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The College Conservative – America Needs a Constitutional Convention

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Posted by    Saturday, March 14, 2015 at 9:30am

Sounds good to me. Matthew Dragonette makes his case in a new post at the College Conservative.

America Needs a Constitutional Convention

America needs a constitutional discussion about the role and structure of government. From executive order abuse to overreaching legislative action, the federal government is straining the bounds of the Constitution. Eminent domain...

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Marquette University Wins FIRE’s Speech Code of the Month

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Posted by    Friday, March 13, 2015 at 5:00pm

If you go to Marquette, be sure not to cause anyone emotional discomfort.

Samantha Harris of the FIRE blog reports.

Speech Code of the Month: Marquette University

FIRE announces its Speech Code of the Month for March 2015: Marquette University.

If you’ve been following higher ed news or reading 

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The Progressive Practice of Rewriting History on Campus

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Posted by    Friday, March 13, 2015 at 2:00pm

Sometimes, students decide they don’t like a person that a campus building is named after and they make an effort to change it.

As Bernie Reeves of National Review points out, their choices are rather selective.

Campus Activists Airbrushing History

Colleges and universities across the country are victims of revenge politics, usually instigated by...

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California Taxpayers Fund Campus Center for Illegal Immigrants

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Posted by    Friday, March 13, 2015 at 11:00am

I will never understand why California taxpayers put up with this at their public universities.

Gabriella Morrongiello of Campus Reform reported.

Public university opens taxpayer-funded campus center for illegal immigrants

Forget multicultural or women’s centers, a public university in California is debuting a new center for students residing in the country illegally called the...

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California Professors Sign Letter in Support of UC Irvine American Flag Ban

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Posted by    Friday, March 13, 2015 at 8:00am

I thought this story would be over when the students behind the vote apologized, but there’s more.

Todd Starnes of FOX News reports.

 
 
 

Get the New ‘Guide to Due Process and Campus Justice’ from FIRE

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Posted by    Thursday, March 12, 2015 at 2:00pm

I’d get one of these immediately if I was a college student. What a handy resource to have.

The FIRE blog reports.

FIRE Releases New ‘Guide to Due Process and Campus Justice’

PHILADELPHIA, March 10, 2015—The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) is proud to announce the publication of the second edition of...

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U. Wisconsin Campus Paper Filled With Anti-Scott Walker Op-eds

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Posted by    Thursday, March 12, 2015 at 11:00am

It looks as though young journalists at the University of Wisconsin are preparing to join the MSM.

David Hookstead of the College Fix reported.

U. of Wisconsin campus paper fills pages with mostly anti-Scott Walker op-eds

Count by The College Fix finds roughly three times as many anti-Walker pieces than pro-Walker pieces in Wisconsin...

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Obama Administration Creating Student Loan Complaint System

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Posted by    Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at 6:30pm

This should go over well.

Michael Stratford of Inside Higher reports.

‘Bill of Rights’ for Student Borrowers

The Obama administration will announce Tuesday that it plans to create a centralized complaint system for federal student loan borrowers as well as a single Web site where they can manage their loan payments.

In remarks at the...

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Roof Collapses at College St. Patrick’s Day Party in California

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Posted by    Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at 5:00pm

At least eight students were injured in the accident.

Carter Evans of CBS News reported.

Calif. university alarmed over collapse at roof party

Officials at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo are investigating a pre-St. Patrick’s Day party that ended when a roof collapsed. This comes after a recent crackdown on wild...

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Notre Dame Wins Backing of SCOTUS in Fight Against Obamacare Contraception Mandate

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Posted by    Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at 2:00pm

The battle isn’t over yet, but this was a major step for the Catholic school.

David G. Savage of the Columbus Dispatch reported.

U.S. Supreme Court backs Notre Dame in Obamacare contraception case

The Supreme Court has revived the University of Notre Dame’s effort to shield itself from an Obama administration policy...

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University of California Student Association Votes to Divest From Gun Companies

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Posted by    Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at 11:00am

Anti-gun students have taken up the tactics of the anti-Israel BDS movement. The natural question is, who gets targeted next?

Where does this end?

Pardes Seleh of Truth Revolt reported.

UCSA Votes To Divest From Gun Companies

According to a recent tweet from Campaign to Unload, an anti-gun-owning divestment campaign, the University of California Students...

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Expulsion of Students From University of Oklahoma Called Unconstitutional

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Posted by    Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at 8:00am

Yes, they said some vile things, but that doesn’t justify expulsion.

