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University of Utah Sex Week to Raffle off a Year’s Supply of Birth Control

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Posted by    Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at 6:30pm

Not surprising, considering that Planned Parenthood is an event partner.

Jennifer Kabbany of the College Fix reported.

SEX WEEK: Public university to raffle off a year’s supply of birth control

The inaugural “Sex Week” observance at the University of Utah launches today and includes a raffle for one year of free birth control and a...

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Senator Marco Rubio Moonlighting as Poli-Sci Prof at Florida International University

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Posted by    Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at 5:00pm

A recent article by Marc Caputo of Politico provides a glimpse inside Rubio’s classroom.

Professor Marco Rubio

Without notes and seemingly without taking a breath, Marco Rubio tears through a data-heavy speech about the “fault lines” in America’s politics and what he calls “the middle-class trap.”

But this isn’t a typical campaign speech for...

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Proposal Introduced to Rename University of the District of Columbia After Marion Barry

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Posted by    Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at 2:00pm

I won’t speak ill of the dead but I’m not sure this is such a great idea.

Aaron C. Davis of the Washington Post reported.

Marion Barry University — and free tuition? D.C. lawmaker proposes overhaul of UDC

D.C. Council member Vincent B. Orange on Tuesday proposed turning the University of the District of...

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Texas Tech College Republicans Petition to Remove Angela Davis as Speaker

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Posted by    Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at 9:30am

If the Texas Tech College Republicans followed the left’s playbook, they’d just show up at Davis’ speech and shout her down.

Christopher Adams of FOX 34 reports.

Petition to remove Angela Davis from Tech speaker lineup

A lecture series, part of African-American History Month begins Thursday with a speech by author and broadcaster Tavis...

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Auburn University Student to Eat Bugs for 30 Days

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Posted by    Monday, February 9, 2015 at 5:00pm

This stunt is supposed to inspire other people to eat bugs for some reason.

Rachel Feltman of the Washington Post reports.

This college student is eating bugs for 30 days so you will too

If Cam Brantley-Rios can eat bugs for every meal, the Auburn University senior figures,...

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Incoming Freshmen Have Poor Emotional Health

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Posted by    Monday, February 9, 2015 at 2:00pm

Perhaps this is partly due to anxiety about taking on so much debt with poor job prospects.

Jake New of Inside Higher Ed reports.

Fragile Mental Health

The emotional health of incoming freshmen is at its lowest point in at least three decades, a new survey shows, with students reporting that they’re spending more...

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Obama Visits Community College to Sell Free Community College

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Posted by    Monday, February 9, 2015 at 11:00am

Obama is now making the rounds for free community college in the same way that he traveled the country trying to sell Obamacare.

Julie Hirschfeld Davis of the New York Times reported.

On Campus, Obama Makes Case for Plans Including Free Community College

INDIANAPOLIS — President Obama on Friday pressed voters to demand that...

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Cornell Student Who Got Second Chance After Jail Attributes Good Fortune to White Privilege

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Posted by    Monday, February 9, 2015 at 8:00am

Maybe white guilt is the bigger issue here.

Gabriella Morrongiello of Campus Reform reports.

Felon, heroin aficionado attributes Ivy League degree to white privilege

To what does Keri Blakinger, a convicted felon turned Ivy League graduate, attribute her success? White privilege, of course.

In 2010, Blakinger was arrested and charged with criminal possession of a...

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University of Utah to Hold ‘Sex Week’

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Posted by    Sunday, February 8, 2015 at 3:30pm

This should help everyone find work after graduation, right?

Todd Tanner and Mark Green of FOX News 13 in Utah reported.

Upcoming ‘Sex Week’ at University of Utah sparks debate on campus

Does an upcoming event at the University of Utah encourage students to see each other as sex objects? One student groups feels...

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Colorado Bill Would Protect Religious Student Groups from Discrimination

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Posted by    Sunday, February 8, 2015 at 12:30pm

If this catches on in Colorado, maybe other states will pass similar bills.

Greg Piper of the College Fix reports.

Colorado bill would prevent discrimination against religious student groups

February is an interesting month for Colorado legislation pertaining to student rights and protections, and the Alliance Defending Freedom is testifying in favor of...

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UC Berkeley Lecture Combines Agriculture and Transgender Studies

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Posted by    Sunday, February 8, 2015 at 9:30am

Because after all, why not?

Katherine Timpf reports at National Review.

UC Berkeley Lecture: It Is ‘Necessary’ to Apply Transgender Studies to Agriculture

The University of California–Berkeley is hosting a lecture about how it is “necessary” to apply gay and transgender studies to agriculture because agriculture is all about reproduction and our food systems...

