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College Student Brags Online About Using Financial Aid to Bring Girlfriend to Thailand

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Posted by    Friday, April 15, 2016 at 8:00am

This student might find himself in some hot water over this.

Hope the trip was worth it.

KFBK reports.

College Kid Takes Girlfriend on Dream Vacation And He’s Shameless About Who’s Paying For It

Going on a trip halfway around the world with your significant other sounds like a dream come true.

Going on that...

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John Carroll University Students Have Meltdown Over Mock Border Wall

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Posted by    Thursday, April 14, 2016 at 5:00pm

It’s safe to say at this point that Trump has had the most explosive impact on campus in this election.

Cleveland.com reports.

Mock border wall creates controversy at John Carroll University

UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio – A mock border wall erected outside two buildings on the John Carroll University campus was a school project meant...

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Ohio University Allows Latino Students to Paint Over Trump Messages on Free Speech Wall

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Posted by    Thursday, April 14, 2016 at 2:00pm

They should stop calling this a free speech wall.

It’s quite clear that the school only believes in some speech.

Watch a CBS News report below.

 
 
 

Gender Wage Gap Myth Dismantled by Harvard Professor

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Posted by    Thursday, April 14, 2016 at 11:00am

Some people will disbelieve this because the narrative is just too important, politically.

The Washington Examiner reports.

Harvard prof. takes down gender wage gap myth

I’ve written extensively on how the gender wage gap would be more accurately referred to as the “gender earnings gap,” because the gap is due mostly to choices women...

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University Bans Golf Team From Using Trump Course

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Posted by    Thursday, April 14, 2016 at 8:00am

Don’t you wish the golf team would ignore the ban and use the course anyway? What’s the school going to do?

Campus Reform reported.

University bans golf team from using Trump course because of campaign rhetoric

One of the top golf programs in the country is no longer allowed to practice at the Trump...

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Progressive Student Fears His Peers Have Gone Off The Deep End

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Posted by    Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 5:00pm

This student essay at the College Fix by a progressive is rather enlightening.

I’m a progressive student who’s scared my peers have gone off the deep end in killing free speech

OPINION: Social justice warrior opposes efforts by peers to shut down free speech

As a high school senior living in St. Paul, I was excited...

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College Student Claims He Filmed Ghostly Activity in Haunted Dorm Room

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Posted by    Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 2:00pm

This student believes his dorm room is haunted and that he filmed proof.

Yahoo News reports.

College student films ‘ghost’ inside his dorm room

A US college student claims his campus dorm room is haunted after filming a series of paranormal events centered around his...

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Black Lives Matter Member Sued for Crazy Severance Deal With University of Toronto

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Posted by    Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 11:00am

A former employee of the University of Toronto is now being sued by the school over a severance deal that gave her almost $300,000 for overtime pay.

The Toronto Sun reported.

Black Lives Matter member sued for severance deal

An outspoken member of Black Lives Matter Toronto is being sued after leaving her job...

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University of Missouri Forced to Close Dorms Due to Lack of Students

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Posted by    Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 8:00am

The fallout from the Mizzou campus protests of last fall continues.

The Washington Examiner reports.

Mizzou closes two dorms due to lack of students

Following a drop in students applying for housing, the University of Missouri will not be placing students in two dorms for the fall 2016 semester.

Mizzou will be closing the Respect...

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University Wants Cultural Sensitivity Training After ‘Trump 2016’ Written on Free Speech Wall

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Posted by    Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at 5:00pm

This happened at Ohio University. Do the people there know that most Americans find this stuff hilarious?

Reason reports.

Ohio University Wants to Impose Cultural Sensitivity Training After Students Wrote ‘Trump 2016’ on Free Speech Wall

Ohio University students enjoy broad free speech rights—but after exercising those rights in a “Trump 2016” kind of...

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Prager University – Are 1 in 5 Women Raped at College?

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Posted by    Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at 2:00pm

Spoiler alert: The answer is no. Caroline Kitchens of the American Enterprise Institute explains where the inflated claims of college rape come from and their implications.

Watch below.

Here’s more information.

Is it true that 1 in 5 women are raped on America’s college campuses? If so, what does that say about our universities...

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Student Journalists Threatened for Invading ‘Safe Space’ at Anti-Rape March

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Posted by    Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at 11:00am

Have you noticed that people who believe in safe spaces never seem to want journalists around?

The College Fix reports.

