sanders dominated among young voters in the Democratic primaries and caucuses.

The Chronicle of Higher Education reports.

What’s Next for College Students Who Backed Bernie

Tuesday is expected to bring a political development that many college students had hoped would not happen: Sen. Bernie Sanders’s announcement that he is endorsing Hillary Clinton and...

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Berkeley and NYU Profs Say Police Need ‘Sensitivity Training’

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Posted by    Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at 11:00am

The pinheads who are saying this should be forced to work as police for a week.

Red Alert Politics reports.

Berkeley/NYU: Police officers need ‘sensitivity training’

A new study suggests that police undergo “sensitivity and bias training” after finding racial disparities in the use of police force.

Professors from the University of California, Berkeley and...

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Northwestern Michigan College Still Can’t Reach Union Deal

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Posted by    Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at 9:30am

McCormick said college administrators are not negotiating “in good faith.”

Record-Eagle reports.

Still no deal in college union talks

TRAVERSE CITY — Faculty members contend negotiations at Northwestern Michigan College are moving slowly and without agreement as ongoing attempts to reach a deal on a union contract tick into their 14th month.

NMC Faculty members...

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University of Oklahoma Under Fire for Assigning Housing by Birth Gender

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Posted by    Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at 8:00am

This is the new America. Things that seemed normal and fine three years ago are completely unacceptable now.

The College Fix reports.

University of Oklahoma under scrutiny because ‘housing is assigned by birth gender’

Count on the University of Oklahoma to buckle under pressure from LGBT activists –...

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LGBT History Now Part Of California Curriculum

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Posted by    Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at 6:30pm

The changes will impact elementary, middle school, and high school history and social science instruction.

Red Alert Politics reports.

California adds LGBT history to curriculum — starting in second grade

In history class, you probably learned about Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat on the bus to a white man, but you...

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Republican Party Platform Addresses Campus Sexual Assault

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Posted by    Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at 5:00pm

The GOP rightly believes campus rapes are a matter for law enforcement, not campus kangaroo courts.

The Daily Caller reports.

GOP Platform: Campus Rape Is For Police, Not Professors

The current draft of the GOP platform created in Cleveland includes a provision calling for sexual assault on college campuses to be handled exclusively by...

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Why Are College Costs Out Of Control?

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Posted by    Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at 3:30pm

“At some point we will see the breaking point.”

CNBC reports.

College costs are out of control

A college education is now the second-largest expense an individual is likely to make in a lifetime — right after purchasing a home. Ironically, one of the reasons the price tag continues to climb is the abundance...

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Prager University – Socialism Makes People Selfish

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Posted by    Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at 2:00pm

In the latest video from Prager University, Dennis Prager examines the difference between Capitalism and Socialism and the type of societies they produce.

He also analyzes which system makes people more selfish.

Here’s more information:

Which is better: socialism or capitalism? Does one make people kinder and more caring, while the other makes people...

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Yale Worker Who Broke ‘Racist Window’ Wants His Job Back

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Posted by    Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at 12:30pm

Although Corey Menafee was charged with two offenses by Yale police, the college doesn’t plan to follow through.

The College Fix reports.

Yale worker who resigned after smashing ‘racist window’ now wants his job back

The Yale dining hall worker who smashed a stained-glass window last month due to its “racist” nature — it...

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Enrollment Drops at For-Profit Colleges

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Posted by    Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at 11:00am

This isn’t surprising, considering the flood of negative press for-profit schools have gotten in recent years.

Marketplace reports.

For-profit colleges see sharp drop in enrollment

The enrollment decline for for-profit colleges don’t reflect some major changes in regulation, like a requirement that these colleges show what jobs students got after graduating, to prove that...

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53% Of Millennials Might Not Vote According to Harvard Poll

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Posted by    Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at 9:30am

While Trump has much ground to make up, he at least enjoys enthusiasm from his supporters.

Red Alert Politics reports.

Harvard poll: 53% of millennials admit they might not vote

The summer edition Harvard IOP poll released on Thursday brings bad news for both major candidates among voters...

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Harvard LGBT Group Opposes Single Gender Club Ban

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Posted by    Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at 8:00am

Now we get to see which group is higher on the progressive food chain, feminists or the LGBT community.

Campus Reform reports.

