http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/campuscommies/ en-us Mon, 19 Mar 2007 17:36:18 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1803294/posts UW students march on Pentagon with over 50,000 people WASHINGTON, D.C.— “What do we want? Troops out! When do we want ‘em? Now!” Pro-peace chants rang through a Van Galder coach bus filled with members of UW-Madison’s Campus Anti-War Network, as it drove out of a gray, windy Madison toward an even colder, blustery Washington, D.C., Friday. The members marched on the Pentagon to protest the war—Saturday marked the four-year anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. The 51 protesting bus riders represented a variety of political ideologies, from Democrat to Green Party to Socialist. The political atmosphere on the... The (People's) Daily Cardinal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1803294/posts#comment Mon, 19 Mar 2007 17:36:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1782060/posts Critics of Yale’s decision to admit former Taliban diplomat Rahmatullah Hashemi have suggested that the ensuing controversy was partially to blame for the decrease in applications to Yale this year... Applications to Yale for the class of 2011 decreased 9.7 percent ... While Yale administrators blamed the decline on last year’s record-low acceptance rate and natural year-to-year fluctuations, critics of the University have argued that high school students may have been disillusioned by Hashemi’s enrollment. Hashemi took classes at Yale through the Nondegree Students Program from the summer of 2005 through the end of the 2006 academic year, gaining national... yale daily news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1782060/posts#comment Fri, 9 Feb 2007 17:45:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1780130/posts With a banner waving high over University Avenue, a group of University of Wisconsin students showed their support Monday morning for a U.S. military officer facing court martial after refusing to fight in Iraq. The Associated Press reported Monday that Lt. Ehren Watada from Honolulu faces “charges of conduct unbecoming of an officer” after calling the U.S. occupation of Iraq an “illegal war.” Watada faces up to four years in prison and a dishonorable discharge. “It was encouraging to see so many people beeping [their car horns] in support of the war resisters,” said Chris Dols, a Campus Antiwar Network... Badger Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1780130/posts#comment Tue, 6 Feb 2007 17:08:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1765098/posts Imagine sending your kids off to school, but when they get to the bus they are told they can't get on because they speak English. That's right, English. It happened to a few children in St. Paul and now the school district is apologizing. Rachel Armstrong sent her kids to pick up the bus as usual Monday, but after the driver let the kids on, he told them he would not pick them up again. He even said he wouldn't take them home that afternoon. Armstrong left work early Tuesday, forced to pick up her kids from Phalen Lake Elementary... ktsp.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1765098/posts#comment Wed, 10 Jan 2007 05:06:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1755209/posts The agents of political correctness who police the nation's college and university campuses generally use shame and scorn to beat down free expression deemed offensive by the tiniest minority. But sometimes, institutions aren't content to merely marginalize those who fail to embrace a worldview that emphasizes the rights of groups over those of individuals. Rather than engage these free spirits in open debate in a classroom setting -- isn't that what college is all about? -- administrators seek to re-educate these malefactors on the proper way to think. Michigan State University has taken the multicultural mantra of indoctrination to a... Las Vegas Review-Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1755209/posts#comment Mon, 18 Dec 2006 15:31:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1747022/posts Violence erupted at a Michigan law school Thursday when protestors tried to block a speech by Colorado Congressman Tom Tancredo. Police were called after protestors pulled a fire alarm prior to the speech on immigration policies. There were at least three violent incidents with protestors targeting student backers of the event, Tancredo, R-Littleton, said today. "One was spit on, one was kicked, and one was punched," Tancredo said in an e-mail. "Tires were also slashed." Denver Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1747022/posts#comment Fri, 1 Dec 2006 17:56:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1749680/posts December 06, 2006 Student sues over 10-day suspension By Andrew Clevenger Staff writer Kids across America are warned to stay away from “nose candy” in anti-drug campaigns. But a Kanawha County student is fighting his suspension for pretending to put actual candy up his nose. According to a lawsuit filed in Kanawha Circuit Court Monday, a student-athlete at Sissonville High School was given Smarties candy as a reward for good academic performance. In front of his teacher and fellow classmates, the student pretended to put one of the small candy discs up his nose. Another student used his cell phone... The Charleston Gazette (by way of Fark) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1749680/posts#comment Thu, 7 Dec 2006 04:02:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1746881/posts A campus discussion about illegal immigration turned violent Thursday evening, when protesters clashed with the MSU College Republicans and Young Americans for Freedom, who sponsored the event. Kyle Bristow, chairman of the Young Americans for Freedom, or YAF, said he was kicked and spat upon by some of the protesters when he was outside the MSU College of Law, where the discussion was being held. "It saddens me that my fellow Spartans would display this type of behavior," he said. "They are racist. It's sad we need police to come to control these radical leftists." Unable to identify the people... The State News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1746881/posts#comment Fri, 1 Dec 2006 13:46:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1742330/posts I had a dream that I was invited to give a speech on feminism at The University of Massachusetts-Amherst. And in the dream I accepted the offer, largely because I wanted the money to buy another gun. And in my dream I arrived at the airport in Hartford, Connecticut. The students who picked me up to take me to Amherst told stories of radical groups bent on destroying America - starting with an assault on the First Amendment at Planet U-MASS. The groups, I was told, would follow the Republicans to every conservative event and disrupt their First Amendment activity.... