Students Shocked to Learn Their Share of National Debt
Caleb Bonham of Campus Reform recently spoke with some students about their share of the national debt.
Take a look below.
VIDEO: Students shocked by their share of...
U. Michigan Frat That Caused Extraordinary Damage to Resort Disbanded
This is hardly surprising. The last time we checked this story, the damage had topped $400,000.
USA Today reports.
Party’s over for frat after ski-resort rampage
The University of Michigan’s Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity has been permanently disbanded by its parent organization for not only wrecking a northern Michigan resort but also for not...
Dennis Prager Explains Why Students Voted to Remove American Flag at UC Irvine
A need to find meaning in one’s life and left wing indoctrination combined to create the atmosphere at UC Irvine.
Dennis Prager explains at Real Clear Politics.
Why UC Students Voted to Remove American Flag
Here are three reasons:
1. Outside of the natural sciences, math, and a few other departments, our universities are essentially...
Fired Federal Student Loan Debt Collectors Still Getting Paid by Department of Education?
This report from Ashley Dobson of Red Alert Politics should raise a few eyebrows.
Report: Department of Education still paying fired federal student loan debt collectors
Like a case of bed bugs, this is a problem the U.S. Department of Education can’t seem to get rid of.
Two of...
College in Maryland Suspends Five Female Lacrosse Players for Threatening Freshmen
Further proof that bullying isn’t limited to boys and men.
FOX News reported.
5 university lacrosse players in Maryland accused of threatening teammates are suspended
Five women’s lacrosse players at the University of Maryland Baltimore County are accused of threatening freshman teammates in text messages and have been suspended indefinitely.
UMBC athletic director Tim Hall...
Law Students Fight Anti-Semitism at Emory University
It’s heartening to see these students fighting back against such hatred.
Samantha Watkins of the College Fix reports.
Law students combat anti-Semitic incidents at Emory with legal help and advocacy
Following a string of anti-Semitic acts on campus, Emory University law students last month formed a campus chapter of the Louis D. Brandeis Center...
Evangelical College Defends its Views on Traditional Sexuality
Here’s a thought. If you don’t like this college’s views on homosexuality, don’t go there.
Greg Piper of the College Fix reports.
Embattled evangelical college sticks with its defense of traditional sexuality
Gordon College near Boston isn’t changing its theological approach to sexuality, even at the risk of losing its accreditation.
The evangelical school found...
Education Prof Defends Yik Yak on Campus
The professor notes that anonymity can sometimes be a good thing.
Susan Kruth of the FIRE blog reports.
Education Prof Writes in Defense of Yik Yak and Online Anonymity
The popular phone app Yik Yak, which allows users to anonymously share comments with nearby app users, has been attacked by college administrators and student...
Jewish Frat Building at Vanderbilt Defaced With Swastikas
It’s hard to imagine what possesses someone to do something so vile.
Kelly Halom of the Vanderbilt Hustler reports.
Administration, Hillel respond to swastika graffiti at AEPi
Early Saturday morning, two swastikas were spray-painted in the elevator of the Tau Chapter of Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity house, and another swastika was painted on a...
University of Georgia Drops Free Speech Zones
This is great news. Now if we can just get every other school with free speech zones to do the same thing, we’ll be in good shape.
Victoria Webb of Campus Reform has the story.
U. of Georgia abandons free speech zones
The University of Georgia released a new free speech policy earlier this...
The Campus Rape Epidemic That Doesn’t Exist
Minding the Campus has published the transcript of an important panel on campus rape. Here’s the description.
‘The Rape Epidemic on Campus Does Not Exist’
This is the edited transcript of Manhattan Institute’s March 10 panel discussion of “The Truth About Campus Sexual Assault” featuring Heather Mac Donald (City Journal), KC Johnson (Brooklyn...
Prager University – Is This the Most Important Date in U.S. History?
In a new video from Prager University, Pierce College history professor Richard McMillan explains why the most important date in American history may not be the one you think.
Here’s more information.
Course Description
What was perhaps the most determinative date in American history? July 4, 1776? Pearl Harbor? September 11? How about…July 28,...
Muslim Student Leader at U. Missouri Protests Campus Screening of ‘American Sniper’
The student claims the film will make her feel unsafe. Oh, and it’s also a racist movie.
Jennifer Kabbany of the College Fix reports.
Muslim student leader protests campus screening of ‘American Sniper’
An upcoming campus screening of American Sniper at the University of Missouri has drawn fire for potentially offending Muslim members of...
New Net Neutrality Rules Will Affect College Students
Do you enjoy watching Netflix movies in your dorm room?
Read this report from Zach Epstein at Yahoo News.
How the FCC’s great new net neutrality rules could ruin Netflix for you
You just can’t please everyone… The Federal Communications Commission issued its final net neutrality rules earlier this week, and some people still...
Interest Grows in College Shooting Teams
This is a fascinating development and is changing the attitudes of some students.
Michael S. Rosenwald reports at the Washington Post.
Gun industry’s helping hand triggers a surge in college shooting teams
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — In between completing problem sets, writing code, organizing hackathons, worrying about internships and building solar cars, a group of...
Outbreak of Norovirus Hits Oakland University
This report confirms a fundamental rule for good health. Wash your hands once in a while.
Paul Kampe of the Oakland Press reports.
Norovirus outbreak reported at Oakland University
A Norovirus outbreak is affecting more than a dozen students on the campus of Oakland University.
Thirteen students at the Rochester-area campus of more than 20,000...
Washington State Student Group Drafts List of Demands for University President
No surprises here, folks. From the College Fix.
Washington State group drafts list of demands for WSU president
At a meeting of Washington State University’s WSUWakeUp group, its leaders “expanded [their] campaign to other underrepresented groups on campus” as they developed a list of grievances to deliver to the school president, Elson Floyd.
One...
‘Sexual Respect’ Requirement at Columbia Inspires Mockery
Who thinks up these requirements and how are they supposed to enrich your college education?
Dave Huber of the College Fix reports.
Columbia’s ‘sexual respect’ requirement ignites frustration, mockery
A month ago Columbia University revealed its “sexual respect” education program — a requirement designed “to reinforce that community citizenship is a critical part of...
Students at Bard Want Mandatory Social Justice Training
If social justice training was popular, wouldn’t students sign up without being forced?
Gabriella Morrongiello of Campus Reform reports.
Bard students demand mandatory social justice training and seminars
For some, being a “college graduate” isn’t enough.
Students at Bard College in New York’s Hudson Valley are hoping to turn their peers and faculty into ‘social...
CNBC Producer on Why He Might Not Send His Kids to College
If I had kids in high school right now, I’m not sure I’d want them to go to college.
Jake Novak of CNBC makes a valid point here.
Why I may not send my kids to college
Why is it that every time I make a contribution to my kids’ 529 college-savings plan, the...
Pro-Life Activists Attacked at the University of Oregon
Here’s another one of those stories you won’t hear about in the MSM.
Greg Piper of the College Fix reported.
Anti-abortion activists attacked and threatened by mob at U. of Oregon
This Daily Emerald headline – “Protestors damage graphic anti-abortion sign” – really downplays what happened this week at the University of Oregon:
Several students surrounded...
Get Ready for Pi Day of the Century, Math Lovers
I’ve never been a big math person so I’ll probably skip the festivities.
Kaitlin Mulhere of Inside Higher Ed reports.
Pi Day of the Century
Math’s annual day in the headlines is approaching, and this year, the spotlight is extra exact. That’s because Saturday is the most accurate Pi Day of the entire...
