Imagine if the speaker were a minority and a political liberal. Would conservatives or libertarians drown out the speaker?
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Some Seattle University Students Upset at Western Culture Classes
From the College Fix: “Dozens” of students at the Seattle University-affiliated Matteo Ricci College have been involved in a “sit-in” at the school administrative building, busy protesting the “classical curriculum that focuses on Western ideas and history.”
California Student Newspaper thinks $25 Million Set Aside for Illegal Immigrants is Too Little
$25 million for three years is not chump change, students: “The editorial board of The Daily Bruin, UCLA’s student newspaper, argued in an editorial Monday that the decision—announced last week by UC system President Janet Napolitano—is not an adequate long term solution because it is set to expire in 2019.”
Alleged Racial Slurs leads to Suspension of Wisconsin Fraternity
A fraternity at the University of Wisconsin has been suspended over suspicions of tolerating racial slurs.
Sensitive UC-Santa Cruz Students will have 7 Administrators Join ‘Bias Reporting’ Panel
The College Fix has more on the subject: “For years, students at the University of California Santa Cruz have used the school’s bias reporting system to alert campus leaders that their feelings have been hurt or they have been called mean names by peers – complaints then probed by administrators.”
Food Activists Lose Fight at University of Chicago
The College Fix reported, “University of Chicago student government representatives are more worried about a food fight with their constituents than the societal problem of mass incarceration.”
Illinois Professors Unhappy with Governor’s Pick to Higher Ed Board over Union Views
From the Campus Reform: “Professors are lashing out at Gov. Bruce Rauner’s (R) appointment of a part-time lecturer to represent faculty on the Illinois Board of Higher Education, complaining the choice is anti-union.”
Black Lives Matter Activist Charged with Human Trafficking
Black Lives Matter activist Charles Wade “was arrested last month and charged with human trafficking and prostitution” according to the Washington Times. He asserts his innocence and denies any wrongdoing.
Not Using Gender Neutral Pronouns could lead to Fines in New York City
This is a serious story…being fined for not saying ‘ze’ or ‘hir,’ which are gender neutral pronouns.
Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights is Overreaching in Regulations, Law Professors say
As Campus Reform reported, “An open letter released Monday by 21 prominent law professors warns that the Department of Education’s sexual harassment directives are undermining both free speech and due process.”