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Columbia May Require Rape Workshops for All Students

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Posted by    Saturday, February 7, 2015 at 3:30pm

Despite the fact that the UVA story has been debunked, some schools are acting like it really happened.

Blake Neff of the Daily Caller reported.

Columbia: Attend Rape Workshops, Or No Diploma

Columbia University may be compelling students in the next month to complete a sexual assault education program or else lose the ability...

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Sign for Jonah Goldberg’s ‘Thought Police’ Talk Stolen at U. Michigan

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Posted by    Saturday, February 7, 2015 at 12:30pm

It looks like the subject of Jonah Goldberg’s talk hit a little too close to home for some students.

Jennifer Kabbany of the College Fix reports.

STOLEN: Conservative students’ campus ad for Jonah Goldberg’s ‘thought police’ talk

Student organizer: ‘It is ironic a sign warning of...

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Pell Grants Don’t Work for All Students

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Posted by    Saturday, February 7, 2015 at 9:30am

Spencer Irvine of Accuracy in Academia explains why below.

Pell Grants don’t help Career-Oriented Students

Pell grants are a lifeline for many American students, costing billions of taxpayer dollars, but what do we have to show for it? A policy paper by the American Enterprise Institute’s Kevin James points out that Pell grants...

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Is Your First Grader Ready for College?

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Posted by    Friday, February 6, 2015 at 5:00pm

You can never start planning too early. Especially, considering the cost these days.

Laura Pappano of the New York Times writes.

Is Your First Grader College Ready?

What is college? To Madison Comer, a confident 6-year-old, it is a very big place. “It’s tall,” she explained, outlining the head of Tuffy, the North Carolina...

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Now You Can Take a College Course on an Airplane

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Posted by    Friday, February 6, 2015 at 2:00pm

I would do this. It’s probably better than the in flight movie.

Kim Clark of Time reported.

These Airlines are Offering In-Flight College Classes

Just because you’re on an airplane doesn’t mean your head has to be in the clouds.

In addition to the usual fare of straight-to-DVD movies that will certainly rot your brain,...

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Harvard Bans Sex Between Professors and Undergrads

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Posted by    Friday, February 6, 2015 at 11:00am

This is the sort of thing most people probably assumed was frowned on long before now.

Susan Svrluga of the Washington Post reports.

Harvard formally bans sexual relationships between professors and undergrads

Harvard University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences now formally bans sexual relationships between professors and undergraduate students.

That’s not because they think there’s...

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Obama Budget Contains $22 Billion College Loan Bombshell

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Posted by    Friday, February 6, 2015 at 8:00am

Gosh. I wonder why the Obama administration felt compelled to hide this information?

Michael Grunwald of Politico reports.

The College Loan Bombshell Hidden in the Budget

In obscure data tables buried deep in its 2016 budget proposal, the Obama administration revealed this week that its student loan program had a $21.8 billion shortfall last...

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Right Leaning Students Shunned from ‘Diversity’ Event at UNC-Chapel Hill

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Posted by    Thursday, February 5, 2015 at 5:00pm

Not only were conservative and libertarian student groups not invited to the event, they weren’t even told about it.

Way to be inclusive, UNC.

Michael Cipriano of the College Fix reports.

Republicans, pro-lifers, libertarians shunned from university’s ‘diversity’ event

The leadership at UNC-Chapel Hill has made it clear that it supports diversity on its campus...

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Scott Walker Budget Cuts $300 Million From University of Wisconsin System

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Posted by    Thursday, February 5, 2015 at 2:00pm

Governor Walker is seemingly fearless when it comes to decisions that will enrage his critics on the left.

No wonder he’s so popular among conservatives.

Monica Davey of the New York Times reports.

Walker’s Wisconsin Budget Has a National Message

Gov. Scott Walker, a possible contender for the Republican presidential nomination, on Tuesday proposed a...

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Prof: We may have a black president, but white people are running the show

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Posted by    Thursday, February 5, 2015 at 11:00am

Is this professor suggesting that Obama is somehow powerless? I think he would disagree.

Jennifer Kabbany of the College Fix reports.

Professor: ‘We may have a black president, but it’s white people running the show’

Three sociology professors have offered a spirited defense of Arizona State University’s controversial new “The Problem of Whiteness” course...

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University of Vermont Recognizes ‘Neutral’ as Third Gender

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Posted by    Thursday, February 5, 2015 at 8:00am

The young woman profiled in this story is named “Rocko.” I can’t help but wonder if that was her given name at birth.

Julie Scelfo of the New York Times reports.

A University Recognizes a Third Gender: Neutral

Rocko Gieselman looked like any other undergraduate at the University of Vermont but perhaps a little...

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