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42.1 percent of Brown U. students support abortion even in third trimester

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Posted by    Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at 6:57am

Be sure to read this entire report. As the Brown Spectator’s Editor Emeritus Ryan Fleming points out, Brown students are not only out of step with most Americans, but the entire western world.

How Extreme Are We?

It’s time for Brown students to see how far left-of-center...

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U. Michigan to Host ‘The Race Card Project’

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Posted by    Monday, March 11, 2013 at 9:30am

Since liberals have been playing the race card like experts for years, one has to wonder why they need to study it in an academic environment.

This article really proves that liberals have no sense of irony at all.

Oh and also, what could go wrong?

Via the Detroit Free Press.

Race Card Project comes...

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New South Dakota Law Allows Teachers to Carry Guns

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Posted by    Sunday, March 10, 2013 at 5:00pm

Many liberals will criticize this law but it should be noted that the law allows school districts to choose whether or not they want teachers to be armed.

Remember when liberals thought choice was a good thing?

John Eligon of The New York Times reports.

South Dakota Law Will Allow Guns in Classrooms

Gov. Dennis...

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College Students Fund Big Sign-Off Bonuses for Administrators

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Posted by    Sunday, March 10, 2013 at 3:00pm

In a new post at Via Meadia, Walter Russel Mead explains how students are paying big money that’s sometimes used to buy out college administrators.

Colleges Bleeding Students to Buy Golden Parachutes for Administrators

College administrators have found an interesting new way to strike it rich: quitting their jobs. Upon leaving his role...

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Ron Paul Speaks to Conservatives and Libertarians at George Washington University

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Posted by    Sunday, March 10, 2013 at 9:30am

When Congressman Ron Paul retired last year, he said he was going to spend more time speaking on college campuses.

Looks like he’s staying true to his word.

Betsi Fores of The Daily Caller has the scoop.

Ron Paul preaches revolution, provides advice for GOP

WASHINGTON — The revolution is here, but it will not...

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Intercollegiate Review Remembers William F. Buckley

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Posted by    Saturday, March 9, 2013 at 4:30pm

William F. Buckley’s book God and Man at Yale marked a turning point in the role of conservatism in academia.

In a new post at Intercollegiate Review, the editors remember WFB for his tremendous influence.

WFB Jr: Remembering an Icon

In the late 1940s and early 1950s, the first hints of political conservatism wiggled...

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Colorado Democrats try to Ban Concealed Carry on Campus

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Posted by    Saturday, March 9, 2013 at 10:00am

It should be noted that nothing has happened at the University of Colorado to prompt the proposed ban. Liberals just hate the idea of concealed carry and want the law changed.

This is an AP report via The Oregonian.

Gun control: Colorado legislature considers ban on concealed carry on college campuses

DENVER — A...

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Young Libertarians Defend Rand Paul From Establishment GOP

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Posted by    Saturday, March 9, 2013 at 8:15am

Jennifer Kabbany of the College Fix reports that young libertarians are not happy with the GOP establishment’s response to Rand Paul’s historic filibuster.

Young Libertarians Bash Establishment GOP For Rand Paul Rebuke

Several establishment members of the Grand Old Party are living up to their namesake – at least the “old” part –...

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Entry-Level Jobs are Being Replaced With Internships

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Posted by    Friday, March 8, 2013 at 5:30pm

As if the job market for recent college grads wasn’t bad enough, Teddy Wayne of The New York Times reports that more and more young people are working longer hours for less money.

The No-Limits Job

Every generation has its own anthem of making the journey from youthful naïveté to adult reality, whether...

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Knox College Student — Rand Paul is a Constitutional Realist

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Posted by    Friday, March 8, 2013 at 4:00pm

There’s been a lot of buzz about Senator Rand Paul in the last 24 hours but College Conservative writer Alex Uzarowicz was ahead of the curve when he wrote this on Tuesday.

Rand Paul: Constitutional Realist

People today believe that military adventurism is a main conservative tenet. You ask Republicans today, and they...

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Texas State University Implementing Fixed-Rate Tuition

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Posted by    Friday, March 8, 2013 at 2:00pm

The Texas State University system is implementing this policy to help students and their families with financial planning.

Claire Cardona of the Dallas Morning News reports.

