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Bomb Threat Investigated at Broward College

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Posted by    Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at 2:00pm

A bomb threat at Broward College in Florida was recently investigated.

Luckily, the alarm turned out to be false.

Emily Miller from the Sun Sentinel reports.

Authorities investigate bomb threat at Broward College campuses

The Broward Sheriff’s Office is looking for the caller who made a bomb threat toward Broward College on Friday night that...

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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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Harvard Party Invitation Found Offensive and Gets an Apology

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Posted by    Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at 11:00am

Party invitations can now be offensive too. Especially, at Harvard it seems.

The Harvard Crimson reports.

Spee Club Apologizes After Party Invitation Controversy

The Spee Club issued an apology on Thursday night after it circulated a controversial invitation promoting a party scheduled for Saturday night.

The invitation, which students received over em...

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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.

 
 
 
 

University Of Oklahoma Severs Ties With Fraternity After Racist Video Surfaces

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Posted by    Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at 8:00am

This one comes to you from our parent site, Legal Insurrection:

The University of Oklahoma dissolved ties with Sigma Alpha Epsilon today. The decision was rendered after a video surfaced showing members of SEA engaging in racist chants like, “there will never be a n***** SAE.”

Warning: Offensive language

 
 
 
 

TSU Women’s Basketball Game Ends In Bench Clearing Brawl

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Posted by    Monday, March 9, 2015 at 6:30pm

Officials rule the game a ‘double forfeit.’

Via AP wire as reported by Click2Houston:

TSU releases statement after fight at women’s basketball game

HOUSTON –
Southern and Texas Southern were playing for the Southwestern Athletic Conference women’s basketball regular-season title Saturday night when a bench-clearing fight broke out midway through the second half.

Officials ruled the...

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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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The Progressive College Republican Club?

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Posted by    Monday, March 9, 2015 at 3:30pm

A Progressive Republican Club? Students at the Progressive College Republican Club plan to change perceptions of conservatives with a more socially progressive platform.

The The Diamondback: The University of Maryland’s Independent Student Newspaper reports.

Senior political science major Bobby Lindsey is determined to change the Republican Party’s image, one issue at a time.

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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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Ivy League Wine Class “Most Popular and Most Failed”

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Posted by    Monday, March 9, 2015 at 12:30pm

Cornell has classes ranging from a vast array of disciplines. A wine class is among them!

USA Today reports.

Voices: At Cornell, learning about wine is serious business

Day drinking can be a lot of fun, especially when you’re hanging out with a bunch of your classmates on campus. Wouldn’t it be even better...

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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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Georgia’s Band Couldn’t Make It, So The Aggies Stepped In

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Posted by    Monday, March 9, 2015 at 9:30am

In Aggieland, this is known as “good bull.”

Brian Perroni writes at 247Sports:

Aggie band steps in when Georgia’s can’t make it

At this weekend’s SEC Women’s Basketball Tournament, the Texas A&M Hullabaloo band was...

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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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NCAA Penalizes Syracuse For Decade Old Violations

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Posted by    Sunday, March 8, 2015 at 5:00pm

This one had to hurt:

Chip Patterson reports for CBS Sports:

Syracuse NCAA penalties: What it means for the football program

The NCAA handed down its punishment to Syracuse University on Friday, charging the school with a failure to monitor its athletic department and put both the football and men’s basketball programs on five...

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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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You Can Negotiate the Price of College?

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Posted by    Sunday, March 8, 2015 at 2:00pm

Who knew this was possible?

Fox News reports.

Paying for College: Yes, you can (and should) negotiate over price

This month, tens of thousands of high school seniors will find out whether they have been granted admission to the college of their choice. Those letters will be followed in short order by financial aid...

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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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Parents Furious as NYC School Stops Giving Homework

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

Parents are left outraged and threatened to pull their kids out. Why is there no more homework at this NYC elementary school?

DNA info reports.

Elementary School Dumps Homework and Tells Kids to Play Instead

KIPS BAY — A public elementary school is abolishing traditional homework assignments and telling kids to play instead —...

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Students at New Mexico Private School Vote for Communism Themed Prom

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Posted by    Sunday, March 8, 2015 at 9:30am

I wonder what one wears to “prom-munism?”

KRQE News reports. Hat tip to Hot Air.

Seniors vote for Communism-themed prom

They’re calling it “prom-munism.” Seniors at an Albuquerque school want...

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Texas A&M University Gets Visit From Google Ideas Director

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Posted by    Sunday, March 8, 2015 at 8:00am

Jared Cohen, Director of Google Ideas, spoke at the George Bush library. He began by thanking President Bush for providing, “a frame of reference for what true leadership is.”

It’s worth the few minutes it takes to watch this.

Ian Hill from KAGS-TV in College Station reports:

Google Ideas director makes stop in Aggieland

COLLEGE...

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Campus Carry Means Giving Guns To Rapists? That’s What These Anti-Gunners Say

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Posted by    Saturday, March 7, 2015 at 5:00pm

I’d ask what the anti-second amendment crowd will think of next, but I’m not sure I want the answer to that question.

Stephen Gutowski of the Washington Free Beacon writes:

Gun Control Advocate Says Campus Carry Means Giving Guns to Rapists

Possession of a firearm by a person convicted of rape—a felony—is punishable by...

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Syracuse Students Hold Charity Dance to Support Children’s Hospital

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Posted by    Saturday, March 7, 2015 at 3:30pm

It’s great to hear some good news coming out of academia once in a while.

Victoria Razzi of the College Fix reports.

What these college students did for 12 hours might surprise you – in a good way

Millennials show altruistic side at Syracuse University

For a college student to dance for 12 hours straight...

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