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California Schools “Angry Arab” Mascot Anger Civil Rights Activsts

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Posted by    Tuesday, November 12, 2013 at 12:30pm

It looks like one high school’s mascot is living up to its hype.

A graduate from a Southern California high school under fire for its “Arab” mascot says the mascot is not a swipe at any ethnic group, but rather a source of pride at the school.

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Southern Methodist U. Student: No, the Tea Party Does Not Hate Women

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Posted by    Tuesday, November 12, 2013 at 9:30am

Southern Methodist University student Hayley Waring has a few words for Vice President Joe Biden, who recently state that Tea Party conservatives are the biggest impediment to progress in America, and tied his ramblings into the “war on women”.

There are very few things that anger me quite as much as when the...

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Colleges Smell Opportunity with Their Own Colognes and Perfumes

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Posted by    Monday, November 11, 2013 at 6:30pm

Despite the disdain for free market principles on many campuses, some colleges are sniffing out potential profits in custom fragrances.

When word got out in June that Texas A&M University was coming out with its own brand of fragrances this fall, students and alumni took to Twitter to suggest some scents. Among...

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Musical homage to Whoopi Goldberg film earns sorority “diversity” training

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Posted by    Monday, November 11, 2013 at 5:00pm

Campus diversity crusaders have successfully targeted the members of a Mississippi sorority that did a musical homage of “Sister Act”, a comedy film featuring Whoopi Goldberg.

A sorority at Delta State University has been ordered to apologize to campus leaders and students for an incident during Homecoming where a white member dressed...

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Rutgers’ theology course features lyrics of Bruce Springsteen

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Posted by    Monday, November 11, 2013 at 2:00pm

A new theology course is “Born in”….the State of New Jersey, and is a perfect class for those who wish to “major in fun”.

The Gospel according to Springsteen?

A New Jersey university is offering students a theology class examining the many religious references found in Garden State favorite son Bruce Springsteen’s songwriting.

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UC Berkeley Student: Don’t Take President Obama at His Word

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Posted by    Monday, November 11, 2013 at 11:00am

It sounds like President Obama has offered an apology for misleading people about their ability to keep their healthcare plans under is new program.

However, University of California – Berkeley student Kevin Gu questions the wisdom of taking the President at is word…at any time on any subject.

In his campaign to pass...

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College’s use of ‘queer’ as a gender choice on application draws complaint

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Posted by    Monday, November 11, 2013 at 8:00am

The campus “diversity” drive across the country have expanded the number of genders beyond two, which has resulted in a formal complaint by one Pennsylvania man who recently filed a job application.

A job application listing “queer” as one of the gender choices for applicants prompted a Pennsylvania man to file a...

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U. Pennsylvania’s Conservative Students Start New Publication

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Posted by    Sunday, November 10, 2013 at 5:00pm

The Statesman, the newest conservative student publication, has just opened for business at the University of Pennsylvania.

In April, a handful of freshmen decided that they were unhappy with the state of political discourse on campus.

Though Penn is home to various political groups,...

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New “Zero Tolerance” Gun Policy Targets Nerf Guns

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Posted by    Sunday, November 10, 2013 at 2:00pm

The administrators at Missouri State University just declared war on fun.

Toy nerf guns — the weapon of choice for students participating in Missouri State University’s semi-annual “Humans vs. Zombies” live-action game — may be the latest casualty of irrational anti-gun hysteria at American universities.

Humans vs. Zombies, a once-per-semester tradition at the...

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Two Conservative Pundits to Speak at Washington College on America’s Future

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Posted by    Sunday, November 10, 2013 at 11:00am

Washington College is hosting an event with prominent Maryland conservatives Dan Bongino and Brian Murphy.

Based on recent reports, one has to wonder what type of protest event they will encounter.

On Tuesday, Nov. 12, the Institute for Religion, Politics and Culture at Washington College will host prominent Maryland conservatives Dan Bongino and...

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UC Berkeley Student Government Banishes Term ‘Illegal Immigrant’

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Posted by    Sunday, November 10, 2013 at 8:00am

Earlier this year, we reported that the UCLA student government exiled phrase “illegal immigrant”.

