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Oregon State University Earns High Marks for Free Speech Policies

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Posted by    Sunday, December 15, 2013 at 3:30pm

Congratulations to Oregon State University. The school just joined an honorable and sadly short list.

Nico Perrino of The Fire reports.

Oregon State University Eliminates Last Speech Code, Earns Highest Rating for Free Speech Policies

Oregon State University (OSU) joins an elite group of colleges and universities by becoming just...

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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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Cultural Diversity Coordinator at U. Colorado Denver Ran Phone Sex Business on the Job

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Posted by    Sunday, December 15, 2013 at 12:30pm

I don’t know what’s more shocking about this story, the phone sex part or the fact that a cultural diversity coordinator makes $68,000 a year.

Joe Kemp of New York Daily News reports.

University of Colorado Denver employee allegedly ran phone sex business from work

A longtime administrator for University of Colorado Denver was...

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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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How About Requiring College Students to Take Personal Finance?

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Posted by    Sunday, December 15, 2013 at 9:30am

Instead of requiring students to take gender studies courses, how about a course requirement in personal finance?

Josiah Baker of the John William Pope Center makes a compelling case.

The Case for Personal Finance in College

Courses in financial literacy ought to be more widespread because students’ ignorance is vast.

As a finance and economics...

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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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Naropa University Prof. Suspended for Refusing to Speak in Class

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Posted by    Saturday, December 14, 2013 at 3:30pm

Naropa is a Buddhist institution and the professor has apparently taken a vow of silence. That doesn’t work too well for someone who’s being paid to teach.

Colleen Flaherty of Inside Higher Ed reports.

Vow of Silence

It’s not uncommon for students at Naropa University, a Buddhist institution, to take vows of silence, 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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Yale Students Better be Careful What They Write in Emails

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Posted by    Saturday, December 14, 2013 at 12:30pm

Big Brother is watching and he doesn’t need to ask for permission.

College Fix editor Nathan Harden reports.

Yale Officials Can Read Student Emails Without Notice or Consent

Do you know who is hacking into your email account? Maybe a better question would be–Who isn’t these days?

Obama and the NSA are doing it. Harvard got...

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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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The Federal College Ratings Plan – A National School Board for Colleges

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Posted by    Saturday, December 14, 2013 at 9:30am

As we’ve pointed out, even Janet Napolitano isn’t thrilled with Obama’s college ratings plan. In a new post at See Thru Edu, Lindsey Burke provides more reasons to be skeptical.

If You Like Obamacare, You’ll Love the Fed’s College Rating Proposal

Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) showed some clear thinking on the Obama administration’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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Florida Court to Public Colleges – No, You Can’t Regulate Guns on Campus

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Posted by    Friday, December 13, 2013 at 5:00pm

This is a win for second amendment supporters. Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed has the story.

Gun Bans in Danger

A divided Florida appeals court ruled Tuesday that public colleges and universities — except in limited circumstances — lack the legal right to regulate gun possession on campus.

The ruling came in a...

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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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Baruch College Freshman Dies in Frat Hazing Ritual

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Posted by    Friday, December 13, 2013 at 2:00pm

A sad story, especially given the time of year.

Tracy Connor of NBC News reports.

New York college freshman dies in fraternity pledge ‘ritual’: prosecutors

A New York City college freshman was fatally injured during a fraternity hazing ritual that required blindfolded pledges wearing weighted bags...

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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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Princeton Attempts Diversity in Job Listings, Fails

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Posted by    Friday, December 13, 2013 at 11:00am

You have to wonder who looked at the Princeton human resources website and signed off on this. Whether or not you agree with the outrage, you had to know it was coming.

The College Fix reports.

After Complaints, Princeton Removes Its ‘Racist Stereotypes’

After complaints, Princeton University recently removed a 4-year-old human resources job listings...

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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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Universities UK Just Fine With Segregating Men and Women in College

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Posted by    Friday, December 13, 2013 at 8:00am

Who knew?

Universities UK is an organization that involves itself in British higher education policy with press, suggested guidelines, publications and so forth.

Their new guidelines suggest gender segregated seating is fine for Muslim students.

Sara Khan, writing for the Independent UK, isn’t buying it.

Segregating men and women at university events won’t lead...

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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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