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Sarah Palin Gives Shout Out to College Republicans in CPAC Speech

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Posted by    Monday, March 18, 2013 at 5:00pm

Sarah Palin’s entire CPAC speech was amazing but for the sake of College Insurrection readers, I wanted to be sure we highlighted her shout out the College Republicans.

Skip to the 17:15 mark to see it.

 
 
 

U. Tennessee Uses Student Fees to Pay for Lesbian Bondage Expert

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Posted by    Monday, March 18, 2013 at 2:00pm

You have to wonder if the entire student body is happy to know how their student fees are being spent. What would liberal students say if the money was used to bring in someone like say… Anne Coulter?

Todd Starnes of FOX News Radio reports.

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Oakland U. Student sues for $2.2 million after suspension for ‘Hot for Teacher’ essay

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Posted by    Monday, March 18, 2013 at 9:30am

The student in question isn’t your typical undergrad. He’s a 57 year old builder who was trying to get a bachelor’s degree in writing and rhetoric for some reason.

Joseph Corlett and Mandi Wright of the Detroit Free Press report.

‘Hot for Teacher’ essayist sues Oakland University for $2.2 million

An Oakland University student...

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“The secular educationalist thinks the Christian student has been brainwashed”

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Posted by    Sunday, March 17, 2013 at 5:30pm

Writer Dwight Longenecker of Intercollegiate review suggests that students of faith can and often do come under attack for their views on college campuses.

He also says that such students shouldn’t take these attacks lying down.

Reality and Religion

College is supposed to be about education, and there are not a few college professors...

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Indiana/Purdue Students Skip Spring Break to Help the Less Fortunate

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Posted by    Saturday, March 16, 2013 at 4:00pm

Here’s a feel-good story for Friday. The personal politics of these students doesn’t matter because they’re giving their time to a noble cause.

Bravo.

Stephanie Wang of the Indianapolis Star reports.

Celebrating spring break by helping others

Last year, IUPUI student Cole Johnson found himself on spring break in Florida amid the hordes of college...

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Cory Booker to Give 2013 Convocation at Cornell

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Posted by    Saturday, March 16, 2013 at 12:30pm

Laurel Conrad of the Cornell Insider reports that not everyone in the student body is happy about the choice of a liberal Democrat to deliver the convocation at Cornell this spring.

Democrat Politician Announced as 2013 Convocation Speaker

Conservative students and alumni may be upset upon hearing the announcement of Cory Booker as 2013...

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U. Nebraska Chancellor is really into YouTube

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Posted by    Saturday, March 16, 2013 at 11:00am

University of Nebraska Chancellor Harvey Perlman has his own YouTube channel and his videos have been attracting lots of attention.

Zack Budryk of Inside Higher Ed reports.

‘Perls’ Before Cornhuskers

Like a lot of people before him, Harvey Perlman thinks YouTube is a good forum in which to air his thoughts. But Perlman is...

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Atheist Prof. Says Adult Pig More Human Than Fetus

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Posted by    Saturday, March 16, 2013 at 8:00am

Sometimes people on the left say outrageous things like this just to upset conservatives. In this guy’s case it’s hard to tell.

The College Fix reports.

Atheist Professor: Pig More ‘Human’ Than Fetus

Atheist Professor Richard Dawkins riled the prolife community Thursday after he tweeted that a pig is more human than a fetus.

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Brown Spectator – Reject Anti-Israel Divestment Trend

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Posted by    Friday, March 15, 2013 at 5:00pm

There’s a growing movement among progressives on America’s college campuses which calls for a divestment from the nation of Israel.

In a new post at the Brown Spectator, writer Olivia Conetta offers an alternative view.

The Problems with Divestment

Divestment has recently become a buzzword at Brown. The Brown Divest Coal Campaign calls for...

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Judge Says Arizona Can Ban Classes Which Stir Animosity Towards White People

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Posted by    Friday, March 15, 2013 at 3:30pm

This news should go over well with the Department of Justice and Attorney General Eric (nation of cowards) Holder.

Eric Owens of The Daily Caller reports.

Federal judge: Arizona can ban classes promoting ‘racial resentment against ‘whites’

A federal appeals judge has upheld most of a 2010 Arizona state law that prohibits school districts...

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Northwestern Chronicle Launches New Blog About Guns and Ammo

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Posted by    Friday, March 15, 2013 at 12:30pm

The Northwestern Chronicle has a new blog dedicated to guns and ammo called Down Range.

In one of their first posts, writer Max Baird says if you want to buy a gun, you should take a serious look at the AR-15.

