LGBTQIA+ students at Clemson University demanded a safe space only for them because they felt the university is treating them like every other student group on campus.
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Cornell Intramurals Rule Overturned, No More Extra Points for Girls’ Goals in Coed Soccer
Cornell’s intramural soccer league no longer has the rule where girls’ goals would count as two goals and males’ goals would count as one.
College Rejected NRA-Affiliated Club due to Parent Church’s Gun Control Stance
A college rejected a student’s application for a NRA-affiliated club because its parent church is against NRA policies and is in favor of gun control measures.
Professor Allegedly Asked Student Repeatedly to Stop Reading the Bible Before Class
A student at Northern Arizona claimed that his professor repeatedly asked him to stop reading his Bible before class, which he would do silently while he sat in the classroom before the lecture.
New York Times: Conservatives are “Emboldened” after Berkeley-Ann Coulter Controversy
The New York Times’ recent piece on the Ann Coulter-Cal-Berkeley free speech controversy portrayed conservatives as being audacious for fighting for the right of freedom of speech at liberal college campuses.
Anonymous Professor Upset at Student’s Essay on Men’s Rights
A professor who wrote an essay anonymously said that a student’s essay on men’s rights scared her due to the rhetoric.
Wake Forest Faculty Can’t Derail Koch-Funded Institute
The Koch-funded Eudaemonia Institute at Wake Forest University has made it past its first year and college faculty at Wake Forest cannot find a way to derail its mission to study how humans flourish (i.e. the free market).
New Academic Jargon: ‘Eurobliviousness’ at Ithaca College
New academic term for white privilege? “Eurobliviousness.”
University Opens Up Enrollment for Hmong Course, Leads to Charges of Racism
Low student enrollment in a Hmong course at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse was opened up to non-Hmong students, but critics of the decision alleged the administration was racist in doing so.
Kansas City to Host 18th Annual White Privilege Conference
This year’s White Privilege Conference will be held in Kansas City and features a lot of progressive (i.e. left-wing) speakers.