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Baylor U. Student Asks “Should the Postal Service be Privatized?”

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Posted by    Thursday, October 3, 2013 at 6:30pm

Given the government shutdown, Baylor University student Danny Huizinga takes a look at a possible solution for replacing some of its services successfully.

This week, Britain announced that it would soon be privatizing its postal service, the Royal Mail. Estimated to be worth nearly three billion pounds ($4.8 billion dollars), the Royal Mail will...

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U. Penn Prof: Racist Republicans caused shutdown because they hate black President

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Posted by    Thursday, October 3, 2013 at 3:30pm

The last time we checked in with the University of Pennsylvania’s Anthea Bulter, she was upset over the harsh reaction to her assertion that God a white racist.

Her opinion on the current government shutdown is no less senseless.

Anthea Butler, everybody’s favorite Ivy League professor, blamed Republican racism for the government shutdown...

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No White Actresses Allowed in Columbia-Barnard’s “Vagina Monologues”

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

A Northwestern student government nominee’s confirmation was blocked because he is a ‘heterosexual white male.’

Now, white female students need apply for an upcoming joint theatrical being produced by two other elite universities.

White vaginas need not apply.

That’s the long and short of a recent decision by producers of this year’s The...

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U. of South Carolina’s “Porn and Pizza” event

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Posted by    Thursday, October 3, 2013 at 9:30am

The University of South Carolina’s student reporter Hannah Jeffrey files this article about a porn-centered event dressed up as a student health program.

Of course, since students now have so much debt, they also could have been interested on the free pizza.

The Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Straight Alliance held a “Porn and Pizza”...

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Study finds math and science exposure influences choice of STEM degrees

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Posted by    Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at 6:30pm

There is a growing realization that STEM (science-technology-engineering-math) degrees are a great choice for students interested in a money-making career after graduation.

Megan Rogers of Inside Higher Ed reports on a new study that shows that exposure to these fields in high school is vital to ensuring American students consider these fields...

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Court Ruling on Opposite-Gender Sports Teams Being Reconsidered

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Posted by    Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at 3:30pm

File this story under “Unintended Consequences”.

A court ruling that allowed girls to play on boys teams in Pennsylvania will reportedly be reconsidered this week, potentially paving the way for a ban on cross-gender play in the state.

Olivier Everts, a 15-year-old junior at Conestoga High School, has been...

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Scary new student loan default numbers released

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Posted by    Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at 12:30pm

October, the month of Halloween, is beginning with a scary new report on student loan defaults.

The latest numbers on federal student loans show that one in ten borrowers are defaulting within two years and nearly 15 percent are defaulting within three years. Michael Stratford of Inside Higher Ed offers these details:

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U. Texas Students Attacked for Their “Affirmative Action Bake Sale”

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Posted by    Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at 9:30am

There is a saying that you take flak only when over the target.

Given the outrage that conservative students at one Texas institution sparked after their bake sale, the message about the unfairness of affirmative action policies must have hit the mark.

Conservative college students at the University of Texas have been wrongly...

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LA school district learns lessons about giving kids “free” i-pads

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Posted by    Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 6:30pm

Once again, a school district is learning a hard lesson about the laws of unintended consequences.

The Daily Caller’s Robby Soave shares a report about a Los Angeles Unified School District pilot program:

Step 1: Give every student in the Los Angeles public schools district an iPad.

Step 2: ???

Step 3: Profit?

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U. of Utah Student on School Athletes’ Viral “Mock Baptism” Video

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Posted by    Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 3:30pm

A video of University of Utah athletes apparently mocking baptism has recently gone viral.

According to the YouTube description, the video was uploaded on Instagram on Aug. 23, and was deleted on Sept. 17 or Sept. 18.

The original post was reportedly titled “baptized in the name of LGI.” ….

University of Utah head...

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Five Eye-Popping Naked-Student Traditions at American Colleges

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Posted by    Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 12:30pm

We recently reported that Brown University is set to host a weeklong “nudity” event featuring nude student performances.

However, that event seems tame compared to other naked-student traditions that made The Week’s list of the weirdest (hat-tip, The College Fix). In fact, prominent on this list is Professor Jacobson’s alma mater that...

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UC Berkeley Student Editorial Board Notice “No Jobs, No Hope, No Cash”

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Posted by    Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 9:30am

When the geniuses who created Obamacare planned on it being funded on the backs of young Americans, they forgot one critical component.

