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U. Wisconsin Student: What’s Really Wrong With The War Against Capitalism

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Posted by    Saturday, June 8, 2013 at 3:00pm

Former Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul once famously said, “Capitalism should not be condemned, since we haven’t had capitalism.”

Joseph S. Diedrich, a student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the campus Director of Operations of Young Americans for Liberty, agrees and then offers his own arguments defending the free market system.

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Colleges are about to learn a lesson on the future of education

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Posted by    Saturday, June 8, 2013 at 1:00pm

College Insurrection recently posted a story from Forbes about Georgia Tech which stunned academia with a $7,000 Masters Degree.

Andy Kessler of the Wall Street Journal says the writing is on the wall.

Professors Are About to Get an Online Education

Anyone who cares about America’s shortage of computer-science experts should cheer the recent...

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Dartmouth’s Reality Check on Hate Crime Statistics

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Posted by    Saturday, June 8, 2013 at 11:00am

Dartmouth College alumni’s Dartblog recently fisked the following statement:

Sexual assault and racist, sexist and homophobic hate speech have become disturbingly normal — not only at Dartmouth but at colleges and universities around the country.

In light of hate crime hoaxes that College Insurrection as covered, the following portion of the analysis...

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How student loan debt can destroy small business creation

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Posted by    Saturday, June 8, 2013 at 9:30am

It’s hard to get a business loan when you’re starting your professional life behind the eight ball.

Meera Louis of Bloomberg News reports.

$1 Trillion Debt Crushes Business Dreams of U.S. Students

Dr. Steve Sherick wants to build the emergency-care business he started two years ago that now employs seven doctors and two part-time...

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Co-eds filmed naked in shower in co-ed dorm at Middle Tenn. State

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Posted by    Saturday, June 8, 2013 at 8:00am

If I was the parent of a young woman entering college, I’d think twice about allowing my daughter to live in a co-ed dorm.

The College Fix reports.

Co-Ed Dorm Shocker: Freshmen Females Filmed Naked In Shower

Several Middle Tennessee State University female students were filmed without their knowledge while showering in a campus dorm bathroom, a...

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Video – Public high school valedictorian applauded by students for reciting The Lord’s Prayer

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Posted by    Friday, June 7, 2013 at 6:30pm

Wow, this took guts.

Eric Owens of The Daily Caller has the story.

Public school valedictorian recites Lord’s Prayer at commencement to raucous cheers [VIDEO]

Meet Roy Costner IV, this year’s valedictorian at Liberty High School in Liberty, South Carolina.

At the school’s commencement ceremony on Saturday at Littlejohn Coliseum on the campus of Clemson...

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Government student loans have ruined college education

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Posted by    Friday, June 7, 2013 at 5:00pm

Via Instapundit, a new piece by Liz Peek at The Fiscal Times.

How Gov’t Student Loans Ruined College Education

President Obama and Congress are squabbling again – this time over the rates charged on federal college loans.

Surrounded by students nicely turned out in suits and dresses, looking more like the Mormon Youth Chorus...

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LA Times Wants Feds to Respect Campus Speech

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Posted by    Friday, June 7, 2013 at 3:30pm

The Koch brothers may already be influencing the Los Angeles Times, even though their purchase of the paper is still an open question.

The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) has this take on a recent LA Times opinion piece:

An editorial published in today’s Los Angeles Times calls on the Departments...

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Left, Right Both Hated Oprah’s Harvard Speech

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Posted by    Friday, June 7, 2013 at 2:00pm

It looks as if Oprah Winfrey still has the gift of bringing people together!

The Right called it new-age gobbledygook. The Left thought it was science bashing.

It seems media mogul Oprah Winfrey has not only lost her touch (does anyone watch OWN?) – but people of all stripes agree she is a spiritual...

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Campus Reform lists the 12 most bizarre courses offered at American colleges

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Posted by    Friday, June 7, 2013 at 12:30pm

This is a fun list to peruse but as you read it, it’s hard to forget the crisis that’s facing American college students. When millions of college grads can’t find jobs, are courses on vampires really necessary?

List compiled by Macaela Bennett.

The top 12 most bizarre college courses offered in America

1. Lesbian...

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Legislators block Soros funded “investigative journalism” center at UW-Madison

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Posted by    Friday, June 7, 2013 at 11:00am

This article by Lauren Ingeno of Inside Higher Ed starts off with a slightly misleading bend to it.

Why would the Republican controlled legislature in Wisconsin want to block an investigative journalism center?

If you dig down, however, the reasons become fairly clear.

Journalism Center a Target

Legislation that would bar University of Wisconsin professors...

