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Dartmouth students have trouble communicating without Red Cups

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Posted by    Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at 12:30pm

The program is pretty simple. If you want strangers to talk to you in the dining hall you take a red cup.

It’s getting mixed reviews so far.

The College Fix reports.

Red Cups To Help Stressed Dartmouth Students Make Friends

In response to the stressful social situation presented in Dartmouth College’s dining room, a...

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Pro-Life Display Vandalized at Slippery Rock University

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Posted by    Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at 11:00am

Why is it we never hear about pro-choice displays being destroyed? It’s always the pro-life displays which get destroyed by the loving and tolerant leftists.

Scott Greer of Campus Reform reports.

Pro-Life cross display vandalized at public university

Several crosses which were a part of a pro-life display at Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania...

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Chapel at Georgetown Vandalized

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Posted by    Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at 9:30am

You have to wonder what kind of person would vandalize the sacred space of any faith.

NBC 4 of Washington reports.

Georgetown University Chapel Vandalized

The president of Georgetown University says vandalism of the campus’ main chapel forced Sunday morning Masses to be moved to another location.

Georgetown President John J. DeGioia says Dahlgren Chapel...

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Investigation Finds Jewish Students Unfairly Removed from BDS Event at Brooklyn College

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Posted by    Monday, April 15, 2013 at 5:00pm

When you read the report below, you are left with the conclusion that the Jewish students were ejected simply for their opposing point of view.

Zach Pontz of The Algemeiner reports.

Investigation: Jewish Students Were Unjustly Evicted from Brooklyn College BDS Event

After a two month investigation into the circumstances surrounding the expulsion of...

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Class of 2013 Will Face Harsh Job Market

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Posted by    Monday, April 15, 2013 at 2:00pm

Remind me, who did the class of 2013 vote for last fall?

Annalyn Kurtz of CNN reports.

Class of 2013 faces grim job prospects

Unemployment remains high for young college grads. For those who will find jobs, many will probably have to settle for low-level positions, the Economic Policy Institute said Wednesday.

The unemployment rate...

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Florida Atlantic Reprimands Professor for Blog Questioning Reality of Newtown

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Posted by    Monday, April 15, 2013 at 11:00am

Hey, at least he didn’t ask students to stomp on Jesus.

Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed has the story.

Reprimand for a Blog

In January, Florida journalists noticed that a professor at Florida Atlantic University had been blogg...

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Forbes – Is Your College Degree Worth It?

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Posted by    Sunday, April 14, 2013 at 5:30pm

What an excellent question.

In the past, a college degree was an investment people made to guarantee a prosperous future. Today, folks aren’t so sure.

Saranya Kapur of Forbes puts it out there.

Is Your College Degree Worth It? Find Out

College has never been more expensive to attend. Now you can check if your...

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Rand Paul Reaches Out to Students at Howard University

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Posted by    Sunday, April 14, 2013 at 4:00pm

Not all students in attendance were enthused by Rand Paul’s visit but he clearly made some inroads.

Julie Ershadi of the College Fix reports.

Rand Paul Makes Waves at Historically-Black Howard University

Sen. Rand Paul struggled to woo young people and minorities during his speech at the historically black Howard University on Wednesday morning....

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Art Professor Forces Students to Make Anti-Gun Propaganda in Class

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Posted by    Sunday, April 14, 2013 at 2:00pm

No liberal indoctrination to see here, folks.

Oliver Darcy of Campus Reform reports.

Prof at public univ under investigation for allegedly forcing students to make anti-gun posters

A professor at a public university in Texas is under investigation from school administrators for allegedly forcing students in her graphic design class to create anti-gun posters...

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Dr. Ben Carson Steps Down as Commencement Speaker at Johns Hopkins

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Posted by    Sunday, April 14, 2013 at 12:30pm

Are the students who objected to Ben Carson’s position on gay marriage aware that Obama shared the exact same position until recently?

Would they object to Obama giving their commencement address?

Andrea K. Walker of the Baltimore Sun reports.

Ben Carson steps down as Hopkins commencement speaker

Neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson stepped down Wednesday as...

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Cornell Insider — “Socialists seeking work”

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Posted by    Saturday, April 13, 2013 at 4:00pm

Offered without comment.

Via the Cornell Insider.

Socialists seeking work

 
 
 

University of Colorado Offers Course Credits for White Privilege Conference

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Posted by    Saturday, April 13, 2013 at 11:00am

Nothing to see here, folks.

