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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

Organizers say it is all about student health.

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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Sex Assualt hoax at Boston College launches investigation

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Posted by    Thursday, October 3, 2013 at 8:00am

As we’ve reported before, campus hoaxes are sadly common.

Steve Annear of Boston Magazine reports.

Boston College Sexual Assault Confession Deemed ‘Hoax’

Boston College officials are conducting an investigation into a post that detailed a series of sexual assaults on the school’s campus that was anonymously submitted to a Facebook page reserved for student confessions.

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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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Some Buildings at UC Berkeley Remain Closed after Campus Explosion

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Posted by    Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at 5:00pm

As you may or may not have heard, there was a major electrical related explosion on the campus of UC Berkeley on Monday. Luckily,  no one was seriously injured but many buildings on campus are still closed.

Ari Bloomekatz of LA Now reported.

UC Berkeley explosion: 11 campus buildings remain closed

A group of...

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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

Boys now joining girls teams, forcing review of policy.

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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New Republic writer can’t understand why Millennials aren’t protesting Government Shutdown

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Posted by    Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at 2:00pm

Could it be because they were expecting “hope” from Obama and got the opposite? Could it be because they’re graduating from college and facing record high unemployment? Could it be because they’re figuring out that they are going to pay for Obamacare?

I’m just thinking out loud here, Michael Kazin.

Why Aren’t Those...

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Scary new student loan default numbers released

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

Default levels the highest in nearly 20 years.

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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Gay Students at Dartmouth to be given Separate Housing

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Posted by    Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at 11:00am

Isn’t this what racists used to call separate but equal? What will happen if a Christian student decides to apply for housing in the new gay dorm? What could go wrong?

The Dartmouth Now blog reports.

Trustees Approve Creation of LGBTQIA Affinity House

During its fall meeting on September 22, the Dartmouth College Board...

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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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U. Montana to Faculty – Accept Sexual Harassment Policy Training or be Reported to the Feds

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Posted by    Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at 8:00am

As Professor Glenn Reynolds might say – They told me if I voted Republican the government would use force to control free speech on campus and they were right!

The FIRE reports.

Feds Approve University of Montana Sexual Harassment Policy That Threatens Speech; Faculty Who Refuse Training to Be Reported to Federal Government

WASHINGTON,...

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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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African-American Prof. at Butler U. comes out as a Republican

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Posted by    Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 5:00pm

You think it’s tough to be a conservative on campus? Try being an African-American conservative on campus. Kudos to Professor Marvin Scott.

Ryan Lovelace of The College Fix reports.

African-American Professor Comes ‘Out of the Closet’ as a Republican

Republican, African-American sociology professor Marvin Scott has felt the need to lead a double life...

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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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Bill Ayers paid $1,200 for campus speech on ‘Democracy and Education’

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Posted by    Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 2:00pm

The last time we checked in with Bill Ayers, he was giving a speech at Gettysburg College about queering education. More recently, he was at Elgin Community College.

Rebel Pundit of Breitbart reports.

Anti-Capitalist Bill Ayers Got $1200 for 75 Min Talk on Illinois College Campus

Breitbart News has learned that the radical-militant, anti-capitalist...

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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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A brief history of anti-Israel leftism at Georgetown

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Posted by    Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 11:00am

Barry Rubin has written an informative new piece at PJ Media which examines leftism in academia with a specific eye to the anti-Israel leftism at Georgetown. Hat tip to Instapundit.

How to Turn a Campus into an Indoctrination Center

If you want to understand how the far left controls campuses, consider th...

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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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Michigan State vandalized by student government

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Posted by    Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 8:00am

Why would the student government of Michigan State cover their own campus with vandalism? To remind everyone why they need the student government, of course. Sound crazy?

Robby Soave of The Daily Caller reports.

Campus vandalized by…student government?

The culprit responsible for writing a weird message all over Michigan State University’s campus is… 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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Union College investigates sorority after member writes hazing article for Cosmo

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Posted by    Monday, September 30, 2013 at 5:00pm

The writer is a member of the Sigma Delta Tau sorority and the hazing allegations she revealed in her article prompted an official inquiry.

Christina Ng of ABC News reports.

Sorority Member’s Story Calls Hazing ‘Weirdly Worth It,’ College Investigates Claims

A New York college has put a sorority’s pledging on hold while it...

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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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40 Nigerian College Students killed by Islamic Militants

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Posted by    Monday, September 30, 2013 at 2:00pm

This is such a sad and shocking story. The attackers stormed the college as many of the students slept.

This is a Reuters report, via The Blaze.

Suspected Islamic Militants Kill Around 40 Students As They Sleep in Nigerian College

Suspected Islamist militants stormed a college in northeastern Nigeria and shot dead around 40...

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