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1742330/posts#comment Tue, 21 Nov 2006 23:09:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1741605/posts CLEMSON - A group of students is challenging Clemson University's use of free-speech areas, saying they infringe on the students' civil rights. Clemson Conservatives were censured by the university in connection with an Oct. 30 protest held outside the areas. The group held a protest Friday to get signatures for a petition opposing the university's policies. Clemson officials said they are working on revisions to the policy and hope to have them ready by Jan. 1 for review by students, faculty and staff. "No public university should have the right to restrict, limit, or abridge this fundamental right," said Andrew... AP/Myrtle Beach Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1741605/posts#comment Mon, 20 Nov 2006 17:44:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1740153/posts SHILOH, Ill. - A picture book about two male penguins raising a baby penguin is getting a chilly reception among some parents who worry about the book's availability to children - and the reluctance of school administrators to restrict access to it. The concerns are the latest involving "And Tango Makes Three," the illustrated children's book based on a true story of two male penguins in New York City's Central Park Zoo that adopted a fertilized egg and raised the chick as their own. Complaining about the book's homosexual undertones, some parents of Shiloh Elementary School students believe the book... AP on Verizon Central http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1740153/posts#comment Fri, 17 Nov 2006 11:29:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1739527/posts UCPD officers shot a student several times with a Taser inside the Powell Library CLICC computer lab late Tuesday night before taking him into custody. No university police officers were available to comment further about the incident as of 3 a.m. Wednesday, and no Community Service Officers who were on duty at the time could be reached. At around 11:30 p.m., CSOs asked a male student using a computer in the back of the room to leave when he was unable to produce a BruinCard during a random check. The student did not exit the building immediately. The CSOs left,... Daily Bruin http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1739527/posts#comment Thu, 16 Nov 2006 12:57:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1739827/posts LARGO - A veteran Gibbs High School teacher with a long history of work troubles had falsified hundreds of student ballots in an attempt to get her niece elected homecoming queen in September. A wave of chuckles rose during Tuesday's School Board meeting, where Lerner and other board members were asked to approve a 25-day unpaid suspension for the teacher, Sharion Thurman, 56. So why not fire the teacher, who earns more than $50,000 a year? Her 20-year record includes numerous reprimands for poor judgment, insubordination and misconduct. Superintendent Clayton Wilcox said firing was an option. But he looked at... obscure store http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1739827/posts#comment Thu, 16 Nov 2006 20:17:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1728421/posts (CBS4) FT. LAUDERDALE An art teacher at a Fort Lauderdale charter school is facing indefinite suspension after showing a self-made documentary on ‘good and evil’ to a group of 10 and 11 year old students, featuring gory abortion scenes. Some students and parents complained, and the school objected, but teacher Marc Greenblum says he has no regrets in showing the graphic video. The film was shown approximately two weeks ago in Greenblum’s art class at the Downtown Academy of Technology and Arts, a charter school funded with tax dollars and under the oversight of the Broward County School Board. The... cbs4.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1728421/posts#comment Mon, 30 Oct 2006 13:46:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1714434/posts Minutemen Project founder Jim Gilchrist was attacked by angry, violent protesters last night who stormed the stage during his speech at Columbia University in New York City, forcing an abrupt end to the event. An African-American member of the Minuteman board who spoke prior to Gilchrist was taunted with the "n-word," according to WND columnist Jerome Corsi. Corsi had been scheduled to follow Gilchrist with a speech of his own, but after university security personnel whisked the Minuteman leader offstage, the New York Young Republican Club meeting was shut down. A video of the chaos at Roone Arledge Auditorium, shot... WorldNetDaily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1714434/posts#comment Thu, 5 Oct 2006 19:54:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1706182/posts Overruling a prominent dean, the president of Columbia University, Lee Bollinger, yesterday withdrew an invitation to the Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The dean of Columbia's school of international and public affairs, Lisa Anderson, had independently invited Mr. Ahmadinejad to speak at the World Leader's Forum, a year-long program that aims to unite "renowned intellectuals and cultural icons from many nations to examine global challenges and explore cultural perspectives." In a statement issued yesterday afternoon, Mr. Bollinger said he canceled Mr. Ahmadinejad's invitation because he couldn't be certain it would "reflect the academic values that are the hallmark of a University... NY Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1706182/posts#comment Fri, 22 Sep 2006 11:08:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1702914/posts Scores of students, activists and others marched through Portland on Friday carrying the reproduced artwork of the imprisoned radical Thomas Manning and scolding the University of Southern Maine for canceling an exhibit of his work. Staff photo by Gregory Rec David Bidler, Rebekah Yonan and Ryan Edwards hold works of art by Thomas W. Manning at the University of Southern Maine in Portland on Friday. About 100 people walked from USM to Congress Square with Manning's art to protest its removal from a USM gallery show last week. Manning is in prison for killing a New Jersey state