LGBT group joins opposition to Harvard single-gender club ban

A national LGBT rights group has condemned Harvard for banning members of single-gender social clubs from holding leadership positions at the prestigious institution.

Starting...

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Police Officers Help Raise $150,000 For Homeless Teen In College

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Posted by    Monday, July 18, 2016 at 6:30pm

Officers original responded to a trespassing call near a parking lot at Gordon State College in Barnesville.

Fox News reports.

Police officers pay for motel room, help raise $150G for homeless teen who biked six hours to college

More than $150,000 dollars have been raised for...

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Montclair State University Students Survived Nice Terror Attack

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Posted by    Monday, July 18, 2016 at 5:00pm

A group of students from Montclair University were in Nice during the terror attack and they all survived.

ABC 7 of New York reported.

Montclair State University Student Recalls Harrowing Night In Nice

A group of students from Montclair State University in New Jersey were in Nice for the Bastille Day attack as part...

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Lightning Strikes Mississippi College Clock Tower

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Posted by    Monday, July 18, 2016 at 3:30pm

The clock’s time froze at 9:15.

Clarion Ledger reports.

Lightning strikes, damages Mississippi College clock tower

CLINTON, Miss. — Mississippi College’s clock tower atop Nelson Hall on the Clinton campus has been damaged by a lightning strike.

The college, in a news release, said it happened Thursday. Officials say the clock’s time was frozen at...

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U. Chicago Student Sues Frat Over Alleged Hazing

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Posted by    Monday, July 18, 2016 at 2:00pm

A student from the University of Chicago is suing a fraternity at the school, claiming he was forced to drink alcohol until he lost consciousness.

NBC 5 in Chicago reports.

University of Chicago Student Sues Fraternity Over Hazing

A University of Chicago student filed suit against the Illinois chapter and national organization of Phi...

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Two New York Colleges Won’t Let Basketball Teams Play Duke

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Posted by    Monday, July 18, 2016 at 12:30pm

It is to Protest House Bill 2.

Campus Reform reports.

NY colleges shun Duke over NC bathroom bill

A New York college is refusing to play the Duke University men’s basketball team this year in support of a gubernatorial edict protesting North Carolina’s transgender “bathroom bill.”

The University at Albany Great Danes will no longer...

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Michigan State U. to Ban Tobacco Use on Campus

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Posted by    Monday, July 18, 2016 at 11:00am

It’s funny when colleges ban tobacco, as if no one on campus is smoking Marijuana.

The Detroit Free Press reports.

At Michigan State University, tobacco prohibition nears

Three Marlboro black cigarettes.

That’s enough to get Nicole Cichon, a second-year veterinary medicine student at Michigan State University, through a day of classes.

In previous semesters, Cichon could...

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Georgia State Professor Thinks ‘ISIS Not Coming After Us’

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Posted by    Monday, July 18, 2016 at 9:30am

She is unhappy that ISIS may increase the “degree of right-wing politics”.

The College Fix reports.

Georgia State prof: ‘ISIS not coming after us,’ France attack ‘increases right-wing politics’

On CNN last evening, Georgia State professor Mia Bloom claimed that the terror group ISIS was not “coming after us,” and expressed concern that attacks...

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Mike Pence’s Daughter a Rising Student at Northeastern University

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Posted by    Monday, July 18, 2016 at 8:00am

The Boston Globe has written a decent profile of Audrey Pence, daughter of Republican Vice Presidential candidate Mike Pence.

Mike Pence’s daughter is a rising senior at Northeastern University

Next semester will likely be an interesting one for Audrey Pence.

Not only will the rising Northeastern University senior need to concentrate on her future...

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UC Berkeley Students Missing After Nice Terror Attack

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Posted by    Sunday, July 17, 2016 at 5:00pm

85 Berkeley students were attending a program titled “Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Europe.”

WTSP reports.

U.S. college student missing after Nice attack

An American college student was missing after the deadly truck attack in Nice, France, which injured at least three other students in the same program.

Also, an Austin-area father and son who were...

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Athletic Director Leaving Mizzou Owes School Money

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Posted by    Sunday, July 17, 2016 at 3:30pm

This is a tricky place to find yourself as you’re leaving a job.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Rhoades owes Mizzou more money than university paid him

By leaving the University of Missouri 14 months after he became athletics director, Mack Rhoades owes MU more money than the school paid him in base salary.

Rhoades,...

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