Just another case of left wing academics rewarding college students for participating in their ongoing orgy of race and class warfare.

Robby Soave of the Daily Caller reports.

Students can earn class credit for attending ‘White Privilege Conference’

The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs invited students to attend a...

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CA College Selects Sex Offender to Lead Student Body

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Posted by    Saturday, April 13, 2013 at 9:30am

Here’s the worst part – according to the report below, college administrators knew this guy was a sex offender but didn’t tell their students.

Unbelievable.

Robby Soave of The Daily Caller has the story.

Sex offender elected student body president

Students at Riverside City College in California received a nasty surprise this week: Their recently-elected...

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NY Teacher Asks Students to Write About How Jews Caused Nazi Germany

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Posted by    Saturday, April 13, 2013 at 8:00am

As unbelievable as this sounds, it actually happened recently in Albany, New York.

It was a writing assignment in an English class.

Chris Carola of the Times Union broke the story.

NY district mulls action for Nazi assignment

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A high school English teacher faces disciplinary action for giving a writing assignment...

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Michigan High School Requires Parental Consent to Attend Rick Santorum Speech

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Posted by    Friday, April 12, 2013 at 5:00pm

Excuse me? Excuse me???

What crime has United States Senator Rick Santorum ever committed?

What x-rated campus sex week event has Senator Rick Santorum ever advocated? What act of violence has Senator Rick Santorum orchestrated?

What’s happening here is the plain and simple censorship of free speech by people who disagree with Rick...

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Harvard Celebrates ‘Islamic Awareness Month’

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Posted by    Friday, April 12, 2013 at 2:00pm

The Harvard Crimson reports.

Let’s Talk About Islam

Islamic Awareness Month is an opportunity to learn more about American cultural heritage

Monolithic, separate, inferior, enemy, manipulative. These were the adjectives that the British think-tank Runnymede Trust found were commonly associated with Islamic communities in a 1997 report about social perceptions of Islam. Many years later,...

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Video: Bill O’Reilly and Charles Krauthammer Analyze the Liberal Takeover of Higher Ed

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Posted by    Friday, April 12, 2013 at 11:00am

In his opening segment last night, Bill O’Reilly addressed the issue of radical leftism and liberal indoctrination in higher education.

When Bill’s monologue was complete, he brought on FOX News favorite Dr. Charles Krauthammer to offer additional commentary.

Watch it all below.

 
 
 

Amherst Student – Social Justice is Code for Redistribution

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Posted by    Friday, April 12, 2013 at 9:30am

I picked up this article at The Amherst Student via The College Fix which examines the story from a different angle which is worth reading.

This is the part which jumped off the page when I read it. The writer’s name is Katrin Marquez.

Social Justice

Social justice has no real meaning; it is...

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The Law School Job Crisis is Worse Than You Think

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Posted by    Thursday, April 11, 2013 at 6:30pm

You know times are tough when people who have trained for a professional career can’t find jobs.

This is not good news.

Jordan Weissmann of The Atlantic reports.

The Jobs Crisis at Our Best Law Schools Is Much, Much Worse Than You Think

The barren job market for law school grads has become a familiar...

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While you were sleeping, radical 1960s leftists took over the education system

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Posted by    Thursday, April 11, 2013 at 2:00pm

How have we come to the point where so many criminals, terrorists and radical leftists from the 1960’s hold so many prominent positions in American academia?

Michael Moynihan of The Daily Beast explains.

How 1960s Radicals Ended Up Teaching Your Kids

Last week, Rutgers University fired its mercurial basketball coach after he was videotaped...

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Northwestern Chronicle – The Case for “Assault Weapons”

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Posted by    Thursday, April 11, 2013 at 12:30pm

Writer Max Baird of the Northwestern Chronicle has penned a new post in which he refutes much of what you’ve heard about assault weapons.

The Case for “Assault Weapons”

Let’s face it. If you’ve been paying any attention to the news in the last year, you’ve probably heard the term “assault weapon.” But...

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USC Student Exposes Professor Who Routinely Calls Republicans Stupid and Racist

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Posted by    Thursday, April 11, 2013 at 9:30am

Kudos to Tyler Talgo, the University of Southern California student who decided to fight back against an unending diatribe of ignorant rhetoric in his poli-sci class.

Jason Howerton of the Blaze reports.

Is This the Kind of Far-Left Ideology We Now Assume Is Standard Fare in America’s Colleges?

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