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Ruling on Frat’s “Colonial Bros & Nava-Hos” Party: No School Rules Broken

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Posted by    Monday, December 16, 2013 at 9:30am

We recently noted that California Polytechnic State University administrators launched a “cultural insensitivity and sexism” investigation over a “Colonial Bros and Nava-hos”-themed Thanksgiving fraternity-sorority party in which male students donned colonial-era outfits and female students dressed as sexy, scantily clad Native Americans.

The results of that in-depth investigation are in:

…The fraternity did...

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The Humanists Who Stole Christmas

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Posted by    Sunday, December 15, 2013 at 5:00pm

Rumor has it a sequel to “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas” is bring produced at a South Carolina School.

A South Carolina charter school has canceled its annual Christmas toy drive after a group of self-described humanists complained that the project violated the U.S. Constitution and accused them of bribing children to...

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Knox College Student: President Coolidge, Role Model for 2016

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Posted by    Sunday, December 15, 2013 at 2:00pm

Knox College Student Alex Uzarowicz is already looking at the 2016 presidential election, and thinks he has identified a good model for the GOP to use: President Calvin Coolidge.

Whenever Americans are asked to rate U.S. Presidents, they almost always crown Reagan, Lincoln, Clinton, and Washington as the clear victors. No argument...

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U. of Arizona Student: Genetically Modified Food Poses No Threat

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Posted by    Sunday, December 15, 2013 at 11:00am

A favorite scare story of progressive activists centers on “franken-foods”, which are genetically modified plants that are more resistant to pests or provide better nutritional value.

University of Arizona student Jacqui Oesterblad takes a sensible look at the topic, from scientific, environmental, and fiscal perspectives.

…But GM foods are truly no different from...

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National College Republican’s Alex Smith on The Kudlow Report

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Posted by    Sunday, December 15, 2013 at 8:00am

Alex Smith, the first woman to head the College National Republican Committee, somehow failed to make the guest-list for a recent White House youth summit.

However, she did get a very warm reception from CNBC’s Larry Kudlow during an interview on The Kudlow Report.

President Obama held an event Wednesday...

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Fordham University Accidentally Sends Thousands of False Acceptance Emails

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Posted by    Saturday, December 14, 2013 at 5:00pm

College Insurrection featured Fordham University when its College Republicans  were bullied into disinviting Ann Coulter from speaking on campus.

Now, it seems that the institution is experiencing more troubles…but Coulter is definitely not involved this time!

Fordham University says about 2,500 applicants erroneously received a financial aid email implying they had been admitted — even...

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U. of Texas Student: “I am not going to use Obamacare”

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Posted by    Saturday, December 14, 2013 at 2:00pm

A Texas news station reports that state college students are giving Obamacare very low marks.

In fact, University of Texas student Zach Moss flatly says he is not going to sign up:

Obamacare is now adding unwanted stress and expenses for Texas college students. According to KETK-TX “many young adults are refusing to...

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The Battle Between Cultural and Biological Anthropoligists

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Posted by    Saturday, December 14, 2013 at 11:00am

Who would have thought that anthropology could be so contentious?

A journal editor’s comments have angered biological anthropologists, and offers an intriguing insight into debates that have been occurring within that discipline.

In 2010, when the word “science” was left out of a plan for the American Anthropological Association, many in the discipline’s...

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U. of Oregon Students Face Criminal Charges After Snowball Fight

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Posted by    Saturday, December 14, 2013 at 8:00am

The students at the University of Oregon seem to take their winter sports and football seriously, which has landed them in hot water with campus police.

Breitbart’s Jon David Kahn has the details.

In an attempt to enjoy the rare coat of snow blanketing the University of Oregon campus last Friday, the football...

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Young Americans Prefer Honest, Online Gambling to Obamacare

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Posted by    Friday, December 13, 2013 at 6:30pm

The Obama administration’s gamble on a key component of its healthcare legislation has come up “snake-eyes!”

Conservative pundit John Fund explains that young Americans, upon whom so much of Obamacare rides, prefer websites with better odds.

President Obama is back selling his health-care law with the manic intensity of a late-night-infomercial pitchman who...

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Michigan State. U. Police to Throw Book at Student Couch Burners

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Posted by    Friday, December 13, 2013 at 3:30pm

When Michigan State University’s football team defeated their Ohio rivals, there was a “firestorm of celebration.”