Brandeis threatens student journalists for invading ‘safe space’ at public anti-rape march

Drops threat after hint of litigation

Brandeis University took nearly a month to clear student journalists of wrongdoing for reporting on the university’s Take...

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Trump Hat Placed on MLK Statue Causes Uproar at University of South Florida

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Posted by    Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at 8:00am

Here’s the latest chapter in campus Trump panic.

FOX 13 reports.

‘Make America Great Again’ hat on MLK statue at USF draws controversy

A photo of a “Make America Great Again” hat placed on a statue of Martin Luther King Jr. on the University of South Florida campus is drawing some controversy on...

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Students Protest Inauguration of New President at Rider University

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Posted by    Monday, April 11, 2016 at 5:00pm

The new president has made some tough decisions to solve the school’s financial problems so naturally, he’s evil.

NJ.com reports.

Rider University president’s inauguration draws student protest

A small group of student protesters interrupted the inauguration ceremony of Rider University’s new president with chants of “Students before profits.”

Gregory Dell’Omo took office Aug. 1, but...

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University of North Carolina President Concerned About ‘Bathroom Bill’

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Posted by    Monday, April 11, 2016 at 2:00pm

The so-called ‘Bathroom Bill’ requires people to use bathrooms which correspond to their gender. Shocking stuff, huh?

The Washington Post reports.

University of North Carolina president raises concerns over ‘bathroom bill’

The president of the University of North Carolina told chancellors at the system’s 17 campuses that they must implement the state’s new “bathroom...

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Minimum Wage Protesters at Duke Reject School President’s Proposal

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Posted by    Monday, April 11, 2016 at 11:00am

The protesters wanted $15, the school president proposed $12 and they rejected it.

FOX News reported.

Duke protesters reject university president’s proposed minimum wage hike

Duke University students participating in a sit-in have rejected a proposed initiative by the university to raise the minimum wage for its workers and hire an outside expert to...

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George Mason University Profs Oppose Naming Law School After Scalia

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Posted by    Monday, April 11, 2016 at 8:00am

It’s because he was a conservative. What other reason could there possibly be?

NBC News reports.

George Mason University Professors Oppose Naming Law School After Antonin Scalia

First it was ridicule, now it’s outrage.

George Mason University’s decision to rename its law school for the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is facing an internal...

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University of Alaska Plans Large Tuition Hike

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Posted by    Sunday, April 10, 2016 at 3:30pm

Layoffs are coming, too. Can you say higher ed bubble?

Alaska Dispatch News reports.

University of Alaska is planning big tuition increases and hundreds of staff cuts

University of Alaska President Jim Johnsen presented two revised draft budget proposals Thursday, both cutting hundreds of staff jobs across campuses...

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John Kasich Draws a Crowd at Sacred Heart University

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Posted by    Sunday, April 10, 2016 at 12:30pm

According to this report, John Kasich got a pretty good crowd when he visited Sacred Heart University.

FOX 61 has the story.

John Kasich courts big crowd at Sacred Heart University

Republican presidential candidate John Kasich drew a standing-room only-crowd at his first major event in Connecticut on Friday.

Sacred Heart University hosted the Ohio...

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Student Found Dead in Dorm at Bridgewater State

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Posted by    Sunday, April 10, 2016 at 9:30am

It’s sad news for this young man’s family but at least foul play isn’t suspected.

The Boston Herald reports.

Bridgewater State University freshman found dead in dorm

BRIDGEWATER, Mass. — Massachusetts State Police detectives are investigating after an 18-year-old freshman at Bridgewater State University was found dead in his dorm room by university police.

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You Can’t Allege Sexual Assault Just Because an Affair Ends

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Posted by    Saturday, April 9, 2016 at 3:30pm

A new post at Minding the Campus examines an unfortunate scenario that sometimes plays out in college life.

Alleging Sexual Assault When an Affair Ends

Have you noticed how many of the campus accusations of rape/sexual misconduct are reported after the 3rd, 4th, or 5th sexual encounter? It’s possible, of course that rape-minded...

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Dinesh D’Souza Campus Speech Prompts Protest and Claims of ‘Hateful Rhetoric’

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Posted by    Saturday, April 9, 2016 at 12:30pm

Of course. The left uses accusations of hate speech to silence speech they don’t like.

The College Fix reports.

D’Souza ‘What’s So Great About America?’ campus speech prompts protest, claims of ‘hateful rhetoric’

‘He will only debase the vital dialogue within our community …’

Conservative docudrama producer Dinesh D’Souza’s visit to Birmingham-Southern College prompted a...

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