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U. Chicago Demolishes Reagan’s Childhood Home

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Posted by    Saturday, April 6, 2013 at 8:30am

College Insurrection reported on this back in December. Following that report, there was speculation over whether or not this would actually happen.

Well, it has happened. Laura Byrne of Red Alert Politics reports.

University of Chicago destroys Ronald Reagan’s boyhood home

It’s a nightmarish scene to watch footage of cranes with giant metal claws ...

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Bowdoin College Offers Course on ‘Queer Gardening’

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Posted by    Saturday, April 6, 2013 at 7:30am

Lay aside the fact that job prospects are grim for college graduates and ignore the fact that college tuition levels have spiraled out of control.

Can you think of a more useless college course than this one?

What an utter waste of time and money.

Alec Torres of The College Fix reports.

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George Will – Schools Are Pushing Liberal Propaganda

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Posted by    Friday, April 5, 2013 at 5:45pm

If you read College Insurrection, you’re already well aware of the rampant liberal indoctrination on the campuses of American schools.

Even so, this article by George Will at the Washington Post will blow your mind.

Schools push a curriculum of propaganda

The real vocation of some people entrusted with delivering primary and secondary education...

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Stanley Kurtz – What’s the Matter With Vassar?

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Posted by    Friday, April 5, 2013 at 12:06pm

In a recent post at National Review, Stanley Kurtz examined the progressive “divestment” movement at Vassar.

Unfortunately, this is happening on many college campuses.

What’s the Matter With Vassar?

A sad and at times bizarre story out of Vassar shows how profoundly troubled America’s colleges now are. The campus fossil-fuel divestment campaign that’s swept...

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Video: Students on Spring Break talk about liberal campus bias

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Posted by    Friday, April 5, 2013 at 9:30am

Here’s an entertaining and informative report on Spring Break from Jesse Watters of The O’Reilly Factor.

Via the Washington Free Beacon.

 
 
 

Video: Woman Destroys Pro-Life Display at Ohio State

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Posted by    Friday, April 5, 2013 at 8:00am

This is stunning to watch.

A young woman, presumably a student at Ohio State, completely wrecks a pro-life display which had just been set up on campus.

Todd Starnes of FOX News Radio has the story.

Vandal Destroys Pro-Life Display at Ohio State

An enraged  college student destroyed a pro-life display at Ohio State University...

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Law School Grads Sue Schools Over Lack of Jobs

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Posted by    Thursday, April 4, 2013 at 5:45pm

With the higher education bubble bursting, some law students are blaming law schools for deceiving them into attending based on false post-graduation job numbers.

Maura Dolan of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Class action: Law school grads claim misleading reports of success

SAN FRANCISCO — Dozens of law graduates across the nation have joined...

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Oregon Prof. Warns of Bad Karma for Scalping Tickets to See Dalai Lama

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Posted by    Thursday, April 4, 2013 at 2:45pm

Regardless of your religious background, scalping tickets to see a well respected holy man can’t be good for your spiritual health.

Eric Owens of The Daily Caller has the story.

Dalai Lama ticket scalpers attract bad karma says Oregon prof

How much would you pay to see the 14th and current Dalai Lama himself?...

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Students to BC President – Vagina Monologues Undermines Jesuit Mission

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Posted by    Thursday, April 4, 2013 at 8:40am

Students in BC’s Observer newspaper recently wrote an open letter to Boston College President, Fr. William Leahy, regarding an ongoing performance of the controversial play The Vagina Monologues.

Open Letter to Father Leahy

Dear Fr. Leahy,

The Women’s and Gender Studies Program’s recent production of The Vagina Monologues– a play that has been widely...

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Former Weather Underground Terrorist Now Adjunct Professor at Columbia

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Posted by    Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at 5:00pm

Naturally! Where else would a radical leftist member of a domestic terror group go than the cozy home they’ve created for themselves in academia?

Larry Celona and Dan Mangan of the New York Post reported.

Outrage 101: Radical jailed in slay now Columbia prof

Former Weather Underground radical Kathy Boudin — who spent 22...

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The Student Body is No Longer Off Limits in The Natural State

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Posted by    Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at 2:00pm

The Arkansas Supreme Court has ruled that teachers and students may engage in sexual activity as long as both parties are adults.

Robby Soave of The Daily Caller reports.

Court okays adult teacher-student sex in Arkansas

The Arkansas Supreme Court overturned the conviction of a high school history teacher who had sex with an...

