Academics may want to downplay the increasing level of unchecked immigration at America’s southern border but those levels keep rising in real time. “Late in 2013, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials and members of…
Monthly Archives For October 2016
Cal-Irvine Sponsors Black Lives Matter Writing Contest
From Campus Reform: The University of California, Irvine is sponsoring a “Black Lives Matter Writing Contest,” but warns students to carefully consider “the effects of their words” before submitting an entry. The contest, which is…
Illinois State Flies ‘Black Lives Matter’ Flag
Doesn’t flying the ‘Black Lives Matter’ flag validates vandalism and property destruction? Illinois State University celebrated the Black Lives Matter movement by flying its official flag on campus throughout the day Monday. “Proud of our…
Yale Republican Leaves “Intellectual Ghetto”
David Gelernter, a Republican Yale professor of computer science, appeared on the O’Reilly Factor last week to discuss his recent Wall Street Journal op-ed in which he says he will vote for Trump in order to…
Sorority Warns Members of Culturally Insensitive Pop Culture Halloween Costumes
Clamping down on fun at a sorority: Members of the Chi Omega sorority will have to avoid song lyrics or pop culture Halloween costumes this year to avoid being “insensitive,” according to an email from…
Halloween Costumes Get a ‘Threat Meter’ at UMass
Colleges everywhere are afraid of Halloween costumes! UMass is one such academic institution afraid of Halloween: The University of Massachusetts, Amherst is posting “cultural appropriation” posters in each of the residence halls on campus featuring…
Petition of 65,000 Demand YouTube Remove Video Restrictions on PragerU’s Videos
From the College Fix: Nearly 65,000 people have signed a petition in the span of a week calling on YouTube to unblock educational videos put on the site by the conservative nonprofit Prager University. The…
NC State Holds 3-Hour-Long Microaggressions Workshop on Halloween Costumes
Halloween costumes are offensive at NC State and students need a three-hour workshop to help cope with it.
Obama Scaring Allies on Nuclear ‘No First Use’ Policy
The Obama administration is considering a ‘no first use’ policy, which is not sitting well with longtime American allies, said Professor Matthew Kroenig, an associate professor of government and foreign service at Georgetown University, at…
Florida State University says a Harambe Gorilla Costume is ‘Cultural Appropriation’
Huh?! Really? A gorilla costume is offensive? Florida State University is reminding students in one residence hall to avoid wearing Harambe costumes this Halloween in order to avoid “cultural appropriation.” Students living on the first…