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In ‘Empowering’ Women, Feminists Decided That Being Male is the Ideal

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Posted by    Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at 9:30am

Emily Yavitch at The College Fix notes that there’s some irony in this:

The ultimate irony of feminism

Women are now liberated! No longer must we be judged solely on the children we bear. Now, we can find satisfaction outside the home, in a fulfilling career. And have a lot of free,...

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CU Boulder Student Sues School Over Baseless Sexual Assault Claims

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Posted by    Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at 6:30pm

The list of male students whose due process rights have been violated in sexual assault cases is starting to rival the list of female students who have been sexually assaulted.

Jennifer Kabbany at The College Fix has the story:

Add another to the list: Male student sues CU Boulder over baseless sexual...

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Record Number of Women in Congress After GOP Wave, Liberals Still Believe in an Ongoing War on Women

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Posted by    Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at 3:30pm

In 1992, 60 women were elected to Congress, and liberals called it the “Year of the Woman.” In 2014, 100 women are elected to congress, and liberals call it “really incremental gains.”

Malcolm A. Kline at Accuracy in Academia has the story:

Liberals Can’t Believe their Eyes: More Women in Congress after...

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Middle Schooler Suspended for Pretending His Finger was a ‘Laser Gun’

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Posted by    Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at 12:30pm

Thank God, he just might have hurt someone with that “gun made from his hand.”

Dave Huber at The College Fix has the story:

Kid suspended for using finger like a ‘laser gun’

Good thing we have school administrators on the prowl for budding wannabe Luke Skywalkers.

At Stacy Middle School in Milford, Massachusetts, ten...

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ASU Flouts Arizona Law, Refusing to Turn Over the Names of 36 Sexual Assault Victims

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Posted by    Monday, November 24, 2014 at 3:30pm

The university worries that ing the names public as required by law could “trigger” the victims.

Greg Piper at The College Fix has the story:

Arizona State flouts law: Complying could ‘trigger’ sexual-assault victims

Arizona law requires the names of sexual-assault victims in crime reports...

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Florida Atlantic U. Students Must Answer Questions About Their Sex Lives to Enroll

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Posted by    Monday, November 24, 2014 at 9:30am

I’m personally not sure what the answer to the question “How many times have you had sex (including oral) in the last three months?” has to do with preventing sexual assault — the claimed purpose of this questionnaire.

Brian Entin at WPTV Channel 5 in West Palm Beach has the story:

Florida Atlantic...

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Advice For Interacting With International Students: Don’t Compliment Their English

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Posted by    Sunday, November 23, 2014 at 12:00pm

We’ve gotten to the point where even an honest compliment can be read as offensive.

Areeba Kamal at USA Today offers up this and other advice for interacting with international students:

“But your English is so good!” and other things you shouldn’t say to an international student

“When I tell people that I am...

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Stanford Student Activists Get Controversial Andrew Jackson Play Cancelled

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Posted by    Sunday, November 23, 2014 at 8:00am

There’s already been blowback against the activist group responsible, who now fear being defunded because the student body perceives them as “censoring radicals.”

Greg Piper at The College Fix has the story:

American Indian activists get Andrew Jackson musical canceled at Stanford

“Were this not an academic setting, I personally would have made the...

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Study Shows that Northeast and Midwest Colleges Leave Students With Higher Debt

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Posted by    Saturday, November 22, 2014 at 4:00pm

For all the money-conscious students out there: avoid the Northeast and head to New Mexico, the only state with average student debt below $20,000.

Michael Cipriano at The College Fix has the story:

Higher debt loads for students graduating from Northeast and Midwest, study finds

For-profit colleges aren’t ‘voluntarily’ sharing their average debt levels

College...

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Lehigh Student Sues Professor for Better Grade and Loses

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Posted by    Saturday, November 22, 2014 at 10:00am

She believed that she got a C+ — just a step below the B required by subsequent courses — because her professor “retaliated against her for her support of gay marriage.”

Dave Huber at The College Fix has the story:

Lehigh student who sued prof for better grade loses appeal

Lehigh University graduate student...

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Oxford Debate on Abortion Cancelled After Feminist Complaints and Threats of Protest

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Posted by    Friday, November 21, 2014 at 3:30pm

Apparently two heterosexual men don’t have the right to discuss abortion.

Ryan Shinkel at The College Fix has the story:

University cancels debate on abortion after feminists complain

Oxford Students for Life’s debate on abortion and its effects on British culture was cancelled this week after student feminists vehemently complained that two heterosexual men...

