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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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Over 1000 Vanderbilt U. Med Center Workers Latest Victims of Obamacare

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Posted by    Monday, September 30, 2013 at 12:30pm

Vanderbilt University’s Medical Center looks like the latest victim of new healthcare rules: It has trimmed over 1000 employees from its roles ahead of the implementation of new rules that adversely effect its finances in a variety of ways.

Vanderbilt is making these job cuts, according to [Jeffrey Balser, head of the...

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U. Colorado to host talk about human extinction due to climate change

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Posted by    Monday, September 30, 2013 at 11:00am

The talk is being given by a professor from the University of Arizona. Let’s hope someone makes a video.

Brad Jones of The Daily Caller reports.

Univ. of Colorado asks, Is human extinction nigh?

Are the end-times near? Are humans bringing about their own extinction? The question is not theological but rather ecological, and...

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MIT student scorns school’s Jobs Fair for not having right type of jobs

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Posted by    Monday, September 30, 2013 at 9:30am

Given the horrendous impact of the weak economy and student loan burden on young scholars, you would be tempted to think that students would be grateful for the opportunity to a potential employer.

And you would be wrong!

Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s  Madeline O’Grady doesn’t think the companies at the school’s Job Fair...

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Pro-life display vandalized at Indiana University

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Posted by    Monday, September 30, 2013 at 8:00am

This is just more of that open-mindedness we’ve come to expect from our friends on the left.

Kristan Hawkins of Life News reports.

Student at Indiana University Vandalizes Pro-Life Display, Screams “Abortion is Awesome””

Yesterday, the Students for Life at Indiana University gathered in Dunn Meadow outside of...

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Adjuncts at Tufts Vote to Unionize, Join SEIU

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Posted by    Sunday, September 29, 2013 at 5:00pm

As unions continue to lose clout in America, there’s been a desperate rush to recruit new members. Adjunct faculty members are a prime target.

Lindsay Ellis of the Chronicle of Higher Education reports.

Tufts U. Adjuncts Vote to Unionize in Regional Campaign’s First Victory

Adjunct faculty members at Tufts University have voted to unionize...

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Hillsdale College Student: Detroit and Modern Conservatism

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Posted by    Sunday, September 29, 2013 at 3:30pm

Legal Insurrection has been following the fate of Detroit, where progressive policies and divisive rhetoric have combined to destroy a one vibrant city.

Hillsdale College student Walker Mulley offers this perspective on the situation, based on DePaul University associate professor Colleen Doody’s book, “Detroit’s Cold War”:

Postwar conservatives were united by anti-communism, but...

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U. Toronto students protest prof. who won’t teach woman authors

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Posted by    Sunday, September 29, 2013 at 2:00pm

Well that didn’t take long. Yesterday we brought you the story of Professor David Gilmour who refuses to teach books by women or Chinese authors. Students are already protesting him.

Chris Kitching of CTV News reports.

U of T students protest...

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Successful Businessman on Mentoring Misled Students

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Posted by    Sunday, September 29, 2013 at 12:30pm

John Palatiello is a successful business-owner, public affairs consultant,  and President of the Business Coalition for Fair Competition, a coalition of firms, organizations and individuals fighting unfair government-sponsored competition with private enterprise.

He voluntarily shares his professional insights with students, noting that he often as to correct bad advice given to job...

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College Students Given Misinformation on Obamacare from Obama Speechwriter

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Posted by    Sunday, September 29, 2013 at 11:00am

Obama’s team of propagandists are taking their message directly to the college crowd.

Katherine Rodriguez of The College Fix reports.

Obama Speechwriter Misinforms College Students About Obamacare

WASHINGTON D.C. – President Barack Obama’s former speechwriter channeled Obama’s rhetorical tactics recently when he told a roomful of college students that people who know the least about ...

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Student Newspaper Victory: VA Court Overturns Ban on Alcohol Ads

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Posted by    Sunday, September 29, 2013 at 9:30am

Some student reporters may be planning to pop some champagne open!

Student newspapers in Virginia just scored both a First Amendment victory and a financial win with an appeals court’s reversal of ban on alcohol advertisements.

Two major student newspapers in Virginia will be allowed to publish advertisements for alcohol brands and products...

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Duke prof. thinks America just as racist today as 1960’s

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Posted by    Sunday, September 29, 2013 at 8:00am

Sounds like someone’s living in the past but it isn’t the American people.

Bryn Morgan of The Dartmouth has the story.

Professor discusses covert racism

Though racism is more covert today, blacks are subject to the same prejudice as they were in the 1960s, Duke University sociology professor Eduardo B...

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Higher Ed Professionals Brace for Government Shutdown and Showdown

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Posted by    Saturday, September 28, 2013 at 5:00pm

The American press is already framing the narrative on the looming “government shutdown”.

Right on cue, higher education professionals are bracing for impact. And, while most institutions would likely feel only mild effects at first, Michael Stratford of Inside Higher Ed reports that advocates for colleges are bracing for larger funding battles.

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Conservative speaker against gay marriage draws huge crowd at Boston College

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Posted by    Saturday, September 28, 2013 at 3:30pm

I’m amazed that they even let this guy speak on campus.

The College Fix reports

Ryan T. Anderson’s, ‘A Case Against Gay Marriage,’ Draws Huge Crowd at Boston College

Ryan T. Anderson of the Heritage Foundation has emerged as one of the primary voices of opposition to the movement to legalize same sex marriage...

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Oregon High School Band Paid to Play Obamacare Song

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Posted by College Insurrection    Saturday, September 28, 2013 at 2:00pm

When the Titanic sank, the ship’s orchestra went down with the vessel while playing “Nearer My God to Thee”.

With that image in mind, here is a story from The Daily Caller’s Eric Owens on a tune promoting Obamacare:

An Oregon-based ad agency has been generating national attention for its ads promoting Cover...

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Stagnant SAT scores show many students are unprepared for college

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Posted by    Saturday, September 28, 2013 at 12:30pm

You know what I bet would help solve this problem? Spending more money on education. Isn’t that the liberal solution to everything?

Stephen Ceasar of LA Now reports.

SAT scores stagnant, many unprepared for college, officials say

The average SAT scores for the high school Class of 2013 remained stagnant from the previous year...

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St. John’s U. Student on The Farm Bill, A Ticking Time Bomb

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Posted by    Saturday, September 28, 2013 at 11:00am

All eyes have been riveted on Ted Cruz and his quasi-filibuster this week.

However, St. John’s University student Edward Peichel reminds Americans that Obamacare isn’t the sole piece of legislation threatening their economic health:

I have written before about the Farm Bill; in summary, it’s the sole piece of legislation that controls Agriculture...

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Yale Student Nukes Anti-Nuke Campaign

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Posted by    Saturday, September 28, 2013 at 9:30am

Sensible Americans are high skeptical of Iran’s willingness to adhere to international agreements when it comes to its quest for nuclear weapons.

Yale student Harry Graver shares this view, as he critiques the new “Global Zero” anti-nuke campaign:

They boast: “This isn’t your grandma’s anti-nuke campaign.” And when it comes to scale, that’s...

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U. Toronto Prof. won’t teach books written by women or Chinese authors

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Posted by    Saturday, September 28, 2013 at 8:00am

This story should go over well with feminist activists on college campuses. I hope this professor has a good lawyer.

Liz Bury of The Guardian reports. Hat tip to Blazing Cat Fur.

Canadian author David Gilmour sparks furore over female writers

Toronto literature professor and Giller prize-longlisted author David Gilmour has found himself at...

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