In a case that epitomizes the need for greater academic freedom protections on America’s campuses, a student at Kansas Wesleyan University was charged with violating the University’s honor code for introducing a version of the Academic Bill of Rights in his student government without citing the source of the bill.
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Battle of the Online Encyclopedias
Conservapedia is one of the most recent online encyclopedias trying to make its mark as an accurate reference source…what really makes this site so unique is their claim to be “without the liberal and anti-Christian bias of other online sources like Wikipedia.”
Political Easter Egg Hunt
Today hundreds of children and their parents will gather on the south lawn of the White House to participate in the annual Easter Egg Roll. Across from the White House at Lafayette Park, however, a coalition of left-wing groups led by the Vineeta Foundation is hosting the “White House Cluster Bomb Hunt” where children will search for brightly colored balls and other objects that represent cluster bombs.
Bringing Back The Bible
A Texas legislator, Rep. Warren Chisum (R), has introduced a bill that would require schools to offer history and literacy classes on the Bible.
The 11-Year Old Homophobe
An 11-year old boy in England was subjected to a homophobic crime investigation by the police because he called a classmate “gay” in an e-mail.
From Arab to Infidel
Her name is Nonie Darwish, an American resident since 1978, married and mother of three. Her voice has become a megaphone for Arabs who support Israel.
2007 “Campus Outrage Awards”
Proving that crazy and absurd antics of college life are no longer confined to fraternities and sororities but have now expanded into the classroom and administration buildings, the Collegiate Network announces the 10th annual “Campus Outrage Awards.”
Ohio State Catholic Bashing
On March 27, an anonymous female journalism student at Ohio State University wrote a column in The Lantern, a student newspaper on the campus, titled “Going Down with the Catholics.”
Federales Decode Temple
In a victory for free speech on campus, a federal judge
issued a permanent injunction against Temple University’s former
speech code policy and also rejected Temple’s attempts to dismiss plaintiff
Sergeant Christian DeJohn’s claims that Temple has withheld his master’s degree
because of his political and ideological viewpoints.
What Went Wrong At Duke?
“This was a slow motion, legal lynching… these boys were unprotected,” author Christina Hoff Sommers said at a panel discussion at the Independent Women’s Forum (INF) in Washington D.C. last week.