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“I don’t see a lot of conservatives getting upset if minorities feel silenced”

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Posted by College Insurrection    Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at 8:00am

In 1991 while he was a law student at Harvard, Obama was part of a panel made up almost entirely of other liberals which was all to happy to place restrictions on free speech.

Charles C. Johnson of The Daily Caller reports.

At Harvard Law School in 1991, Obama approved of restricting speech...

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Americans Under 30 Saying “Pew” to Obama!

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Posted by College Insurrection    Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at 5:30pm

Romney’s youth support is up by 10% from last week’s poll.

The most recent Pew Research Center poll results show that support for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney increased substantially in many key demographics.

The Daily Caller report by Neil Munro focuses on...

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Carolina Review – There’s a Better Title for Obama than the “Food Stamp President”

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Posted by College Insurrection    Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at 3:30pm

Chase Macaione of Carolina Review examines Obama’s promotion of the Food Stamp program or SNAP as it’s now called. Ultimately, he believes he has found a better title for Obama.

Here’s the key excerpt.

The economic climate of the nation needs to be taken into account when consider...

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CA Students “Wake Up” and Smell the Tea

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Posted by    Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at 1:15pm

USC and UCLA students connect at southern California conservative rally.

College conservatives were well represented at the “Wake Up America” rally held Oct. 7, in West Los Angeles.  The event featured the rock band Madison Rising and talk show host Dennis Prager.

The 1,000-plus member audience included many students from the University of Southern California and University of California – Los Angeles. ...

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Yale College Republicans Seek Expansion of Their Ranks

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Posted by College Insurrection    Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at 11:45am

While they’re still outnumbered by College Democrats, the College Republicans at Yale are working to expand their ranks on campus. They’re also staying active by volunteering time to various campaigns.

Diana Li and Andre Manuel of Yale Daily News have the story.

College Republicans look to expand

In preparation for the upcoming presidential and...

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Students Wrapped in Even More Red Tape

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Posted by College Insurrection    Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at 10:00am

“Transparency” adds cost and complexity to financial aid application process.

If nothing else, the last four years have clearly demonstrated that government regulatory requirements add burdens that cost time and money.

In The Cornell Review, senior Lucia Rafanelli warns that students applying for financial aid may be wrapped in even more red tape if Congress passes a “financial aid transparency” bill.

Students who...

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Columbia University Still Not Embracing ROTC

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Posted by College Insurrection    Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at 8:15am

While many Ivy League schools have done a decent job bringing ROTC back to their campuses, Columbia University’s nearest ROTC unit is an hour away from the school. There are in fact, many problems with the program.

Ryan Cho, a senior and cadet in the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps described his experience...

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Liberal Professors Blame Free Speech for Violence

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Posted by College Insurrection    Monday, October 8, 2012 at 5:00pm

The number of people on the left who are so willing to betray the United States Constitution in the face of violence is alarming. It’s especially disturbing however, when it’s done by the academic class. These are the people who are supposed to know better.

Read this report from Greg Lukianoff at...

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Cornell debate reaction: “Too bad for you liberals, Romney won!”

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Posted by College Insurrection    Monday, October 8, 2012 at 3:00pm

From the Cornell Insider, The Intellectuals of West Campus:

Reader Dmitry Slavnikov snapped this picture after Wednesday’s debate. His comments:

“Anyways, this board was put up in the lobby of Alice Cook house as a prep for yesterdays presidential debate. It started with all...

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Out-of-state students can vote in New Hampshire

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Posted by College Insurrection    Monday, October 8, 2012 at 12:57pm

But they don’t need to register their cars

A New Hampshire judge has ruled that students in New Hampshire can vote there despite being unable to prove residency in the state.

Even though the college vote for Obama has diminished, this was a victory for liberals.  In a state which is expected to be close, the student vote could m...

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Student Loan Debt Reaches Record High

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Posted by College Insurrection    Monday, October 8, 2012 at 10:17am

This is a problem that’s growing at an alarming rate and it’s remarkable how infrequently it’s mentioned by the mainstream media. Richard Fry of Pew Research Center reports.

A Record One-in-Five Households Now Owe Student Loan Debt

About one out of five (19%) of the nation’s households owed student debt in 2010, more...

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Students Learn Less and Less as College Costs Explode and Student Debt Skyrockets

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Posted by    Monday, October 8, 2012 at 8:00am

“Nearly half of the nation’s undergraduates show almost no gains in learning in their first two years of college, in large part because colleges don’t make academics a priority,” according to a 2011 study discussed in USA Today. “36% showed little” gain after four years. Although education spending has risen in ...