Now, campus police are offering a reward for information on those students who may have organized the conflagration.

Police are offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrests of the Michigan State University students responsible...

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Swarthmore Hillel Opens Door to Anti-Zionist Speakers

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Posted by    Friday, December 13, 2013 at 12:30pm

Question: How much diversity is too much?

Answer: Swarthmore College.

On Monday, the Swarthmore College Hillel Student Board passed a resolution opening its doors to anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian speakers and groups. The student board posted the resolution on its Facebook page. It read:

Swarthmore Hillel declares itself to be an Open Hillel; an organization that...

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“Sex harassment” wording dropped from Colorado 6-year-old girl-kisser’s record

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Posted by    Friday, December 13, 2013 at 9:30am

Professor Jacobson covered the story of a Canon City school six-year-old boy, accused of sexual harassment and suspended for kissing a girl on the cheek and hand.

It looks like the ensuing shaming produced some results….shaming of the school, that is.

Officials at a Colorado school where a 6-year-old boy was suspended for...

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On Being Christian, Conservative and a Journalism Major

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Posted by    Thursday, December 12, 2013 at 6:30pm

Laura Meyers is a freshman in journalism and political science.

She is also a Christian conservative at Kansas State University, which makes her a genuine minority in the majors she has selected. Meyers shares her experiences about the realities of the campus “diversity” and “tolerance” culture.

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Bishop Says “No” to Common Core in Diocesan Schools

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Posted by    Thursday, December 12, 2013 at 3:30pm

Implementation of the new “Common Core” education standards have resulted in a wide range of complaints, from pants-wetting to unsolvable math problems.

Green Bay area Bishop David Ricken h...

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Cornell’s South African Students: Youth Owe a Tremendous Amount to Mandela

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Posted by    Thursday, December 12, 2013 at 12:30pm

The world media has been focusing on the global mourning for South Africa’s former political prisoner/President, Nelson Mandela.

Cornell University student Alane Otani interviewed some South African scholars on campus for their impressions of Mandela.

…South African student Christina Mosalagae law said she was floored when she learned of Mandela’s death.

“When I heard...

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U. Wisconsin Student: Obamacare Takes Serious Steps in Wrong Direction

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Posted by    Thursday, December 12, 2013 at 9:30am

It looks like another young American is giving Obamacare a failing grade.

University of Wisconsin – Madison student Caleb McCardell, a junior majoring in medical microbiology & immunology and neurobiology, has the following analysis of the President’s signature piece of legislation….which focuses on the role his generation is suppose to play in...

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U. of Cincinnati Student: Quarter-Life Crisis is the New Mid-Life Crisis

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Posted by    Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at 5:00pm

It’s tough being a millennial!

University of Cincinnati student Kelsey Kennedy has coined a new term for the new phase in life being experienced by over-educated, underemployed, young Americans.

The quarter life crisis is the new mid life crisis.

As many of us near graduation, the term “quarter life crisis” seems to be surfacing...

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U. of Minnesota destroys its healthcare plans in order to save them

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Posted by    Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at 2:00pm

It looks like another campus is falling victim to Obamacare insurance requirements.

The University of Minnesota made its healthcare plans worse in order to avoid Obamacare-related penalties. Robby Soave of The Daily Caller has the details:

The Affordable Care Act levels an excise tax on high-value health coverage plans, and UM would have...

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Academic Bombshell: Study Vindicates McCain’s Choice of Sarah Palin as VP

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Posted by    Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at 11:00am

A new study is going to rock one of the most treasured beliefs held by campus progressives:  John McCain lost the election when he tapped Sarah Palin to be his running mate.

A pair of political scientists from Bradley University actually found Palin helped McCain in the 2008 presidential election.

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Yale demonstration to protest circumstances of jailed prof’s death

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Posted by    Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at 8:00am

We have been following the story of Yale University professor Samuel See, who was arrested on charges of fighting police officers, then taken to a jail where he died the next day.

A police investigation uncovered his second job:

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MIT Reports Outbreak of Gastroenteritis

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Posted by    Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at 6:30pm

Perhaps instead of worrying so much about STDs, college healthcare planners may want to turn their attention to other illnesses.

We recently noted the outbreaks of meningitis at Princeton and UC-Santa Barbara. Now, another institution has been struck with another infectious disease attack.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology released a statement announcing a...

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