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Dinesh D’Souza: Conservatives Must be Renegades on Campus

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Posted by    Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at 11:00am

Campus Reform caught up with Dinesh D’Souza at CPAC last month and asked him how conservative students should deal with life on a liberal college campus.

Katherine Timpf reports.

[VIDEO] D’Souza: US colleges need ‘renegades’ and ‘guerrillas’ to fight for conservatism on campus

Liberal bias has turned American campuses “hostile territory” for conservatives, commentator...

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Video: Michelle Malkin Discusses the Weather Underground in Academia

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Posted by    Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at 8:00am

Conservative author and political commentator Michelle Malkin appeared on Megyn Kelly’s FOX News show yesterday to discuss the hire of former Weather Underground member Kathy Boudin at Columbia University.

What you may not know is that academia has become a common landing ground for members of the WU.

From the FOX News Insider.

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UNC Gun Club Wins Victory Over Student Congress

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Posted by    Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at 5:00pm

The student congress of UNC has been unfairly targeting funding for the Tar Heel Rifle and Pistol Club. Read this for background.

Today, Ben Smith of Carolina Review Daily reports that the measure failed in the student congress, providing the gun club with a major victory.

UPDATE: Controversial Gun Bill gets Veto by...

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Texas District Will Allow Concealed Carry for Teachers

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Posted by    Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at 2:00pm

In response to the Newtown school shooting, Levelland independent school district in Texas is going to allow concealed carry for teachers.

The FOX News Insider reports.

Texas District to Allow Teachers to Carry Concealed Weapons in Schools

In an effort to prevent a tragedy similar to that of Sandy Hook, a Texas school district...

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Princeton Alumna Tells Girls to Find a Husband in College

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Posted by    Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at 9:30am

Today’s daily outrage is brought to you by a mother and Princeton alum who wrote a letter to the Daily Princetonian in which she advised young women at the school to find a husband. Some people found this offensive for some reason.

College Fix Editor Nathan Harden reports.

Princeton Mom Tells Girls to...

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Gary Johnson to Begin College Speaking Tour in April

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Posted by    Monday, April 1, 2013 at 3:30pm

It’s good to know that a strong advocate for limited government and fiscal sanity will be speaking to America’s college students.

Rob Nikolewski of the New Mexico Watchdog reports.

Gary Johnson announces college speaking tour starting in April

Back in late January, we reported that former Libertarian Party presidential candidate Gary Johnson was getting back...

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Law Schools Seek to Help War Veterans With Tuition

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Posted by    Monday, April 1, 2013 at 2:00pm

If anyone in America deserves this sort of help, it’s the people who were willing to put their lives on the line defending the country.

FOX News reports.

Elite law schools step in to help war veterans

As veterans look to build lives beyond the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan, those opting for a...

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Do the Ivies Ignore the Rural Poor?

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Posted by    Monday, April 1, 2013 at 12:30pm

That’s the subject of a new post at The College Fix.

Editor Nathan Harden makes a compelling case.

Ivy League Schools Ignore the Rural Poor

Left-leaning Ivy League universities are proud of their commitment to “diversity.” But when they say “diversity” they are usually only thinking about skin color, possibly gender.

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US White House Blog Demands “College for All”

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Posted by    Monday, April 1, 2013 at 8:00am

An entire generation is graduating from college saddled with massive debt and facing grim job prospects.

What is the White House recommending? More of the same!

Here’s a recent post from the official White House blog authored by Valerie Jarrett.

College for All: Affordable, Accessible, Attainable

Last month, President Obama said in a speech in...

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For Young Voters, Hope and Change is Just Getting By

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Posted by    Sunday, March 31, 2013 at 6:00pm

Many college students who voted for Obama in 2012 are feeling the pain of a poor economy and unemployment. Before we blame them for anything, we must remember they were lied to by the Democratic Party and failed by the American media.

Karin Agness of the American Enterprise Institute reports that hope...

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College in Iowa Uses Student Funds for LGBT Conference That Denigrates Conservatives

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Posted by    Sunday, March 31, 2013 at 8:00am

I hope any students at Des Moines Area Community College who disagree with the tone of this event will demand a refund of their student fees.

Timothy Dionisopoulos of Campus Reform reports.

Iowa college uses student funds for LGBTQ conference that slams the Bible, conservatives

Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) is using public...

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