trooper. Some... PortlandPressHerald/MaineSundayTelegram http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1702914/posts#comment Sun, 17 Sep 2006 03:22:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1701231/posts 'Animal-rights' promoter asserts actual birth makes no difference An internationally known Princeton "bioethicist" and animal-rights activist says he'd kill disabled babies if it were in the "best interests" of the family, because he sees no distinction in the child's life whether it is born or not, and the world already allows abortion. The comments come from Peter Singer, a controversial bioethics professor, who responded to a series of questions in the UK Independent this week. Earlier, WND reported that Singer believes the next few decades will see a massive upheaval in the concept of life and rights, with only "a... WorldNetDaily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1701231/posts#comment Thu, 14 Sep 2006 11:31:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1700324/posts PRINCETON, September 12, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) - In a question and answer article published in the UK's Independent today, controversial Princeton University Professor Peter Singer repeats his notorious stand on the killing of disabled newborns.  Asked, "Would you kill a disabled baby?", Singer responded, "Yes, if that was in the best interests of the baby and of the family as a whole."People who oppose Singer's position have maintained that Singer is the logical extension of the culture of death and that society will eventually embrace his stance if there is no shift to the culture of life.  Alex Scadenberg, Executive... LifeSiteNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1700324/posts#comment Tue, 12 Sep 2006 23:28:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1698238/posts A group of leading American historians today sent the following letter to Mr. Robert Iger of ABC. Stressing the significance of the "traumatic" events of 9/11, the signers of this letter are calling on Mr. Iger to stand up for responsible media treatments of such important historical moments and withdraw the program from circulation. The growing list of signatories will be updated at openlettertoabc.blogspot.com. The text of the letter follows. Dear Robert Iger: We write as professional historians, who are deeply concerned by the continuing reports about ABC's scheduled broadcast of "The Path to 9/11." These reports document that this... Yahoo News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1698238/posts#comment Sat, 9 Sep 2006 05:10:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1696036/posts HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, September 5, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In May this year, a group of pro-life students at Northern Kentucky University (NKU) set up a display of white crosses to memorialize those children killed in the US by abortion. Such displays are popular with student groups as an affordable means of emphasizing the loss of life brought about by abortion, and are often vandalized by abortion supporters.True to form, a feminist professor incited a group of students to destroy the Northern Kentucky University display and its accompanying sign. Unlike Canada, however, the story at NKU has a happy ending for... LifeSiteNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1696036/posts#comment Tue, 5 Sep 2006 23:23:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1694274/posts The fallout from an opinion piece published in Berkeley's twice-weekly community newspaper has mushroomed well beyond the confines of the nation's first designated Nuclear-Free Zone. And while it is not unusual for the Berkeley Daily Planet's executive editor and owner Becky O'Malley to publish controversial, far-flung opinion pieces and wacko reader responses, the decision to run a commentary headlined "Zionist Crimes in Lebanon" is being questioned by scores of critics. The article, which appeared as commentary on the opinion pages of the newspaper's Aug. 8 edition, was more an attack on Jewish people than a logical argument against Israel's massive... San Francisco Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1694274/posts#comment Sat, 2 Sep 2006 06:20:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1693388/posts This fall, Barrett, a Muslim, who believes the September 11 terrorist attacks were secretly conducted by U.S. government, will be paid $8,247 by the University of Wisconsin to teach a course titled, “Islam: Religion and Culture.” Barrett recently told Sean Hannity that he thought it was “really important to cover these political issues and one of them, of course, the so-called ‘war on terror.’ Now, the fact is that the great majority of the world’ Muslims believe that 9/11 was an inside job.” Since this appearance on the Hannity Show, the University of Wisconsin conducted a search on Barrett’s record... Human Events http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1693388/posts#comment Thu, 31 Aug 2006 21:47:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1691890/posts The U.S. interstate highway system was built to give military tanks easy access to the inner cities in order to put down the expected revolution by black militants. The technocrats who died in the Twin Towers were the equivalent of little Adolph Eichmans. The United States government orchestrated the 9/11 attacks for its own benefit. The above three statements were all theories proffered by college professors: the first at Chicago State University in 1969, and the second by professor Ward Churchill of the University of Colorado in 2001. The third and most recent is by professor Kenneth Barrett at the... The Birmingham News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1691890/posts#comment Tue, 29 Aug 2006 14:34:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1654584/posts Disciplining a student for wearing a $5 T-shirt five years ago could end up costing the Warren Hills Regional School District close to $1 million. The Warren County district has been ordered to pay nearly $600,000 in plaintiffs' legal fees incurred during the 5-year-old free speech rights battle over whether a high school student could wear his "redneck" T-shirt. That tally does not include the amount the district has paid its own lawyers. Thomas Sypniewski Jr. was suspended for three days during his senior year in 2001 for wearing a T-shirt that listed blue-collar comedian Jeff Foxworthy's Top 10 reasons... Star Ledger http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1654584/posts#comment Fri, 23 Jun 2006 21:20:31 GMT