Now, another California school is following suit:

The UC Berkeley student government has banned the term “illegal immigrant” from its discourse, deeming the phrase racist, offensive, unfair and derogatory.

In an unanimous vote, student senators passed a resolution that stated the...

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Survey Finds Some Good News for American Community Colleges

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Posted by    Saturday, November 9, 2013 at 5:00pm

A new survey finds far fewer state systems experienced midyear budget cuts this year for American community colleges, even in this challenging economic environment.

However, the analysis also shows serious finance and capacity issues remain for these institutions.

The financial outlook for community colleges is improving, but the two-year college systems in many...

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Notre Dame Student: School Should Promote Culture of Marriage

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Posted by    Saturday, November 9, 2013 at 2:00pm

The iconic Catholic school Notre Day seems to be promoting a “culture of tolerance” by participating in a “Coming Out Day.

Lilia Draime, a junior history major and Executive Editor of the student publication Irish Rover, says the...

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Kansas boy suspended from school for wearing purse

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Posted by    Saturday, November 9, 2013 at 11:00am

One Kansas boy shows that one is never too young to engage in gender-based activism.

The mother of a Kansas teen who says he was suspended over refusing to take off his purse says her son was discriminated against because girls at the school are allowed to wear them, KCTV.com reports.

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The Cornell Daily Sun: #1 Student Newspaper

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Posted by    Saturday, November 9, 2013 at 8:00am

Cornell looks like it has more than just great Clinical Law Professors.

Business Insider takes an in-depth look at The Cornell Daily Sun, which as been voted top student publication.

Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, is not known for providing an education in media: The Ivy League university has no academic journalism...

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Georgetown Has a Condom Bandit

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Posted by    Friday, November 8, 2013 at 6:30pm

As we’ve reported, a Georgetown law class requires students to work for a pro-abortion group.

Now, the school is trying to deal with one student who has an entirely different notion of sex-based activism:

Several envelopes stuffed with free condoms that some pro-choice students at the Catholic Georgetown University tape to their dorm-room doors have been hit...

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Kent State Says “Aloha” to $17,000 for Hawaiian Sex Week

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Posted by    Friday, November 8, 2013 at 3:30pm

College Insurrection has recently featured stories on college theme parties and campus sex weeks.

Kent State University recently blended these two events together…and pay...

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A Treasury of Rejected Columbia Cover Letters

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Posted by    Friday, November 8, 2013 at 12:30pm

College students are struggling to find jobs in a challenging economic climate.

To lighten the mood during their searches, Columbia University student Walker Harrison shares a humorous cover letters supposedly found at the school’s career center as examples...of what not to do!

To Whom It May Concern,

I write to express my interest in...

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U. Arizona Student Says Media not Covering Obamacare Successes

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Posted by    Friday, November 8, 2013 at 9:30am

It looks like one student will soon be getting a real education.

Among all the reports being released about Americans being dumped from health plans they like and have had from years, and televised examples of reporters’ troubles with the Obamacare website, University of Arizona literature and history student Erik Shell asserts...

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U. Colorado Student: Why the US Debt Ceiling is Frightening

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Posted by    Thursday, November 7, 2013 at 6:30pm

Many students are shocked by the enormous debt load they are carrying to fun their college education.

University of Colorado – Boulder student Ellis Arnold says that the country’s debt situation is even scarier.

Congress ended the fight over the debt ceiling last Thursday, raising it to a limit that is expected to...

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U. Arkansas Student: Japan Targets Chinese Drones

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Posted by    Thursday, November 7, 2013 at 3:30pm

In Legal Insurrection, we covered the story of one Colorado town’s plans to shoot down drones over its airspace.

Now, the concept has gone international and University of Arkansas student T.J Stallbaumer analyses the developments:

Last week, the Japanese made quite an announcement: They will begin shooting down foreign drones that enter their...

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School Bans Georgia Army Vet for Posting Weapons Permit Photo

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Posted by    Thursday, November 7, 2013 at 12:30pm

One Georgia school as taken “zero tolerance” gun policies to the extreme, and banned one Army veteran for posting a photo of her weapon permit.

An Army veteran living in Georgia says she wants an apology from her daughter’s former school after being banned from the building for posting a photo of...

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