Articles by Spencer Irvine

What are the roots of the anti-Israel BDS movement? An English professor, Cary Nelson, dives into that question in his book, “Dreams Deferred: A Concise Guide to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict & the Movement to Boycott Israel.”

A professor explained that climate change is confusing for normal, non-academic people because there is a lot of confusion about the definitions of weather and climate.

A ‘Black Lives Matter’ themed vandalism incident defaced the “Silent Sam” monument at the University of North Carolina and the university is investigating it.

Teaching ‘queer theory’ to children in elementary schools? That’s one suggestion from a professor at the University of Arizona.

College snowflakes are like Holocaust survivors? An official at NYU claimed that today’s college Millennials have traumatizing personal experiences, similar to those who suffered from the Holocaust.

Not making eye contact could lead to ‘racial micro aggression’ and mental health issues, warned Oxford University’s Equality and Diversity Team.

George Washington University’s magazine praised an all-female student singing group for their song and participation in the anti-Trump ‘Women’s March on Washington.”

A Catholic college renamed their yoga classes after there were doubts about its material, which some alleged were elements of “Eastern mysticism.”

A race hoax took place at USC, where a non-student put up a sign that read, “No Black People Allowed.” The irony is that the person is African-American.

A hypothetical statistics exam question on a ‘border wall’ offended students at the University of Wisconsin, and the professor was reported to the administration.

Thomas Jefferson is the “epitome of white supremacy,” students claimed at Columbia University.

San Diego State University’s mascot, an Aztec, survived accusations of cultural appropriation and will remain as the university’s mascot until further notice.