Eugene Volokh writes at the Washington Post.

No, it’s not constitutional for the University of Oklahoma to expel students for racist speech [UPDATED in light of the students’ expulsion]

University of Oklahoma president David Boren said, “If I’m allowed to, these students will...

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U. North Georgia May Fire Spanish Prof for Being Rude to Guest Lecturer

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Posted by    Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at 6:30pm

Firing someone for being rude seems a bit extreme.

Greg Piper of the College Fix reports.

Spanish professor to be fired for being ‘rude’ to guest lecturer

Marquette University’s John McAdams is being fired for publicly criticizing a graduate teaching instructor. Now he has company – sort of.

The University of North Georgia is moving...

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Prager University – Why America Invaded Iraq

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Posted by    Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at 3:30pm

In a new video from Prager University, British historian Andrew Roberts explains the history that led up to the war in Iraq.

There are some details I’d forgotten. Check it out.

Here’s more information:

Course Description

Why did America invade Iraq in 2003? Was it for oil? Or was it because Saddam Hussein was a...

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Amal Clooney (Wife of George Clooney) to Join Faculty at Columbia Law School

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Posted by    Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at 12:30pm

Who knew George Clooney was married to such an accomplished woman?

Kipp Jones of Breitbart reported.

Amal Clooney to Join Faculty at Columbia Law School

International human rights attorney Amal Clooney, wife of George Clooney, will lecture at Columbia Law School this spring as a visitor to the faculty and senior fellow with Columbia’s...

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Pat Condell on Progressives and Free Speech on Campus

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Posted by    Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at 9:30am

If you’re not familiar with Pat Condell, he’s a popular YouTube personality whose videos get hundreds of thousands of views.

In a new video, he addresses progressives and the suppression of free speech on college campuses.

Watch it all below.

 
 
 

Public Universities in Ohio Accrue Debt for Facilities

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Posted by    Monday, March 9, 2015 at 5:00pm

When universities go into debt, guess who pays.

Cleveland.com reports.

Ohio public universities pile up debt for fancy facilities — and students pay, expert says

Ohio’s 14 public universities owe $6.5 billion for debt mostly created by what some education experts have called unnecessary campus building booms.

College officials say they have been constructing necessary...

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American Flag Ban Vetoed at UC Irvine

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Posted by    Monday, March 9, 2015 at 2:00pm

It looks like they thought better of this idea.

CNN reports.

American flag ban vetoed by student leaders at University of California at Irvine

Student leaders at the University of California-Irvine vetoed a resolution on Saturday that would have banned hanging flags of any nation, including America’s Stars and Stripes, in the lobby of...

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Pro-Life Messages Vandalized at the University of Missouri

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Posted by    Monday, March 9, 2015 at 11:00am

What a mature way to express your point of view.

Blake Neff of the Daily Caller reported.

Missouri Students Erase Anti-Abortion Message, Brag On Twitter

Pro-abortion students at the University of Missouri vandalized anti-abortion messages at the school on Thursday, and then immediately took to Twitter to brag about their feat.

Mizzou Students for Life(SFL)...

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Flashback: Multiple College Newspapers Called Officer Darren Wilson a Murderer

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Posted by    Monday, March 9, 2015 at 8:00am

Now that Darren Wilson has been cleared of wrongdoing, we should see multiple retractions from college newspapers.

Dave Huber of the College Fix reports.

Retrospective: How college newspapers smeared Officer Darren Wilson

Last Sunday The College Fix reported on how a (USC) Daily Trojan columnist called out the College Republicans on that campus for...

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LGBT Group at George Washington U. Tries to Get Conservatives Labeled as Hate Group

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Posted by    Sunday, March 8, 2015 at 3:30pm

The George Washington University chapter of Young America’s Foundation wants to be exempted from LGBT sensitivity training and that made some people angry.

Bradford Thomas of Truth Revolt reported.

LGBT Activists Want GW Conservative Org Deemed A Hate Group

George Washington University’s Allied in Pride, a gay rights student group, wants GW’s Young America’s...

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Student Sues Ohio University After Suspension for Text Messages

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Posted by    Sunday, March 8, 2015 at 12:30pm

The student made the mistake of texting a girl too many times.

Dave Huber of the College Fix reports.

Ohio University student suspended for text messages sues school

Michael Marshall, a student at Ohio University who was suspended for a semester due to his text messages to a female student, has now sued...

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