As Hispanic Heritage Month draws to a close, it is worth remembering the contributions that Hispanics have made to American independence. “Many Americans of Hispanic origin have received deserved praise,” Alejandro Chafuen of the Atlas…
Monthly Archives For October 2015
Cornell Faculty says Republican Colleagues are Anti-Science
Oh, that’s a fair statement about Republican academics *sarcasm*: “It is not surprising that faculty at Cornell find the anti-scientific rhetoric of many in the Republican Party to be troublesome,” Prof. Kenneth McClane, English, said….
Syracuse Student Leaders want to Pre-Screen ‘Kiss Cam’ Couples
This takes out the spontaneity of the ‘Kiss Cam.‘ Oh, political correctness is ruining things.
Wesleyan University President’s Blog Post Talks About Black Lives Matter
When a student at Wesleyan wrote an op-ed in the student paper last month questioning whether the Black Lives Matter movement has had unintended consequences, protests erupted and the president spoke out, essentially, on the…
Mandatory Diversity Training to take place at University of Missouri
The College Fix reported: Beginning in January, all incoming students must complete a training program that addresses racism at Mizzou. Without completing the training, which informs them of campus resources and emphasizes each student’s responsibility…
Black Lives Matter Activist Teaches Two-Day Guest Lecture at Yale
The College Fix reported: Black Lives Matter bigwig DeRay Mckesson landed a two-day guest lecture opportunity at Yale, and delivered such — on “leadership” — back on October 2 and 3 at the college’s Divinity…
UCLA could be Sued for Punishing Free Speech in the form of a ‘Kanye Western’ Party
As the College Fix reported, UCLA can be sued on free speech violation grounds for punishing a Greek organization for holding a ‘Kanye Western’ party.
Academia Ignores Best-Selling Authors C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien
Two authors who collectively have sold hundreds of millions of copies of their books decades after their deaths receive scant attention in academia. C.S. Lewis, according to Publisher’s Weekly, had sold 18 million copies by 2013….
Yacht Club at Pitzer College Falls Flat on Its Face
The College Fix noted: When Pitzer College students recently sought financial support from their student government to start up a “Yacht Club,” the proposal was rejected, with campus leaders saying the term “yacht” is “offensive”…
Symbolic ISIS Flag Burning at Missouri Takes Place, Chants of USA break out
As the College Fix reported: Chants of “USA! USA! USA!” echoed across the University of Missouri quad Thursday afternoon as a crowd of students cheered on a student who burned an ISIS flag in a symbolic…