The offending tweet was taken down, but the Campus Reform has obtained the deleted tweet: Although the original tweet has since been deleted, KYFO News reports that a Black Student Association at TTU tweeted the…
Topic: Twitter
Former Black Student Group Leader Sentenced to 90 Days in Jail for Posting Twitter Messages to Black Students
The Kean University graduate and former leader of the Pan African Student Union, Kayla McKelvey, was sentenced to 90 days in jail in a plea deal. The judge was unhappy with it, saying that her actions could’ve created a “tinder box” and unstable situation.
Study: Unpopular Universities on Twitter are Liberal Ones
Shocking news? A college ranking website has released a new study on university Twitter trends, analyzing which schools have the most positive, neutral, and negative feeds. The “Tweeting @ Universities” study, conducted by collegestats.org, examined…
Rehashing Salaita’s Firing, Again
The Modern Language Association (MLA) is obsessive over Steven Salaita’s firing at the University of Illinois, demonstrated by a panel session entitled, “Salaita, Academic Freedom, and the Question of Palestine: Where Do We Go from…
Too Few Feminists in Video Games, says Professor
#GamerGate and feminism in gaming were the subjects of a paper at a recent Modern Language Association (MLA) panel at their annual convention, held this year in Austin, Texas. Anastasia Salter, an assistant professor of…
Illinois Settles with Salaita for the Sum of $600,000
The University of Illinois withdrew a job offer to Steven Salaita over anti-Israeli comments on his Twitter account, after which he sued and the university settled.
Planned Parenthood’s Male Feminist Graphic is Confusing
Planned Parenthood, the U.S.’s largest abortion operation, published an anti-male feminist graphic on Twitter this weekend that was critical of men:
The Rise of ISIS in America
The George Washington University Program on Extremism recently published a study on Islam-based extremism by sympathizers of the Islamic State (also known as ISIS, Daesh, or as the Obama administration says, ISIL). The study’s executive…
Twitter Outrage by #BlackLivesMatter Activist over Cancer Fundraiser
A sorority held a candy cane fundraiser to support children with cancer, but the protesters were upset that the sorority didn’t openly support their cause after they made a donation to the fundraiser.
White Student Turned Away from Stop White People Luncheon
Uh, doesn’t this defeat the purpose of holding a luncheon? By barring those who are claimed to have been oppressive, doesn’t that send the wrong message? A white student at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst who…