Texas State University System to implement fixed-rate tuition

AUSTIN — The Texas State University System on Monday became the latest group of institutions to embrace fixed-rate tuition.

The system’s...

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George Washington U. Professor Requires Students to Lobby for Obama

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Posted by    Friday, March 8, 2013 at 12:30pm

Gee. Haven’t we been down this road before?

Meredith Jessup of The Blaze reports.

College prof requires students to lobby for Obama policies

I’m pretty thoroughly convinced that GWU Law professor John Banzhaf works hard to create trouble none exists. Whether he’s suing Catholic University for

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Northwestern Launches ‘Mandatory Diversity’ Program

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Posted by    Friday, March 8, 2013 at 11:00am

The student body of Northwestern University is probably very diverse and kids who are in college now are less concerned with race than any generation before them.

So why are they being forced to study diversity as if they’re a bunch of racists who need re-education?

Northwestern student and College Fix contributor Alex...

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Stanford Students Reject Anti-Israel BDS Proposal

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Posted by    Friday, March 8, 2013 at 9:30am

Good for them.

Stanford remains a beacon of strength, joining Oxford and a growing list of universities refusing to give in to the BDS bullies.

Renee Ghert-Zand of The Times of Israel reports.

Stanford students reject Israel divestment measure

San Francisco – Stanford University’s student senate rejected a bill calling for selective divestment from Israel.

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Columbia Students Consume and Steal $5,000 Worth of Nutella per Week

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

Given how much Columbia students like Nutella, I have only one question.

When will New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg propose a ban on it?

Cecilia Reyes of The Columbia Spectator broke the story.

Nutella in Ferris Booth costs Dining $5,000 per week, in part due to dining hall thievery

It seems like undergrads have a...

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UC Berkeley Prof. Says Tea Party Wants to Destroy US Government

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Posted by    Thursday, March 7, 2013 at 12:25pm

Would you be surprised to learn that the professor in question was the US Secretary of Labor in the Clinton Administration?

The College Fix reports.

Labor Secretary Turned Prof: Tea Partiers Radical, Extreme, Fanatical

Robert Reich, a labor secretary during the Clinton administration and currently a UC Berkeley public policy professor, cl...

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UNC Student Government Discriminates Against College Gun Club

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Posted by    Thursday, March 7, 2013 at 11:00am

It looks like the student government at UNC is taking its cues from Democrats in congress.

Ben Smith and Alex Thomas of the YAF blog have the story.

Student Congress Discriminates Against Gun Group on UNC Campus

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – On March 5, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Student Congress passed a...

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College Republicans to GOP – It’s Still the Economy, Stupid

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Posted by    Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at 6:30pm

Here’s a helpful reminder to Republicans seeking higher office. A growing number of young Americans know that spending is out of control. If you want to engage them, embrace that message.

Elizabeth Husmann of The College Fix reports.

College Republicans Offer PR Advice: It’s the Economy, Stupid

Baylor Myers, chairman of the Ohio-based Miami...

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Employers Say College Grads Aren’t Ready to Work

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Posted by    Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at 5:00pm

Here’s some advice for recent college graduates looking for work. Kick it up a notch and be more professional than your peers.

According to new post at Walter Russell Mead’s blog, people with jobs to offer aren’t impressed so far.

College Fail: Employers Say Grads Are a Disappointment

Employers are increasingly disappointed by the graduates available...

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Marco Rubio Speech at University of Louisville on March 25th Already Sold Out

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Posted by    Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at 11:00am

Marco Rubio is scheduled to give a speech at the University of Louisville on March 25th and the event is already sold out. The tickets were free but you had to sign up to get one and they’re all gone.

The Courier-Journal reports.

Marco Rubio to speak at University of Louisville March 25

U.S....

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The Psychology of Hazing

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Posted by    Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at 9:30am

This informative chart on hazing follows the thought process behind hazing and also provides historical data on the subject.

Click on the image for a larger version.

 
 
 

Are Millennials going to become the great Libertarian generation?

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Posted by    Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 5:00pm

Are Millennials going to become the great Libertarian generation?

A recent post at the Students for Liberty blog by James Padilioni Jr. seems to suggest so.

Millennial Libertarianism: A Manifesto

Much talk is often made within Students For Liberty about defining a second wave of libertarianism. Alexander McCobin has spoken publicly  on this topic, and...

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