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Campus Reform’s 12 Most Outrageous Stories of 2012

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Posted by College Insurrection    Sunday, December 30, 2012 at 8:13am

College Insurrection has linked Campus Reform many times since launching. Below, you can read a sample of CR’s most outrageous stories of 2012.

Throughout 2012, Campus Reform reported hundreds of stories of waste, fraud, and abuse on America’s college campuses.

Here is a list of our 12 most bizarre and outrageous stories...

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George Mason student — don’t fear the “common good”

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Posted by College Insurrection    Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 7:00pm

In reviewing the Republican losses during this months election, many college conservatives have noted that the party paid too much attention to the social issues.

Brian Miller of George Mason University disagrees — to a point.  He takes a look at the concept of “the common good” and how it can be...

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Clarion University Budgets the Old-Fashioned Way

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Posted by College Insurrection    Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 5:30pm

Institution Cuts Spending Rather than Relying on Taxes and Tuition

State budget cuts nationwide have forced many institutions of higher education to raise tuition and fees.

Bill Schackner of the Pittsburgh Gazette takes a look at one Pennsylvania campus that takes a fiscally conservative approach to finances in a way that brings big benefits to its students instead.

Clarion University has an attractive,...

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Actor Lamman Rucker Tells Talladega College Students To Embrace Self Determination And Discipline

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Posted by College Insurrection    Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 4:13pm

Actor Lamman Rucker deserves credit for delivering such a refreshingly positive message to the students of Talladega College in Alabama. Many members of the Hollywood community are currently urging students to embrace dependence on government. It’s nice to hear a message like this for a change.

TALLADEGA, Alabama — Actor Lamman Rucker...

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Disbarring Law School Deans for False Advertising?

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Posted by College Insurrection    Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 2:19pm

The higher education bubble is popping especially loudly for law schools across the country.

To attract students, who now seem to be gravitating to real jobs instead of further eduction, some law school administrators have...

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How dare you get a job instead of going to college!

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Posted by College Insurrection    Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 9:56am

The New York Times has a new piece which profiles high school graduates opting for high paying jobs in the oil fields of Montana instead of pursuing higher education. Here’s a key excerpt.

SIDNEY, Mont. — For most high school seniors, a college degree is the surest path to a decent job...

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Number of California College Grads Working in Retail and Restaurants Doubles

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Posted by College Insurrection    Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 7:30am

When George W. Bush was president, many people in the media referred to positions like these as McJobs. In Obama’s lackluster economy, the same people often seem surprised by news like this.

CBS 5 in San Francisco reports.

Number Of California College Grads Taking Jobs In Retail, Restaurants Doubles

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5) —...

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USDA Gives Five Universities Pork for Christmas

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Posted by College Insurrection    Friday, December 28, 2012 at 7:00pm

Agency approves $1.3 million in funds for research on “Christmas tree rot”.

Never doubt the innovative capacity of our government agencies…to squander taxpayer dollars.

Campus Reform writer Oliver Darcy reports on the gift of pork one of the biggest culprits has given five universities this Christmas season.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved $1.3 million in funds for research on “Christmas tree...

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Howard Zinn – The Historian Liberals Love

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Posted by College Insurrection    Friday, December 28, 2012 at 5:30pm

As we noted at College Insurrection recently, American History isn’t getting much play on college campuses these days. When it is taught however, Howard Zinn is the go-to guy.

Mary Grabar of Minding The Campus explains why.

Howard Zinn in the College Classroom

The left cannot get enough of the late Howard Zinn. The...

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The College Conservative – Remember The War in Afghanistan?

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Posted by College Insurrection    Friday, December 28, 2012 at 4:00pm

Remember when the media used to cover the war in Afghanistan almost daily? Back then it worked to the media’s advantage to report those stories because the president was a Republican. In the age of Obama, this war has become a footnote.

Christian Lopac of The College Conservative shares some thoughts here.

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U Arizona students to Poli Sci defender — You’re too indoctrinated to figure out you’re indoctrinated

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Posted by College Insurrection    Friday, December 28, 2012 at 2:30pm

Recently, University of Arizona political science major Nyles Kendall wrote an article, which had as its theme the countering a conservative pundit’s assertion that students are undergoing liberal indoctrination:

There are some who would also ask you to consider whether you’ve been ideologically indoctrinated by your radical, leftist college professors. K...

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N.C. community college offers “soft skills” certificates grading job readiness

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Posted by College Insurrection    Friday, December 28, 2012 at 12:15pm

One of the problems with rampant grade inflation and students majoring in fun is that employers have lost effective means to judge the quality of potential employees.

Inside Higher Ed writer Paul Fain reports on a North Carolina community college that is offering an innovative means to grade personal responsibility in a...

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The Class Divide — Poor students leap into college with no safety net

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Posted by College Insurrection    Friday, December 28, 2012 at 10:27am

While many students seem to be majoring in “fun”, the consequences of this choice are dramatically different for poorer students who are trying to use education as an equalizer.

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Jason DeParle takes an in-depth look at the story of  former students of  various universities who seemed poised for educational...

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Heroic Policeman Who Stopped the U. Texas Clock Tower Killer in 1966 Dies at age 72

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Posted by College Insurrection    Friday, December 28, 2012 at 8:00am

In 1966, a crazed gunman started shooting from a clock tower at the University of Texas, Austin. He was only stopped, when an armed police officer named Houston McCoy shot and killed him. Officer McCoy died December 27, 2012 at the age of 72.

As America debates the idea of armed security...

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Hamilton College hit with class action alleging failure to pay Athletic Dept “interns” minimum wage

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Posted by    Thursday, December 27, 2012 at 7:28pm

Hamilton College, my alma mater, recently was the focus here over its decision to force The Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization off campus because it did not comport with the college’s multi-cultural agenda, Western Civilization driven off campus at Hamilton College.

Now Hamilton has been hit with a...

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