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Students Who Support Thomas Jefferson Statue Accused of Defending Slave Owners

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Posted by    Thursday, October 22, 2015 at 2:00pm

Do leftists ever appreciate that without our founding fathers, they wouldn’t have the right to criticize them?

The College Fix reports.

Students supporting Thomas Jefferson statue accused of white privilege, ‘defending slave owners’

An energetic group of conservative students at the University of Missouri converged around a statue of Thomas Jefferson on Tuesday to...

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Undocumented Students Protest at the University of California

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Posted by    Thursday, October 22, 2015 at 12:30pm

The reason is a ‘lack of commitment’.

Daily Bruin reports.

Undocumented students call on UC to address unfulfilled commitments

Undocumented students from different University of California campuses assembled Monday outside the UC Office of the President in Oakland to express their frustration about what they called a failure to address issues that affect...

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Law Prof Protests Campus Carry by Claiming Women Can’t Use Guns Effectively

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Posted by    Thursday, October 22, 2015 at 11:00am

A female law professor at Miami University who’s opposed to campus carry made a rather problematic statement about women and guns.

Awr Hawkins reported at Breitbart.

Law Professor on Campus Carry: Women Can’t Use Guns Effectively

During October 20 testimony on the campus carry legislation currently under consideration by Florida lawmakers, Miami University law...

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Trustees Fire College of DuPage President

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Posted by    Thursday, October 22, 2015 at 9:30am

The audience applauded the decision.

Chicago Tribune reports.

College of DuPage board fires Robert Breuder

After months of public controversy and numerous investigations, College of DuPage trustees fired President Robert Breuder on Tuesday night and ended his controversial tenure at the state’s largest community college.

The board voted 4-1 to immediately terminate Breuder, leading to...

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University of Southern California Considering Racial Quotas And Other Left Wing Policies

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Posted by    Thursday, October 22, 2015 at 8:00am

The student government at the University of Southern California is on the verge of enacting a host of far left policies.

Peter Fricke reports at Campus Reform.

Southern Cal student government considering racial quotas

The University of Southern California student government will soon vote on a resolution calling for a number of eye-popping diversity...

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Phone App Helps Locate Missing College Student

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Posted by    Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at 6:30pm

Technology done right.

ABC News reports:

Friends Use iPhone App to Find Missing College Student

A college student who went missing after a sorority semi-formal was found by his friends two days later, lying face down in a ditch next to train tracks.

Jimmy Hubert, an engineering student at Georgia Tech, was last seen Friday...

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Bowdoin College Profs Cancel Classes for Daylong Teach-in on Racism And Climate Change

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Posted by    Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at 5:00pm

Talk about academic priorities. An all day affair on left-wing issues?

The College Fix reports.

Professors cancel classes for daylong, campuswide teach-in on racism, climate change

Many Bowdoin College professors recently canceled classes to help host a campuswide teach-in focused on the intersection between climate change, racism and social justice.

Students at the private liberal arts...

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UCLA Investigates Campus Gatherings

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Posted by    Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at 3:30pm

Campus free speech, the least free of them all.

From FIRE:

Party Poopers: University Administrators Chill Speech by Investigating Campus Gatherings

Earlier this month, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) administrators temporarily suspended a campus fraternity and sorority for hosting a “Kanye Western”-themed party before even completing an investigation into allegations that some attendees...

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Author Wonders Why Williams College Dropped Her From Speaking Engagement

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Posted by    Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at 2:00pm

When I read this article by author Suzanne Venker at FOX News, I began to see why the school dropped her. You probably will too.

Williams College’s ‘Uncomfortable Learning’ speaker series dropped me. Why?

For the past two months, I’ve been preparing a speech for my upcoming visit to Williams College in Massachusetts....

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Cosby Loses Honorary Degree from a Pennsylvania College

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Posted by    Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at 12:30pm

Another college revokes an honorary degree.

Penn Live reports.

Bill Cosby loses honorary degree from Franklin & Marshall College

Bill Cosby has lost another honorary degree, this time from Franklin & Marshall College.

The college’s board of trustees voted unanimously last week to revoke the honorary degree in humane letters that was bestowed on Cosby,...

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Student at Brown University Sues His Accuser for Defamation

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Posted by    Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at 11:00am

It wouldn’t be surprising to see more of this in the future.

Ashe Schow reports at the Washington Examiner.

