ACTA conducted a poll which raises serious questions of whether Americans care about elections and understand the basics: Although 97% of college graduates (Bachelor’s degree or higher) agreed it is somewhat or very important to…
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Michael Brown’s Mother Speaks at Xavier University
From the College Fix: At Xavier University’s Black Lives Matter conference this weekend, the mother of Michael Brown said that her son “will never be able to attend college” due to his having been shot…
LOL: Obama Compared ObamaCare to Smartphone that is a Fire Hazard
From Reason: The strangest moment in yesterday’s big presidential address on Obamacare came when President Obama implicitly compared the health care law to Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 smartphone, which was recently recalled worldwide for being…
California Student Senate Passed Resolution for University to Give Scholarship Preference to Refugees
From Campus Reform: Refined Right reports that the Student Senate passed a resolution Tuesday recommending that the university offer reserved spots and scholarships for displaced Syrian refugees looking to attend the university. Details regarding the…
Don’t Say ‘Man Up’ or Other Gender-Related Phrases because They’re Offensive, Chico Athletes say
From Campus Reform: Students at California State University-Chico are being treated to an educational campaign instructing them to avoid phrases like “man up” and “like a girl.” The school’s athletics department announced last week that it…
American University’s ‘Vagina Monologues’ will be Renamed
Political correctness strikes again, this time at a politically-correct annual event at American University: The school announced the change in a campus-wide email obtained by Campus Reform, which explains that the infamous Vagina Monologues portray…
Wisconsin Won’t Denounce ‘All White People are Racist’ Hoodies
That sounds racist: A spokesman for the University of Wisconsin-Madison has shrugged off concerns over one of its students selling hoodies bearing the phrase “All White People Are Racist” in capital letters. “In this case, the individuals involved are exercising…
Smith College Spends Money to Hire Firm to Run Bias Response Hotline 24/7
Sounds like a bad use of tuition money, right? The Sophian reports that EthicsPoint is a third-party service that is already in use at schools such as Amherst College, Tufts University, and Brown University, operating…
Stanford Students Plan to Welcome New President by Protesting Inauguration
From Campus Reform: Leaked emails reveal that a group of student activists plans to sabotage the inauguration of Stanford University’s president-elect by planting protesters throughout the event. Stanford announced the appointment of its new president,…
#ShesConservative Campaign Fights Back against Radical Feminism
From the College Fix: A new campaign seeks to embolden conservative students to stand their ground. #ShesConservative, recently launched by the Network of enlightened Women, encourages conservative college women to boldly proclaim their principles by…