Faculty Lounge Bridge-Blocking Student Demonstrators at University of Texas-Austin Obstruct Traffic to Protest Trump Spencer Irvine November 17, 2016 Yes, blocking traffic to a major bridge and road sounds like a reasonable protest of Donald Trump’s Election Day victory…
Faculty Lounge University of Texas-Austin Pledged to Support Conservative Group against Complaint by Student Government Spencer Irvine November 12, 2016 Free speech is a two way street, liberals: Several Student Government (SG) representatives filed a resolution against Young Conservatives of Texas…
Faculty Lounge Panel at UT-Austin Debates Campus Carry, Includes Virginia Tech Shooting Survivor Spencer Irvine September 2, 2016 One of the panelists was a graduate of Virginia Tech University, where there was a fatal shooting incident on their campus in 2007, who is currently seeking a PhD at Texas-Austin.
Faculty Lounge Three Texas Professors Lawsuit Tries to Block Campus Carry at UT-Austin Spencer Irvine July 9, 2016 Concealed firearms violates their constitutional rights, say three college professors at University of Texas-Austin.
Faculty Lounge Are Anti-Campus Carry Activists Upset About Nothing? Spencer Irvine April 16, 2016 Good take from our friends over at the John William Pope Center: Eight states currently allow concealed carry permit holders…
Faculty Lounge President of University of Texas Still Upset over Open Carry Law Spencer Irvine February 24, 2016 The open carry law, which went into effect this year, also allows campus carry on all public universities. The University…
Faculty Lounge Campus Police at Texas Scraps Citation for Preacher who Offended Students Spencer Irvine February 16, 2016 It is a country of free speech, anyways. Their excuse? The officer who wrote the citation was being trained, so…
MLA, Perspectives MLA Creates a New Word and World, Apparently Malcolm A. Kline January 25, 2016 Somewhat true to its name, the Modern Language Association (MLA) has transformed the word “imaginary” from an adjective into a…
MLA, Perspectives Leftist Professors Protest Guns in … Texas Spencer Irvine January 19, 2016 In the Lone Star State, where open carry is now legal in public places, the Modern Language Association thought it…
Faculty Lounge Texas Students Stage ‘Die-In’ Protest of a Play due to Blackface Spencer Irvine December 11, 2015 College students at Texas are apparently saying, historical accuracy be damned: University of Texas-Austin protesters don’t want theater audiences to…
Faculty Lounge GoFundMe Campaign Started to Help Keep Jefferson Davis Statue in Main Part of UT-Austin’s Campus Spencer Irvine August 26, 2015 As the College Fix reported, a GoFundMe crowdfunding campaign has been started to help pay for the legal fees to…
Faculty Lounge Relocation of Jefferson Davis Statue at University of Texas is Put on Hold Spencer Irvine August 18, 2015 A legal challenge temporarily halts the removal of the Confederate president’s statue from a featured part of the campus to…