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San Diego State Will Not Give in to Demands to Get Rid of ‘Aztec’ Mascot

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Posted by    Friday, November 21, 2014 at 9:30am

The resolution didn’t even make it past the Student Assembly, who voted 25-1 to quash it.

Colleen Larson at The Daily Aztec has the story:

A.S. votes to reject mascot resolution

The Associated Students University Council voted to 25-1 to reject the resolution to change the mascot at its meeting on Nov. 19. There...

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Oregon State Seeks to Re-Open 16 Year Old Sexual Assault Case

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Posted by    Thursday, November 20, 2014 at 3:30pm

According to the President of OSU the existence of a statute of limitations on sexual assault cases is “appalling”, but gosh darn it if he won’t try to railroad the accused anyway.

Greg Piper at The College Fix has the story:

OSU looks to punish accused students 16 years after alleged sexual assault

Declaring...

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Elon University Replaces the Word “Freshman” With “First-Year” to Celebrate Diversity

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Posted by    Thursday, November 20, 2014 at 9:30am

Fun Fact: The word “man” originates from the Old English “mann”, which simply meant “human”, and combined with the prefix “wer-” to mean “male human” and “wif-” to mean “female human.”

Basically what I’m trying to say is that purging words with “man” in them in an attempt to get rid of...

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Speaker Critical of Rape Culture Causes Protest at Brown

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Posted by    Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at 3:30pm

Some have even arranged “alternative events” for those too “traumatized” by the upcoming talk by Wendy McElroy, a research fellow at The Independent Institute.

Jennifer Kabbany at The College Fix has the story:

Female scholar critical of ‘rape culture’ prompts uproar at Brown University

Students at Brown University are in a tizzy over the...

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In Preparation for Ferguson Verdict, Saint Louis University Gives Students Protesting Tips

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Posted by    Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at 9:30am

The tips include recommendations for neutralizing tear gas and urges students not to bring “an address book, illegal drugs, weapons, or contact lenses.”

Nathan Rubbelke at The College Fix has the story:

Saint Louis University gives students protesting tips ahead of Brown verdict

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Saint Louis University officials recently sent students...

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Student at Jesuit College Told He Can’t Openly Disagree with Gay Marriage

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Posted by    Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at 3:30pm

I’m pretty sure we’ve hit the point where we can’t even call Jesuits Catholics.

Matt Lamb at The College Fix has the story:

Student told he can’t openly disagree with gay marriage in class at Jesuit college

In an exclusive interview, student tells The College Fix...

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Harvard University Sued for Discriminating Against Asian-Americans in Admissions

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Posted by    Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at 9:30am

Harvard has apparently instituted a strict cap on the admission of Asian American students.

Greg Piper at The College Fix has the story:

Harvard discriminates against Asian-Americans, ‘similar challenges’ planned

It started with Jews in the 1920s and it continues with Asian-American students today, according to a lawsuit filed against Harvard for its...

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Study Says Education Majors Get Easier Courses and More A’s

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Posted by    Monday, November 17, 2014 at 3:30pm

Seems like they’re not even trying the do part anymore, just skipping straight to teach.

Rebecca Koenig at The Chronicle of Higher Education has the story:

Do Education Programs Dole Out Too Many Easy A’s?

Are teacher-training programs rigorous enough? A new study, completed by a group that has long criticized the quality of teacher preparation,...

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College Student Arrested for Having Sex With a Sheep

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Posted by    Monday, November 17, 2014 at 9:30am

One Fresno State student just couldn’t handle the stress of exams, and just needed an outlet. Unfortunately, that outlet turned out to be a nearby sheep.

Dave Huber of the College Fix cites this report by Erik Rosales at KMPH Fox 26:

Fresno State Student Arrested For Having Sex With Sheep

Fresno State University...

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Cornell Overregulation of Fraternities May Have Driven Binge Drinking Off-Campus

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Posted by    Sunday, November 16, 2014 at 10:00am

This is the problem with the “fraternities are dangerous and drive students to drink excessively” narrative: fraternities are in fact the most regulated sources of alcohol on campus, whereas student drinking off campus is entirely lawless.

Chris Byrns at The Cornell Daily Sun reports:

Students Push for Review of Greek Quarter System

Students on campus...

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Student Defends ‘Microaggressions’ Saying People Have Become Hypersensitive

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Posted by    Saturday, November 15, 2014 at 12:00pm

Ian Grice of North Carolina’s State’s Technician proposes that questions some refer to as “microaggressions” may in fact lead to a stronger appreciation of diversity:

Micro-aggressions aren’t so bad

Racial micro-aggressions are brief and commonplace verbal, behavioral or environmental indignities, whether intentional or unintentional, communicating hostile, derogatory or negative racial slights and insults toward...

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