Brown University student sues his accuser for defamation

In a rarity for campus sexual assault accusations, a Brown University student who says he was falsely accused is suing his accuser as well as his...

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University of Toronto Reduces Gender Neutral Bathrooms after Voyeurism Incidents

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Posted by    Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at 9:30am

At least two women were filmed.

Toronto Star reports.

University of Toronto alters bathroom policy after two reports of voyeurism

The University of Toronto has decreased the number of gender-neutral bathrooms in one of its colleges after two women became victims of voyeurism when they were filmed while showering.

Toronto Police Const. Victor Kwong said...

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Women and Gender Studies Prof Urges Obama to Ban Guns

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Posted by    Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at 8:00am

In an op-ed for the Democrat and Chronicle, Barbara LeSavoy, a women and gender studies professor at the College at Brockport urges Obama to ban guns.

Obama’s legacy on guns should be to ban them

I urge President Obama to ban firearm possession in America....

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Franklin & Marshall College Revokes Bill Cosby’s Honorary Degree

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Posted by    Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at 6:30pm

Another one bites the dust.

Penn Live reports:

Bill Cosby loses honorary degree from Franklin & Marshall College

Bill Cosby has lost another honorary degree, this time from Franklin & Marshall College.

The college’s board of trustees voted unanimously last week to revoke the honorary degree in humane letters that was bestowed on Cosby,...

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New Push to Remove State Flag From University of Mississippi Campus

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Posted by    Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at 5:00pm

Mississippi’s state flag is made up in part by the image of the Confederate flag so some people want it taken down.

WGNO News reports.

Push to remove state flag from Ole Miss campus

Change often comes slowly at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, where tradition is revered.
But student leaders could challenge the...

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Notre Dame Swaps Out Physical Education Course for Gender Theory and Feminism

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Posted by    Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at 3:30pm

Because these two things are related?

From Church Militant:

Notre Dame Mandates Course on Gender Theory and Feminism

The University of Notre Dame has replaced a mandatory physical education class in favor of a new class on gender theory and feminism.

Named Moreau First Year Experience after Bd. Basil Moreau, C.S.C., founder of the...

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Prager University – Can We Rely on Wind and Solar Energy?

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Posted by    Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at 2:00pm

In a new video from Prager University, Alex Epstein of the Center for Industrial Progress examines the issue of solar and wind energy.

These sources are more expensive than you might think.

Here’s more information:

Is “green” energy, particularly wind and solar energy, the solution to our climate and energy problems? Or should...

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Rock College Opening in Woodstock

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Posted by    Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at 12:30pm

Rock music is still being played in Woodstock.

The Salt Lake Tribune reports.

We will Rock U: Rock college takes root in Woodstock, NY

Students at the Woodstock Music Lab will bend notes alongside guitar heroes, and jamming in class will be encouraged. Assignments will include recreating the Beach Boy’s classic “Pet Sounds” note-for-note...

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University of Iowa Settles With Former Employee Who Accused School of Bullying Her

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Posted by    Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at 11:00am

An ex-employee at the University of Iowa has won a large settlement from the school over charges of bullying.

Omaha.com reported.

University of Iowa pays $150,000 in deal with ex-study abroad director

The University of Iowa has paid $150,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by its former study abroad director, who claimed her job...

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Cornell University Prof Says Hiring Republicans Would Decrease Quality of Faculty

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Posted by    Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at 9:30am

Being a Republican compromises the quality of the faculty? Some in Ithaca think so.

Fox News reports.

Cornell Professor: Hiring Republicans Would Decrease Quality of Faculty

A recent article by the Cornell University newspaper reveals a surprising lack of political diversity among the school’s faculty.

According the The Cornell Daily Sun, 96 percent of faculty...

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Father Speaks Out After His College Athlete Son is Cleared of Rape

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Posted by    Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at 8:00am

This man makes a good point about due process and the presumption of innocence.

The College Fix reports.

Father speaks out after college-athlete son cleared of rape: ‘How many young men have to have their lives destroyed?’

A young man falsely accused of rape during college was recently cleared by the courts. A father...

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Almost Three Quarters of College Students Say They Have Easy Access to Prescription Medications

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Posted by    Monday, October 19, 2015 at 6:30pm

Forget the hard drugs, what prescription drug abuse?

From NBC News:

Most College Students Say It’s Easy to Get Prescription Meds on Campus

Almost three quarters of college students say it’s easy to find controlled stimulants on campus, according to a new survey.

The most common reason to take them: 85% of students who misused...

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