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Literature Prof lampoons new federal government sexual harassment policy

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Posted by    Friday, June 7, 2013 at 9:30am

Writing at the Chronicle of Higher Education, Literature Professor Rob Jenkins has reacted to the new campus sexual harassment policy by vowing to purge his syllabus of anything offensive.

Purging My Syllabus

Not wanting to sexually harass my students, much less be labeled a sexual harasser by the Department of Education, I have...

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Vassar student: In Gomezian Bipartisanship We Trust

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Guest Post by Luka Ladan    Friday, June 7, 2013 at 8:00am

Let me be clear: Gabriel Gomez doesn’t have a political record. He’s a private-equity- investor-turned-political candidate with infinitely more experience flying military planes and executing Navy SEAL missions overseas than standing behind a podium in the Boston area.

His opponent is Ed Markey, who has represented the state of Massachusetts on Capitol Hill...

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Bill Nye the Science Guy tells college grads to fight overpopulation

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Posted by    Thursday, June 6, 2013 at 6:30pm

If you were graduating from college in today’s economy, would overpopulation of the Earth be one of your top concerns?

Ben Shapiro of Breitbart reports.

Bill Nye to College Grads: ‘Change the World’ by Fighting Overpopulation

In a rambling commencement speech to graduates of Lehigh University, Bill Nye, also known as The Science Guy...

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San Diego State U. student: CRNC’s Report states the obvious

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Posted by    Thursday, June 6, 2013 at 5:00pm

The lack of effective social media messaging from Republicans must be addressed.

The Legal Insurrection/College Insurrection team has been noticed the Republican leadership’s lack of love for blogging, tweeting, and other modes of modern social media outreach.

Subsequently, there was little love in return from voters during the 2012 election.

San Diego State University student Emily Yavitch has noted the same thing at the college...

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The Daily Caller’s 1st Annual College Stupidity Awards

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Posted by College Insurrection    Thursday, June 6, 2013 at 3:30pm

The end of the academic year is often a time for reflection and award-giving.

It that vein, The Daily Caller has its list of winners for the First Annual College Stupidity Awards.  Based on what has been covered since College Insurrection started, it’s not likely to be the last.

The 2012 winners are:

Florida...

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A round-up of commencement quotes for the class of 2013

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Posted by    Thursday, June 6, 2013 at 2:00pm

Lucas Reilly of Mental Floss has gone to the trouble of compiling some of the most interesting quotes from commencement speeches all over the country.

30 Bits of Commencement Wisdom for the Class of 2013

It’s graduation season, and that means platitudes are parading out the mouths of notable speakers everywhere. Every year, speakers...

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The federal government has overreached on campus sexual harassment rules

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Posted by    Thursday, June 6, 2013 at 12:30pm

In a new piece at Minding The Campus, writer Peter Wood takes issue with the new campus guidelines on sexual harassment.

Sexual Harassment — The Feds Go Way Too Far

In a letter dated May 9, the federal government dramatically expanded the definition of sexual harassment on campus. In the 31-page letter,  the...

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UNC Student Gov’t Passes In-State Tuition For “Undocumented” Students

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Posted by    Thursday, June 6, 2013 at 11:00am

One member reveals feeling pressured by leftist participants’ presence into remaining silent.

Several weeks ago, the UNC Chapel Hill Student Congress passed a resolution supporting in-state tuition for undocumented students who have graduated from a high school from North Carolina.

Ben Smith is a Sarah T. Hermann Intern Scholar at Young America’s Foundation this summer. He has a story that offers some troubling background...

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CANTO TALK: Prager U. Team takes us “behind the scenes” on June 6th.

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Posted by    Thursday, June 6, 2013 at 9:30am

College Insurrection regularly features links to the courses offered by Prager University.

The online institute offers comprehensive information on a litany of social and political subjects from a more right-of-center approach — and it’s all delivered in a condensed, five-minute video experience. The educational source describes itself as “an entirely new concept...

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The planned obsolescence of incandescent bulbs and conservatives

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Posted by    Thursday, June 6, 2013 at 8:00am

As the season of graduation continues, many people are reflecting on their past campus experiences.

Harold Witkov, a contributor to Enter Stage Right, share is views on a term he learned in the 1970’s and how it can be applied today.

The study of planned obsolescence in my sociology class started reasonably enough...

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Liberty University among nation’s top 5 online educators

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Posted by    Wednesday, June 5, 2013 at 6:30pm

Many liberals would probably be surprised to learn that a Christian university is leading the way on the future of higher education.

The Liberty University News Service reports.

Liberty University hits 100,000 enrolled, ranks among nation’s top 5 online educators

Liberty University has surpassed 100,000 in total enrollment, another milestone for the 42-year-old university...

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