The University of California-Davis is the third American college to provide emergency contraception via vending machines. Good idea?
Articles By: Spencer Irvine
Abortion Activists Promote ‘Abortion Positive’ Rhetoric
Abortion activists toured five states and went to eleven college campuses and had slogans such as “I got ninety-nine problems but pregnancy ain’t one” in their push to get rid of the Hyde Amendment.
No, Israel is Not Like Apartheid South Africa
No, anti-Israel critics, Israel is not like apartheid South Africa, contends English professor Cary Nelson.
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Community College Faculty Encouraged to Get Students to Participate in Anti-Trump ‘May Day’ Activities
Community college faculty are being encouraged, by their union, to give extra credit to students attending ‘May Day’ activities.
Clemson Administrator: Why Not an Ideological Litmus Test for Student Government?
An ideological litmus test before student government elections? That’s one idea floated by a Clemson administrator.
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Students to Pomona College: Don’t Hire a White Professor due to Her Race
Some Pomona College students demand that the college rescind their hiring offer to a white female professor because her research is perceived (by them) as “perpetuat[ing] anti-Blackness.”
Columbia University to Spend $2.5 Million to Study Students’ Sex Lives, Drinking Habits
Columbia University saw fit to spend $2.5 million to study its students’ sex lives and drinking habits.
University: Pro-Life Flag Display ‘Created an Unsafe Environment’
A Canadian University nixed a pro-life flag display on their campus because it “created an unsafe environment”.
The Roots of the Boycott-Israel BDS Movement
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.”
Study: People are Confused about Climate Change, Weather and Climate Definitions
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.