Young people actually have to be making money to pay into the system.

Interestingly, the scale economic problems facing their generation has actually be noticed by the editorial board of the...

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Colorado State U. Student on “Molly”, the Designer Drug Killing College Kids

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Posted by    Monday, September 30, 2013 at 6:30pm

We recently reported that many colleges are now reaching out to students about the dangers of the illicit club drug “Molly” following a series of fatal overdoses, some involving students.

Kara Mason, a student at Colorado State University – Pueblo, files a detailed report on...

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Canada’s Universities are Intolerant of Free Speech too!

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Posted by    Monday, September 30, 2013 at 3:30pm

The fact that the campus climate in America is often hostile to conservatives is exemplified by the fact the University of Colorado had to make political diversity a policy point recently.

A new report from Canada shows the situation up north is no better: Analysis of campus free speech practices delivers failing...

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Over 1000 Vanderbilt U. Med Center Workers Latest Victims of Obamacare

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Posted by    Monday, September 30, 2013 at 12:30pm

Vanderbilt University’s Medical Center looks like the latest victim of new healthcare rules: It has trimmed over 1000 employees from its roles ahead of the implementation of new rules that adversely effect its finances in a variety of ways.

Vanderbilt is making these job cuts, according to [Jeffrey Balser, head of the...

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MIT student scorns school’s Jobs Fair for not having right type of jobs

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Posted by    Monday, September 30, 2013 at 9:30am

Given the horrendous impact of the weak economy and student loan burden on young scholars, you would be tempted to think that students would be grateful for the opportunity to a potential employer.

And you would be wrong!

Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s  Madeline O’Grady doesn’t think the companies at the school’s Job Fair...

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Hillsdale College Student: Detroit and Modern Conservatism

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Posted by    Sunday, September 29, 2013 at 3:30pm

Legal Insurrection has been following the fate of Detroit, where progressive policies and divisive rhetoric have combined to destroy a one vibrant city.

Hillsdale College student Walker Mulley offers this perspective on the situation, based on DePaul University associate professor Colleen Doody’s book, “Detroit’s Cold War”:

Postwar conservatives were united by anti-communism, but...

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Successful Businessman on Mentoring Misled Students

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Posted by    Sunday, September 29, 2013 at 12:30pm

John Palatiello is a successful business-owner, public affairs consultant,  and President of the Business Coalition for Fair Competition, a coalition of firms, organizations and individuals fighting unfair government-sponsored competition with private enterprise.

He voluntarily shares his professional insights with students, noting that he often as to correct bad advice given to job...

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Student Newspaper Victory: VA Court Overturns Ban on Alcohol Ads

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Posted by    Sunday, September 29, 2013 at 9:30am

Some student reporters may be planning to pop some champagne open!

Student newspapers in Virginia just scored both a First Amendment victory and a financial win with an appeals court’s reversal of ban on alcohol advertisements.

Two major student newspapers in Virginia will be allowed to publish advertisements for alcohol brands and products...

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Higher Ed Professionals Brace for Government Shutdown and Showdown

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Posted by    Saturday, September 28, 2013 at 5:00pm

The American press is already framing the narrative on the looming “government shutdown”.

Right on cue, higher education professionals are bracing for impact. And, while most institutions would likely feel only mild effects at first, Michael Stratford of Inside Higher Ed reports that advocates for colleges are bracing for larger funding battles.

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St. John’s U. Student on The Farm Bill, A Ticking Time Bomb

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Posted by    Saturday, September 28, 2013 at 11:00am

All eyes have been riveted on Ted Cruz and his quasi-filibuster this week.

However, St. John’s University student Edward Peichel reminds Americans that Obamacare isn’t the sole piece of legislation threatening their economic health:

I have written before about the Farm Bill; in summary, it’s the sole piece of legislation that controls Agriculture...

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Yale Student Nukes Anti-Nuke Campaign

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Posted by    Saturday, September 28, 2013 at 9:30am

Sensible Americans are high skeptical of Iran’s willingness to adhere to international agreements when it comes to its quest for nuclear weapons.

Yale student Harry Graver shares this view, as he critiques the new “Global Zero” anti-nuke campaign:

They boast: “This isn’t your grandma’s anti-nuke campaign.” And when it comes to scale, that’s...

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