So You’re Looking at an AR-15…

With all of this talk about gun...

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U. Arkansas Student Busted for Tweeting Pics of Men Undressing in Locker Room

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Posted by    Friday, March 15, 2013 at 8:00am

If you read the full report below, it’s clear that this isn’t a case of a guy who just happened to take a picture of some friends after gym class and then posted it to his Twitter account.

Rachel Katz of ABC News reports.

University of Arkansas Student Charged for Tweets of Men...

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College Republicans at Ivies Support Gay Marriage

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Posted by    Thursday, March 14, 2013 at 4:00pm

Is this a sign of young libertarians taking over the GOP or progressives taking over the College Republicans?

Amelia Evrigenis of the College Fix reports.

Ivy League College Republicans Back Same-Sex Marriage

College Republican presidents at two Ivy League schools recently threw their support behind same-sex marriage, a sign of a growing trend among...

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Student Wants CPAC Attendees to #StandWithRand

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Posted by    Thursday, March 14, 2013 at 11:00am

Ryan Bolyard is the president of the Hillsdale College Republicans.

In honor of Rand Paul’s historic filibuster, Mr. Bolyard has suggested that CPAC attendees stand for the duration of Senator Rand Paul’s speech.

Oliver Darcy of Campus Reform reports.

Student calls on CPAC attendees to stand through duration of Sen. Rand Paul’s speech

A conservative...

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Mystery Surrounds Ouster of Arcadia University President

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Posted by    Thursday, March 14, 2013 at 9:30am

A university president of less than two years gets fired over spring break and no reason is given? There’s obviously more to this story.

FOX News reports.

Pennsylvania university ousts new president, refuses to offer reason

A Pennsylvania college has reportedly terminated its president of less than two years, stunning faculty and students who...

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Brown Spectator author translates Obama Speak

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Posted by    Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at 6:00pm

In a new post at The Brown Spectator, writer Oliver Hudson provides an accurate and helpful translation of Obama’s second inaugural address.

Translating the President

President Barack Obama delivered his second inauguration address Jan. 21. Much of the speech was a string of unintelligible platitudes, so, as a public service, The Spectator has...

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Cornell student group gives scholarships to Illegal Immigrants

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Posted by    Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at 2:00pm

Akane Otani of The Cornell Daily Sun reports.

Cornell Organization to Give Scholarships to Undocumented Students

With the cost of attending Cornell’s endowed colleges approaching $60,000 a year, the DREAM Team, a student organization, is awarding $5,000 in scholarships to the University’s undocumented students — an act it hopes will alleviate the financial...

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Wheaton Professor Covers Jesus Statue With Dirt and Calls it Art

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Posted by    Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at 11:00am

Don’t count on the MSM to cover this story.

Of course, if the professor was a conservative and did this to a statue of Obama…

The College Fix reports.

Professor Covers Jesus Statue With Vacuum Dirt, Calls It Art

Just in time for Easter comes news that an associate art professor at Wheaton College has...

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Ohio’s Sinclair Community College Scraps Speech Code

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Posted by    Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at 9:30am

Any defeat of “speech codes” on college campuses is a victory for free speech and higher education as well.

Robert Shibley of The FIRE reports.

Victory: Ohio College Settles First Amendment Lawsuit, Scraps Speech Code

DAYTON, Ohio, March 12, 2013—Ohio’s Sinclair Community College (SCC) has settled a First Amendment lawsuit by revising an unconstitutional...

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NYU Prof: Consuming Large Sodas = Drunk Driving

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Posted by    Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at 8:00am

Wow. A liberal professor at NYU agrees with Mayor Bloomberg’s nanny state statist policies. Who could have predicted such a thing?

Noah Glyn of National Review has the story.

NYU Professor Compares Drinking Large Sodas to Drunk Driving

In an op-ed in the New York Daily News on Friday, Marion Nestle, a professor of nutrition...

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Campus is the place Where Free Speech Goes to Die

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Posted by    Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at 11:30am

Oppressive speech codes and political correctness are smothering free speech in the one place where the free exchange of idea is supposed to be sacred.

Bruce Thornton of the Hoover Institution reports.

College: Where Free Speech Goes to Die

The value of the university once lay in its providing a nurturing space for what...

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Harvard Conservatives Blog skewers Harvard Crimson

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Posted by    Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at 10:00am

We recently covered an article that appeared in the Harvard Crimson in which the writers said conservatives weren’t welcome at Harvard.

Luciana E. Milano of the Harvard Conservatives blog has written a response to the Crimson.

Not Wanted at Harvard

I am disappointed that The Crimson has not apologized for but instead continues to defend...

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