Florida Lowers Standards

Florida has lowered the passing grade for test takers on a state assessment test. Why? Because, you know, not enough people were passing... Read More

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James Franco Complains About Giving Commencement Speeches, Won’t Suffer Detractors

Actor and artist James Franco is now a blogger for The Huffington Post. In his latest column for HuffPo,… More

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Presenting: Harvard Law School’s “First Woman of Color”

Elizabeth Warren was described in glowing multicultural terms, as Harvard's "First Woman of Color" in an article in a 1997 edition of the Fordham Law Review... Read More

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Obama: “I gotta get my shit” (VIDEO)

Hot mic alert: Speaking at the Barnard College commencement, the president appeared to let a profanity fly, prompting chuckles from nearby faculty... Watch the Video

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Newsweek Shock Cover: Obama “First Gay President”

We thought this was from The Onion at first. But it appears to be all too real... Read More

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NCAA Defeats Sioux Tribe In Fighting Sioux Legal Battle

by Blake Baxter - Eureka College 0 comments

Fighting Sioux

The court sided with the NCAA, infuriating tribe members who claim the Spirit Lake and Standing Rock tribes granted permission to the university to forever use its imagery as symbols of pride, honor and respect during a ritual pipe ceremony in 1969.

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Outrageously Dumb Campus Moments of the Week (May 11)

by Robby Soave - Assistant Editor 0 comments

Dunce

This week, Elizabeth Warren is not a Cherokee, and the Chronicle of Higher Education welcomes dissent, unless its readers complain.

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Candidate Ron Paul Seeks Student Support at Cal State Rally

by Julie Ershadi - Bryn Mawr College 2 comments

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In the first of three campus town halls in California this week, presidential candidate Ron Paul spoke at California State University, Fullerton on Wednesday night.

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Outrageously Dumb Campus Moments of the Week (April 27)

by Robby Soave - Assistant Editor 4 comments

Dunce

This week, Obama would make a terrible late-night talk show host, and students at Harvard want to ban smoking.

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Student Reaction: Obama’s Fluffy Appearance on ‘Late Night with Jimmy Fallon’ at UNC

by Cameron Parker - UNC 5 comments

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A week ago, no one at UNC Chapel Hill knew that both President Barack Obama and Jimmy Fallon would be making appearances on campus.

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Photography Student Arrested for Taking Pictures of Police Officers

by Ian Hanner - Palomar College 0 comments

Phili Police

On March 14, Ian Van Kuyk was arrested in a public location while photographing police making a routine traffic stop. Van Kuyk alleges the police arrest constituted a violation of his First Amendment rights.

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Zach Wahls: Liberals and Libertarians, Unite?

by Judith Ayers - York College of Pennsylvania 1 comment

Paul and Kucinich

According to Zach Wahls, of Youtube fame, liberals and libertarians should start building “a bridge to not nowhere.”

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