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Obama Doesn’t Understand The Economy Of Academia

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Posted by College Insurrection    Sunday, October 7, 2012 at 5:15pm

In fact, he doesn’t understand any economy

Remember four years ago when liberals in politics and media told us Obama was a brilliant constitutional scholar?

We all know how that worked out, right?

ObamaCare, appointments by executive order, gutting the 1st amendment, etc…

Judah Bellin of Minding The Campus reminds us that Obama doesn’t even get the economics of higher education.

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The Class Of 2012 Faces Bleak Job Prospects

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Posted by College Insurrection    Sunday, October 7, 2012 at 3:00pm

As a voting bloc, college students gave overwhelming support to Barack Obama in 2008. However, if the job prospects for the class of 2012 are any indicator, the only two words on the lips of American college students this fall should be Vote Romney.

The Class of 2012 may have few reasons...

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“Obama Math” Miscalculates Real Contraception Costs

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Posted by College Insurrection    Sunday, October 7, 2012 at 1:00pm

Providence College Student’s Figures Show “War on Women” is a Failure

Team Obama recently issued an e-card as part of its “War on Women” meme; it was quickly mocked and derided by conservatives.

Providence College student, Christine Rousselle, goes beyond the jokes and takes a look at the real math.

An e-card was recently released by the Obama campaign depicting a note from a...

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Azusa Pacific University blocks YAF Chapter

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Posted by College Insurrection    Sunday, October 7, 2012 at 11:00am

Young Americans for Freedom is a well known and respected organization for conservative college students. They’ve been denied the opportunity to establish a chapter at Asuza Pacific University in California. The reason why will blow your mind.

Read this report from Patrick Coyle at the YAF blog.

Azusa...

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Bill Clinton Tells NH College Students the GOP Trying to Take Away Their Rights

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Posted by College Insurrection    Sunday, October 7, 2012 at 9:45am

Well isn’t this typical? Bill Clinton is referring to out of state students voting in New Hampshire. Can’t these students get an absentee ballot from their home state? Why is this just an issue in the crucial state of New Hampshire?

From The Daily Caller.

Bill Clinton: GOP taking away students’ rights

DURHAM, N.H....

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Scams of the Pell Grant

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Posted by College Insurrection    Saturday, October 6, 2012 at 5:00pm

Which institutions of higher learning are abusing the use of Pell Grants, for-profit or non-profit?

According to Richard Vedder of Minding the Campus, there’s plenty of blame to go around.

Three Pell Grant Scams

Many politicians, including senators such as Tom Harkin and Dick Durbin, have grown indignant over the allegedly vast amounts of...

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Bleach bombs trigger U. Texas anti-racism demonstrations

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Posted by College Insurrection    Saturday, October 6, 2012 at 3:00pm

But do some protesters “Fight Against Racism with Prejudice”?

Household bleach may seem harmless, but contact can cause severe irritation and chemically burn eyes and other sensitive areas.

However, like the “butt chugging” we have covered, students are ignoring safety concerns for campus antics.  Balloons filled with bleach are being tossed from windows, and some think...

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Macalester College GOP Wins Top Chapter in Minnesota

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Posted by College Insurrection    Saturday, October 6, 2012 at 1:02pm

Not bad for a college with a fairly liberal reputation. Then again, maybe that’s what drives the Macalester College Republicans or MacGOP as they’re known on campus, to succeed. Congratulations folks!

Paul Lee of The Mac Weekly reports.

MacGOP wins MN College Republicans chapter of the year

Macalester has a strong reputation for being...

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TSA Detains College Student for English-Arabic Flashcards

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Posted by College Insurrection    Saturday, October 6, 2012 at 10:00am

Conservative book found in search; student questioned about “who did 9/11.”

Stories about the TSA man-handling Americans in the name of security are legion.

Now included in this roll of abuse is a Pomona College student who was detained because the carry-on included a c...

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NLRB Violating Religious Freedom of Catholic Colleges?

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Posted by College Insurrection    Saturday, October 6, 2012 at 8:15am

The National Labor Relations Board is violating the religious liberty of Catholic universities by trying to force faculties to unionize, a Catholic education group claims.

Robby Soave of the Daily Caller reports.

A Catholic education group alleges that a federal agency has interfered in labor relations between Catholic universities and their faculty, jeopardizing...

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